Episode 48: Calder Park Raceway Shakedown of the 1993 Bathurst Winner with Larry Perkins
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2023
- An awesome moment in the restoration of the 1993 Bathurst Winning Holden Commodore VP when we take it to Calder Park Raceway for a shake down run. We put it through its paces and LP's debrief, complete with some expletives, is fantastic!
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Thank you for not censoring Larry! He is telling it like it is and it’s awesome!
We couldn't!!!! Cheers!
I came here to say the same. We also would love to hear more pit lane commentary and what not this day and age.
We know it happens, imagine SVG letting loose on the comms.
It's perfectly acceptable enthusiastic Australian English. Censoring it would be offensive to our culture.
So what does "Buck All" translate too? Mustve been a farm boy.
@@perkinsengineeringI would have loved to have been there to hear LP on the day it's alleged he pulled into the pits and removed the Polariser from the VL he was driving. I'm guessing he used the same words in a different context ':)
I'm 53, Larry was my childhood hero. And he literally still is. Best motorsport engineer and race driver we've ever seen. Brock owed a lot of his 'success' to Larry Clifton Perkins. Thanks Jack, your channel is terrific 👍
same age, same hero.
I could not have said it better. My sentiments exactly.
Many thanks for the kind words. Cheers!
Yup, same age, same hero,.... :)
Filmed interviews with LP and PB, Larry was always direct and to the point.
@@perkinsengineering Jack, try and convince the old man to sit down with a quality writer and bash out an autobiography. It would be a sensational read.
It’s F all…….LP you’re a legend
thats a T-shirt right there !
Is that Imperial or Metric?
I believe it's universal@@anthonymaddison9588
Fuckin A!
Cheers!
The best thing about this is hearing LP being so blunt. Great work Jack. Love it.
Yep. Supercars is so precious these days in not allowing anyone to bad mouth their cars. And they should. You don't improve without critical feedback. Always loved Larry's ability to build cars, his race craft, and for telling it like it is. I so miss the owner drivers.
Tell it how it is !!! Cheers!
F-All
I could listen to Larry’s wisdom all day long he’s story’s he’s history
The engineering achievements
Well done jack and Larry and all the team involved you have made us fans so happy to see this done
Many thanks for watching! Cheers!
I'm a Group A fanatic, but this era of cars are still very special. Once they went to pipes and plastic replicas without a genuine body shell, it got a bit meh. Following this restoration has been amazing, and to culminate with this shakedown and Larry behind the wheel, what a lovely piece of art this is. I really wish we could start another category of real touring cars and privateers. It's become more of a business rather than builders racing their own cars. Enjoy the mountain in this epic machine. And congratulations to all involved. Thanks for sharing.
Couldn’t agree more with you. Well said.
Many thanks for following!! Cheers!
No local manufacturers, no more interest in the sport. Just how it is. Really sad.
@@panagiotis1519 plenty of manufacturers building cars far more exciting than the local four ever did. And much quicker.
Credit to you JP! Best father/son project by a country mile!
Cheers Ash!!
What an amazing time machine. I watched that car win Bathurst, and to see it again brought tears to my eyes.
Cheers!
Congrats Jack and all those who helped you , you make some old time Aussie V8 fans very happy👍👍
Cheers!
We built durable world class cars here in Aus and we raced 'em. The first one to win Bathurst with a Holden engine was a nimble little Torana in 1972. That car opened a window in history.
The last car to win Bathurst with Holden power was this one in 1993 & then that window closed.
Holden engines won more races during that period than any other. They were good engines.
Even though it's been 23 years since a new Holden V8 left the factory, hundreds of thousands of them survive.
This one fitted to Larry's 1993 Bathurst winner must surely be the most important of them all & just like countless thousands of her sisters, she still responds to love & care & she still does everything anyone could ever want an engine to do.
Congratulations to you, Larry. You built a truly great car.
Congratulations to you, Jack. You rebuilt a truly great car.
To all of the racers, mechanics, engineers & owners who helped keep this car alive after all these years & to those who helped put her back together exactly as she was on her biggest day out, THANKYOU.
This car is special.
Not wrong there! Raced 'em on Sunday, sold them on Monday! Cheers!
It must've been so rewarding to get behind the wheel after all those years of hard work. It looks and sounds fantastic.
Long live the Holden V8.
Long live LP.
And long live Australia.
Very much so! Cheers!
At 7:27 you can see the joy in your eyes Jack, congrats mate, what an achievement!
Cheers!
Can't wait to see this thing around Bathurst again now! Impeccable resto Jack. Go Larry!
Cheers!
I’m 58, and I remember that race like it was yesterday.
Massive LP fan.
Legend of the sport.
And to you, Jack, awesome job mate.
Looking forward to watching it turn a few laps at Bathurst.
Cheers!
Looks and sounds awesome. Very good job Jack. Engine sounds very peaky and strong
Cheers!
That's the difference of a quality restoration, it feels exactly the same, as when it was first built, in 93. A pleasure to see.
That's it!!!! Cheers!
Both men are full of love and respect for each other , its clearly visible how proud larry is of Jack and vice versa.
Great Australians and in my mind larry is the true king of Aussie motor sport in the last 50 years!
The stories about him and brocky driving up to bathurst are classic and there is no one more patriotic to australian motoring than larry in the public eye.
Keep on truckin to you both and may there be many more years of Larry and Jack tearing up the bitumen.
Cheers!!!
I don’t think there are words enough to express what a great thing you have done Jack. Superb restoration materially is one thing , but building emotion into a journey that culminates with Dad getting a buzz out of a 30 year old memory of a significant event and you get to sit in the same vehicle and experience it , moves this from a resto to an ethereal experience . Enjoy the fruits of your dream and labour . ❤
Many thanks!
It’s been so enjoyable watching this progress on the videos. LP and the other Holden drivers are so special to so many people. I was born in 1980 so my first memories of touring cars were the mid to late 80s and the passion was certainly there in the early 90s and has been until this day. Dad had a commodore so naturally that started my love of V8 commodores and I’ve owned commodores since I was old enough to have a license. I got my first V8 when I was 18 and have always had one since, during Covid I had three. I drive a 6L to work and my 23 year old son now owns my VN SS that I had for twenty years so the next generation is carrying on the passion. What you’ve done with the restorations is mind blowing and I’m sure others, like me, are emotional about seeing and hearing these run like that. Be very proud of what you’ve achieved, it means so much to so many I’m sure and it’s nothing to do with the value etc, it’s the memories.
Many thanks! Cheers!
That was effing unbelievable watching LP lapping laps around Calder. Great job, Jack👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
I love it how Larry still glances the mirrors👍
I don't wanna bust your bubble but it might have been to see where the camera car was.
Great to see this father and son combo. Pure love of motorsport
You have to keep checking your mirrors!!!! It's what a lot of inexperienced people don't do at track days. Cheers!!
@@woopimagpie camera car wasn't there. It was because he was bedding brakes in and running in the car
@@perkinsengineeringand on the road everyday which a lot of people don't seem to do
That's a massive credit to you Jack. As mentioned you had help and they all played vital parts in bringing this together but most was you.
Hats off, well done.
Love LP just being LP with his honesty. 🤣🤣
Cheers!
How good is to see LP back in the car again ❤💪
Very cool! Cheers!
Larry Perkins should have an Order of Australia awarded for the contribution to motorsport. Few realise what Larry set out to achieve in Europe before returning to dominate the Australian scene. Larry's time at LeMans 24hr in the Silk cut Jaguar is well worth looking into as those cars were incredible for the time. Thanks Jack, your effort with this series and the projects show the genuine love and admiration you have for your father. Your humility and lack of ego is clearly visible and no doubt keeps you tracking straight. All the very best to you all. 54yo Ford fan.
He did get an OAM a couple of years ago!!
Well, he should get another one!@@perkinsengineering
Great to see the old boy back behind the wheel, brings back such good memories, and i can't wait to see him tackle the mountain again. Well done on the restoration looks amazing 👏
Cheers!!
Love hearing the Father & Son banter. Brings a tear to my eye!
Cheers!
Awsome Job Jack very special that car will always be apart of Australia's motor sport History Awsome to see it back out on track can't wait to see it doing some laps 30 years later just bloody Awesome great work mate 💯🏁
Cheers!
LP is The Man! Has arguably done more for Australian motorsport than anyone I can think of. A dead set legend.
Nice work Jack. 👍
Cheers!
Congratulations to all involved in the restoration it is amazing. Hope I get to see it one day. What a thrill for Larry to drive it and bringing back all those memories. Also a nice tribute to Greg Hansford. Well done Jack.
Cheers!
L P, well done a true legend telling it like it is. In a sanitized world it's great that some people are still so honest. One of the best engineers and drivers ever. Love the show Jack. Great memories for you and your Dad.
Cheers!!!
Two legends! What a great day and a beautiful car. 1993 Bathurst was my first visit, loved it and enjoyed Larry and Greg winning in the VP. Good luck at Sandown and Bathurst Jack, I will be supporting you and Will, your guys are in a great position to win.
Cheers!!
I had a 5th anniversary clubsport with a mild cam 3inch straight through exhaust and I had ford people come up and admire the sound- but your car is 20 levels better sounding! You should be proud of yourself for an awesome job you and your crew have achieved! Well done!
Cheers!!
Well Done JP, you have brought a massive amount of enjoyment to everyone that follows the channel. Really appreciate you sharing the journey and opening up your workshop. Great job to everyone involved.
Cheers Jord!!!
Just bloody fantastic. Loved Larry's REAL talk. I have really enjoyed following this journey and learning about the technology you guys where at the forefront of. Real people, Real cars, Real good. Thank you....
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
Jack, the whole video, the look on LP face, the car, the Vibe , fkg fantastic boys, brought a tear to my eye, made my day and week. Thanks jack and LP
Glad you enjoyed it!! Cheers!
The fruition of a lot of hard work & dedication, to say you must be stoked is a massive understatement and to hear LP dropping F bombs, gold!
Haha yes lots of work involved and nice to see it burning around!! Cheers!
No need to sugar coat anything LP…..that car looks fantastic as the day I first saw it in 93’ in Bathurst when LP signed a black and a white cap for me in town. Long live Perkins engineering!
Cheers!
Well done Jack & crew; awesome restoration on such a fantastic piece of Australian motorsport history.
Could feel the joy from the other side of a tv screen. 👌
Glad you enjoyed it, Cheers!!!
So down to earth, you two are magic.
And the SOUND OF THAT V8 😍😍😍
Cheers!
Stunning, I am old enough to remember the race and the car. Great to se it finished and done. Hello from Seattle USA.
Why thank you! Cheers!!!
Larry was my inspiration, so much talent as a builder and driver.
Cheers!
congrats on finally gettin her done Jack!.. awesome job..its a work of art!... so good to see that weapon back on track, especially with LP behind the wheel...
Cheers!
wow great to see such a piece of history running , well done both Mr Perkins
Cheers!
Fabulous effort to restore such an amazing car! I loved watching it at the Sandown 500 weekend where Larry raced hard up the front and set a new lap record early on. It sounded lovely pulling out of NGK corner and heading up the back straight from the main grandstand..... And nobody ever looked like being able to pass it going up there! Whilst it was unfortunate it blew up down the front straight mid race, I left looking forward to a good result at Bathurst. It was a rocketship!
You have a great memory!!! Cheers!
What you’re done here Jack is amazing, the work and attention to detail is unbelievable!. LP your a legend mate and I’m putting my hand up already for the “It’s F All” t shirt!
Cheers
Cheers!
Congratulations to all involve in the contribution to return the 93 VP so it can allow us to admire and remember not only this great car but the era in which it conquered.
LP would be so thrilled and proud with the dedication and finished product Jack has put together.
I was so moved to see the car with Larry at the wheel and can't wait till Bathurst to see it all again.
Awesome project Jack which we all appreciate, well done and all the best on track for the rest of the year.
Many thanks! Cheers!
Love watching this stuff. Your Dad is only a couple of years older than me, and I’ve been watching him race ever since I can remember going to the ATCC races at Sandown and Calder. Great stuff !
Keep at it LP
Great job Jack
Many thanks! cheers!
Awesome! One thing I enjoyed was seeing modernist filming techniques of this race car that were no available back in it’s day. Just that in car vision and noise of the engine was spot on and amazing.
The vision around the track was also great.
The best part is the relationship Larry and Jack have. It’s such a pure and special bond, love it.
Thanks, Jack.
I have enjoyed watching this build for a long time.
Many thanks! Cheers!!!
Had a hard day today. This made things better. Couldn’t stop smiling through the whole thing and loved LP’s comments at the end. Loved all of it.
Thankyou.
You're welcome! Cheers!
😂😂😂
OMFG!! Larry you legend at 3:15 hahahahahaha
"Feels very familYAH.
...Fucken Sterring's heavy!"
Meanwhile little jack is presenting the show all prim and proper. Calm demeanour.
Then there's Larry!
Fucken steerings heavy!
😂😂😂😂
I replayed that 5 times.
Going for a 6th now
Hahaha we definitely didn't have a script to follow! Cheers!
Best episode so far Jack! Great to see Larry not censored. Tells it as it is!
Cheers!!!!
Living my childhood all over again! Awesome seeing LP ripping round in the VP!!
Haha me too! Cheers!
Heartwarming video. Thanks guys. I'm a Ford man, but always had the greatest respect for Larry, and his achievements in other classes; F3, F1 and rallycross (champion!).
Also great to see Calder again, - I made my debut there in '75.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
So good,I had to come back a second time to see and hear it. Awesome absolutely awesome.
Haha good stuff cheers!
Bloody brilliant. Hearing LP being brutally honest without getting fined by CAMS, to hear the mix of Holden V8 with the Hollinger gearbox was awesome. Seeing LP put the foot in up the straight put a smile on my face. Well done Jack and the team.
Cheers!
Love the technical description of the steering and brakes 😁
Cheers!
LP surely does not hold back on the commentary, love it. To see him back behind the wheel at 73 is just memorising......makes me want to watch the old footage of the 93 Bathurst race. A huge congratulations to Jack and the team for bringing this phenomenal race car back to life. Cheers boys....🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Cheers!!!
Great job Jack (and everyone involved), great car and Larry looked very happy 👍🇦🇺
Cheers!
Amazing sound forgot how good they sounded and the rawness of it , that’s what I grew up watching !
They do sound good!!!
Seriously awesome! I could watch and listen to that Holden V8 all day. Fantastic job on the resto Jack. You and your Dad should be really proud. Thanks for sharing it.
Cheers!!!
Awesome job completed well with amazing documentation and videos. Thanks for signing my shirt in 06 at the agp it may have blown you away but as I said to you like father and son you will become a icon and you have just as LP keep on being you and doing your family proud mate🤙🤙
Cheers!
Mate how do I get a of Perkins engineering cap wit yours and LP signature on it?? $$ will pay no drama🤙🤙
How awesome! Amazing resto job and what a great moment both being able to drive it!...Wish i had a LP Holden engine appear under the xmas tree!
Thank you very much! Cheers!!!!
Awesome.. Congratulations on the completion of the VP.. Very much enjoyed the Perkins Engineering TH-cam videos..
Cheers!
Larry the legend
Highly appreciate the quality of the restoration
Cheers!!!
that car looked amazing back on the track, great to see Larry back behind the wheel and loved his honest feed back. thanks Jack for showing the restoration of this car, cheers mate
Our pleasure! Cheers!
I love Larry’s straight forward assessment of the steering weight! Well done guys on another brilliant restoration! Top job!
Tell it how it is!!! Cheers!
Awesome restoration. Love the car, love the sound from it. Its an excellent recreation of the memory and times of a great era in V8 racing in Australia. I still remember watching this car on TV win the 1993 Bathurst 1000.
Many thanks! Cheers!
Well done Jack, and all the other behind the scenes.
Cheers!
Great to see LP behind the whell of this beautiful car again.
Cheers!
Well done Jack, Larry and the team behind this.
Im ashamed to say although i watched every episode since the start i wasnt a subscriber, but i clicked today.
Brings back childhood memories racing home on lunch breaks on my pushy from mitre 10 to watch the touring cars for 30mins before zooming back to work.
Hopefully these cars stay period correct and in the Perkins/Hansford for many many years to come.
Cheers for watching!!
So good!!! Well done Jack and crew.. It just puts a silly grin on your face!
Cheers!
Fucken steerin's heavy! Classic LP, absolute legend in an iconic car
Cheers!
I was in the Air Force in 1994, and was taking 3 months long service leave - needed a break! - to sell mobile phones door-to -door (the mobile phone industry was in its infancy then).
I was selling in the Moorabbin Airport business park and walked into Perkins Engineering not knowing that it was PE. I was actually a big Supercars fan. Larry approached me and I told him about the great phones and plans I was selling. Optus was then the new kid on the block.
Larry was well within his rights to tell me to eff off with my phones and instead of getting a telecommunications rectal examination I had a short but pleasant, and probably unproductive conversation with Larry. Utter gentleman, and if I'd not been so focussed on selling phones I would have asked the previous year's winner of Bathurst for an autograph.
Larry, can I have that autograph now? Great vid, Jack :-)
Cheers!!!
Appreciate the minimalistic approach Larry had with his cars. Only fitting to the car was it required to succeed to reduce point of failures and avoiding unnecessary distractions and additional weight. Legend.
That's it! Cheers!
Well done Jack and Larry, a Perkins win again for the old school stuff, and it might not be able to outpace this new gear, but I'll bet it would be still there at a 1000km again at Bathurst if it was allowed race, well done to all, LP I remember getting showered in champaign at the presentation that day in 93, great great memories indeed.
Larry Larry Larry, I can still hear the crowd👍
Cheers!
unfiltered Larry when he pulled up after the first laps was a good laugh
Hahaha yeah absolutely!
Fantastic rebuild great seeing Jack and Larry together they are a real father and son relationship love seeing them driving around Calder
Cheers!
Absolutely awesome result, Jack and LP. I had flashbacks from 30 years ago watching the in-car (race cam) views from the many rounds of the former SATCC. Wow, how good to hear and see the VP roar again with LP behind the wheel and that magnificent ‘H’ pattern gear shift mechanism. Congratulations to all who were involved. Great Holden history.
Cheers!
Well done, what an achievement - and to get the details bang on is so much investigating. Had a poster of this car on the wall as a kid for a long time out of AutoAction mag. Very cool!
Cheers!
Brilliant Larry love his grass roots honesty.
Cheers!
My favourite race car of all time! I'll always remember the 1993 Bathurst, a fantastic drive in a bulletproof car. Jack and the team have done an excellent job bringing the car back to spec.
Cheers!
a very buetiful thing you have done Jack, thankyou .legend he is your old man cheers
Cheers!
When the original driver jumps in and says "doesn't feel like a day has gone past" that has got to be a huge compliment to all involved returning this car back to it's 1993 Bathurst specifications. Congratulations Jack.
Cheers!!!
Well done to all that were involved in this absolutely amazing restoration of Australian motor sport history!
Many thanks! Cheers!!!
What a blast!!! Amazing work, to all involved!
Cheers!!!
I can remember a bloke with a big bushy moustache who looked a bit like this bloke driving a VW in 79 at Tailem Bend rallycross. He engineered some Janson cars as well.
Very well done to Jack, Larry and crew to get to Calder with this car. Looks too good!
That's a long time ago!!!!! Cheers!
I was a competitor at that me
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So bloody awesome!! Fantastic effort Jack! Best video yet!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
The look on Larry's face is priceless. Great feedback from the driver 😅
Cheers!
I’m primarily a ford guy but seeing this car outside again put an immediate smile on my face.
Great work guys.
Ps, if all granddads drove like Larry it’d be a fun world.
Lot's of love from Ford fans on this channel, cheers!!!
Congratulations Jack on doing the cat justice in its resto, so good to see LP out there behind the wheel. I'm sure the smile on his face made it even more worth your while. Top job mate
Cheers!
The build series on this has been fantastic but Christ did this episode make me smile.
You're a bloody legend LP!
Jack and the boys have knocked this out of the park 🤜🤛
Cheers!
That car looks incredible, great job Jack, such good memories of watching this car........"It's Perkins by a country mile!"
Great commentary too!!!!! Cheers!
That’s some piece of Aussie history right there 👍🏻
Not wrong!!
Nice one Jack! It’s been awesome to follow this project.
Cheers!
Epic car. Incredible to see it running exactly like it was in 93. Well done Jack and all
Cheers!!!
Good work Jack and Team 🙌🏻
Cheers!
Absolutely awesome! Well done all involved and so fantastic to see LP back behind the wheel in arguably his most iconic car along with seeing another generation of Perkins have a steer too. Thanks Jack and Team!
Cheers!
Awesome, my first commodore was a VP, brings back some great memories for me. I imagine many more for Larry though! Thankyou
Glad you enjoyed it Cheers!!!
The story could only have been improved if Gregg 'Harry' Hansford had been there to share in the moment. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride!!!
Yeah that would've made it! Cheers!
Its not too often i comment on a YT vid, but mate, its been awesome to watch the resto. Your Dad would be so proud of you, and the helpers work. Well done, great to see such a story that links the good old days with the heros we all loved, and a modern look at the chariots we all watched.
Great work. Well done and thank you.
I appreciate that! Cheers!