These videos are brilliant. Brings back plenty of memories. I was 16 at the time and this was the 2nd last year of group c racing. To me living in Sydney this race was just as important as any Rugby League GF. Discovered the race by accident in 1976 while flicking through the channels, of which there were only 4 in those days.
@@Bluepilled-c5t Yeah, I have seen a couple, but don't really remember any before this one. I've watched every one since, though. Fond memories, watching with family members that are no longer around.
@@Anachroschism Fond memories Im sure, me too. Bathurst was like Christmas Day at my house in those days. The only day of sport my father watched (for the first 2 hours).
The VB and VC commodores were a great design. They went a bit downhill from there. You don't get livery on cars like the Marlboro Holdens anymore. They were just the best. And I particularly liked the John Harvey second car, done in lite style. He was a great driver too.
1983 was Evan Green's last Bathurst as a race commentator for Channel 7 in Sydney after 20 years of being the compare for ATN7's Bathurst telecast from 1963-1983. Two years later, in 1985, a much young Neil Crompton would make his Bathurst debut for Seven Sport, replacing Evan Green as their Bathurst 1000 race commentator & pit reporter.
Love the background music during the showing of the grid. Christine Gibson's last Bathurst would be 1984 when she partnered a young guy in his first race for Nissan, some kid by the name of Glenn Seton. They drove the Pulsar EXA. Chris was faster than Glenn that weekend.....
@@robhardy7059 Driving Force - Bathurst 1000 Theme, 1981-1985 by John Ertler is the intro song. The first two songs played in the racecam segment are Sirus & Mamagamma by The Alan Parsons Project.
These were the best days of Bathurst ever today in 2024 i wouldn't bother crossing the street to meet so called racing driver's no one comes close to BROCK MOFFAT PERKINS HARVEY for ever 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Consequently Andrew Harris and Gary Cooke borrowed the Commodore which would have been for Barry Lawrence and Geoff Russell as part of Dick Johnson and Kevin Bartlett getting the Harris/Cooke Falcon, therefore Barry Lawrence and Geoff Russell were high and dry and without a drive in 1983. Just goes to show that race drivers have plenty of heart💕💕 when it comes to helping a fellow competitor. Great stuff.
Christine Gibson was a very good racing driver in her own right. Given the car to do it she could have easily mixed it with the boys on any track in Australia.
wow, what great racing, could you please put up Bathurst 1991 for me? I would be quite interested to see just how the Nissan GTR went to get that memorable first win.
A big difference between todays Slot Cars and yester-years WTF is it doing? The girls seem happier too, the fans just crazy, in fact the fans cars looked alot like the race cars. Oh to hoon again, today is just too anal in the way every speeder is a 'criminal', shit.
that was the appeal. the fans thought their cars were the race cars. I used to hoon on motorcycles but the cops killed that. Its a police state on roads these days. Freedoms like that were great.
Good grief, just how bad a commentator was Gary Wilkinson. Early on, when they were chatting about a Pulsar "warning car", he said "that must be the Christine Gibson etc car" - no Wilko, she's driving a racing car, not the warning car... At about 1:30:00 seing Peter Brock back in the race, he proclaimed "Peter Brock, back in the race driving the 05 Commodore" - no Wilko, that car was retired ages earlier and he was driving 25. Just incredible that this bozo was still calling this race.
Just speechless how nobody was killed in them day with trucks, broken down cars and still they kept on racing and in them days taking over another car when your broke down was conceded ok these days it would be called cheating
These videos are brilliant. Brings back plenty of memories. I was 16 at the time and this was the 2nd last year of group c racing. To me living in Sydney this race was just as important as any Rugby League GF. Discovered the race by accident in 1976 while flicking through the channels, of which there were only 4 in those days.
Best intro to motorsport I have seen with Brock, Moffat ,Johnson and Grice.
Makes me feel old looking at the list of tv channels that were covering this race lol...racing is goddamn awesome !!! RIP Brocky
Final Bathurst 1000 commentary for Evan Green.
This is the one I remember the best. I was 8 years old.
I was 10. Great race!!
I was 12. You missed the few years proceeding which were brilliant as well.
@@Bluepilled-c5t Yeah, I have seen a couple, but don't really remember any before this one. I've watched every one since, though. Fond memories, watching with family members that are no longer around.
@@Anachroschism Fond memories Im sure, me too. Bathurst was like Christmas Day at my house in those days. The only day of sport my father watched (for the first 2 hours).
AUSSIE WAS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE in BACK THEN!! 😀
Good old days in general
I think the commentator meant to say about John Surtees he might have got mixed up.
The VB and VC commodores were a great design. They went a bit downhill from there. You don't get livery on cars like the Marlboro Holdens anymore. They were just the best. And I particularly liked the John Harvey second car, done in lite style. He was a great driver too.
These are vh's 🤣
True. They were good too.
Not as good as the VPs
I knew Peter Griffin was a commentator
1983 was Evan Green's last Bathurst as a race commentator for Channel 7 in Sydney after 20 years of being the compare for ATN7's Bathurst telecast from 1963-1983. Two years later, in 1985, a much young Neil Crompton would make his Bathurst debut for Seven Sport, replacing Evan Green as their Bathurst 1000 race commentator & pit reporter.
Love the background music during the showing of the grid. Christine Gibson's last Bathurst would be 1984 when she partnered a young guy in his first race for Nissan, some kid by the name of Glenn Seton. They drove the Pulsar EXA. Chris was faster than Glenn that weekend.....
Wish I knew where I could find that background music at the beginning. A great year this was with Brockie’s 7th win.
Let me know if you find the Soundtrack mate… I love it as well ❤
@@robhardy7059 Driving Force - Bathurst 1000 Theme, 1981-1985 by John Ertler is the intro song.
The first two songs played in the racecam segment are Sirus & Mamagamma by The Alan Parsons Project.
@@Ashleylear THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME MATE
Just a beautiful time in Australia 🇦🇺
absolutely. Aussie society at its peak
@@Bluepilled-c5t we need to go back
Yep early 80's aussie !> take me back now!> for so many reasons! Good old days!
Where's that time machine!
Glenn Seton shard a Ford Capri with his Dad, Barry Seton for the 1983 James Hardie 1000
The John player special bmw was a good looking race car 🚗
1:50...George Fury.."You fuckin' bastard"...gold!
What are you on about ?
1:58:03 George gives Toshiba Dunnydoor the finger.......Mike Raymond 'George acknowledges him with a wave' 🤣😂🤣😂
Nice. Love the high tech stuff kickin in. Yeah anyone got other bathursts i want them all?
Well dazzashazza, this is the definitely the race from 1983.
Back when comercial channels where bloody awesome, Now they are fucking awful
These were the best days of Bathurst ever today in 2024 i wouldn't bother crossing the street to meet so called racing driver's no one comes close to BROCK MOFFAT PERKINS HARVEY for ever 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
The BMW raceview at 1:19:50 is the best bit
Consequently Andrew Harris and Gary Cooke borrowed the Commodore which would have been for Barry Lawrence and Geoff Russell as part of Dick Johnson and Kevin Bartlett getting the Harris/Cooke Falcon, therefore Barry Lawrence and Geoff Russell were high and dry and without a drive in 1983. Just goes to show that race drivers have plenty of heart💕💕 when it comes to helping a fellow competitor. Great stuff.
and all dick could do was go on tv and complain about the car ...
Christine Gibson was a very good racing driver in her own right. Given the car to do it she could have easily mixed it with the boys on any track in Australia.
Amazing effort by DJR to rebuild car 17, overnight, exception effort!
@TheLindo98 INCORRECT!
@Jesus H. Christ yes and no yes they did use the other car but they changed a lot about the car basically only using the shell
@@juddlewis9939 exactly I was there that year . When I heard he went in with a flat battery I spat me beer out in laughter though
Opening music is driving force by john Ertler
wow, what great racing, could you please put up Bathurst 1991 for me? I would be quite interested to see just how the Nissan GTR went to get that memorable first win.
i am sure this is 1982 not 1983.
A big difference between todays Slot Cars and yester-years WTF is it doing? The girls seem happier too, the fans just crazy, in fact the fans cars looked alot like the race cars. Oh to hoon again, today is just too anal in the way every speeder is a 'criminal', shit.
that was the appeal. the fans thought their cars were the race cars. I used to hoon on motorcycles but the cops killed that. Its a police state on roads these days. Freedoms like that were great.
I wanted Moffat to win that day he was so close!
He should have won it. Dick Johnson 's motor or gearbox was leaking
Good grief, just how bad a commentator was Gary Wilkinson.
Early on, when they were chatting about a Pulsar "warning car", he said "that must be the Christine Gibson etc car" - no Wilko, she's driving a racing car, not the warning car...
At about 1:30:00 seing Peter Brock back in the race, he proclaimed "Peter Brock, back in the race driving the 05 Commodore" - no Wilko, that car was retired ages earlier and he was driving 25.
Just incredible that this bozo was still calling this race.
I don't agree with Brocky changing cars like that. If you blow up the donk.....stiff cheddar mate.
Cross entering was legal then, other drivers had done it too. Just that they didn't win
i agree, but legally it could be done then
Moffat was the first to do it
Johnson later did it twice in one race.
It was legal
Can you do Bathurst 1977 please I like the one two finish of the Ford team
Bathurst has never been finished in under 6 hrs so if you want the specials then dont watch this 1somethinghour video for an hour whatever.
1:25:07
George in that 4 Banga blown bluebird....
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Bobby Morris 🇦🇺
1:50:08 "argh ya fuckin bastard"
Just speechless how nobody was killed in them day with trucks, broken down cars and still they kept on racing and in them days taking over another car when your broke down was conceded ok these days it would be called cheating
2024. No one can remember last weeks race cos it was boring as f&$k
1.50:09 😁👌
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When she's a yellow flag on Forrest elbow and there's a dirty old International flat tray on the exit....
"Press on lads."
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