Bathurst Mk1 GTIs?

[static1800]

I was bored looking for old bathurst vids on youtube and may have stumbled on a few seconds of footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEs6hmRTsUs&mode=related&search=

skip to 3:53, i think i see a mk1 on fire...

[Oneofthegreats]

Pissa.

There's a story somewhere on here about this car, but they didn't say anything about being a fireball.

I heard it had driveshaft problem's but that could have been another year too.

[gtimk5]

It had a pit fefueling fire one year.
Another year it was 2 laps in front of the next car in its class and the accellerator cable broke!
Another year it hit the wall big time and was repaired.
It is still in one piece and living in NSW.
Andrew

[static1800]

I saw it not to long ago, needs to be restored and back out there again!

[gtimk5]

That it does Static. Steve took me for a run in the dark years ago in it. No headlight lenses and the slick tyre as a passengers vseat was damn uncomfortable!!! Great sound though with the Hilborn injection and the quad intakes!!!

[static1800]

This car is really not in a good state atm.. a real shame.

[gtimk5]

It is painted in Sprite cola colours these days, no writing on it though

[20vkitcar]

guys its only the paint .....FYI it runs two acc cables...one to the pump and another to the throttle bodies ...hey mat just needs a battery mate!...plans are to restore it to its former colour scheme cheeres steve

[BarneyBoy]

it is a pity that the mainform of motor sport in this country has sunk to the level of world championship wrestling, by just promoting & protecting 2 substandard manufacturers

Yup, the Big2 didn't mind other makes competing at Bathurst - right up until they started _winning_ too much (damn Datsuns!). They should paint all the cars yellow and put For Hire signs on them.

The famous Jim Richards speech ("you're a pack of arseholes...") summed it up, really. I remember being at the presentations one year where they presented trophies to the Class C or D winners (a Corolla, I think) and the crowd BOOED! Good sports, eh?

[Preen59]

Glad to hear that the car will be restored! Gives me a chubby one just to think i'll get to see it in it's former glory!

20v, make sure you do it! Hell, we should start a kitty to make sure it happens!

[evorobin]

one year where they presented trophies to the Class C or D winners (a Corolla, I think) and the crowd BOOED! Good sports, eh?

I have never EVER witnessed an Australian winning something without people booing. Sore losers or what...