In the lead up to the Super Cheap Autos Bathurst 1000 motor race on Sunday 12 October, event promoter V8 Supercars Australia awarded scholarships to five Charles Sturt University (CSU) students to assist them with their studies. At a ceremony at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery on Thursday 9 October, the retiring chief executive officer of V8 Supercars Australia, Mr Wayne Cattach, presented the scholarships totalling $30 000 to CSU students Ms Lauren Mason, Ms Caris Bizzaca, Mr Justin Lanser, Mr David Marchese and Ms Amy Spear. Head of Bathurst Campus, Mr Col Sharp, said “Charles Sturt University appreciates the generous support of its students by V8 Supercars Australia, which has contributed over $85 000 worth of scholarships to 32 Bathurst recipients in recent years. All the scholarship winners were highly motivated young people who are achieving well in their studies and more broadly.”