Jim Richards - 1989 Tooheys 1000 - Bathurst Top 10 Shootout

One of the best sounding Group A cars.

Great to see these old clips hitting YouTube. Thanks for tracking them down.

I still reckon he’s the best driver, ever. He won in anything and everything. That has to be one of the most majestic things I’ve ever seen. Brilliant!

True Story, my fastest lap around this track was in a Datsun 1600 and I did it at night. Was late and the drive in theater had just closed. As I was going through Bathurst I thought I might just go for a Lap. As I started up Mountain Straight I decided to refrain from burning up the rear tyres too much and proceeded at a steady 37 MPH or 60 KPH and it was great as this is the first and only time I have driven this track. It was wonderful as I got part way up and there was a Police car sitting beside the track with speed monitoring gear so I was happy that I decided to conserve my tyres. I set a personal best on that day/night for my fastest lap and it will not ever be broken. I am SO GLAD I DID AS TV DOES NOT DO JUSTICE TO THIS TRACK! Across the top of the Mountain would be SPHINCTER clenching for those that do not have to do 60KPH as A MAX. That was about 1985 and to all out there, do yourself a good turn and drive this track. After then you may know why this is called the GREAT RACE! John, Australia.

Jim Richards is a legend, drive any car on any track.

That sounded magnificent! The way Gentleman Jim threw it around, reminds me of the way they throw a dummy around in the Naked Gun movies! 😂

The camera inside the car cracks me up....its like being in my mother's old Pintara station wagon...except at 250 km/h. They even left the original heater/demister controls in the dash!!! Great stuff.

Those R31's absolutely SCREAMED...Sounded Amazing at Full Noise

I know every corner perfectly. This is my favourite track in Project Cars

I was lucky enough as a young lad to see Jim rally escorts and race saloon cars in NZ, dad took us to race tracks just about every second weekend. Then move to Aus at age 11 to see him race at Lakeside surfers paradise and Bathurst. He's such a talent and such. modest guy. Anyone that disagrees would be a pack of arse holes😂

I have some of these races on VHS. Great upload 👌

The best sounding, best looking car of the group A days. If it only had more power.

How good do these RB20DET engines sound, way better than the legendary Godzilla RB26DET of the later GTR's.

Great sound, looks great too! :)

Gentleman Jim

I drove my WRX along with 9 other rexies around mount Panorama 2 weeks ago & was thinking of Jim Richard’s & Mark Skaif screaming around the mountain in their GTR’s.

love the turbofan wheels

Look what that car became!

Electric window in a Race car, that´s the spirit :yougotthis:

Loving these top 10 shootouts you guys are posting 🤙🤙💪 Any gurus out there know if they are referring to wheel or flywheel Hp ? Aka 440hp out of this weapon Thanks in Advance