Super3 to join Hi-Tec Oils Super Series from 2026

Denis Pana has purchased the Super3 Series and inked a deal to run it as a category on the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series program from 2026.

Recently Pana visited the Garry Rogers Motorsport headquarters in Melbourne and acquired the assets of the Super3 Series.

“For me, we need to preserve our local motorsport history with the Holden versus Ford era,” Pana said. “We've got all these cars, but I felt like our history was put to one side as they had nowhere to race.

“So, we made contact with Garry Rogers Motorsport Director Barry Rogers, we had a bit of a chat, and we came to an agreement.

“I'm very happy, I want to thank Barry for allowing this to happen, he sees it the same way that I do, that's why we were able to do what we did.”

From 2026 the Super3 Series will run under the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series.

The Super Series runs a six-round national calendar shown on SBS, Fox Sports and Kayo, and therefore is the perfect place to re-launch the category under the new ownership.

“I had the discussions with Carolyn Oldano, manager of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, I asked if I could have a spot on their platform to run in 2026,” he recalled.

“They were more than happy to accommodate us and help us along with what we need.”

Oldano is delighted that the Super3 Series will join the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series bill in 2026.

“What a great announcement, to have the Super3 Series join the Super Series is brilliant for everyone involved,” she said.

“We already have such a large variety of categories, but this is an amazing addition,” she said.

“Everyone can relate to these cars, they are the very cars that we grew up watching at Bathurst throughout the 90s and the 00s, some of these cars are the reason we fell in love with the sport.

“It is going to be special to see these machines back on the track, some of them won’t have raced for a number of years.”

During the off-season Pana purchased the Australian Super Tin Tops Series, and has already turned that into a huge success.

“In Super3, I have a lot of work to do, talking to all the car owners, listening to what they want and what is required of me,” he stated.

“If I look at Australian Super Tin Tops, they were averaging 12 cars last year and here we are in our second round, we already have 27 cars on the grid.

“That only happens because you have the right people in the right positions, and you give them the tools to do what they are good at.”

The Super3 Series runs to the same regs as it did under the previous ownership, with the category open to cars from the start of the 5L Touring Car era, through to the end of Project Blueprint, that is from 1993-2012.

“Nothing changes, we've got the rules, we've got the website and socials, we’ve taken possession of everything,” he explained.

“It'll stay the same, I’m leaving it exactly how it is, it's our history, it's what we grew up with.

“I want to see people come back and look at those cars, they shouldn't be hidden away in garages or in a museum, they should be on track.

“You’ve got to hear it and feel it, this is what we grew up with, parents can tell their kids all about it.

“To the competitors, I look forward to seeing you come out to race, I can’t wait to hear those cars and watch them go around the tracks again.”

This weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park is Round 2 of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series.

The Sydney Sundown is being shown live on SBS Viceland, Fox Sports and Kayo on Friday and Saturday from 17:00 to 21:00 AEST.

More action can be seen on the official Super Series YouTube channel, from 14:00-22:00 AEST on Friday, and from 13:00-2200 AEST on Saturday.

Tickets to the event can be bought here.

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