Endurance racing (motorsport) in addition to the premier GT3 Pro class. The series began in 2011 and saw increased involvement in 2012 and 2013. Endurance motor racing has proven a popular subject for depiction in videogames, and on film. The Lee H. Katzin film "Le Mans", starring Steve McQueen, used real race footage, and enjoys cult status. The 1986 arcade game "WEC Le Mans" was the first to portray endurance racing in a videogame, while "Gran Turismo 4" and 5 extended this to a real-time simulation of 24 hour events. In the early days of endurance racing cars and motorcycles raced side by
1981 Australian Endurance Championship 1981 Australian Endurance Championship The 1981 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers, contested with Group C Touring Cars. It was the 11th circuit racing manufacturers' championship title to be awarded by CAMS and the first to carry the Australian Endurance Championship name. Although the drivers' weren't credited with points, they were given points for the manufacturer of the car they were driving. Largely through the efforts of Peter Williamson and Graeme Bailey driving their Celica's to a Class C (1601 to 2000cc) win at each of the four rounds, Toyota were the winners