best touring car race ever last to 1st

larry perkins bathurst 1995

[@Macho_Fantastico]

The fact that he talks to them so casually whilst driving on such a challenging part of the circuit is super impressive.

[@Schyderap]

Plus with that pace too!

[@camnotary4349]

I think it’s super cool that the commentators are able to just patch into the team radio and just talk to the drivers you don’t really see that anymore nowadays

[@sevegarza]

Heel toe rev matching downshifting while flying down the Esses AND passing a car before the elbow all while calmly telling the comentators about his car and joking about bringing out a yellow.... The greatest racing moment I've ever seen.

[@jrvapor]

Isn't that crazy!?! I was thinking let the guy drive man!

[@jahnperez5060]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Excellent to actually see that.

[@beagle7622]

This makes me a little sad, when compared to V8 Supercars today. I miss the Production based cars and the engineering of individual teams Perkins team was outstanding

[@RunningOn7CylindersYT]

Production Based racing, the body shells maybe based off road cars

[@naturesmagicalscenerieswit1876]

1993 was the last 308 to race in the top teams and yes Perkins was the winner!! So after 93 they dropped the Group A rules and no longer ran production cars, and banned the 308

[@damonwells1132]

Larry was the very last to run the 308 everyone else had the new chevy motor

[@beagle7622]

Actually they reduced the 308 to about 305 because 4995 cc from memory. The 308 was slight above 5 litres. I dont remember what year probably 85. Larry made quite a passionate speech about how good the basic engine was when he won Bathurst in 1993. Remember it was the L34 engine block with 4 bolt main bearings.

[@beagle7622]

@@RunningOn7CylindersYT I remember being involved with many others building the Tirana ( its an o I know , the spell checker is overriding me). The VN’s & VP bodies were initially built on line but to much automatic equipment had to be turned off so they just gave teams a pile of bits to build there own cars from about 93.

[@Motorsportsinjapan]

This will never get old, absolutely legendary effort by Perkins, but geez you gotta feel for Glen Seton as well...

[@donteverbuynoweedfromthega844]

Yeah, Seton was always the guy that had back luck

[@stuffedgrubs]

How often did setons awesomeness get crushed by us💪 Fucking champion

[@Richorob]

I vaguely remember Seton getting the fastest speed down Conrod @ 302km/h… I remember that being a moment

[@harrisionstan3773]

Nah, he drove a Ford, he knew the risks.

[@Motorsportsinjapan]

@@harrisionstan3773 lol

[@jhensby1]

The greatest comeback in Australian Touring car racing history..it will never be repeated.. for the car to stand up to the incredible full-on driving attack that was required and not fail mechanically is a testament to Larry's incredible engineering skill as well as his driving skills.

[@xsjado_anon]

Lowndes nearly matched it when he came 2nd to Tander after all the stacking, but he couldn't make the pass. That was a monster comeback, but just short. Mostert and Morris was great too.

[@ronniegauci3843]

its been matched since.

[@cyclonicleo]

This really was a race of two halves: the incredible comeback of the Castrol Perkins Engineering team, which was a real testament to Larry Perkins, his engineering skill and race driver know how, plus the undeniable talent of Russell Ingall. The other half: the heartbreak of Glenn Seton Racing, will Glenn never being able to win Bathurst in his long and storied career. If there ever was a driver who deserved to win Bathurst, it was surely Glenn. If there was a man who was able to etch his name into the Bathurst legend, it was Larry.

[@stuffedgrubs]

Alan Jones Bloody old fart🤣🤣

[@colinstewart1432]

Well said. Totally agree 👍

[@Wayneogston]

I loved Larry Perkins. I took my boy to Sandown and all the stars were in the shed. He was out and about and he signed my boys poster. A great Aussie and a great racer. I am a Ford fan but I have a shitload of respect for the great man.

[@gowen_places_5471]

@@Grooove_e lol what???

[@gowen_places_5471]

@@Grooove_e ah ok

[@taurus6392]

@@Grooove_e thats just a normal youtube glitch, i get it all the time

[@coherence_x54r]

This made me to happy, you can feel the emotional rise from near defeat. You Aussies are something else. Wish Peter Brock was still around. Respect.

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

I absolutely love exhaust note on those early 90s Aussie supercars. Such a sick and badass sound

[@alexjohnward]

Larry was running a Holden V8 made in Melbourne, the rest of the Holdens were running chev engines, they banned the Holden V8 as an unfair advantage after this!

[@harmanhumanperformance2615]

"When you get back here I'm going to give you the biggest kiss" Larry - "I'd prefer to get one from your girlfriend" From last to 1st, I think you gotta give the man what he wants

[@howarduno1652]

Despite any consideration for how the woman referred to as Russell's girlfriend might feel about being joked about as a thing, a possession. Ye Na It's ok she's hot.

[@acedogboy8421]

@@howarduno1652 fuck outa here with your dumb politics.

[@snowman01]

@@howarduno1652 He said he'd "prefer". There's no objectification implied. Also the absurdity of this is why it's a funny joke. So chill out bruz, no one needs you to police morality on KZbin

[@howarduno1652]

@@acedogboy8421 try forming a coherent sentence arse dogtoy

[@howarduno1652]

@@snowman01 morality pig? simply stating how it could be perceived. For instance, snowman could imply; you're cool, or frigid, or tiny in a humiliating way, or could be advertising that you're a coke dealer, or yu just can't think of an interesting name, you know it's all about perception.

[@deanchur]

Love how Larry Perkins treats 280km/h like it's 50km/h on a warm Sunday evening; window down, elbow resting on the door. All that's missing is some Vaporwave and a sunset.

[@CJ-xk7vs]

I remember watching this live, It was the best race in V8 History. Last to 1st for Larry. What a legend.

[@colinstewart1432]

Larrikin Larry. Top bloke. Brilliant engineer. Amazing driver. Storybook race totally deserved the win 🏆

[@jackdavies9626]

2014

[@SmallBlogV8]

What actually gets me is that, on the last lap of a race like that, he can just have a casual chat without any mistakes at full race pace. Racing drivers are a different breed.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Larry so laid back, chatting away. Surprised he didn’t make a cup of tea and open a packet of biscuits.

[@MrBenHaynes]

I love to see the results of a heart rate monitor hooked up to Lightning Laz. Barely above resting, no doubt.

[@i2ak]

3:30 looks like a Sunday cruise

[@colinstewart1432]

Drinking tea with his pinkie finger stuck out, dunking biscuits. And winking at the camera

[@geoffdein2894]

Always had hugh admiration for Perkins as he was always understated. Very calm. Great builder

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

Commentators talk to the drivers DURING the race?! Didn't expect to see that.

[@jcollishaw]

Crystals it was awesome wasn’t it. Larry driving around, elbow up on the window sill like he’s cruising and talking to the commentators

[@MACONTOUR2]

I struggle to talk to my wife and drive on the motorway at the same time! I don't know how these guys do it!

[@MrSilverfish12]

that's freaking amazing! Im not sure if they should bring it back but if they did I wouldn't complain. Really a great way to get the fans immersed!

[@arconeagain]

When I read this your voice went Waltrip.

[@beagle7622]

They stopped that some years ago, it was entertaining but distracting for some drivers.

[@krank8385]

I remember that race well, What a top bloke Larry is, brilliant mechanic engineer, brilliant driver and one of the best blokes you could meet. I really miss those days of real racing.

[@gilangrr21]

When you changed the A.I difficulty from expert to very easy

[@strayandrongo7461]

So true!

[@atoieno]

I took my two sons to see that race...we parked ourselves at Murray's corner and I told my bored six year old to follow Larry's car. He's now a car nut!

[@jamesbaylis9438]

Same here, I was heart broken when they all came around and no Larry. To then go on and Win, not only a Great Driver, but a well build Racecar

[@eoin1959]

Can't find the video online or even remember the year but wish I could find the footage of Larry, full-tilt on Conrod... when his crew got on the radio and asked 'Pit this lap Larry'? Larry replies 'Yes, I'll pit'. So Larry pulls up in his pit bay and due to a 'miscommunication' the crew are all sitting on tyres and tool boxes etc inside the garage. As they leap up in surprise and scramble to the car to do the pitstop Larry yells into the radio, live on national TV, 'What part of YES I'LL PIT don't you fu*k*ng understand'?

[@andrewerntell4775]

One of the most epic comebacks in racing history and a testament to Perkins and Ingall as drivers.

[@RocketPropelledWombat]

Neil Hodgson did the same thing in superbike, late 90's or early 00's iirc. But he was riding so hard that when he eventually made it from last to first, he stayed in the zone and got a 30 second lead between him and the guy in second place 😵‍💫😄 It was phenomenal. I'd say that was the #1 moment for me, this is a close second!

[@FukU2222]

That's incredible they had the network commentators on radio with 'em... What a different era the 90s//early 2000's were....

[@Tony-112]

It was a different world back then, best time ever.

[@M3rVsT4H]

What an awesome trip down memory lane. Thanks for uploading. With the demise of Aussie made Fords and Holdens, I wonder if we might be lucky enough to have touring car racing back one day. For whatever reason, I've never been able to get into the V8 Supercars, so much parity its practically a 1 make series. I stopped caring who won, then at some point just stopped watching. Anyway, I digress.. thanks again for the blast from the past :)

[@ArchimedeanEye]

I'm the same. Pure space frame built, dedicated track cars don't excite me at all. Part of the excitement was ordinary engineering thinkers, fabricators and mechanics coming up with solutions within the constraints of a production car. I would see the road-going version of those cars on my way to school and it was exciting to learn and think about how these teams turned ordinary cars into racing cars. Today's sport doesn't come close.

[@davidbailey1721]

1. Brock's A9X 2. Perkins' VR Commodore 3. Murphy's K-Mart VX Commodore

[@76aussieguy]

you forgot the big banger?

[@coriehart6590]

Smurfs Pepsi max car looked good on track

[@scottlampe70]

George fury's datsun

[@michaelharris4651]

Oh yeah , won’t ever forget Murf and the vx !

[@GlenMcCabe]

​@@76aussieguyand Gricey's Batmobile in 1990...

[@martinweier505]

Larry was and still is a legend of Aussie Motorsports.

[@colinstewart1432]

Aussie Motorsport Royalty. Along with AJ, Doohan, Gardner etc. All great blokes too🤘🤘🤘

[@deldridg]

Hard to believe the size of the crowd back then relative to today. Growing up with a Holden mechanic father Bathurst was a big annual event for us - very Australian and the average Aussie could relate to the cars battling it out. Not many of us can relate to the exotics that race around these days, bristling with tech (ie. less about the driver) and the results usually heavily weighted towards the big bucks. Isn't progress wonderful?? :-|

[@sillieww]

I have tears and goose pumps watching this amazing short race video. Real true drivers with no power steering, no traction control, no stability control and chatting so calmly while driving in the mid 200KPH. AMAZING. I wish they showed this kind of racing to todays upcoming drivers to show REAL driving.

[@caserasera4776]

280kph bros. Freaks

[@bigoldingus7552]

They absolutely had power steering in these cars

[@johncarl5505]

NASCAR had power steering in the early 80s. It wouldn't make sense that a later race car wouldn't have one, unless it's banned by the rules.

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

Hey, I love the in race interviews with drivers in theory. But my God I can't see how the drivers aren't thrown off by it as they are shooting for the victory. During a pacecar yes. Under green, nope. Even more props to Perkins for not only passing everyone, but also having the interview mid race

[@jbirkett1978]

Glen Seton must be the best driver never to win bathurst

[@r3ap3r_snake]

and brad jones

[@bradstephens4268]

@@r3ap3r_snake both I reckon, as much as I love that win and still think its the best , ya gotta feel for Seton . He was nearly unbeatable that year if my memory is still intact

[@bremCZ]

Ambrose would be a good wager there.

[@stewartmcjinnon6034]

I thought they were all just as good as each other. Man and machine.

[@RunningOn7CylindersYT]

Maybe Scott Mclaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen too but they can still win the race

[@Al-of3zp]

the 1000 never came for Seton ,poor bugger

[@mikepod637]

tucking in the seatbealts and closing the door on the pitlanes, in car commentary while racing and the nostalgia what a video

[@jameswingrove7421]

I live on the other side of the world, I was 2 when this happened. This is one of the races that started my passion for motorsport when I saw it on a video when I was old enough to understand what was going on. Amazing.

[@greenhouse3505]

Can't tell you how many times, through different youtubers, I've watched this. But It still makes me smile from ear to ear. Almost as good as seeing it live that year. No real words. Adjectives just are not worthy!

[@ytthecommunistplatform.2675]

Larry did it all with the dirty Holden 5.0 engine . Unlike the others using chevy engines . Loved the sound of the Holden 5.0 .

[@tybarber3653]

that firing order❤

[@thesociety-jv1xr]

what,,did they chating while driving..badass

[@Clintreid75]

Great upload! I went to Bathurst from 1994 to 1998, I witnessed the changeover from the production based classes to the birth of the V8 Supercars. But what a crock of shit it has turned into now, funny how anytime the yanks get involved there seems to be some form of cheating that comes with them. But This Race, was by far the best race I have ever attended anywhere bar none! Old Larry could really build and pedal those Castrol cars!

[@dirtymuleracing5321]

Remember watching it, i'm a Ford guy, but was so happy for LP, not many fairy tale endings, this was one, Lowndes the year he won when Brock passed away was another one.

[@petesmith9952]

Im a Holden guy, much respect to you mate

[@TechnikMeister2]

Larry's engine was dyno tested last year. 535hp at 8750rpm. He said it was good for 9000 rpm all day long. The Fords were at risk at 8000. That was the difference.

[@kelvin869]

Ahhhh.....l remember this day well. Watched it with a bunch of friends. What a great drive by a great gentleman of the sport.

[@stewartmcjinnon6034]

See how Perkins speeds out of the pits. No restrictions back then.

[@andrewphillips4897]

Larry Perkins! The gentleman driver. Good role model.

[@PeterYacono]

Just casually chattin’ over the top of the mountain LOL !

[@SirJamestheIII]

on the last lap too.... honestly was confused watching this and thought he finished the race. mad lads

[@King-zh5ht]

Was there to watch this race. My first ever Bathurst...what an introduction.

[@hotwire96]

That reeling in of Alan Jones at about 4:40, some of the best Australian Touring Car vision you will ever see!

[@hotwire96]

Larry has his drivers window down as well, I would be surprised if having one window down on the passenger side would affect the drag coefficient that much

[@Landstander-to9vh]

Absolutely love the Bathurst 1000 ! What a race! NASCAR has nothing like this.

[@bobkin611]

"i'm gonna give you the biggest kiss when you come back to pit lane" "i'd prefer to get it from your girl" hahahaha Thats true friendship right there.

[@myvishan]

They interview the drivers while they are driving. Mind blow! We need this in every other motorsport

[@Hanzilla75]

What a total legend Perkins was, gotta love the casual chat over the radio and the arm on the window ledge whilst following the pace car. Also tought to see Seton loose that win. Amazing racing and an amazing track.

[@brent3449]

I bought this race a year ago and watched an hour a night for a week, it was brilliant!!! the best race for a holden fan

[@clintisaacs]

Wow, a lot of emotion during this race. Great to watch.

[@hripalau]

What a race..... Thanks for the upload.

[@mudwhistle74]

I think from memory this was also the last Australian engined car to win Bathurst. All the other commodores had gone to the chev 5L race engine by then but Larry was still running the Holden 5L. If I am right it is a truly collectable car for many reasons.

[@CentralScrotiniser]

mudwhistle74 LP’s 1993 win was the last Bathurst run for the Holden V8. He was forced by the category to run Chev’s from early 1994 onward.

[@harrisionstan3773]

Epic. Last to first. When the little engine couldn't in Seton's taxi couldn't. 😀

[@TARBUNNY2013]

Fantastic driver and when racing was much more entertaining than today

[@tedburnard841]

Lightning Larry and The Enforcer - what a combo!

[@BnB140810]

Definitely my favourite race of all time, last and a lap down to winning, a credit to Lightning Larry's engineering genius.

[@DougAskin]

Probably my favourite Bathurst, I was there that year. Was a good result also for Wayne Gardner's coke cars to have 2 cars finish in the top 5

[@nottodaybuddy370]

Quintessential Aussie win. My favourite Bathurst and doubt another will come close.

[@tysondog843]

For me, and I might be wrong, probably am wrong, but, for me, this is the best of racing. This was when the balance between driver and car tech' was balanced, and racing was tight, talent was everything.

[@Tony_P]

This is what makes Bathurst so special.

[@MrGutfeeling]

I remember this, Larry Perkins always underrated and always awesome.

[@nmode7420]

This was the golden era of V8 supercars. Now it's barely even a shadow of its former self.

[@SmittyIndependentFreedom]

I agree, was big Larry Perkins fan& that year last to first 🤙🍻 I remember every hour watching the placings to see where they where..

[@simonayers8033]

Amazing drive by perkins and ingle. But i remember watching this. My heart still breaks for seton. Best driver to never beat the mountain

[@shaunfelton2046]

It doesn’t matter what happened before or what come after. This is the greatest come back of all time!

[@falconpowerful2362]

Glenn Seton: Best racer to never win Bathurst.

[@harrisionstan3773]

Stirling Moss & Jack Brabham?

[@desperadolighfoot8534]

This an amazing race; with will and determination, with skills and preparation: this is what happens!!!!! Bravo!!!!

[@vince065us]

I agree with Mr.Moffat:"What a drive!"

[@raymondwelsh6028]

This 1995 was probably one of the greatest Bathurst’s of all time. Plenty of good tunes in an old fiddle.🇦🇺

[@Showmetheevidence-]

I love the beginning... “the crew calling for a hammer”. You won’t hear that in modern racing :)

[@Jtngetabettername]

D.B. I mean, you can't bend Carbon fibre like this anyway

[@HunterSydenhamRacing]

D.B. Supercars Championship they just call for the gaffer tape to hold bodywork together and continue

[@ElTio.45-70]

Because hammer is a tool of a pikey.

[@vernonbear]

Williams F1 could use a hammer every now and again, it’s the only language their car understands 😂

[@steevieable]

one of the best raceways around the world!!!

[@Wayneogston]

The best my friend

[@bradstephens4268]

It's a public road most of the year

[@MJTAUTOMOTIVE]

RIP Mike Raymond . He was the voice of Australian Motorsport.

[@stuffedgrubs]

🇦🇺🍻

[@andrewkoala6626]

Mark Thomas The late and great Mike Raymond in the CHANNEL 7 CHOPPER ► 1981 GREAT MOMENTS FROM BATHURST kzbin.info/www/bejne/npW4gJScerWafZI 44:11 ---------------------------- kzbin.info The 1981 James Hardie 1000 was the 22nd running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on October 4, 1981, at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside of Bathurst, NEW SOUTH WALES and won by Queenslander Dick Johnson with co-driver John French. © All credit to Channel 7 Sport - Australia ○ Presented by: David Tapp. ○ Commentated by: Channel 7's "Classic Commentary Team": Mike Raymond - Evan Green -and- Garry Wilkinson Guest Commentator: David Hobbs. ○ Terry Lee - ATN Channel 7 Sydney Helicopter pilot

[@johndawhale3197]

Awesome video.

[@floydmayer]

I remember watching this with my Dad. Awesome.

[@undertheblade1]

im not a holden fan. but this is the best drive you ever seen these guys where one lap down and came back to win the race you never see that before and will never see that ever again that is a once in a life time drive

[@jmiegs80]

Great advertisement for Perkins’ own engines & Castrol oil when you compare how clean the back of his VR was at the end of the race with how filthy the back of the Coca Cola car was at only 130 laps.

[@dazmac159]

3.00 don't worry about th door mate th torque 'ill close it! Outstanding!

[@jrushen4235]

Perkins had the best engine by far....

[@caserasera4776]

What a beautiful commodore the VS was.

[@fullnoyz7670]

90 days still is mate ☝️

[@caserasera4776]

@@fullnoyz7670 the best one

[@joeyslats31]

My personal favourite

[@Slaktrax]

I agree, probably the best touring car race ever. Anywhere! :-)

[@thomasbisset1136]

I watched this as a kid. Broke my heart to see Setons car let him down

[@Rostos1978]

I was at that race that day. Happy days.

[@michaelharris4651]

Ingal was saying that it was the best car he ever drove he called it the truck , was it this one the VR or the VS I’m not sure 🤔

[@454bigblock]

Remember watching this live. Such despair by the Seton family and team. However Perkins and his team were incredible. My favorite era

[@eddiej9733]

I’m a rusted on Ford fan, and gutted Seaton never achieved a deserved win, but even back then - that win by Perkins was something very special . Bloody awesome - so fucking Aussie

[@heisdeadjim]

That thing was a rocketship.

[@CanberraProtest-dm6hu]

Larry kept wheels with 5 studs when everyone else went to a single central hub. He said it has better security. I loved larrys philosophy and very happy he won the race that day. He was a mechanic and driver.

[@hudsonjaxson8877]

Those VS commordores where probably the finest cars ever produced in Australia.

[@AdamTheMan1993]

They were VR Commodores in 1995

[@hudsonjaxson8877]

@@AdamTheMan1993 well the vs were the best even if the vr looked almost identical

[@454bigblock]

I watched this race, it proves how fast Perkins an Ingall really were. I'm a ford and Holden guy but god you had to feel for Seton family and the crew. I'd love to have seen the two battle it out to the finish because there honestly wasn't a second on that day.

[@harrisionstan3773]

Drive a ford, take ya chances.

[@markjones464]

It USED to be about Aussie made Cars , gone , But , I am 59 Years old now , it about The people now , Brocky Gone , My dad died 2 Years today , I been ok About it untill , I heard ALAN talk to LARRY , the respect between them Just not words , it 25 years since then LARRY called him a mate , well what A good mate he was , ALAN is in the Twilight years of his life , Alan had some Family problems , that LARRY stepped In and helped out in , did not blow his Trumpet , Just a mate helping out new Alan wishes , sorry LARRY your one good Bloke , dam you my eyes are watering up , Made me think of the love for my dad All the best Mark

[@petermoygannon698]

the days when a race Commodore was a Commodore.

[@simonayers8033]

Safe to say Seaton was the best driver never to win Bathurst. But a true champion. Never turned his back on the beast that is Bathurst.

[@neilr4867]

The crowd reaction after the pass on Seton is spine tingling stuff. Really feel for Glenn and his team though. It was a big effort and a real engineering feat back in those days. These cars couldn't be driven flat stick for 6 hours like today.

[@jamiesonscott7577]

Finished the first lap last and the last lap first...

[@gregdee530]

One of my favorite drivers, among various others including Jim Richards and George Fury, and of course Brocky. Bring back the days of Touring cars that don't focus on just 2 models of Ford and Holden, and now just from the US.

[@DreamDosage]

The camera work/production is phenomenal!

[@Nismo-gy3wz]

To hear Allan talking to Larry is gold.

[@drivewaystar6485]

Incredible amount of broadcasting coverage! Chatting with the drivers under full course green?? Nascar take notes

[@mistacoz]

Love how he's sawing at the wheel on one of the most challenging and unforgiving circuits in motorsport and yet still can maintain the radio bants with the commentator lol

[@BlairSauer]

I was only a month or so old when that famous victory occurred.

[@gregmenego2200]

Such a casual drive body language.