see what you think of this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toLPTjE1GZk&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toLPTjE1GZk&feature=youtu.be)
what an amazing video - great driving, and incredible how much steering adjustment is required when the car is going in a straight line too...
jim..
WOW When real men drove real cars ( except for the guy in the 1952 Austin A30 at the rear of the grid at the start, what could be have been thinking . Has he finished yet)
There really is no substitute for cubic inches.
Hey Gully, don't knock the A30, one P Brock started his career in an A30, admittedly it did have a red hot holden six in it..
Yeah Anthony, I have seen some lunatic with a V8 at Calder in an Austin A30-"an engine with wheels on"
I'll never forget.
Went like a Chihuahua with a hot chilly up the foochoo but couldn't stop !! ;D
Quote from: MD on June 24, 2011, 01:16:52 PM
Went like a Chihuahua with a hot chilly up the foochoo but couldn't stop !! ;D
You most certainly have a way with words Mr D. :D
Fantastic video, sound, love watching the variety of other cars as well.
He is not a bad steerer as well, took a while to get past the Valiant, you remember Chrysler Australia?, they went to Bathurst with a 3 speed gearbox!, and the gearlevers used to break off, thats the Chrysler mob who are building the new Alfa Romeo V-6, loved the variety of cars Vauxhalls, Ramblers and did i see a Hillman?, i was talking to a bloke the other day who drives a XB Falcan and he says it is diabolical, but they actually used to race cars like this at Bathurst, no OHS then, Colin.
Quotethats the Chrysler mob who are building the new Alfa Romeo V-6
Err, no it's not.
Credit where it's due, that was decently quick, sounded great and entertaining to boot 8).
But as for 'No substitute for cubic inches'? I'd like to see it drag as much weight around per litre of engine as a 105 GTV. Say 500kg/litre, 5.8 x 500kg = 2900kg! I wonder how fast it'd be then :P
Quote from: Duk on June 24, 2011, 11:36:50 PM
But as for 'No substitute for cubic inches'? I'd like to see it drag as much weight around per litre of engine as a 105 GTV. Say 500kg/litre, 5.8 x 500kg = 2900kg! I wonder how fast it'd be then :P
Ha! I'd also like to see how a 105 would cope with a 300kg V8 in the front!! ;) Considering how heavy that car is, it does pretty well. It's still a shitbox, but just sayin'
Great driving though, and he's way more patient than I would have been.
Quote from: Sheldon McIntosh on June 25, 2011, 12:42:43 AM
Ha! I'd also like to see how a 105 would cope with a 300kg V8 in the front!! ;) Considering how heavy that car is, it does pretty well. It's still a shitbox, but just sayin'
Great driving though, and he's way more patient than I would have been.
Probably handle and stop just as well as the Falcon. ;D
Yeah know what you mean Choder but then again, if you put your rose tinted glasses on for a moment, as I have, it takes me back to the days when Bathurst was Bathurst and a real spectacle, rather than the boring 2 horse race that it is these days.
I for one used to be glued to the telly as a kid when Bathurst was a proper race, with all sorts of makes, classes competing. Today it is simply V8 chooks and crapadores and I can't even be bothered to turn the telly on.
So while I am no real fan of the XY GTHO, at least I had an arm chair view of a race with, Alfas, Studibakers, Valiants, Escorts etc all having fun over the mountain. More the power to this.
Too true mate.
For some really wild steering inputs, have a look at Seton in the rain on slicks in '87. Also, as it was a world touring car race, a huge assortment of cars...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-JtvVvESc
Paul you lie. You were never 10 years old. I have always known you as 56.
There is another good Bathurst video on you tube somewhere, again incar from an old falcon. Driven by the ex-rugby player turned V8 ute champion.....cant remember his name right now. He started rear of grid and passed me on the first lap at about McPhilamy from memory!
Quote from: alfagtv58 on June 29, 2011, 10:23:26 AM
There is another good Bathurst video on you tube somewhere, again incar from an old falcon. Driven by the ex-rugby player turned V8 ute champion.....cant remember his name right now. He started rear of grid and passed me on the first lap at about McPhilamy from memory!
That would be Jack Ellesgood
This one? Pretty good with all those Gp S Alfa's
Quote from: paul edwards on June 28, 2011, 09:16:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsXyrCOp228&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMkBzcr6DFs
As a 10 year old boy in 1979 to see the above images and commentary coming through the TV was just a totally mind blowing experience, easily my best memories of Bathurst.
Cheers Paul
i would have to agree here, 79 was without doubt the greatest victory in the magnificent a9x torana, and yes i am biased,
cheers michael
Yeah 79 for me too Pauly, Brock set a new lap record and a new fastest speed on Conrod on the last freakin lap when he was almost a lap ahead of second :D
Quote from: Anthony Miller on July 02, 2011, 07:57:55 PM
Yeah 79 for me too Pauly, Brock set a new lap record and a new fastest speed on Conrod on the last freakin lap when he was almost a lap ahead of second :D
actually, they finished 6 laps clear of second ;D
cheers michael
Quote from: Anthony Miller on July 02, 2011, 07:57:55 PM
Yeah 79 for me too Pauly, Brock set a new lap record and a new fastest speed on Conrod on the last freakin lap when he was almost a lap ahead of second :D
The story I heard was that Brocky did that because Alan Moffat retired earlier in the day and he knew would be in the commentary box saying 'Peter will be taking it easy now, just listening for little noises' etc.....was just the final dig into Moff's ribs for the day
Quote from: paul edwards on July 04, 2011, 07:51:59 AM
Here's an interesting video
The A9X for me, light, powerful and a great looking real AUSSIE CAR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAkcR561Sno&feature=related
BROCKY what a champion, thanks for the memories.
yeah i love that footage, i was there when they ran that, we were talking to brock after that run and he said that the a9x didnt have the correct gearing and was screaming its head off about half way down conrod, great cars and i wouldnt sell mine thats for sure.
cheers michael