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BANCHEE'S
BATHURST 1000
BATHURST
BATHURST IS ABOUT 210 K/M WEST OF SYDNEY AND HAS AROUND 30,000 PEOPLE. THEY STARTED TO HOLD RACING IN 1911 WITH MOTORCYCLE RACING, IT WAS RACED ON THE STREETS OF MOUNT PANORAMA. THEY SAY THAT IT WAS THIS THAT STARTED IT ALL . IN 1931 THEY STARTED SPEEDWAY STYLED RACING AT THE VALE CIRCUIT THIS WAS THE WAY UNTILL 1937, WHEN THEY BUILT THE MOUNT PANORAMA CIRCUIT ON MARCH 1938. BATHURST 1000 WAS FIRST HELD IN 1960 AS THE ARMSTRONG 500 AND WAS OVER 130 LAP'S OR 500 MILE'S. IT WAS DESIGNED AS THE ULTIMATE ENDURANCE RACE FOR PRODUTION CARS. IN 1963 THE RACE WAS MOVED FROM PHILLIP ISLAND TO MOUNT PANARAMA AS THE TRACK NEEDED RESURFACING, SINCE THEN MOUNT PANARAMA HAS HAD ALL SORTS OF MOTOR RACING. THE THREE MAJOR CAR COMPANIES AT THE TIME WERE FORD, HOLDEN AND CHRYSLER, THEY WERE COMING UP WITH BATHURST SPECIALS INTENDED FOR THE ROAD, FORD WITH THERE PHASE 3 GTHO, HOLDEN WITH THERE XU-1 AND CHRYSLER WITH THERE CHARGER. IN 1973 THE RACE CHANGED TO 163 LAPS OR 1000 K/M'S, HENCE THE NAME.THEY EVEN HAD A CATCH PHRASE FOR THE RACE "WIN ON SUNDAY , SELL ON MONDAY".AT THE END OF 1984 IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT PRODUTION CARS, THEY WERE STARTING TO LOOK MORE LIKE SPORTS SEDANS. THERE WERE JAGUAR'S, VOLVO AND BMW'S IN 1985 NOT JUST THE MAJOR AUSTRALIAN CAR COMPANIES. YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE THE CIRCUIT (WHEN IT ISN'T RACE DAY OF COURSE) IT IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THE BATHURST 1000 IS STILL ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST POPULAR MOTOR RACE'S, IT BRING'S TEN'S OF THOUSAND'S OF VISTOR'S TO THE CITY OF BATHURST FOR THE OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND. CHECK IT OUT
Here is just few Race Time's that i have found (NOT!!!)
Picture's that i have found (ENJOY!!!)
I had to put some Map's in for ya
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