Bathurst 1993 - in 8 minutes!

Back when it was worth watching and all the cars weren't identical.

This video only tells part of story, 1993 Larry Perkins used the Holden block not the Chevy engine, everyone said he could not do it and make it fast enough and reliable too win the race, well he qualified on pole and won the race, he earned my respect for this, even though i have always been a Ford supporter and always will be! The turbos were good but welcome back ( 1993 ) to the V8,s. Dick Johnson, Peter Brock, Larry Perkins Bathurst legends!!!! The BMWs M3s were Quick, about 300hp but MORE economical than the V8s!!

Hardly a mention of co-driver Greg Hansford who was rated highly by major teams such as Perkins, Moffat and Johnson. He was a fast, steady and consistent driver who could look after a car in the endurance races. He was a world championship ranked motorcycle racer before turning to touring car racing. The only driver to win at Bathurst on a bike and in a car. His son, Ryan races in V8 ute series. Greg was killed in a 2 litre touring car race at Phillip Island. Larry Perkins did a race crash analysis and engineering appraisal for the Hansford family's court action.

The Bathurst 1000 today seems much less celebrated than it was 24 years ago...

Great video. Never seen this before. Its good watching old news reports on Bathurst and other motorsports.

And Fred Gibson still hates Larry to this day hahaha . Larry beat him fair and square without the cigarette money . Now that's what I call satisfying

Great to have those news stories in the days leading to the race!

Never underestimate the Holden 5.0 litre after all it was Australias v8 born and bred remember all the torana and commodore victories it had ?

LP legend!

Thanks for posting 👍👍👍

God i cringed watching those old HQ's getting banged up. It's getting harder and harder to find a straight one.

The Walky VL must be the longest running race cars ever! They were represented forever!!

Larry Perkins, Australia very best driver.

The Holden HQs were a PACK! In Italy only Alfasud and Renault Supercinque/Clio Cup reached such strength on their grids.

What a way to send the 304 out with a bang

2:31 is GOLD! You know you've done wrong when Brockie says "WTF Mate".

Dick Johnson and John Bowe squared things up in 94 👍😁

The Bathurst Holden was gifted >:(

Its funny how Dick Johnson was complaining about the Holdens, when the Fords had the advantage all year

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