NASCAR Fan Reacts to Australian Supercars Lap Record - Bathurst - Scott McLaughlin 

Didn't want to like as it was at 351 likes.... sorry ford fans it was likable..... been loving watching an american getting into aussie v8's and tim tams. Kuda

I am super super impressed with how much you appreciate our V8 Supercars. Dude, you've been an Aussie the whole time you just didn't know it!

I was on the top of the mountain that day right in front of a big screen. I’m 100% Holden but that lap was special and the crowd went nuts when he crossed the finish line. He could drive a wet sponge he has so much talent.

Scotty Mac is a legend... He's over your way now racing Indy Car for Roger Penske

Much respect to you for the little tribute to Brocky! I can still remember where I was the day he left us. Literally had just got home from school when my dad told me. I remember just seeing the images of his accident on the news completely in tears for about 2 or 3 hours. 15 years has gone so fast! R.I.P Brocky

That day was awesome for me. I had my family and friends over and I was raging for Scotty to get the win. That lap(and the race) blew our minds and made us shed a tear for the last Great race to have a Ford Falcon.

i get chills every time i watch this lap, it was absolutely off tap

Scott is now racing in Indycar

As a DJR/McLaughlin fan that was one of my favourite moments in recent years.

I'm a fan of old, but seeing Scott McLaughlin pushing it right to the edge and throwing that Falcon so furiously around Bathurst like that to break the lap record... Well, that reminds me of the old days, and it brings a real smile to my face. 😊

I like most car racing. But especially love Bathurst.

Still need to check out Touring Car Masters mate! They support the V8 Supercars. Old USA and AUS muscle cars. And of course they race at Bathurst

Just think, how much skill is required not only to put 1 lap together like this, but the drivers have to do it consistently 161 times! Stay safe, mate!

Nothing beats the sound of these beasts hurling around the track in person, the absolute pure raw beauty of those things screaming is bliss Fortunate enough to work for Supercars now ❤️

Great reaction, watched that lap live and was yelling from the couch as I'm a big DJR fan :) if you want another great video, last couple of laps of the 2014 race (thumbnail was behind you at the end), edge of the seat stuff!

Moments like these are what makes not only Bathurst special, but mortorsport in general. It was such a good lap!

You said the new cars don’t resemble street cars. I must correct you . The car in this video is a Ford Falcon FGX. The last Australian made falcon. It is very much a production car . I own one as my family car. It’s identical except for the huge rear spoiler .

I sat right on the inside of turn 8 at the Adelaide street race, and these engines dont scream they ROAR. Ya gotta hear 'em live.

Mention of the word "screaming" and associating it with the time registered here pales to insignificance when we take in the screaming 1:48.8 of Jensen Button into account back in 2011. Yes it was unofficial but the F1 McLaren sounded like a beehive on wheels as it maxed out on Conrod.

Thanks for a great reaction, and for being a true fan of our favourite motor sport. And thanks heaps for the Peter Brock intro - it means a lot to many people. Cheers mate.

Awesome!!! I'ma Holden boy but that was one Hot lap! Thanks for the shoutout to Brocky as well!

That spot where he brought up all the dirt is McPhillamy Park. A friend of mine who used to be a race driver said when you flew around that corner was the scariest part of the lap because of the speed.

Scott McLaughlin is a New Zealand racing driver. He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 3 Dallara-Chevrolet for Team Penske.

I love the 60s, 70s and 80s more so as well mate. But definitely gotta respect the driving behind that clip!

Amazingly, the falcons and commodores looked, from the outside, still fairly close to the FPR & HSV cars that were available commercially; once you get inside the skin, however, it’s a whole different ballgame!

Love this shell livery and the whole car what an incredible lap record by Scott McLachlan.

Thanks for putting this on ,I loved watching this just amazing and in the mighty Ford Falcon :)

Ian you know Penske took that falcon home with him to put in his museum

I’ve watched this lap soooo many times and it still gives my goose bumps. So glad u loved it..

Another great kiwi export, another great reaction. RIP Brocky 🙏🤟❤

Great review. I saw this live on TV and almost as impressive was the lap of honor he did immediately after waving to the crowd seeing everyone on their feet going nuts acknowledging the greatness of what they just witnessed

The guy commenting is Mark Sfaife maybe Ian you should check out some the Holden race cars he drove. RIP Brocky. Also Jim Richards, Maccos. Ambrose, Craig Lowndes were also very good driver too look at.. Cheers Ian.

Good to see you finally reviewed this lap mate 🤙🏻 FORD POWER !!!!

The guy is a Monster of a driver. His feats so far in INDYCAR have been really awesome to watch. Big Call but I reckon he’ll be a contender for the championship 🎉

👍🦘 Was there on the day and it still gets my heart beating fast, thanks for posting this. I will remember it for many years to come.

I was there when this happened! Love your channel mate, gives me goosebumps watching this again. If you want some personal videos of the race let me know and I can send them through from Raceday.

Im 43 born in 1977 in Australia and I always say forced to watch Bathurst as a kid because well late 80s early 90s let's be real all households only had 1 tv and in Australia 4 channels max. My dad was a huge Dick Johnson fan but I think back to thst era and still now people are very dire hard Ford or Holden. I've lived in the UK for 15 years but I do get a kick out of watching these videos because it reminds me of how partisan people and families were and are. Does anyone remember Dicky J rolling his green car and this is where I need my fellow aussie to remind me which bend it was and what year it was? Honestly how I remember that so many years later is mad

These engines are so high strung, they are a engineering marvel. Short stroked, to rev out to 9.5K out of a piston engine is insane.

I kinda binged your channel this long weekend. There's some fun stuff there mate.

Peter Brock is everyone's favourite. The man was truly amazing

I was there for that lap. As a kiwi at the mountain for the first time it made it pretty special.

Im impressed with you Supercar knowledge and embarrassed as you know a few things i didnt LOL Great reaction cheers man be well :) Kia Ora from NZ Subbed ny brother :)

me and a mate own the Bathurst Joint Lap Record in a Toyota Coaster bus , (both directions) the "joint lap record" consisted of driving while the co driver (me) rolled joints which we smoked, we only drove at the normal road speed limit, but it was a blast !

Lovely driving. Thanks IWrocker.

Subbed just because of your shoutout to our beloved Legend Peter Brock. You’re the man bro 🤙🏾

Peter Brock would of wrote “Follow your dreams”. What a lap

Over the top of the mountain past "the grate" on the extreme right wall at McPhillamy Pk to "Skyline" (named by Brock) is SO on the limit, so on the edge. Skyline is just that... It's as if your driving off a cliff before "the dipper" and tbe esses... the mountain is the holy land. Today is Monday 22nd November. The next and final supercar round is Bathurst. We can't wait! Warm regards from Sydney mate and keep spreading the word

He had an illegal engine for this lap so the record was scratched but some how he retained his spot on pole position even though he cheated 🤨

Was in the crowd watching this lap, still get goosebumps when I watch it.

Top stuff. It was great to see a number 17 back at the front again, where it belongs :) . Cheers. RIP PB.

I did a drive day at Bathurst, followed by hot laps with Steven Johnson. Across the top of the mountain, going as fast as I could, has been one of the best experiences of my life. To have spent my life watching Bathurst - including as a kid, getting up with my Dad to watch the start of the race in the dark - and then drive it in something as close to a racecar as I'll ever drive, was absolutely fantastic.

This was at my first visit to the mountain. I was up at skyline watching Scotty fly past. It was a sight to see. The way that track changes in elevation is just insane. Shame that they didn't finish the race but he is one amazing driver.

I have 2013 Ford FG MK2 XR6T Ute, but an SVG fan. Here’s what you need to know about a lap that no longer exist as a record…. McLaughlin piloted his Ford Mustang around the 6.213 kilometre track in a scorching two minutes, 03.3783 seconds lap to claim pole position in the Great Race for the second time. The star Kiwi then went on to win the Bathurst 1000 alongside co-driver Alex Premat, but by that stage the team had replaced the engine in question after engineers spotted a potential issue. But on Sunday CAMS stewards released their decision regarding a technical breach in the #17 Shell V-Power Racing Mustang's engine used by McLaughlin in qualifying and the shootout. The engine was examined by Supercars' technical personnel and the valve lift in a number of cylinders was found to have exceeded the maximum permitted valve lift prescribed for car #17. "Following the event, engine 009, which was used in car #17 in practice sessions one to seven, in qualifying for race 25 and in the top 10 shootout (and then replaced prior to the warm up for race 25), was examined by Supercars technical personnel and the valve lift in a number of cylinders was found to have exceeded the maximum permitted valve lift prescribed by the ESD for car #17," the stewards report stated. While officials stated the breach was not deliberate, as the engine did contravene the regulation, McLaughlin and Premat have been disqualified from Bathurst qualifying and the shootout. That means McLaughlin's 2:03.3783 lap record no longer stands.

Peter Perfect as he was known down here in Aus, the only driver to race with one arm resting on the window. R.I.P Peter Brock

This guy is racing in America, he was by far the best driver here in Australia and kept ford at the pointy end winning nearly everything. Proof of how good he is ford aren't anywhere near as dominant since he left.

Shows how fast greg Murphy was took 15 years to beat it by a second

fun fact, greg murphy and scott mclaughlin are very close family friends, scotty used to stay at gregs house when he was a kid and greg was racing

Bathurst's Mount Panorama is the gnarliest race track on the planet. Also thank you for paying tribute to Brock, he died in a road race in Gidgegannup, a country town not far from Perth where I live in western Australia, have been to see it, it is quite discreet and the locals don't really like too many people crowding it. Cheers mate, will try to get ya more Aussie stuff when I can afford it, and make sure that they can make the trip without spoiling.

Mate thanks for your kind and respectful words towards Brocky!

Only been to 1 Bathurst, sitting on the final corner when his race got ruined in 2016. If you ever get the chance to go to this event, do it. Once you've been there 4 days, it doesn't matter who wins. Best atmosphere in racing, you have to go at least once.

I live an hour from Bathurst and have driven the track and been to race days quiet a few times, but you cannot truly fathom just how steep and tight the top is and how fast these guys are hauling down the track.

I was there, standing on the hill at hells corner watching scotty fly up mountain straight. it was an amazing experience i won't forget and how the crowd erupted once he finished that lap. I can actually see myself in the video.

You cant appreciate how steep and undulating the top is until you drive round it. The speeds they do is insane.

I was lucky enough to be at the track to experience that lap live such an amazing lap

This is the true last Ford Falcon sedan (FG XR8) produced in Australia in late 2016. The American made Mustang isn't as good as the Falcon. Ford Falcons and Holden Commodore were unbeatable. Scotty MaLachlan is a master driver and I miss the street production cars racing especially on Mt. Panorama. Australian quality made vehicles. Can't beat then.

***** IAN,,CHECK out 2014 Bathurst ..especially last 5 laps !!!! ITS the best EVER bathurst finish of ALL TIME !!!!!!!!! and i have been a fan since the 70s !!!!!

Yea!!! so good, love this! Watch this before I go to the supermarket

The car actually is very similar looking to the Last falcon of Australia on which it is based (in looks only)

Greg Murphy's lap record of 2003 pole position of 2:06.8594 at Bathurst in a Commodore stood as the fastest lap ever recorded at Mount Panorama Circuit until it was eclipsed seven years later. That's seven years of new model racing cars before it was eclipsed Scott McLaughlin's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 record was in 2017 at 2.03.831

Great to see an American Nascar fan impressed by our V8 Supercars at Mount Panorama. Great video. I've never heard an Australian commentator mention about the "screaming" V8 but you are right! And as a Ford fan since a kid when Fords went 1-2 in 1977 great to know a Ford holds the qualifying lap record. RIP Brocky.

Loving ya work Brother

I can tell you now it was one of the most amazing experiences watching that live.

I live at Bathurst and hope you get the chance to come over and see the race. To go around the track will give you even more respect for what these guys do. You can't see how steap the slopes is or how tight it is on tv. It leaves everyone wondering how they do it.

This is a public road and even at the speed limit, it's a tough ride. These guys who race at this speed are brilliant and for 1,000km? Insane. This is the best day of the year on Aussie TV.

Having driven the circuit in a road car, it is a total shock how steep it is and how tight corners like the Cutting and The Dipper are and how steep Conrod is mindblowing. Staying on my side of the road through the dipper, the first time through I cocked it up at 25mph. You are riding the brakes most of the way down Conrod as gravity will drag the car to twice the speed limit. Watching a race car (even a Ford) driven like this run is very special.

10% of the top ten shoot out. The other 9 guys trying with the pressure of no second chance is a multiplier for "lap of the gods"

Bro Finally i love love love this lap

Bathurst is a great place and race for sure. And you're right, the TV coverage of this event is awesome.

Revisiting this to let you know, Scotty just won the most recent Indycar race and his 2nd of the season and he and both team mates are all in the top 10 of the championship

They are absolutely production cars. They rip the guts out of them, put in a cage based on the weight removed but if you have got enough cash, they produce that for you based on road specs. A mate of mine, Michael Massi, was race director for a time. I worked around Indy when it was here.

I was right there at McPhillamy Park watching the Top 10 shootout that year, as I did from 2013 through 2019. I'm a Scotty fan. We thought he'd lost time in the dirt, but no. What a memory. I want to go back. I'm praying that things change Down Under. Love that country.

Biggest crash was Bill Brown rolling his GTHO along the fence in 1971 I think. The car was destroyed & Brown walked away somehow. If you find it look for a spectator almost losing his manhood as he jumps away from the disintegrating car.

Those V8s in real life are so loud I love it I got to meet Scott as well that was pretty cool

Ian it's funny that you say you like the older cars . That car to buy has the coyote but the race car runs 5.0 Windsor and the commodore run 5L small block chev. Not the LS they are sold with.

It looks scary on the screen, I have done laps on the track with a 60kmh speed limit on both a motorbike and in a car, it is so much more scary in the flesh, your respect for the drivers grows exponentially.

Remember this live was absolutely amazing was on the edge of my seat still gives me chills

Honestly, the top 10 shootout is the best thing to watch. It’s sometimes better than the race itself! Haha I’ve been lucky enough to view them a few times volunteering there, and it’s something else. Everyone, even the vendors, stop for 10 of the best laps they’ll watch all year. It is next level stuff. Do yourself a favour and go to at least one 1000 race in your life

Bathurst is the toughest track in the world, but remember this !! . These drivers do this 161 times in 1 day!!!!!.

the high speed corner down the hill they are doing 280 plus kmph, full commit no lift. one of the fastest corners in the series

If you think this is great, check him out in the Volvo, absolute madlad in that, I'll never forget his Clipsal race against Whincup

Haha, live in Bathurst, crazy to think it's a public road... Work on the side of this mountain. Go to uni on the bottom of it. Great sound coming off it resonates all through Bathurst 👌

Great respect to you mate i live in Perth Western Australia and not to far away from Peter Brock's crash site. Every year our car club West Coast Commodores has a charity run from Midland up the hills and then stop at Guilford for a day of checking out cars ect this year we raised a tidy sum all of which went to Telethon ( its a charity for sick kids) one person donated $10,000 just thought i would put this out there as i have seen a few of your videos and Brocky was a true champion.

I've been fortunate enough to be able to go for a hot lap around Eastern Creek with Scotty. Best ride of my life!

IW... watch him go through the chase again he is holding it flat, and you can see the exact moment where he slams his foot on the brake to take the left hander, the whole car sucks to the ground. Frikken awesome.

I don't know how the hell these guys even fit their enormously huge balls in the car.

Back in the day Conrod Straight was just that.....straight from top to bottom.....and there were classes,which put everything from Toyota Corollas to A9X SLR 5000's going up against The Mountain together..... Over the years it morphed into a round of the SuperCar Series....the race is still awesome,but call me old or old-fashioned......but I miss the 70's and 80's races...... To watch an XC Ford Cobra hurtling down Conrod overtaking RX3 Mazdas who were trying just as hard to not win,but just to finish the race,is what made the Great Race great.....

That was a good day for ford Australia & Scott,,, so sad we will never see Holden & Ford Australia Fight it out on the mountain never ever again. 😔 🇦🇺

Correction #Additional: "the grate" up against the extreme right wall coming over tbe top is technically at Reid Pk... which rapidly transitions to McPhillamy... :)

That was a nice intro brother.

it wasn't just an absolute ripper of a lap but it was daylight between him and 2nd which made it even more amazing