Thomas Randle and brothers Ben and Michael Kavich claimed an inspired victory at the 2026 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, overcoming late-race hurdles to secure their first outright win on Easter Sunday.
Driving the Team Thryv Race For A Cure Class X Ultimate Performance BMW M2 Competition, Randle crossed the line second after being passed in the closing stages by Cameron Hill in Dean Campbell’s BMW.
However, a 15-second penalty applied to Hill and Campbell pushed the pair down to fifth, handing the win to the Kavich/Randle trio.
The result marked a milestone for the Kavich brothers, who had competed in all ten editions of the event before finally achieving outright success. Their victory also preserved BMW’s unbeaten record in the race, with ten consecutive wins since 2016.
Michael, speaking post-race, said it was an extremely rewarding feeling to achieve a lifelong goal.
“It’s unbelievable, what a brilliant job Tommy [Randle] did, he’s like a brother from another mother,” Kavich said.
“We’re just stoked, we’ve dreamt of this since we were children watching our dad running around, seeing the likes of Brock and Johnson.
“So, to achieve something we’ve dreamt of since we were kids, is unbelievable.”
The contest itself was action-packed, featuring eleven safety cars, 13 lead changes and eight different race leaders.
Second place went to Cameron McLeod in a Ford Mustang after Josh Muggleton, sharing a Chevrolet Camaro with Chris Lillis and Zach Bates, ran off at The Chase on the final lap.
Muggleton recovered to finish third, while Tim Slade and Tony and Kyle Alford placed fourth.
Hill and Campbell were classified fifth ahead of Hadrian Morrall and Tyler Mecklem, whose Mustang ran much of the race without fourth gear.
Seventh overall and first in A2 Extreme Performance (Forced Induction) went to Oliver and Liam Loiacono with Alex Holzl in their Mitsubishi Evo X, narrowly ahead of Cameron Laws, Cody Gillis and Leon Cordoto. Amar Sharma, Grant Johnson and Jack Le Brocq were ninth after penalties, with Ric and Tom Shaw and Zaki Wazir completing the top ten.
Class honours included Karlie Buccini, Courtney Prince and Tabitha Ambrose winning B1 for the third straight year, while Richard Shinkfield, Andrew Milford and Chris Holdt topped B2.
Trevor and James Keene claimed Class C in a Volkswagen Golf R, Andrew McMaster’s crew won Class D, and in Class E, teenage drivers Ruben Dan and Ashton Seiders joined 71-year-old Calvin Gardner to take victory in a Mazda 3 SP25.
The overall attendance of 20,216 was the second-largest event attendance on record for the Bathurst 6 Hour.
The Bathurst 6 Hour and the Bathurst Regional Council also announced a new five-year agreement to extend the Easter enduro through 2031, locking in a staple of motorsport on the Mountain for the future.
The full results of the Bathurst 6 Hour can be found on the event website.
