Thread: Bathurst

I found it a great race lot's happening from start to finish.I couldn't stop laughing at the start of the race(1st to 24th).

I went almost every yr during the 90's
Saw some wild things(Was not involved in any of it).
I would like to take my old man next year as things are a lot different up on top of the mountain now.
What a fantastic race it is year in year out no matter what your team is you still get entertainment from it.
By the way if you have never been to the race GO you can't beat the atmosphere.You may see more on telly but the sound and feel at the track is far more superior.

Well done to Lowndes!

I have always been a Ford enthusiast, but I am by no means anti-holden.

I'm not interested in the V8 SuperCars really anymore. As has been said, same cars different shells.

I have spent a fair bit of time up on "Feral Hill" (not as a spectator) and it truely is a dive of a place. I have seen people set on fire, beaten half to death, dead (no kidding - lost my first cardiac up there...) run down after jumping in front of responding fire trucks...

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy...

All rivallry aside. Congratulations to Lowndsey and Winging Pup, they drove a smart race, as they have for the last 3 years.
Very reminiscent of the Brock / Perkins and Brock / Richards years, car brands aside.

Would have been good to see Seton win in a Holden.

Now for a quick history lesson before too many wrong oval coloured supporters sprout off. This includes Phillip Island where it began, so Ford get an additional 1 from here to.
Bathurst History Record Wins
Holden = 25
Ford Australia = 13
Ford UK = 5 (3 Cortinas, 2 Sierras)
Nissan = 2
Jaguar = 1
Mercedes = 1
Vauxhal = 1 (should be included as a Holden as Cortinas and Sierras are inc as Ford).

Plus the retard years where the moronic Euro Cars were touted as the premier class and V8 supercars started.
BMW = 1 -97 (Supercars EL Falcon included above)
Volvo = 1 - 98 (Supercars VS Commodore included above)
We can still afford to let Ford win for the next 7 years and it would only still be even total including UK Fords.
Then we could also include the 24hr bathurst races that some deem legitimate Bathurst wins, but wont for now.

Phillip Island (500 Miles)
1960 John Roxburgh / Frank CoadVauxhallCresta167 laps / 8h 19m 99.1s
1961Bob Jane / Harry FirthMercedes-Benz220SE167 laps / 8h 18m 0.0s
1962Harry Firth / Bob JaneFord XL Falcon167 laps / 8h 15m 16.0s
Mount Panorama (500 Miles)
1963 Harry Firth / Bob JaneFord Cortina Mk.I GT130 laps / 7h 46m 99.1s
1964Bob Jane / George ReynoldsFord Cortina Mk.I GT130 laps / ?h 'm 's
1965Barry Seton / Midge BosworthFord Cortina Mk.I GT500130 laps / 7h 16m 45.1s
1966Rauno Aaltonen / Bob HoldenMorrisCooper S130 laps / 7h 11m 29.1s
1967Harry Firth / Fred GibsonFord XR Falcon GT130 laps / 6h 54m 99.1s
1968Bruce McPhee / Barry MulhollandHolden HK Monaro GTS327130 laps / 6h 44m 0.0s
1969Colin Bond / Tony RobertsHolden HT Monaro GTS350130 laps / 6h 32m 0.0s
1970Allan MoffatFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II130 laps / 6h 33m 0.0s
1971Allan MoffatFord XY FalconGTHO Phase III130 laps / 6h 9m 49.5s
1972 Peter BrockHolden LJ Torana GTR XU-1130 laps / 6h 0m 99.1s
Mount Panorama (1,000 Kilometres)
1973Allan Moffat / Ian GeogheganFord XA Falcon GT163 laps / 7h 20m 6.8s
1974J ohn Goss / Kevin BartlettFord XA Falcon GT163 laps / 7h 50m 99.1s
1975Peter Brock / Brian SampsonHolden LH Torana L34163 laps / 7h 19m 11.3s
1976Bob Morris / John FitzpatrickHolden LH Torana L34163 laps / 7h 7m 12.0s
1977Allan Moffat / Jacky IckxFord XC Falcon163 laps / 6h 59m 7.8s
1978Peter Brock / Jim RichardsHolden LX Torana A9X SS163 laps / 6h 45m 53.9s
1979Peter Brock / Jim RichardsHolden LX Torana A9X SS163 laps / 6h 38m 15.8s
1980Peter Brock / Jim RichardsHolden VC Commodore163 laps / 6h 47m 52.7s
1981Dick Johnson / John FrenchFord XD Falcon120 laps / 4h 53m 52.7s
1982Peter Brock / Larry PerkinsHolden VH Commodore163 laps / 6h 32m 3.2s
1983John Harvey / Peter Brock / Larry PerkinsHolden VH Commodore163 laps / 6h 28m 31.6s
1984Peter Brock / Larry PerkinsHolden VK Commodore163 laps / 6h 23m 13.6s
1985 John Goss / Armin HahneJaguar XJS163 laps / 6h 41m 30.19s
1986 Allan Grice / Graeme BaileyHolden VK Commodore SSGroupA163 laps / 6h 30m 35.68s
1987Peter McLeod / Peter Brock / David ParsonsHolden VL Commodore SSGroupA158 laps / 7h 1m 8.4s
1988Tony Longhurst / Tomas MezeraFord Sierra RS500161 laps / 7h 2m 10.28s
1989Dick Johnson / John BoweFord Sierra RS500161 laps / 6h 30m 53.44s
1990Win Percy / Allan GriceHolden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV161 laps / 6h 40m 52.64s
1991 Jim Richards / Mark SkaifeNissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R161 laps / 6h 19m 14.80s
1992 Mark Skaife / Jim RichardsNissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R143 laps / 6h 27m 16.22s
1993Larry Perkins / Gregg HansfordHolden VP Commodore161 laps / 6h 29m 6.69s
1994Dick Johnson / John BoweFord EB Falcon161 laps / 7h 3m 45.8425s
1995Larry Perkins / Russell IngallHolden VR Commodore161 laps / 6h 20m 32.4766s
1996Craig Lowndes / Greg MurphyHolden VR Commodore161 laps / 7h 9m 28.3584s
1997Geoff Brabham / David BrabhamBMW 320i161 laps / 6h 41m 25.4072s
1997Larry Perkins / Russell IngallHolden VS Commodore *161 laps / 6h 21m 55.5483s
1998Rickard Rydell / Jim RichardsVolvo S40161 laps / 6h 54m 23.4756s
1998 Jason Bright / Steven RichardsFord EL Falcon *161 laps / 6h 42m 23.9039s
1999Steven Richards / Greg MurphyHolden VT Commodore161 laps / 6h 51m 48.8354s
2000Garth Tander / Jason BargwannaHolden VT Commodore161 laps / 7h 23m 30.2348s
2001Mark Skaife / Tony LonghurstHolden VX Commodore161 laps / 6h 50m 33.1789s
2002Mark Skaife / Jim RichardsHolden VX Commodore161 laps / 6h 58m 41.0260s
2003Greg Murphy / Rick KellyHolden VY Commodore161 laps / 6h 32m 55.4044s
2004Greg Murphy / Rick KellyHolden VY Commodore161 laps / 6h 29m 36.2055s
2005Mark Skaife / Todd KellyHolden VZ Commodore161 laps / 6h 37m 17.0012s
2006Craig Lowndes / Jamie WhincupFord BA Falcon161 laps / 6h 59m 53.5852s
2007Craig Lowndes / Jamie WhincupFord BF Falcon161 laps / 6h 29m 10.1985s
2008Craig Lowndes / Jamie WhincupFord BF Falcon161 laps / 6h 26m 00.4291s

Ford probably wont have an eligible car in 6 years.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Would have been good to Seton win

I am a true blue aussie (and who has ever heard of a true red aussie anyway-thats got bring a bite or 2) and I have always been a Seton fan. if a red baron had to win, then he would be my choice