2017 Touring Car Masters - Bathurst - Race 1

2017 Touring Car Masters - Bathurst - Race 1

[@jameznash]

has to be one of the best racing championships in the world - we have a lot of historic racing in the UK - but the quality of these cars, the way the championship is designed and run - as well as the safety standards. Brilliant.

[@jimmyhopkinsman]

Jameznash What's different about the championship and safety?

[@-HOC-]

Group C Improved Production Touring Cars in this have to be as they were raced back in the day & all have to have a genuine race history and can not be reproduced cars, the big bangers still had the door trims and dash etc in tact, safety was a not high on the agenda back in the 80's occupational health & safety was a figment of imaginations....

[@rogerj412]

That Hemi Straight 6 is such a screamer. Absolutely glorious sounding engine.

[@brentmacklem1872]

Banshee sounds!!!

[@barrycuda3769]

The announcer said that Tilley got a new cyl head from America' it seem's a bit odd that an american manufacturer makes's a head for a type of engine that they dont have there. He was running a hemi 6 in this race wasn't he ?' Didn't he originally run a slant 6?.

[@RtB68]

The wonderful thing about Bathurst is the variety in passing opportunities...you're vulnerable pretty much anywhere on the track if you get it wrong. Compare that to Monaco where if you drive fat, no one can get past, ever. It's a great circuit.

[@andyrbush]

What a beautiful track so much character with the elevation changes.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Bathurst is the finest racetrack I've ever seen. No matter what machines there we know those boys have some fun.

[@kawakalypse2770]

Nothing like these cars over here in germany. I love them. Thanks for uploading

[@mitchellchalker579]

love the classics

[@vanteal]

This IS racing! 100x's better than Nascar of F1 or anything else..This is pure racing. And I love it.

[@unscrecon1]

People have already said in the comments ..( but honestly ... this championship is awesome! ) I have only recently come across it.. classic racing is always fun to see old cars ... but most people protect an sand bag their prize possessions..(understandably) but these Australians properly unleash these weapons .. I’m hooked ... got to love the Australians ... !! Fair dink um?

[@matthiaspforte7891]

Beautiful Muscle Car Race 😍😍😍😍

[@bradgotch]

I would rather watch these than the "main event".

[@b577960]

Awesome, especially the pacer. I'm a little perplexed though as this is a VF Valiant Pacer and the VF never had a Hemi engine they had the slant 6 engine of 225ci. The VG Pacer got the first Hemi engine of 245ci and this is not a VG pacer. The VG had the square headlights and different taillights. Either way it was sensational racing. I love the old classics- so much character!

[@Ihaveabigbrownbear]

That was f**king awesome! The overtake by the xb hardtop on the val was just something.

[@bigtoad8129]

Ihaveabigbrownbear yer and let’s not forget the pacer is only a 265 6 cylinder up against 302 v8 and 308 v8 351 ci v8 Tilley wanted to put a mopar v8 in the pacer but due to popular demand he stuck with the 6.

[@blackpagan100]

Nice one Rusty, shut that door hard! Awesome series with fantastic cars all driven very skilfully.

[@rrrseajay]

I’ve been DONE with NASCAR garbage for a while now. THIS is proper auto racing.

[@Space.Ghost.]

Dont know why this isn't more popular stateside.

[@zAngus]

Thanks for posting.

[@markdignam3525]

Thanks again for posting these clips, always a good race.

[@osci08]

I never knew the old Valiant pacer with the big 245 hemi straaight 6 could go that fast....just WOW

[@jamiesonscott7577]

TCM runs rings around Supercars.

[@garymarquett2922]

Good to see the 245 Pacer sticking it up the boat anchor v8s !!!

[@brandonfairbanks5764]

Wait...did i hear that correctly? Six cylinder hemi ?

[@udpsnake5159]

Chrysler Australia developed a locally built straight 6 for their Valiant models.

[@thudtheace]

This actually had been in development (1966) by Chrysler in the US as the D-engine to replace the US G-engine(slant 6). They abandoned the project and sent the prototypes to Chrysler Australia to continue development and the hemi 6 (245ci) was born and put in the VG valiant in 1970 (I think). What an awesome engine!

[@udpsnake5159]

@@thudtheace cheers for the insight.

[@casho1968]

Been waitin for this :D

[@12121149]

Have a similar thing here in the USA, are all of these cars genuine race cars, meaning ones that have actually have a racing history?????

[@barryphillips7327]

Great racing in beautiful old classic 70,s cars! Shame to see that torana heavily damaged, one mustang needing it,s engine rebuild??

[@renezambrano5787]

Gawd I love this stuff!

[@mariekt313]

the running start is very cool!

[@mrt723]

Awesome ,great racing,, as it should be no modified supercars that you cant buy A very very quick Pacer,

[@38skippers]

Go the Pacer✌

[@avallach2061]

There's a lot of cool racing in Australia

[@likasumbooodi]

Go the Valiant! Hemi power

[@whitemanriding]

That model valiant didn't have hemi's as far as I know .I had that model pacer back in day and it was a slant six. Pls Correct me if I'm wrong .

[@mrirace926]

Man that Falcon is fast!

[@Ratboy2004]

Great race

[@7071t6]

When they are talking about the average speed of over 100 miles per hour, lets not forget that they have massive brakes totally different performance engines and a lot better fuel delivery systems and also chassis dynos as well, basically a full race roll cage which helps with the body roll and especially with supercar racing type suspensions made for the older cars, if you compared these cars to the 1970's versions you have at least over 20 seconds faster then the 1970's versions, thats how good the cars are and reliability issues are a lot better like brakes, back then they would have to come in to change brakes pads after say about 6 laps, which is why they only do 6 laps per race, because thats how long the brakes lasted back then ? Like to see the 1970's versions race not these monsters race, which is really about only 10 seconds off the current v8 supercars ?

[@drby0788]

5:57 AWESOME duel!!!

[@nicksaban934]

Love this series ! Go fords!

[@ThePugMonkey]

Ableneka passed the pacer under a local yellow flag. Has anyone followed up on this?

[@katrinapaton5283]

Oddly enough there WERE supposed to be local yellows according to the commentary but the shot clearly shows the marshalls station and the yellow flags are leaning against the wall.

[@nelsonschumacher7956]

from what i can see, there was only 1 being waved and eddie had just got passed before the flag station nice spotting though - although it looked like he just made it to me

[@747fa]

"Winning is winning", whether it was just before, right on or just past. Go the big Fords!

[@chevy8018]

@@747fa Not if you do it against the rules. He should have been made to give the spot back. And go Chevys and Holdens!!

[@RtB68]

The big XC hunted them all down...

[@EmilGlockner]

That overtake was under yellow flags, though. Naughty, very naughty.

[@katrinapaton5283]

Oddly enough there WERE supposed to be local yellows according to the commentary but the shot clearly shows the marshalls station and the yellow flags are leaning against the wall.

[@victor22366]

@@katrinapaton5283 have another look i could see a yellow bieng waved

[@deanfisher733]

The falcon had 35ks more top end down conrod not fair lol

[@morgan2373]

Bob took out Cameron Masons "lock the brakes" marker. Haha.

[@74superglide]

Does this series still exist?

[@scottwilliam6141]

Yes

[@kristal6325]

Power by Ford Mustang

[@stuartpinder3807]

The xb come from nowhere up the Falcon

[@lukewaldon6633]

who were the 14 knobheads that hit the dislike button? this is awesome

[@newnzy]

graet work

[@kenadderley2462]

didn't Abelnica pass Tilley on a yellow flag?

[@snowleopard9749]

Faster than they used to be, due to better tyres and brake pads...

[@hughgordon6435]

Being a foreigner, please explain why there are non of the great british tourers involved, jags, jensons, scimitars and the like? Would the rules preclude hot minis?

[@stitchjones7134]

Mini's, Escorts, Alfa's race under another class. They'd be left behind on Bathurst, in all sections bar the mountain.

[@hughgordon6435]

@@stitchjones7134 I have seen the heritage racing and really like it too, but why no big block british tourers?..

[@stitchjones7134]

@@hughgordon6435 Weren't enough here to justify racing them. Late 60s Jags competed, but from early 70's, I'm pretty sure there had to be a minimum of 500 cars in country to count as a production car for eligibility purposes. Id like to have seen a Jensen compete.

[@hughgordon6435]

@@stitchjones7134 thank you, just wondered

[@hughgordon6435]

@@stitchjones7134 how about a perspex scimitar, or a Bristol beau fighter, and others of that ilk?

[@danno9815]

Go the XB, Mad Max would be chuffed!

[@kalebcordang1274]

I thought u were not allowed to overtake under the yellow flag.

[@lunsmann]

Same here. Abelnica - it was blatant. That should have been picked up by the commentators and drawn the wrath of the stewards.

[@kalebcordang1274]

lunsmann agree

[@jameznash]

its tough that one - the first yellow looks to be on the apex of the turn - the pass was complete before that yellow but only by inches (which is another issue). But i dont know if another marshals point is in front of that corner because the camera zooms in.

[@terryjackson4538]

15:31 no yellow out after the hump. 16:12 he was passed before the waving yellow at the Chase entrance. I'd say the passing manoeuvre was complete before they came under local yellow. Very close and I'm sure the stewards would have had a good check of it..

[@0371998]

The cameras are well disposed.

[@adarshkeswani2319]

11:00

[@susannahleonard9387]

6:48 ........ A BIG SKID MARK......... In his pants !!!!!!

[@pfflyer3381]

I will never understand why the addition of drums while you give us the lineup is done ? Is this some Hollywood production? Or Uncreative crap, copied!

[@adarshkeswani2319]

4:00

[@heraldorocha7410]

Fala demais

[@victororona2596]

Winning car is a Ford Gran Torino right.?

[@AdamAdamHDL]

Victor Orona A falcon GT. think of the Mad Max movies.

[@cybercownation4267]

ford falcon xa gt

[@geofevans2921]

Not a Torino. Local Australian product, 2 door Ford Falcon GT coupe, XB model. Only available in Australia.

[@nigelnigelakiraakira]

8:40 sounds like a fuckin pod racer.

[@brettwatson-will3388]

The XB Falcon should have been excluded for passing under a yellow flag 16:10

[@Mr.iceman83]

How did the guy that finished 1st get to keep his win when he clearly overtook 2nd place at the yellow flag section!? Can't overtake under yellow flags and they were definitely waving right as he made the pass!!

[@wellingtonroads2372]

cool