Well Folks, it is that time of year again ... BATHURST 1000

BGTV8 · 10-11-2013, 01:58 AM

For your delight .... some clips from the Bathurst 1000 of prior years ...

Glenn Seton on slicks in the wet in 1984 .. here:

Greg Murphy's "lap of the gods"

and Craig Lowndes quailifying lap that is even quicker ...

Qualifying is now complete, Whincup on provisional pole at 2m08.0054s for Top-10 shootout tomorrow. First Nissan in P17, 0.9266 seconds off pole in a 2m08s lap). Nissans are still down 40hp as a conseqeunce of production-based nature of the VK56 cylinder heads in their race engines. Sunday promises to be wet which may yet provide an equaliser.

Two cars badly damaged out of practise .. #17 Ford of Chas Mostert and #47 E63 AMG both requiring substantial re-builds - the Merc is "stuffed" from firewall forward and will require modifications to the cage behind the firewall to get it straight - a massive effort to repair it. The #17 Ford also suffered major damage (check out the pictures here) ...

Heavy crash for Mostert in Practice 5 - Speedcafe

Race start at 10:30am on Sunday (Sydney time).

Whtfairladyz · 10-11-2013, 04:02 AM

I just read a bunch of articles about this on our internal Nissan website tonight regarding the event. It is a huge deal for Nissan Australia and Japan from the looks of it.

Wish the US had coverage of it....

cv129 · 10-11-2013, 12:02 PM

And the last laps of the 2010 Goldcoast 600, veteran vs young gun, must watch!

Apollo8642 · 10-11-2013, 12:09 PM

Stay up to date on the race here
V8 Supercars - The Official Website
and here
radiolemans.com

And if I'm not mistaken the a few Nissan Altimas should be running

I see Volvo on these two. Does anyone know the story about what that's about?

Rusty · 10-11-2013, 11:06 PM

Volvo - Big rig truck sponsor?

BGTV8 · 10-12-2013, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Volvo - Big rig truck sponsor?

Yes, Ovlov provides prime movers for tractor-trailer combo

Vovlo entering next season with a pair of S60's though, theu Garry Ragers Motorsport

Whtfairladyz · 10-14-2013, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Volvo - Big rig truck sponsor?

Correct...some of the Holdens and Fords rock CUMMINS decals. I assume between the transporters and generators this is where this comes from.

10-11-2013, 01:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Well Folks, it is that time of year again ... BATHURST 1000 For your delight .... some clips from the Bathurst 1000 of prior years ... Glenn Seton on slicks in the wet in 1984 .. here: Greg Murphy's "lap of the gods" and Craig Lowndes quailifying lap that is even quicker ... Qualifying is now complete, Whincup on provisional pole at 2m08.0054s for Top-10 shootout tomorrow. First Nissan in P17, 0.9266 seconds off pole in a 2m08s lap). Nissans are still down 40hp as a conseqeunce of production-based nature of the VK56 cylinder heads in their race engines. Sunday promises to be wet which may yet provide an equaliser. Two cars badly damaged out of practise .. #17 Ford of Chas Mostert and #47 E63 AMG both requiring substantial re-builds - the Merc is "stuffed" from firewall forward and will require modifications to the cage behind the firewall to get it straight - a massive effort to repair it. The #17 Ford also suffered major damage (check out the pictures here) ... Heavy crash for Mostert in Practice 5 - Speedcafe Race start at 10:30am on Sunday (Sydney time). Rusty and Apollo8642 like this. Last edited by Trips; 10-11-2013 at 11:15 PM.

10-11-2013, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Whtfairladyz Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Winchester, TN Posts: 77 Drives: '92 Nissan 300zx Rep Power: 266	I just read a bunch of articles about this on our internal Nissan website tonight regarding the event. It is a huge deal for Nissan Australia and Japan from the looks of it. Wish the US had coverage of it.... __________________ Whtfairladyz formerly Dustin@Z1

10-11-2013, 12:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Apollo8642 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 187 Drives: 09 370Z Nismo #280 Rep Power: 13	Stay up to date on the race here V8 Supercars - The Official Website and here radiolemans.com And if I'm not mistaken the a few Nissan Altimas should be running I see Volvo on these two. Does anyone know the story about what that's about? Last edited by Apollo8642; 10-11-2013 at 12:18 PM.

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,295 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Volvo - Big rig truck sponsor? __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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