The FX-Superbike 500 will see a winners takes all prize of $100,000 on the line.

Australian Road & Track Rider Promotions has revealed that it will host a winner takes all $100,000 FX-Superbike 500 Endurance Championship in 2013 at Sydney Motorsport Park in New South Wales.

The event will take place one month after the final round of the Australian FX-Superbike Championship sprint series, on Saturday, 16 November.

The big race will be limited to 50 entries, there will be a Le Mans start and only the big capacity FX-Superbike class machines will be eligible.

The race will have a further twist in the tail, being, it will be run on a Saturday afternoon into the evening making it also Australia’s only day/night endurance race.

The planned scheduled start time is 3:30 pm and the race finish time will be around 7:30pm. It will end in the twilight period just before dusk, so all bikes competing will be fitted with head and tail lights as is already allowed in the FX-Superbike class rules.

“Australian motorcycle racing has a very proud history of having its own big name icon motorcycle race meetings like the Bathurst bike races that were run Easter weekends for many decades,” said ARTP managing director Terry O’Neill.

“Unfortunately Australian bike race fans have been without their own icon race meeting for a generation since the demise of Bathurst and the Oran Park, Amaroo Park 6 Hour.

“We believe this end of season 500 kilometre $100,000 winner takes all endurance race for FX-Superbikes will once again give Australian race fans and competitors alike something positive and exciting to look forward to on the domestic race calendar.

“Everyone is time poor now compared to a generation ago so major sporting events need to be redesigned so they fit in with people’s available social time. The new format is designed with spectator convenience in mind. It gives spectators the opportunity to watch live top notch road racing on a Saturday evening in early summer for around four hours.

“The excellent facilities at SMP give fans the comfort of a seat in a covered grandstand opposite the pit area. With a pie and cold drink in hand they can take in all the pit stop action live and view all the on track racing on the giant super screen that will face the grandstand.”

Just like the AFX-SBK Championship, the race will receive extensive television coverage on both free to air and pay TV.

To be eligible to enter the 500 kilometre race domestic competitors will need to have competed in at least three rounds of the Australian FX-Superbike Championship in any class and or be a returning ex-pat racer or an international competitor wanting to team up with a local FX-Superbike racer.

Teams will be limited to two competitors per bike and teammates who both compete in the FX-Superbike class won’t be able to team up on the same bike.

All bikes will need a head light and tail light and in keeping with the production based nature of the class and previous great Australian motorcycle endurance races it will be for homologated DOT approved treaded road tyres with the correct speed rating or higher.

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