V8 Supercars hopes to avoid the divisive clash between its pre-season test and the Bathurst 12 Hour sports car endurance race in future years.

Motor sport enthusiasts were angered by the decision to schedule the V8 SuperTest at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend against Sunday's international GT marathon at Mount Panorama.

With next year's Bathurst 12 Hour likely to again be held on the first weekend of February, V8 officials would prefer there was no repeat of the conflict, which attracted widespread criticism from dedicated followers.

"Of course, if possible, it'd be better to avoid it, no doubt about it," V8 Supercars chief executive James Warburton said.

But Warburton couldn't guarantee next year's pre-season test weekend would not clash with the Bathurst 12 Hour because its timing would be dictated by the 2016 V8 championship calendar, which is at least four months away from a preliminary timetable.

"We have to look at our calendar, we have to look at where all the dates line up and we'll take it from there," he said.

Thanks for coming out #V8SC fans. Enjoy the Sydney.com SuperTest True Colours Track Walk.

The V8 Supercar SuperTest at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday drew a national audience of only 30,000 viewers on pay-TV service Fox Sports.

The 30,000 viewers for the SuperTest on Fox (and said to have been 19,000 in the five major Australian capital cities) left it well outside the top 20 programs on pay-TV on Sunday.

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