The 2025 TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series will be the ninth year of the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series, a racing series for TA2-class cars held in the eastern states of Australia. The series is promoted by TA2 Racing Australia, and will be the first under the new ownership of a group of regular series competitors. [1]
It is one of two national series for this class of car in Australia - the other is the Australian National Trans-Am Series.
Traditionally run over six rounds as the headline class at the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, the series has added a seventh round, as a support race at the Bathurst 6 Hour. This race will also be part of the National Trans-Am Series, leading to a expected combined entry grid "in the vicinity of 40 cars" according to the series promoters. [2]
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Round | Event | Circuit | Dates | Format | Map |
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1 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 1 | Winton Motor Raceway, | 28 February–2 March | sprint races | |
2 | Bathurst 6 Hour (support race) | Mount Panorama Circuit | 18–20 April | combined race with Australian National Trans-Am Series (sprint format) | |
3 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 30 May–June 1 | sprint races | |
4 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 3 | Queensland Raceway | 27–29 June | sprint races | |
5 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 4 | Queensland Raceway | 15–17 August | two-driver enduro | |
6 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 5 | Mallala | 26–28 September | sprint races | |
7 | Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Round 6 | Winton Motor Raceway | 31 October–2 November | sprint races | |
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