{"id":149029,"date":"2025-09-17T05:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/149029\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T05:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:28:10","slug":"supercars-news-winner-named-for-incredible-bathurst-1000-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/149029\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Winner named for incredible Bathurst 1000 raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe lucky winner of the raffle will join the Bathurst 1000 winners in Pirtek Victory Lane. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old office worker was drawn from a record number of entries whose purchases all directly contributed to the Peter Duncan Neurosciences Research Unit at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital in Sydney, thanks to long-time Australian motorsport sponsor, Pirtek.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is just awesome, you have to be kidding me,\u201d said Schmitzer when contacted on Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just never think you are going to win something like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it might take a few days to get my head around every element of the prize. It is just an incredible list.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great that money raised goes to St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, but winning first prize is a massive bonus and we cannot wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaving the flag to start the race \u2013 you have to be kidding me!\u201d<\/p>\n

Schmitzer, 33, has been to several Supercars events over the years, but has never had the chance to get to Mount Panorama for the Great Race.<\/p>\n

As every good son would, Schmitzer will be taking his mum Nerida as his guest, who is also a big race fan with a soft spot for David Reynolds.<\/p>\n

Queensland\u2019s David Dory won second prize which consists of two corporate Paddock Club tickets, two course car rides and two grid walks at a 2026 Supercars event of his choice in Australia or New Zealand as well as a Pirtek Racing merchandise pack<\/p>\n

Third prize winner Chris Fosteris from Shell Cove in NSW picked up two general admission tickets to a 2026 Supercars event of his choice in Australia or New Zealand as well as a Pirtek Racing merchandise pack.<\/p>\n

Pirtek CEO Mark Devitt said the fifth annual Ultimate Bathurst Motorsport Prize had been a great success and raised another record amount for Peter Duncan Neurosciences Research Unit at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike our four previous winners, we hope Aaron and his mum Nerida have the time of their lives,\u201d said Devitt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to thank all the fans who purchased tickets and for helping us raise another record amount for the Peter Duncan Neurosciences Research Unit at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to also again thank all the stakeholders who have contributed to the overall prize which is one of the best in world motorsports.<\/p>\n

Aaron and Nerida will be treated to a \u2018Willy Wonka-type\u2019 experience at Australia\u2019s Great Race with one of the highlights waving the green flag to start the event.<\/p>\n

As well as waving the green flag to start of the race, first prize also includes travel and four nights\u2019 accommodation, three-day corporate pass in the Supercar Paddock Club, meet and greet with the legendary Dick Johnson and tour of the Shell V-Power Racing Team pit garage, access to the grid before the start of the race and a chance to meet the winners in Pirtek Victory Lane after the race where they will have their photo taken with the victors as a souvenir of the ultimate fan experience.<\/p>\n

Additionally the winner and their guest will receive a personal tour of the Supercars TV compound hosted by Neil Crompton, a visit to race control with the race director, a photo on the podium with the Peter Brock Trophy and a Pirtek merchandise pack.<\/p>\n

On top of all that, there will also be a personally-escorted spectators\u2019 tour taking in McPhillamy Park and Skyline and a birds-eye view from a lap in a helicopter and an after hours VIP tour of the National Motor Racing Museum and $250 to spend in the gift shop.<\/p>\n

A last-minute addition, means that Aaron and Nerida will also have a personal meet and greet with former Supercars champion, Marcos Ambrose.<\/p>\n

The Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital Sydney was established in 2012 and made possible by a donation by Mr Peter Duncan AM Executive Chairman of Pirtek.<\/p>\n

The focus has been turning Neurosciences research into treatments for patients suffering chronic neurological neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s, MS and Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The lucky winner of the raffle will join the Bathurst 1000 winners in Pirtek Victory Lane. Image: InSyde…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-149029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}