The Bend ‘West’ circuit confirmed for Supercars

As first published by Motorsport.com, The Bend has been engaged on a notion to alternate between two layouts – the 4.95-kilometre World circuit and the 3.41-kilometre West circuit – since the double-header changed into introduced slack closing month.

That notion has now been green lit by Supercars, with subsequent week’s opening SuperSprint to be held on the World structure and the September 26/27 match on the West structure.

This will probably well well furthermore merely furthermore be the first time the shorter version has been utilized by Supercars, the outdated two visits utilising the World circuit.

The West circuit restful products and companies the predominant straight and garages, however turns factual as a substitute of left at Flip 6, re-joining the larger structure on the urge to Flip 14.

“We had been continuously planning on using the World circuit this 300 and sixty five days, which changed into going to be an enduro match, and we examined there at the launch of the 300 and sixty five days,” Supercars head of motorsport Adrian Burgess told the series online page.

“We’ve retained that configuration for the first match, however then in these times as everyone looks to be seeing, we’re attempting totally different tyres and totally different things here and there.

“We belief if we’re staying there we would snatch the different to strive the West circuit.

“Whereas it looks shorter, it will probably well maybe potentially negate us a factual shrimp racetrack so we belief whereas we’re here and now we appreciate purchased the likelihood to strive it, we would possibly maybe well well furthermore merely restful strive a weekend on it.

“Logistically it’s straightforward for the groups, it’s straightforward for TV and things to replace from one to the opposite, so whereas we’re on town we belief we would give it a toddle.”