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Production Founder Ryan McLeod entered several editions of the
Bathurst 12 Hour under the team's former name, Racer Industries. After an initial foray in
2009 with father
Peter and brother Gerard, the family entry, driving a
Holden Astra SRi returned in
2010 to win its class. In the years following, the team moved away from a family focus, instead providing opportunities to various young drivers including
Chaz Mostert,
Scott Pye and
Ashley Walsh in a
HSV VXR Turbo. The team won further class victories in
2012, in which the team finished seventh overall, and in
2013.
GTC In 2013, an initial
GTC prototype was built and tested by Pace Innovations, following their work on new chassis for the
Supercars Championship and
V8SuperTourer series. The initial model, styled as a
Ford Focus, featured a five-litre
Ford Coyote V8 engine and was tested at
Queensland Raceway by
Glenn Seton and
Russell Ingall amongst others. After an initial plan to run the cars in
South Africa, Racer Industries developed a package based on the GTC prototype and entered three cars, now each branded as a MARC, in the Invitational class of the
2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. McLeod used the event as a launching pad for developing and promoting a package that could compete in global endurance races on a reduced budget. The team, or its cars, have since competed in the
Silverstone 24 Hours,
Dubai 24 Hour and
Sepang 12 Hours amongst others. In
2015, the team competed in the full season of the
24H Series, consisting of six 12 or 24 hour races globally. Since then,
VDS Racing Adventures have used MARC cars in the series. In 2015, MARC also unveiled a
Mazda3-styled body panel kit to enter the
2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, which still used the Ford Coyote engine. In 2014, MARC Cars were given their own class in the
National Sports Sedan Series, while they are also eligible for the
Australian GT Trophy Series as of 2016. With the Invitational class at the Bathurst 12 Hour predominantly made up of MARC entries, the team has won four consecutive class victories with the GTC prototypes, which extends to six when taking into account their HSV victories. In 2017, MARC Cars competed in the
United States for the first time, with entries in the
California 8 Hours at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the
24H COTA at the
Circuit of the Americas.
II V8 . Ahead of the
2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, MARC Cars Australia launched the MARC II V8, their second generation GTC racer unofficially styled on the
Ford Mustang. Their three entries in the Bathurst 12 Hour were allowed to lap in the 2:06s bracket, having previously been restricted to 2:10s. With MARC Cars making up seven of the nine entries in the Invitational class, the manufacturer picked up another class victory, with the sole remaining MARC II V8 finishing ahead of the first generation MARC entries.
GT3 and GT4 In 2016, MARC Cars acquired a
BMW M6 GT3 and entered it in selected rounds of the
2016 Australian GT Championship, including hiring factory
BMW driver
Bruno Spengler to drive with regular driver Morgan Haber at the
Phillip Island round. The team also entered their M6 GT3, as well as a record six GTC entries, at the
2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour with Chaz Mostert as lead driver. Mostert qualified second on the grid, however the car did not finish the race after suffering a Gearbox failure. From the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour, MARC Cars prepared a
BMW M4 GT4 for American entry RHC-Lawrence/Strom. It made its competitive debut at the
2024 Bathurst 12 Hour, sweeping the Invitational class podium. Australian team 111 Racing, finished in second twice during the
2025 Middle East Trophy, claiming the drivers' and teams' championship. Former
Indycar driver,
Paul Tracy entered the car into the first two rounds of the
2025 Trans Am Series in the XGT class at
Sebring and
Road Atlanta. He started on pole and won both races and led the most laps in class ==Company history==