Time has been kind to JB, looks the same as the 80's. Used to hate how those fords dominaited in the late 80's. Loved it when the GTR came and stole the show. Appreciate them all now though.
Great vid guys! Just a little note on the audio, the music is so loud compared to the dialogue that I had to constantly turn the volume up and down. Cheers!
@@23yearsand76 One ended up there as Rob Gravett raced it in the btcc after driving at bathurst in one of them. One of them is owned by the guy that was commissioned by DJR to build a ride car from genuine parts supplied by DJR. One of the brock sierras is in the UK as well. Have a look on TH-cam.
Its fantastic to see john bowe re unite with this car but its also kinda weird to think how he suffered depression through the latter years of his v8 supercar career. This guy was so brilliant in racing and touring car racing before the v8 formula, throughout the early v8 formula and well beyond the mid 2000 v8's its a damn shame it ended as soon as it id. Love ya john bowe you are a bloody great legend to the sport!
MIKE LOWREY Hey Mike. I agree that it's sad to hear about anyone suffering from depression, especially a guy who is possibly my favourite driver as John Bowe was and still is. Let the record show that he has achieved far more in Motorsport circles than most can ever hope for including the amazing work he has done developing and racing historic touring cars and GT cars. I'm in awe of what JB has achieved not just in terms of his racing achievements but also in his ability to promote racing in a positive light. Bigger it-I'm growing a beard!
Well I suppose when you compare the R32 with 3 litre 6 cylinder capacity & add turbo with ALL WHEEL DRIVE GRIP , to a Sierra with 2 litre 4 cylinders & ONLY REAR WHEEL DRIVE , there was only so much dick Johnson could do to bridge the great performance divide & he did a terrific job of it winning races & championships , in fact they were built that well euro race teams ended up buying there Sierra’s from dick as NO ONE in EUROPE COULD GET THEM MOVING AS FAST & RELIABLY AS DJR !
You ask me my favourite racecar of all time....................I give you this car. DJ and JB to me were some of the coolest guys getting around. I remember the interview with Dick after setting pole and he has an open face helmet and Ray Bans on. Badass right there.
We called them Merkur XR4TI's in America. Won a Trans Am championship or two for Roush Racing and Ford. Nice looking cars in their day. Beautiful paint scheme. The red with gold wheels is always one of my favorites.
If the Sierras had the original twin-plane rear wing envisaged by its Designer (but canned by Ford's bean counters), the Sierra would have gone even faster on high downforce tracks.
You mean dominated the v8’s after they’d been neutered by the Eurocentric Group A rules. Don’t get me wrong I love these cars, but the v8’s they raced weren’t the same as the Group C big bangers or modern V8’s.
E36 Racer nope but I know one was sold to his friend who still has it and has only ever driven the car once it’s covered dry stored and well cherished 👍🏼
The problem with Lakeside was that the only way to pass was to pretty much nudge the other guy out of the way. Now, if you did that now the other guy would bitch and moan and there would be steward inquiries and penalties.
@@lifelongbachelor3651 look at the GTR worldwide...and beside the fact it was banned at the "Beginning" of its development while the Sierra was at its end...I heard a well known Sierra driver at Bathurst during ATCC Qualifying complain that it was unfair to be competing against a GTR...his words were..."The Nissan is a Race Car...Not a Touring Car".Larry Perkins I believe it was..I thought...what a stupid thing to say...they were BOTH Racecars...ffs Perkins BUILT Race Engines/Touring Car's with Perkins Engineering...Ford and Nissan designed them Both to be Winning races...the GTR just happened to be better at it....A LOT BETTER. The Sierra just couldn't compete against the GTR without it being hobbled, weighed down, boost restricted etc...and the Old dunga Commodores..well...they may as well of gone home, wich a lot did by being over revved and blowing motors
The gtr was designed to bend the laws of physics, grip,like a limpit,maximum traction at all times..and go like a freight train..the sierra was designed to take kids to school, hubbies to work..and the family on holiday. Only later did it become a race car...the GTR was made to go fast out of the box..the sierra was always a compromise..its a amazing how bloody fast it was ...both cars a legendary......
@@23yearsand76and Larry knew how to bend the rules to suit him. I've heard a story from one of my dad's mate's who raced at Bathurst back in the day about how Larry secretly got the 9 inch diff homologated for the Commodore with no one else knowing about it until they were at Bathurst. Lol
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I was having a good time and then that bloody music all over the wonderful soundtrack of the car came in and killed it for me 😡
2 ford legends! And all round great blokes, they have given us some of the greatest moments in Austalian touring car racing.
Phenomenal cars, game changers in their day.
Time has been kind to JB, looks the same as the 80's. Used to hate how those fords dominaited in the late 80's. Loved it when the GTR came and stole the show. Appreciate them all now though.
Great video-very true I remember how fast the Dick & John Sierras were-Unbelievably quick!
Thanks for the upload - this is awesome. Love those RS500's - still looking mega-tough today!
Great vid guys! Just a little note on the audio, the music is so loud compared to the dialogue that I had to constantly turn the volume up and down. Cheers!
Bring the Sierras back!
Amazing historic cars! The DJR sierras are legendary...
Shame a couple of them are now in the UK and werent kept here in Oz
@@23yearsand76 One ended up there as Rob Gravett raced it in the btcc after driving at bathurst in one of them. One of them is owned by the guy that was commissioned by DJR to build a ride car from genuine parts supplied by DJR. One of the brock sierras is in the UK as well. Have a look on TH-cam.
Its fantastic to see john bowe re unite with this car but its also kinda weird to think how he suffered depression through the latter years of his v8 supercar career. This guy was so brilliant in racing and touring car racing before the v8 formula, throughout the early v8 formula and well beyond the mid 2000 v8's its a damn shame it ended as soon as it id. Love ya john bowe you are a bloody great legend to the sport!
MIKE LOWREY Hey Mike. I agree that it's sad to hear about anyone suffering from depression, especially a guy who is possibly my favourite driver as John Bowe was and still is. Let the record show that he has achieved far more in Motorsport circles than most can ever hope for including the amazing work he has done developing and racing historic touring cars and GT cars. I'm in awe of what JB has achieved not just in terms of his racing achievements but also in his ability to promote racing in a positive light. Bigger it-I'm growing a beard!
One of the only cars to really challenge the r32 gtr despite being rwd only and 10 years old by that point...
Callum Pearce apart from the gtr blowing them into the weeds
Well I suppose when you compare the R32 with 3 litre 6 cylinder capacity & add turbo with ALL WHEEL DRIVE GRIP , to a Sierra with 2 litre 4 cylinders & ONLY REAR WHEEL DRIVE , there was only so much dick Johnson could do to bridge the great performance divide & he did a terrific job of it winning races & championships , in fact they were built that well euro race teams ended up buying there Sierra’s from dick as NO ONE in EUROPE COULD GET THEM MOVING AS FAST & RELIABLY AS DJR !
damon wells ehh 4wd, 6 cyl 2.6 twin turbos??
@@damonwells1132 In your dreams the Cosworth RS 500 Sierra would blow a GTR into dust on a straight even in the wet.
@@phantasyboy1031 it did tho
Great video guys! :)
Nostalgia overload!
You ask me my favourite racecar of all time....................I give you this car. DJ and JB to me were some of the coolest guys getting around. I remember the interview with Dick after setting pole and he has an open face helmet and Ray Bans on. Badass right there.
my first love 2002 , Sierra mk1 :D. Sierra Freak since 2002
Great video and great cars.... But piss off that farking music and listen to the sound of the cars!!!
Awesome video. I've probably seen this about 20 times 😂
I dedicate the song ' Man On The Silver Mountain ' By Dio to Dick Johnson . Much love from America 🇺🇸
We called them Merkur XR4TI's in America. Won a Trans Am championship or two for Roush Racing and Ford. Nice looking cars in their day. Beautiful paint scheme. The red with gold wheels is always one of my favorites.
The Merkur was highly inferior to the Sierra as well, the USDM 2.3 turbo was a paper weight compared to the YB Cosworth we got.
Not the same car.
Great vid what i live for
Mad we never got the Sierra Cosworth in the US. I want one so badly
Fantastic ❤️
music killed this video. why oh why oh why :( do a re edit please. just bin the music.
I want to go watch 1989 Bathurst now.
when they got to 1992 they really got em cracking
90hp without the turbo while running them in lol. 680hp with the turbo !
i also think he says 190hp. but im not a aussie so hard to hear
@ Nah I'm am Aussie he definitely said "flat out, wide open, they had 90 horsepower"
Love the Sierras Great Video. Cult Race cars...
nice car. get rid of the guitar
The best
Great vid. Piss the crappy music right the farrrrk off.
If the Sierras had the original twin-plane rear wing envisaged by its Designer (but canned by Ford's bean counters), the Sierra would have gone even faster on high downforce tracks.
The myth.....the legend.....Cosworth.
Djr3?
Dgr1and 2 in uk now.
mate these petrol heads are not here to listen to the frigin music
You mean dominated the v8’s after they’d been neutered by the Eurocentric Group A rules. Don’t get me wrong I love these cars, but the v8’s they raced weren’t the same as the Group C big bangers or modern V8’s.
Prefere DG1 with the bbs wheels
Do these guys still own the cars
E36 Racer nope but I know one was sold to his friend who still has it and has only ever driven the car once it’s covered dry stored and well cherished 👍🏼
Gav Lar their was 6
Number 1 and number 2 are here in UK and imo the best 2
Lakeside, still a kick ass track, much more exciting than Willowbank in my opinion!
The problem with Lakeside was that the only way to pass was to pretty much nudge the other guy out of the way. Now, if you did that now the other guy would bitch and moan and there would be steward inquiries and penalties.
Who the fuck did the sound?
Aussie race car/engine builders totally wiped the floor with Europe's best.
Left the best from Rudi Eggenburger for dead.
Totally embarrassed them.
Pity about the shit, loud music!!!
So much better than the shitbox Falcons - what a car.
Song name?.
too bad the sierra's weren't so reliable early on or their record would be much more impressive.
And then....GODZILLA STRUCK...the touring car killer R32 GTR....THE END...Game Over Sierra...and Dick
the nissan's track winning record percentage is nowhere near that of the sierra.
@@lifelongbachelor3651 look at the GTR worldwide...and beside the fact it was banned at the "Beginning" of its development while the Sierra was at its end...I heard a well known Sierra driver at Bathurst during ATCC Qualifying complain that it was unfair to be competing against a GTR...his words were..."The Nissan is a Race Car...Not a Touring Car".Larry Perkins I believe it was..I thought...what a stupid thing to say...they were BOTH Racecars...ffs Perkins BUILT Race Engines/Touring Car's with Perkins Engineering...Ford and Nissan designed them Both to be Winning races...the GTR just happened to be better at it....A LOT BETTER. The Sierra just couldn't compete against the GTR without it being hobbled, weighed down, boost restricted etc...and the Old dunga Commodores..well...they may as well of gone home, wich a lot did by being over revved and blowing motors
The gtr was designed to bend the laws of physics, grip,like a limpit,maximum traction at all times..and go like a freight train..the sierra was designed to take kids to school, hubbies to work..and the family on holiday. Only later did it become a race car...the GTR was made to go fast out of the box..the sierra was always a compromise..its a amazing how bloody fast it was ...both cars a legendary......
@@23yearsand76and Larry knew how to bend the rules to suit him. I've heard a story from one of my dad's mate's who raced at Bathurst back in the day about how Larry secretly got the 9 inch diff homologated for the Commodore with no one else knowing about it until they were at Bathurst. Lol
Great cars ruined by such shite music - why ruin the film?