I remember sitting on the edge of my seat watching this back in 1994. That was an excellent weekend of racing with the Hill/Schumacher incident, Nigel Mansell kicking arse for the last time ever and this epic Aussie touring car battle.
@@RyanHellyerWas this the year when they got to bathurst they decided to strip the fords of those little front rakes and took a huge cut off the under skirt? Somebody cried.. somewhere.. about them ?
That was awesome, awesome racing. They both drove great in the wet and LP's car control was nothing short of impressive. Wish we saw more racing like this now...
Amazingly BIG Darrel Eastlake hadn't done much Car Racing Commentary, but was a pure natural. It was this bit of commentary that American Broadcast sport channels fell in love with BIG Darrels style of commentary. Darrel did go on to do NASCAR and INDY Car race calling.Just watching and listening to this BIG Darrel puts all of us into the driving seat. Even the Legendary Murray Walker describes Darrel Eastlake as the best he worked along side with.
Beautiful driving L P aussie legend some of his driving skills is outthe gate love watching him take these cars to the limit. Castrol commodore wicked awesome.
Wow, that was pretty awesome. You cannot understate the skill required to drive defensively like that on a wet track on shot tyres! That must have been an incredibly satisfying victory.
That was AWESOME from both drivers & both manufacturers, loved watching that clip of racing with the VN & EB? V8's especially in the wet in good old Adelaide. Thanks for posting it.
This was the probably the year they switched to Chev engines but Larry kept using the Holden 304 for an extra season or two. Every other Commodore bar maybe one other team was on the Chev 302 engine by then. Looks like Larry's VP. I had recorded this on a VHS tape and it was in a box in my garage. Unfortunately I originally recorded it in long play (to save space on the tape) so that's why it's low quality and degraded so much. Anyway.. it's better than nothing and I doubt the TV station or anyone else still has the footage so it was important to post it up :).
+58teaspoon JB's drive was superb on a drying track on tired wets, but at that point the Holden wasn't as good a race car as the Ford and Larry's team lacked for development due to lack of money and Larry had started a lot further back than JB so he'd had a lot of work to do to get up to JB. If Larry had got up to JB a lap earlier it would have all been over, even JB admits that he'd have had to hang out the white flag and let Larry go and JB very rarely gives best...
Hahaha... Darryl Eastlake... the guy could commentate on a knitting contest and I would get excited :) But seriously, Larry, you were amazing behind the wheel of a race car and one of my first Motorsport heroes!
The V8 super car season is fantastic. Touring car is ultra competitive , and has only just now started to get wider acceptance here in America. This video is great!
As mentioned it called a sequential gearchange, where by no clutch is needed as the engine is cut for a few milliseconds (when the selector is moved), thus enabling the next gear to be selected, basically.
@coomiekid looking at the engine parts.. Nascar block, Nascar heads.. most likely Nascar running gear or the same gear with different measurements for the rules. I think from memory the crankshaft is in a different location because of the v8's rules.. im not fully sure.
I'm talking about 93' (5 stud wheels for LP) it was the first Bathurst i went to. It was the first year of Ford V Holden rules. 92' was the GTR washout.
whether your a fan or not that was simply brilliant racing, from both jb and perkins those last two laps were as entertaining as the sport gets great stuff!
As someone elsa just said, this is a sensational expression of the difference between "be able to drive" and "being a Driver". These 2 pilots showed superb skill, Perkins in fearless aggressive driving and Bowe in stone-cold and calculated defensive driving: just look how many seconds did he lost in 2 laps for the wet set-up, and you could understand how difficult had to be keeping Perkins behind. He calculated every corner, closing the gap especially in the accelerations...
Spot on. Car may be hard to buy if they've had it all that time ! Mid 90s the cars went to a whole new level. In reality it's when they got to the level they're at now. It's really only been little tweeks and regulation changes since. I have had a few over the years and the change is so easily seen. I had the first castrol ef falcon and compared to the cars of only a few years before the cages were so complex and cars so much more rigid. The whole design and construction was so much better.
@Shumacher5 Yeah the V8 Supercars are still a great sight belting around the track, just wish the cars on the track were still closely related to the car in the showroom, other than basic body shape I don't think there's a single common part between them.
This was recorded on a long play VHS tape then sat in a garage for many years so it's not as good as it should be.. But it would have been lost for all time otherwise so better than nothing.
@@ibewillow Ah, well it was pretty good back in the day here. I've collected some high end VHS players in recent times, if I come across this tape again I'll have another go at getting it on youtube.
Great racing from two of the very best. I've been trying to find some footage of JB and Skaife from Albert park, I think it was from 1997. Skaife got it sideways out the last corner and JB got alongside and just pipped him by about 6 inches over the finish line. Does anyone else remember this?
I'm assuming that was during the australian GP weekend. Perkins was a master in the wet. That drvie is almost up there with Brock in the VL at Bathurst '87 on slicks. Ea falcons and VP commos were one prob the toughest looking sedans of the 90's. I might hit the streets in the rain in my VP and try and copy Lazza!!
@greenfoam This is actually incorrect, the ford ran a 302 windsor, otherwise known as a 5L windsor and was current for the EB2 XR8. The Ford Cleveland motor ended its career in 1984. The Holden 304 was current until 1993 but was succeeded by the Chev 302 as the Holden cylinder head would not flow as well as the Chev.
ummm they have it .. its called Clipsal 500, and is 1st race of the season... As for the sequential shift- its much the same way a motorcycle gearbox works... push up (forward) to go up a gear, down (back) to go down a gear... just to confuse the issue.. on race bikes often they reverse the shift... hope that clears things up?
@kingbrenty No but last to second is a good effort in that weather. You have to remember this is just a small section of the race. He drove like this from the very first lap and passed every car in the race (even if only for a moment getting in front of Bowe)
Superb race. Would love to see more of that. Touring cars are the best. Too bad the last WTCC race was canceled due to floods. It was a boring track anyway.
Yes, I'm surprised they didn't get over to the US for a race in the last few years. They'd be great to watch at Long Beach for instance. They load them on planes and take them to Dubai and China etc. so I can't see much difference. They do show on US TV on a motorsport chaneel or something ? Many from the US seem to enjoy the racing. Probably even less likely to happen in the current financial climate I suppose. Be a nice support for the Long Beach indy event though ! If it is still running ?
Great race to the magnificent soundtrack of Big Darryl.
I remember sitting on the edge of my seat watching this back in 1994. That was an excellent weekend of racing with the Hill/Schumacher incident, Nigel Mansell kicking arse for the last time ever and this epic Aussie touring car battle.
1991
Yep good memories eh 😁🇦🇺😁
@@juanm.5803 this was definitely not 1991. They weren't racing those cars then. It was the Adelaide GP weekend of 1994.
@@RyanHellyerWas this the year when they got to bathurst they decided to strip the fords of those little front rakes and took a huge cut off the under skirt? Somebody cried.. somewhere.. about them ?
@@Niknteen1 That was one year later, in 1995.
That was bloody insane. One of the best drives I have seen from the V8 Supercars in a long time. Pity they don't still drive like that today.
Larry was a legend when he was driving, just shows how good an engineer he really is, combined with drivin !!!
Totally agree mate. He built the engine and knew he could flog it all day!
wow, what a drive!! that's the highest level of racing. push fast, hard, but still super clean from both drivers. *bows down*
Perfect to relive past touring car races during 2021 Covid19.
Miss your Mighty voice Darryl. I loved you and Barry Sheene calling the GP 500 races.
The old sedated comes to mind "it's one thing to catch him, it's another thing to pass". Great clean driving there from both Larry and John.
Darryl Eastlake, great commentator!
Shane Ostenfeld hell yea
"...and now I think it's... YES IT'S TIME TO TAKE MY VOICE RIGHT UP TO THE THRESHOLD OF PAIN AND SCREAM MY T**S OFF..."
if only 2019 v8 supercar races were like this. :(
Plus BIG Daz commentary is awesome.
That was awesome, awesome racing. They both drove great in the wet and LP's car control was nothing short of impressive. Wish we saw more racing like this now...
That was a great drive totally forgot about it till now thanks for posting! Larry is a Legend!
That's awesome racing. J.B. defending like a wizard. Larry with all the pressure. At my home town. Fantastic.
Love the Castrol livery!
Amazingly BIG Darrel Eastlake hadn't done much Car Racing Commentary, but was a pure natural. It was this bit of commentary that American Broadcast sport channels fell in love with BIG Darrels style of commentary. Darrel did go on to do NASCAR and INDY Car race calling.Just watching and listening to this BIG Darrel puts all of us into the driving seat. Even the Legendary Murray Walker describes Darrel Eastlake as the best he worked along side with.
Can only agree... enthusiastic
How good was Darryl Eastlake? And the racing was fantastic in these conditions.
Perkins was always my favourite. No bullshit, no pissing about, plus he built everything himself.
Good to hear Darrel Eastlake's voice again, what a great commentator.. Who can forget him doing the weightlifting.. RIP champ..
Huuuuge!!! RIP Big Dazza
Awesome race, brings back memories 🇦🇺 ol' Larrikin Larry 🇦🇺 John Bowe🇦🇺
Beautiful driving L P aussie legend some of his driving skills is outthe gate love watching him take these cars to the limit. Castrol commodore wicked awesome.
Ahh the good ol days when V8 SuperCars were awesome to watch :)
I wish we got Aussie races on TV here in Canada. The Aussies do it like no other.
Great Racing. Back when V8 Supercars were interesting and used components from the road going car.
Good clean racing from two wet weather masters!
+Aus80sRockRadio yes true talent..
Wow, that was pretty awesome. You cannot understate the skill required to drive defensively like that on a wet track on shot tyres! That must have been an incredibly satisfying victory.
Glad to see Perkins again, first saw him from the 'first to last' video. And now he is here 🤝
Jonsey. Best ever Co driver in commentary
That was AWESOME from both drivers & both manufacturers, loved watching that clip of racing with the VN & EB? V8's especially in the wet in good old Adelaide. Thanks for posting it.
This was the probably the year they switched to Chev engines but Larry kept using the Holden 304 for an extra season or two. Every other Commodore bar maybe one other team was on the Chev 302 engine by then. Looks like Larry's VP. I had recorded this on a VHS tape and it was in a box in my garage. Unfortunately I originally recorded it in long play (to save space on the tape) so that's why it's low quality and degraded so much. Anyway.. it's better than nothing and I doubt the TV station or anyone else still has the footage so it was important to post it up :).
Actually check this guys video out, he has it in better quality. th-cam.com/video/EbkspDDEn1Y/w-d-xo.html
Great racing LP what a weapon!!! What a mess supercars are now!! Glory days!!! With Darrell calling it!!!
Wow! That was amazing driving on both drivers' parts :D
this is by far one the best scenes I have ever seen - its like a movie !
id say bowe's drive was better to hold out perkins on the tyre that was performing better?
+58teaspoon JB's drive was superb on a drying track on tired wets, but at that point the Holden wasn't as good a race car as the Ford and Larry's team lacked for development due to lack of money and Larry had started a lot further back than JB so he'd had a lot of work to do to get up to JB. If Larry had got up to JB a lap earlier it would have all been over, even JB admits that he'd have had to hang out the white flag and let Larry go and JB very rarely gives best...
Exactly, people look at the driving moving through the field but the defense of Bowe was awesome and his run away from the restart was mega.
Certainly put a smile on my face... Thanks for sharing it with us.
@SidewaysGts right on. a real race lover.any kind of race with wheels and a motor.
Hahaha... Darryl Eastlake... the guy could commentate on a knitting contest and I would get excited :)
But seriously, Larry, you were amazing behind the wheel of a race car and one of my first Motorsport heroes!
And then 20 years on, there was Whincup vs McLaughlin. Wonder what the racing God's will grace us with in another 20 years
Battery powered cars...yay! :(
These and the cars 4-5 years afterwards were awesome.. looking good, tricky to master and fuel wasn't really a issue yet
I went through my view history like 4 years to find this video. Amazing!
And it is exactly 4 years that I have seen your comment and watched the video
How did they fit in the car with balls that big? Amazing driving!
mate, im a ford fan but that was such a great drive from Larry. He was soooo close to getting JB.
Great racing.
The V8 super car season is fantastic. Touring car is ultra competitive , and has only just now started to get wider acceptance here in America. This video is great!
As mentioned it called a sequential gearchange, where by no clutch is needed as the engine is cut for a few milliseconds (when the selector is moved), thus enabling the next gear to be selected, basically.
@coomiekid looking at the engine parts.. Nascar block, Nascar heads.. most likely Nascar running gear or the same gear with different measurements for the rules. I think from memory the crankshaft is in a different location because of the v8's rules.. im not fully sure.
Big Daz Eastlake commentating at his best too....
John Bowe, Harder to pass than a kidney stone....
@legochuckles - I think cause they where showing great sportsmanship and respecting each others skills...
Big driving, fair battle. Respect.
Pleasure to watch it...
I'm talking about 93' (5 stud wheels for LP) it was the first Bathurst i went to. It was the first year of Ford V Holden rules. 92' was the GTR washout.
Pure class, that race was intense man!
fantastic. thanks for posting. real racing, proper drivers.
WOW! What a great battle. Are there any more videos like this?
Haha loved it, sitting on the edge of the seat stuff - these old vids rock!
wow, VZ or VZ supercars eat your heart out, that sent shivers down my spine, was simply awesome
Gez, Nearly a 30 year old race and Big Dazza got me on the edge of my seat. Rest in peace big Fella.
whether your a fan or not that was simply brilliant racing, from both jb and perkins those last two laps were as entertaining as the sport gets
great stuff!
what a duel first time i've seen this great skill in the wet.
Fantastic last few laps.
Gentleman racers with faith in each other's skill and balls of steel.
As someone elsa just said, this is a sensational expression of the difference between "be able to drive" and "being a Driver".
These 2 pilots showed superb skill, Perkins in fearless aggressive driving and Bowe in stone-cold and calculated defensive driving: just look how many seconds did he lost in 2 laps for the wet set-up, and you could understand how difficult had to be keeping Perkins behind. He calculated every corner, closing the gap especially in the accelerations...
Larry could drive, always fun to watch
lol you have to just love the 90's touring cars there just fun to watch
it looked so cool when they like, drifted round the corner, then corrected :)
Spot on. Car may be hard to buy if they've had it all that time ! Mid 90s the cars went to a whole new level. In reality it's when they got to the level they're at now. It's really only been little tweeks and regulation changes since. I have had a few over the years and the change is so easily seen. I had the first castrol ef falcon and compared to the cars of only a few years before the cages were so complex and cars so much more rigid. The whole design and construction was so much better.
@Shumacher5 Yeah the V8 Supercars are still a great sight belting around the track, just wish the cars on the track were still closely related to the car in the showroom, other than basic body shape I don't think there's a single common part between them.
John Bowe was from Devonport in Tasmania. He had a car yard. Best deal he did was on that car.
Vale big Darryl Eastlake
what track is this, it looks like adelaide but im not sure
It is the Adelaide F1 circuit used from1985-1994. They shortened it slightly for the V8 Supercars that replaced these touring cars.
If Ayrton Senna had been a Touring Car driver...
@Sueds90 in my country(netherlands) u can see that often ;)
from normal sports like footbal, to planes,cars,bikes,boat, F1 etc
Ah those were the days. Watching the TV with a completely shit picture and not even caring.
This was recorded on a long play VHS tape then sat in a garage for many years so it's not as good as it should be.. But it would have been lost for all time otherwise so better than nothing.
@@greenfoam I wasnt criticising your video. That picture is better than the picure we could get back when i watched it on TV.
@@ibewillow Ah, well it was pretty good back in the day here. I've collected some high end VHS players in recent times, if I come across this tape again I'll have another go at getting it on youtube.
They put modern-day F1 to shame right there!
Wow, what a great race. I got chills.
Great racing from two of the very best. I've been trying to find some footage of JB and Skaife from Albert park, I think it was from 1997. Skaife got it sideways out the last corner and JB got alongside and just pipped him by about 6 inches over the finish line. Does anyone else remember this?
I'm assuming that was during the australian GP weekend.
Perkins was a master in the wet. That drvie is almost up there with Brock in the VL at Bathurst '87 on slicks.
Ea falcons and VP commos were one prob the toughest looking sedans of the 90's.
I might hit the streets in the rain in my VP and try and copy Lazza!!
It is a fair and exciting race.
Simple ､ I think one of the best.
By a big machine like this,
It is a personal novel. I appreciate.
Looks as though it was the 1994 GP meeting on the Saturday judging by Brad Jones in the com box.
HOLY HELL! Now thats what we call racing. Ford vs. Holden. Hells Yeah. That was the best i've ever seen.
@greenfoam This is actually incorrect, the ford ran a 302 windsor, otherwise known as a 5L windsor and was current for the EB2 XR8. The Ford Cleveland motor ended its career in 1984. The Holden 304 was current until 1993 but was succeeded by the Chev 302 as the Holden cylinder head would not flow as well as the Chev.
ummm they have it .. its called Clipsal 500, and is 1st race of the season...
As for the sequential shift- its much the same way a motorcycle gearbox works... push up (forward) to go up a gear, down (back) to go down a gear... just to confuse the issue.. on race bikes often they reverse the shift... hope that clears things up?
Was really hoping Perkins won there. My arse was like a rabbits nose watching them going through that last corner. Good effort lad. x
@kingbrenty No but last to second is a good effort in that weather. You have to remember this is just a small section of the race. He drove like this from the very first lap and passed every car in the race (even if only for a moment getting in front of Bowe)
Superb race. Would love to see more of that. Touring cars are the best. Too bad the last WTCC race was canceled due to floods. It was a boring track anyway.
Classic Ford win, and John Bowe is a fucking legend
Larry's Castrol VP was one of the best looking touring cars.
That was one of the most exciting racing I've seen. They both pushed it to the limits! > anyone want to teach me how to drive like that!!
FIND IT IN 720p IT`S AWESOME !
what a race,what a ford verse holden battle,takes you back big time go larry you are one of the best.
@greenfoam I know this is old and im not neccessarily disagreeing with you here, just curious. Wasnt the chev a 307 as aposed to 302?
Two of the greats from the Touring car days this is racing
SeanRay Tusler, the commentators are Daryl Eastlake and Brad Jones.
Probably one of the best final lap I've ever seen in my entire life!
Супер гонки
Can't remember which year it was but didn't Larry Perkins come from last place to win Bathurst?
Larry Perkins has to be amongst the best ever Australian touring car drivers perhaps the best!
No many touring car drivers have raced in Formula one, Larry is one of the few :)
@@greenfoam don't forget about Allan Jones raced both
@1fourtheheap so? did you not watch any of this!? he was awsome!
Damn! That was a bloody nice bit of driving by all involved.
Larry Perkins...what a driver!
Still gets the heart pumping!
Great race, especially v8's in wet .......
Check out mansell btcc 1998
Pack of 4 going at it. One of my faverites
Cracking classic Aussie Touring Cars....No.1
Yes, I'm surprised they didn't get over to the US for a race in the last few years. They'd be great to watch at Long Beach for instance. They load them on planes and take them to Dubai and China etc. so I can't see much difference. They do show on US TV on a motorsport chaneel or something ? Many from the US seem to enjoy the racing. Probably even less likely to happen in the current financial climate I suppose. Be a nice support for the Long Beach indy event though ! If it is still running ?