for the last few laps the engine of Brocky's car was having problems with oil or lack thereof after the race Brock said there was no oil in the engine and yup sure enough there was nothing left
Peter Brock was an absolute legend in the sport. I had the privilege of meeting him in the late 90s when he visited the local Mobil Service (gas) station as they were his major sponsor then. I was barely able to say hello as I was completely starstruck as a teenager, but he spent a good 10 minutes chatting to my mum and stepfather - and he was as natural chatting there as wlhe was behind the wheel of his Commodore. Greatly missed. RIP Brocky
Back then, Bathurst was a production car race.... safety mods and factory parts. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Now everything is purpose built....bring back the old days for sure!!
The 1979 Bathurst 1000 ranks among Brock's greatest wins. He started from pole position, led every lap, fastest lap on the final lap of the race, and won by six laps. The most dominant performance in Mount Panorama history.
Did you notice the lack of barriers, no racing under caution for vehicle recovery, and oh, the sweet sound of those V8's. I'm glad you enjoyed it. RIP Peter Brock Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
It was funny to hear you talking about how it was great to see cars built especially for racing as opposed to cars today just looking like road cars with some stickers. These things were legit road cars, anything back then had to be homologated (which meant at least 500 road versions of them had to be sold to the public) with the only real changes being made were the addition of roll cage, removing seats/internals. If you look up LX Toranas (SLR 5000 or A9X) or XB/XC Falcon fastbacks that are still being driven on the roads today they will look pretty much the same as in this race including things like alloy droptanks and flared guards
Peter Brock won a total of 37 races during his Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar Championships career, 9 of those wins were at the Bathurst 1000; he also won the Sandown 500 nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times along with the Bathurst 24 Hour Endurance once. He was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001.
Cup of Tea. YES. Peter supported the Drink Driving Laws (DUI) and Government Campaign. The Legal Limit for BAC is 0.05. That is why his Car number was 05. 🇦🇺
@christopherstokes9424 Victoria introduced 0.05 Law in 1966. NSW followed in 1968 but set it at 0.08. Brocky was a Diamond Creek Lad. He supported the Victorian initiative.
@@MelodyMan69 ok .. Victoria went .05 early ... Did not know that . Funny thing when you look back.. it had a message about BAC laws but was a Marlboro cigarettes packet
@christopherstokes9424 Yeh. I cheated and googled it to be sure. I do remember that by 1970 the Road Toll was a big issue - "Make war on 1024" was the advertised slogan. 1024 was the Victorian Road Toll in 1970.
The A9X Torana was the greatest race car. Bathurst can have rain at the top and dry at the bottom. Brock was a master at smoothness and preserving the vehicle.
I'm happy to say that 1979 was my 3rd of 5 visits to The Great Race. It was also the one time that I know of, that private vehicles where allowed to do a parade lap before the race. My mate took us up the mountain in his blue SLR 5000. Boy did we get some cheers at the top when we went past (but not from the Ford fans)
G'day. One year Peter Brock had car problems part way through the race. His pit crew took a couple of hours to repair the vehicle and Peter got back in and continued the race in last place knowing he could not lap any other vehicle that did not stop. Another year his car broke down and he jumped into the teams second car and drove it part of the race.It was the race leader so he "Won" that year as well.
That Green Bob Morris Breville Car is in a museum not far from where I live, and it's been kept in original condition from when it was retired, stone chips and battle scars are still just as it was last raced 👌🇭🇲💪
Peter Brock's Holden Torana car 05 still exists from this race, and is in a motor sports museum somewhere in Australia. 👍🤗. He definitely was the King of the Mountain.
To me this was Brock's biggest win by the number of laps he lead by on the final lap where he as was his way did his fastest lap of the race simply to show his car was just as strong as when it started, The A9X Torana to me was so beautiful to see and hear as it's V8 sound was awesome. This Sunday it is on again the Mountain The Great Race where anything is possible and a day where a lot of Aussies have a BBQ with friends or family and have the race on the TV so you can follow along, that or make the pilgrimage to Bathurst to join the thousands on the top cheering on your favorites. Brock won Bathurst 9 times and still hold s the record to this day..RIP Brocky (Peter Perfect )The King of The Mountain. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@kaafromoz Mate . Yeah you have watched it too many times. The sounds of the 308 tearing across the mountain.. full noise orchestra in a Torana that was built for one reason. Put the King in a nimble little racecar on , arguably the toughest touring car track on the planet ; and easily iconic, Mount Panorama and he just crushes it.
a dozen or so years after this race I was at a car auction Brocky's 05 A9X Holden the car driven in this video was passed in for under $90,000 today it would be worth well over one million dollars in 2018 Brocky's 83 Bathurst winning HDT VH Commodore sold for $2.1 million
peter perfect winning in the rain great one you can drive on the track or walk and yes that hill section so so tight sure rowdy on race weekend fordies v holdies mt panorama absolutely dominates the town houses on the track also pretty unique
You can race on MT Panorama in a number of games like Gran Turismo series. I have driven around the Mt in real life in pouring rain in an old Ford wagon you don't realise how steep it is in reality until you do a lap!
The video where he does a full-lap commentary while driving flat-out is a good one. I think it was not long after this race. He was nicknamed Peter Perfect for a reason lol.
Shite I miss Brocky... taken far too soon by the very thing he was best at... absolute tragedy. Met him only once, and he was nothing but a proper gentleman... most people that talented in their profession project arrogance, trust me I was a roadie for quite a few years for some genuinely big bands ... it's really not often you meet a master of his craft who is actually based. Brocky was a different breed... talented more than most yet humble and appreciative of everything in his life...miss you Peter. :/
Try and find his flying lap interview during the race arm on the window drivingwaving at tht crowd as he flys over the top of the mountain epic brocky like hes on a sunday drive awesome stuff 😊
1. Those Ford Falcons you look at are the basis for Mad Max's (road Warrior) V8 Interceptor though they are the later XC model the Movie car was an XB with a lot of after market parts. 2. Those were the official time keepers, the hint is the camera pan to the timekeepers office opposite the pits. 3. 10:50 Zach Back then yes you had to balance performance against the ability to finish. Part of what makes this 79 race special this was the first time a car went flat out all day. 4. Back then they were road cars modified to race. Today they are identical full race chassis, with a skin to look like the Mustang and the Camaro.
One thing to keep in mind is the safety barriers, or lack thereof. Compare to the solid concrete walls of today. Even where there are barriers, they're mostly just steel. Remember too that this is a public road. There's houses and driveways all around the track! In fact if you go straight ahead at The Cutting you'll go into a driveway!
In his prime, Brock was an elite world class driver and he could have succeeded in any formula in the world. He chose to remain in Australian racing and make it his own for over two decades, arguably three. RIP to the Legend.
This legend was unfortunately killed in a racing accident here in Western Australia. I went to the location where he died the day after it happened and have a piece of the vehicle wreckage that was around the tree that he hit. A very sad day for motor enthusiasts worldwide 😢
The race was 163 laps back then. It was only after the installation of The Chase at the end of Conrod Straight as part of the safety upgrades (which lengthened the track) that reduced the number of laps required.
Bathurst is this weekend and i will be glued to the screen i wish i could be there it's only a two hour drive from my place but i do drive any more it sucks
sometimes at Mt Panorama you can have rain at the top of the Mt and bone dry in Pit straight! This can wear out wet tires really fast... In this period of racing there are 4 classes of cars racing...50+ cars on track at once nothing like the paltry 22ish you see today.
It was a couple years after this race, I think, that you got to see why Chrysler Valiant Chargers lost its final chance in a race that they had no way to lose. It is in the Brock special DVD, at the half way pit stop that you see the Charger roar into the pits. There is a great picture from a camera looking down the length of the pits. The Valiants were right down the back. Management skimped and refused to pay for rattle guns for the pit crew. They were forced to use a cross brace with a steering wheel welded to it to remove the wheel nuts to replace the brakes. The mighty E49 had a massive fuel tank and they planned to stop only once the whole race, they were in 3rd place I think. The nuts came off and immediately cooled and shrunk while the studs remained red hot. As they went to put the wheels back on the small cold nuts wouldn't fit onto the hot swollen studs. You can actually see the pit crew crack it and one worker threw his cross brace across the pits in fury and temper. You then get to watch him slowly trudge off after and retrieve it. The crew had to wait till the studs cooled down enough to get the nuts back on. If they had rattle guns they could of just forced the nuts on and continued the race without the wait. With half the race over the Charger took back off again and had to work their way from last all the way back up. They managed to get all the way back to 4th place by the end of the race. It caused them to fail Bathurst and the company collapsed soon after since people lost interest in a brand that couldn't win despite having the race handed to them on a silver platter. There was just no way they should of lost that race.
Even at slower than legal road speed up the mountain and that section is tight. I had a new respect for those drivers after doing the track in my town car.
Guys . The 1979 race won by Brock was at a period of total dominance of the magnificent A9X Torana . Even though it gives away over 50 cubic inches of engine size to the 351 Cleveland powered Fords … Brock simply demolished the field …with lots of other A9X’s . He led every lap of the race and won by six laps . That’s about 13 or 14 laps . In a moment that just proved how good the Holden was he set an all time lap record on the last lap . Yep in a race that goes 161 laps of the mountain ..leading by an incredible margin … he pulled out all the stops . Most drivers would just nurse it home . Not Brock . The A9X was such a better car than the L34 ( which are the parts bins in the factory that built them ) .
I met someone who had a lap in a Holden Torana with Peter Brock. He said on conrod straight when Brock really opened the car up, he had to pull his feet up because of the heat off the firewall was like sitting to close to a fire
The race was a production car endurance race, originally set up to test the cars and see which would last. People would base their vehicle purchases off of this, it was a big deal.
Blocky was the first drive to have a tv camera in his car and doing commentary with started cameras in the race car in the race track he’s known as the king of the mountain
In the first few minutes, you say the cars are souped up, built for racing, but what you see here is what was available at your local dealer, minus the roll cage and a few other little racing tweaks... 😉 One thing you may not know, is the Ford Falcon 351 GTHO from 1971 was the fastest four door sedan in the world at that time... It was built for homologation/competition, and you could buy this car from your local Ford Dealer too. Australia built some mean muscle cars !
Never too late to get into racing, it's become my favourite sport, so many variables, measured in 1/000's of a second, pit stop times and strategies, it's not just the driver it's the team. Plus it is one of the few sports where women can compete equally. And yes Zach there is some luck, the timing of pit stops and cautions for instance.
The cars at the time were Holden AX9 Toranas (V8) and mainly Ford Falcons (the bigger fatter looking cars, also v8) and some Valiant/Chrysler Chargers.
@@RealFansSportsthe thing with Richards win in the Nissan is as Robert Duvall in “Days of Thunder” said ‘the one thing all race winners have in common, is they finish the race’, had the Race not been red flagged Richards car wasn’t going to finish the race having crash & then crashed for the 2nd time
It was mainly Ford fans booing, as they felt Dick Johnson should have been declared winner, due to the Nissan being destroyed. The Same fans didn't boo Dick being declared winner in 81. Had the rain not caused Chaos no other car was ever going to win that race. Yes the 4wd & the technology gave them an advantage, that many deemed unfair but Ford had done the same thing with the Sierra's, Nissan just took it further.
What most won't acknowledge, is that Brock got caught using non approved engine parts multiple times. Not only did he beat his rivals by 6 laps, he also supposedly beat cars that were supposed to be mechanically identical to the one he was driving himself, and some people think it was legitimate 😂
Happy Bathurst Sunday fellas. Not the most exciting race today, hopefully next year will be better, a bit of rain or scorching heat make for a better race. I prefer production car racing from the era here than the modern V8 Supercars of today. I had the road version of what Brocky is driving, quick and nibble car, I kick myself often for selling it now, but hey I am a FORD man I wanted the XA GT Falcon more than the A9X Torana.
Brock is called the King of the Mountain as he has won the Bathurst 1000 9 times. Now if you win the Bathurst 1000 you win the Peter Brock trophy 🏆. This race is 161 laps (6 hours) of the most demanding race tracks in the world, you are in a constant battle with other drivers, stresses on your body, mind and concentration, car fatigue and the elements. Today's car's computers are sending constant data so you can tell what's wrong with car.
How different does the track look now with Concrete walls around the mountain & And just about everywhere else now. It was scary watching cars crash on top of the mountain with a very long drop on one side.
hey guys yes it's true Peter Brock was given the nickname the king of the mountain. Peter won a total of 9 Bathurst races which is still yet to be surpast and I do not see anyone yet that looks good enough to beat 9. Brock was the go to for Holden drivers as he new the track like the back of his hand for the mountain he was is and always will be the best driver to ever win the Bathurst race. And a long with him his racing number became legendary to his racing number being 05. Not number 5 his number is how it reads 05.
The 05 number was a part of the anti drink-driving campaign. The 0.05 alcohol limit was tied in with Brocks racing number. Other drivers have raced in the touring car/ supercar series using just the number 5. The 05 was, and always will be, Brocky's trademark.
Yeah we didnt add the music over it. That was from the original video. We thought the same thing, thats why we kept changing the volume of the video throughout
Its not mentioned because it's not relevant to the story. However this race was the first time live footage was broacst direct from the car (dash cam).
Its about saving your car to the end being the fastest car in the first half and breaking down is what happens to a lot of young drivers so you be quick but don't flog your car till near the end jack Brabham was not the fastest but he looked after his car amd most broke down and he won the formula one season by finishing more races
You boys have a backwards the race cars these days look like race cars it used to be called Turing cars for a reason Peter Brock's Torana an older cars you see on the track are not race vehicles they are just painted the idea of it was the car that won you could go to the dealership and buy one or you didn't hear that at the start when he said the Peter Brock Holden Torana manufacturer team💀💀💀
Peter broke was a cheat. He would tell his team mates that were winning to slow down so he could over take them so he could win! And if his car failed He would take a teammates car and continue on to win! This is cheating and he was allowed to get away with it! So he is not a legend he is a cheat. Oh and he would get his team mates to take out other teams if they were winning so he could win and his team mates would cop the palettes. Peter broke was not a good person. I tried to talk to him when I was young and he told me to piss off. But dick Johnson is a great person he will always stop and chat to anyone. Just I look into the past of all of these racers. And you will see who are cheats and who are good guys.
Peter Brock. RIP. "The king of the Mountain" unbelievable driver
He won it 9 times, he's the one , the only, original " King of the Mountain". RIP BROCKY AKA PETER PERFECT. ❤🇦🇺💯👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🔥
He won this race by 6 laps & for good measure broke the lap record in the final lap!!
for the last few laps the engine of Brocky's car was having problems with oil or lack thereof after the race Brock said there was no oil in the engine and yup sure enough there was nothing left
Peter Brock was an absolute legend in the sport. I had the privilege of meeting him in the late 90s when he visited the local Mobil Service (gas) station as they were his major sponsor then. I was barely able to say hello as I was completely starstruck as a teenager, but he spent a good 10 minutes chatting to my mum and stepfather - and he was as natural chatting there as wlhe was behind the wheel of his Commodore. Greatly missed. RIP Brocky
Back then, Bathurst was a production car race.... safety mods and factory parts. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.
Now everything is purpose built....bring back the old days for sure!!
The 1979 Bathurst 1000 ranks among Brock's greatest wins. He started from pole position, led every lap, fastest lap on the final lap of the race, and won by six laps. The most dominant performance in Mount Panorama history.
Did you notice the lack of barriers, no racing under caution for vehicle recovery, and oh, the sweet sound of those V8's.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
RIP Peter Brock
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Ron Harrop driving the 25 car is a legend in manufacturing race parts
It was funny to hear you talking about how it was great to see cars built especially for racing as opposed to cars today just looking like road cars with some stickers. These things were legit road cars, anything back then had to be homologated (which meant at least 500 road versions of them had to be sold to the public) with the only real changes being made were the addition of roll cage, removing seats/internals.
If you look up LX Toranas (SLR 5000 or A9X) or XB/XC Falcon fastbacks that are still being driven on the roads today they will look pretty much the same as in this race including things like alloy droptanks and flared guards
Peter Brock won a total of 37 races during his Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar Championships career, 9 of those wins were at the Bathurst 1000; he also won the Sandown 500 nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times along with the Bathurst 24 Hour Endurance once. He was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001.
Cup of Tea. YES.
Peter supported the Drink Driving Laws (DUI) and Government Campaign. The Legal Limit for BAC is 0.05. That is why his Car number was 05. 🇦🇺
@@MelodyMan69 yep that's true . The .05 limit was not law then. I think it was.08
@christopherstokes9424
Victoria introduced 0.05 Law in 1966.
NSW followed in 1968 but set it at 0.08.
Brocky was a Diamond Creek Lad.
He supported the Victorian initiative.
@@MelodyMan69 ok .. Victoria went .05 early ... Did not know that . Funny thing when you look back.. it had a message about BAC laws but was a Marlboro cigarettes packet
@christopherstokes9424
Yeh. I cheated and googled it to be sure. I do remember that by 1970 the Road Toll was a big issue - "Make war on 1024" was the advertised slogan. 1024 was the Victorian Road Toll in 1970.
100% True A Legend and an Icon 9 Times Bathurst Winner Sadly Missed 😪🙏🏼✝️
Brockie could drive the car, change gears, overtake a competitor, do incar commentary , wave to the fans and could do it all at the same time .
The A9X Torana was the greatest race car. Bathurst can have rain at the top and dry at the bottom. Brock was a master at smoothness and preserving the vehicle.
It was a weapon. The pinnacle of the production car era?
I'm happy to say that 1979 was my 3rd of 5 visits to The Great Race. It was also the one time that I know of, that private vehicles where allowed to do a parade lap before the race. My mate took us up the mountain in his blue SLR 5000. Boy did we get some cheers at the top when we went past (but not from the Ford fans)
Here in OZ it used to be Race Sunday buy Monday
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday 😎
Yes correct I meant win Sunday buy Monday
G'day. One year Peter Brock had car problems part way through the race. His pit crew took a couple of hours to repair the vehicle and Peter got back in and continued the race in last place knowing he could not lap any other vehicle that did not stop. Another year his car broke down and he jumped into the teams second car and drove it part of the race.It was the race leader so he "Won" that year as well.
He did that twice bur neither car was leading when he took over.
That Green Bob Morris Breville Car is in a museum not far from where I live, and it's been kept in original condition from when it was retired, stone chips and battle scars are still just as it was last raced 👌🇭🇲💪
Nickname for brock is Peter perfect the true king of the mountain 9 times he won
Plus that win in the red Monaro (Can’t remember the race. Bathurst 6hr?). I’m sure he won that not long before we lost him.
5:09 it’s the official Omega race timer and the operator is wearing a Seiko 6310 chronograph
Peter Brock's Holden Torana car 05 still exists from this race, and is in a motor sports museum somewhere in Australia. 👍🤗. He definitely was the King of the Mountain.
In the first few years of Peter Brock would drive the cars from Melbourne to Bathurst about an 8 hours drive the cars back then were road registered
To me this was Brock's biggest win by the number of laps he lead by on the final lap where he as was his way did his fastest lap of the race simply to show his car was just as strong as when it started, The A9X Torana to me was so beautiful to see and hear as it's V8 sound was awesome. This Sunday it is on again the Mountain The Great Race where anything is possible and a day where a lot of Aussies have a BBQ with friends or family and have the race on the TV so you can follow along, that or make the pilgrimage to Bathurst to join the thousands on the top cheering on your favorites. Brock won Bathurst 9 times and still hold s the record to this day..RIP Brocky (Peter Perfect )The King of The Mountain.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@kaafromoz Mate . Yeah you have watched it too many times. The sounds of the 308 tearing across the mountain.. full noise orchestra in a Torana that was built for one reason. Put the King in a nimble little racecar on , arguably the toughest touring car track on the planet ; and easily iconic, Mount Panorama and he just crushes it.
a dozen or so years after this race I was at a car auction Brocky's 05 A9X Holden the car driven in this video was passed in for under $90,000 today it would be worth well over one million dollars in 2018 Brocky's 83 Bathurst winning HDT VH Commodore sold for $2.1 million
This was the first 1000 I watched live watched every one since and have been there 3 times 89,90,91
Wow... that is special! :O
peter perfect winning in the rain great one you can drive on the track or walk and yes that hill section so so tight sure rowdy on race weekend fordies v holdies mt panorama absolutely dominates the town houses on the track also pretty unique
You can race on MT Panorama in a number of games like Gran Turismo series.
I have driven around the Mt in real life in pouring rain in an old Ford wagon you don't realise how steep it is in reality until you do a lap!
The video where he does a full-lap commentary while driving flat-out is a good one. I think it was not long after this race. He was nicknamed Peter Perfect for a reason lol.
G'day, fellas. You should check out the Hardie Ferodo 500. It's Bathurst. Real early Bathurst, with bugger all guard rails. It's crazy.
I stand corrected. It's the Bathurst Armstrong 500 you need to see.😊
G'day, you guys need to get more vision of exiting the "Dipper" It's awesome!
Shite I miss Brocky... taken far too soon by the very thing he was best at... absolute tragedy. Met him only once, and he was nothing but a proper gentleman... most people that talented in their profession project arrogance, trust me I was a roadie for quite a few years for some genuinely big bands ... it's really not often you meet a master of his craft who is actually based.
Brocky was a different breed... talented more than most yet humble and appreciative of everything in his life...miss you Peter. :/
Try and find his flying lap interview during the race arm on the window drivingwaving at tht crowd as he flys over the top of the mountain epic brocky like hes on a sunday drive awesome stuff 😊
Forever King of the mountain. R.I.P. Brocky
1. Those Ford Falcons you look at are the basis for Mad Max's (road Warrior) V8 Interceptor though they are the later XC model the Movie car was an XB with a lot of after market parts.
2. Those were the official time keepers, the hint is the camera pan to the timekeepers office opposite the pits.
3. 10:50 Zach Back then yes you had to balance performance against the ability to finish. Part of what makes this 79 race special this was the first time a car went flat out all day.
4. Back then they were road cars modified to race. Today they are identical full race chassis, with a skin to look like the Mustang and the Camaro.
One thing to keep in mind is the safety barriers, or lack thereof. Compare to the solid concrete walls of today. Even where there are barriers, they're mostly just steel. Remember too that this is a public road. There's houses and driveways all around the track! In fact if you go straight ahead at The Cutting you'll go into a driveway!
I can remember watching Peter Brock in the 80s as a kid commodore 05 on the hill 20 yrs later 30 years on the hill, legend.
In his prime, Brock was an elite world class driver and he could have succeeded in any formula in the world. He chose to remain in Australian racing and make it his own for over two decades, arguably three. RIP to the Legend.
This legend was unfortunately killed in a racing accident here in Western Australia.
I went to the location where he died the day after it happened and have a piece of the vehicle wreckage that was around the tree that he hit.
A very sad day for motor enthusiasts worldwide 😢
9:50 his co-driver Jim Richards is the only person that even got close to being Brocks equivalent even then only 99%
The race was 163 laps back then. It was only after the installation of The Chase at the end of Conrod Straight as part of the safety upgrades (which lengthened the track) that reduced the number of laps required.
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN!!!
Bathurst is this weekend and i will be glued to the screen i wish i could be there it's only a two hour drive from my place but i do drive any more it sucks
sometimes at Mt Panorama you can have rain at the top of the Mt and bone dry in Pit straight! This can wear out wet tires really fast... In this period of racing there are 4 classes of cars racing...50+ cars on track at once nothing like the paltry 22ish you see today.
It was a couple years after this race, I think, that you got to see why Chrysler Valiant Chargers lost its final chance in a race that they had no way to lose.
It is in the Brock special DVD, at the half way pit stop that you see the Charger roar into the pits. There is a great picture from a camera looking down the length of the pits. The Valiants were right down the back.
Management skimped and refused to pay for rattle guns for the pit crew. They were forced to use a cross brace with a steering wheel welded to it to remove the wheel nuts to replace the brakes.
The mighty E49 had a massive fuel tank and they planned to stop only once the whole race, they were in 3rd place I think.
The nuts came off and immediately cooled and shrunk while the studs remained red hot. As they went to put the wheels back on the small cold nuts wouldn't fit onto the hot swollen studs.
You can actually see the pit crew crack it and one worker threw his cross brace across the pits in fury and temper. You then get to watch him slowly trudge off after and retrieve it.
The crew had to wait till the studs cooled down enough to get the nuts back on. If they had rattle guns they could of just forced the nuts on and continued the race without the wait.
With half the race over the Charger took back off again and had to work their way from last all the way back up. They managed to get all the way back to 4th place by the end of the race.
It caused them to fail Bathurst and the company collapsed soon after since people lost interest in a brand that couldn't win despite having the race handed to them on a silver platter.
There was just no way they should of lost that race.
Even at slower than legal road speed up the mountain and that section is tight. I had a new respect for those drivers after doing the track in my town car.
Guys . The 1979 race won by Brock was at a period of total dominance of the magnificent A9X Torana . Even though it gives away over 50 cubic inches of engine size to the 351 Cleveland powered Fords … Brock simply demolished the field …with lots of other A9X’s . He led every lap of the race and won by six laps . That’s about 13 or 14 laps . In a moment that just proved how good the Holden was he set an all time lap record on the last lap . Yep in a race that goes 161 laps of the mountain ..leading by an incredible margin … he pulled out all the stops . Most drivers would just nurse it home . Not Brock . The A9X was such a better car than the L34 ( which are the parts bins in the factory that built them ) .
Ok Down from 163 to 161 . I made an error also " 13 or 14" laps was meant to be minutes . These days it's decided by a car length.
I met someone who had a lap in a Holden Torana with Peter Brock. He said on conrod straight when Brock really opened the car up, he had to pull his feet up because of the heat off the firewall was like sitting to close to a fire
Old school race in Australia when we had Miles per hour. Before we changed over to metric LOL
The older cars were road cars modified to race and suffered more break downs then the modern cars which are purpose built and engineered race cars.
The race was a production car endurance race, originally set up to test the cars and see which would last. People would base their vehicle purchases off of this, it was a big deal.
Blocky was the first drive to have a tv camera in his car and doing commentary with started cameras in the race car in the race track he’s known as the king of the mountain
In the first few minutes, you say the cars are souped up, built for racing, but what you see here is what was available at your local dealer, minus the roll cage and a few other little racing tweaks... 😉
One thing you may not know, is the Ford Falcon 351 GTHO from 1971 was the fastest four door sedan in the world at that time... It was built for homologation/competition, and you could buy this car from your local Ford Dealer too.
Australia built some mean muscle cars !
Never too late to get into racing, it's become my favourite sport, so many variables, measured in 1/000's of a second, pit stop times and strategies, it's not just the driver it's the team. Plus it is one of the few sports where women can compete equally. And yes Zach there is some luck, the timing of pit stops and cautions for instance.
Brock won 9 Bathurst 500/1000 races and also a Bathurst 24 race. The Cutting heading up Mt Panorama is actually steeper than the Dipper.
Brock didn’t drink. He celebrated with cups of Tea
Hence the .05 number on Brocks car the legal blood alcohol level in Victoria
Ahh he used to drink , got done for it
The cars at the time were Holden AX9 Toranas (V8) and mainly Ford Falcons (the bigger fatter looking cars, also v8) and some Valiant/Chrysler Chargers.
The other thing in that era: no safety cars! Local yellows only. You can see cars racing at full speed past tow trucks carrying broken cars.
This was shown at movie theatres before the movie started
In a long-distance race, it's important to know who is on what lap. So it involved a lot of counting.
Colin Bond was known for being hard on gearboxes if I recall.
You guys need to watch another great Brock clip - Peter Brock describes a lap of Bathurst 1986.
Jim Richard’s was Brock’s CoDriver.
He drive for Nissan and won. Holden fans booo him and he called them a pack of AHoles in the victory speech 😂
@@mainstarservices3129 that’s actually awesome 😂😂😂 the respect for Brock is serious
@@RealFansSportsthe thing with Richards win in the Nissan is
as Robert Duvall in “Days of Thunder” said ‘the one thing all race winners have in common, is they finish the race’, had the Race not been red flagged Richards car wasn’t going to finish the race having crash & then crashed for the 2nd time
It was mainly Ford fans booing, as they felt Dick Johnson should have been declared winner, due to the Nissan being destroyed. The Same fans didn't boo Dick being declared winner in 81. Had the rain not caused Chaos no other car was ever going to win that race. Yes the 4wd & the technology gave them an advantage, that many deemed unfair but Ford had done the same thing with the Sierra's, Nissan just took it further.
What most won't acknowledge, is that Brock got caught using non approved engine parts multiple times.
Not only did he beat his rivals by 6 laps, he also supposedly beat cars that were supposed to be mechanically identical to the one he was driving himself, and some people think it was legitimate 😂
Back in those days they drove the race car to bathurst and hopefully able to drive it home
Happy Bathurst Sunday fellas.
Not the most exciting race today, hopefully next year will be better, a bit of rain or scorching heat make for a better race.
I prefer production car racing from the era here than the modern V8 Supercars of today. I had the road version of what Brocky is driving, quick and nibble car, I kick myself often for selling it now, but hey I am a FORD man I wanted the XA GT Falcon more than the A9X Torana.
24:40 that's why it's called the dipper.
The mighty A9X Torana
The only man to win Bathurst 9 times, actually 10 if you include his 24hr monaro win too,king Brock RIP !
Back in the day before safety cars which will never allow this result to happen again.
Wow. This brings back memories. I was 9 at the time making brmm brmm noises 😂
I was 6
I’m now 51 and making the same noises 😂
@@mainstarservices3129 Lol It's very true when they say you don't grow up you just forget how to have fun.
@@tellyfaulkner3466 I now have a $10k race simulator in the garage. I’ll never grow up 😜
@@mainstarservices3129 Nice. I agree, if I stop playing and stop looking at tits, take me out back and shoot me.
Brock is called the King of the Mountain as he has won the Bathurst 1000 9 times.
Now if you win the Bathurst 1000 you win the Peter Brock trophy 🏆.
This race is 161 laps (6 hours) of the most demanding race tracks in the world, you are in a constant battle with other drivers, stresses on your body, mind and concentration, car fatigue and the elements.
Today's car's computers are sending constant data so you can tell what's wrong with car.
Peter Brock won at Bathurst 9 times or technically 10 times if you count his win in the Bathurst 24hr from 2003.
last to first larry perkins LOOK AT THAT
How different does the track look now with Concrete walls around the mountain & And just about everywhere else now. It was scary watching cars crash on top of the mountain with a very long drop on one side.
at 4.46 that is lap timing I would say
It's everyone else vs Brocky 😂🤘
These cars were the cars of the day they weren’t fibreglass.
hey guys yes it's true Peter Brock was given the nickname the king of the mountain. Peter won a total of 9 Bathurst races which is still yet to be surpast and I do not see anyone yet that looks good enough to beat 9. Brock was the go to for Holden drivers as he new the track like the back of his hand for the mountain he was is and always will be the best driver to ever win the Bathurst race. And a long with him his racing number became legendary to his racing number being 05. Not number 5 his number is how it reads 05.
The 05 number was a part of the anti drink-driving campaign. The 0.05 alcohol limit was tied in with Brocks racing number. Other drivers have raced in the touring car/ supercar series using just the number 5. The 05 was, and always will be, Brocky's trademark.
You can watch the practice session right now. At 7plus for another 3hrs.
A 20 cent part with a windscreen wiper can cost you victory at this track.
Or a random Kangaroo 😂
The A9X had a 308 engine so I was in error to say it gave away over 50 cubes was incorrect . It is 43
And back then, before the chase was installed, the race was 163 laps.
The music overlay is too loud and annoying. The sound of the engines is all you need plus easier to hear the commentary.
Yeah we didnt add the music over it. That was from the original video. We thought the same thing, thats why we kept changing the volume of the video throughout
@@RealFansSports yeah I know you guys didn't do it, the music was from the same period as the race, beyond your control 👍
@@70chevs I don’t know why you would put a sound over the beautiful sound of an engine! lol
The vehicles used in the series are loosely based on road-going cars.
Its not mentioned because it's not relevant to the story. However this race was the first time live footage was broacst direct from the car (dash cam).
Its about saving your car to the end being the fastest car in the first half and breaking down is what happens to a lot of young drivers so you be quick but don't flog your car till near the end jack Brabham was not the fastest but he looked after his car amd most broke down and he won the formula one season by finishing more races
They are tracking lap times. And how many laps a car has done
I meant the 26 car
You boys have a backwards the race cars these days look like race cars it used to be called Turing cars for a reason Peter Brock's Torana an older cars you see on the track are not race vehicles they are just painted the idea of it was the car that won you could go to the dealership and buy one or you didn't hear that at the start when he said the Peter Brock Holden Torana manufacturer team💀💀💀
Soo, no safety cars?
Brocky is the king…your version of dale ernhart
lap times per driver
This was clearly not the video to watch on Brocky, even this particular win. Not that you can help it.
this shows how good he was. this is him saying how to do a lap while raving it th-cam.com/video/OeRrvJSXXy0/w-d-xo.html
Brocky was the goat
MOFFAT was AMERICAN u no.
Hi Guys,,Peter Brock won Bathurst 12 times, and unfortunately he was killed in a car crash...Ironic isn't it?..
Only 9 times mate.
Peter broke was a cheat. He would tell his team mates that were winning to slow down so he could over take them so he could win! And if his car failed He would take a teammates car and continue on to win! This is cheating and he was allowed to get away with it! So he is not a legend he is a cheat. Oh and he would get his team mates to take out other teams if they were winning so he could win and his team mates would cop the palettes. Peter broke was not a good person. I tried to talk to him when I was young and he told me to piss off. But dick Johnson is a great person he will always stop and chat to anyone. Just I look into the past of all of these racers. And you will see who are cheats and who are good guys.
Jim Richard’s was Brock’s CoDriver.
He drive for Nissan and won. Holden fans booo him and he called them a pack of AHoles in the victory speech 😂