Insane 20b rotary Fiat 124 Coupe vs V8 Supercar onboard camera battle

[@Anthony-zo3ch]

What an EXCEPTIONAL drive!!! That is what I love about sports sedans, so much variety in cars and strengths/weaknesses. Simon put up a very well, hard fought battle. You could see the driving style that Simon HAD to undertake, he had to ensure his lines and breaking points were hit flawlessly in order to maximise the speed and momentum to carry him through the corners. One foot out of line to bleed any of that energy off and Brad wold have easily seized the opportunity. Then Brad.... Talk about brave... When the traffic managed to put Simon off his line and lose energy, Brad jumped... He didn't hold back and boy did he braked late! Lots of courage needed there! As for the cars... Simon had the torque to walk away from Brad when he could open up the throttle 100%, however, under braking and mid turn, Simon had to be extremely gentle on his throttle and brake inputs, as shown early when he locked up the inside wheels. Meanwhile, Brad was there the whole time ready to pounce with his lighter, higher revving Fiat. His mid corner speed and ability to brake late into; and launch out of; a corner makes him very dangerous to any of the larger sedans. An amazing drive by both!

[@ProDigit80]

The Rotary engine uses more gasoline, while being lighter than the V8; which means his tires will be better than the V8's by the end of the race, and his car will weigh less (less gasoline); so all the advantage to the rotary!

[@ProDigit80]

Higher RPM makes up for it mostly. If the rotary is running at higher RPM, it can shift one or two gears lower. The gearing differential between the 2 gears can then be added to the rotary engine's torque, resulting in almost the same torque, but at a much higher RPM.

[@jonathanallemeercha3982]

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[@nastygen4]

I literally watched every second of this 15:46 video with the biggest smile on my face!!! I just knew you’d end up overtaking in the last turn before the straight this got my heart beating like crazy the further the race went on bro GOOD DRIVING!!! Once you got that boat out of your way I can imagine you put a decent gap on him considering how much more speed you can carry through the corners. Excellent work!!!

[@M3rVsT4H]

That was the single best bit of motorsports footage I've seen for a long time. Love the sports sedans. Thanks for the upload.

[@MlTCHB]

That was bloody exceptional!! Bloody good driving and dear God that 20B sings!!!! If it wasn't for that straight you'd have atleast a second or two a lap over him.

[@aaronisgrate]

man australia has some of the most epic race series for real. this is as close as it gets to the glory of imsa gto and group 5 days.

[@blyndrotor]

euroaaRON1 I wish they would bring back the good ol days. v8 supercars has just become boring and over hyped.

[@aaronisgrate]

blyndrotor the new Formula Thunder 5000 looks to be very promising if they can get that series off of the drawing board. same with the can am revival unlimited racing championship here in the usa. i think urc isnt happening though its been like 3 years

[@SebastianBlix]

This makes me happy in my special place.

[@BlendLineTV]

#win

[@natepat250]

Fucking. Bad. Ass. Superb driving. The pressure stayed on. Every part of me was begging for a pass. But I had my doubts as the v8's carry more torque. Half way through, after seeing how flawless this drivers shifting was, double clutching the down shifts, and carrying perfect drifts through the turns, I realized this howling rotary was his perfect weapon. What perfect driving. All my years watching in car footage of rally and track drivers and not being able to finish the video... I was reveted from start to finish. Not only the sound of the 20b, and the straight cut gears, but mostly, what flawless driving! Wow!

[@BlendLineTV]

Wasn't it just an incredible display of driving. Brad's a machine and really knows how to get the most out of it. Cool to hear it kept you entertained for the whole race, that's what Grass Roots Motorsport is all about. If you're interested, we just realised a long form chat with Joe (the cars owner) about the incredible Fiat 124 and it's history, it's on our KZbin channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6TFcmCEr5mli7s

[@ecg15]

my heart raced the entire time, Awesome driving

[@TheWorldsWorstMan]

Great racing! Kind of mesmerising staring at the back of that Holden for so long, but great driving from both.

[@BlendLineTV]

We agree, such a brilliant battle between the two. Standing trackside was just as mesmerising as this video.

[@AmirPomen]

Bravo for being able to use your advantage in corners and reduce the power/torque gap on the straight and finally being infront of that v8... Watching this reminds me alot of my bike endurance racing where im in the smallest/slowest bike class...being blocked by the bigger class bike in corners and then they get away with power/torque advantage on the straight... But with consistency and persistent in putting pressure on them, they would make mistake or simoly gave up then allowing me to pass through for putting gaps to my class opponent and for the victory... Just dont give up and keep finding the best way to utilize your advantage to the fullest... Awesome race...that sweet rotary note definately was part of it! 🍻

[@JohnsonMac]

These two were clearly the monsters on track! Exceptional driving...

[@unavailable2727]

How to overtake.Step 1: Chase car infront for many laps.Step 2: Wait for car infront to make a mistakeStep 3: Brake late, turn in hard and hope.

[@keyboard-commentator]

i expected him to understeer hard and for the holden to overtake on the straight...did you see how glued to the mirror he was? lol i think he expected a pass too. i'm wondering how the holden took the corner after being forced out.

[@Supercharged111]

The guy in the supercar didn't fuck up, he passed a slower car off line which gave the Fiat just enough of a run to make his move. That's racing.

[@NickMasseyRideon]

I screamed YEAH! when he passed, my wife freaked out lol lol

[@mankymofo]

Nick Massey haha me too!

[@Putinhuylo3]

Although supercars look great, I got tired of looking at the arse of the Holden.

[@maguslloretmunoz2354]

Me too, for God

[@nl5244]

Men, i do the same!!! Jajajja

[@geneark6267]

I saw this car at a Cars & Coffee hosted by Berlina Bodyworks.. AMAZING craftsmanship, amazing car and bloody loud!! :o) I have a vid of it somewhere blowing everyones ears apart...

[@MrNotmanyifany]

Pure joy to watch and listen. What a weapon! Thanks for posting :)

[@gabbermaikel]

its a long video and i normally tend to skip a bit of it because they tend to get boring after a while, but this is a really nice video to watch with great driving. Wish we got more racing videos like this out. And i would love to see this kind of racing on international tv instead of F1, this is much more fun to watch.

[@Soulvex]

awkward driving position with his right arm being restricted.

[@BlendLineTV]

It's just a plan to give Brad the strongest elbow in Australia.

[@FukU2222]

No doubt a little bruised afterwords ahah, I drove halfway across my province (~3 hrs) and before I was headed back I noticed my arm/elbow had become really tender from resting it on the door/armrest almost the whole ride.... I can only imagine this kind of thrashing, ahaha...

[@MORC]

FukU2222 It may not be great for the elbow but it really looks like the driver is fully connected with the car. You don't so much as get in the car as put it on like a well tailored suit. You feel every minute movement and react instantly allowing for a top level of driving😃

[@ferrarikingdom]

can we get a footwell cam from this guy. those down shifts are so crisp. all the shifts in general are nice

[@shydncrumph8119]

still one of the SICKEST onboard videos i ever saw on youtube! THAT is racing!!!

[@InfoVblog]

I love how you use the gear stick as a garden tool.. Great racing

[@firyxx]

That holden is quick in the straight lines.

[@BlendLineTV]

V8 Supercar power! Copping has some mumbo on the straights.

[@therealbajan522]

But man is the Rotary Fiat cutting it down in the corners

[@nk0723]

I don't think the 20b is canked up that high. Should be able to stick with them no problem.

[@jimmyjames2639]

n1k007 Not on the straight it wouldn’t

[@eddiewao2959]

@@jimmyjames2639 He meant that 20B ain't making a lot of horsepower

[@donfinch862]

That was bloody awesome. Thanks for the post. I had tears in me eyes. Luv this stuff. I'll have to join a car club again

[@idus]

Man I wish there was a backwards cam. I want to see the gap that was put on the red car. FINALLY he passed him. Looked like the red car was faster on the straight ( also this driver missed a few gears at times) but around the corners, this car took that red car. I was like " GET OUT OF MY WAY"! But finally the pass and it felt so good to watch!. Great race.

[@ghoulman51]

I thought he was never going to get passed the boat driver in front! Such a sigh of relief!

[@Robnoxious77]

how can anyone not like motorsport!? this was awesome!

[@terryyoung6453]

Fantastic drive - that 20B sounds awesome

[@oldiesgo]

I had one 124 coupé in 1979, but unfortunately not the same engine. Wonderful memory.

[@klutchkitchen6001]

that soundtrack is life.. sounds so good

[@wiliss3670]

Smiled from start to finish , pure gorgeous sound ,.. need a camera out the back so we can see them disappear into the distance .

[@collinblack8474]

He had the commodore worried until he got passed and showed why. Really nice driving and unusual or interesting gear changing.

[@rofufoja]

This car is absolute heaven on earth. And very impressively driven against a strong opponent

[@tttopten8859]

13:22 when you overtaking, my stress, anxiety all gone, and i can sleep now, good race bro

[@rickytelac6249]

absolutely awesome driving !!!

[@porpentosa]

Great drive, fantastic sound = great video. Thank you.

[@jakecann5571]

amazing driving, so so good to watch

[@tevezsimracing8687]

Thank you so much for this video! It was very enjoyable! :)

[@BlendLineTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching!

[@team7b423]

oh wow, for more than ten min I so much hoped that you're gonna overtake. once you managed to do so, I celebrated like I was driving myself. good job, very imptessive though. keep it up.

[@TheQwaz]

Loved the vid. What track is this? Parts of it look familiar, others don't. Don't get to see much racing from down under here. It never disappoints when i do see it. 👍

[@ianlord1240]

That rotary sounds amazing

[@mankymofo]

Epic battle! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrZillaman73]

Brilliant, love it..Awesome rotary sounds..

[@themask706]

That ride looks rougher than the roller coaster ride at Luna Park, back when the seats were all wood. Shakes the hell out of ya.

[@fernandovalente6991]

Nice race, cool sond and excellent work of the pilots.

[@matthewisaac6895]

Jebus that was intense!!

[@dogdooish]

I've had 3 --124 Coupes and loved em all! ---- Also Had a 1500 millecinquecento Station wagon, that 4 eyed little beastie could, even stock standard, out corner the Cortina GT, wet dry or loose surface -- The GT would slowly catch me on the straights but they were easy meat in the bends! :)

[@sf2372]

That was awesome... Brilliant machine and driving.

[@christosswc]

Kind of reminds me of my sim-driving position with the left arm of the chair broken and my right arm restricted by the armrest. Not at all comfortable but the right armrest resisted all my attempts of breaking it too!

[@Loafy23]

*FINALLY passes V8 Supercar* Let me sing you the song of my people while I drive it like I stole it!

[@ilketama5982]

same thing happend lap after lap it was so satisfying to see he pass to holden

[@lonersanonymous]

Yep that's pretty insane! Sounds awesome.

[@gaijins30]

It just doesn't get any better!

[@4sstylz]

Insane car and what a original swap and a fucking good end.

[@BlendLineTV]

Brad pushes incredibly hard.

[@solidostso4492]

V8s gone in the straight line mean racing thou that rotary is Solid

[@sipposbft]

fiat clearly faster than ex V8 supercar... great machine

[@ianwall3523]

awesome race, I too was shouting at the screen when to overtake, rotary s rule, 😎😎😎😎

[@bwabwe1]

Bonkers! loved that race.

[@australianmade2659]

nobody will dislike this video. If they do then they don't love the machine

[@gmonsen]

the 20b is NA and probably doesn't make more than 400-425 whp versus the V8, which undoubtedly makes more. Plus that big torque difference.

[@badazz07sti]

Hell yea he passed! I have a 90 CRX and my dad had 05 GTO. LIGHTWEIGHT VS HEAVYWEIGHT LET'S GOOOOO!

[@doncarlo5]

this guy is f.... angry .... cool sound , they should build more of these 20b rotors on prototypes like this one ... love it...

[@davvehallberg]

Awsome driving......................................................

[@dappa4608]

THIS GOT THE HEART RACING NICE PUSH

[@NizarS105]

If anyone didn't know any better (spectators from outside), they might think this fiat got DSG transmission. Unreal skill.

[@snactimusmaximus]

On the edge of my seat the whole time, and that point earlier on where he was pulling hard on the holden on the straight and fucked up a shift.. man.....

[@josephmarrero5373]

angry rotary , INSANE SOUND,,like get the Fuck out of the way , got him on TURNS 🌴

[@JimShorts10]

what a race what a win!

[@rodimo510]

that was insane driving HELL YEAH!

[@StuartVaughan47]

Fantastic, awesome driving

[@WickedMachineWorks]

Good shit! Wakefield isn't the easiest track to pass on. Especially when you have a v8 going slow on the back corners!

[@andyrev503]

Excellent driver, incredible car!!

[@tradesman1000]

Nice 👍 what a note ! Sick drive! Want that motor in my RX4! 👅

[@cwuttbee7288]

Nice overtake : )

[@djsubliminalreeve]

i fucking love the sound of a 20b its beautiful just like the 2jz or some of those mclaren slr

[@RotaryX001]

That's one hell of a driver!

[@notlun]

numbers 1-9 for epic DJ setup

[@bb2791]

love that sound of engine!

[@AddyRyan66]

mesmerizing..amazing run

[@Beverain]

This looks like proper fun

[@zildog]

Cool vid.

[@Bbeavis]

Riveting stuff.Watched the whole thing waiting to see if he would get past. The steering column on the Fiat is unusual, tube with a bunch of hole drilled in it...

[@und13s]

Not unusual.....designed like this to be collapsable in a heavy crash.

[@BlendLineTV]

Such a great racing display from two top drivers.

[@freeoj6462]

more holes = less mass whilst strong enough

[@kW4CK]

Damn that thing sounds so sweet!

[@seblo8462]

Looks like this track isnt the smoothest, i think the fiat would have benefited greatly by softening the dampers a tad bit or softer compounds...but what a crazy car and race

[@med_preventiva]

Nice drivers ergonomics there lol!

[@BlendLineTV]

Elbow bruises build character!

[@Alex-wb2yw]

yeah... i have no idea how he is shifting so flawlessly in that position

[@asherrose4114]

that kimi flick at 0:36!

[@billthetaxcollector4521]

sick shifting !!!

[@il_calabresi8672]

WELL DONE

[@mikeholland6750]

wow this car sounds awesome

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

That was a good effort......He had to work hard for it though, I bet once he got past the Commodore his lap time would've improved big time. The 4th to 5th gear change looked awkward.

[@studiocalder818]

Lovely 124 Sport and his good driver go!!

[@FarQLoL]

My 2 favorite engines!!!

[@EASTNSIM9454]

almost sounds like youre driving an indy car

[@PaulMEdwards]

Emerson my wife was listening nearby, but couldn't see the screen, and asked if it was a motorcycle... 😉

[@federico2893]

13:36 inserimento in godimento della marcia!!!

[@racenoobsroadtobathurst9211]

This is awesome :)

[@theraildynasty_]

What's the output of the fiat?? 500hp or 600 hp??

[@RypienGT]

20B has a growl, such a better noise than the 'tinny' 12a and 13b engines.

[@bus5683]

Gee the v8 has got some get up and go in straight line

[@Amatronix999]

20psi will get the old girl moving a bit better on the straights

[@Flyingdutchy33]

true, but an NA 3+ rotary engine enjoys full unicorn status.

[@leecoates4082]

thats a weird gear shift pattern but love the sound of a beast rotary

[@eddiewao2959]

Looks like an M-pattern dogbox. Similar with the IMSA GTO RX-7

[@rodyoung276]

Seems the 20B had more rece when it was in front.

[@kingkezz9188]

This track looks like wakefield?