Majestic. Lovely to watch drivers deal with the quirks and difficulties of these beasts. It’s so much more about the driver knowing the car and how to get the most out of it. Love watching real cars rolling in the turns and working up momentum. Aussies know how to make racing fun.
Octavio one of your NASCAR mates Darell Waltripp went for a Bathurst 'round' and gave the most entertaining commentary here ua-cam.com/video/kLkLtBkUVuo/v-deo.html (He's a charming chap.) Enjoy. Mozz from Oz.
because F1 caters to a wider audience, it's so easy to follow and understand. people who are not familiar with motorsport or people who barely even care can go watch it, they think F1 is better because it's faster. it's like how micheal bay movies make so much money, a majority of people are just consumers. like cattle they live simple lives, they don't care if what they are watching is interesting to them or not. people think explosions and speed makes entertainment better. "people watch F1 because they think they are watching an interesting sport, not that they neccesarily like it. because the cars are going faster it must a higher form of racing compared to other classes." is how i'd explain it in a short way.
Some of these cars, at first glance, look as if they wouldn't be able to corner or accelerate well. They have some great drivers too. But I guess with enough bracing and power you could make a Winnebago a good racer. Looks fun as hell!
The only thing that would make this series better is less talking... motor heads are who's watching, motor heads prefer talking motors to talking hoomans
Jeez... some of these things turn like solid bricks. It hurts my hands to watch. Terrible toe-in and cambering, even with all those tuning they still feel like concrete walls on tyres. Uuuggghhh... Not convinced, nah, I prefer normal GT cars.
Thank you for your addendum :) yeah, I know they're 50 years old, I'm from Italy, there is a very active community of vintage racing here, with old european cars (given that we have so many italian car brands from the '50s and '60s) and that's why I was a bit shocked to see how muscle cars behave, compared to Fiat, or Alfa Romeo, or even old Mercedes. I wonder if they purposedly make the steering stiff to improve car instability, or if it is simply a matter of power-to-weight ratio, which is disproportional in muscle cars. I would like to see some "international" vintage racing on this, I watched some GT races with a Civic and some sort of Chevrolet battling it out like crazy, but that one Chevy looked a lot more nimble than these... boats? :D Any of the reasons for why their tuning is made like in these races is valid though! And I can see why it may be entertaining to watch vintage muscle racing, but still, I can't avoid noticing how stiff the steering was, and personally prefer races with more room for maneuvering and general less contact, can't blame the drivers if the things don't turn/don't brake fast enough :D
I think it's due to the popularity of drag racing. The cars accelerated faster than their European counterparts, they just weren't made for technical tracks. And Americans always prefered large cars. The first gen Charger was just a mid size car, and it's huge. That gives them a lot of character, though.
Yeah well, that must be why I don't really like much of this american car culture... I find those oversized boats hilarious tbh, but there are a lot of good examples even from the old days of cars capable of amazing performances. I wonder why they race with... ummm... these? Instead of cars more suited to racing tracks instead of pure acceleration/top speed. That being said, I find drag racing a bit redundant given the times, but that's just me I guess.
@@QuellastranapartediUA-cam - A lot of European made cars came to Australia to compete in the original series racing (1966 - 1980) and I'm unsure but I think you'll find that none finished in the top ten. Jaguar were the only successful cars to race in this class (outside of the Japanese entrants)
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Majestic. Lovely to watch drivers deal with the quirks and difficulties of these beasts. It’s so much more about the driver knowing the car and how to get the most out of it. Love watching real cars rolling in the turns and working up momentum. Aussies know how to make racing fun.
It's crazy how they're using old cars that people would treasure, I love it!
glad to see the cars live up to what they were originally intended for
Spare parts would cost an arm and a leg.
Why isn't this in the states I rather watch this than NASCAR
I agree. I don't mind NASCAR when they race the road courses, but I really love watching these old muscle cars.
Something like this but with those old Trans-Am monsters
Octavio one of your NASCAR mates Darell Waltripp went for a Bathurst 'round' and gave the most entertaining commentary here ua-cam.com/video/kLkLtBkUVuo/v-deo.html (He's a charming chap.) Enjoy. Mozz from Oz.
No Doubt thats exactlly how I feel. These boys get into it!
Nascar is a business and will not allow competition, especially now that revenues are falling
how can these kinds of races are still not be as popular as formular one? there's some serious shit going on constantly!
because F1 caters to a wider audience, it's so easy to follow and understand. people who are not familiar with motorsport or people who barely even care can go watch it, they think F1 is better because it's faster.
it's like how micheal bay movies make so much money, a majority of people are just consumers. like cattle they live simple lives, they don't care if what they are watching is interesting to them or not.
people think explosions and speed makes entertainment better.
"people watch F1 because they think they are watching an interesting sport, not that they neccesarily like it.
because the cars are going faster it must a higher form of racing compared to other classes." is how i'd explain it in a short way.
Years ago we had (trans am series)
Just not enough interest I guess.
What a damn shame we have lost this historic former F1 racetrack in my home town!
This is fantastic!
Some of these cars, at first glance, look as if they wouldn't be able to corner or accelerate well. They have some great drivers too. But I guess with enough bracing and power you could make a Winnebago a good racer. Looks fun as hell!
Great stuff...beautiful cars and good hard racing.
Bowe is fantastic in that Torana !
Whys is bowes holden torana running a chev engine not right isnt the holden 5liter engine they were manufacted with and used in slr5000
WOW! Amazing stuff!
Thx for the great video.👍
10:10 that was a cool maneuver lol
This needs to b a video game fuck NASCAR
This is the best $hit ever!!!
john bowe is amazing i would love to see him back in a ford ahaha
Loved that 3rd place car, whatever it was?
Ford Falcon GTHO
Vicious fish on the 71 falcon GTHO phase3 beast
Thanks :)
Damm shame there is biff and barge but thats racing, good to watch though....
So much better racing than the v8s .Should be top billing.
Stan the man
The only thing that would make this series better is less talking... motor heads are who's watching, motor heads prefer talking motors to talking hoomans
2:39 nut
jerry burchell say there burchatz in the race must be fast
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I think they should get rid of the mustangs we are in australia not america piss the camaro off as well
Shut up pussy
Fuckoff
man i hate american racing culture..
hmm...that sounded a lot like an opinion...
well i did say "i"
What does it have to do with the video?
Jeez... some of these things turn like solid bricks. It hurts my hands to watch.
Terrible toe-in and cambering, even with all those tuning they still feel like concrete walls on tyres. Uuuggghhh...
Not convinced, nah, I prefer normal GT cars.
They're also 50 years old.
Thank you for your addendum :) yeah, I know they're 50 years old, I'm from Italy, there is a very active community of vintage racing here, with old european cars (given that we have so many italian car brands from the '50s and '60s) and that's why I was a bit shocked to see how muscle cars behave, compared to Fiat, or Alfa Romeo, or even old Mercedes.
I wonder if they purposedly make the steering stiff to improve car instability, or if it is simply a matter of power-to-weight ratio, which is disproportional in muscle cars. I would like to see some "international" vintage racing on this, I watched some GT races with a Civic and some sort of Chevrolet battling it out like crazy, but that one Chevy looked a lot more nimble than these... boats? :D
Any of the reasons for why their tuning is made like in these races is valid though! And I can see why it may be entertaining to watch vintage muscle racing, but still, I can't avoid noticing how stiff the steering was, and personally prefer races with more room for maneuvering and general less contact, can't blame the drivers if the things don't turn/don't brake fast enough :D
I think it's due to the popularity of drag racing. The cars accelerated faster than their European counterparts, they just weren't made for technical tracks. And Americans always prefered large cars. The first gen Charger was just a mid size car, and it's huge. That gives them a lot of character, though.
Yeah well, that must be why I don't really like much of this american car culture... I find those oversized boats hilarious tbh, but there are a lot of good examples even from the old days of cars capable of amazing performances. I wonder why they race with... ummm... these? Instead of cars more suited to racing tracks instead of pure acceleration/top speed.
That being said, I find drag racing a bit redundant given the times, but that's just me I guess.
@@QuellastranapartediUA-cam - A lot of European made cars came to Australia to compete in the original series racing (1966 - 1980) and I'm unsure but I think you'll find that none finished in the top ten. Jaguar were the only successful cars to race in this class (outside of the Japanese entrants)
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