1987 James Hardie 1000 - Glenn Seton in the Wet

Another classic moment from the 1987 Great Race at Mount Panorama Bathurst. Glenn Seton behind the wheel of the Peter Jackson DR30 Nissan Skyline turbo in what would be the first sight of rain during the day. Despite the worsening conditions at the top of the mountain, Seton stayed out on slicks and put on a spectacular display of his car control.
All rights and credit goes to Channel 7 Sport, Australia.
For historic and educational purposes only.

[@peterj5751]

Possibly the best Australian touring car driver to not win Bathurst. He was a champion and a lovely guy to go with it

[@TouringCarsofAus]

100%! Although he still plays a good role in motorsport today with car setups and helping his son Aaron with his motorsport career.

[@mtboldmanstyle4244]

Yeah could not have said that better, would loved to have seen him win, although he did get one in the touring car masters 🙂

[@alanmac8807]

If only he didn't run outa fuel in "95" nope I stand corrected apparently it was valve springs lol

[@benspencer9523]

The only thing wrong with your comment is the word possibly.

[@mattyj59]

Too right mate👍

[@Leftfield71]

When Glenn passed the BMW over the top of Skyline my heart skipped a beat, back in 1987 and watching this video again 35 years later. For a race that has been going for 60 years, and full of memorable moments, this has to be one of the most memorable and Mike Raymond's brilliant commentary adds so much to it, he is the gold standard commentator in Australian motorsport.

[@frankiesultana3743]

Absolutely car control glen

[@kw5732]

Love it. Bring back the real touring cars.

[@imanenigma3348]

Too right that didn't half look like a handful! Funny how many of us think we can drive, nah! These guys can drive. Well done Glenn, hang on to her mate.

[@frankiesultana376]

So true

[@frankiesultana3743]

I was on the mountain that year of 1987 gezz it was cold

[@TouringCarsofAus]

Sure looked like it mate!

[@peterhoare3219]

Me too. It was so cold and wet and windy I couldn't work out if I was holding my dick or a beer

[@simonkevnorris]

No need for an esky to keep the beer cold!

[@weofnjieofing]

Sensational car control from Seton! Seriously impressive! No wings, no downforce just skinny slicks and a big turbo to keep things spicy!

[@davidewhite69]

The DR30 was homologated with a Garrett AiResearch T-3 single turbo, not considered 'big' anywhere

[@kahuwynyard4408]

Turbo wound all the way up tho, as Fred Gibson himself would say it was also the cause of the mechanical failure and never the fj. Was also known to run 100 octane kero mix. That sound tho is absolute gold, and the old-school tv mics don’t do it justice. Will never forget his ‘97’ win what a legend

[@johnstan158]

@@davidewhite69 T3 for a 2litre at the time was big, considering the rb30t turbo commodore had similar. The sierras driven by Johnson had a t4 "70kw to 353kw - 100nm to 658nm" was hard to drive in race conditions either on or off he once stated.

[@alphamike2099]

4:32 got too excited

[@obiemichaels9675]

Karting certainly does teach you how to drive in the wet

[@acecombat2shill]

man i wish this race was on youtube in full

[@brianhoffman4861]

Here's to the boys that didn't win.....

[@Holden308]

And if you think driving a well sorted, but still very evil to drive Nissan Skyline RS DR30 in the wet was tough, spare a thought for those in Sierra's. Seton was trying to put about 350 bhp to the ground ... guys like Steve Soper had a car that went from a 150 bhp 4 cyl to a 500 bhp fire breathing monster in the flick of a switch. Sierra power was difficult enough (until 1992 in Australia) to handle in the dry, let alone the wet. From 1987-1991, the Sierra teams like Eggenberger, Rouse and Johnson all went the power route. The more power, the better, but it made them more fragile, though reliability was a lot better than you'd think. From 1992 in Australia's last year of Group A, CAMS imposed a 7500 RPM limit on the Sierra's and Commodore's. For the Sierra runners this forced them to tune the engines more for torque than power. And what they found was that the cars were easier to drive ... and actually faster than before. It seemed the true trick with the Sierra RS500 was to tune it for torque and not just outright power.

[@Holden308]

IMO Glenn Seton was the best Aussie driver never to win Bathurst (and IMO there have been one or two or more who ... got lucky to ever win). The best international never to win the 1000 was Klaus Niedzwiedz. Plenty of course have won the 12 Hour.

[@bobbyfuller3118]

I remember when Seaton called the NISSAN Skyline Race Cars, 'TAXI CABS'. Wot a dickhead.

[@edbreen1289]

dr30? go wow

[@byteoncomputerservices8054]

What's being displayed on the digital clock near the heater controls? It's definitely not displaying the time, but it's being used for something...

[@thesausage351]

I saw readings between 15 - 17, increasing with car speed so I would say it’s turbo boost pressure.

[@byteoncomputerservices8054]

@@thesausage351 that'd have to be the worlds first digital boost gauge? A great way to repurpose the clock.

[@thesausage351]

@@byteoncomputerservices8054 I think I’m wrong actually, I watched it on a bigger screen and I saw a better view of it and I was incorrect with the reading I thought I saw. It changes dependant on speed and throttle position so it might be a fuel burn gauge so he can drive to a figure for economy, but I’m not convinced now it’s a boost gauge.

[@inquisitor229]

It looks like the power steering is set too high.

[@Mikeb1001]

Soper would be fine, nothing he hasn’t seen at Knockhill!

[@F14-talktomegoose]

great driver but one of the ugliest touring cars ever - right up there with the volvo brick

[@BarefeetB]

How's the Save at 3:06 ...😲😲💪

[@nnoddy8161]

I recall, after this drive Nissan Motorsport offered him a test drive/development contract for the Group C car in Japan/Europe and he turned it down!!!! Why he ever left Nissan I cannot understand. It was all up for Nissan after the DR30 (which everyone forgets only lost the '87 ATCC to the M3 by a couple of points). Had Seton stayed at Nissan, Mark Skaife may still be driving Nissan Gazelles in the minor series....

[@davidewhite69]

Nissan team mate John Bowe later described the DR30 as 'the most evil handling race car' he had ever driven, he added 'it was always trying to kill me" so with that you can appreciate Seton's incredible skill handling this car in the wet!

[@toddthezondalover645]

I think Seton just knew how to drive the car better.

[@danesorensen1775]

I can never watch this without firing up Deja Vu on my music player.

[@bradleywicenciak8005]

Needed to get to the best bit , when he aquaplaned on Conrod at some silly speed . Glen had balls of Steel

[@jayannan9897]

It's a crime Seton never won Bathurst. Seton, Larkim and Brad Jones all deserved one. Seton most of all!!!

[@thesausage351]

Man, Bradley was blisteringly quick in the OzEmail Falcon days at Bathurst, I was certain he’d win one. I was a massive Bradley fan, such a nice guy, and really open as well. I remember seeing him at Oran Park and talking to him about traction control, noting some Fords, maybe from QLD had a strange note onto the main straight, where as some Holdens, tended to flame out a lot and get going a lot quicker, and he said yes, there’s 2 different types of TC being used, we suspect, we don’t use it because the Ford variant doesn’t work as well.

[@markf3229]

A lot of luck plays the part in most of the wins at Bathurst. Either good or bad. Im not discounting the drivers skill who make their own luck

[@thesausage351]

@@markf3229 it’s a lot different now. It used to be a true endurance race, you nursed tyres, engines, coaxed the car along, babied it to make it last the distance, now it’s a series of sprint races, the only limiting factor is tyres and fuel.

[@edbreen1289]

r31?

[@wadedixon6780]

The day Glenn Seton passed Fangio 👊

[@rondog540]

3:07 🤮