1998 BTCC Bathurst 1000 km

[@richardadams5754]

I was part of the TWR Volvo team we had won the BTCC a few days earlier. Packed everything up went Oz and won an amazing race. Happy memories 😊

[@rolux4853]

That must’ve been so amazing! I’m a trained precision mechanic who became automotive engineer and my dream is it to join a race team for at least a season to work with them! I would do it completely for free since my company has to option of a sabbatical where they keep paying me, even if I don’t work for a few months. Unfortunately I know nobody in the racing industry.. I did some track days, even a training weekend in formula BMW cars, but I couldn’t get any contacts to racing teams who where looking for people. I have the feeling it’s very hard to get into it today, while back in the good old days of racing you could join a team much easier, since there where much more little private teams around who’d gladly accept help. These days the teams all appear very uptight and snobby. It seems they only accept rich people with already existing contacts in the industry which is very sad. Touring cars were for everyone back then! These days there’s almost no chance for the regular guy to go touring car racing on their own budget.

[@antob2986]

We will never see the likes of racing like that again.. glad I grown up with racing like this

[@1greenMitsi]

@@Taz1451 good enuf for youtube. Its not a college thesis

[@gothicpagan.666]

One of the great races of all time. Track needs no introduction, top drivers on top of their game, and cars quick enough but still need their necks wringing to put a good lap in. Brilliant!!

[@GeeGee2264]

Race start at 25:55. Sweet thanks for uploading!

[@dinosshed]

They should bring the TCR series in for a thousand k race. This was great racing and I still think of the awesome noise the Volvo's made.

[@zanemurcha2675]

Don't Be Sad Richards Jr just wait a few more weeks.

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Great upload!! 25:13 - that netting was actually an idea from a certain Mrs. Petty to stop her fella from banging his head on a wall - Joe Weatherly is a solid example of the time before window netting, crashing into the retaining wall and him bumping his head on the wall. He died in the accident. Little bits of trivia like that fascinate me. Aint insomnia a bitch??

[@TheThejpmshow]

I remember watching this on cassette tape - what a legendary race I’ve always thought Paul Radisich was far too nice to be a racing driver ☺️

[@grabacoffee1204]

But he is 2 times Touring Car World Cup Champion in Mondeo.

[@TheThejpmshow]

@@grabacoffee1204 I never doubted his talent But like I say, too nice

[@grabacoffee1204]

@@TheThejpmshow Will Hoy is more way too nice.

[@TheThejpmshow]

@@grabacoffee1204 was He died some years ago

[@grabacoffee1204]

@@TheThejpmshow So sad.

[@superfast30]

What an era. Loved the cars!

[@watt0537]

Nothing shakes the mountain like V8SC

[@holdenv81000]

Aussie duo of Ingall & Murphy??? - Greg Murphy is a LOUD & PROUD New Zealander.

[@chrisrichardson5023]

nah mate he's ours 🇦🇺

[@erikl6649]

1.55.55 and 1.55.59. That noise!

[@dunks20]

A time of great racing unlike the procession that the V8 Supercars became.

[@beagle7622]

The dipper has definitely been flattened. That track is slowly being wrecked.

[@redictor]

The very race that got me into motorsports when I was 5 years old :D ...then i dropped it in mid-2005 because of sebastian loeb in WRC and there not being any other fun racing on tv at the time

[@kylewaddington1983]

And the Famous Voice of Murry Walker

[@theberengersniper]

Great! Thank you!

[@Steveaustin007]

It’s a shame there was no 2.0 race in 2000 - Prodrive had an unbelievable unbeatable Ford Mondeo that was technically advanced on all the cars .

[@davencherry845]

Ok now is this touring car series just in Australia? Because I'm rewatching all but I'm not sure what series this is

[@jfpk114]

I was listening to the V8 Sleuth podcast with Alan Gow who owns the TOCA rights for the BTCC and he said the 1997 & 1998 Bathurst 1000's were the BTCC cars were used was because of a fallout between Channel 7 and V8 Supercars over broadcasting and prize money. It only ran for 2 years before Channel 7 realised it was just as expensive to ship the cars & teams from the UK than to pay the Supercars what they thought they were worth. There were local teams running in this race too to make up the field but the BTTC cars were way ahead of them. TWR, 888 / Holden (Vauxhall) had teams in the BTCC anyway so they could use V8 drivers in their cars. Podcast well worth a listen.

[@PMGF]

Great race! Was this the only Supertouring Bathurst 1000? I usually associate it with the V8 Supercars

[@paulfromperth5713]

PMGF 1997 as well

[@Holden308]

Bathurst was there long before Supercars came along

[@PMGF]

@@paulfromperth5713 Thanks will need to look that one up :)

[@PMGF]

@@Holden308 What's your point?

[@Holden308]

@@PMGF point is that Supercars are only the latest in the list of categories that have run in the race, a list that includes Series Production, Group C, Group A and Super Touring. And when Supercars go another category will probably step in. Its not just a Supercars race, though they have a habit of trying to re-write history to suit themselves. The three races at Phillip Island from 1960-62 usually get ignored simply because they weren't at Bathurst while any race or car before Supercars took over in 1997 that was won by a non-V8 (mostly the turbo Group A era and Super Touring) usually gets ignored by them. And some fans also have an annoying habit of forgetting that there was touring car racing before V8 Supercars.....

[@Ori007Official]

1:55:55 1:55:59

[@StFidjnr]

@ 13:18 alan and gary take the viewers a tour of Mount Panorama

[@amonero1]

Mad . I taped this on vhs

[@poppa5289]

V8 Supercars offered Super tourers main support category for the 1000 they could of had a 500 K race on Saturday but they they told the V8 boys to piss off because the V8's are DINOSAURS 😁 and you won't last long lol, Well it's the 2020 Bathurst 1000 this weekend with the dinosaurs still running around 👍 Super tourers didn't last long in Australia may 4-5 years I think, Some say they should of taken the deal.

[@noobz5056]

brontal77, do u have a DVD or 480p version of this video?

[@brontal77]

No, im Sorry.

[@noobz5056]

Ok no prob. thank you

[@StFidjnr]

13:38 but in 1 incident your race could not go through Hell corner for the 1st of 161 times

[@StFidjnr]

16:00 after this one alan moffat won't be bragging about that

[@Spyker8921]

28:40 One of the most disgraceful, unsportsmanlike piece of driving I've ever seen.

[@Holden308]

BTCC?

[@SVPSkins]

ATCC

[@ledbythereaper]

MiniOne82 Supertouring actually, FIA regulations based off the BTCC rules at the time.

[@SVPSkins]

Supertouring was a world wide formula and was used in ATCC.

[@Holden308]

Not even ATCC or the Australian Super Touring Championship. Bathurst was a stand alone race not part of any championship.

[@ЮраГрецак]

Круто! Не знав!

[@fatcat8776]

Where's the crowd? Oh yea waiting for the V8's

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

That's because "Strayans" are quite racist...

[@SVPSkins]

V8s didn't race that yr at the mountain

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

MiniOne82 Yes, they did, it was called something like the FAI 1000 or something like that. Every year there was supertouring Bathurst 1000km, there was also a V8SC Bathurst 1000km

[@SVPSkins]

***** what i meant was not on the same wkend they didnt. the V8's raced on a diffarent date as the super touring raced to the more traditional date in oct as i think the V8's raced a month or so be

[@randomfaca]

V8SC fuckin' blows compared to the ST class.

[@philkennedy8683]

typical murray walker waffle with inaccurate commentary. I was the team leader for the Honda integra that got shunted off by a BMW at the caltex chase, not "had a moment", then later in that race after we had done major repairs and kept going they again comment about the honda blocking the leaders when the reality was that the track was very dirty and full of marbles by this time and any move off the racing line would have meant a trip into barrier. that's why maurice didn't move and neither did the faster car pass him - both men knew the score. We ended up being the last qualified finisher in 19th place, despite our small budget and idiot commentary. please note that maurice had driven the circuit in the porsche support races in our 964 cup car at far great speeds for many laps before the main event so knew the track and its hazards well.

[@ashdog236]

This comment didn’t age well. RIP the great Murray Waker

[@philkennedy8683]

@@ashdog236 the story doesn't change just because man passed away. I liked old Murray but his mouth and brain has a loose association

[@tippersimracing6070]

Sounded more like Allan Moffett who mentioned about the Integra.

[@Ricky_Baldy]

The only idiot I see in this thread is you. Not Murray Walker. He's a commentator. How could you possibly expect him to have the knowledge you had. Go and take your head for a shit, mate.

[@Ricky_Baldy]

The only idiot I see here is you. Not Murray Walker. He's a commentator. How could you expect him to have the information you had? Go and take your head for a shit, mate.

[@306champion]

Murray Walker, soprano or castrati ? He get as hyped as the Yanks. 39:00 Front right wing? Its a bloody car not a plane

[@leftboot83]

The front wing as in the car part. Don't try to have a go at the commentators when you don't even understand the names of car parts!

[@306champion]

@@leftboot83 Its called a "Mudguard".

[@306champion]

@@leftboot83 You have too be a pom, lol. I know a lot of poms and most have a sense of humour but its plain to see that you don't. Lighten up a bit, you'll live longer.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

Hes just used to saying that from commentating f1

[@zanemurcha2675]

The most vacant Bathurst 1000 ever.

[@leongt1954]

God I'd never watch Bathurst if I had to put up with those horrid little cars their more suited to the UK

[@juanm.5803]

Not 98

[@leftboot83]

Yes it was