1973 Bathurst 1000, Film and TV

A new mix of Live TV and colour highlights film.

[@FelixRigg]

Thanks so much for posting this. 🙂

[@Sam-td4ii]

My pleasure! Glad I could make something that really showcases the whole race

[@geoff6414]

As Peter Brock said that XU1 was the best one they built he drove the last lap with a flat tyre and still got second.!!!!!!

[@DaveSmith-ep9ew]

Spun out did a 3point turn and still won

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Fantastic Black & White footage. Thank you for sharing.

[@Sam-td4ii]

Thanks, by mixing to 2 versions of highlights, i think it helps paint a better overall picture of the first 1000!

[@daniellebcooper7160]

@@Sam-td4ii agreed. No one ever mentions Peters late 'splash & dash'. Even if Chivas had NOT have run out of petrol, the extra pit stop would have made the last 10 laps very interesting between Brock and Moffat. Never the less, what happened happened. Thanks again for putting the vid together. cheers.

[@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv]

I want a hat like Harry Firth's.

[@TheSunnybunny2000]

Brock should of won if it wasn’t for the gauge They ran out of fuel ⛽️ that allowed Moffat to win

[@wunderkine]

Brock said years after the event that Doug Chivas tried to clutch start the car while rolling down Conrod, after the engine stopped up the top of the circuit. Competitors at Bathurst in the Improved Production and Group C eras would regularly run out of fuel by delaying their stops a little too long. If it happened on the downhill side of McPhillamy Park, they could coast the car back to the pits, refuel, and continue the race. Bob Morris did it early on in '76 race before going to the chequered flag, and it happened to Brock and Perkins again in '82 when they won. I don't know if Chivas ever confirmed it, but Brock reckoned that by popping the clutch on the way down, he lost too much momentum to get over the last little rise into the pits, and then had to get out and try to push it the rest of the way.

[@thomasraftery409]

Harry Firth at his cheating best.

[@stevenowen4150]

Tomarse R. Why say shit like that. Why did Harry Firth cheat. He was. Bloody clever bloke and taught Brocky and Bondy a lot of race tactics on how to win. Ya need a good car, a good driver, a good team and good team manager. He was a master on how to set a car up to handle and instruct his drivers on how to go about their job. Ya still sore how a little 202 beat the “all mighty” GTHO Falcons. Suck it up mate.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Not necessarily. Even if Chivas didnt run out of fuel, and as this video shows, Brock still wouldeve had to pit again for a 'Splash & Dash', so it was not a fore gone conclusion.

[@forddriver8827]

To finish first, first you must finish.

[@robertmiller2173]

Go Ford!

[@merlin51h84]

Just noticed Moffat passed a car under a yellow flag at the end there.

[@jonnobarrie1744]

No you didn't.