2014 Bathurst 12hr - Links & Info | General Discussion

[Turtle]

This was my first time watching any real-life Bathurst race. Definitely not my last.

My feelings exactly.

 

[Blood*Specter]

Thats why Im an erebus/Betty fan for life. What owner hugs the other team and gives them a pole position trophy? Great start to the year. I do hope Lowndes wins theV8 Championship and does this good at Le Mans!

Tell you what, that car hung in after having it's aero package shaved off. That was a hell of a job.
Really all the drivers on the podium teams were awesome. And the McLaren driver was insane.

 

[alexlees]

The last time a Skyline finished the race in a wall on top of the mountain if was gifted the win the local fans who saw dick Johnson pass for the win weren't too happy

 

[CodeRedR51]

The last time a Skyline finished the race in a wall on top of the mountain if was gifted the win

Huh?

And it's not a Skyline.

 

[05XR8]

Yeah, you should youtube Shane Van Gisbergen V8 Supercars at Hamilton, his home country race and debut win. Hes more insane in the rain. Last year's 12H, he was passing cars at the top of The Mountain in a river of water and no vision!

 

[aarror]

Wow, what a finish! Congrats to Maranello, despite 2 penalties they still took the win. Can't wait to see this race even bigger and better next year, one of the hidden gems of the sportscar world. (But hopefully not hidden for long)

 

[AerodyManiac]

Thank God I tuned in to the channel in the last 17 minutes of the race. Wasn't disapppointed with the close racing in the last few laps, and that finish! 👍

Definitely will be watching next year's race, if I don't have anything to work on...

A well deserved win for the 458. 👍

BTW, I heard Allan Simonsen's name being mentioned during those last few minutes, but I was too fixated with the racing to have actually heard what the commentator was saying. Can anybody tell me what Allan Simonsen has to do with the winning 458?

 

[RACECAR]

Thank God I tuned in to the channel in the last 17 minutes of the race. Wasn't disapppointed with the close racing in the last few laps, and that finish! 👍

Definitely will be watching next year's race, if I don't have anything to work on...

A well deserved win for the 458. 👍

BTW, I heard Allan Simonsen's name being mentioned during those last few minutes, but I was too fixated with the racing to have actually heard what the commentator was saying. Can anybody tell me what Allan Simonsen has to do with the winning 458?

Maranello Motorsport was the team that he drove for the last few years in this race so that's essentially the car he drove.

 

[MCNAGTROC]

New shots of the GTR from today

 

[Turbo_snail]

He'd drove it in the previous years.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

That's a real shame about the GT-R, it was out of the race even before I had woken up! I bet Nissan wish they at least brought a second car over for the race now. Maybe next year?

 

[AerodyManiac]

Maranello Motorsport was the team that he drove for the last few years in this race so that's essentially the car he drove.

Thanks. 👍

 

[Jav]

Yeah, you should youtube Shane Van Gisbergen V8 Supercars at Hamilton, his home country race and debut win. Hes more insane in the rain. Last year's 12H, he was passing cars at the top of The Mountain in a river of water and no vision!

He's also damn fast on iRacing as well!!

 

[Pete05]

H

He'd drove it in the previous years.

He also had the lap record for a car with a roof. Great driver & a top bloke. Sadly missed

 

[Louie_Schumii]

New shots of the GTR from today

Virtually nothing left on the right-rear of the car. I wonder if we'll get any different angles of that crash.

 

[Clark]

Gutted that Bernd Schneider's endurance race winning streak he started last year has ended

 

[05XR8]

He's also damn fast on iRacing as well!!

Him and Scott Mclaughlin 👍

 

[Mic_Col]

I really liked the mixture of cars. Like the Bathurst of old. Great to see a little Fiat Abarth in with the supercars.

Also notable with the top cars battling that there were sizable differences in where they were stronger. Re: what part of the track they were on, faster through the corners or more power down the straights.

 

[eran0004]

Epic finish!

 

[SagarisGTB]

Gutted that Bernd Schneider's endurance race winning streak he started last year has ended

It ended in Dubai a few weeks ago.

Nevertheless it had to end sometime, and the fact that he cleaned house in 2013 will not change. It was an impressive run.

 

[Clark]

Oh I never watched Dubai this year.

 

[magic_town]

I was driving home today, so I didn't see much of the race. I got home and flicked on the TV about 5 minutes after it finished, looks like I missed an epic one.
Lucky there's YouTube!

 

[05XR8]

Just imagine if the R8's were healthy and the R35 was in the mix

 

[GTracer38]

Just imagine if the R8's were healthy and the R35 was in the mix

And if there was a couple of BMW and Astons!

 

[Punknoodle]

Did anybody watch the improved production race that was on yesterday? Leigh Forrest won it in his yellow Celica with a 3SGTE, it was an absolute weapon and he was driving the tits off it, three wheeling it through the cutting. Boss looking little thing with mad negative camber and it was kicking v8 ass!

 

[Bo]

Thanks for bringing that up, what kind of a name is 'Improved Production'?

 

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[Rossell2]

Hi guys. Had to leave during the McLaren/Erebus battle, does anyone have a highlights reel or report anywhere? Thanks

 

[Bo]

This is basically what was happening

 

[symaski62]

1er Ferrari breakage water or oil

2eme Nissan tire falls water or oil, CRASH!

BAD !