I cant begin to imagine how much id be shitting bricks seeing that weapon of a GTHO Phase III in my rear view mirror that close. The Escort had no chance so why block the mighty Falcon !? Escort should have let it through.
He said "you could have waited till round the corner" Waiting when racing is for losers, leave a gap and expect to be filled, cut off a 1500kg car and expect to get a bit wobbly :) the brick is coming through.
Thank you for these series with the GTHO, a dream ride ever since I was child growing up watching these race during the 70's-80's. I would sell my camaro to own a genuine
That's pretty hilarious....MK1 Mulberry Man who should've got out of the way half a lap earlier is going off his chops....Sounded like a dose of Small Man to me.....911 driver got out of the way, Mulberry Man should watch the video and see how it should be done.
Mate, these guys are privateers and the level of love and attention to detail in these cars is very high. The rules of engagement in this type of heritage racing means race room is given and paint is NOT exchanged and only a HOey driver would brake that. But bloody good vision, keep them coming. Good to see the cobwebs blown out of these dear bits of machinery !!
That's racing. Right or wrong that's just what happens when you slow people down. Threatening to deliberately crash you is a bit naughty tho'. If he held up Jim Richards or Tony Longhurst like that he would have been put into the next paddock.
Lol highly doubt the 🍩 going off his nut would of wrote his car off as well just blowing steam for being a shit driver and even if he did he still would of come out second best
To the hot head in the escort "Having minor knocks, That's racing" maybe a penalty lap or disqualification. Threatening to write some one off intentionally that's a reason to ban you from racing.
Very nice driving mate! My father raced on that track through the 70' and early 80's and was a Sports sedan and Touring car Champion. Nudges often happen on Lakeside, it is the nature of that Track, and was much worse before they widened it. Accept it can happen or don't race door to door there, simple. That Escort Driver was all over the place, and while he has a right to defend his position, it was blatantly obvious that he was NOT doing the right thing in regards to the Falcon and if he gets a nudge as a result then tough titties, he needs to man up.
One tap is racing..... two taps is aggression.... so cranky Escort man should feel lucky that he only got one tap.... HO man was VERY well behaved with the other slower cars....
That guy was way outta line, and you were nothing but professional about it. Someone speaks to me like that and I'd be getting out of the car.... You're one hell of a driver too man, this is one of my new favorite videos on UA-cam.
of all the countries in the world that have English as their first language , the aussies are definitely the best at swearing . And this is coming from an English man .
To me it looks like the escort was blocking. And when the xy was coming up the inside the escort tried to cut him off and hit the xy instead of giving the room the xy deserved.
I don't have a cams license but would say the much slower car is obliged to move over, there was ample room and doing so was not going to matter to the Escort. The Escort sure was not a match for the XY., all he was doing was getting in the way.
Taking my XB coupe to lakeside soon for a squirt - thanks for the video now I know what all the corners look like at least at speed! That car is a weapon, you must be very confident in your ability to find/fit panels to that car :-)
The escort driver is in the wrong. He made a mistake and wanted to get back in. Why would he race if he doesn't being nudged. Maybe next time he races he should take his medications first so he calms the f down...
Officials look into incident and realise the action is done in self defence after a threatning verbal assult at lake side race way just afew weeks ago by a very angry small man with an even smaller not so angry escort,typical theres always jealousy when someones gotta a bigger one than the other bloke ha and what ever happened to rubbins racing???
Plank in the Escort had no reason to go off like that. He was all over the place and in the way, should have given the big XY a bit more room. And if he spoke like that to me, I would just punt of in a big way next race.
The Escort's bum was floating all over the place. He turned into the corner too sharp to prevent understeer and got a tap. His own fault. Accept the apology and move on.
Typical Escort driver. One hand on the wheel & one middle finger in the air. He's probably extremely angry cause the little 'love tap' made him spill his beer & drop his cigarette...
Escort being the slower car and wandering all over the racing line caused the nudge from the GT Falcon. I would have given the video to the officials and had the stupid prick banned for threatening to smash into the GT Falcon on purpose and write it off.
At about 1 min in escort looks to be leaving line for falcon to pass , watching ahead of the pair other cars were doing just that. Escort just shut the door. Simple. That’s just no respect for drivers or classic cars.
The escort didn't get a little tap, he turned into XY-GTHO in the corner, your car was there he turned into it trying to cut the corner short like he had a chance despite the fact he was falling behind the other cars. If the rules of engagement in heritage driving is to wave the faster cars by and give race room then the angry guy broke that rule long before he drove into another cars space in a corner and caused the nudge. I would have kicked his ass when he came bitching.
Yeh I thought that your driving was very reasonable, there were a couple of times where you could have pushed the issue but didn't. The 'angry incident' was nothing, some people are just not suited to racing, that's it.
Hang on, I'm confused(a common state). I saw the Escort contact the GT, but at the end it's a "P Plate" Torana that's getting the gobfull. Was there another set-to, I noticed an Escort engraving the track, was that the product of the Escort and the Torana coming together. If it is on the tape, could you give me m:ss, please. And yes the avatar is my car, Cobra #35, fully restored, 351, 4spd manual. Thanks Rommel
i can't believe he thought he was was racing you. get out of the way slowpoke. i would have pushed him out of every corner until he got out of the way.
I know this is years late but really the silly old bugger should have got out of the way. If he is still congesting a race track somewhere he should be told to piss off.
The bloke in the pink escort should have yielded. He held you up for half a lap, got out of shape in front of you & blames you for hitting him. “Yeah ok mate” & he threatens to wreck your GT. He was in the wrong & id have pumped him if he’d approached me like that. It’s “racing”.... sometimes shit goes wrong. He should take his gay little pink escort back to Oxford St. Hope he reads this because he’s the type of wanker that would thump his keyboard. Pink Escort driver = total wanker
Cortina guy is a dush...get out of the way....has to be blind not seeing a angry xy approaching....plus rubbing is rzcing yes they are expensive cars but dont race if ya dont want a nudge.
To fair the bloke in the gt could of toed the brake a little lets face it was wrong to hit the escort driver even if he covered race line.... fast for escort * nilly turned the escort around...car then could of possibly written off, as well driver be injured then comments might of been a little different! this same car bit the dust down the track aggression comes at a cost on the race track nuf said....
In this class of racing there is no need for anyone to hit another car deliberately. Mr GT simply could have waited to pass the Escort on the straight but his ego got the better of him. Wanker.
....."what's wrong wif him"???? Ya pushed him off the road ya jerk! The escort was holding his line and you had no chance of executing a pass there. Fools in V8 bricks that can't handle, seem to think they can just push the smaller cars off the track. I would have clocked him!
I cant begin to imagine how much id be shitting bricks seeing that weapon of a GTHO Phase III in my rear view mirror that close. The Escort had no chance so why block the mighty Falcon !? Escort should have let it through.
Make way for the mighty HO
Escort should have moved off racing line. His driving was all over the place. Absolutely clueless. GT man was very patient.
Agreed, he was very patient, most of the time the GTHO could not get a decent run, guy in the Escort was being a wanker.
escort deserved a penalty,learn quicker that way!
He said "you could have waited till round the corner" Waiting when racing is for losers, leave a gap and expect to be filled, cut off a 1500kg car and expect to get a bit wobbly :) the brick is coming through.
Man, I could listen to that angry roar all day long
Thank you for these series with the GTHO, a dream ride ever since I was child growing up watching these race during the 70's-80's. I would sell my camaro to own a genuine
That's pretty hilarious....MK1 Mulberry Man who should've got out of the way half a lap earlier is going off his chops....Sounded like a dose of Small Man to me.....911 driver got out of the way, Mulberry Man should watch the video and see how it should be done.
Mate, these guys are privateers and the level of love and attention to detail in these cars is very high. The rules of engagement in this type of heritage racing means race room is given and paint is NOT exchanged and only a HOey driver would brake that. But bloody good vision, keep them coming. Good to see the cobwebs blown out of these dear bits of machinery !!
I could just listen to this on repeat forever. Make a great ringtone. Nice driving too old mate. Those falcons are a handful.
The XY driver must have eaten a whole case of calm before the race. The FQP on that Falcon costs more than that shitbox Escort is worth.
My dad drove like this on the way to the shops to get milk
That's racing. Right or wrong that's just what happens when you slow people down. Threatening to deliberately crash you is a bit naughty tho'. If he held up Jim Richards or Tony Longhurst like that he would have been put into the next paddock.
longhurst was a real wanker and jim richards was a genlte man , how you put those two together , is crazy
Lol highly doubt the 🍩 going off his nut would of wrote his car off as well just blowing steam for being a shit driver and even if he did he still would of come out second best
Good use of the 'chrome horn'.
To the hot head in the escort "Having minor knocks, That's racing" maybe a penalty lap or disqualification. Threatening to write some one off intentionally that's a reason to ban you from racing.
I've done a lot of racing, i've done a lot of rubbing. You kept your cool in the pits afterwards. More than I would have. Good driving mate.
Very nice driving mate! My father raced on that track through the 70' and early 80's and was a Sports sedan and Touring car Champion. Nudges often happen on Lakeside, it is the nature of that Track, and was much worse before they widened it. Accept it can happen or don't race door to door there, simple. That Escort Driver was all over the place, and while he has a right to defend his position, it was blatantly obvious that he was NOT doing the right thing in regards to the Falcon and if he gets a nudge as a result then tough titties, he needs to man up.
One tap is racing..... two taps is aggression.... so cranky Escort man should feel lucky that he only got one tap.... HO man was VERY well behaved with the other slower cars....
That guy was way outta line, and you were nothing but professional about it. Someone speaks to me like that and I'd be getting out of the car.... You're one hell of a driver too man, this is one of my new favorite videos on UA-cam.
of all the countries in the world that have English as their first language , the aussies are definitely the best at swearing . And this is coming from an English man .
Fuckin appreciate that mate👍
To me it looks like the escort was blocking.
And when the xy was coming up the inside the escort tried to cut him off and hit the xy instead of giving the room the xy deserved.
Escort was blocking on the race line, surely shown a blue flag. Escort driver clearly a knob head.
I don't have a cams license but would say the much slower car is obliged to move over, there was ample room and doing so was not going to matter to the Escort. The Escort sure was not a match for the XY., all he was doing was getting in the way.
Taking my XB coupe to lakeside soon for a squirt - thanks for the video now I know what all the corners look like at least at speed! That car is a weapon, you must be very confident in your ability to find/fit panels to that car :-)
The escort driver is in the wrong. He made a mistake and wanted to get back in. Why would he race if he doesn't being nudged. Maybe next time he races he should take his medications first so he calms the f down...
That kind of carry on really shits me, does any body know who he is/was?
The guy in the escort should give the car back to grandma and take up a safer sport.
well if they guy in the escort learnt to drive he wouldnt of got nudged!
Officials look into incident and realise the action is done in self defence after a threatning verbal assult at lake side race way just afew weeks ago by a very angry small man with an even smaller not so angry escort,typical theres always jealousy when someones gotta a bigger one than the other bloke ha and what ever happened to rubbins racing???
Angry man indeed! Nothing to worry about, he was in the wrong, and your damage would be less and far easier to fix. Love this car, and your driving.
Some good racing here .....and ESCORT MAN ...look then move
Clueless 'old mate' in the purple Escort was a rolling road block, deserved some polite communication to look in his mirrors.
HOLDENS FALLING APART LEFT AND RIGHT, FM
Not if I was out there mate !!
the guy that got hit was wrong the falcon was obviously faster he should have just let him pass, The GTHO sounded mint
If I was threatned like that I would have dropped him.threaten to write my car off old man
Man gets dragged behind xy gt in record lap time at sandown!,,!
That's one angry GT, ready to overtake n pass everyone 👍
Yep, I can see why Escort driver is angry, he knows he can't drive, but blames everyone else for his problem.
Plank in the Escort had no reason to go off like that. He was all over the place and in the way, should have given the big XY a bit more room. And if he spoke like that to me, I would just punt of in a big way next race.
I have some doubts as to a tiny lightweight Torana could write off the mighty HO !
't was nowt but a little love tap... nice drive mate!
He was off the racing line, and turned back into you after you had overlap. He's completely done it to himself.
another classic event and you are hitting panels
If you want to go slow like the Escort then wave faster cars through rather than block. Then no paint will be exchanged.
Get out the way. Nuf said. Is this the same car in the yagar bathurst vid. Drives like a demon. The shit.
Escort was blocking, lucky he did not get punted 500 m off the track with the brake test
Ramming Speed Captain.
The Escort's bum was floating all over the place. He turned into the corner too sharp to prevent understeer and got a tap. His own fault. Accept the apology and move on.
Typical Escort driver. One hand on the wheel & one middle finger in the air. He's probably extremely angry cause the little 'love tap' made him spill his beer & drop his cigarette...
You mean , his latte or his inhaler . And by the way , the HO driver didn't spill his beer or drop his cigarette.
Escort being the slower car and wandering all over the racing line caused the nudge from the GT Falcon. I would have given the video to the officials and had the stupid prick banned for threatening to smash into the GT Falcon on purpose and write it off.
GT is killing it!!!
That's racing!
At about 1 min in escort looks to be leaving line for falcon to pass , watching ahead of the pair other cars were doing just that. Escort just shut the door.
Simple.
That’s just no respect for drivers or classic cars.
tell the old man to go eat some pal
I agree the slower veheicle gets out of the way for the quicker car
Escort driver way out of line, deliberately blocking GT should have knocked him off the track, what a cranky little man
He was right...it's not fucking stock cars......the onus is on YOU, the overtaking vehicle. Pull your head in.
That Datsun is awesome!
The escort didn't get a little tap, he turned into XY-GTHO in the corner, your car was there he turned into it trying to cut the corner short like he had a chance despite the fact he was falling behind the other cars. If the rules of engagement in heritage driving is to wave the faster cars by and give race room then the angry guy broke that rule long before he drove into another cars space in a corner and caused the nudge. I would have kicked his ass when he came bitching.
Yeh I thought that your driving was very reasonable, there were a couple of times where you could have pushed the issue but didn't. The 'angry incident' was nothing, some people are just not suited to racing, that's it.
Hang on, I'm confused(a common state). I saw the Escort contact the GT, but at the end it's a "P Plate" Torana that's getting the gobfull. Was there another set-to, I noticed an Escort engraving the track, was that the product of the Escort and the Torana coming together. If it is on the tape, could you give me m:ss, please.
And yes the avatar is my car, Cobra #35, fully restored, 351, 4spd manual.
Thanks
Rommel
the Escort was way off the pace, he should have got out of the way.
Not sure about the incident but shit that's some decent driving
If he don't want to get hit, then he shouldn;t step off the race line.
i can't believe he thought he was was racing you. get out of the way slowpoke. i would have pushed him out of every corner until he got out of the way.
Yeah, I can see why he's angry - Awkward place to pass. but you didn't mean it, though. That's racing!
dude was blocking, should maybe have been pissed, but as being part of a race he really is pissing up the wrong tree.
Should put a bull bar on the HO and gave him a shunt to get his attention that the HO had 200+hp more than he had!!!!
depending what engine , the escorts had speed
I knew a bloke once who put a 351 in a white HR Holden , it went like the clappers .
I know this is years late but really the silly old bugger should have got out of the way. If he is still congesting a race track somewhere he should be told to piss off.
how bout harden up, its racing, shit happens, just be glad you didn't get run off the road
The bloke in the pink escort should have yielded. He held you up for half a lap, got out of shape in front of you & blames you for hitting him.
“Yeah ok mate” & he threatens to wreck your GT. He was in the wrong & id have pumped him if he’d approached me like that.
It’s “racing”.... sometimes shit goes wrong.
He should take his gay little pink escort back to Oxford St.
Hope he reads this because he’s the type of wanker that would thump his keyboard.
Pink Escort driver = total wanker
very nice driving love the xy escort driver needs to learn to give way and use a race line,maybe stick to go carts
Cortina guy is a dush...get out of the way....has to be blind not seeing a angry xy approaching....plus rubbing is rzcing yes they are expensive cars but dont race if ya dont want a nudge.
Yeah mate , that tap to his front left indicator was certainly no rub .
Primma Donnas at work LOL racing for sheep stations I guess.
POS Escort holding up a real car.
To fair the bloke in the gt could of toed the brake a little lets face it was wrong to hit the escort driver even if he covered race line.... fast for escort * nilly turned the escort around...car then could of possibly written off, as well driver be injured then comments might of been a little different! this same car bit the dust down the track aggression comes at a cost on the race track nuf said....
Escort fault
Anyone can see that the Torana was at fault !
Move over for the HO !
Race edict quicker car coming through MOVE simple!!!!!!!!!! That guy made a fuckwitt of himself!!!!
Rubbings racing
Typical ford drivers !
In this class of racing there is no need for anyone to hit another car deliberately. Mr GT simply could have waited to pass the Escort on the straight but his ego got the better of him. Wanker.
....."what's wrong wif him"???? Ya pushed him off the road ya jerk! The escort was holding his line and you had no chance of executing a pass there. Fools in V8 bricks that can't handle, seem to think they can just push the smaller cars off the track.
I would have clocked him!
There's was no way that Cortina was going to fit in that small space .