Once again it was great to see Adam and share my love for these iconic race cars . In these difficult times its good to take your mind off what is going on all over the world and spend a few minutes sharing our love for cars and there history . stay safe everyone and lets hope we can get back to normal soon and get out and about and enjoy our cars in the summer .
@@46holl Thank you , its great to see so many positive comments from people , I feel so lucky to be able to share my stories with others who enjoy the cars .
@@northyorkshirers500special2 Paul did you ever have any interest in the Nissan Skyline R32's that raced against the Sierras in Australia ? . Love your cars 👍👍✌
G'day lads, I remember when Dick first wheeled the Sierra out in Australia, he struggled at first with all sorts of problems. Like you say, blown turbos, other engine dramas, and of course the diff issues. It was a program of continuous development. Once Dick decided to develop the cars completely in house then things really changed. He worked with Ron Harrop to develop the diff, and employed local experts to develop a new electronic management system to end the reliance on UK programs, which were being sourced from Andy Rouse at the time. To this day Dick doesn't have anything nice to say about Andy Rouse. 1988 was an amazing season for the DJR Shell Sierras, they were practically untouchable. But it wasn't long before other local Sierra teams played catchup, Glenn Seton's Peter Jackson cars, Tony Longhurst's Benson & Hedges cars (one of which was in the last video at Paul's), Colin Bond's Caltex car, and Allan Moffat's ANZ cars were all super competitive at different times over the next couple of years. Dick maintained a slight advantage but never enjoyed total dominance like he had in 1988. Of course in 1990 the 4WD Nissan GTR made it's first appearance, and once Fred Gibson and the Nissan team got that car sorted out in 1991 the dominance of the Sierra was over. It's noteworthy that the DJR cars (#5 and #6 I suppose they were by then) were the only cars that had any chance of mixing it with the GTRs - it's been claimed by some (including Dick himself) that for Bathurst qualifying and Top Ten runoff in 1992 his Sierras were developing over 700hp, which is just incredible. You can see from footage of his Top Ten lap he had it wound right up and it looked like a right handful to drive. What a machine eh? It's good to see Dick is enjoying some success again now as part owner of DJR Team Penske with the Mustangs - he spent a lot of time without the big budget required to be in the winners circle in Supercars so it's nice to see him smiling again in the twilight of his racing career.
thank you for your input , as you say the rs500 was adopted by many in Auss , dominating until the 4wd Nissan took over , how the hell they allowed 4wd to join is beyond me , but that's history .
@@northyorkshirers500special2 According to the Group A rule book 4WD wasn't illegal, the clever folks at Nissan took a long hard look at the rule book and built a car that fitted within it, so when it hit the track it couldn't be banned because it was legal. My personal view is that Nissan were very clever. I thought at the time there was nothing to stop Ford developing a 4WD Sierra, the platform already existed in the Sapphire rally cars, and locally the Holdens could have done it too - a few years afterward they marketed a 4WD V8 Monaro road car so it was obviously in the pipeline (the Monaro is basically a 2 door Commodore). I've often wondered what it would have looked like had Australia continued with Group A and those cars had been developed. Ford Australia even developed a turbocharged 6 cylinder Falcon (the now famous "Barra" engine) so they could have gone to that platform once the Sierra reached the end of it's development. But as we all know Ford and Holden chose to bitch and whine instead of building a better mousetrap, so Group A got scrapped and now we have the V8 Supercars instead. Still great racing, but no technological development. These days it's basically a silhouette series with no brand relevance whatsoever. Cheers.
I have a lot of respect for dick and the challenges he has faced and the success he gained. His achievement in developing these cars was amazing, but the manner at which he conducted himself sometimes put me off. When the locally developed skylines put the shoes to him, his team were the loudest voices calling for restrictions on the nissans. They called for boost restrictions and extra weight in the skylines, meanwhile his car had more HP than any other rs500 in the world. Hypocrite. He also instigated the angry crowd before the famous pack of arseholes incident. He hasnt changed either. In the last 2 supercar series his team were penalised for illegally modifying their qualifying engine, deliberately holding back the field with their number 2 car to let their number 1 car get ahead, and they have crew members monitoring opponents pits looking for things they can submit complaints about to penalise the other teams. Pretty low. Spoils my opinion of such a determined racer.
@pete smyth yes i cannot believe they kept the win. After everything was checked, it was obvious. The driver was told to slow down because they didnt know where the accident was, then when interviewed the team boss said 'car is overheating' with a wry smile on his face. Clearly lying. The team were given a huge financial penalty but were allowed to keep the win? Disgusting lack of sportmanship.
Gotta say a special thank you... I always followed Dick Johnson as a kid and always said that this was the fastest and best car to race in australia under that class of racing and it proved itself to be the best in England as well.. Such an iconic car I'm glad someone has it and values such an important part of Australian motorsport history.
I love the way that you two have spoken so highly of Dick Johnson who is a lovely guy and a very talented racer. It’s great to see that this car is being lived and looked after, and Bathurst 1000 is an amazing race and one of the hardest on cars and drivers and the heat was the hardest thing on the 500’s
Such a privilege to watch this Sierra RS500 with Dick Johnson at the wheel for the Australian Touring Car Championship in the late 80's and early 90's... The famous car no. 17. Great car, fantastic driver (Dick Johnson) and such a great time for Australian Motorsport...
@@trainingtheworld5093 if you know who Paul is than you wouldn't be saying that. They're a UK car anyways. Plus the fact there are many other sierras still actually racing in Australia means you know nothing.
Anthony FERRARA that's the point, who is Paul? This is Aussie history. Johnson redesigned this entire car for racing in Australia. It has no meaning for England. It's hidden away in a collection in England where it didn't even race.
nswhorse again you miss the point. It's a Bathurst winning Aussie made and built race car, designed, developed and driven by a legendary Aussie driver. This car, the Moffatt rx7 and the Nissan gtsr represent a major turning point in Aussie Motorsport history. Just another race, just another season and just another sierra to the Brits. Now it's in a private collection, never to be seen by the public on the other side of the world.
paul is the cosworth man both paul and adam are one of them people where i can listen to there stories all day so much intresting things about rs 500 and the 80s racing era
Thankyou for this video - one word awesome - these cars were awesome but take a look at the full DJR history and legacy - one of the worlds very best race teams - period!
Well this fair cheered me up, thanks Adam for taking the time to do it, and Paul of course 👏🏻🏴 Bored beyond belief with this lockdown, really worrying times.
Its very heartening to hear your positive comments about the English countryside and living in England in general. Even more so coming from a guy your age.👍 Always enjoy your channel Adam, this edition in particular. Very interesting listening to Paul tell the history of the DJR cars.
You’ve brought back memories of watching Sierras around Bathurst. I remember the drivers would always say what a handful they were in the wet when the turbo kicked in. Touring car racing was awesome back then
I was at Bathurst when the Texaco Sierras won. At the time I loved the fact Ford was fast but we in Australia couldn't buy a Sierra in a showroom (even a slow 4 door) so it was bitter-sweet for many here. Even Dick Johnson lamented the Ford Falcon was not running V8's at the time..... Eventually V8 supercars took over..... But the 80's and 90's were awesome for touring car racing.
Great vid Adam, only met Paul once when he allowed me to pick up two sapph doors from his old place on my way back from Beverley late one night, most obliging and genuine bloke out there & even gave me a tour at that time of night. He’s easy listening voice and mannerisms and knowledge can only be described as being like sitting on the edge of the bed listening to your grandad telling stories of his life of bygone years, “not that I’m saying Paul’s old as were probably around the same age” but you know what I mean 👍 Stay safe Gents.
Growing up in Australia watching Bathurst there would be a lot of Aussies who would love to get hold of that car. Qualifies for Group A/C historic racing down under.
These DJR RS500 Sierras were absolute weapons. If you can find the footage, you could hear them spin the rears in top going over the crest of mountain straight at Bathurst. Not a V8, but an Awesome beast.
Thanks Adam and Paul for another great video. So fascinating and relaxing to watch you both chatting away about these great cars. Keep the videos coming if you can.
Hey guys, I love your passion for these sierras and group a racing sierras. Me and my brother went to Bathurst every year from 1985 till 2005, probably stood right next to this car numerous times at race meetings here in oz, back in the day. I realised a lifelong dream in 2015 when I purchased the car that came 8th at Bathurst 1988, the Jagparts Vk commodore. Love the videos. Cheers Aussie fan.
I first heard of Paul reading Fast Ford mag back in the day when he parked an Escos on Scarborough seafront. I’ve watched a couple of these vids with Adam, but this one made my day especially when Paul revealed that this Dick Johnson car became Robb Gravetts BTCC car as I’m a huge BTCC fan from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and I saw this car at Donington racing Andy Rouse, great days of silly power cars and not enough back end grip!. Many thanks Paul and Adam for these awesome trips down memory lane. Stay safe chaps..!!
I'm not a Ford fan at all... But anything Cosworth got their hands on was Awsome. Great to hear him say how different the RS 500 to the standard cosworth. I've heard so many owners over the yrs argue it was only cosmetic but the cars drove completely differently. Definitely one of my top 10 race cars. 👍🏻
Another fantastic insite from Paul great passion for the cossie think hes the type off guy that knows what to buy but will never sell for any amount. shows money won't make ya happy but a cossie will
Cheers for curing my boredom Adam always love to see this guy on your videos... That air jack at the end was just the icing on the cake. Amazing video man.
Thanks for a great video, Dick Johnson and the boys built the fastest Sierras in the touring car world. Many happy times watching that blue oval out in front down here in Oz.
Your not wrong Paul's garage is like wonderland cheers for sharing Paul's garage with us hope you make more on all his cars really enjoy all his cossies
I got to tour the Harrop facility not long ago and they were proudly showing off some of their trick bits (which date back to the mid-60s, mind you) and I can assure that the famous Harrop diff for the Sierra is not "almost a locked diff" - it is a full spool. The spools were turned on a very analogue lathe - that still stands in the back of the shop - and were designed using very early CAD to optimise strength and lightness. Most of today's spools from anywhere in the world are of a similar design, with the weight reducing castellations in the outer diameter and smoothly-tapering cones that eliminate stress risers in the diameter transitions. Beautiful bit of kit and truly revolutionary. It's also worth noting that Dick also got another Australian invention homologated for the RS500 - the rock-crushing Holinger dog box, which was once again a huge upgrade from the already beefed-up production Getrag unit used in many European cars. This effort was repeated by Fred Gibson when he had the AWD version of the same Holinger part accepted for Group A racing in Australia (and, I believe, the FIA), which ended up earning him instructions from Nissan Japan to keep his cars in Australia and not disturb the Japanese Group A scene.
Adam, I’ve just paused this at 5.24 after the beginning of this video.. the concerns over the virus.. loads of laughs there with Paul, interwoven clips of mechanical goodness whilst the audio is still you and Paul chatting.. the noise this DJ Sierra makes.. Paul stood in all the smoke.. then the Beauty of the Sierra I paused.. this video is amazing just what we need to cheer us all up.. Thank you so very much for videos like this.. Awesome work.. 👍🏻
Dick Johnson is an Aussie racing legend and still is (DJR team Penske). It's great to see the car again. It did dominate in its day along with the Nissan R32 GTR, they where fast cars beating V8 commodores and Falcons. They are part of the reason we went to V8 supercar racing instead of group A racing as it was back then.
@@paullinfoot6017 I sold it and my RS collection too cheap. Last I seen, someone had ripped the Merkur apart and turned it into a semi 3dr cossie look 😑
Awe wow look at that garage and those cars like a dream come true for most of us , love these kinds of vids there just genuine and not rehearsed like a lot on here
Silverstone 88 Tourist Trophy...I was there Dicky J and Bowe. If i recall water pump failure stopped them in the end....Rouse and Ferte won... 😊. Thanks for creating these videos Adam..
I remember watching The Great Race in the late 80's on TV and listening to the in car chats with Dick Johnson, Peter Brock etc. Great memories. Amazing cars. Lucky man owning it.
@@northyorkshirers500special2 Do you know where all the others are Paul? One's in the Cosworth display museum, Bowden's in Australia have 2 of them (I think). Any idea of the whereabouts of the other 2?
Proud Australian/ Queenslander here. The battles between Dick and Peter Brock where legendary. Back when you had to be a brilliant driver and engineer. The in car footage of him with his face flexing out of shape and still doing one liners was awesome. I was at a test day at Dicks local track , Lakeside Raceway, when Dick was testing and trying to break his new Bathurst car, plain red no stickers on. I was half way down the main straight as he come onto it, by the karrussell he was down the inside , sideways out and gone.
Always know it's gonna be a good video when visiting Pauls pad, especially when "isolating". Could listen to Paul's enthusiasm narrating for hours! #keepsafe #bekind :)
Hi Guy's, what a fantastic watch, Paul you are an encyclopedia on legs mate, I could listen to your knowledge for hrs and hrs. And the car.. what a beauty, in pristine condition and obviously well looked after. Adam, please go back to Paul 's again very soon for another video/chat. Thank you both for making a very boring..coronavirus Sunday so interesting..!! Cheers, Alex.
I went to bathurst in 1990 1991 and Dick Johnson's cars were always quick . He knew how to get the most out of these cars . As a holden fan i appreciated the Sierra, but nothing sounds better then a COMMODORE V8 . It was great to be at Bathurst because nothing comes close to that race and that track in my opinion. Really enjoyed the video and appreciated the content. CT
Thanks for the video Adam...👍 Ford absolutely nailed it big time with the road version of the Sierra RS500 Cosworth. Sadly we’ll never see the likes of this legend ever to appear as a production car again so thank you for taking the time to show this racing version and all its history 😎👍
80,s fords still look awesome even today I had series one rs turbo these and cosworth,s Are TRUE classics . The Looks and the way they drive so unique Compared to modern stuff . Love the videos brings back so many memories 👍
Dickie Johnson .... what a fellah! I remember him doing a couple of US Winston Cup road races in stock-cars. He didn't really get on with them especially the steering wheels. "Like driving a f*cking London bus!" he was heard to say over the ship to shore radio.
From Australia, much kudos to you for the respect shown, and the awesome history lesson of this great piece of (Aussie) racing. Of course my lucky number is 17, and DJR is still winning championships. Cheers.
Great video Adam. Those were Ford glory days for us following the tin tops and the DJR cars are legendary. I feel somewhat privileged to have witnessed that car and all of Dick's cars on the track over his career. Fond memories of being at the Pit Garage door watching when they lifted out the Cossie from the 1989 Bathurst winning DJR RS500. FOOOOOOORD SIERRRRRRRRRRA, FOOOOOOOOORD SIERRRRRRRRRA.
I am an Aussie, and remember watching Dick run in the ATCC and Bathurst very well. I loved seeing the Sierra racing around the tracks over here, and I have that same car as a Biante 1:18 scale - that's as close as I will ever get, but absolutely loved this video. Thanks so much for sharing!! Cheers.
Absolutely incredible. Zero interest in exotics. Its all about the affordable (when they were, not now adays) but the cossie sierra's, escort's, St220's... Focus RS. Love them. Great video, thanks for sharing
Great video Adam ...love how down to earth Paul is ...would be easy for a guru like him to be up his own aRSe but he is wonderfully grounded ...but what fantastic knowledge
I'll never forget the sound of this car going up the main straight at Amaroo Park Raceway, with Dick Johnson at the wheel in Qualifying, the sound was off the charts amazing.
@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent Dick wasn't the first with the in car footage and commentary, The was the number 7 banana oe corolla and apparently the driver never shut up all the time he was in the car racing around Bathurst so the late great Mike Raymond said in a few interviews.. But Dick was the best at in car commentary though, very rarely losing his cool
fantastic video yet again mate, could listen to this everyday no bother. oh and that opening little statement about England is exactly how iv felt for years just wish more people would realise it.
I always wondered where Dicks car got too. Still remember it bouncing across the top side of the track at lakeside at full tilt. He cured the diff problems by cutting down a Ford 9" diff .
i saw this car race in anger in 1987. the reason johnson worked with harrop was because the ford product was to brittle under race condtions. the 3 door cars werent offcially released in australia. paul radisichs mondeo went back to nz. and ford built a telstar V6 (mazda 626) for him to win the local races.
Once again it was great to see Adam and share my love for these iconic race cars . In these difficult times its good to take your mind off what is going on all over the world and spend a few minutes sharing our love for cars and there history . stay safe everyone and lets hope we can get back to normal soon and get out and about and enjoy our cars in the summer .
Your a top man and Very interesting, love the videos that you and Adam do together 👍👍
@@46holl Thank you , its great to see so many positive comments from people , I feel so lucky to be able to share my stories with others who enjoy the cars .
Thanks for sharing your cars and history with us , that bike is stunning by the way, stay safe fella
Men like you make the cosworth race history come to life again thanks 👏👏👏👏 and stay in the man cave your safe there🤫
@@northyorkshirers500special2 Paul did you ever have any interest in the Nissan Skyline R32's that raced against the Sierras in Australia ? .
Love your cars 👍👍✌
G'day lads, I remember when Dick first wheeled the Sierra out in Australia, he struggled at first with all sorts of problems. Like you say, blown turbos, other engine dramas, and of course the diff issues. It was a program of continuous development. Once Dick decided to develop the cars completely in house then things really changed. He worked with Ron Harrop to develop the diff, and employed local experts to develop a new electronic management system to end the reliance on UK programs, which were being sourced from Andy Rouse at the time. To this day Dick doesn't have anything nice to say about Andy Rouse.
1988 was an amazing season for the DJR Shell Sierras, they were practically untouchable. But it wasn't long before other local Sierra teams played catchup, Glenn Seton's Peter Jackson cars, Tony Longhurst's Benson & Hedges cars (one of which was in the last video at Paul's), Colin Bond's Caltex car, and Allan Moffat's ANZ cars were all super competitive at different times over the next couple of years. Dick maintained a slight advantage but never enjoyed total dominance like he had in 1988. Of course in 1990 the 4WD Nissan GTR made it's first appearance, and once Fred Gibson and the Nissan team got that car sorted out in 1991 the dominance of the Sierra was over. It's noteworthy that the DJR cars (#5 and #6 I suppose they were by then) were the only cars that had any chance of mixing it with the GTRs - it's been claimed by some (including Dick himself) that for Bathurst qualifying and Top Ten runoff in 1992 his Sierras were developing over 700hp, which is just incredible. You can see from footage of his Top Ten lap he had it wound right up and it looked like a right handful to drive. What a machine eh?
It's good to see Dick is enjoying some success again now as part owner of DJR Team Penske with the Mustangs - he spent a lot of time without the big budget required to be in the winners circle in Supercars so it's nice to see him smiling again in the twilight of his racing career.
thank you for your input , as you say the rs500 was adopted by many in Auss , dominating until the 4wd Nissan took over , how the hell they allowed 4wd to join is beyond me , but that's history .
@@northyorkshirers500special2 According to the Group A rule book 4WD wasn't illegal, the clever folks at Nissan took a long hard look at the rule book and built a car that fitted within it, so when it hit the track it couldn't be banned because it was legal. My personal view is that Nissan were very clever. I thought at the time there was nothing to stop Ford developing a 4WD Sierra, the platform already existed in the Sapphire rally cars, and locally the Holdens could have done it too - a few years afterward they marketed a 4WD V8 Monaro road car so it was obviously in the pipeline (the Monaro is basically a 2 door Commodore). I've often wondered what it would have looked like had Australia continued with Group A and those cars had been developed. Ford Australia even developed a turbocharged 6 cylinder Falcon (the now famous "Barra" engine) so they could have gone to that platform once the Sierra reached the end of it's development.
But as we all know Ford and Holden chose to bitch and whine instead of building a better mousetrap, so Group A got scrapped and now we have the V8 Supercars instead. Still great racing, but no technological development. These days it's basically a silhouette series with no brand relevance whatsoever. Cheers.
Great info thanks
I have a lot of respect for dick and the challenges he has faced and the success he gained. His achievement in developing these cars was amazing, but the manner at which he conducted himself sometimes put me off.
When the locally developed skylines put the shoes to him, his team were the loudest voices calling for restrictions on the nissans.
They called for boost restrictions and extra weight in the skylines, meanwhile his car had more HP than any other rs500 in the world. Hypocrite. He also instigated the angry crowd before the famous pack of arseholes incident.
He hasnt changed either. In the last 2 supercar series his team were penalised for illegally modifying their qualifying engine, deliberately holding back the field with their number 2 car to let their number 1 car get ahead, and they have crew members monitoring opponents pits looking for things they can submit complaints about to penalise the other teams.
Pretty low. Spoils my opinion of such a determined racer.
@pete smyth yes i cannot believe they kept the win.
After everything was checked, it was obvious. The driver was told to slow down because they didnt know where the accident was, then when interviewed the team boss said 'car is overheating' with a wry smile on his face.
Clearly lying.
The team were given a huge financial penalty but were allowed to keep the win? Disgusting lack of sportmanship.
Glad to see that such an important piece of Australian motorsport history is being well cared for.
Gotta say a special thank you... I always followed Dick Johnson as a kid and always said that this was the fastest and best car to race in australia under that class of racing and it proved itself to be the best in England as well.. Such an iconic car I'm glad someone has it and values such an important part of Australian motorsport history.
I love the way that you two have spoken so highly of Dick Johnson who is a lovely guy and a very talented racer. It’s great to see that this car is being lived and looked after, and Bathurst 1000 is an amazing race and one of the hardest on cars and drivers and the heat was the hardest thing on the 500’s
Such a privilege to watch this Sierra RS500 with Dick Johnson at the wheel for the Australian Touring Car Championship in the late 80's and early 90's... The famous car no. 17. Great car, fantastic driver (Dick Johnson) and such a great time for Australian Motorsport...
Glenn Brown Great car. Dick also had a street driven Sierra back in the day which sounded awesome😎
A piece of our Aussie motorsport history. You lucky bastard Paul.
Paul is one of very few people that explains stuff in detail without confusing the shit out of me !
I need things explained to me as easy as possible for it to sink in Peter , lol
Sad to see the car has left Australia but glad to see it's with someone who appreciates it
Wayne Rivett This car should be in the National Art Gallery in Canberra not some guys private collection in the UK.
@@trainingtheworld5093 if you know who Paul is than you wouldn't be saying that. They're a UK car anyways. Plus the fact there are many other sierras still actually racing in Australia means you know nothing.
Anthony FERRARA that's the point, who is Paul? This is Aussie history. Johnson redesigned this entire car for racing in Australia. It has no meaning for England. It's hidden away in a collection in England where it didn't even race.
@@fugawiaus You didn't watch the video, did you? Paul explained that Dick sold it to an English race team. That's why it's in England.
nswhorse again you miss the point. It's a Bathurst winning Aussie made and built race car, designed, developed and driven by a legendary Aussie driver. This car, the Moffatt rx7 and the Nissan gtsr represent a major turning point in Aussie Motorsport history.
Just another race, just another season and just another sierra to the Brits.
Now it's in a private collection, never to be seen by the public on the other side of the world.
Mighty DJR! The world's best Sierras.
Thanks from Australia for keeping this peice of our history. Very much appreciated.
paul is the cosworth man both paul and adam are one of them people where i can listen to there stories all day so much intresting things about rs 500 and the 80s racing era
Thanks Martin , we are both so pleased these short videos get such great response
Your videos featuring Paul are brilliant, what a top bloke!
Ray Enbow he is a really nice down to earth guy 👍
Thank you Ray , I love to share these cars with others and talk about there history . Stay safe .
@@northyorkshirers500special2 Thank you!
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Thankyou for this video - one word awesome - these cars were awesome but take a look at the full DJR history and legacy - one of the worlds very best race teams - period!
Another cracking video ...... cheered me up in these times of Isolation ..... could listen to Paul talk for hours , brilliant .
Ask my Mrs that , lol , she doesn't feel the same , but thank you
I could listen to this man for hours, so much knowledge.
I've learnt so much
What a top bloke.....what this guy doesn't know on history of this era is 2nd to none....great coverage Adam ,keep up the good work man.
One of the best cars driven by an Aussie legend. The mighty 17!
Well this fair cheered me up, thanks Adam for taking the time to do it, and Paul of course 👏🏻🏴
Bored beyond belief with this lockdown, really worrying times.
I could listen to that guys knowledge all day.he knows his stuff
Its very heartening to hear your positive comments about the English countryside and living in England in general. Even more so coming from a guy your age.👍
Always enjoy your channel Adam, this edition in particular. Very interesting listening to Paul tell the history of the DJR cars.
Thanks guys. Used to love watching these cars in the Aussie touring car comp. Glad to see its gone to a great home. Paul knows it all. Top stuff!!
this has become my fave car channel on youtube , just a normal dude enjoying his hobby so good
You’ve brought back memories of watching Sierras around Bathurst. I remember the drivers would always say what a handful they were in the wet when the turbo kicked in. Touring car racing was awesome back then
I was at Bathurst when the Texaco Sierras won. At the time I loved the fact Ford was fast but we in Australia couldn't buy a Sierra in a showroom (even a slow 4 door) so it was bitter-sweet for many here. Even Dick Johnson lamented the Ford Falcon was not running V8's at the time..... Eventually V8 supercars took over..... But the 80's and 90's were awesome for touring car racing.
Great vid Adam, only met Paul once when he allowed me to pick up two sapph doors from his old place on my way back from Beverley late one night, most obliging and genuine bloke out there & even gave me a tour at that time of night.
He’s easy listening voice and mannerisms and knowledge can only be described as being like sitting on the edge of the bed listening to your grandad telling stories of his life of bygone years, “not that I’m saying Paul’s old as were probably around the same age” but you know what I mean 👍
Stay safe Gents.
Thanks Ken ,,,,I think ,,lol
Growing up in Australia watching Bathurst there would be a lot of Aussies who would love to get hold of that car. Qualifies for Group A/C historic racing down under.
Paul is like a cossie encyclopedia..proper legend 👊
These DJR RS500 Sierras were absolute weapons. If you can find the footage, you could hear them spin the rears in top going over the crest of mountain straight at Bathurst. Not a V8, but an Awesome beast.
What a wonderfully genuine and knowledgeable chap. Great vid.
Thanks Adam and Paul for another great video. So fascinating and relaxing to watch you both chatting away about these great cars. Keep the videos coming if you can.
This is why I love you tube and this channel. Well done my mate!!
Brilliant.
Hey guys, I love your passion for these sierras and group a racing sierras. Me and my brother went to Bathurst every year from 1985 till 2005, probably stood right next to this car numerous times at race meetings here in oz, back in the day. I realised a lifelong dream in 2015 when I purchased the car that came 8th at Bathurst 1988, the Jagparts Vk commodore. Love the videos. Cheers Aussie fan.
Thanks geez and thank you to the garage owner for giving us good content to watch at these crazy times.
Love listening to people that really know their shit 👌and Paul does
Exactly - gob shut and listen 👍🏻
I first heard of Paul reading Fast Ford mag back in the day when he parked an Escos on Scarborough seafront. I’ve watched a couple of these vids with Adam, but this one made my day especially when Paul revealed that this Dick Johnson car became Robb Gravetts BTCC car as I’m a huge BTCC fan from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and I saw this car at Donington racing Andy Rouse, great days of silly power cars and not enough back end grip!. Many thanks Paul and Adam for these awesome trips down memory lane. Stay safe chaps..!!
I'm not a Ford fan at all...
But anything Cosworth got their hands on was Awsome.
Great to hear him say how different the RS 500 to the standard cosworth.
I've heard so many owners over the yrs argue it was only cosmetic but the cars drove completely differently.
Definitely one of my top 10 race cars. 👍🏻
Another fantastic insite from Paul great passion for the cossie think hes the type off guy that knows what to buy but will never sell for any amount. shows money won't make ya happy but a cossie will
your correct Tom , I often get asked " how much to buy it " my reply is always the same , there more than money to me
Cheers for curing my boredom Adam always love to see this guy on your videos... That air jack at the end was just the icing on the cake. Amazing video man.
It's Great to see Dickies car again, in loving hands. Well done fella's 👍
Thanks for a great video, Dick Johnson and the boys built the fastest Sierras in the touring car world. Many happy times watching that blue oval out in front down here in Oz.
Your not wrong Paul's garage is like wonderland cheers for sharing Paul's garage with us hope you make more on all his cars really enjoy all his cossies
Great video , I love going and looking round Paul’s workshop , it’s not just the cars also the toolboxes that amaze me. 👍
never get bored watching these vids......
I got to tour the Harrop facility not long ago and they were proudly showing off some of their trick bits (which date back to the mid-60s, mind you) and I can assure that the famous Harrop diff for the Sierra is not "almost a locked diff" - it is a full spool. The spools were turned on a very analogue lathe - that still stands in the back of the shop - and were designed using very early CAD to optimise strength and lightness. Most of today's spools from anywhere in the world are of a similar design, with the weight reducing castellations in the outer diameter and smoothly-tapering cones that eliminate stress risers in the diameter transitions.
Beautiful bit of kit and truly revolutionary.
It's also worth noting that Dick also got another Australian invention homologated for the RS500 - the rock-crushing Holinger dog box, which was once again a huge upgrade from the already beefed-up production Getrag unit used in many European cars. This effort was repeated by Fred Gibson when he had the AWD version of the same Holinger part accepted for Group A racing in Australia (and, I believe, the FIA), which ended up earning him instructions from Nissan Japan to keep his cars in Australia and not disturb the Japanese Group A scene.
I could watch and listen for hours...
Thats not what my Mrs says ,, lol ,, Thanks Ben.
Same here Haha...
Could watch and listen for hours...
Adam loving the content pure enjoyment listening to this could listen to his story's all day long
Iam from Perth,Australia, I remember watching the car race in 87 88 , my favourite race car ever , very cool video
It was owned by Trevor Hine for a while in Nedlands and he used to race it at Waneroo.
Me too. We'd get to the circuit at 5am race day to get a good spot.
Adam, I’ve just paused this at 5.24 after the beginning of this video.. the concerns over the virus.. loads of laughs there with Paul, interwoven clips of mechanical goodness whilst the audio is still you and Paul chatting.. the noise this DJ Sierra makes.. Paul stood in all the smoke.. then the Beauty of the Sierra I paused.. this video is amazing just what we need to cheer us all up.. Thank you so very much for videos like this.. Awesome work.. 👍🏻
And respect to Paul too.. 😎 Thank you for sharing your Sierra’s with the enthusiasts 👍🏻
@@jeffheineken6709 thank you , some would say I look better surrounded by smoke , lol
Dick Johnson is an Aussie racing legend and still is (DJR team Penske). It's great to see the car again. It did dominate in its day along with the Nissan R32 GTR, they where fast cars beating V8 commodores and Falcons. They are part of the reason we went to V8 supercar racing instead of group A racing as it was back then.
I bought a Merkur XR4Ti off Paul Linfoot in 2014. Was a gentleman to deal with.
Thank you for the kind comment ,,, I do wish i had not sold that car now tho ,,lol
@@paullinfoot6017 I sold it and my RS collection too cheap. Last I seen, someone had ripped the Merkur apart and turned it into a semi 3dr cossie look 😑
I'm super jealous. Paul is a blessed man
Awe wow look at that garage and those cars like a dream come true for most of us , love these kinds of vids there just genuine and not rehearsed like a lot on here
Such an amazing slice of history there pal ! Awesome video, that fella really knew what he was talking about !
Silverstone 88 Tourist Trophy...I was there Dicky J and Bowe. If i recall water pump failure stopped them in the end....Rouse and Ferte won... 😊. Thanks for creating these videos Adam..
I remember watching The Great Race in the late 80's on TV and listening to the in car chats with Dick Johnson, Peter Brock etc.
Great memories. Amazing cars. Lucky man owning it.
Im very proud and honoured to be one of the lucky 6 to own a DJR Sierra Steve ,
@@northyorkshirers500special2 Do you know where all the others are Paul? One's in the Cosworth display museum, Bowden's in Australia have 2 of them (I think). Any idea of the whereabouts of the other 2?
Brilliant. Special cars that never seem to look dated. I guess modern cars are just boring compared to the sierras. Great knowledge love it 👌
Watching your video uploads over again and this video crops up while I'm watching them , awesome stuff what a set up this guy has .
Proud Australian/ Queenslander here. The battles between Dick and Peter Brock where legendary. Back when you had to be a brilliant driver and engineer. The in car footage of him with his face flexing out of shape and still doing one liners was awesome.
I was at a test day at Dicks local track , Lakeside Raceway, when Dick was testing and trying to break his new Bathurst car, plain red no stickers on. I was half way down the main straight as he come onto it, by the karrussell he was down the inside , sideways out and gone.
Always know it's gonna be a good video when visiting Pauls pad, especially when "isolating". Could listen to Paul's enthusiasm narrating for hours! #keepsafe #bekind :)
Always mint to see Paul and his motors. Great video Adam.
Paul is the Fred Dibnah of fast fords
Could listen to Paul talk about Cossie’s all day long. Thanks for the video Adam, brilliant 👍🏻
thanks Rye
Likewise mate .....
Hi Guy's, what a fantastic watch, Paul you are an encyclopedia on legs mate, I could listen to your knowledge for hrs and hrs. And the car.. what a beauty, in pristine condition and obviously well looked after. Adam, please go back to Paul 's again very soon for another video/chat. Thank you both for making a very boring..coronavirus Sunday so interesting..!! Cheers, Alex.
Thanks Alex , im just so pleased that people enjoy the cars and a little bit of history about them
I went to bathurst in 1990 1991 and Dick Johnson's cars were always quick . He knew how to get the most out of these cars . As a holden fan i appreciated the Sierra, but nothing sounds better then a COMMODORE V8 . It was great to be at Bathurst because nothing comes close to that race and that track in my opinion. Really enjoyed the video and appreciated the content. CT
Seen this car in person today for the first time at the silverstone museum, a car before it’s time
If I had the $$$$ I'd bring this Aussie classic home. 🇦🇺🇦🇺
this is not an aussie car mate, Ford Sierra was built by Ford Europe/Germany from 1986 to 1992
@@tisbales True...... It just took an Aussie to build the fastest one in the world.
@@allandriver2066 please explain are you talking about bathurst?? the fastest street legal i know was in europe at 1000hp
THE RIDERS CLUB , this particular race car was Aussie built.
Anyway, this needs subtitles 😂
@@calais027 😂😂😂
Love the video, best thing getting up early to watch Bathurst, still love it and its a tradition I started with my son
Thanks for the video Adam...👍
Ford absolutely nailed it big time with the road version of the Sierra RS500 Cosworth. Sadly we’ll never see the likes of this legend ever to appear as a production car again so thank you for taking the time to show this racing version and all its history 😎👍
Beautiful. I remember looking inside this car trackside when it raced in
Adelaide.
80,s fords still look awesome even today
I had series one rs turbo these and cosworth,s
Are TRUE classics .
The Looks and the way they drive so unique
Compared to modern stuff .
Love the videos brings back so many memories
👍
Great video!
Thank you for sharing!
Adam that is absolutely mint pal respect to Paul as well
Good to see a bit of Aussie Motorsport history still kicking around. I loved watching the Sierras race back in the day.
Dickie Johnson .... what a fellah! I remember him doing a couple of US Winston Cup road races in stock-cars. He didn't really get on with them especially the steering wheels. "Like driving a f*cking London bus!" he was heard to say over the ship to shore radio.
What a lovely guy and a great video.
Thanks for showing this bit of Aussie motor racing history this car was beast to watch race
watching the Texaco sierras take on Bathurst with the shell sierras was a great sight
From Australia, much kudos to you for the respect shown, and the awesome history lesson of this great piece of (Aussie) racing. Of course my lucky number is 17, and DJR is still winning championships. Cheers.
Great video Adam.
Those were Ford glory days for us following the tin tops and the DJR cars are legendary.
I feel somewhat privileged to have witnessed that car and all of Dick's cars on the track over his career.
Fond memories of being at the Pit Garage door watching when they lifted out the Cossie from the 1989 Bathurst winning DJR RS500.
FOOOOOOORD SIERRRRRRRRRRA, FOOOOOOOOORD SIERRRRRRRRRA.
Thanks for making this video
Absolutely love the RS500
Great video ! Great to see so much passion and knowledge for all the Engineering Dick Johnson and his team put into this vehicle!
I am an Aussie, and remember watching Dick run in the ATCC and Bathurst very well. I loved seeing the Sierra racing around the tracks over here, and I have that same car as a Biante 1:18 scale - that's as close as I will ever get, but absolutely loved this video. Thanks so much for sharing!! Cheers.
Love the air jacks
Absolutely incredible. Zero interest in exotics. Its all about the affordable (when they were, not now adays) but the cossie sierra's, escort's, St220's... Focus RS. Love them. Great video, thanks for sharing
Great video Adam ...love how down to earth Paul is ...would be easy for a guru like him to be up his own aRSe but he is wonderfully grounded ...but what fantastic knowledge
Thank you for the kind comments , im very lucky to own these great cars . and love to share them with others .
I'll never forget the sound of this car going up the main straight at Amaroo Park Raceway, with Dick Johnson at the wheel in Qualifying, the sound was off the charts amazing.
I watched this going around when I was a kid, great to hear about all the engineering that went into it
Talking of in car footage, Australia invented "race cam" and pioneered the technology
Some fantastic in car footage from those days John , and a lot from inside DJ sierras .
Tricky Dicky was the first and best in-car driver/commentator, would give some blistering assessments of other drivers during Bathurst telecasts lol.
@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent Dick wasn't the first with the in car footage and commentary,
The was the number 7 banana oe corolla and apparently the driver never shut up all the time he was in the car racing around Bathurst so the late great Mike Raymond said in a few interviews..
But Dick was the best at in car commentary though, very rarely losing his cool
@@paulcooper3934 aah, thanks for the heads up. I knew the first ever in car wasn't dick, Didnt know he wasnt the first talker!
@@paulcooper3934 Peter Wiiliamson was the Celica driver.
Again, another amazing car in Paul's collection!
fantastic video yet again mate, could listen to this everyday no bother.
oh and that opening little statement about England is exactly how iv felt for years just wish more people would realise it.
Golden! Top Stuff! Can watch this on repeat all day.
Could listen to that idle all day
Great Video m8 love the car. my uncle used to race with rob gravet nice to to hear his name again brings back great days for me
Awesome
Massive thanks for sharing
I was a big touring car fan back in the 80's
Totally forgot about the air-jacks
I always wondered where Dicks car got too. Still remember it bouncing across the top side of the track at lakeside at full tilt. He cured the diff problems by cutting down a Ford 9" diff .
I'd love to go into isolation in that garage
its not all bad , lol
Really enjoyed this, was very interesting and great that the car is with someone who loves it so much.
i saw this car race in anger in 1987. the reason johnson worked with harrop was because the ford product was to brittle under race condtions. the 3 door cars werent offcially released in australia.
paul radisichs mondeo went back to nz. and ford built a telstar V6 (mazda 626) for him to win the local races.