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Shahin and The Bend confirm Bathurst Pro-Am defence

Shahin and The Bend confirm Bathurst Pro-Am defence

Yasser Shahin will attempt to defend his Pro-Am class victory at the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour this February.

The 911 GT3 R run under 'The Bend' banner also features Shahin’s brother and former Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Pro-Am champion, Sam, plus two experienced but as yet unnamed pro drivers.

Winning Australia’s International Enduro Pro-Am title kicked off a special year for Yasser who went on to claim a Le Mans 24 Hours class win before finishing second in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 standings.

Sam, meanwhile, competed in the F1-supporting Porsche Supercup Championship for the first time, in between a partial national campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.

Theirs is the first 911 confirmed for this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener, a race that Porsche won outright last year en route to the IGTC manufacturers’ crown.