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V8 Supercars Ace van Gisbergen Among Bathurst 12 Hour Winners

​Shane van Gisbergen has been driving sports cars in the offseason for a few years now, and over the past two weeks, he's made a name for himself.

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After a successful 2015 that saw him sign with series-leading Triple Eight Racing, New Zealand's Shane van Gisbergen has proven time and time again that he is one of the most talented drivers in Australia's V8 Supercars. In the past few years, however, he's also made an impact in sports cars, with a series of impressive runs in GT cars at the annual offseason endurance races in Bathurst and Daytona that have garnered him international respect. Those runs generally ended in heartbreak, as his Rolex 24 at Daytona did this year when his Alex Job Racing Porsche had a rear wing failure from near the GTD class lead in the race's final hour, but yesterday, the Holden ace's speed was finally rewarded with a win.