{"id":475586,"date":"2026-02-12T18:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475586\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:19:15","slug":"supercars-news-broc-feeney-flying-blind-in-ford-bathurst-12-hour-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475586\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Broc Feeney flying blind in Ford Bathurst 12 Hour debut"},"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\tBroc Feeney at the Bathurst 12 Hour. Image: Richard Gresham <\/p>\n

The Supercars star admits he\u2019s \u201ca bit underprepared\u201d for his first mission with the Blue Oval, which enters the event with a single Mustang GT3.<\/p>\n

Run by German outfit Haupt Racing Team, the American muscle car will be co-driven by former Bathurst 12 Hour winners Chris Mies and Dennis Olsen.<\/p>\n

Feeney already has five Bathurst 12 Hour starts to his name\u00a0\u2013 the last four of which have come in GT3 machinery, including a last-minute Audi effort 12 months ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t drive the car until practice, so I\u2019m a little bit underprepared in that sense, but I was the same last year and we were really competitive,\u201d Feeney told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think HRT, of all the GT teams I\u2019ve driven with, has probably been the most similar to Triple Eight in the way they prepare and the information that I\u2019ve got beforehand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a proper pre-brief meeting, which is pretty easy to skip for GT, but Ford\u2019s putting a lot of effort into this and it\u2019s been cool to see that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously, it\u2019s hard for me not knowing anything about the car, but I\u2019ll drive it as fast as I can and hopefully it\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Mustang at The Mountain. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Feeney had hoped to prepare for the event on Ford\u2019s state-of-the-art simulator during his recent holiday in the United States, but it was not to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI nearly ended up going to Charlotte to do some GT3 some stuff, but it was the week before Daytona, so they were all doing their Daytona prep,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been cool to go and drive it on the sim. The most scary part for me learning a new GT car is like, how do I get out of pit lane? How do I use all these buttons?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driving is the driving, I can figure that out, but it\u2019s just about all the little stuff that you\u2019ve got to try and wrap your head around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been good to do some sim for that, but I was too short of time. I was already over there probably longer than I should have been before the start of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Feeney has starred at the 12 Hour in previous campaigns aboard Mercedes and Audi equipment.<\/p>\n

Asked if the 12 Hour is a nice way to enter the 2026 season following the heartbreak of last year\u2019s Supercars finale, Feeney said: \u201cI always just like having an event before Round 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike, 12 hour always falls before Round 1, which is good, but it\u2019s just good to get your eye in before you go racing again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done a fair few days at Norwell, I drove the Trans Am car, and I did not feel rusty at all when I got back in the car, which was really good because I haven\u2019t normally had that big of a break.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not so much about [what happened in Adelaide] last year and more about doing a race before Round 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2026 Supercars Championship kicks off at Sydney Motorsport Park next weekend.<\/p>\n


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