EASTER WILL BE A FESTIVAL of noise and excitement in Bathurst this year following confirmation of the fields for the 2012 Bathurst Motor Festival.

More than 280 entries have been received by Event organisers across five racing and two regularity categories that will compete across the April 6-8 long weekend this year.

PERHAPS THE MOST variety-packed program of any Australian Motorsport Event has been finalised with confirmation that Historic Touring Car / Group N will join the 2012 Bathurst Motor Festival.

Race cars representing much of Australia’s rich motorsport history will take to the track with a full grid of cars from the early 1960s to mid 1970s expected to take part.

HQ HOLDENS will take to Mount Panorama in two, one-hour endurance races as part of their debut at the 2012 Bathurst Motor Festival on April 6-8 next year.

THE INCREDIBLE racing of the FW1 Aussie Racing Car Series will return to the Bathurst Motor Festival in 2012 – and the 2011 winner says it should be better than ever.

New South Wales racer Peter Carr won the round held at the Bathurst Motor Festival in April this year and will return to defend his Bathurst title in 2012.

ONE OF THE MOST diverse grids in Australian Motorsport will return to the Bathurst Motor Festival next Easter.

The CUE Production Sports Cars will return to Mount Panorama in 2012 and bring their brilliant mix of high-powered, exotic GT cars and smaller, more nimble production racers to the Easter Long weekend after a hugely-successful first-up visit this year.