darrel is old (darrell and aged) it's for that this reacton i think ! (( sorry I don't know how in English to say "with respect" that a person is old, aged by time? sorry i am french )
I wished they aired more V8 supercars in the USA! I got to watch Bathurst one night when there was a Speed Channel. Incredible! Awesome looking cars and great racing!!!
I miss Speed Channel. I miss so many of their shows. I can't believe it's been more than half a decade! Is it coming up on the point where it starts to feel nostalgiac?
I've got V8 Superview. Stream all the qualifying and races live. Just go to www.supercars.com/superview/ It's a great price for what they offer. I live in Texas so it's no problem getting it here in the U.S.
This clip when originally aired is what made me first fall in love with Supercars. I had no idea what they were, and had never seen them before, but this alone made me want more. I watched the entire 2011 Bathurst 1000 when it was aired on Speed Channel here in the US and have been an avid fan ever since.
Darrell is such a nice guy. He took the time to stop and talk to me for 20+ minutes this year at the Kentucky race. I even talked to him, and applauded his commentating on Bathurst last year. He was sincerely heartbroken that he didn't get to go back to Bathurst for the race yesterday. He thinks so highly of the V8 boys it's not even comical. He talked to me about some of the Aussies who would love to drive in NASCAR. Some of the names he brought up would probably shock alot of V8 SC fans.
Darrell is one funny bloke. I've watched that about 6 times & I still roar laughing. I crept around Eastern Creek in one of their V8's & the brakes are sensational. It's no wonder he almost stunk up the car. LOL
This is HILARIOUS. I live in America and I am a HUGE NASCAR fan. But I tell you what, I have LOTS of respect for the Australian V8 Supercars.The only other form of auto racing I actually try to make time for to watch other than NASCAR are the V8 Supercars. They always put on a great race (I honestly cant say the same about current NASCAR, rather dull nowdays compared to 10 years ago), and those drivers never cease to amaze me what they do with those machines. Much love from across the pond!!!
You know the V8 Supercar drivers are doing a good job when a NASCAR legend is holding on for his life and saying "we're going to die" in the passenger seat
I’m sure V8C drivers would do the same being driven by NASCAR drivers close to the wall, close to 200mph for several whole laps I found that racing drivers can be quite nervous when they are being driven fast by someone else. Definitely it’s because they’re not in control of the car. And that is always entertaining to see!
Fans also not trying to do what they do too. See it in American sports all the time. Easy to criticize those when you sit on the sidelines. Cars too when you only have access to one. Game console and phones when never exposed to anything else.
this video had me tearing up,no just for the laughter but my god those assuies have some fucking huge balls,this track is an absolute death trap,yet they rip through it like its nothing. so much admiration
i see people ignorantly chundering - but thats a gentleman legend there people ,regardless of motorsport niche - he`s being respectful and in awe of modern times and technology . and doing what he does now - ENTERTAIN have some respect yourselves ,its pathetic .
stringer adams Well said. Some people don't understand the intelligence of the man. I'm sure his adrenaline and heart rate was up a bit, but he knew the camera was on and what it takes to put on "a show" as he calls it.
Dee Dubbya is americas Murray Walker, the man is absolute class and passion for motorsport. Watching this made my week, makes me wanna watch some old DW nascar clips
Nice to see DW paying homage to the V8 Supercars. I have always wished they’d race a lot here in the states. I love NASCAR but have always been fascinated with how the Aussies Do Motorsports. The first V8 supercar race I watched was by accident in 06’ when I was in high school still. Been a fan of it ever since. Iv always liked Fabian Coulthard, He May not win that much but Iv always been a fan. I love watching old races of the man, Dick Johnson traversing courses. At any rate, awesome video & mad racing love from Florida!
Peter Brock raced against Johnson, huge rivalry back in the day. Brocky is considered one of, if not the biggest legend in Australian motorsport, he was a master around Bathurst, awesome to watch footage of him.
Give him a break. There is a big difference in driving 200 miles an hour on a familiar track and riding as a passenger at 200 miles an hour on a track you've never seen.
Yep! Fair play to DW! I'd be reaching for the door handle! Ex-Formula One driver, David Coulthard virtually crawled out of a Mercedes SLS driven by Nico Rosberg at the Nurburgring Nordschleife after experiencing the passenger seat at 200mph! In Rallying the co-driver's seat is known as the 'Silly seat'!
I got respect for both sports im a NASCAR fan i love the racing NASCAR does but the V8's God Damn australias got one hell of a EXCELLENT racing series if they televised more V8 races live over here in america id watch more of the V8's than i do NASCAR
Thank you Mr Waltrip . I've been watching Bathurst since I was little boy with my dad in the 70s . With respect to you , you have given us some of the funniest moments ever recorded from the passenger's seat of Aussie built Fire breathing supercar around our one of a kind racetrack . I've only walk around this public road ( racetrack ) 6.3 kilometres long . You are one lucky son of bitch . It's a dieing dream of mine do what you have done . Thank you , you make me laugh & cry every time I watch these laps of our legend called BATHURST . Thanks Jason awesome driving sarced the fuck out of the NASCAR legend .
People using this vid to slam NASCAR and be generally ignorant: you take a passenger ride in a V8 at Bathurst, and I dare you to not scream/chunder/faint/shit your pants. It's a passenger ride so you're not in control, so it's triply scary. And fuck it's Bathurst! I got a bit scared riding shotgun in a Corvette street car around Brands Hatch! Also worth pointing out - DW was one of the top NASCAR drivers on a road course, so he knows how to turn right AND left ;)
jichaelmackson1958 Darrell has a radio mentality as seen here, but that's his calling card in the booth. He painted a lap of Bathurst in words as if you're listening to it on radio, feeling everything. Pictures do not do justice. Listen to the final laps of that race he called, and you can hear him do justice to Greg Murphy's words at a mid-race pit stop come true, and their call of the final laps might put Matt White to shame. Using the final 500m of the race to paint Lowndes vs Tander as an epic battle while Matt was saying Percat was the first rookie since Ickx to win showed night and day.
+Team Bombersports Well considering DW did drive a Nascar at Bathurst in 96, people who do not like Nascar just use this to express their misguided opinions
Team Bombersports i love my NASCAR but i think DW has over stayed. he truely hasn't even drove a stock car in 20 years or MORE what has changed in 20+ years everything . I like how Jeff Gordon was just a racer an jr on his way to stand with Gordon an announce the races 2018 .what im saying is get guys in the both that know these car every well an have the rich old men step a side.its 2018 not the 60s an 70s .i bet my check that DW couldn't trun on the Holly digital gauges RPM Oil dash borad ect..what do you think?
Have driven this track in a work truck (Scary), my 4wd a few years later ( almost as scary), and more recently in my 450 hp HSV Clubsport ( Couldn't punch the smile off my face) it is just awesome! (This time scared the wife.)
how much of the Bahurst circuit is open to the public? is it a 50 50 ish split like Le mans or completely open like the Canadian GP /Melbourne GP that are both full parks so they get used by the public? Thanks for the info
Its a public road with private residential properties scattered around the track. I think there is a 60kp/h speed limit right around the track unless its closed for racing etc.
"Couldn't punch the smile off my face" Jesus Christ! How have I never heard that phrase before. Bloody hilarious. I'm going to start using it myself LOL
dont argue please people. we need to have some respect for anyone that straps themselves into a race car and puts their lives on the line for other peoples entertainment. if it is oval track or road course they all have to concentrate and race their little hearts out. Here in Australia we are used to tracks with different cornering. cars need to be set up as such. even in nascar racing there is a skill involved with car tow and pushing as they call it and they race just as close as they do here in Australia even more so at times. Bathurst is one of the greatest and scariest tracks in the world though, because of the fact that there are walls everywhere and so many blind turns. Like Darrel said the tv does not do this track justice and until you have been here and driven on the track you dont really understand. we all love our racing by the sounds of it so lets just leave it at that. by the way the chicane or caltex chase was added to conrod straight in 1987 to reduce the speed of the cars going into hell corner as the cars were getting too fast by that period of time. Hell Corner was named after a tree stump that existed on the apex of the turn. It was believed that any motorcycle riders who hit the stump would die in an act of folly and thereby be doomed to an eternity of death. i dont drive a race or have never been in one but in May of this year i will be getting a hot lap at Winton in Victoria so i will get a little bit of a feel for what the drivers go through and it is an experience that i am really looking forward too. so please be nice to each other and enjoy your racing no matter where you come from. Thanks
You are right. I've ridden in a stock car as a passenger. Very nerve racking. Most people here would shit on themselves if they were driving OR riding in a race car.
Love to see NASCAR run here. I drive this track on a video game and it's fun as hell. I live in the middle of NASCAR country near Charlotte and have always followed it. I also watch V-8 supercars. Love them both. Love to see them race here. Tons of road courses in the U.S. Watkins Glen, Road America or Leguna Seca would be great for a Supercar race.
That’s so funny. 😂I hope we don’t ever lose the V8 supercar. It’s so sad we don’t have the Aussie Holdens and Fords anymore. They were a part of our national identity, with a fun rivalry between the two. I miss that. 😢
I'd love to ride along in an Australian race car. That was the most exciting ride I've seen on video. I remember saying things like "bugger!" "oh shit!", etc.
I don't do NASCAR anymore, for various reasons. I do love watchin the Aussie Super Cars race though. Its the best racing around! A Southeastern American racing fan.
Nico Rosberg once drove a Mercedes at top speed on the long straight at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuiy with David Coulthard in the passenger seat. David crawled out of the car on his hands and knees!
'The Cutting' section of the track was actually crafted by pre-Numidian stonemasons from the planet Zygar... so in many ways it is indeed a geological oddity.
mrguitarguygates Darrell Waltrip actually inspired Will Ferrel to do his Ricky Bobby character. When Darrell raced, he was known to talk a lot when he was a racer and a NASCAR commentator, Dale Earnhardt Sr would go on the same channel with DW just to hear the funny and wild things he said while racing. He loved hearing DW doing his Boogity Boogity Boys phrase when the first green flag waved.
Really late to this video but Darrel Waltriip is hilarious. Loved his commentary and excessive 'verbige' LOL. Fantastic fun. Glad he had a good time and was so glowing and friendly about the track and the drive.
This is so cool, I'm from the USA I'd love some channels or websites for these. My grandpa is from Australia and gave me a v8 super car diecast and some other thinga
This is when he learned what racing is all about! The best touring car in the whole world, in one of the best racing tracks of the world. Welcome to REAL racing Mr. Waltrip...
I've driven race cars all my life and I can tell you. Driving isn't scary, you're busy and you're in control. Riding in a racecar (any kind) is another story. It is terrifying! If you trust your driver it is quite an experience and when you are finished you can't believe that you actually do that yourself without the fear.
I remember this as a teenager with my father and my sisters watching this lap. Let me tell as an Aussie born whose father lives in Bathurst, we were in stitches laughing.
Waltrip is a good sport here ... he's completely bunging it on, having won that many NASCAR events - he's no rookie at racing; he's playing up being scared like someone who has never been in a fast car before and it's pretty funny. Don't believe for a moment his reactions are real.
A lot of racers will tell you that they're control freaks and genuinely feel uncomfortable in cars they're not in control of. There's a common saying among race instructors towards their students: Don't try to impress me because you can't and don't try to scare me because I already am.
Coming from NASCARland, this entire thing was out of this world awesome! I love how Bright scared the hell out of him. The only way that ride could have been any better, and I speak for a lot of NASCAR fans, is if you could have gotten him to shut up. But we got our first live taste of V8 supercars, and it was a blast to watch. Definitely going to keep a close eye on it.
I lived 100 metres across the paddock. We used to go up ther at night n follow scateboarders down the mountain. The badass ones would reach 50 mph. Seen some mad stacks, skin and bark off, cloithes left in tatters, it was preety hectic. Was right there at the dunlop tyre when that guy stacked.it into the wall. I knew he was fucked, because his head was hanging wrong, and i saw them pull the body from the car. That was a preety rude intro to bathurst.
DW does not like the fact that the steering wheel is not in his hands I’m the same way I can drive as fast and crazy as I want and it doesn’t bother me but if someone else is driving I’m scared 💩less
Darrell did his monologue knowing full well he was on camera and entertaining an audience. Robin Williams would have been proud. A former brother in law told me his dad build Darrell’s first race motor.
DW's commentary is about the best thing about NASCAR. Give the man some respect, he's a racing legend, just because to us ovals seem boring, doesn't mean it takes any less talent to drive. Otherwise people like Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose, all the other drivers who've come from other series to NASCAR would've breezed their way to championships... yet they haven't. It's a whole different type of racing but different doesn't mean any less talent.Real racing fans would know this.
Hard to beat that, American exaggerations actually appropriate, and sincere. Just one thought or so,... there has been a few so lucky to be escorted on such a lap, to take it a step further, I would like to see Jeremy Clarkson drive a minimum quota of laps (2 or 3) in a good car car, and maybe let him have a punt with a V8 Super Car... Then,, subject him him to a lap in the passenger seat with whoever. With no speculation, I just want to see the look on his face, followed by silence for quite some time (-:
@raginroadrunner They are coming to Austin in 2013. The Bathurst race was great to watch, these cars are exciting and run on a lot of the F1 tracks. Good to see Waltrip and Speed giving them more coverage.
NASCAR should have "reinvented" itself years ago and followed the V8 Supercar formula of racing...might not be in the situation that they're currently experiencing now
American Motorsport have same diversity and deep history like Europe. They have Indycar, American Le Mans Series/United Sportscar Championship, Global Rallycross, Formula Drift, Pikes Peak Hillclimb NHRA Drag Racing etc. There's American drivers who competed and even won in Formula 1, Le Mans and any international race events in motorsport history, and some of them called LEGEND in American sporting history! and that's why American cars like Mustang, Viper, Ford GT, Corvette are famous. but everyone (and even Americans) focusing and know nothing but going around left in big circles over 2~3 hours. And trollers only talks about it like it's right. (No offense. I'm fan of NASCAR too. I was really sick of people bashing it with ignorance.) Such a sad truth....
Ronnie Graber he was riding shotgun on a track and in a car that he didn't know. He was afraid because he didn't know the car's limits, and he didn't have control over it
I am glad so many people are enjoying this video! It was a pleasure meeting DW and taking him for the hot lap but I can't believe how he reacted!
Still entertaining in 2021 Jason. Good to see you kept the boot in.
I need to make this trip
darrel is old (darrell and aged) it's for that this reacton i think !
(( sorry I don't know how in English to say "with respect" that a person is old, aged by time? sorry i am french )
You were the driver? You sir are a BEAST
Good onya JB. Good of you to share the perspective. 🙂
OO NOO NOT THE CORKSCREW
This is the last place i was expecting to see you
Who knew Jon liked Supercars?
*Holy shit.*
wait your here?
WAIT WHAT?
whattttrr
I wished they aired more V8 supercars in the USA! I got to watch Bathurst one night when there was a Speed Channel. Incredible! Awesome looking cars and great racing!!!
You should be able to get every round of the V8 Supercars on Fox! or ESPN I would have thought!
I miss Speed Channel. I miss so many of their shows. I can't believe it's been more than half a decade! Is it coming up on the point where it starts to feel nostalgiac?
I've got V8 Superview. Stream all the qualifying and races live. Just go to www.supercars.com/superview/ It's a great price for what they offer. I live in Texas so it's no problem getting it here in the U.S.
You can watch them on motor trend on demand
Get board with one type of corner
This clip when originally aired is what made me first fall in love with Supercars. I had no idea what they were, and had never seen them before, but this alone made me want more. I watched the entire 2011 Bathurst 1000 when it was aired on Speed Channel here in the US and have been an avid fan ever since.
Great, if your blue oval, YT bathurst 1977 ford 1-2 victory, old school V8 cars.
LOL at Skyline!
"He can't even see where we're going and he ain't slowing down!"
My favourite part lol
Darrell is such a nice guy. He took the time to stop and talk to me for 20+ minutes this year at the Kentucky race. I even talked to him, and applauded his commentating on Bathurst last year. He was sincerely heartbroken that he didn't get to go back to Bathurst for the race yesterday. He thinks so highly of the V8 boys it's not even comical. He talked to me about some of the Aussies who would love to drive in NASCAR. Some of the names he brought up would probably shock alot of V8 SC fans.
I was just thinking he seems like a genuinely nice guy. Would love to go over to the States and watch a race.😊
Darrell is one funny bloke.
I've watched that about 6 times & I still roar laughing.
I crept around Eastern Creek in one of their V8's & the brakes are sensational. It's no wonder he almost stunk up the car. LOL
Then there's 'Dega. Try 3G's for about 15 seconds, up to 220 mph.
Nascar needs to be like this and have more roadcourses
@@essayibcs8528 I think they did
@@essayibcs8528 Good news, its happening. Gen 7 cars are American supercars
Does anyone else think this sounds like Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights?
Help me Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise!
Nicks Corvette Stop yes
I thought it sounded like Will Ferrell impersonating Daryl but I am on the same page.
Yeap, like ma bud Ron White say... Pretty sure it's the other way around.
Nicks Corvette Stop exactly what I was gonna say.
This is HILARIOUS. I live in America and I am a HUGE NASCAR fan. But I tell you what, I have LOTS of respect for the Australian V8 Supercars.The only other form of auto racing I actually try to make time for to watch other than NASCAR are the V8 Supercars. They always put on a great race (I honestly cant say the same about current NASCAR, rather dull nowdays compared to 10 years ago), and those drivers never cease to amaze me what they do with those machines. Much love from across the pond!!!
So good hearing the respect and praise for Mt. Panorama from other countries, they bloody love it.
I'm a huge Nascar fan from America but I'd kill for a ride around here in one if the early 90's GTR's that won here
You know the V8 Supercar drivers are doing a good job when a NASCAR legend is holding on for his life and saying "we're going to die" in the passenger seat
I’m sure V8C drivers would do the same being driven by NASCAR drivers close to the wall, close to 200mph for several whole laps
I found that racing drivers can be quite nervous when they are being driven fast by someone else. Definitely it’s because they’re not in control of the car. And that is always entertaining to see!
I don't know many racers that like riding shotgun with other racers.
@@Phonixrmf I'd love to see some of the V8SC drivers riding shotgun down the backstraight in a pack at Talladega or a nightrace at Daytona!
Great to see respect between drivers, seems like the fans are the fools trying to one up each other
Fans also not trying to do what they do too. See it in American sports all the time. Easy to criticize those when you sit on the sidelines. Cars too when you only have access to one. Game console and phones when never exposed to anything else.
This is hilarious, thanks to Darrell for making this as entertaining as it could be
"The Corkscrew is Dumb!" - Darrell Waltrip.
2018 and i just saw this. Waltrip is one of the most likeable people ever
this video had me tearing up,no just for the laughter but my god those assuies have some fucking huge balls,this track is an absolute death trap,yet they rip through it like its nothing.
so much admiration
It's a public road to so if you ever make your way here to Australia try it out!
Fucking outh we do mate
patchedupdemon it's one of the best places and yeah we have balls
patchedupdemon it's not actually a race track but a public road. They just host races on it a few times a year.
People think they have balls till they learn about ilse of man tt. Irish don't give a fuck about racers dying. Average about 5 a year !
I love DW - he could make a trip to the grocery store entertaining
How foreign that much have felt, on the "right" side of the car but having no control.
Bingo. passenger with no hands on the control is always going to feel like a wild ride. 50% showmen 50% peeing his pants.
DW is a national treasure.
After watching this, he isn't *just* a national treasure. He's a world treasure.
What a nice fella
He’s a character all right
International
i see people ignorantly chundering - but thats a gentleman legend there people ,regardless of motorsport niche - he`s being respectful and in awe of modern times and technology . and doing what he does now - ENTERTAIN
have some respect yourselves ,its pathetic .
stringer adams Well said. Some people don't understand the intelligence of the man. I'm sure his adrenaline and heart rate was up a bit, but he knew the camera was on and what it takes to put on "a show" as he calls it.
Dee Dubbya is americas Murray Walker, the man is absolute class and passion for motorsport. Watching this made my week, makes me wanna watch some old DW nascar clips
It's so cool to see us and the Aussies meet up like this, what a fantastic circuit.
Nice to see DW paying homage to the V8 Supercars. I have always wished they’d race a lot here in the states. I love NASCAR but have always been fascinated with how the Aussies Do Motorsports.
The first V8 supercar race I watched was by accident in 06’ when I was in high school still. Been a fan of it ever since. Iv always liked Fabian Coulthard, He May not win that much but Iv always been a fan. I love watching old races of the man, Dick Johnson traversing courses. At any rate, awesome video & mad racing love from Florida!
Peter Brock raced against Johnson, huge rivalry back in the day. Brocky is considered one of, if not the biggest legend in Australian motorsport, he was a master around Bathurst, awesome to watch footage of him.
@@aussiepaul5582 Peter Brock was the Richard Petty of Bathurst - KING OF THE MOUNTAIN!
@@DaBoomDude Yes, I'm Australian & know about Brocky.
@@aussiepaul5582 Really would never have guessed it.
Give him a break. There is a big difference in driving 200 miles an hour on a familiar track and riding as a passenger at 200 miles an hour on a track you've never seen.
Yep! Fair play to DW! I'd be reaching for the door handle! Ex-Formula One driver, David Coulthard virtually crawled out of a Mercedes SLS driven by Nico Rosberg at the Nurburgring Nordschleife after experiencing the passenger seat at 200mph! In Rallying the co-driver's seat is known as the 'Silly seat'!
not even close to 200 here
yeah not quite V8 supercars dont get to 200mph.
Jason Moyle yes they do they can reach up to 300km per hour in the right conditions
Good drivers don't trust other drivers
I got respect for both sports im a NASCAR fan i love the racing NASCAR does but the V8's God Damn australias got one hell of a EXCELLENT racing series if they televised more V8 races live over here in america id watch more of the V8's than i do NASCAR
We're losing free to air V8's now :(
I love both V8 Supercars and Nascar too.
Australian V8 Supercar Circuit Darrell Waltrip is actually a 3 time Nascar champion while also earning 84 career wins.
Thank you Mr Waltrip . I've been watching Bathurst since I was little boy with my dad in the 70s . With respect to you , you have given us some of the funniest moments ever recorded from the passenger's seat of Aussie built Fire breathing supercar around our one of a kind racetrack . I've only walk around this public road ( racetrack ) 6.3 kilometres long . You are one lucky son of bitch . It's a dieing dream of mine do what you have done . Thank you , you make me laugh & cry every time I watch these laps of our legend called BATHURST . Thanks Jason awesome driving sarced the fuck out of the NASCAR legend .
THE DIPPER IS DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS A GOD DAMN GEOLOGICAL ODDITY!!!!
People using this vid to slam NASCAR and be generally ignorant: you take a passenger ride in a V8 at Bathurst, and I dare you to not scream/chunder/faint/shit your pants. It's a passenger ride so you're not in control, so it's triply scary. And fuck it's Bathurst! I got a bit scared riding shotgun in a Corvette street car around Brands Hatch!
Also worth pointing out - DW was one of the top NASCAR drivers on a road course, so he knows how to turn right AND left ;)
XD Harry Kewell is a soccer player and he didnt scream like a little girl
jichaelmackson1958 Darrell has a radio mentality as seen here, but that's his calling card in the booth. He painted a lap of Bathurst in words as if you're listening to it on radio, feeling everything. Pictures do not do justice. Listen to the final laps of that race he called, and you can hear him do justice to Greg Murphy's words at a mid-race pit stop come true, and their call of the final laps might put Matt White to shame. Using the final 500m of the race to paint Lowndes vs Tander as an epic battle while Matt was saying Percat was the first rookie since Ickx to win showed night and day.
+Team Bombersports Well considering DW did drive a Nascar at Bathurst in 96, people who do not like Nascar just use this to express their misguided opinions
+WhiteHatBobby Well said
Team Bombersports i love my NASCAR but i think DW has over stayed. he truely hasn't even drove a stock car in 20 years or MORE what has changed in 20+ years everything . I like how Jeff Gordon was just a racer an jr on his way to stand with Gordon an announce the races 2018 .what im saying is get guys in the both that know these car every well an have the rich old men step a side.its 2018 not the 60s an 70s .i bet my check that DW couldn't trun on the Holly digital gauges RPM Oil dash borad ect..what do you think?
I just lost my lunch. And I didn't even have any. Lol
Ryan Wile that comment made me crack up laughing when he said that
Who stole it
"Can't even see where your going and he's not slowing down" lmao!!!
"The Corkscrew is duumb!" Always make me lol 1:15
"NOT THE CORKSCREW!"
the ole' dipper, hells corner and the cork screw lmao
And Conrod straight. Lots of car's and bike's have thrown a few down it.
came here from the nascar race mention from mike joy at gateway.. live right now
Have driven this track in a work truck (Scary), my 4wd a few years later ( almost as scary), and more recently in my 450 hp HSV Clubsport ( Couldn't punch the smile off my face) it is just awesome! (This time scared the wife.)
how much of the Bahurst circuit is open to the public? is it a 50 50 ish split like Le mans or completely open like the Canadian GP /Melbourne GP that are both full parks so they get used by the public? Thanks for the info
Its a public road with private residential properties scattered around the track.
I think there is a 60kp/h speed limit right around the track unless its closed for racing etc.
"Couldn't punch the smile off my face" Jesus Christ! How have I never heard that phrase before. Bloody hilarious. I'm going to start using it myself LOL
What a nice fella.
Mike Lejoy just sent me here - June 4, 2023
I love when one professional show real appreciation for others. It takes honesty and respect.
Great going DW!
dont argue please people. we need to have some respect for anyone that straps themselves into a race car and puts their lives on the line for other peoples entertainment. if it is oval track or road course they all have to concentrate and race their little hearts out. Here in Australia we are used to tracks with different cornering. cars need to be set up as such. even in nascar racing there is a skill involved with car tow and pushing as they call it and they race just as close as they do here in Australia even more so at times. Bathurst is one of the greatest and scariest tracks in the world though, because of the fact that there are walls everywhere and so many blind turns. Like Darrel said the tv does not do this track justice and until you have been here and driven on the track you dont really understand. we all love our racing by the sounds of it so lets just leave it at that. by the way the chicane or caltex chase was added to conrod straight in 1987 to reduce the speed of the cars going into hell corner as the cars were getting too fast by that period of time. Hell Corner was named after a tree stump that existed on the apex of the turn. It was believed that any motorcycle riders who hit the stump would die in an act of folly and thereby be doomed to an eternity of death. i dont drive a race or have never been in one but in May of this year i will be getting a hot lap at Winton in Victoria so i will get a little bit of a feel for what the drivers go through and it is an experience that i am really looking forward too. so please be nice to each other and enjoy your racing no matter where you come from. Thanks
You are right. I've ridden in a stock car as a passenger. Very nerve racking. Most people here would shit on themselves if they were driving OR riding in a race car.
Love to see NASCAR run here. I drive this track on a video game and it's fun as hell. I live in the middle of NASCAR country near Charlotte and have always followed it. I also watch V-8 supercars. Love them both. Love to see them race here. Tons of road courses in the U.S. Watkins Glen, Road America or Leguna Seca would be great for a Supercar race.
I’m waiting for him to scream, “I’m on Fire”
That’s so funny. 😂I hope we don’t ever lose the V8 supercar. It’s so sad we don’t have the Aussie Holdens and Fords anymore. They were a part of our national identity, with a fun rivalry between the two. I miss that. 😢
I'd love to ride along in an Australian race car. That was the most exciting ride I've seen on video. I remember saying things like "bugger!" "oh shit!", etc.
I don't do NASCAR anymore, for various reasons. I do love watchin the Aussie Super Cars race though. Its the best racing around! A Southeastern American racing fan.
This is what happens when you put a racecar driver in the passenger seat! LOL
Ashley Hull exactly.
Nico Rosberg once drove a Mercedes at top speed on the long straight at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuiy with David Coulthard in the passenger seat. David crawled out of the car on his hands and knees!
Omg that was hilarious! Waltrip was feeding into it and it made a great recap.
'The Cutting' section of the track was actually crafted by pre-Numidian stonemasons from the planet Zygar... so in many ways it is indeed a geological oddity.
you know too.fuck
First corner - turns right
DW : That's impOSSible!
Who’s here after they talked about it live at the race?
here
Here
What did they say? I'm guessing related to SVG?
DW you are a classic,very funny man and a great nascar driver.
Fast and scary. That's what the V8 Supercars are for.
Love Darrell Waltrip's commentary on Nascar.
Came here after SVG took the Nascar win 🏆
Yup. 😂
I am an American and do love NASCAR, but have to admit, I am loving V8 Supercars as well. Going to a V8 Supercar race just added to bucket list.
was that Will Ferrel?
Darrell Waltrip. He is a commentator for Fox NASCAR.
+William G ITS RICKY BOBBY.
+William G Right? I never realized it before, but I'd guarantee Will Ferrell just binge-watched Darrell before making that movie.
mrguitarguygates Darrell Waltrip actually inspired Will Ferrel to do his Ricky Bobby character. When Darrell raced, he was known to talk a lot when he was a racer and a NASCAR commentator, Dale Earnhardt Sr would go on the same channel with DW just to hear the funny and wild things he said while racing. He loved hearing DW doing his Boogity Boogity Boys phrase when the first green flag waved.
Really late to this video but Darrel Waltriip is hilarious. Loved his commentary and excessive 'verbige' LOL.
Fantastic fun. Glad he had a good time and was so glowing and friendly about the track and the drive.
200 MDH - Miles a Damn Hour!
I am glad we get to see this kind of racing in the United States... keep them coming!
"You can't race on a track like this!"
Never gets old
Hahaha if that freaks Waltrip out imagine the poor bloke being taken on a hard lap of the Gold Coast track, walls everywhere, canyon racing!
This is so cool, I'm from the USA I'd love some channels or websites for these. My grandpa is from Australia and gave me a v8 super car diecast and some other thinga
This is when he learned what racing is all about! The best touring car in the whole world, in one of the best racing tracks of the world. Welcome to REAL racing Mr. Waltrip...
I've driven race cars all my life and I can tell you. Driving isn't scary, you're busy and you're in control. Riding in a racecar (any kind) is another story. It is terrifying! If you trust your driver it is quite an experience and when you are finished you can't believe that you actually do that yourself without the fear.
Take it from us Americans, Aussies: Darrell Waltrip never shuts the fuck up.
+Whoopity Doo Ok thanks mate
Whoopity Doo ok
He's a commentator, what do you expect
Whoopity Doo Now you know why his nickname was Jaws.
Whoopity Doo ah that's just how He is
that guy is a champ hope he comes back for more of the series to come.
God it seems like me riding with my niece when she drives
I remember this as a teenager with my father and my sisters watching this lap. Let me tell as an Aussie born whose father lives in Bathurst, we were in stitches laughing.
"Jaws" living up to his name.
Cale Yarborough tagged him correctly with that one
that guy is one of the best NASCAR drivers ever. a hall of famer. Show some respect.
Waltrip is a good sport here ... he's completely bunging it on, having won that many NASCAR events - he's no rookie at racing; he's playing up being scared like someone who has never been in a fast car before and it's pretty funny. Don't believe for a moment his reactions are real.
A lot of racers will tell you that they're control freaks and genuinely feel uncomfortable in cars they're not in control of. There's a common saying among race instructors towards their students: Don't try to impress me because you can't and don't try to scare me because I already am.
“Quit playing around” *VROOOOMMMMmmmm*
"i just lost my lunch....... i didnt even have any!"-dw
Loads of respect and so so true
"quit playing around" Hahahaha
This was insane. What a ride
He sounds like Ron Burgundy haha
Sweet Jones lol
Coming from NASCARland, this entire thing was out of this world awesome! I love how Bright scared the hell out of him. The only way that ride could have been any better, and I speak for a lot of NASCAR fans, is if you could have gotten him to shut up.
But we got our first live taste of V8 supercars, and it was a blast to watch. Definitely going to keep a close eye on it.
Oh, if you haven't actually been and seen Mt Panorama in person, you need to hold your words until you have. Just sayn.
Such a tight track
I've driven it and, yeah, it's a tricky race track. Driving it on my L-Plates was something I can say I've done though.
I lived 100 metres across the paddock. We used to go up ther at night n follow scateboarders down the mountain. The badass ones would reach 50 mph. Seen some mad stacks, skin and bark off, cloithes left in tatters, it was preety hectic. Was right there at the dunlop tyre when that guy stacked.it into the wall. I knew he was fucked, because his head was hanging wrong, and i saw them pull the body from the car. That was a preety rude intro to bathurst.
Absolutely the best track on the planet ............It takes balls of steel to conquer this track ...............
DW does not like the fact that the steering wheel is not in his hands I’m the same way I can drive as fast and crazy as I want and it doesn’t bother me but if someone else is driving I’m scared 💩less
Darrell did his monologue knowing full well he was on camera and entertaining an audience. Robin Williams would have been proud. A former brother in law told me his dad build Darrell’s first race motor.
HOLDENS are awesome.
DW's commentary is about the best thing about NASCAR. Give the man some respect, he's a racing legend, just because to us ovals seem boring, doesn't mean it takes any less talent to drive. Otherwise people like Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose, all the other drivers who've come from other series to NASCAR would've breezed their way to championships... yet they haven't. It's a whole different type of racing but different doesn't mean any less talent.Real racing fans would know this.
200 miles a damn hour!!!
got love for both NASCAR and superv8, different styles of driving
If only Dale Sr. had lived to this point!
Best motorsports crossover ever
Hilarious! Good ole Dee Dub, LMAO!
Funny he always is good for a laugh on a ride around.
Hard to beat that, American exaggerations actually appropriate, and sincere.
Just one thought or so,... there has been a few so lucky to be escorted on such a lap, to take it a step further, I would like to see Jeremy Clarkson drive a minimum quota of laps (2 or 3) in a good car car, and maybe let him have a punt with a V8 Super Car... Then,, subject him him to a lap in the passenger seat with whoever. With no speculation, I just want to see the look on his face, followed by silence for quite some time (-:
It would certainly shut up some of the rubbish coming out of Clarksons mouth for a bit!
+Warren552011 To be fair, that sheila races around the Nordschleife for a living, while Clarkson's a TV presenter and Newspaper ranter.
@raginroadrunner They are coming to Austin in 2013. The Bathurst race was great to watch, these cars are exciting and run on a lot of the F1 tracks. Good to see Waltrip and Speed giving them more coverage.
By golly, they turn in both them directions!
I've never seen this, I'm in tears!
NASCAR should have "reinvented" itself years ago and followed the V8 Supercar formula of racing...might not be in the situation that they're currently experiencing now
G day mate have you seen your new generation 8 cars very similar and more road courses.
V8 super cars are NO JOKE !! Thats the best racing in the world !!
American Motorsport have same diversity and deep history like Europe.
They have Indycar, American Le Mans Series/United Sportscar Championship, Global Rallycross, Formula Drift, Pikes Peak Hillclimb NHRA Drag Racing etc.
There's American drivers who competed and even won in Formula 1, Le Mans and any international race events in motorsport history, and some of them called LEGEND in American sporting history! and that's why American cars like Mustang, Viper, Ford GT, Corvette are famous.
but everyone (and even Americans) focusing and know nothing but going around left in big circles over 2~3 hours. And trollers only talks about it like it's right.
(No offense. I'm fan of NASCAR too. I was really sick of people bashing it with ignorance.)
Such a sad truth....
jyh1Q94 Pretty sure the "only go left" thing is a Jeff Foxworthy joke that has gotten out of hand
What? Do you mean some of you can turn right?
Brilliant.
This is what happens when you put an old NASCAR driver in those cars lol
Ronnie Graber yeah?
Ronnie Graber he was riding shotgun on a track and in a car that he didn't know. He was afraid because he didn't know the car's limits, and he didn't have control over it
Ronnie Graber negative it happens when someone else is driving ,and you have no control
one of the funniest hotlaps i've seen
Did he shit his pants because the track had right turns?
Sweat Pants haha lol
Nah, he won several road races in his day.
Sweat Pants no man bathurst is a scary track to ride shotgun.
Glad you think so......the best race of the year is the round in Bathurst at the Mount Panorama circuit......make sure you catch a replay one day.