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8th October 2016, 11:21 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Bathurst 1000 mainly Ford pics
This post is mainly for Crowie and Keith_1 who seem to prefer Ford cars, maybe I shouldn't comment any further!
For our overseas friends, the biggest motor race in Australia is held on this weekend in Bathurst for V8 powered Fords, Holdens (General Motors), Volvos and Nissans, with fans of Fords & Holdens embroiled in friendly? rivalry throughout the weekend.
Anyway, here are a few pics of mainly Fords, some in the support race categories, some in the pit area. Apologies for the lack of clarity in some of the action shots, they were taken through the metal grid fencing as I panned along the race track.
DSC_4260.jpg A 1967 GT Falcon from New Zealand in the Touring Car Masters race
DSC_4249.jpg A GTHO Phase 3 Falcon from New Zealand at the Caltex Chase
DSC_4183.jpg There was a fabulous display of bygone race cars in the pit area
DSC_4103.jpg Fabian Coulthard at full noise at Caltex Chase
DSC_4081.jpg Cameron Waters' Falcon with ubiquitous dolly bird in the pit area
DSC_4291.jpg 1983 Ford Falcon GTHO from New Zealand
DSC_4020.jpg Mustang in the street parade on Wednesday
DSC_4202.jpg Some modern Fords in the pit display area
DSC_4199.jpg Not sure if this is a Ford, but I reckon it would look pretty good in my garage (if I re-located all my timber and machinery). Probably not as economical as my Hyundai, but a real head turner. Would have loved to hear it running.
DSC_4111.jpg Definitely not a Ford, this is Craig Lowndes Holden checking into the sandpit at the exit of Caltex Chase. (You are supposed to stay on the black stuff Craig!). Very pleased with myself in capturing a sequence of 6 photos as Craig created clouds of dust as he washed off 170kmh after overcooking it in practice, finishing up about 6 metres from where I was standing in the front of the Rydges hotel. The 4 wheel drive tractor towed him out.
Should be an interesting weekend at Mount Panorama, hope ShaneSmith80 enjoys himself at the top of the mountain.
Actually, I would like to see the Volvo S60 of Scott McLaughlan do well in the race, hopefully a podium finish
Anyone else enjoying a motorsport weekend?
Alan...
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8th October 2016, 11:28 AM #2
Hi,
Yes, following the Japanese Gran Prix.
RegardsHugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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8th October 2016, 11:51 AM #3
Uncle Al, liked the pictures.
Well done for capturing Craig in the gravel trap. It is the sort of thing you could wait all event for, and when it happens you miss it or the camera is not ready.
Enjoy the race, I do not know if I will turn on the television to watch the ads and miss the action.
While the cars may go fast, they certainly chew through the fuel. What I can't understand is it takes me about 5 minutes to put fuel in the car and a similar amount of time (if I am set up) just to change one wheel, yet these guys do it in under 5 seconds (F1) and under a couple of minutes in V8's and that can include brake pad change!
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These drivers have more friends than us, 2 blokes at each wheel and a darn site bigger fuel hose, plus they don't have to join the queue to pay for their fuel! Also helps that the helpers are a fair bit younger than us, and a lot more agile than I am these days.
I also managed to get a few shots of Simona de Silvestro in the Nissan heading towards me in a cloud of dust, Johnny on the spot sort of a thing.
Alan...
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8th October 2016, 03:14 PM #5
Thank You Uncle Al - Go Ford!!!
Thank You Uncle Al - Go Ford!!! Some beaut photos sir....
And Lowndes....
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The blower on that green thing puts a block of flats to shame! How the hell would you see round a left hander Seeing the picture of the John French Falcon reminded me of watching GTHO's chasing XU1's around Amaroo Park - drifting before drifting became a separate category! I'll be tuned to Bathurst and recording the F1, have a great day Al
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Thanks for the photos Uncle Al.
I watched the first hour on the TV then had to go out for a bit. Then I watched the last hour. Top race! I've never seen the great race track side but in the mid '80's I went with a mate to see the superbikes go round in the Aust. GP. I took my newish Nikon camera and zoom lens with me and rattled off a couple of rolls of film. As to be expected I got lots of shots of the front wheel or the rear wheel but seldom the whole bike and rider in the frame just due to the speed these guys went past. I did end up with a couple of really good ones of Wayne Gardiner flying along though. Great day.
Cheers, Stewie
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10th October 2016, 09:47 AM #9
The Volvo.
Hi to you all,
Yes, a bit upset, as I think, whoever took out the Volvo & themselves did it Professionally.
My hopes were with the V as I thought in the shoot out, the driver didn't have as much trouble taking on the Circuit as the others did, & only beaten by a fraction.
Justmy2censeworth.Regards,
issatree.
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10th October 2016, 11:00 AM #10
To quote an old Ford driver and Bathurst winner on the Volvo....
To quote an old Ford driver and Bathurst winner on the Volvo....
"Get that Swedish brick out of the road" .... How the times have changed....
It wasn't a good end for McLaughlin as he'd driven a good race....
It was interest hearing Skaife commentary on the TV about how many incidences & other crashes have been caused by the "redress rule"...
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I think the pics I shot were all on slides and are probably buried in my archives ...
Someday...
Stewie
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Yes, I know what you mean. Ken Warby used to live just past Amaroo Park back in the days he broke the world water speed record. We lived one gully over about 4Km away as the crow flies. On the rare occasions that he cleared it with the neighbours to start the thing up we had no trouble hearing it! A bit like being in the stands at the drags, you feel it as much as you hear it.
I recall Dick Johnson referring to the Volvo of the day as a 'Hillman Hunter with a railway sleeper at each end'.
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10th October 2016, 01:09 PM #13
And the winner was ???? second was ???? third was ????
Might have been some other makes in the race too
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Nice pics Alan.
Had a great time on the hill, even with the ridiculously early start to stake out a good spot.
Did you see the Army's hotrod do a lap before the race? Did sound quite impressive and layed down quite a lot of rubber across the top..
cheers.
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I saw the Army's vehicle display in the pits, but only took a photo of one the beasts for some reason. It looks like I missed out in seeing the hotrod, I think I was trying to do too much - watching the tele in the hotel room and running out to the front when something interesting seemed to be happening.
I've recorded the whole channel 10 telecast, just starting to plow through it all, partly to see how it compares with the Foxtel broadcast we had in the hotel. Hopefully the hotrod will feature in the telecast.
Good job you weren't on the mountain this morning, it was very windy, and heaps of tents and tarps were blowing away in all sorts of directions.
Traffic was a bit of a nightmare on the way home.
Alan...
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