I worked the flag point at Turn #7 (corner before Stag) for this event. We were a metre from the ripple strip as the cars passed. Flagging in the dark and having pieces of the track breaking up and hitting us made the job a bit difficult too. Great experience. Too bad it never happened again.
Didn't know that Martin Haven ever worked for NBC Sports. Everyone knows his voice. He is a great commentator and he gets way too little credit for his work.
The 2001 event was going to be part of a Pacific-based series, but there weren't enough entries so all of it's races were cancelled. The ALMS was shying away from traveling overseas at this point, so it didn't get revived for 2002.
The ACO in general wanted to promote endurance racing all over the World They made the 1000km of Fuji for ELMS and races in Adelaide, Nurburgring and Donington park for ALMS. It's all about promotion and becoming GLOBAL
imagine my surprise when I hear the cheering sounds at 1:43:43 and instantly recognise it as the SAME STOCK CHEERING SOUND EFFECT that they use in V8 Supercars and Bathurst 12hr broadcasts to this day
@Spyker8921 Apparently so. The WWE did the same thing since the 1992 Royal Rumble. All because Hulk Hogan whined to Vince McMahon about how the fans jeered him (his character was dated for 1992, that's why.) and cheered for the "bad guy," Sid Justice, who eliminated Hulk Hogan from the 30 man Royal Rumble event, which would be won by Ric Flair. All official highlights and reruns since the next episode of "Superstars" after RR 1992 had boo sounds be dubbed in for Sid.
Nah mate I remember this was promoted heavily a year before the event, there were magazine articles/channel 10 racing show RPM were all reporting on the progress before the event It coincided with the new millennium everyone was talking about it
The last time this layout of Adelaide was used for racing. Pity that this didn't become a regular annual race after the City lost the Grand Prix to Melbourne in 1996
@@SiVlog1989I feel one of the main reason was Conrad Jupiter's putting a stop to it by paying more money to keep it only in QLD, they were probably fearing SA would steal it as the sole Australian race
Politics. 76k on race day was decent numbers, even for new years. But it was too close to the Adelaide 500 and the v8 supercars director was mates with the SA premier and got it canned.
Having looked through the channels playlists I don't understand why there are lots of races available for this year, yet in subsequent years there are sometimes only 2 races available. Is it something to do with NBC being the people providing the coverage?
I worked the flag point at Turn #7 (corner before Stag) for this event. We were a metre from the ripple strip as the cars passed. Flagging in the dark and having pieces of the track breaking up and hitting us made the job a bit difficult too. Great experience. Too bad it never happened again.
I don't believe I was aware of it or I would have joined you
I have a piece of carbon fibre from the Crocodile Audi R8 after it crashed during the warm up for this race.
Didn't know that Martin Haven ever worked for NBC Sports. Everyone knows his voice. He is a great commentator and he gets way too little credit for his work.
Used to love the stories Steve Evans would tell about the local areas of the tracks on American sports calvacade races
He was TNN's spirit of Motorsport. Sprint Cars, Late Models, NASCAR, NHRA... he was their go-to guy for racing.
This was the final round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season.
That was a nice tribute for Steve Evans.
RIP to an amazing legend
The 2001 event was going to be part of a Pacific-based series, but there weren't enough entries so all of it's races were cancelled. The ALMS was shying away from traveling overseas at this point, so it didn't get revived for 2002.
Race starts at 12:28
The ACO in general wanted to promote endurance racing all over the World
They made the 1000km of Fuji for ELMS and races in Adelaide, Nurburgring and Donington park for ALMS. It's all about promotion and becoming GLOBAL
AWESOME!!!!
2000, 2001 and 2002 = THE BEST!!!
This is one of my favorite race EVER!
5 years after this comment, i still think its in top 5 best race ever.
I'm just about to watch it, so I'm hoping it lives up to your judgement. I'll let you know. Glad to see you are revisiting your comment.
4:55 "Drivers Start your engines"
39:43 Steve Evans tribute (RIP)
This is one of the best race ever!!!
I love the fact that they used the F1 layout
This is the best race you uploaded BY FAR 2000-2002 ftw
the biggest win I have ever seen in a race anywhere
imagine my surprise when I hear the cheering sounds at 1:43:43 and instantly recognise it as the SAME STOCK CHEERING SOUND EFFECT that they use in V8 Supercars and Bathurst 12hr broadcasts to this day
There's a cheering sound effect in the V8s?
@Spyker8921 Apparently so. The WWE did the same thing since the 1992 Royal Rumble. All because Hulk Hogan whined to Vince McMahon about how the fans jeered him (his character was dated for 1992, that's why.) and cheered for the "bad guy," Sid Justice, who eliminated Hulk Hogan from the 30 man Royal Rumble event, which would be won by Ric Flair. All official highlights and reruns since the next episode of "Superstars" after RR 1992 had boo sounds be dubbed in for Sid.
@@Spyker8921 Hope you got the comment. Grammerly is a pain in the ass on my phone.
Very good racing circuit!!!!
I'm still waiting to find out what Boris actually Said
Very good Bill, like your sense of humour 😁
He's a character for sure.
An amazing day, I won pit straight tickets and took my dad
A fabulous race
I miss Panoz.
why werent the BMW V12 LMR's in this race??
and thank you ALMS for these awesome uploads :)!
They stop doing sportcar racing so they focus on F1.
thank you sooooooo much for uploading these old races
Adelaide kept this race nice and quiet , never seen or heard of this race happening before till now ??? was it promoted with paper flyers only
Nah mate I remember this was promoted heavily a year before the event, there were magazine articles/channel 10 racing show RPM were all reporting on the progress before the event
It coincided with the new millennium everyone was talking about it
150,000 tickets sold! I’d say it was advertised well. I had my gold tickets almost a year before the date
The last race were the old layout was used
Thanks for uploading this
They say it's for safety... but I'm quite damn sure it's just a place to put a few more stickers
The last time this layout of Adelaide was used for racing. Pity that this didn't become a regular annual race after the City lost the Grand Prix to Melbourne in 1996
We even tried getting Champ Car but they didn't want to stay in Australia longer than 2 weeks as it interfered with Nazareth or something
@@nickyjames1985 that would have been fun to watch, Champ Cars round Adelaide
@@SiVlog1989I feel one of the main reason was Conrad Jupiter's putting a stop to it by paying more money to keep it only in QLD, they were probably fearing SA would steal it as the sole Australian race
If this race was so successful, why didn't it run in 2001?
A7V2 not enough people.
It was run on new years eve. Bloody stupid, as Adelaide would have turned out in droves if it was run another time of the year
Politics. 76k on race day was decent numbers, even for new years. But it was too close to the Adelaide 500 and the v8 supercars director was mates with the SA premier and got it canned.
It's strongest sell point became it's weak selling point, it was only for new years eve to welcome the new millennium, the next race will be 2999
99-01 the best years of ALMS
39:43
R.I.P to the late great Steve Evans
Having looked through the channels playlists I don't understand why there are lots of races available for this year, yet in subsequent years there are sometimes only 2 races available. Is it something to do with NBC being the people providing the coverage?
Be cool if the WEC went there.
Viper 3rd, WoW!!!
Why is that so hard to believe those where real gt cars not the crappy underpower gt cars from today.
In Australia, the Dodge Viper was called the Chrysler Viper.
41:41, this is the XFL
now that you say it yea,i think your right. thx for your answer :)
3 panoz 😍
Pardon my ignorance, but why would the "American" Le Mans series leave North America?
This is the Asia Pacific Le Mans Series. It's run by the same person Don Panoz, but it's a separate series :)
@@badencrump1543 Well this race was a part of American Le Mans Series.
The season finale in fact.
Can someone tell me if they now if there is a video of the sports sedan category suport race @ this event post me @ Python Vehicles Australia FB
Was this actually an "American" Le Mans race? I'm kind of confused.
It part of this series but 2001 it was gone.
Dude, ALMS used to race on the coolest circuits, too bad the FIA Grade 1 bs limited the tracks used by the WEC to Tilkedromes. smh
Sweet
I like KNBC.
God these intros were so damn cheesy
Bob Wollek Whining again.
Should've named it "Worst Race of a Thousand Years" - much more fitting for cars like these!
Flog.
@@rpmV8 ??
@@christianponicki9581 you heard him, you’re a flog