1981 GREAT MOMENTS FROM BATHURST

[@stuarthynes6136]

Dick Johnson live in car comments about the Volvo driver were gold. Their feud was priceless.

[@paulrankin8578]

Bathurst 1,000 day gave me such great memories of time spent with my Dad.

[@darrendeal3103]

Second that mate was my highlight every October (rip dad)

[@MAte925]

Did go up on top or down mountain!

[@petergiesel3791]

Same here guys , miss those days and you to dad😞, 51 years I am now, geez I feel old 😄🇦🇺🦘🍻

[@paddypoolfc3579]

Best thing I've watched on KZbin in years . Loved it.

[@whiteflagrage]

Congrats Super100mph you have done a great service for we the ageing fans

[@Super100MPH]

Thanks STC

[@UppercutLawnsQueenstown]

And The young ones

[@tonywalker5538]

The safety or shall I say 'the lack of it' is exemplified when watching this but that's how it was back in the 80s,man-made and mechanical equalled high risk but that's what we all fell in love with

[@vince065us]

Mr.John French deserves more recognition.

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

What are you on about he gets plenty of recognition

[@herbmarsh8519]

man, glory days, glory days, thank you all soooooooooooo much

[@warrenheslip692]

man the Clevelands are beautiful sounding

[@FutureSystem738]

Dick Johnson is a scholar and a gentleman AND (perhaps rather obviously) along with Peter Brock, one of the best drivers we’ve ever produced in Australia.

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

This is the best thing I've seen from your channel so far, bloody awesome.

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

The pre race show was fantastic. That american driver and then the dancing girls. lol. Brilliant. They don't do TV like that anymore.

[@BlairSauer]

And intro from Mike Raymond. RIP Mike!

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@BlairSauer absolutely. Iconic

[@MAte925]

Blame P.C woke for no promo chicks/ dancing girls!

[@simonheming2842]

Please bring those car back

[@negativefun]

Mike Raymond. Best commentator ever! Much better than the pretentious duo we have nowadays.

[@DM-qm5sc]

This comment killed Mike 😥

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

That Bartlet lap was one if not the best looking and sounding laps in the history of Bathurst back in the days when it was worth watching ! and what was that f'ing noise in the background ...

[@ljcomments886]

Must be the helicopter I reckon

[@JonnyMac351]

Watch Dick Johnson 1983 qualifying lap in Greens Tuff that sounded and looked sweet.Its on You Tube

[@TheSuzukik5]

At the 23:00 mark how good does that XD of Dicks sound booming past Williamson on conrod 🤩👌😎

[@BlairSauer]

Peter Williamson's Celica was the first car to have a racecam installed as part of a trial that occurred two years prior I am led to believe. One of motorsports and channel 7's greatest achievements in television broadcast.

[@markhobson5769]

The 1981 Bathurst 1000 was the very first time that The Great Race was stopped after a very nasty crash involving multiple cars. This was stopped after 122 laps, whilst the 1992 Bathurst 1000 race was stopped after 143 laps.

[@baz770]

brilliant 6:15 - classic British self-depreciation "I speak well and drive passably well...."

[@LSD123.]

23:35 I love nothing better than a good glove throwing face off...

[@alphaomega8373]

Disco music and cheerleaders for a car race, its so different I like it!

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

I don't remember it looking this bad watching the broadcast on the day, does the video quality get degraded in the process of uploading to KZbin?

[@HissBoo]

Well, here's my 'bragging' moment. My dad's sister Marie, married a man named John French. As a kid, I would go to their Dealership in Brisbane, seeing all the amazing vehicles, and pouring through books of the history of Racing, with photos of the evolution of cars. He would invite us down to the tracks when testing, and just once I was allowed into a car, and he punched the gas, pasting me to the seat, scaring the heck out of me. Then we watched the '81 race and were very worried when the big crash happened. Later, we partied at their house with a lot of drunken adults about. Dick Johnson was there for a bit, but I never knew him.Thanks for reading.

[@Dirtytechnique]

Derek bell. What a Legend.

[@trevorjones855]

Would love to see 60 cars again, old cars with modern running gear would be fuckin awesome

[@mangrovejack3450]

Trevor Jones tcm

[@JonnyMac351]

@@mangrovejack3450 TCM full bathurst race would be awesome.

[@davdhartung9817]

Network 9 car running in an Network 7 broadcast event!

[@bradgotch]

Trucks on the track picking up cars no yellow flags. Although I was watching at the time can’t believe how much motor sports have changed not all for the better.

[@sandrasmith3449]

Simeon o Except for the lack of variety of machinery.

[@bradgotch]

Sandra Smith less variation now. In most if not all categories of motor sport.

[@bullboyracing9517]

Not sure why the tornado siren is going off in the background as we don't have tornados in Australia

[@qshank2752]

i thought i was going insane

[@BradGryphonn]

That background noise in the audio that sounds a bit like a sick cyclone warning is a bit howyagoin. It seems to be from the chopper and the at the top. Maybe something to do with how it was transmitted back to the OB trucks .

[@ressnar]

The cheerleaders part is the best part .

[@sanctuaryism]

just about. better than the fake idIots of today.

[@ClaudiaShifferLA]

WFT! Kevin was so fuking fast in the rain!

[@sugarnads]

carrionfernandez KB was fast everywhere in anything with wheels.

[@4x4andfishing]

Did you add that sound in the background? I've had a few drinks and that shit got to me

[@gmarshall1026]

Love xd falcons

[@marklowe7431]

When things get tough think of DJ in 1980

[@villiersman951]

yet another great vid thanks a lot mate keep em coming

[@Super100MPH]

You're welcome!

[@fredoes]

What's goin on with the background sound

[@simonkevnorris]

Yes, it was slightly annoying and it muted the V8 noise!

[@dariussmith2954]

Awesome but gee they did a shocking job with the sound

[@nikgrekas6056]

The good old days

[@rowanparmiter7622]

Love that Chev Camaro, pity it was a wet track, KB is a great driver, start 7:15

[@Rob-fc9wg]

7:30. As Neil Diamond once said: "There's a beautiful noise coming up from the street".

[@Graeme_H]

I so loved that 9 car

[@AngryTurds]

Yer, me too. Ford fans love Dick

[@simonkevnorris]

At the time Bathurst was telecast by Channel 7 so the Camaro was sponsored by a rival TV company.

[@MarkJohnson-ro1ed]

Cheerleaders are a nice touch!

[@keithmcparland6397]

They were the Penrith Panthers cheerleaders.

[@scottplunkett9405]

That commentator looks like Peter Griffin off Family Guy!,

[@andrew_koala2974]

You are no doubt thinking of the (late) Mike Raymond. Mike was a talented commentator, and often injected humor into his commentary, He was a very quick thinker. Mike Raymond was not replaceable by anyone who could do the job as well as Mike Raymond.

[@nottodaybuddy370]

@@andrew_koala2974Absolute legend and does not get the kudos he deserves.

[@tiborsol7959]

My word people don’t give him due credit. To start with he is still alive....

[@LB1973]

@@tiborsol7959 I'm glad of that got quite a shock when someone said late.. was the voice of bathurst in the 80's when it burst over here in the UK excellent commentator

[@brettr]

LB1973 He passed away a month or so ago in November

[@jeffparryncc1701]

Mike Raymond, legand.

[@darrenparkinson4576]

I worked at Peter Warren Ford,Liverpool,through the eighties as an apprentice,then trade mechanic,and changed the big man's seat frame on all his Fairlanes many times. The big fella would bend the seat-back metal frames.

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

@@darrenparkinson4576 a testament to ford's cheapie build quality. i have two - an xc and an xd. i do love them, though.

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

Can't get over how much Mike Raymond looks like Peter Griffin.

[@jeffparryncc1701]

@@TheKnobCalledTone. he he

[@MAte925]

He had the perfect commentators voice!

[@Quintal]

As a nascar fan, I've heard of Rodney Combs when he was racing NASCAR Trucks and (xfinity) Busch Gran national series. I never thought he took part of the Bathurst 1000.

[@StFidjnr]

29:42 little did we know that is the lead Dick Johnson will never lose

[@peternicholson233]

1981 first remote in car camera with broadcast capability. Buy that stuff now from J.B for 189 bucks.

[@MrMercurybullet]

Except those hot head mounts cost you around a hundred grand. Then another hundred for a 2.5ghz microwave system and another mill for the jetranger to transmit the signal. The camera is the easy bit.

[@daveyork0]

Rival sports network sponsoring Bartlett's car and Channel 7 forced to publicise and comment it. Hilarious

[@jjmac3561]

After such a wet practice day there is still a lot of dust on the first lap.

[@miguelsanchez6465]

Maybe it’s just my crappy phone, but it sounds like there is an alarm blaring in the background when the cars are racing

[@daapgaming]

Miguel Sanchez the sound you hear is the polarity from the electrics of the car, they needed more condenses or reverse the polarity of the car, same as putting a car stereo in an old car

[@miguelsanchez6465]

@@daapgaming ahhhh ok got it, thanks man

[@mickblack3291]

​@@daapgamingMaybe Brockies Energy Polarizer could have fixed that.

[@rvsteve583]

that muzak is the theme muzak for Space: 1999 tv show.

[@The_Evil_Monkey_93]

It's subtle, What's that rhythmic whirring sound that the video has behind it ? Sounds like up and down jet distortion ?

[@Super100MPH]

It is the weirdest thing. We can't explain it. The helicopter? Very strange indeed.

[@The_Evil_Monkey_93]

Was this converted from VHS or something ? Perhaps the conversion equipment picked up some kind of transmission frequency recorded in the old media ? It's very rhythmic almost sounds like a carrier wave or like the recording head reaching the same place every 1.3 seconds.... I don't know very strange indeed

[@peternicholson233]

Does it matter?

[@turxa]

In a way it does because I re-watch this video almost every month and happen to notice the sound every time and end up scrolling through the comments looking for similar reactions every time haha starting to define the word insane here

[@tysoncrow8071]

Peter Nicholson ÿer smart ass I'll knock your block off and then you can see what it is like to find out that some noises can affect people in different ways as I just found out by shutting my eyes it was the noise of the 7 chopper being transmitted permanently through the channel 7 broadcasting equipment but only loud enough to be mildly annoying to most but to me a person who suffers brain damage it made me very ill. So in answer to your question bloody oath it matters and if the conversation got under your skin don't read comments asshole

[@beagle7622]

The Penrith Pantheretes at 11.30 got lots of comments at work next day.

[@cheve60]

Awsome vid :) thx for posting

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

23:41 It's a bit lame how they cut away from the Harvey/other driver collision just before they were about to go hammer and tong. I was hoping for some Murph vs Ambrose or Longhurst vs Morris action.

[@jayannan9897]

The health and safety was off the scale😂😂😂

[@TheOMGWTFBBQ777]

Wish i had a time machine. i wasnt even born then

[@andrew_koala2974]

Are you certain that you were BORN? If it so happens that your mother signed a BIRTH (Berth) certificate , then you were berthed/birthed and not born. Your mother made a 'DELIVERY' as does a ship. you were brought through a CANAL through the WATERS . The Master of the Port Authority (Doctor= acting agent and informant for the Gov) acknowledged the Berth by giving your mother a Berth Certificate claiming the Goods (YOU) for the benefit for the Corporate Government. By signing the Berth Certificate you were sold into slavery as an indentured servant of the Government in order to pay off Corporate debt owed to the International Banksters. You are held as surety for that debt for ever. That debt will be paid in the form of various taxes, duties, levies. fines, Bail bonds. fares on public transport (Gov. Double dipping scheme)= FRAUD -- You are now under ADMIRALTY LAW. Your Rights have been converted to privileges without your consent..

[@simonkevnorris]

I'd been watching Bathurst live every year from Perth (WA) since the 1970s.

[@TheOMGWTFBBQ777]

@@andrew_koala2974 thats a bit morbid lol. ok im a peasant

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

No need for fences and big concrete walls.. people knew that they had to be 105% focused, in certain areas of the track. And the long straight was a real test of reliability.. thinking of how many cars has passed down it safely, and one didn't.. that's not the track's fault

[@Mediawatcher2023]

i do remember this

[@BlairSauer]

Yep. The pileup that cut the race short. Bartlett was one of the guys injured. Wonder who the other guy was that had to be stretchered? John Harvey had a bit of bad luck in that race. He was a great touring car legend. Sadly passed away in recent months due to ill health. Rest in peace John! Shame we don't have trackside cheerleaders anymore. PC brigade and other left looneys ruined that idea. Still have the grid girls though. Some of the commentary from back then would be deemed inappropriate now by some of the PC looneys although it wouldn't have been inappropriate at all anyway, then and now. How times have changed.

[@BlairSauer]

@@sg-yq8pm I'm not that simple minded am I? I'm someone that would perhaps identify as sensible centre. Yes there are right wing looneys as well as the left. And I'm not a prick either. I only mentioned left looneys due to the fact they're spoken about a lot more than the right looneys although right looneys deserve as much criticism as the left looneys. There was only so much I could put in that comment I wrote at the time. Not that I wasn't aware of right wing looneys. I'm fully aware of what damage the left and right wing looneys as well as the woke have done to our democracy and the Australian way of expressing our humour. Like you can't say baa baa Black sheep anymore. Or at a bingo game at the RSL club you can't say sixty six clickety click when 66 is drawn. I'm like many people, sick and tired of political correctness and wokeism. And I'm sure you're the same. Simple minded I ain't.

[@garlicguy2892]

The asbestos 1000

[@kenny8ism]

Many thanks, another great video. C7 Sports, what a failure that was!

[@top40researcher31]

whats wrong with the sound mix

[@byronplug2150]

probably a couple $millions worth of cars in that parking lot itself

[@maddog789]

Felt like those dancing girls where never going to finish omg lol

[@rods6405]

Yes I know I was waiting for Benny Hill to run into frame and start chasing them!

[@petersands9056]

And today they would take daily ibuprofen while waiting for knee and hip replacements

[@MAte925]

Brock couldnt belive he had a busted conrod because he said it was a brand new set!

[@BoomBox02]

26:37, The guy interviewing Alan Jones was really trying to make him feel like shit. Despite his many attempts of trying to get the reaction he wanted, Alan Jones wasn't having any of his bullshit.

[@andrew_koala2974]

The guy interviewing Alan Jones is Garry Wilkinson tinyurl.com/y6qe86bq Certainly I agree that Garry Wilkinson was pushing his luck and perhaps attempting to get a negative reaction from the World Racing Champ. However, Allan Jones is very Smart and has more diplomatic skills than Donald Trump could dream of, having zero diplomatic skills. Motor racing --- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sport From 1963 to 1997, Seven was the home of motor sport in Australia as they broadcast the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) and the Bathurst 1000. Seven were the first broadcasters to use race cam in the 1979 Bathurst 1000, which allowed them to talk to the drivers mid-race. The Seven commentary team included Evan Green, Will Hagon and Geoff Stone (late 60s to the mid 70s). From 1977-1995 Mike Raymond and Garry Wilkinson from 1978-1996 (V8 1000). Neil Crompton reporting from the pits from around 1985, Mark Oastler (1989-1996), Doug Mulray (1988-1994), Allan Moffat (1985-1996, V8 1000) and as a pit reporter Andy Raymond (early 90s). At the Bathurst 1000, Sandy Roberts or Bruce McAvaney would be the host during the early to mid 1990s. In 1997, Seven lost the rights to the ATCC to Network Ten, but still broadcast the Australian Super Touring Championship until the series' demise in 2001. In 2003, Seven Sport broadcast the Nations Cup and V8 Utes, before Network Ten won the rights to broadcast the V8 Utes in 2005 after the collapse of organising body Procar Australia. From 2007 until 2014, Seven regained the rights to the ATCC, which was now known as V8 Supercars. The commentary team included Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife and Mark Larkham. From 2015, Seven Sport broadcasts the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. Daughter : Lisa Wilkinson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wilkinson

[@peterpiper831]

@@andrew_koala2974 I think it was Evan Green. Gary Wilkinson appears later. Evan Green was the "journalist" who triggered the Supercar Scare in the early '70's which aborted the Falcon GTHO Phase IV, Torana LJ V8 and racing Charger V8.

[@rods6405]

@@peterpiper831 Yep Evan (dickhead) Green

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

it was evan green. a serial pest and know-all.

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

​@@peterpiper831It was definitely Evan Green

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

big XD 351 clevo falcons, what is up with the fire alarm right through the whole thing uug

[@mickblack3291]

It's tokeep the Kangaroo's off the track.

[@madfrogandmadmick]

pity there no full footage off the pile up

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

"off"? You are a moron, and a vampire.

[@andrew_koala2974]

The Music for the Cheer Leaders at 11:25 is Titled: The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Bee Boogie by Neil Diamond. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ-km3iCidV8r7s

[@DDS029]

Based off the classical "Flight of the Bumblebee."

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

Kevin Bartlett "im going to punch him in the mouth at the end of the race, and thats a fact" haha. Australia.

[@husq2100]

Funnily it turned out the culprit was a ex golden gloves champ and KB backed off after finding out who it was 🙂

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@husq2100 haha. Even better.

[@simonkevnorris]

I think the driver was Ron Wanless, but that is going from memory.

[@elmonteslim3711]

Good on you Jones...you are a wise man

[@nottodaybuddy370]

The only Ford driver a Holden man would ever admit to supporting :)

[@hifives2]

what were cop cars doing on the track..trying to book someone

[@Cruelaid]

KB is rich.. whinging abt people driving into him

[@SquareEarth1]

Dick Johnson looked a bit like Paul Hogan at 28:10

[@specialized29er86]

Bathurst finished for me when Dick and Perter no longer raced.

[@timothylanders3189]

Watching Bartlett's pole position lap. F me :o

[@darrellprice2032]

What the hell is that siren sound in the background. It's annoying as

[@rossbritton4008]

Keep your EYE on the TACHO...The 351s Used to BUZZ to 8000 ALL day..NO B/S ..A Forged Piston highly modified Race Engine can do that..

[@F14-talktomegoose]

KB fanging in the wet - great memories

[@clint.garage.6092]

Bugger that.....bloody camera must 5kilos

[@jim-qy1mn]

what is that fucking sound in the back ground??? its like mind control shit driving peeps crazy

[@Super100MPH]

It was just there on the tape. No idea what it was, weird! Cheers James

[@whcdv8]

Bloody Fords :)

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

Bloody 1980's video was so shite and this is "good" compared to a lot, you've got it showing in 1080p and it still looks like a potato, ah it's the content that counts ta very much :)

[@Super100MPH]

We can stretch it wide so the cars look like out of shape fast boxes, we prefer to keep them in shape to maintain as much of the picture as possible, we can't help the format, that's the way it was all those years ago :-) Anyway, thanks for the comment, Merry Christmas.

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

Super100MPH No mate I'm not having a go at you, I know it's shiity 80's vhs just saying how crap video tape in those days was is all, funny when you watch stuff like the original Star Trek series because it was made on film in the 60's and it's crisp and clear as 1080p is today lol

[@Super100MPH]

JINXED _JINXED_ no problems, you are right VHS is hard work, does my head in looking at it when editing, we do it for all the guys we knew from the era, we want them to rembered for all the amazing motorsport they gave us back then. Your comment was valid, I understood where you were coming from.. thanks for taking the time..

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

No probs mate, great vids, keep em coming, ta :)

[@AngryTurds]

I don't mind the quality. It's still clearer than my memories! You da man.

[@AngryTurds]

Subd

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

that evan green was a serial nuisance...

[@barryphillips7327]

The good old days before Red Bull and their unlimited budget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today,s is BORING as FUCK, the same team wins week in week out year in year out!!!! And some people call that exciting???? I DO NOT THINK SO, NOT EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE to exciting NO BLOODY WAY!!!! And V8 Supercar offical,s allow this happen, wonder who is paying their salary, the sport or Red Bull????

[@zanemurcha2675]

Even though the 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship only had Brock or Johnson winning all the rounds. In 2018 the Supercars Championship had 12 different winners over 30 races. Also in 2016 had 14 different race winners over 29 races. Meaning half the races had a different winner. Shall I Continue? Think about the Mr Phillips.

[@MB-hl1qw]

What is that crap background music.

[@NxDoyle]

In the early 1980's popular music was moving from New Wave to the softer New Romantic sounds. This is irrelevant, however, as Australian TV networks were a good 5 years behind popular trends. That's why the music sounds like a cross between orchestral disco and the underscoring of an episode of The Streets of San Francisco.

[@Adirtybird]

Bloody women making a pile up

[@mickgunn4979]

Don't think she caused the crash an impatient Bob hit her. Gibson made headlines of her own when she was involved in the accident that stopped Bathurst in 1981. It was one of the most famous incidents that could only be described as a racing incident. “I knew you would ask me about that,” laughed Gibson. “We were doing OK, I think we were sixth at the time, I’d only been out 10 laps or so, I went up across McPhillamy, up the hill, I looked in the rear mirror and knew Bobby (Bob Morris) was coming. “I intended to move across to the right hand side as I went across Skyline. Bobby was a bit impatient and tried to go down the outside, he dropped a wheel off the circuit onto the dirt. “I’m not exactly sure of the sequence of events but he hit the concrete wall on the outside, crashed into me, spun me then everyone else crashed into us. “He spun and we basically had a head on. It caused a major traffic jam at the top of the hill, but really it was just a racing incident involving Bob and I and then it all compounded after that.”

[@Roland_Rohrle]

Thanks for posting that. Looking at the initial damage to his car, I thought he must’ve ran wide, under steering into the wall and bouncing back…