Best Bathurst

TSR · 30 Oct 2011, 07:43 (Ref:2978793)

Watching old footage of the Great Race, what was the best ever Bathurst 1000, now I know it will be personal opion, but I thought a interesting topic.
My three picks are

1. 1977 Ford / Moffat 1-2 ( The 1st ) and Closest finish.
2. 1989 Dick lead the whole race bar the first 3/4 of the 1st lap
3. 2006 Ford/888 win after a long drought.

Close 3rd 2007 the last 10 laps were the best racing

Reload · 30 Oct 2011, 08:16 (Ref:2978798)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSR

Watching old footage of the Great Race, what was the best ever Bathurst 1000, now I know it will be personal opion, but I thought a interesting topic.
My three picks are

1. 1977 Ford / Moffat 1-2 ( The 1st ) and Closest finish.
2. 1989 Dick lead the whole race bar the first 3/4 of the 1st lap
3. 2006 Ford/888 win after a long drought.

Close 3rd 2007 the last 10 laps were the best racing

Someone has the "blue" goggles on.

Carsandmotorracing · 30 Oct 2011, 08:20 (Ref:2978799)

Wow where do I start.

formerf1champ · 30 Oct 2011, 08:30 (Ref:2978803)

Even though I had a leaning to Ford when I was young, '90 and '95.

**GTRMagic** · 30 Oct 2011, 08:31 (Ref:2978804)

Bathurst 1991.

The very best touring car in the world, prepared in Australia by Australians, with one Aussie and a Kiwi aboard... took the gun out of the holster early and just went... BANG!

Come Alive. Come and Drive. NISSAN!

Carsandmotorracing · 30 Oct 2011, 08:45 (Ref:2978808)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Bathurst 1991.

The very best touring car in the world, prepared in Australia by Australians, with one Aussie and a Kiwi aboard... took the gun out of the holster early and just went... BANG!

Come Alive. Come and Drive. NISSAN!

I shall start here

The year later would be the worst 1000 of them all IMO.

D.R.T. · 30 Oct 2011, 10:58 (Ref:2978862)

Why?

Best race - 1993, 1998 would be up there.

Carsandmotorracing · 30 Oct 2011, 11:01 (Ref:2978866)

[QUOTE=D.R.T.;2978862]Why?

QUOTE]

Were you refering to me?

pug205 · 30 Oct 2011, 11:05 (Ref:2978873)

For me 3 of the best are

1987 (Bathurst on the world stage, great variety in cars, rain, and controversy)
1994 (Mulitple leaders, very even field, dramatic finish)
2000 (Same as 1994 with an even competitive field, unpredictable result, and ever changing weather)

amiers · 30 Oct 2011, 20:46 (Ref:2979188)

Any one without a pace car to contrive the result.

F J Nedos · 30 Oct 2011, 22:54 (Ref:2979260)

I'll throw 1984 into the ring

ForumNick · 30 Oct 2011, 23:36 (Ref:2979290)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSR

Watching old footage of the Great Race, what was the best ever Bathurst 1000, now I know it will be personal opinion, but I thought a interesting topic.
My three picks are

1. 1977 Ford / Moffat 1-2 ( The 1st ) and Closest finish.
2. 1989 Dick lead the whole race bar the first 3/4 of the 1st lap
3. 2006 Ford/888 win after a long drought.

Close 3rd 2007 the last 10 laps were the best racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reload

Someone has the "blue" goggles on.

Did you bother to read TSR's opening statement? ........... or did you just strap-on your RED goggles?

Back OT...

My 3 don't qualify, as they were before it was 1000K

Reload · 31 Oct 2011, 00:17 (Ref:2979306)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumNick

Did you bother to read TSR's opening statement? ........... or did you just strap-on your RED goggles?

Back OT...

My 3 don't qualify, as they were before it was 1000K

Lighten up Nick as a little bit of friendly banter doesn't hurt anyone.
Obviously i was aware that they were TSR,s personal picks as that is why i mentioned that HE looks like he had HIS "blue" goggles on which i don't believe that he would deny and there is no problem with that.

ForumNick · 31 Oct 2011, 00:49 (Ref:2979320)

Lighten Up Reload... You obviously didn't see/take note of my

?

Reload · 31 Oct 2011, 01:00 (Ref:2979321)

Really difficult to pick just 3, but i will go with:

1977 for the famous 1-2.
1984 for the combination of the icons of the sport competing head to head and the great looking cars of that year.
1995 for the Perkins last to first effort and the memories of a shattered Glenn Seton.

Trev Campbell · 31 Oct 2011, 01:32 (Ref:2979324)

1993 Just proved you only need 2 cars to put on a great race
1995 LP last to first... fantastic
tie 86/90 Gricey against the odds twice, against the factory and against the Sierra's

gab73 · 31 Oct 2011, 02:58 (Ref:2979348)

1985
1986
1990

MattV · 31 Oct 2011, 03:17 (Ref:2979351)

May not necessarily be releated to the quality of the race, but definitely my three Bathurst highlights:

1984 - My first motorsport memory. Then being taken to the James Hardie building in town to see the winning car. My love affair with Brocky and Holden were born (I was 5 and a half);
1990 - My first trip to Bathurst. Holden won. I was at Forest Elbow when the DJR Sierra went pop.
1994 - A ford won, but a favourite for a young punk name Lowndes taking it to Bowe in the latter stages of the race.

1996 for the wet start; 1987 for the race cam vision (Brock and Seton) were also both memorable.

gtcapri · 31 Oct 2011, 03:24 (Ref:2979353)

1976. Wounded Morris struggling to the finish.
1977. Ford 1-2.
1973. Pete Geoghegan getting Moffats car back in contention for the win.

mountainstar · 31 Oct 2011, 05:17 (Ref:2979377)

1993 for me. An American racing program at time aired 20 minutes of it and it changed the course of my life.

Robert Ryan · 31 Oct 2011, 06:16 (Ref:2979385)

Later Bathursts, in the last three years. Older Bathursts in the early 1960's and 1970's if you could get some sponsorship to get on the grid, then you could race. It was not the same thing as the modern race. Poor safety standards , Gentlemen Drivers, bog stock cars vast differences in car performances. It was a survival and endurance event ,rather than a race

D.R.T. · 31 Oct 2011, 14:43 (Ref:2979616)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Ryan

Later Bathursts, in the last three years. Older Bathursts in the early 1960's and 1970's if you could get some sponsorship to get on the grid, then you could race. It was not the same thing as the modern race. Poor safety standards , Gentlemen Drivers, bog stock cars vast differences in car performances. It was a survival and endurance event ,rather than a race

Each to their own Robert but what you have just described is the Great Race.

In particular the last line - survival and endurance event - give me that any day

Robert Ryan · 31 Oct 2011, 19:06 (Ref:2979740)

Quote:

In particular the last line - survival and endurance event - give me that any day

I think the Dakar is the modern equivalent and it is really is much more a survival and endurance event

xrystl · 31 Oct 2011, 20:47 (Ref:2979793)

Having seen all the Bathurst races since its inception the fondest memories for me are in order
1 1974 Goss and Bartlett in the rain
2 1968 McPhee Monaro 327
3 1969 Bond in the 350 Monaro
4 1971 Moffat in the Phase 3

ford71 · 31 Oct 2011, 23:23 (Ref:2979863)

1971
1984
and 2006 for a nod to the more recent races.

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