Procar Australia
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Procar Australia was a motorsport category management company which operated in Australia from 1994 to 2004.
Procar was founded in 1994 by Ross Palmer,[1] a Brisbane based businessman and long time motor racing sponsor of childhood friend and multiple Australian Touring Car Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Dick Johnson. It acted as the administrator for various championships and series[2] for production based cars including:
- Australian Super Production Series 1994
- Australian GT Production Car Series 1995
- Australian GT Production Car Championship 1996 to 2002
- Australian Nations Cup Championship 2000 to 2004
- Australian GT Performance Car Championship 2003 to 2004
- Australian Production Car Championship 2003 to 2004
- V8 BRutes Series 2001 to 2004
The company also organised several endurances races including:
- Bathurst 3 Hour Showroom Showdown 1997 to 2001
- Bathurst 24 Hour 2002 to 2003
Procar Australia ceased operations in 2004 with Palmer citing financial issues as the reason for the company's withdrawal from the sport.[2]