The new issue of V8X Magazine is on sale from Friday September 7 in both print and digital form, celebrating 50 years of endurance events at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

Issue #71 is not only available in stores but can also be downloaded on the iPad for the first time. Download the free 'Magshop' app and search for V8X, where you can purchase the issue for less than the print cover price and download and read on your iPad.

It's a special collectors' edition of V8X Magazine that not only celebrates Bathurst's racing heritage but also contains a full preview of the upcoming 2012 event with Bathurst-themed features throughout.

The issue contains exclusive interviews with Bathurst winners Craig Lowndes, Greg Murphy, Garth Tander and Nick Percat and also Steven Johnson, James Moffat, Marcos Ambrose and more.

Added into V8X Magazine are double-page posters in the middle of the magazine, which in this issue features multiple Bathurst winners Lowndes and Murphy in action at Mount Panorama.

V8X issue #71 features the following:

News and analysis: Examination of sponsorship changes for 2013; details of Nissan's V8 Supercars engine package; Marcos Ambrose on a possible return to V8 Supercars; and more.

Paddock talk: New column looking at the big issues being discussed in the paddock, including a look at how the endurance events will shape the championship battle; why new manufacturers are needed in V8 Supercars; and why the number of international drivers is set to increase.

2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 preview: Analysis of all 28 main game entries and their chances for the big race.

Fifty awesome Bathurst moments: Looking back at 50 awesome Bathurst moments to celebrate 50 years of the event – classic moments relived with historic photos and QR codes to watch them.

Mark Winterbottom's Mount Panorama track guide: V8X's own Winterbottom takes us around a lap of Mount Panorama, describing how to master the 6.213km circuit.

Bathurst stats: A look at the numbers that matter at Mount Panorama – records, statistics and more.

Big Interview: Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy: Multiple Bathurst winners Lowndes and Murphy open up on their love of Mount Panorama and relive their most famous Great Race victories.

Defending champs: Garth Tander and Nick Percat: Exclusive chat with last year's Bathurst winners, Tander and Percat, as they discuss their strong partnership and how they are shaping up to defend their title.

Sons of Bathurst legends: Steve Johnson and James Moffat: Johnson and Moffat discuss growing up as sons of Bathurst legends.

Columns: New columns from Winterbottom, Mark Larkham and Kim Jones. Winterbottom and Jones look ahead to Bathurst, while Larko explains why it's so difficult for rookies entering V8 Supercars.

Final lap... with David Reynolds: New section in which we get to know the V8 Supercars drivers away from track, starting with Ford's up and comer Reynolds.

V8 Supercars event previews: Looking ahead to Sandown, Bathurst, Surfers Paradise and Abu Dhabi.

V8 Supercars event reviews: Analysis of how the 2012 season has progressed as Triple Eight takes control of the mid-season phase.

Posters: Lowndes and Murphy Bathurst posters.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to the print edition V8X Magazine – just $43 for a 12-month subscription in Australia.