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@demomax94 Жыл бұрын

You can never really appreciate how steep that track is until you walk around it! Its insane!

@bruceaskin9645 Жыл бұрын

Yep done it on crutches including conrod

@DaveWhoa Жыл бұрын

its scary just driving around it at 60km/hr

@bruceaskin9645 Жыл бұрын

@@DaveWhoa Yep did that in an early subaru wagon. At the end of skyline all you can see is blue sky

@mickcompagnoni1114 Жыл бұрын

It's pretty awesome doing a 2:55 in a 6 cylinder VC Commodore at night too.

@Captain_Terp Жыл бұрын

It’s best in a rental car

@oMoistBox Жыл бұрын

As an Aussie who has been to the Bathurst 1000 for the last 15 years straight. The hours before the big race still give me goosebumps, the first lap when everyone is in full send mode is like nothing you'll ever experience as a spectators.

@greasybeaver5743 2 жыл бұрын

We have a saying in Australia that's used once a year, "Happy Bathurst Day"

@rowredround7206 6 ай бұрын

No we don’t

@Ozzcaddy 2 жыл бұрын

Bathurst 1000, is a 6 hour/1000klm (161 laps) endurance race. Each car has 2 drivers and each driver must complete a minimum amount of laps/hours in the car. This race is held in October, which is the second month of our Spring weather, leading into Summer in December. This race is televised globally. The person in the video is Mark Larkham, former Super Car driver and now commentator, who specialises in explaining the technical side of the race as shown in the video, and also, explains in detail the various parts of the race cars parts, fuel and equipment throughout the race. Last year the broadcasting station had dropped Mark Larkham from the commentary team for the 2021 race, but such uproar from motor racing fans about him being dropped, the decision was reversed and he was back in his normal commentary job - the power of SuperCar race fans.

@kenplant8223 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. That was great to see.

@emmeriankiwi6993 2 жыл бұрын

Yep I was one of them here in NZ lol, missed some good races he did and his commentary would of made it better.

@Rastusmishka12 2 жыл бұрын

The Great Race and part of the V8 Supercar series. You're correct, 1000km with 2 drivers per car. RIP Peter Brock, king of the mountain. You may also like watching the Brute Utes racing.

@Muddicker 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlazedGarage_Inc Probably in the wet too

@victoriagill1588 2 жыл бұрын

My husband was a Perkins and FPR engine builder. Bathurst was brutal. He'd usually only sleep 4hrs in 3 days and he said drop off of The Dipper cannot be truely seen on the tv. You cannot see the road or the walls as you come down it. You drive blind.

@stevemartin5581 2 жыл бұрын

So true ! at the posted 60 klm a little bit of wee comes out . Could not imagine race pace .

@victoriagill1588 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevemartin5581 the international co-drivers feel thr same way when they arrive 🤣🤣

@petert3355 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevemartin5581 yeah, I'm 6'5" and standing at the bottom of the old dipper before they filled it in was terrifying. (it's still freaking huge but no longer the black hole it was back in the 60's to 80's. You still have to look twice to convince yourself it is not vertical.

@glenchapman3899 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevemartin5581 Yep went through there at about 60k and got two wheels off the ground lol

@wombat696969 Жыл бұрын

You do not truly understand what the dipper drop off is like until you actually drive the course. For those that don’t know, it is normally a public road.

@petermarygold5476 2 жыл бұрын

Just for a heads up for those who don't know,that circuit is a public road which is closed off each year for that event

@MrTaylor1964 2 жыл бұрын

And a great road to drive.

@venividivici-xr2hh Жыл бұрын

And the 12 hour

@markdrennan5723 2 жыл бұрын

This is the race that inspired a Channel 7 engineer to invent race cam ( the in car broadcast camera ). Originally the channel 7 helicopter had to be over the car to get a live to air feed. These days they have broadcast cameras in most cars and other various places.

@tonymort7440 Жыл бұрын

Gives me chills listening to Larko talk about the great race, proud Aussie here. Squirrel 🐿 you need to get ya nuts down here lol

@brmbrrmm5442 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Squirrell, G'day mate. Bathurst is an awesome track and you wouldn't believe how insane it is after you've walked it or driven your car around there at a slow legal speed, it's more extreme than it looks on TV.

@Smokey7186 Жыл бұрын

This video brings tears. The passion and determination. Skill and knowledge. Much respect.

@fknows1 2 жыл бұрын

Its doing as he described 161 times or for 6Hrs, it has now became a sprint race from start to finish, no pacing yourself to go the distance

@allangoodger969 2 жыл бұрын

From memory its 60km/h speed limit normally. In a normal car above this this is hair raising remembering this is a mountain. You will have to set aside the 9th of October to watch the full race this year.

@aussiekat6379 2 жыл бұрын

It’s still is and they have cameras and HP is often their writing out tickets lol

@petert3355 2 жыл бұрын

Proof I am NOT a race car driver. I drove across skyline at the speed limit of 60 and that was MORE than fast enough for me. Doing it at 200....... NOPE, NOT HAPPENING.

@kevo6190 2 жыл бұрын

My mate had the little freezer truck from work on two wheels at 60km/h. Bathurst hot lap in an isuzu 🤘

@userisalex 2 жыл бұрын

It is also a two way road when not closed for racing. Being up the top at Skyline looking over Bathurst is something everyone should do at least once.

@warrenbridges1891 2 жыл бұрын

Alan Goodger Back in the '70s/'80s members of our motorcycle club used to hoon around for a lap on our way back from rallies, before the coppers rolled up. One idiot decided he wanted to do it clockwise and caused a pile up near the dipper, which I managed to escape. They shouldn't have been taking racing lines, but still.......Lucky it wasn't a car. Naturally no one called the police.

@jayweb51 Ай бұрын

Bathurst is one race out of a 38 race season, over 12 rounds; starting late February through to mid November. It is one of the biggest racing competitions in the world. This year the season includes one round of 3 races in New Zealand, the first time since 2021; and is locked in for the next 3 seasons.

@dramoth64 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to see commentary from a NASCAR champion, Darrell Waltrip does a hot lap around the mountain. It is funny as hell... especially the interview afterwards.

@almostyummymummy 2 жыл бұрын

*THE* greatest racetrack in. The. World. (from a Kiwi).

@samgarrod4781 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. From a Brit.

@jorgemartinchampion2024 2 жыл бұрын

I agree from a korean

@walk_in_solo1543 2 жыл бұрын

Have to say I agree. From a Kiwi

@davos4wdadventures 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with U guys lol🇦🇺

@Nogstergaming 11 ай бұрын

I agree from a kiwi

@davos4wdadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Mark is a Aussie driving great..that's the guy talking..he gets a little pumped about the hill

@gazza750 2 жыл бұрын

Larko is still so passionate about motorsport.

@1953beetle 2 жыл бұрын

Pumped?Try highly excited.

@petejay75 2 жыл бұрын

@@1953beetle pretty sure he had a boner while he was talking there

@RossNixon 2 жыл бұрын

Mark who? Scaife? Must be, I just found a pic of him. Umm, no, it's Larkham as someone else says. Never heard of him.

@1953beetle 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossNixon 🤣

@TheHonro 2 жыл бұрын

I think what alot of people dont understand about Bathurst if they have never watched it, is the fact that the majority of the track is blind corners and the approach speed into them is insane. Keep that in mind with concrete walls on each side, and the elevation from the top of the mountain to the bottom is almost too steep to physically walk up the top. Using meters to feet converter, the elevation from pit lane to the top of the mountain is 2950 feet. This is a good vid to watch kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtGcfsyo35-YZXU.html

@And_rew92 Жыл бұрын

7:25 Mostert's crash still gives me chills.

@scottyanderson19 10 ай бұрын

Wait till you realise you can see the wrist he broke in it! haha. I was at the track that day, everyone went silent!

@thegr8tst 2 жыл бұрын

You just gotta love Larko!!! He's so informative and his presentation skills are just awesome!!!

@SquirrelRocks 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@brettfreeman5559 2 жыл бұрын

And his passion for the track I don't think you'll find anyone with more for it

@Gman1044 2 жыл бұрын

Larko is a right PITA

@johnhines1336 Жыл бұрын

I love Larko, brilliant bloke

@kevo6190 Жыл бұрын

Always talking with the 'Hands', even off camera!🤣🤘

@aisrael13 2 жыл бұрын

We love Mark Larkham, an ex V8 racer, so passionate, every time I watch this.........goosebumps. He certainly knows his shit...he's another level.

@SimjetAU 2 жыл бұрын

The race is done on a normal road..I have been there and driven the track. The dipper is frightening..doing 120mph down through there is just nuts. The race is 6 hrs usually and the TV coverage is outtanding. The cameras inside the cars were developed here in Australia first in the world and then now that tech is used at every major race.. Its held on a sunday once a year in October and it is literally the race that stops the nation

@SquirrelRocks 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be checking out more without a doubt

@baird55aus 2 жыл бұрын

you haven't lived until you have been around Bathurst in a '63 Impala!

@kaindog100 2 жыл бұрын

@@baird55aus or driven a minibus with 8 people and camping gear in it. Not scary going up but coming down a whole different story.

@paulbland5625 2 жыл бұрын

From memory, the developers of the Spider cam over the track were chanel 7 camera men. This is also used in football games.

@SimjetAU 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulbland5625 You are right the flyingfox camera system was developed here by the CH 7 guys as well

@w_stanky 2 жыл бұрын

Larko is an Australian icon, he speaks with so much confidence of the track because he’s lived it, breathed it, felt it. Bathurst is one of the greatest races on earth. How many years it’s come down to the wire after 1000kms is unbelievable.

@aussiekat6379 2 жыл бұрын

Yep was the number one race in the world it was phenomenal to watch but sadly it will never be the same. Sad day when both our locality own Holden & Ford companies stopped producing Australian made Holden Commodore and the Ford falcon.. this was what this race was about Holden Vs Ford the mighty red and blue.. you need to go and check out the history of this race their was nothing like it.. I live 40 mins from Bathurst and I love going around the Mt everytime we go up there, its a public road and people live around the mountain.. it’s amazing place to see. 🧐🇦🇺

@godamid4889 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, people older than 40 remember Bathurst as being a race with a lot more manufacturers than Holden and Ford.

@flamingfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

@@godamid4889 100%...a LOT more marques. Look at the list of race and class winners from the very start of the race and the Phillip Island days.

@brokensuave 2 жыл бұрын

Bathurst is about 200km (124mi) from the coast. Just FYI.

@Reneesillycar74 2 жыл бұрын

Great reaction, love Bathurst! For a bit of a laugh, even though you don’t like NASCAR, check out Darrell Waltrip’s lap of Bathurst. It’s an oldie but a goodie.

@skullandcrossbones65 2 жыл бұрын

G'day, This is a special track for Aussie raceing enthusiests. There are other hazards not mentioned that you will descover if you watch more about this race.

@petercrispin2129 2 жыл бұрын

You're not saying the 'Roos are a hazard are ya? The echidnas are more of a hazard... lol

@torpearce558 2 жыл бұрын

@@petercrispin2129 I was wondering when the topic of kangaroos would come up. Degree of difficulty just went up knowing that, didn't it Squirrel?! Lol

@glennllewellyn7369 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it live when that car hit a roo. Funny as fvck. They slo-mo replayed it then the channel executives shut it down!

@ryansheehan9462 Жыл бұрын

I’m American. Grew up with NASCAR. As I got older I began watching every form of racing. I can honestly say that Bathurst is my absolute favorite race track I’ve seen. No room for error as you weave through concrete walls, through the grate, the cutting, skyline, snake your way down through the dipper, defend on Conrod straight, try to hit the chase just right. And if you get it all right, your reward is to get to do it 160 more times.

@SquirrelRocks Жыл бұрын

I agree. Great race for sure

@Matty7272 2 жыл бұрын

One thing about Bathurst is that no video will ever do the elevation change justification. Bloody proud to have this track in my backyard and being able to watch some awesome races there each year.

@MrTaylor1964 2 жыл бұрын

The drop from the top of the mountain to Conrod is amazingly scary, at speed OMG

@un1sol_gr444 Жыл бұрын

Mark Larkham knows his shit. The depth and engagement he provides the viewers every race day is staggering. You might be on your couch, but Larko pulls you in and makes you feel like you're there.

@craigdawson1749 2 жыл бұрын

Several years ago 1 of the Aussie driver’s took an American race car driver for a hot lap of the mountain, the American shit his knickers. In 1978 The man dubbed the King of the mountain, the late Peter Brock won the race 6 laps ahead of the rest of the field. He won Bathurst 9 times. He features many times on KZfaq running hot lapse around the mountain & the crowd go completely nuts when he appears briefly across the top of the mountain!

@davidgregor4429 2 жыл бұрын

Been to Bathurst 3 times now. Mark larkham the guys in the video is the guy that knows everything about supercars. Ex racer, ex team owner, now commentator. Mark can dumb anything down so people that don't know racing can understand it. Best video to watch to get the low down on the race

@kenplant8223 2 жыл бұрын

Because of him, now the missus likes Supercars.

@jayweb51 Ай бұрын

Mark Larkham is a former Australian racing car driver, a commentator and racing team owner; and is one of the most experienced Supercar drivers. The Bathurst 1000, as the name say 1000km, and takes on average six to six and a half hours to complete 161 laps of the circuit; due to the length of the race, each car has two driver who alternate turns at the wheel.

@chriscorrigan7420 5 ай бұрын

I'm an older Aussie boy and even now when I watch it I still get the prickles standing up on the back of my neck. It helps me drink more beer while I'm watching it with me mates. We can say, This is our race.

@lindahubbard7033 2 жыл бұрын

Race Cam(era) was first developed in Australia (Seven Network) especially for Bathurst back in 1973. Also drivers were miked up to provide in car commentary

@godamid4889 2 жыл бұрын

Bathurst is world renowned - no other track like it in the world. Definitely check out some of the races - there are some really awesome vids out there. I have been a few times, it's a full weekend of racing. Tens of thousands of people camping in this little bush city - it's definitely worth doing.

@micko11154 2 жыл бұрын

Great reaction to a perfect introduction to Aussie Motorsport, m8. We have a huge motorsport culture here. The circuit is a public road except on race and practice days. I'm a bit late to this party so no doubt everyone would have filled you in on most of it. Cheers and thanks!

@patcummins6036 2 жыл бұрын

Guys raced bikes around Mount Panorama. Killed a lot of ‘em! I don’t think they race bikes there anymore.

@warrenbridges1891 2 жыл бұрын

Pat Cummins From memory the last bikes were in the early to mid '90s. Too many concrete barriers.

@davidhuett3579 2 жыл бұрын

Used to be called the 'Bathurst 500' (500 miles) amongst a few other names including the 'Gallaher 500' way back and the 'Hardie-Ferodo 500' .. now it's the 'Bathurst 1000' (1,000km or about 620 miles). Oddly enough, it's not within 60km of the shore but about 160km line of sight from the shoreline.😂

@danielcamp4597 Жыл бұрын

Watch some late 1960s early 1970s races. The speeds were insane and the road a goat track with minimal safety unlike these days.

@GenDischarges 2 жыл бұрын

This is where the term "King of the Mountain" comes from! And decades of Holden v Ford battles, all the Mad Max (Road Warrior) cars fighting it out. If I remember correctly (and I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong) to enter the great race, 500 of that type of car had to be sold on the street to enter in the race. It became so competitive that Holden released a car called the Torana LJ GTR XU1, whose power to weight ratio exceeded all limits in countries with laws about such things, fudged the 'sold' figures (only 150 sold), and won the race. It started racing legend Peter Brock's unbeaten record of nine Bathurst victories. He is known as the "King of the Mountain". The race had and has, a massive impact on car sales in Australia. Mustang has done well by its first win in 2019. It will be interesting to see what happens to Camaro. And btw, there is a bit of a background to that vid, Mark Larkham, a racing crowd favourite for his knowledge and passion, was fired/relieved by Channel 10 who had sole rights of the coverage. However an audience backlash ensured that he was reinstated, and his superior was removed. I love Bathurst, controversy and collision at every turn.

@godamid4889 2 жыл бұрын

Nope, you are right - the HK Bathurst Monaro was a run of 1192 to get it over the line. It's why they are worth so much.

@corrinastanley125 2 жыл бұрын

Yep you're right, and new car sales of the race winning car brought big money to the manufacturers. You were a red Holden or a blue Ford fan for life.

@flamingfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

Not entirely correct. Amongst the early winners of thr 500 race were Ford Cortina GT500's developed by Harry Firth (later HDT) These weere based on the UK Lotus Cortina. Then in 1966 the mighty Morris Cooper S's killed everything with their lightness and handling filling nine places in top 15. So specialied marques were produced and homologated before the LC GTR / LJ XU1.

@shaneaustin4777 Жыл бұрын

Been watching this since 1977 with my dad until he passed, never missed one and im now 50 years old and watch it with my son and we've been there too

@markpaweena781 2 жыл бұрын

The great race. Even the touring cars masters (vintage muscle car series) at Bathurst is great. The pinnancle of the v8supercars calendar.

@nickgalea82 Жыл бұрын

I grew up about 2 hours east of Bathurst and spent quite a bit of time in the town, I went to the race quite a few times in my teens and early 20's, it's a magical place. TV doesn't do justice to how steep it is. Also, not mentioned in this video, when it rains at Bathurst it really rains, yet the track can be that the bottom of the track is dry but the top of half is pelting down with rain and hail. The current V8 Supercar series doesn't quite have the same appeal to me as it did back in the day, but Bathurst is a must watch every year, it's one of those events I reckon anyone who is a motorsport fan should check out at least once in their lifetime.

@brucelamberton8819 Жыл бұрын

You should check out some of the old races from the late 60s and early 70s when they drove tye Ford Falcon 351 GTHO and Holden Monaro 350 GTS that weren't too different to what the public could buy from their local dealer. Recirculating -ball suspension, rubber bushes, live rear axles on leaf springs and skinny cross-ply tyres made them handle as precisly as a river barge, and tiny single-piston front discs and rear drum brakes that were barely adequate on a road car, which would badly fade after just a handful of laps and the pedal going straight to the floor trying to pull up from 160mph at the end of Conrod Straight They may not have been quite as fast as a modern V8 Supercar, but boy you needed a big pair to drive them!

@popeye807 Жыл бұрын

it is a HUGE tv event you get people not moving watching the race not even for a second. That's how intense the race is.

@michaelevans7260 2 жыл бұрын

I live 200kms from Bathurst. On a normal day it has a 60km speed limit. The gradient going up is 15% and where you saw them going down through the dipper with only 2 wheels still on the road, it’s dropping away at an insane 18%! All the way down through to Forest Elbow, which is super tight! Saw a video footage of a NASCAR race driver sitting in the passenger seat as he was taken on a hot lap. He was screaming that he was going to die!! It was hilarious. Sorry, I can’t remember on what video it was, but if you can find it, you certainly have a good laugh. By the way. He like it, but thought that the guys that race around Bathurst, were completely nuts!

@bigoz1977 2 жыл бұрын

Great track , definitely check out more Bathurst stuff mate, biggest Motorsport event in Australia 👍🏻 next year will be mustangs and Cameros since no more Aussie car industry 😩

@carolynwhetham9514 2 жыл бұрын

We love Bathurst. Australian tradition in October. There’s two drivers per tram. They swap in & out during the days. It’s a week of camping & 3 days of racing.

@wildeturkey2006 2 жыл бұрын

Up there in the top 10 race tracks in the world, for 20 years i've never missed a single lap of bathurst, its the pinicle of racing, its broadcast around the world and is the biggest car race in Australia.

@robertsmith2649 2 жыл бұрын

Top 2.

@BoredOldFart Жыл бұрын

Bathurst, where Australian cars were born, perfected and baptised. Where world professional drivers learn to drive. It's the pinnacle of Australian motorsport. Thanks for sharing mate.

@user-qy8xl6wo2u 2 жыл бұрын

In the old days I went around Bathurst in a mates Mini Cooper, as a passenger. It wasn't a race weekend and it was open traffic in each direction and there was a speed limit. All that didn't matter to my mate. We flew around that track at considerable speed and I think if I was sober I probably would have been screaming like a little girl. Next time I was up there there was a set of gates, cops up the mountain with radar guns and the track had a different appearance.

@5CGQ Жыл бұрын

Larko is a legend. He may not have the history of wins like a Johnson or a Skaife, but in 1999 he claimed pole, and that puts him high up in a very elite list of racers. And he is a genius with a microphone. Long may he reign.

@paulbland5625 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I have camped out on Mt Panorama for the Great Race. Holden and Ford mostly dominated the track for like, forever.. 3days of absolute supercars.

@carlclifford64 2 жыл бұрын

The motorbike races there were amazing.

@AustProd6 2 жыл бұрын

In the late 60's till now, I recall families would pick there spot in there lounge rooms and be glued for the day. The phone doesn't get answered so don't call. Commercial breaks are a race to the toilet. Mum makes the Tea, and feeds the hordes. Kids don't fight with each other or they are kicked out. You're either Ford or Holden. Blue or Red. OH and we pronounce it Bathist

@stuartrowley1981 2 жыл бұрын

Been to the Bathurst 1000 a few times and it is an awesome race that engulfs a whole week and tv does not do justice to the track and how steep the track is how blind the corners are and how not flat the pit straight isn't. I love the place I watch the race every year even if I can't make it to the race itself. There are some really cracking characters on the mount. The rumble of the engines as the cars get close to where you sitting is awesome. Melbourne cup doesn't stop the nation but the Bathurst 1000 does and there isn't a sole in the country that doesn't sit down to watch that one race every year. There is no other race track in the world that can compare to Bathurst it's a roller coaster bare knuckle race that will chew you up and spit you out if you get even a tiny bit wrong. It's an unforgiving track and drivers from all over the world want to drive at the track. Some are lucky to experience it and the rest only wish they could. It's taken some of the best overseas drivers from all over the world and spat the out. Got to respect the track coz it can throw anything and everything at you at anytime thru out the race. From rain on the Mount to sun in pit straight to kangaroos jumping in front of your car on the fastest parts of the track.

@McFearsome2 Жыл бұрын

"Right... That's *one* lap.... now do that *exactly* another 160 times..."

@RBFR01 2 жыл бұрын

The cars do have timed laps for qualifying for their grid positions :)

@BoldRam 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations bro, you've now started a 1000hrs of learning about this legendery race, circuit and the absolute driving legends who've raced it. 👌👌

@flamingfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

Read up on the long and distinguished history of the track that operates as a public road outside race week. Goes back to 1920 for bikes and the AGP for cars was run in 1928...ALL DIRT track. Lots on YT.

@mickwinters8484 2 жыл бұрын

Never missed a Bathurst, the greatest birthday present on earth, thank you to all who have anything thing to do with bringing it to the public, love you all❤ , unfortunately, being a real Brock/Lowndes Holden fan, sadly those days are gone, bring them back, Ill talk to the boss and see if we could get Brocky back for a few more😇

@harrisontate542 2 жыл бұрын

The guy speaking is Mark Larkham. He was a racer and now he walks the pits of the races giving his expertise in whats happening with the cars and the race

@wayneleach7932 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day at Easter they use to race bikes at Bathurst, that was a different level of insanity.

@daveliversidge1010 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Those were the days i spent many easters at bathurst The ride there was great and the ride home was even faster The best race was John Pace on the Moriwaki Kawasaki damn that was fast and what a rider . I still have the Bathurst GP badges.

@warrenbridges1891 2 жыл бұрын

@@daveliversidge1010 When I was renting back then, John Pace's girlfriend lived upstairs. Often saw him coming and going. I collected the badges also.

@MadRS 2 жыл бұрын

And I'm going to my first 1000 this year. Fuck YEAH!!!!!! Squirrel you have to watch a full race. It is awesome.

@PK075 6 күн бұрын

I recommend everyone who has an interest in motorsport to watch this race live or on tv. Very hard to beat

@gazzas123 Жыл бұрын

I was born in Bathurst and lived 4km from the track. When I was about 8 or 9 I would walk up to the track to watch the races. As it is a public road when not closed for races I would ride my push bike around the track and once I had a motor cycle I would often ride around this wonderful pics of road way it is tempting to try your luck but the speed limit is 60Km/h and it doesn't pay to speed because the cops patrol it a lot.

@chrisquirk9807 2 жыл бұрын

This magnificent race is held on a Sunday and as you saw it is 20 to 30 cars battling 161 laps to be crowned that years King of the Mountain, but on Saturday afternoon the first 10 positions are determined in the Top 10 shootout. If you want to see more then search "Bathurst Top 10 Shootout and ride with the 10 fastest as they are released one at a time to do that FASTEST flying lap they can piece together.

@ComradeJehannum 2 жыл бұрын

BTW, this race is on a PUBLIC ROAD, it isn't a dedicated track. The driving is done between 2 drivers, which is one of the main drivers who drive in the Aus version of nascar, and they generally run with a driver from one of the lower tiers of the comp. The main driver with drive 75% of the load. Oh and this race runs RAIN, HAIL or SHINE, with kangaroos invading the strip.

@DroneKingsInDarwin 2 жыл бұрын

The Great Race 🇦🇺 363 days (or so) a year this is public roads.

@davejensen7922 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching Bathurst since the early seventies there’s no other race like it.

@mbatts731 2 жыл бұрын

We went around there today….always cops everywhere lol

@hilifta 10 ай бұрын

Went yo this race 29 times. camped up on the Mountain 27yrs. There is nothing like it. Your commentator, Mark Larkham, "Larko", ex driver, one of the best. There really is nothing like BATHURST.

@CYBERJAM01-_- 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done clip mate. The 1000 is more than a race for us Aussies. It's in our DNA. Like meat pies, Vegemite and BEER.

@mikepierce3262 2 ай бұрын

I first watched this video five years ago. I can’t stop watching this race.😊

@clintosorus2647 Жыл бұрын

The best intro to the best race at the best track in the world. I rewatch this intro every year before the race... Been there a few times. Driven the track a few times (It's a public road) there is nothing like it.

@doc6186 2 жыл бұрын

Loved your reaction Squirrel. Nothing better than sitting down with a few coldies and spend the day watching Bathurst. A clip that may interest/amuse you is when one of your own Nascar legends took a ride around Bathurst - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtGcfsyo35-YZXU.html. And the fastest qualifying lap ever done in 2021 in the shoot out for pole position kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdt8mbde0dnej2w.html.

@allanchapman6250 2 жыл бұрын

In the beginning in the 60’s there where no concrete barriers over the edge was just down the side of the mountain !

@darkmaninperth Жыл бұрын

I was driven around Mt Panorama on a school excursion around 1983 after visiting the Jenolan Caves.

@russellmoore1533 2 жыл бұрын

When the track is open to the general public (after all it is a public road when there is no racing), the hoons race around the road in the direction of the actual race, while the local police drive in the opposite direction with in car radar, and pull them over and fine them for speeding.

@SquirrelRocks 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@scottgold2224 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Bathurst. When not being used as a racetrack Mt Pan is a public road with a 60km speed limit. I do a lap at least once a week in the work cars just for fun. Check out some of the in car hot laps on KZfaq to get a real perspective on how cool it is. Cheers mate.

@justthetruth870 2 жыл бұрын

We have the Bathurst 1000 and also we have the Bathurst 12 hour for Sports cars and GT cars. This circuit is insane and without any doubt the best drivers in the world all want to drive there. We love our Mount Panorama and the drivers that win there are absolute legends.

@sandgroper1970 Жыл бұрын

It is an interesting motor race, where as a driver you not only have to do all what was shown in the video, but also have to contend with wild life like kangaroos on the track. Another interesting fact that a lot of thesis public roads, unless a race is on. So you can drive this in your every day car.

@colindickson8034 2 жыл бұрын

Most of you out there won't remember when they raced in different categories. Minis racing big V8s and everything in between. Those were the days when the race went longer timewise

@cadifan 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in New Zealand and I did visit Bathurst once on a trip to Aus but it wasn't during the racing season unfortunately. It is the biggest race on TV down here in New Zealand and Australia, there's about 5 days of build up to it and it's raced on Sunday and you have to dedicate your whole Sunday to it. The guy commenting on the video is a retired driver so knows the track and how to drive it. The track by the way IS A PUBLIC ROAD. I was a big NASCAR fan when Dale Earnhardt was alive but even that can't beat Bathurst. Oh, and many of the drivers are Kiwi's, they do race in New Zealand (Bathurst is one race of a whole season) and I have met most of the drivers.

@simonthompson8629 2 жыл бұрын

Ive had the good fortune to hillclimb at the Mountain..... From the top of Conrod up through the Esses and finishing at McPhillamy..... It's mind blowing go up there at speed.... Can't even imaging coming down!

@richardcrowell284 2 жыл бұрын

The origin of the race was called the Armstrong 500. The cars were virtually straight off the showroom floor. They developed over the years as Ford and General Motors Holden (GMH) produced a limited number of vehicles each year to race at Bathurst. This was called the homologation required to be eligible to make them production cars for racing in the series. In the early years raced things like Ford Cortina's, Datsun's Isuzu Bellet's and other vehicles sold in Australia. The later cars, Fords were the Falcon GT's and Holden GTS Monaro's Chrysler had the Valiant Charger's (they started with a straight six 265 ci and triple Webber's ) in the late sixties and seventies, then later the Torana's six cylinders at first ,later ones were vee eights (five litre) and then went to the Commodore's. One of the features before the race is the top ten shoot out for position on the start line.

@flamingfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Vauxhall winner and the Jags but sadly no Goggomobiles.

@richardcrowell284 2 жыл бұрын

@@flamingfrancis When I was an apprentice auto elect many many moons ago, my boss purchased a whole heap of old stock from a retired auto elect. In that stock I remember seeing a set of points in a box marked Goggomobile Dart.

@markwaters3050 2 жыл бұрын

There is a clip of Dale Waltrip being taken on a "hot lap" of Mt Panorama... You need to see it!

@hearliam 2 жыл бұрын

That's Larko, fucking legend, and Bathurst IS the great race, the greatest race on the planet, bar none.

@Rassskle Жыл бұрын

Bathurst is inland, almost central NSW and over 100 miles west of Sydney, so probably over 150 miles from Sydney Harbour.

@davidmclauchlan8261 2 жыл бұрын

Not many drivers can come here from around the world and cope with this track and be competitive . I have driven my road car around it as it is a public road and you can't believe how narrow it is . These guys very brave to drive at the speeds they do .

@ianworden1404 2 жыл бұрын

The one thing people don't realize on TV is how high the mountain is,when the F18 do a fly over pit straight prior to the start of the race all the people in the pits lookup at the jets, up on skyline which is the highest point on the track you are looking down on the top of the jests. the track so steep going up and down the mountain it is hard to explain .

@primategaberocco 2 жыл бұрын

"Squirrel" is a great nickname. 🤣 Greetings from the land Downunder. 😎

@mickjones6509 Жыл бұрын

That is my home town. I have been around it countless times. It is a street most of the year. Has a 60 kph limit on it. No video shows how steep, how tight, and narrow it is.

@michaelevans7260 2 жыл бұрын

I just found the perfect video that I mentioned in my last post. It’s called “Waltrip’s ride of a lifetime” it’s non other than 3 time nascar champion Darrell Waltrip being taken on a hot lap of Bathurst. It’s one of the most entertaining Bathurst videos you’ll ever see.

@larraineivanturnbull6702 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree that it is one of the great race tracks but it was better in1959 when I rode there. Wal Martin of Newcastle prepared my 350 BSA for my first road race, where I drew a grid number in the middle of the field and came through for 3rd place and fastest lap. I am 85 now and may not have a lot of time to blow my own trumpet. In that race Jack Sullings a fellow Mayfield club member fell in the esses trying to avoid a rider pushing a bike. Unfortunately Jack lost a finger and before going to hospital told his mechanic the get me to ride for him in the 500 Clubmans in the afternoon, one stipulation, I had to win. I got a very good start going up the outside on the grass to be in second spot up mountain straight, I was able to pass that rider before the cutting and rode on through a storm mid race, to win by over a minute , with fastest lap from Snow Wheatley of Newcastle who thought that he had won because he could not see anyone in front of him. May field Club won the Teams Trophy as Peter Wilson had got a second in Clubman A . I was awarded the Norton Trophy for best performance by a Clubman rider. The track was like a country road ,no smoothed out gradients like now and McPhillamy Park bend was a bend and there was no concrete as I can remember. Times move on but the car crowd have a lot to answer for, in destroying it for safe motor cycle racing. Too much concrete ,Such is commerce. Bikes originally built the Easter event and cars were secondary !

@warrenbridges1891 2 жыл бұрын

I used to watch them race motorcycles here every Easter back in the '70s. It started getting too dangerous with all the new concrete barriers. Saw a sidecar passenger die right in front of me. Got it all on 35 mm SLR chemical processing. Put the camera down and thought FUCK!!!. He got smacked in the head while crawling on his hands and knees across the track. I'll never forget it. They never had the chase back then. Bikes used to come over the last hump with their front wheel in the air. Trying to get the front wheel down before hitting the anchors. Seen so many guys sailing up the escape road towards Bathurst. Scary place.

@RolandjHearn 2 жыл бұрын

A little while ago you reacted to Aussie inventions and Racecam was mentioned. This was the race for which they invented Racecam. In the late 70's they were mounting a massive camera inside the car and tracking the car with a helicopter that was receiving the video feed. I have , like many Aussies, walked this circuit. Words cannot describe the steepness of the drop off when you are walking it, I cannot imagine what if feels like at race speed.

@1953beetle 2 жыл бұрын

Hey America,this is what motor racings all about.Huge gonads,Insane speeds and an unforgiving race track.Nuff said.

@grahamquigley8818 2 жыл бұрын

I go to Bathurst most years, sometimes for the 1000. The 12 HOUR is far madder. This cute little film presented by former racer, Mark Larkham, is good, but barely scratches the surface. Gooday from Australia.

@sarajjackson5677 Жыл бұрын

It's a track with a grand history and some absolutely crazy crashes. Absolutely no room for error. As for the dipper TV doesn't do it any credit it's sort of like La Saga's chicane except there's no runoff's just concrete walls and it's literally a drop off. Definitely worth checking out it's history they were crazy around that course back in the 60's 70's and 80's

@samuelmitchell5677 2 жыл бұрын

THe Bathurst 1000 is Australias version of the Indianapolis 600. Its the Pinnacle of Australian Motorsport. I highly recommend watching the highlight reel of Bathurst 1000 1991. Group A racing: Holden V8's Ford Sierra Turbos, Nissan GTR and other cars in different classes. TV doesn't capture the altitude change. I have been to the Bathurst 1000 many times from 2010 to present. Its about a 3hr drive from Sydney. They also hold (in Febuary) the Bathurst 12hr which is a race of GT cars (Porsche 911 GT3, Audi R8, Mercedes AMG GT, Ferrari, McLaren, etc. During Easter they hold the 6hr which is a production vehicle event. All of which are spectacles to watch