FIRST ROUND BECKONS FOR NEW ERA OF SHANNONS The Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships returns in March with seven categories to form part of the first meeting of the seven-round season. In 2019, Sydney Motorsport Park hosted the opening round of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships and while it holds the same responsibility in 2020, a lot has changed in the 12-months inbetween. The addition of a new name, new categories and new racetracks were all part of the busy off season, as well as the news that motorsport fans can tune in live and free to
every round on the Seven Network or via the live stream on 7plus. The first round will have seven categories competing in a jampacked schedule and while there are a couple of familiar categories from previous years, there will also be some fresh ones for motorsport fans. Staples of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships, the carsales TCR Australia Series and Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia are once again prominent features on the calendar and both begin their seasons at Sydney Motorsport Park.
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S5000 Australia will be making its fourth official appearance meetings at Sandown, The Bend and the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. However this time, it will be the first round of a new series - a fitting destination as it was where the openwheel car was first revealed in 2018. Rounding out the impressive list of categories are the Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters and Trans Am Series, both of which had solid first rounds during the Superloop Adelaide 500 and the third tier of Supercars the V8 Touring Car National Series
