Yep. It’s on KZfaq. Check out Peter Williamson race cam Bathurst. It was 1979.

I was astounded when I learnt this. Seems they were quite active in the field of developing minicams. You just assume it'd be America or the U.K.

Back when that was first done the cameras added a lot of extra weight.

Yep. It impressed the heck out of American commentators that visited that year. 🇦🇺. LARGE CAMERA mounted on the Roll Cage cross member.

Yes, Channel 7 in the Celica driven by Peter Williamson (RIP) in 1979 at Mt Panorama #underthetree

likewise but not in anger the TV does not give a true idea of how steep the hill is both going up and then the otherside

@@user-gl5kj1fm5xYeh mate your not wrong. Even walking the track is very hard work. Let alone driving it. Happy i did it though.

Absolutely, Peter Brock IS the "King of The Mountain" and always will be . And I'm a dinky di Blue Oval fan and have been since the late 70's but give credit where it's due. So I doff my hat to Brocky. In joint 2nd, for now, is Lowndsey & "Gentleman" Jim with 7 wins but I can't see Jim Richards making a return. And in equal 3rd is, Mark Skaife & "Larrikin" Larry Perkins with 6 wins each. And I think the same about Larry BUT as for Skaifey, that's a whole different ball-game, he could make a return at anytime but will he? I'm going to guess, no. Which leaves it, pretty much, wide open for Craig to go on and try to at least equal Peter Brock's record or maybe even be the first to achieve 10 wins at the mountain. If Lowndesy does win 10, he WILL be crowned the new King of The Mountain but him being the humble natured bloke that he is and of course being the former Apprentice of Peter Brock, I think he will accept the accolade with humility but just quietly know in his heart that Peter Brock will always be the true "King of The Mountain"

Ford vs Holden or to be specific to Australia, Falcons vs Commodores in the premiere class is now dead and it has been a slow painful death of about 10 years or so. Ever since the introduction of Volvo, Nissan and Toyota at the beginning of the 20 teens, the pure Australian racecar series that had been going since 1993, with a Ford vs Holden rivalry dating back to 1964, has slowly been eroded when we found out that GM & Ford America were pulling their funding from Australian car factories which forced our industry to look elsewhere for investors who did dip their toes in but ultimately refused to stay. But America is still here. Not to invest in our, now shut down, car industry again but to test their own cars under the guise of "expanding Australia's choice of vehicles". Hence the racing cars are now American, on Aussie soil, in an Aussie series, with American money and Aussie drivers...in American cars that aren't Australian cars. OK, I waffled-on a bit there but these cars mean nothing to me, they're not Aussie cars so I've lost interest along with alot of other fans too, I think.

@@slingshotdingo so you don’t watch Bathurst at all buddy not one little bit we don’t make hardly anything these days we just dig it up or grow it and export it but I’m sure they build the cars here for racing out of imported motors but nearly everything else is designed and built here

@@warwick4763 Yeah, I'm sure they do build them here but they're still not Aussie cars. Sure, I've seen more and more Mustangs on Aussie roads in the last 10 years (I've haven't seen 1 Comaro) but where does Joe Blo go to get a job at the Mustang factory? And right there is where I have trouble getting behind Supercars racing again. When Ford & Holden muscle cars were first pitted against each other in 1968, with the XT Falcons alongside the HK Monaros, and the way they dominated, it sparked a huge interest in the wider Australian public, because they had already seen those cars on the road. 1 out of every 3 cars would've been a Falcon or a Kingswood and Joe Blo could go to Elizabeth, Broadmedows or Geelong and apply for a job to build those cars that he saw everywhere and be proud of his job. And here's the kicker, a limited edition of race spec Monaros & Falcons, were available to the public, untouched & pure, straight off the production line - what a marketing ploy that was. I suppose what I'm trying to say warwick is, I can't see the pride in these cars that our beloved Falcons & Holdens has invoked in us over the past 56 years. When I was going to school in the 70's & 80's, I must've known 30 kids or more, whose parents, brother, uncle, aunty, sister or cousin, worked or used to work, at Holdens, I even tried, twice, when I left school. And not to mention the families outside of school that my parents knew. The list of people that I knew who worked there was huge and it was a badge of honour for them. Now, I just can't see Jo Blo going to the Chevrolet or Ford factories here, bringing his 10 years of mechanics experience with him and going: 'G'day boys, I'm here to install ya race cam, set ya valve lash and dial in ya timin' for ya. Where d'ya hide the donk?...Awh, and I'll need some Sidchromes too. Ya canna hand a man a granda spanner!'... OK, I'm not going to finish like that...but the level of public pride in these cars is just not there anymore for any Blue or Red fan over the age of 15. Sure, the Ford badge is still around but nothing's coming out of Geelong or Broadmeadows anymore and we'll never see another car made with the Roaring Lion badge, drive through the factory doors, into the car park at Elizabeth. And right there is where this whole racing series falls flat for me. I truly wished I could've got behind it but I just can't, even with my all - time, car racing hero still there...go, djr.

@@slingshotdingo I get it mate but them days are history and we will never build another car in this country thanks too the Liberals so remember that every time you vote 🗳️

@@warwick4763 That's a point, duly noted. Happy motoring.

gizzo is a kiwi

Sorry 160 laps lol .