Bathurst-Mount Panorama

[Fern]

The home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October.
The V8 super cars, who is going to take it out this year.? Mercedes & Nissan are in the running.On past performance, Commodore has to be at the top. .

Some important trivia to know on Bathurst before the big race. ... 4.6 litres per lap (almost 800 litres for the race) 75L/100. Top speed 298km/h ...

 

[dbeyat45]

I have driven round Bathurst a couple of times and set a lap record for a Toyota Kluger (Highlander in the US) .......
It's a public road when the race isn't running.

American Speed Commentator Daryl Waltrip's first hand experience of Bathurst' Mount Panorama circuit in a V8 Supercar (video):

An American's View of the Bathurst 1000:

Here's some old poor-quality footage from The Mountain:

 

[dbeyat45]

Not Bathurst ..... but, speaking of V8 Supercars, how's this for organizational skill?

 

[Diwundrin]

Huh, I've been around the Mountain too ya know. In a tourist bus!

Never 'tire' of watching that 2nd one.