Bathurst is a curiosity. This country circuit is unique. You can’t manufacture the essence of Bathurst – it just works and for nearly half a century the great race has been etched in our national psyche. It’s a fair dinkum Australian tale.
And again, it is here. The 1,000km endurance event that will separate the men from the boys, that will show the world who has their act together with driver selection, with car speed, with preparation, with pit stops, with strategy, with luck...
The Mountain is calling. Only 4 short weeks away and it will be done and run...
What did we learn from Sandown?
That 888 can win from anywhere, that they make silly decisions in their garage and still manage to get the effluent back in the bovine to win... in a 1-2... emphatically!
FPR have speed to burn too... but no concept of luck, or good strategy or execution of that strategy.
HRT have drivers who can push the envelope, not of speed necessarily but on the strength of their VF’s door panels, their bonnets, their bumpers, their fuel cell covers. Its their way of battling away from the midfield.
The rest are still bit players, the GRMs, the Erebuses, the Teknos, the DJRs, the LDMs, the Nismos.. each has talent in particular areas but are not 100% complete... lacking car speed, strategy, luck, co-driver speed, or sometimes a combination of all.
Its nearly here. How excitement!
Make your choice in the poll please...
