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| posted on 11/2/07 at 05:31 PM |
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Cracking race footage
One of my favourite bits of race footage ever, and it's on Youtube! Neil Crompton in the HDT Holden Commodore passing one of the
Shell-sponsored Sierra Cosworth RS500s at Bathurst in 1991. Listen to that V8 howl, send shivers up
yer spine!!!
[Edited on 11/2/07 by Browser]
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iiyama
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| posted on 11/2/07 at 05:33 PM |
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Bathurst is an awsome track! 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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cossiebri
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| posted on 11/2/07 at 07:51 PM |
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Awesome vid
just been watching a few of the other vids on utube, does anyone know why the eggenberger(?) sierra's was 'tko'd' in
1987??
If it doesn't fit MODIFY it!!
Cheers BriF
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matt.c
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| posted on 11/2/07 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iiyama
Bathurst is an awsome track!
Yeh tell me about it!
Went there 3 months ago and drove a few laps around it!
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[Edited on 11/2/07 by matt.c]
[Edited on 11/2/07 by matt.c]
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gator
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| posted on 11/2/07 at 11:00 PM |
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From memory, the Eggenberger cars were eliminated at post race scrutineering due to irregularities in wheel arches. Regards, Al
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greggors84
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 12:46 AM |
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There should be more in car interviewing in motorsport!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 01:02 PM |
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can't believe they are interviewing the bloke while he's racing!
is it me or does that track have a distinct lack of run off?
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Browser
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 01:29 PM |
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I've driven Bathurst twice now (both times I went to Oz) and it is the most awe inspiring place. YOu can park your car up at McPhillamy Park and
walk to the edge of the racetrack. From there, the pit straight and garages look chuffin' TINY! The Dipper is one of the steepest and sharpest
bends I've ever seen on a race track and Conrod straight is just awesome. I defy anybody who has smidgeon of petrol running through their veins
to come to the top of Conrod and not want to just floor it. Sadly, the local cops are quite strict and there is a 60 kph speed limit all the way
round.
Cossiebri, as stated before the Eggenberger works team were eliminated for non-homologated body parts and also, in the words of Neil Crompton who was
commentating that year, "the sample of fuel from the fuel bottle was OK, the sample from the vent bottle blew the hydrometer off the
clock" so they were stripped of their results for infringing the rules.
Now, one could say it was the Aussies with their noses out of joint, and I'd like to think the CAMS officials tested the Holden and Aussie-based
Sierra teams just as stringently
There's plenty of footage of Bathurst on Youtube, type in Bathurst, Dick Johnson racing, Peter Brock, Mark Skaife, Larry Perkins or Bathurst
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matt.c
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| posted on 13/2/07 at 08:38 PM |
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CONROD STRAIGHT!!!
Oh my god!
Makes the hairs on my neck stand up just thinking about it!
Lucky for me there was not any coppers around so plenty of tyre screaching.
Trying to stop at the bottom of conrod was very scary
If anyone goes to OZ, Go to BATHURST!
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Browser
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| posted on 14/2/07 at 12:30 AM |
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Imagine batting down there at 180mph in a Commodore
YES PLEASE!!!!!!!
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