“Major step forward” at bathurst 12-hour

Rodney Roberts and Jack Vincent-Spall took the Aculeus Racing McLaren 720S GT3 EVO to a P14 finish in the Bathurst 12-Hour on February 21.

It is the best result in our team’s short history. We gained a stunning 22 positions.

Rodney started the race in P36 and typical early lap challenges at Bathurst saw us drop back to P42. An enormously consistent stint recovered the places lost at the start before Jack took over.

The push forward was on and both drivers turned in faultless stints for the remainder of the race, including wheel-to-wheel battles and fights for position up to the final lap of the race.

Aculeus Racing has notched two Top 20 finishes in the first two iRacing special events of 2026.

QUotes

Daniel Borgertpoepping, Team Owner

“I said I was excited to see what Jack and Rodney can do at Bathurst but even I wasn’t expecting this. To gain 22 positions from your starting position at this track is simply sensational. When you’re a young team, you’re looking for a spark to really announce your arrival and this was a major step forward for this team and these drivers.”

Rodney Roberts, Driver

“We had a great team comeback from my first two stints, I set us back to 42 in the running order, but our team remained focused and in the remaining 10 hours we kept moving up the board to our P14 finishing position. Big thanks to Aaron for the eye in the sky and Team Driver Jack for the amazing race!”

Jack Vincent-Spall, Driver

“When you’ve got a lot of positions to make up you’ve got to commit to passing decisively and make the opportunities instead of waiting for them, with walls everywhere that’s a thrill. After we got through the drama of the first stint and established some confidence we did everything right. It was a happy privilege to be fighting hard for position on the closing laps of a 12 hour race too. Big learning experience for me and the most fun racing I’ve had in memory.”

Aaron Fontaine, Spotter

“It was a great performance moving up the field from P36. Well done to both drivers. We’ve been able to put together strong performances before, but then falter somewhere down the line. This was great from start to finish.”