THERE were plenty of drivers delighted to hear the news that the Hyundai Excel one-make class would be added to the Bathurst 6 Hour support program, including a record holder.
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Emily Duggan holds the fastest official time for a Hyundai Excel around Mount Panorama, recording a three minutes, 0.674 seconds effort at last year’s Challenge Bathurst event in November.
That event was enough to fuel her desire for more track time at the famous 6.213 kilometre circuit and she will get it with the booming Series X3 Excel class to race at the 6 Hour event.
“I really enjoyed my first experience at Mount Panorama, dancing the car across the top of the mountain was breathtaking and I fell in love with the circuit at first sight,” she said.
“I can’t wait to compete against a full field of Excel rivals – all the cars are extremely competitive and at a track like Bathurst it's going to be about smoothness and bravery across the top of the mountain.”