Formula One has the Monaco Grand Prix, sportscar racing has its Le Mans 24 Hour and IndyCar has its Indianapolis 500 - as far as saloon car racing goes, it's the Bathurst 1000 that everyone wants to win.

We canvassed nearly all the local V8 SuperTourers field and here's what they had to say about who will take out this weekend's Bathurst 1000

Mark Winterbottom's PepsiMax Falcon. Picture / Edge Photographics

IndyCar driver Scott Dixon is in Houston, Texas, this weekend and is hoping to emulate his success in Toronto, Canada.

IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth speaks after finishing fourth along with Craig Baird at the 2013 Wilson Security Sandown 500. Source Irwin Racing

V8 Supercars great Mark Skaife will return to Mount Panorama for this year's Bathurst 1000 - this time as a team mentor.

IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth has visited the Mt Panorama Circuit, the home of Australia's premier motor race - the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, to inspect the latest works being carried out on the pit straight.

Nissan has called on two of the company's leading international drivers to aid in the ongoing development of its Australian V8 Supercar program. Michael Krumm and Lucas Ordonez joined the four-car Nissan Altima squad at Winton Motor Raceway as part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange. Source / Nissan Motorsport TV

Almost two years of frustration are finally over for ex-V8 Supercars champion Garth Tander after he savoured victory in yesterday's 200km race in Townsville.

Taking the soft option almost paid off for Craig Lowndes but in the end he became a hard luck story as Ford's Will Davison claimed victory in the opening 200km V8 Supercars at Townsville yesterday.

The V8 Supercars are in North Queensland this weekend for round seven of the championship and Jamie Whincup is beginning to get a jump on the field.

V8 Supercars Australia will discuss capping the number of manufacturers in the championship following Volvo's decision to join the competition next year.

The third round of the V8 SuperTourers at Pukekohe yesterday belonged to V8 Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen.

The top four drivers in the V8 Supercars championship have all been penalised after Ford's Will Davison joined a star-studded naughty list following the sport's American debut.

After Kiwi drivers topped the opening three sessions at practice, it was the sport's most successful driver who stole the limelight as the V8 Supercars completed their first stint in the United States today.