1987 ATCC Lakeside R3 - Jim Richards At His Best

[@v19c]

How good was the racing back then! Lakeside is a great little track.

[@jafa101]

Great race, thanks for posting. Little BMW with only 2.3l 4cyl naturally aspirated up against 420hp V8's and turbos, and still won. Long live the E30 M3!

[@colinstewart1432]

The chassis was just so well-sorted and it's easily the best looking car out there

[@justaname1862]

LOOOOOVE this track...and live just down the road from it...Can hear when racing is on from my verandah.

[@baysidelad1]

The JPS BMW's were the best EVER looking touring cars. I loved the M3, but the JPS635i was an all time classic

[@alisonbassplayer]

your channel is the best channel ever!!! thanks for the videos

[@Super100MPH]

Thanks Alison. That means a lot!

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Great stuff, thanks for the videos and super channel.

[@japa6225]

My 2nd favourite track. Nice to see it back up and running for us enthusiasts. Prefer the Tru Blu days but liked the JPS cars too.

[@markhobson5769]

This was the third year of Channel 7's coverage of the ATCC in 1987.

[@Muddicker]

Real racing real cars

[@Super100MPH]

Agree Neil, a great era indeed

[@warrenheggie4328]

Super100MPH great racing

[@Xbox-YouRingPiece]

Man i wish i wasnt scottish or born in the 90s, missed all this

[@Holden308]

Richo was at his best, but Dick definitely showed the future when he brained them in the Sierra Cosworth before the inevitable turbo failure.

[@iankinnell5643]

Random question why was brocky in 6 instead of 05

[@Dany45UR]

El Dicky le dió hasta que lo rompió al Sierra . Primera victoria de la M3 en Australia

[@jardim23]

Why aren't the tv breaks cut out from this edit? I wish they were all like this one! Love the channel

[@asianximen8489]

oh man, everyone at least a little sideways out of ever corner.

[@cartoonfan959]

you have near 500 BHP sierras with high ride height, no electronics and narrow tires , this is real racing

[@Holden308]

When they went to Mallala in South Australia in 1989, even though he won the race Dick Johnson complained long and loud that the track was too bumpy and the facilities were sub standard with comments like "We're trying to run a professional series and we get sent to a place like this". But in all reality, Mallala was no worse than Lakeside which most from outside of Qld who drove there described as a great little circuit, but also that it was a goat track stuck in the early 1970s with a very bumpy surface, shocking track verges and facilities that hadn't been upgraded since 1970. Of course, some cynics also noted that other than Bathurst, Johnson wouldn't admit to liking any track not located in Queensland.

[@280cs]

This circuit is great why was it dropped from atcc?

[@Nick-wh4jt]

Pretty sure there were a number of reasons not least of all because Lakeside just couldn’t compete with Willowbank and it ended I think in 1998 The ATCC would be renamed to the Shell Championship Series in 1999 then the V8 Supercar Series I think in 2002 or 2003

[@woosha10]

It was confirmed the turbo was illegal .