GRM announces V8 enduro line-ups.

Garry Rogers Motorsport has ended weeks of speculation in announcing a driver line-up they believe will lead to success in the upcoming V8 enduros.

GRM's Nations Cup Monaro driver, Nathan Pretty, and young Dane Allan Simonsen will join regular V8 drivers Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup in an all-out assault on the Betta Electrical Sandown 500 and Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Bathurst in Repco/Valvoline/Cummins VY Holden Commodores.

For team owner, Garry Rogers, the line-up continues the team's long-established tradition in developing young, aspiring drivers.

"I believe this is the strongest four-driver line-up we have ever taken to the enduros," Rogers said. "Nathan and Garth have shown they can produce results, with Garth a former Bathurst 1000 winner and Nathan having achieved fourth and fifth with Holden Racing Team, as well as the pair being part of our winning outfit in last year's 24-hour race at the mountain.

"Jamie has started producing some very good speed in his first full year with the team. He might have crashed out at Bathurst last year but all the good drivers have done that and I am sure he will have learned from the experience.

"Allan Simonsen has impressed me with his speed and maturity. He tested well with us last week and he realises that racing in enduros isn't just a weekend effort. He is very professional in his approach."

For Simonsen, who is leading Category 2 in the Nations Cup after a near-clean sweep of the 10 races in which he has competed, it is the chance of a lifetime.

"My goal is to secure a full-time V8 drive, so I know I have to prove myself at these races," he said. "I haven't been to Bathurst before. The closest I have come is playing it on Playstation. Every top driver who has driven on the world's best circuits rates Bathurst as one of the best. It's a great opportunity for me to be driving with a very good, experienced team."

For 2000 Bathurst winner Garth Tander, the new driver line-up is welcome news.

"We are looking at getting both our VY Commodores up to the podium in the enduros and I believe that with the speed our cars are starting to show this is achievable," he said.

Whincup said he was also looking forward to racing at the pointy end of the field.

"Sandown will be the first meeting where we will have had two fully-specced VY Commodores on the track and I am confident both cars will be on the pace," he said. "Personally, I am really looking forward to getting back to Bathurst. Last year is behind me and I am looking for good results."

Pretty was similarly upbeat about his prospects. "GRM know how to win enduros. They've won Australia's most difficult race, the Bathurst 1000, and I have good memories from last year in the 24-hour event," he said. "Another result like that would be great."

The Betta Electrical Sandown 500 will be held on September 14 while the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Bathurst is on October 12.