David reynolds wins bathurst after chaotic, rainsoaked. Bathurst, a great motorsport and time of the year, where all the australia roads are busy with the cars leading towards mount panorama to participate and witness the great race. The great race arguably the greatest race in the world, and more especially australia, the kilometre race for production sedans has for many years taken place at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales. Great events dont happen by accident and they certainly dont happen in the blink of an eye. Jun 01, 2011 peer into the minds of the v8 supercar fan, the drivers and all emotion of what is the great race at mount panorama, bathurst. A book that celebrates the 50 years of the iconic australian motor sport race, bathurst. The last backtoback winner of the event will start the great race from second, with jamie whincup eyeing off a fifth bathurst victory and a. The mews apartments and david jones cottage are both in william street and are designed to cater for the discerning traveller. If you dont know about bathurst, this will tell the story. Basically, bathurst is a touring car race for about kilometres or 620 miles that is held every year on the mount panorama circuit located in bathurst. Supercheap auto bathurst is een kilometer lange endurancerace in bathurst, australie. The following year saw the bathurst as a oneclass race for the first time in its history. This brand new poster shows images and information of all the great race victories between 1963 and 2012.
The bathurst is the greatest race in all of australia and has been around for over half a century. Ahead of the 50th year of the great race at bathurst, irwin racings lee holdsworth walks you through a detailed car comparison with his. Includes the top ten and the 2 hours commentary before the race. The defending bathurst 12 hour champion team, phoenix racing, has entered the 20 race in a bid to secure backtoback wins for the german outfit and three in a row for audi. Bathurst 50 years of the great race automoto bookshop. Top v8 supercars contenders for mount panoramas great race updated october 08, 2015 12.
As a great race entirely lacking in interest, as its the story of two men, each unaware of the other, trying to do much the same thing, with no particular sense of hurry. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport in australia, the bathurst is colloquially known as the great race among motorsport. Monaco, le mans, indy, daytona, isle of manand bathurst. The race concept originated with the 1960 armstrong 500 at phillip island. Liquimoly bathurst 12 hour australias international. The event was inspired by the longrunning bathurst 500 production car race, which began at the phillip island grand prix circuit. This book is the fourth historical compilation others being the 20, 30 and 40 year books which all sold out very quickly to an enthusiastic and appreciative market. Great race history great events dont happen by accident and they certainly dont happen in the blink of an eye. The bathurst 1,000 is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales, australia.
A book that celebrates the 50 years of the iconic austrlian motor sport race, bathurst. According to mark skaife, v8 supercars and bathurst great, this year could see scott mclaughlins recordbreaking 2017 2. Booktopia has bathurst, celebrating 75 years of racing at mount panorama by gordon lomas. Australias greatest motor race 50 years at bathurst. The great race mount panorama bathurst, bathurst, australia. Bathurst 12 hour world class gt racing at greatest. This new book of over 500 pages details the 50 year history of the running of the great race at bathurst. Because of a national control council of the confederation of australian motor sport ruling that one brand of fuel could not be used exclusively at the meeting, ampol withdrew sponsorship. This includes acceptances, online formguide, trainer and jockey statistics, scratchings and gear changes. The great race compilation series there are now six compilation dvds. In 2012 this event, which is universally known simply as the great race, was run for the 50th year on the famous mount panorama circuit. Bathurst, bathurst v8 super cars, bathurst 24 hour race, bathurst international motor festival central west nsw bathurst local whereis regional and local folks, visiting business people and visitors staying awhile can find information on local businesses services, suppliers, contractors, agents. They eventually meet in an odd and distant location, each completely fail to discern the mouth of the murray river, compliment each other and leave.
In 2012 this event, which is universally known simply as the great race, was run for the 50th year on the famous mount. It takes a lot of work to develop, organize and run an intricate event such as the great race, and it took a lot of work behind the scenes to get it off the ground, when tom mcrae and norman miller did just that in 1983. Mount panorama bathurst race winners all down under. Bentley, audi and nissan are among the op contenders for sundays bathurst 12 hour race. Its the race that stops the nation or at least the motorsport fanatics. Leonards, nsw wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. The fullbodied granturismo is luxury personified, well over two tonnes of rich wood.
Bathurst results edgells ln, kelso nsw 2795 this bathurst race track page includes an overview of the track, uptodate news, photos, recent results, track records, the best trainers, jockeys and horses. Both races were won by v8 supercar team garry rogers motorsport with holden monaros. Dick johnson comes back with a vengeance to win it. Supercars star chaz mostert says indycar drivers james hinchcliffe and alexander rossi should be considered dark horses for this weekends bathurst. October 9 a 26car field will contest the 2019 supercheap auto bathurst, the pinnacle of the virgin australia supercars championship. Bathurst the legend of australias iconic motor race right. This particular set has been sitting in my bookcase for many years now as i bought each book as they were released anually. Bathurst motorsport, aviation and special interest dvds. The bathurst currently branded as the supercheap auto bathurst is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales, australia. The best performing super tourer finished an unspectacular 10th. Bathurst 50 years of the great race holden vs ford, a book by steve normoyle, isbn. Bathurst 2017 random videos of the great race youtube. The great race goodreads meet your next favorite book. The bathurst began life on a different circuit back in 1960 as the armstrong 500, a five hundred mile race and moved to the mount panorama circuit in 1963.
As motorsport month kicks off and we lead up to the 2017 edition of the great race, we thought wed take a. Brand new bathurst winners 50 years of the great race poster 1963 2012. The bathurst is the crown jewel of australian motorsport. For those of you who dont follow v8supercar racing, i suggest you check it out. As motorsport month kicks off and we lead up to the 2017 edition of the great race, we thought wed take a look at 6 of. Bathurst 2017 random videos of the great race dave colvin. These particular books were released a few months after each race was run and was the most comprehensive run down of each years event. The great race bathurst 50 years mymagazines subscribe. Print 28 car prints, v8 supercars, ford gt, free books, super cars. The supreme aero and boost of the new ford mustangs has led to mclaughlin to new heights in the overall championship, winning 17 of the 24 races. Charles darwin and queen elizabeth ii have both visited bathurst, and prime minister ben chifley 19451949 was born here. The company located to bathurst to take advantage of routes to the goldmines.
The great race by david hill penguin books australia. The bathurst is truly one of the great races of the world, and each year a new chapter of australian racing history is written in the form of new winners, dominant victories, nail biting finishes, the establishment of legends and the beginning of promising new careers. Sure, the bathurst will always be australias great race. It became popular quickly as the race required stock standard road cars for the race. We hope you enjoy our first attempt at following australias great race. How to clear traffic on the mountain in a ford xygtho. If you will be drinking beer at the bathurst race, you might give a nod to the original bathurst brewery. History of the great race at bathurst take a look back at some of the biggest moments in the history of australias biggest race in our interactive timeline from phillip island to. Ahead of the 50th year of the great race at bathurst, irwin racings lee holdsworth walks you through a detailed car comparison with his 2012 ford v8 supercar from stone brothers racing and the. Showcasing great motoring images from every year at bathurst, coupled with fast moving anecdotes about what happened every year on the hill.
Phoenix racing prepared the racewinning audi r8 lms that won the 2012 race with drivers darryl oyoung, christopher meis and christer jons and has entered the latest 2012. Bathurst complete races on dvd mad about bathurst. Since his last win in 2012, whincup has been at odds with the mountain. For sale is a set of books from australias great race, the bathurst. And so we come to one of those truly wonderful motorsport events. However, the race is best known for the presence of the traditional rivals of. It doesnt get much better than big v8s racing inches apart through the twists and turns, climbs and descents of bathursts timeless topography. The 2015 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars and was the twentyfifth race of the 2015 international v8 supercars championship, held on 11 october 2015 at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales. Please note that the bathurst 24 hour was held at mount panorama, not the 12 hour. Featuring images of the australian big race ledgends brock, moffat, lowndes, johnson, skaife, perkins, grice, whincup, murphy and many more.
The winner of the race is awarded the peter brock trophy, which was introduced in 2006 to commemorate the death of the most successful driver in the races history, peter brock, who won the race a staggering nine times. The bathurst cup is run in midfebruary, usually on a sunday. The race was organized for the first time in 1991 for the series production cars. This book is the fourth historical compilation being the 20, 30 and 40 year books which all sold out very quickly to an enthusiastic and appreciative market. Dick johnson, john bowe this race was held at eastern creek mazda rx7. Celebrating 50 years of bathurst 2012 marks 50 years since an endurance race for. If motor sport is your passion or indeed your career, and you are coming to mount panorama, why not stay somewhere that is comfortable, quiet and in the centre of town. As the name suggests, this quality perfect bound publication is a pictorial history of australias biggest and most famous annual motor race, the bathurst. The late race sensation, combined with the thrilling early laps in the wet, put 1994 up among the very best bathurst s. In 1995, the race was moved to sydneys eastern creek raceway before it was discontinued.
David reynolds wins an incredible bathurst, triumphing in the great race around mount panorama after a raindrenched marathon with an electric finish. Only two races were held before the collapse of the management organisation procar. This video features matt mcgraths xygtho tearing through the field in a race at bathurst, barely slowing down to wait for gaps to appear in front of him as he monsters everything in sight. The supercheap auto bathurst s reputation as the great race has continued, with recordsetting television audiences and a crowd of over 200,000. Racenet records all official bathurst race results dating back to 2011. I came up with the idea of transfering each tape on dvd and share them with those people who love watching the bathurst.
Winterbottom leads whincup in the closing laps of the 20 bathurst. Its laced in a rich history, created australian motor sport icons like peter brock, dick johnson, mark skaife and craig lowndes but exhaust notes australia is more excited about this weekends bathurst 12 hour than the 161lap race in october. The highest rating moment of the day was the podium presentation, which across ten and fox sports had a combined average national audience of 2. Three time bathurst winner garth tander says its not a matter of if but when shane van gisbergen wins the bathurst. With the final test day out of the way, all the possible preparations have been done according to shane svg van gisbergen. The thrilling race between frenchman nicolas baudin and englishman matthew flinders to chart the map of australia. Bathurst good 11022018 race 7 1800m bath cup finished 99 5. Nov 01, 2017 just videos of the 2017 bathurst v8 supercars race 6 minutes with no crap music. But the big crash on top of the mountain caused the race to end prematurely. The bathurst 12 hour, currently known as the liqui moly bathurst 12 hour for sponsorship. Racenet and the bathurst thoroughbred racing racing club are happy to supply free information that will help you to select a winner on bathurst races. The bathurst is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on the mount.
Bathurst winners 50 years of the great race 19632012. The great race mount panorama bathurst shared a link. Motor racing events, mount panorama racing circuit, bathurst. Bathurst race results australias premier horse racing news.
The bathurst 24 hour was an endurance race for gt and production cars held at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales in 2002 and 2003. It is currently run as a championship event for supercars. When bob holden and rauno aaltonen won the 1966 great race in a mini cooper s the track was little more than a country road. Both the 2011 and 2012 editions of this great race.
Dsc takes a look at this years running of supercars annual race on mount panorama. We will celebrate 50 years of the great race and it will be the 10th year that pezz and the stang have graced the mountain with their presence. The racing is fantastic, the coverage is simply the best of any racing. The bathurst 12 hour is the greatest australian endurance race for gt and production cars which takes place annually at mount panorama circuit in bathurst. The supporting cast includes peter falk, keenan wynn, arthur oconnell and vivian vance. The bathurst or the great race is considered by many as the pinnacle of motorsport in australia, and has a rich history behind it. The great race is a 1965 american technicolor slapstick comedy film starring jack lemmon, tony curtis, and natalie wood, directed by blake edwards, written by edwards and arthur a.
Swan hill good 24112019 race 7 1600m bm58 finished 414 2. Greg murphy, jason bright, todd kelly, peter brock. The annual trek to bathurst s mount panorama will hold more significance this year than in other years. The bathurst is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales, australia. The bathurst 12 hour, currently known as the liqui moly bathurst 12 hour for sponsorship reasons, is an endurance race for gt and production cars held at the mount panorama circuit, in bathurst, australia. To view the result of a past bathurst meeting, click on the date below and you will find a complete set of results including margins, time, track condition, breeding and more.
The first race of the endurance season and its the toughest one yet. Peer into the minds of the v8 supercar fan, the drivers and all emotion of what is the great race at mount panorama, bathurst. Iincludes the top ten and the 2 hours commentary before the race. Holden driver produces masterful display, as kiwi fabian coulthard finishes third. It is australias great race and this year, the supercars bathurst at the revered mount panorama circuit will be a race into the great unknown. Ross, and with music by henry mancini and cinematography by russell harlan.
The great race by david hill meet your next favorite book. Chevron product guide 2012 by nextmedia pty ltd issuu. This huge book is the definitive history and a collectors must. The official history of the great race bathurst 50 years.
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