Episode 34: Larry Perkins talks to us about the Perkins Brake Caliper that helped win Bathurst 1995
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Love seeing Larry’s smile , talking about outsmarting the other teams
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You knew back when LP was racing if he was working on something. The glint in his eye and his smile when talking to the pitlane reporters and the like.
How many times has Australian Touring Cars/ V8 Supercars changed rules due to L.P’s ingenuity/ engineering? Another great insight!
You know you're on the right path when most of your ideas end up getting banned ;)
Yeah there would be a couple 😂
I'll second that. Brilliant thinker L.P.!
Well he did have a roll cage bar named after him
@@robvanderkroft6515 yep, the banned Larry bar that saved Craig Lowndes from a stray wheel
If I had LP looking after my 'race torana' I would be wining more than I am now! What a legend. Please keep delivering amazing videos. 70s 80s 90s Bathurst ftw.
Cheers
Watching this for the second time. Tackle tightening engineeering. LP was the Man.
I love LPs sneaky grin when he talks about outsmarting the competition. 🙂
😊
Always loved your dad he did so much for the sport and always stuck it too the big team. Was the smartest men in the pit and one of the best drivers too always had a smile
Cheers!
If there is a different way to “bake a cake”, Larry will find a way to do it. He never cease to amaze me with his ingenuity.
Not wrong!!
"They were too busy looking if we had carpet in the pits'! Geez I love Larry!
Hahaha how funny!
Awesome to see LP still getting excited talking about his past. He really was well ahead of everyone else and would've been great to see what he could've done had he not been continually restricted by the powers that be
Cheers MJ
Love IT!!! I'm in no way technical but love LP's crack about the opposition checking on carpet in the pits and the uniforms. I keep looking forward to the next episode. Thanks Jack and LP.
Cheers Ken!!!
Legends. I wish i could have something made by LP. He really is just one of a kind. You are doing a great thing Jack, bringing this stuff to us.
Cheers!!
I love the grin on Larry’s face as he explains the calliper design . Great engineering Larry . Out foxed the other teams until it was shut down by them . I love your can do attitude.
Cheers Tom!
Nothing better than Bathurst history from the master himself LP.
Not wrong!
Got to love Larry's mind .
Hearing about his time in single seater in Europe and all the work he did on his own car .
Then all the mind blowing things he's done in supercars. No other team would have even bothered to go down the paths lp has
Good stuff Rob!!!!
great video Jack, Larry was such a legend for coming up with these great but simple ideas to win.
Cheers!
Awesome episode again!
Hey, did LP ever get tired of outsmarting the opposition with pure straight latteral thinking, I bet not!
I bet he did get tired of them changing the rules because he had outsmarted them all "Again".
Well done.👍
Cheers!!
Awesome show Jack thanks mate, love when LP says “ The teams ganged up on me again” 😂😂😂😂😂👍
Glad you enjoyed it
What LP was able to achieve as a privateer compared to the big budget dealer teams was just remarkable. That era of racing was so interesting with the different cars and characters of the sport. These days, the cars look the same, very little overtaking and the personalities have all been sanitised to make a sport much less appealing to the public.
Always made a dollar go further!!!
Yep, personality was banned a long time ago. Necessity breeds ingenuity & individuality. The rules put an end to all that and we are at this point of conformity which is just plain boring.
Larry’s awesome 🎉❤
Cheers!!
Love the cheeky grin @ 7:38 from someone who knows they out smarted the competition
haha the competitiveness never leaves you!
Your father has always been a genesis in all aspects he touches ..
Thanks!
Really appreciate the time and effort going into these videos. Larry is a man of many talents and engineering mastermind who could steer.
Cheers!
absolutely fantastic, I remember the goings on back then. can never understand why, when some one comes up with a new way to do things, the knockers come out, ( although some knockers do have a good feel on the occasion ) must be the Australian way, they don't like to admit defeat, and when they were beaten fair and square, they scream, we gotta change the rules, why couldn't every one else lift their game, as this would benefit a lot more, than a sore loser. Larry and the team did a lot, and were kicked when they should have had the Order Of Australia Medal. Hats off to you Sir, you deserve more.
Cheers Cameron!
This is soo bloody awesome. The stuff you hear about but don’t get to see in depth. Thanks for sharing this amazing info!
You're welcome!!!!
Most of us old guys always knew Larry as a brilliant engineer. More so than we realized it would seem. Fantastic 👍
Cheers Mick!
You know its good when the regulations has to change because of it. Perkins engineering prowess is off the charts! :)
My last year of high school! Loved the days of Larry P. He was great under pressure and built his own cars. Legend!
Cheers
Awesome videos to see the background on how LP changed so many things. Very smart guy! 👍
Cheers Benjamin!!
I did know about the Perkins wide caliper/pad innovation, but what a privilege to have the man himself explain it to us. This video will forever document a significant event in our Touring car racing history. Thanks to you Jack for making it happen and to Brett for suggesting it.
Cheers Mike!
One of my favourite things about this is that, if you look at the rigidity test report figures, Harrop was right there with - if not better - than AP and Alcon at the time. ...and then Perkins went better again :D
Australia really is a cauldron of engineering nouse that is tragically underutilised sometimes.
So... Larry Bar next, featuring Craig Lowndes?
Pretty cool data really!
I remember a drag racer who used Australian valve springs which kept their seat pressure a lot better than some of the American brands. Larry is one example of that.
This is Aussie Engineering at it's best, World's Best.. The thought & processes that went on by LP is world class.
Easily one of the best racing engineers of our time.
Cheers!
LP,s engineering as well being a brilliant driver, made him almost unbeatable 👍👍
Cheers Barry!
Larry saying "some people aren't very technical" is a classic quote! With a grin too. What an engineer Larry is.
Haha cheers!
Just brilliant
Cheers for watching!
Ha ha I love how you come up with such a good solid design and once again an innovation that improved on the status quo. Another accolade for you LP. Thanks for another insight into why you were showing so well against the big dollar factory teams. PS those calipers are things of beauty.
Great have dad, Larry, explain first hand about how he went about designing a new innovation in brake caliber design and have a bit of one upmanship over his rivals. Thanks for the video Jack.
You're welcome!
What a great insight. Thanks Jack!
LP absolutely proud of this innovative upgrade! I’m sure a lot of us watching were shocked/inspired/proud!
Well done
Tremendous! Larry is certainly a bloody legend. Thanks.
Cheers!
Great story and info that shows the outstanding brilliance of LP. It's so good to get the personal insights of him after following his racing for decades
Cheers Aaron!
Bloody legends, Larry and team! Let's get the kids watching all the old races, get a taste of that old Aussie spirit!
Cheers!
You know your an Aussie legend when your car makes it on an Aussie postal stamp
Haha yeah how cool are they
@@perkinsengineering hell yeah,I was cleaning out a draw and found the book of 10,wtf? I didn't know about this?Congratulations! Well deserved!
Another example of the genius that is Larry Perkins. Thks Jack, great effort as usual.
Cheers!
The 92 success with the old vl in bob jane colours are some of my favourite memories
Cool car that one, which is restored back to those colours now!
@@perkinsengineering That’s fantastic. Love these cars being restored in period!
Thanks Jack & LP, I love hearing about all this stuff. Brilliant 👍🏻🇦🇺
You're welcome!
Once again Perkins ingenuity😍
Thanks for this , wanted to know about these for so long , really appreciate the time you and LP spend doing all of this . Cheers
No worries!
Such an amazing engineering brain. Absolute legend.
LP deserved more wins.
And I'm a Ford fan.
Always loved your work, LP!
Haha cheers!
More great work from the maestro 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
It's a kind of backhanded compliment when you are so good, so innovative, and so fukn sneaky that every one of your competitors join forces to change the rules and ban you. The smile on his dial when he says "they said you can't do it but...we did it" is priceless.
LP for PM.
Haha yeah not wrong. Also when you don't spend millions of dollars on the innovations it pisses off those who do!!
Love the fact that Larry is still out there in his overalls getting his hands dirty.
That's his version of "retirement"
Great history! Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
This man is just a pure genius. The drwaings, the ideas...everything is mesmerising
Cheers Tony
Hey jack, just out of curiosity, can you remember how much pad meat was left at the end of the race??
Jack I would go as far to Say Larry could have been a Ford Super Hero, He was on it that is for sure great episode.
Cheers!
LP such a legend, another great episode.
Cheers!
Larry is a national treasure. Loved watching him race. It's just not the same anymore.
Cheers!
Awesome video, such a great engineering problem solver!
Cheers!
Great insight into those true to me racing years . Thanks guys
Glad you enjoyed it
This is so cool. Thanks Jack!
You're welcome!
Another really interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love your work 👍
Cheers!
Love your work Larry, bloody legend
Cheers Robert!
wow bloody amazing. having that engineering brain kicking ass. thanks ps saving this
Cheers!
How tood to hear about this innovation. Thanks Jack and LP.
No worries!
Thanks, very interesting.
You're welcome!
I loved what your dad use to do too the competition. They couldn’t handle being out smarted & getting beat by a privateer. They couldn’t beat him fair & square so the had to try & ban him. Another great episode Jack. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
Cheers!
Lp ,thankya ya work..great era.. this great viewing, thank ya both...please send a autograth with shirts i ordered for me and my brother LP...
Cheers David, thanks for supporting the store!!!
Fantastic episode, like all the others, but this was great to hear the background into why this caliper was developed and it was straight from the horses mouth. Love the secret squirrel story too. Looking forward to your next episode.
Cheers Glen
Thanks for sharing another brilliant insight to Perkins Engineering. The only disadvantage of constantly being one step ahead is that the rest want to ban or copy everything you do! Worth it every time though!
Not wrong!
Champion 🏆🍻🇦🇺
Cheers!!!
The old boy always gets that cheeky grin when ever he knew he was onto something that would give him the edge. And than it would get banned
Haha he does!
Jack, I remember the day you turned up as a rookie (from memory) at Oakleigh Go-kart club with LP when I was racing there (seniors)
These series are so great as we never get/got info what was going on in those days.
My era of treking to the mountain to watch was 1995-2010
That's going back 1998-99! Cheers!
Alsome to see what went into these cars, keep up the great work JP and LP
Cheers Brett
Great content guys
Cheers!
They were quality looking stoppers
Agree
Bloody good 👍
Cheers!
Your so good to us Jack Hi Lp truly one of the greats and I’m happy as Larry right now. Legends 🇦🇺 ❤️ 🚗
Cheers Adam!
As per the line in the movie "The Castle", L.P, you are an "ideas man". We've seen this creative innovation from L.P time and time again, whether that be easy fault finding with the electrical tower, improving the Holden cylinder heads, intake manifold slide operation, brake calipers etc. Not everyone has that gift to think outside the box which is why I see him in the same light as the Adrian Newey's of this world.
Haha great movie!!!! Cheers
I love that Larry and the team revolutionized v8 supercar racing.
Cheers!
Love it Jack and LP
Cheers Matthew
What a good story, innovative thinking with a twinkle in the eye will always win out. I can imagine Larry going round and round Bathurst in 1994 designing the way around a pad stop in his head. It always amazed me how quickly the crew can change red hot pads, you explained that a bit Jack. Not so quick to change the pads in my WB Ute and they are cold. Who said Larry was a blown out windmill mechanic? Jeff
Yeah you're probably right there!!! Cheers Jeff
G'day Jack,
Great video very informative and great to see and hear from the man himself LP.
It always amused me when the other teams would try and ban the ingenuity of Perkins Racing. A bit of sour grapes I reckon.
So thankyou for sharing another great episode Jack.
✌️ from Pakenham/Melbourne.
You're welcome!
Love the fact be us still smug he beat the competition. Love this. I'm all for this type of innovation, but when caught, I say release all the info. True fans love this stuff.
Well it wasn't illegal so we never got caught 😜
Exactly. There's teams of engineers in F1 spending millions finding loopholes. LP ahead of the curve.
Top stuff 👍🏻
Thanks!
I can’t believe the thickness of the pads! I recall the ‘endless’ sponsorship on the lower sill of the VR/VS series Erodommocs
That's it, great supporters of ours!
theres not many top level drivers that are true engineers now days LP true legend
Yeah that’s true.
I was 15 in 95 but I do remember that was the year that everyone raced in the same class. I love the ingenuity here... and I still like it even if it's a little shifty! I would've liked LP's thoughts (at the time when he was putting up the money) on how long he thought he would be able keep an advantage. I would think that the bigger teams would simply have thrown the money once they knew the game... given the time benefit would be known to them and so long as they knew it could be done without loss in performance? The rules give and take... I think we like when a small budget team can run a reasonably competitive car and we like when an underdog can get a step on the big dogs, but we don't like it when the big dogs get the stuff and series becomes a game of the haves and have nots. I'd like LPs thoughts on that... maybe he'd think he got the rough end of the stick much of the time?
We'll have to ask him!
Ha loved it!. Larry must have used the V8 Supercar rule book for bedtime reading material to work out the loopholes and outsmart the other teams, Genius....
Haha will have to ask Mum 😂
Hey Jack, loving the videos... noticed that you are having a similar audio fade with the wireless mics like I have experienced in the past.. found that if I clipped mine on the underside of my hat brim.. that way the mic moved with my head 👍
Good idea not bad!!!
Nice 👍
Cheers!
Jack your dad is a legend ideas man amazing
Cheers!
"They were looking to see if there was carpet in the pits" lol. Great engineer's insight into the observational habits of non technical people.
Hahaha
Love all the videos you guys are doing. The background noise makes it hard to hear what Larry is saying though
Yeah unfortunately that's the rain on the roof of the shed.
To me, this is what racing is all about, innovation. These days, the whole one make thing leaves me cold.
Yes innovation and working within the technical rule book!
Funny story, many years ago (17+), I applied for a job with Perkins Racing but thought nothing more as I was a nobody. A month or so later, I got a call on my mobile while driving to work and I didn't know the number. I pulled over and took the call, the fella on the other end introduced himself as Larry. Now I was totally unexpecting a call from anyone let alone LP so of course, was very sceptical. Funny thing was, I could hear a bit of noise in the background which I recognised as that of a gas turbine. I then asked the calssic who is this and are kidding me? Answer was simple, it was LP ringing me about my application for a job and he was flying his Jet Ranger up past my way and wanted to meet up to discuss. Sadly, my life at the time was pretty messed up and I couldn't commit to being a stable employee and told him so. He was very down-to-earth and honest and thanked me for being honest as well.
Hat is off to LP and what he has managed over the years.
Great Vid jack. Of course best part is you're old man explaining stuff. With the new mic.
Cheers!
You know, id love to know all the tricks LP had up his sleeve..... and the ones that are still up there.
Haha we may never get to know allllllll of them!
i would challenge ANY rule maker in the world to to create a rule book LP could not find a loop hole amazing stuff guys
😂 Looks like whoever designed the current Mustang in Supercars found plenty of loop holes!!!
Never really heard the rain to busy listerning to Larry and his grin saying how he outhtought them yet again
Good man Dan!
@@perkinsengineering how can I get a t-shirt you website shop doesn't do New Zealand?
LP is a legend
We agree!
Magic
Cheers!