Articles tagged with: Bathurst 1000
John Harvey is one of Australia’s most versatile and accomplished racing drivers. He won numerous Speedway titles in the 50s and 60s, before switching to road racing where he successfully campaigned Brabham’s in the Australian …
Today the V8 Supercars unveiled their Car Of The Future (COTF) concept, in the hope of attracting new manufacturers into the sport.
Dick Johnson, five-time Australian Touring Car Champion (’81, ’82, ’84, ’88, ’89), three time Bathurst 1000 winner (’81,’ 89, ’94), Ford folk hero, and all ’round Australian racing royalty.
Dick sprung into the national consciousness after …
Known to motor racing fans simply as Gricey, this two time Bathurst 1000 winner (1986, 1990) was a hard charging, blisteringly quick, no nonsense racer.
It’s looking like another wet weekend on the mountain as we gear up for the great race in 2011, so let’s look back to the epic rain-affected race that took place in 1992. These videos …
1. Dick Johnson – 1983
Johnson had this monumental trip into the scenery during qualifying in 1983. The accident …
The 2011 Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration is a unique showcase of Australia’s rich racing heritage.
Mark Pryor captured these fantastic photos from the 2011 event at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway.
Back in the early 1990s Barry Sheene and Dick Johnson became household names in Australia, thanks to a series of TV commericals for Shell.
In this interview, Andrew Denton talks to them about shooting the commercials, …
Fans of historic muscle turned out in their thousands this past weekend for the 2011 Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek International Raceway.
They were rewarded with a weekend of glorious historic racing, and pits and …
Photographer Mark Pryor captured these great shots at the recent Shannons Lakeside Classic Speed Fest on12-14 August. The event celebrated 50 years of Touring Car racing at Queensland’s favourite circuit.
Allan Moffat’s Iconic 1969 Trans …
The Australian Muscle Car Masters are back for 2011, taking over Eastern Creek International Raceway on the 4th of September and letting the big guns loose in celebration of Australia’s motorsport heritage.
The event will feature round …
The 1984 James Hardie Bathurst 1000 was won by Peter Brock and Larry Perkins driving a Holden Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team. It was the third consecutive victory for Brock, Perkins and HDT.
It was …
A unique piece of Australian motorsport history – the last Holden that Peter Brock raced before his death in 2006 – is to be auctioned by Shannons at the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne …
While not exactly classic ads in design or execution, this collection of advertisements illustrate how sponsors love being associated with a winner – even if the connection is tenuous in some instances.
The 1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 …
I had forgotten about this series of TV commercials from Shell Australia. This ad called “sock”, captured two racers who have the gift of the gab, Barry Sheene and Aussie V8 legend, Dick Johnson.
Both men …
I must say I never thought it would happen: Ford legend Dick Johnson drives Brocky’s famous A9X Torana around Bathurst!
Click here to read the full story about how Top Gear and the boys from Bowdens …
To help raise funds for the Premier’s flood appeal, motorsport photographer Scott Wensley will donate part of the purchase price of all his online book sales to help those affected by this disaster.
Scott Publishing & …
1. Documentary: Trans Am 1970
The 1970 Trans Am series is regarded by most racing enthusiasts as the high water mark of American road racing. Read More
2. Super Silhouettes: Flame-spitting Japanese touring cars from the future
The …
Former racer and team owner Tom Walkinshaw died yesterday at the age of 64 after a long struggle with cancer.
Walkinshaw’s career spanned the whole of the motorsport globe – both as a driver and …
The headline for this 1969 full page advertisement has real significance, given the prevailing direction of touring car racing in Australia at the time was racing along with increasing V8 powered pace.
The copy describes big …
