Bathurst - 60 Years of the Great Race

(Hardback)

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The gruelling Bathurst 1000 is a race like no other: from the early days 60 years ago when ordinary road cars were pitted against one another in the toughest test imaginable to today's ultra-professional Supercars. It's the Melbourne Cup of Australian motor racing.
Every one of those first 60 years is captured here in great pictures and fast-moving anecdotes.
Follow all legends - Brock, Moffat, Lowndes, Johnson, Skaife, Perkins, Grice, Whincup, Murphy, McLaughlin, Van Gisbergen and many more - around the Mount Panorama circuit.

Author Bio

Steve Normoyle is the Editor of Motorsport News, a long time motorsport enthusiast and has over 10 years experience as a motoring and motorsport journalist. Steve is the editor ofFord: The Muscle Car Classics, Holden: The Great Years, the Great Cars,and The Ultimate Motoring Collectionfor Gelding Street Press. Luke West is a life-long motorsport tragic who has turned his passion into a career. He is an Australian motoring historian with an eye for colourful characters, quirky content and significant moments. He has a special fondness for digging up previously untold stories and bringing them to life. He spent eight years as editor of Australia's favourite retro motoring magazine, Australian Muscle Car, which followed a stint at Auto Action. He spent several seasons as a V8 Supercars on-course announcer, including twice anchoring the Bathurst 1000 PA commentary team. He's also dabbled in television commentary. He lives in Sydney's Hills District and is married with two teenage sons, who, thus far, have not caught the racing bug off their old man.