Richards' son Steven is also a five-time winner (1998, 1999, 2013, 2015 and 2018). Named for the 1000km stretch it covers, the Bathurst 1000 is an annual touring car race held at Mount Panorama track in Bathurst. In more than 180 countries, these customers rely on Ranger to be their reliable partner at work, with family and at play. In 1963, Bob Jane and Harry Firth again triumphed, this time in a Cortina GT. Johnson and co-driver Larry Perkins were very competitive in the agile Mustang but it lacked top end power. In addition to Supercars, support categories Super2, Porsche Carrera Cup, Toyota 86, SuperUtes and Heritage Touring Cars will all go racing around the famous circuit this week. Prior to that official results reflected four or five class races occurring simultaneously rather than a single race. Consequent to Burgmann's death the circuit was altered prior to the 1987 race by the incorporation of "The Chase" two-thirds of the way down Conrod Straight. The 2021 edition of Bathurst 1000 is set to be one of the biggest ever after the 2020 race's crowd capacity was limited due to Covid-19. Three of Jane's wins were with Harry Firth, who went on to win a fourth race in 1967 and also was a team manager for the 1969 and 1972 Holden Dealer Team victories. Ford was represented in the outright category by three Falcon Hardtop headed by Moffat's Brut 33 XB Falcon Hardtop GT. As it could not be proven that the instructions were intended to advantage McLaughlin and Prmat, their race win remained. Holden and Ford were the only manufacturers to win under these regulations, despite facing increased imported competition, notably from the Mazda RX-7 that was campaigned effectively by Moffat and Kevin Bartlett's 350 V8 powered Chevrolet Camaro. Bathurst 1000: Support category wrap. Tom Walkinshaw also briefly campaigned VL Commodores in Europe. Their Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV was able to set a fast pace early in the race which the Sierras could match but not sustain due to reliability issues, mostly with tyre wear. In 1962 the class structure changed to one based on price. This event format continued for 1998 with the addition of a field of cars from the New Zealand Touring Car Championship, which ran to Schedule S regulations with a 2.5-litre engine limit, as well as Group E production cars. On lap 12 Moffat pitted and lost several laps as a new coil was fitted. In those days the Phillip Island track was surfaced with a "cold mix" bitumen which could not stand up to the pounding of dozens of race cars going flat out for 500 miles. Designed and engineered right here in Australia. This years event will take place with a substantial trackside crowd following the capped numbers last year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, but lingering travel restrictions have prevented some drivers from taking part. It was also the year that advertising was first allowed to be displayed on the cars. endobj The 2022 Bathurst 1000 (known as the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 for commercial reasons) was a motor racing event for Supercars held on the week of 6 to 9 October 2022. The HRT claimed a popular Bathurst victory for Holden after three seasons of Sierra domination. 1966 was the last four cylinder victory for more than two decades. All in all, 10 categories will feature across six days at the Mountain: beginning Tuesday, November 30 and culminating in the iconic Great Race on Sunday, December 5. This page is not available in other languages. Seven was not prepared to drop the race, while AVESCO required a Bathurst race for Ten to broadcast. In an attempt to achieve parity between the makes weight penalties (140kg) and turbo restricting pop-off valves were applied to the Nissan. [7] The race win was therefore awarded to third placed Peter Brock, who drove two of his Holden VL Commodore SS Group A cars during the race. On the final lap, the two Moffat Ford Dealers entries of Allan Moffat and Colin Bond ran in formation down Conrod Straight, with the helicopter footage of the formation becoming one of the most famous images in Bathurst 1000 history. Support Categories Practice 1 - TCR. There was no resolution to the dispute, and AVESCO announced that V8 Supercars would not compete in the traditional Bathurst 1000 held on the October long weekend in 1997. This was Ford's first victory since 2008. 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results. This Phase One GT-HO Bathurst special Falcon was powered by a 351 cubic inch V8 sourced from Ford America. The highly regarded, and more expensive, Alfa GTV had been seen as the emerging force in touring cars. The XU-1 was a special "Bathurst" version of the six-cylinder LC Torana. In addition to the 25 regular entries, three wildcard entries were entered. <> The first car across the finish line has been retrospectively referred to as outright race winner since then. Third place in Class D fell to the venerable Studebaker Lark of Warren Weldon and John Hall. The 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 saw Volvo return for the first time since 1998, with Garry Rogers Motorsport entering two Volvo S60s. The popularity of the race grew rapidly during the 1960s. Gibson's lead drivers, Jim Richards and Mark Skaife, easily won the 1991 Bathurst 1000 with Skaife setting the sensational time of 2:12.63 in the Top 10 Runoff for pole which was actually 2/10th faster than George Fury's Group C pole time of 1984 set on the pre-Chase circuit. -. Following this, Supercars announced that from 2006 onwards, the drivers in the Bathurst 1000 would be racing to win the Peter Brock Trophy. As with the early Phillip Island races, some of this new surface started to break up early in the race, particularly at Griffin's Bend. The Minis handled the corners well and could, theoretically, run the entire race on a single tank of petrol, but the larger-engined cars were faster in a straight line. These were available race ready from Europe and were campaigned by many teams including Allan Moffat Racing, Dick Johnson Racing and eventually a team run by Holden stalwart Peter Brock. For 1999, the Super Touring event devolved into a 300-kilometre race for mixed V8s, which was won by Peter Brock's step-son James Brock, and a 500-kilometre race for Super Touring won by Paul Morris. Its regular support categories, the second tier Super2 Series, one-make Porsche Carrera Cup, the popular Toyota Gazoo Racing 86 Series and V8 Superutes will all feature. In 1968, sponsorship changed again and the race became known as the Hardie-Ferodo 500. It also followed a large public fundraising campaign to provide him with the finances to build a new car, which eventually raised AU$144,000, half of which came from Ford Australia itself. FORD LIVE UPDATES: Follow todays race action at the Repco Bathurst 1000, SPOTTER GUIDE:The livery of every car in the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000, SCHEDULE:Bathurst 1000 track schedule for every category, TV GUIDE:Where you can watch the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. 2000 Bathurst 1000 Support Race GTP 3Hr Showroom Showdown
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