Bathurst .Larry Perkins Last to First

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[@JodieAnn67]

Larry’s son Jack restored that car last year for the 20th anniversary of this win. He has a channel on KZbin called ‘Perkins Engineering’ and the end result was perfection. His channel also has the laps he did for the anniversary. Larry originally started in F1 before Supercars. He’s an engineer and on average of 8 or more motors in any race was actually built by Perkins engineering. I watch these reactions with pride because I know Larry personally and he’s an intelligent genuine guy. Jack is also a driver, commentator and best of all my son in law who gave me two beautiful grandchildren. Love this family 💜

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Awesome info JodieAnn. Thank you kindly. I am quickly becoming a Perkins fan, he is mentioned often in books and articles I read. I appreciate you taking the time of your day. Be well.

[@stuarthancock571]

Perkins wasn’t just a great driver. He was a master technician as well. He built his own cars.

[@BK45AUS]

The video on his KZbin channel explaining the slide throttle was facinating.

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

And his 10 customers on the day too.

[@TheJackslatts]

Here is him last weekend taking around the 93 Bathurst winner fully restored at 73 years old 30 years later kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCwmqCMjbqpoposi=bmeMKQE14EFmf6ri

[@JodieAnn67]

Perkins Engineering built motors each year for other teams, not just his own. Still does. Jack restored that winning car last year.

[@darrylbirt6049]

Poor old Seton. The greatest driver to never win the great race. As an Ingall/Perkins fan, this was the greatest day ever!

[@stevefoulston]

Glenn Seton is an Australian racing driver. He won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 while driving for his own team. Although he never won the Bathurst 1000 like his father Barry did in 1965, Glenn started from pole position in 1994 and 1996, and finished second three times. Peace out.

[@carolynmceachern7948]

Holden is or was General motors Holden Australia. They exported to your country the G8 which is a Holden Commodore, the GTO is our Holden Monaro and the last vehicle to your country was the Chevy SS. I hope this does help.

[@hudsonsled454]

Also their Caprice cop cars are Holden WM

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Camaro was based on same platform... Crisis in 2008 stopped global release as Pontiac closed that sold G8 and GTO based on Monaro...

[@BK45AUS]

Holden is the "Brand", they started as a coach building company in Adelaide, Aus, after ww2 they started making cars, eventually bought by GM but down here we just kept calling them Holden, used to work for them before they closed the factory in 2017.

[@davidburnett93]

General motors Holden was the Australian devision of GMC however I believe they operated totally independently, as did Ford Australia..I also think it was this year that Larry was the last and only one running the Holden motor, all the other holdens had started using chev motors. I 100% know Larry was the last to run Holden motor, just not sure if it was this year. Seton was one of those drivers that everyone respected. It's really sad that he never won one, everytime he was set for a great result he either had mechanical failure or got caught up in someone elses accident. He had tragic luck. Loving the Bathurst journey mate. I look forward to you watching the famous Moffat Ford 1 2 finish which lead to Brockys famous A9X win, it was holdens response to the previous year. If you do them in that order, you'll have the right context to the history of these classic races. You're taking me back to my youth where we'd wake up early and park ourselves in front of the TV and barely move for the whole day. Thanks mate, this is awesome

[@daft_ss6917]

the vp he used in 1993 was the last holden block car

[@chrismelcaroful]

Cruel and Magical. I love Bathurst 😮

[@justlinsu]

Wow what a ride...lol These are the best memories for me....When it was just all about the cars and the drivers....I think it's become a little less 'human' today. But I'm enjoying these videos...

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I love this Race and Course. Working on a Video now to show why. Thank you justlinsu. G'day.

[@arconeagain]

Allan Moffat trying to comfort Glenn Seaton was fitting. The Canadian had plenty of heartbreak at the mountain, and he became obsessed over winning, beating Holden and the likes of Peter Brock. So too Dick Johnson, then we had the infamous rock incident. There's so much more for you to discover on this, the pure rivalry, controversy, and what it means to win Bathurst.

[@MorrisonLee-wt2jp]

Yes. Sir Moff was all class right through his career with his iconic Mustang and his Falcon GTs. God bless him. He brought professionalism to Australian motor sport.

[@peterfairhall1784]

As well as a champion driver Larry Perkins is one of the greatest engine builders this country has ever seen. His engines are practically bulletproof.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I love that term Bulletproof.

[@ronnie7075]

Can you imagine watching Bathurst 2023 on a Big screen with surround sound. Awesome. My brother will be one.

[@arconeagain]

I remember watching this on the day, the Castrol car livery being the best looking one out there. And from memory, Larry was the the only main guy running the Holden block, the rest of the Commodore teams had converted to Chevy. He's an incredible engineer, independently producing great racecars that beat the works teams. My mate used to deliver parts to his Melbourne factory and said he's a nice bloke. Reminds me of Repco and Brabham in Richmond, which also reminds me that Larry did have a short Formula One career, most don't know that. I just looked it up, he started 11 races over 4 seasons and drove for Brabham. Larry also took a trip to Le Mans with Brocky in a Porsche 956! Speaking of Brabham, could you please do a video down the track on Sir Jack Brabham? He's an Australian icon and world beater that didn't seem to get the recognition he deserved in Australia, right up until his passing.

[@slayerfreaked]

On the Perkins Engineering KZbin channel, they're rebuilding the 93-94 Holden Commodore's. And yes I remember this race, I was watching from work.

[@MelodyMan69]

Drivers have a MINIMUM number of Laps to drive. Lead Driver has a MAXIMUM number of Laps to drive. Team Manager decides the 'strategy'. Larry Perkins is Team Owner and Manager.

[@krash66]

Hey Dude! You mentioned Holden... Holden is like Chevy in Australia. Holden is the GM Brand in Australia, GM Holden. So, the majority (or all) of the cars on the circuit are Fold or Holden. These are 4 door saloon cars and the models are: the Holden Commodore and the Fold Falcon. Personally I like the styling MUCH better on Australian Fords and Holdens compared to US Fords Chevys, and Chryslers. FYI, the 2003-2006 Pontiac GTO was basically just an Australian Holden Monaro (2-door coupe version of the Commodore) with a US badge. And a Chevy SS is just a Holden Commodore with a US badge. I don't believe there is a US equivalent to a Ford Falcon, but I wish there was.

[@alwaysdead5328]

You definitely need to check out Peter Brock having an interview around a lap haha. Seems to be a bit of an Aussie tradition that our greats were all happy to have a chat around a lap during race.

[@geoffreywheatley7711]

I went to Bathurst and watched the race in 1993, the year Larry Perkins won the race as well, and from memory it was a wet track as well, I also got to see the legend, King of the Mountain Peter Brock race.

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

Larry is a legend of the sport. His young son there you saw Jack is still driving this year , he'll be in one of the Coke Camaro's . He has started restoring some of the old cars. Larry owned and ran his own team and as he referred to when talking to Russell, his codriver, he had ten customers driving cars his team built. He and Jim Richards were often the codrivers for Brock's victories. The list of winners at this great race is full of legends. Jim and Larry got Brock wins. Glen Seton is definitely the best to never win it. But at least he won championship seasons. You're on a great path, leading to the big day later this year.

[@deanbritton7436]

I remember watching this, Larry Perkins would've gathered a few fans after his amazing drive, me being one of them. This race at the time was an all Holden (Australian Manufacturer) verses Ford (Australian Division). All the fans basically turned up in either red (Holden) or blue (Ford). This usually runs in families, and would be based on if your Dad owned, or worked at one or the other. I was always a Holden man, pity them closed up shop a few years back. Check out Brocks first win at Bathurst in 1972 driving a Holden LJ Torana with a screaming 6 cylinder with triple carbs. I built myself a 4 door LC Torana when I was 18-20 (1990-92), same race engine as Brocks, 5 speed gearbox (4 speed in the originals). It would do 0-100Km/h (0-62MPH) in 5 secs flat and a flat 13 sec quarter mile, top speed 220Km/h (135MPH). It was a pretty quick car for back in the day, it'd beat most V8's except the really hot ones. Great fun.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Thanks Dean. Great stuff mate. I will have a look at it all. G'day

[@glen.d6435]

As a Glen Seton fan boy back in the day I was there on the mountain that year and was shattered as my Holden counterparts mocking me for the loss. It was a memorable race either way you look at it. But Glen deserved a win with the career he had.

[@russellgilmour3974]

Larry Perkins was dubbed the prince of the Privateers after this race driving a one year old Holden VP Commodore against newer VP factory backed Holden teams and also brand new factory backed EB/D Ford falcons, as said it was a one year old car that he actually rebuilt himself as he is also an engineer by trade

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I've been reading a lot about Larry. What a good dude man driver and engineer.

[@russellgilmour3974]

@@OccasionalOutlaw I actually got the model wrong it was a VR not a VP

[@mikeythehat6693]

Holden is the manufacturer, General Motors Holden (now defunct) was Australia's version of G.M. (G.M. was the parent company). At the time of this race, Ford Vs Holden was the main attraction for many race fans. Glenn Seton won the Aus. Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 but he never won the Bathurst 1000. He finished second at Bathurst 3 times.

[@andrewforbes146]

GO LARRY AMAZING DRIVE HE BUILDS ALL OF HE CARS as well

[@iannorth8549]

This track has killed many a dream in the final laps brutal on all components of the car 100klm flat out is a big ask for any car. Love the vids

[@iannorth8549]

I meant 1000sorry it’s early morning here only half a coffee in me

[@paullees5705]

Larry Perkins not only built and raced his own car. His engineering shop also built engines for a number of other teams in this and other races over a number of years. Boe Seaton was the engine builder for his son Glen. GMC owned Holden after buying them out many years ago and subsequently closed Holden down in 2017

[@MicahBell_1860]

This will be the first year that there will be no Australian car at Mount Panorama. Mustang v Camaro. No Challenger for us Mopar fans! I remember this race like it was yesterday. It was extra incredible, because Larry was an privateer (independent) engineer, who built his own cars & raced them, himself.

[@arrestedsteve8276]

Holden WAS an Australian built car. Larry's car was a Holden Commodore. The other make involved was Ford Falcon. Both of these were designed and built in Australia as passenger cars. The race teams would get a new road car and upgrade them to a race car. The idea was "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday, meaning that the public would watch their favourite car win on Sunday and then go to the car dealer on Monday and buy the road version as their new family car. This kept the manufacturers interested in supporting the racing with sponsorship because a win on the track increased sales at the dealership. Both Holden and Ford are now gone now in Australia as far as building them here. The models Commodore and Falcon are gone forever. In the USA imported versions of our Commodores were seen as 2016 Chevrolet SS and a 2 door version was marketed over there as a Pontiac GTO. We now race purpose built racecars similar to Nascar. We have our Gen3 Camaros and Mustangs.

[@markferguson8075]

Australia invented the in car vidio cam

[@baddaddy8718]

My parents live across the valley and from the driveway stare at the Mount Panorama sign. We grew up pushing our cars across the mountain and nothing does justice besides coming across at speed and realising these guys are at 240 coming down through skyline under load. This is a track that is unequalled as a legit street race track

[@anthonysharpe5104]

Something else you might not be aware of. The Alan Jones that finished second in this race actually won the Formula 1 world championship in 1980.

[@graemekelly]

Glen Setton probably the best Ford driver in Australia to never have won the Bathurst 1000. He won the V8 Championships but never Bathurst sadly

[@moshly64]

You know, 'Race Cam' was developed the late 70's by channel 7 specifically for Bathurst, then adopted world wide. Originally it was a passenger mounted cam with pan & 2 way coms with the driver (microwave link via helicopter) Later they added multiple in-car cams & telemetry, they also had a thing called 'Pit Cam' (basically a small cam on a stick) for watching the pit crew change break pads etc... I also remember seeing a segment on how they had multiple microphones around each broadcast camera. They had them wired back to a mixer that was attached to each cameras mount. When the camera panned the scene the audio would get automatically routed & mixed from the closest microphone/s to the action.

[@Rastis62]

13:12 Jack Perkins is now a very respectable driver. The only one with type 1 diabetes. Quite the inspiration.

[@louislynge]

Can't wait too see your car mate. It'll be a cracker of a video!

[@kaafromoz]

Thanks Outlaw for doing more of our great race Bathurst, there is always a race official monitoring the pit crews during any refuel/driver change etc. but the pit boss is the controller who gives the go ahead and he is usually out the front watching for signals from his crew that each task is complete. he will then give the go no go as he is also watching for pitlane traffic as well, so a very pressure filled job. back in this race he would give the thumbs up to Larry Perkins who waved his team mate out. This was one of the greatest comebacks at Bathurst and Larry is a legend here as well deserved as well for such a lovely man and gun driver. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Thank you , I appreciate that info. G'day

[@christosavos2721]

Larry Perkins was the last person use lug nuts he’s a true legend, and also a good bloke

[@emmeriankiwi6993]

I think you'll love TCM- touring car masters. These are cars like Mustangs, Challengers and so many other legendary cars of the 60-70s era.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Oh I feel like I'm probably going to love that

[@emmeriankiwi6993]

@@OccasionalOutlaw I think you'd love it, previous years were fantastic, legendary drivers racing in legendary cars against other legends, throw in a couple of young racers too! They did race in NZ and Aus (sometimes both countries have their own TCM series) and in previous years again, it was mostly dominated by us kiwis hehe!

[@goannaj3243]

I used to be a delivery driver, with a ute. One day I had a job to take a bag of rags to a gate making place from Vinnies charity shop. Some old lady sorted donations to sell or use as rags, this T-shirt fell in the rag bin because it was scribbled on. So I rocked up to AG Gates and they were out of rags, fella grabbed first thing and was a Holden T-shirt, seemed to be a signatures. Peter something and had a closer look. Yes signed by Peter Brock and is that an L YES Larry Perkins, he stuffed it into his overalls and said thanks.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Rofl

[@davos4wdadventures]

Aussie legend .. wonderful engineer also.. 47 racing cars he built over the years ..

[@michaelhill9254]

Mate, you really need to check out, Bathurst the most adored mountain, awesome 😊👍🍻

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I'll check it out!

[@paul-Ess]

This year's race is on October 8th Jeff.If you can find a way to stream it it would be about 8PM on a Saturday night for you.161 laps and 6 hours!

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I will be watching every second Paul. I will stay up late, no problem. Thanks mate. G'day,

[@PHILPOP2]

Don't stream it Get your ass there

[@alwaysdead5328]

Seton sadly never got victory at Bathurst, he had a couple of 2nd places and 3rd throughout the years and quite a few DNF's. He was a great racer though, won a couple of championships.

[@megsybond]

That was in 1995. Glenn Seton ended with a DNF, along with 16 other teams in the brutal race who did not finish.

[@phelanpawly2507]

Perkins was one of the few Aussie drivers to make it to F1 in his younger years. His car is a 1993 Holden VS Commodore Engine 5Ltr Chevrolet. This was the first year he ran a Chev engine prior he used Holdens own v8 as the 5Ltr Formula for Supercars allowed. Chev engines were adopted as parts and components were easier to come by where as the small number of Holden powered cars had to be custom built from the sump up to keep them reliable. As an engineer primarily, Perkins was chassis and car builder for most of the commodores in the field. Most had a chassis number beginning with “PE”. In the 70s and 80s Larry partnered Peter Brock to many victories with all Holden products. Perkins built many custom parts where rules were allowed and produced the first slide throttle for each intake port and bespoke brake calipers and many other PE parts. At no time did I ever see a Perkins driven Perkins built Holden fail.The 80s and 90s were golden years for Supercars then the managing group decided these cars would be no longer eligible and Car of the Future began. That has turned racing into a procession and ruined a once great spectacle. As to your question about the driver leaving the pits this is the decision of the teams car controller. If Supercars deem a release to be unsafe or interferes with another car they get penalised.

[@reformedsoldier]

There is a main driver (Perkins) and a co-driver. The co-driver needs to completes a minimum amount of laps throughout the race. So the driver change comes down to team strategy in when they put the co-driver in to complete said laps.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Are you back at Bathurst again, I think you car racing lol 😊👍 Jeff, you are totally hooked on Bathurst by the look on your face 🚘

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I am Racing. ROFL

[@andyjames2082]

Six+ hour race, big highs and big lows, I've done this race 5 times, at the end of the day it is what it is🤘

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Andy that must have been a lot of fun though. Thank you mate

[@vergadain]

No idea how these champion drivers are able to converse and race at the same time. I wouldn't be able to hold a coherent conversation.

[@6226superhurricane]

two of my favourite drivers glen seton was an excellent driver and nice bloke but he always had terrible luck at bathurst that was out of his control. larry was a nice guy that knew his car inside and out not just a good driver. he was one of the last still using a carburetor and the last still using individual wheel nuts. but he always had healthy motors that worked well.

[@badrce]

perkins in the wet is something to behold

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I may not have seen that one yet. Saw Brocky, I will have a go. Thank you

[@brettsutherland8390]

Holden is the car manufacturer, the main competitor to Ford down here. They've stopped making cars recently

[@mitchq280]

I think you'd love Peter brock beating the lap record while in first place on the final lap of the race

[@MorrisonLee-wt2jp]

One important piece of spectator relevance is that these brands were ones our dads drove daily - Ford, Holden, Chrysler. On Bathurst Sunday us kids would be glued to the TV shouting for 'Dad's Team' to win. On Monday at school we were mighty proud 'Dad's Ford team' won! Yeah! In the early part of Bathurst they drove the race-cars to the track, dropped the exhaust and went racing, then drove them back home. There is an amazing story you would have to see Outlaw. Its of a 1971 Ford Phase 3 GTHO (Less than 5000 genuine miles) that blew out a conrod when it became airborne at Bathurst. (The tacho is still stuck on 10,000 RPM = 186MPH in 1973) The video is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGPOpnZ7lpp5mJI (There is also a detailed magazine-article on its history.) Aah for the good ol' days. Australia

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Okay, I will have a go at it, I Reckon. Thank you kindly

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Watching some now. Love his shirt. Race it Break it. Repeat. Perfect. I have to find that shirt. Thanks again

[@bluedog1052]

Plenty of Larry's engines which he used to supply to some of the field have won plenty of races. And for the driver/pitstop stuff, the secondary driver so Ingall in this case has to complete something like 52 laps minimum and in the pits they would be released by both radio and the 'guy with the shaky leg' so the pit team leader for want of better terminology.

[@malcolmrayner3480]

Chaz Mostert came from last and took the lead on the last lap when, Jamie Whincup ran out of fuel in 2014

[@pbond8827]

You should watch the NASCAR engine ford falcon at Bathurst 👏🏻🍻🍻👍

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

This was very cool. Our eldest son loves watching all kinds of car races

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Brother that is awesome to hear and I appreciate you taking the time of your day and for your support. Sounds like a good son. Plenty of music and cars on this channel for sure. Have a great day.

[@richardwood9177]

Holden was owned by GM until the late 2020’s when they killed them off much like Pontiac.

[@ramiromaia592]

Holden was a car brand that General Motors were a parent company

[@Tully_23_32]

Im not into cars, i only know cars by the colours they are even tho my dad's a panel beater by trade but Bathurst is huge. We have a horse race called the Melbourne Cup & it's nicknamed the race that stops a nation because for 3 mins not matter where we are we watch the race. Bathurst is the race the stops a nation or most of the nation for a long wknd. I can't say i watch the race myself, I'm a Rugby League, Cricket & Netball girl (I'm off to NSW state championships this wknd to umpire netball for 3 days 😫) but I've been lucky enough to drive around Mount Panorama when my Great Aunty lived in Bathurst & it was amazing!! So yeah mate, go, it's a fair hike from Sydney, it's not in Sydney it's Western NSW but not that far west coz NSW is a much bigger state than Texas & NSW is only the 4th biggest state in Straya but it u include the NT (it's a territory not a state) then it the 5th largest lol..... Don't get lost mate, u dont want the Yowie's to find u 😵😵😵

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

So I love the stories. Loud reading your story. My plan is to stay in Sydney and Bathurst is about 3 hours West. And I think from Sydney I can Journey to some cool places to see. I think I'm going to need about 2 weeks vacation at least. What is a yowie?

[@darcypegg4216]

You need to have a look at 2 other sensational Brock videos from Bathurst. 1st one is "Bathurst 1986 - Brock talks through a Lap" & the 2nd is "Bathurst - Brocky in the wet" You will appreciate them..

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

absolutely.

[@paulclague255]

Larry was using an Australian v8 the rest were using chevies in the Holden's.

[@barryhodson8930]

In Australia v8 supercars championship we have Ford v Holden

[@bobarris]

Holden is the manufacturer a subsidiary of GM and Chevy. Unfortunately due to global financial crisis among other things also GM wanting to save money Holden has been closed.

[@jamesleicher]

should have look at the 24 hours race last 3 laps in Holden red and yellow Monaros.2003

[@robertfoskett1016]

I could be wrong but I think Marcus Ambrose & Brad Jones raced in NASCAR at some point.

[@PFay]

We used to have serious representation from Mopar back in the 70s. None since then though. Would be great if you could realise your dream of bringing that Challenger to Bathurst sometime. Not sure of regs regarding driver change, but note that one of the commentators on that clip was Bathurst legend Allan Moffat who often drove the entire race solo!

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I'm starting to learn a little bit more about Alan Moffett and the whole race in general. Got some more Clips on my list to get to and I am enjoying every moment of it

[@PFay]

@@OccasionalOutlaw having watched these Bathurst clips lately, the KZbin algorithm delivered some sad news. A recent story of Allan Moffat now in care with dementia. I hadn’t known that.

[@glenfunston9659]

You were a ford fan or Holden fan that was all

[@davexenos9196]

Holden is the car. I `m a Ford guy myself.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Hey thanks for that I appreciate your help

[@Niknteen1]

Ol' mate who dropped the valve, His team mate, was Alan Jones, ex Aussie F1 champ.. he stole Setons sponsors.. Not bad for a lad whose life as a race driver was stalled, Until Glen gave him a drive. What a ****.. Not sure how he's still counted as an Ozzie personally.

[@brianahern5239]

Holden is the brand of car. Holden is Australia's car. Bought out by GM in 1948 they were designed and built in Australia using Chevy engines . Holden ceased to exist in 2017. Your Pontiac G8 was a rebadged Holden Monaro.

[@hudsonsled454]

Not trying to be rude, but the G8 is the sedan GTO is the monaro.

[@brianahern5239]

@@hudsonsled454 sorry you are correct , my bad.

[@vadersfather1248]

No back then it was simply get in as fast as you could strap in and usually your pit crew chief gave you the go go go signal that pit lane was clear and you pressed the pedal to the fire wall

[@markgreen2849]

I suppose the next rabbit hole to explore is "Australian rules football "

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Is it rugby or soccer or something different?

[@darkhorsefkn]

racing car footage big, your mug small = win

[@whatsupshittafabraans1926]

Larry was a test F1 driver, not sure if he got any starts , I played chess against him before dawn in a town called Tuban, in Bali, half way between airport n Kuta, legend fella

[@pabloclarkobar89]

Holden is the manufacturer not a driver or owner. This holden is a VN or VP commodore. So the earlier model commodore would be the VB then the VC then we had the VK and VL , then the VN and VP then the VR and VS ,VT VX and VU then the VZ after that we had the VE and the last model holden made before they stopped manufacturing and holden ceased production forever was the VF. Iv probably got some of that wrong but off the top of my head you get the gist... and now ford and holden no longer have any type of production in Australian we and now racing mustangs and cameros

[@trevorward8496]

Check out Peter brock the master of the mountain ....that little kid in the pits was racing this year

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

That is so cool. I will have a look. Thanks mate

[@matthewdorman5954]

The 427 monaro beats alot of super cars like porches Ferrari,Lamborghini, in the bathurst 24hr race by quite a lot of time

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

I love this car, would really love to take one for a spin. #MT Panorama

[@JusCals]

Also remeber us Aussies were the pioneers of on board cameras and shorter clips like this doesn't do this tech justice. I think Mount Panorama must be the most technical circut in the world and am sure to get arguments against, thats ok.....TRY driving it.

[@RossWhite-wj9gu]

I think you find he run last off Holden 308 V8

[@jimclarke1108]

Holden Commodore

[@matthewdorman5954]

Look up bathurst 24 hour race with the 427 holden monaro

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

okay thank you matthew

[@bipolarlife7405]

Watch Seton at Bathurst driving in the wet if possible mate

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

You got it mate thank you

[@robertsmith2649]

Looking for some names 1980 F1 Chanpion Alan Jones 2th place. And an Aussie.

[@goannaj3243]

Do you find right hand drive wrong? We have right hand on the wheel left hand on the shifter.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

No I get it.

[@petercrispin2129]

You have to watch the incident (race) that caused Jim Richards to call EVERYONE in the crowd from the podium "You are all a pack of a..holes." He lost all respect from me, from that point forth. Not that any Nissan GT-R driver had much respect from me anyway.

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Wow, I will have a go at that for sure. Thank you mate. G'day,

[@petercrispin2129]

@farkschwab9181 had of been me I would have thrown more than that at him.

[@davidcruse6589]

Holden is the brand it a commodore their racing Larry is private team on small budget he engineered the car They buy them from factory them engineer them within the rules Glen was the most unlucky driver many times they had races won and had car failures They where a small team as well him and his dad The car Larry was harassed red with white lion on it was factory racing team and why Larry was so happy He beat the factory team on bugger all money compared to them by his own engineering No days their all professional teams with massive work shops manufacturing their own component's with in guide lines Most of part and made lighter and thinner Larry even beaten Ford factory team as well He was busy man after that start making them selling the cars to other teams and also looked after them Larry could be a feisty fellow if he didn't agree with something and wasn't scared to say it either If you watch Brock he was one of the first who spoke when driving and quite often driving it was like a Sunday afternoon He drove Holden factory cars from Torana's through to commodore's Holden is like Ford or as you know in usa GM products Fords where various models of falcons Holden where various models of Torana and commodore's ever the last one manufactured Holden was a commodore When racing Bathurst you have to have a co driver and must do a certain amount of laps before drivers can swap It just throws another thing in the mix as main driver has to hope co driver stays in touch with leaders and don't right the car off They are many rule changes over the years as you seen in pits at that time used petrol cans and 5 wheel nuts or as you know lug nuts But later on went to modern day with over head fuel line and one wheel nut the fuel changed due to fires when filling as new fueling has a return hose as well to catch any spillage as in old days use to spew out and hit hot brakes and 🔥 The race cam was invented in Australia 🇦🇺 Today they have side views showing tyre flexing in the walls also under cars showing suspension at work and quite often speak with drivers through race as this is part of super cars racing points Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@TrevorSampson1955]

also cameras showing the drivers footwork

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Awesome. Thank you for explaining it so well. I appreciate the time mate. G'day.

[@andrewforbes146]

sad to say GLEN NEVER WON BATHURST

[@stephenwilliams4583]

Larry was the greatest driver engineer in Australia's history along side Sir Jack Brabham

[@OccasionalOutlaw]

Learning a lot about Larry lately. What a genius.

[@suzannephillips9966]

now they just have mustangs so crap mise well have Nascar know no Ford no Holden just all the same

[@whatsupshittafabraans1926]

Glen seton driving in the wet Nissan turbo, driving by people at full lock, go kart expert at ease

[@andrewvolf2916]

Holden is Chevrolet. GMH in Australia is GMC in the U.S. You can see that we saw Chevrolet models then almost made our own homage. Mach 1 Mustang and XA Falcon for instance as well as the HQ Monaro and a Camaro of 71 or 72. I think it's a Camaro i am thinking of. Easiest way is if you look at an HQ Monaro and you will instantly know what Chev it is an homage of.

[@andrewvolf2916]

It might be a mach 4 mustang.

[@hudsonsled454]

I think the 1970 GTO look more like a HQ Monaro??

[@davos4wdadventures]

There a car controller at the front of the car mate ..he was out of shot

[@graemejohnson9025]

Look up Mercedes Unimog, Larry bought one, was slow on the highway.. So? He designed and Engineered a Overdrive unit for it.. Which is Now available from All Mercedes Dealers.. He created an australian Engine that was was blowing Away the ford engine.. So ford went to supercars, if you don't Ban this engine.. we are taking our bat and Ball.. And going home to Mummy.. Holden had to change to crap american Engines..

[@MASTURBIKER]

Has anyone suggested brocky's lap in the wet on slicks yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYOrcnyJpbeifMk