Tulis hiji continuation for this paragraph - Dua kategori mobil touring utama balapan di Australia salila 1997, V8 Supercar jeung Super Touring. Di antarana aya 26 pasanggiri balap mobil touring anu diayakeun dina taun 1997; séri sapuluh babak pikeun V8 Supercars, 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); séri dalapan babak pikeun Super Touring, 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); séri opat babak henteu resmi pikeun V8 Supercars, 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series (édisi ahir AMSCAR); acara program pangrojong di Grand Prix Australia 1997
jeung 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival jeung tilu lomba jarak jauh mandiri, nicknamed 'enduros'.