Rob Reacts to... Mark Larkham Describes The Mount Panorama Bathurst Race Track 

There is a tiny bit at the start that got a copyright slapped on it so that small section is muted.

When it's open to the public there is a speed limit and the police are there checking. There are people who do live on the circuit.

Just remember that was 1 lap... now go and do that again 160 times and THAT is Bathurst! 🇦🇺

Have LOVED Bathurst since I was a little girl. My dad worked for Ford and then had his own large Ford dealership in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. I look forward to this every year, and I’m 61 now. Would love to do a lap there.

One of the greatest races in the world. 5.5 hrs of endurance racing. Most years the time difference between first and second place is less than one second for 5.5hrs of gruling racing. There is nothing like it in the world. You must watch this years race just completed today. It keeps you on the edge. The shear brilliance in engineering and technologies of the cars and stamina of the drivers to take on every corner for 5hrs. Absolutely blows me away.

Hi Rob. I was a fire marshal there in 1983/84. The one factor Mark didn't mention which is totally unpredictable is the kangaroos. More than one has been on track during the race and since there has been a lot of rain there will be plenty of food around so I won't be surprised if a roo or 2 make an appearance this year. Cheers

The only downside to Mark's presentation is the ending, I'm expecting at 12:24 "...done, but that was just the warm up, now go do again 160 times more of the same..."

Unfortunately some of the vid got muted :(. I just want to also say every time I watch this vid it gives me goosebumps because he describes the track so god dam well and I know what the track is like cause I watch it every year. (I'm from Australia)

One thing to take into account for not just Bathurst but the other 2 enduro races that were usually on the calendar is that there are two drivers per car. So imagine how much worse then normal you'd feel crashing given you've got a whole other driver now also relying on you to get it right.

Fun fact: A few years ago the organisers of the Bathurst 1000 decided to limit the amount of alcohol people could bring in to 48 cans of beer per person per day, and fans almost rioted. Most of the time the circuit is public roads so people went up there 2 weeks before and were burying alcohol to dig up later and get round the restrictions. The whole event is basically a drinks party with a race happening in the background.

If you want a bit of a laugh I really recommend checking out the video `Darrell Waltrip Bathurst V8 Supercar Hotlaps`. He`s an American Nascar driver who is taken around for a lap of the track.

First time in Bathurst I was about 8-9 driving up Conrod with my dad looking for the "track". Wasn't till we got to the mountain we worked it out. So embarrassingly unaustralian of us.

The difficulty of this track is unbelievable, every race car driver wants to drive here, every race car driver wants to RACE here BUT not every race car driver gets the chance to race here, only a special few outside Australia will ever get the chance to come here to race this world famous race track "BATHURST MOUNT PANORAMA". Happy Bathurst Day. 🇦🇺👍😎👍🇦🇺

The thing that makes Bathurst special is that its one of the few major tracks that really will end your day in a second. No Paul Ricard tarmac run off everywhere, even Le Mans isnt as close as Bathurst. Its a track with consequences ...every lap

Another note about that speedy corner at The Chase is that you also don't want to get a puncture or a tyre problem before entering that corner or your car (like that one you mentioned that was in shambles in the sandbank) will end up being obliterated

Mate I knew you would love this video, as a former race driver who else can provide the best detailed honest commentary about the great race than Mark he is the man. Today was as always a great race always full of Oh No Moments right to the end. It was wonderful too see fan's back on the top of the mountain again has been 2 years wait for them and so many make it an annual pilgrimage. Without a doubt one of the toughest circuits in the world and yet on an average day it is a street for many who live on or near the circuit. Keep Safe Keep Strong Mate

Happy Bathurst Day!!!

Not bogans just race enthusiasts who need to eat.( the concession food would be very expensive for the whole week end) Some camp there for the whole weekend arriving days earlier to get the best spot possible for watching and enjoying the race

Glad you watched this one. Gives me a lump in the throat every time, no matter how many times I've watched it. He has done intros every other year since, but I don't know why they don't just repeat this, they're never going to make a better one!

G'day Rob. I was going to recommend this video myself, but I didn't because everyone who does a reaction on it either has it taken down or has the video muted. I'm not sure why. It's on Bizpix's channel, but he can't be the one who owns the copyright, The Ten Network were the original broadcaster, so they would own the copyright. Seems a bit cheeky if he is the one reporting it as a copyright infringement, and he has it on his channel, but he doesn't own the copyright. Anyway, it's far and away the best Bathurst video out there. Mark Larkham does a fantastic job of describing what a demanding race it is.

The Bathurst 1000 is the best motorsport event in the world and the track at Mount Panorama is amazing, there is no other track in the world like it. Going across a mountain with incredible angles and climbs truly adds to the spectacle. It is sad that we don't have Holden vs Ford (Aussie built cars) anymore, Which ever car that won the race that year meant added sales for that brand on the Monday after the event..........

MERRY BOGAN XMAS EVERYONE!!! You need a BBQ if you are going to watch 6+ hours of racing and that's not counting the support races

I wish the whole race was as exciting as this. Every year this promo gets me fired up to watch and then 7 laps in I change the channel. Admittedly I'm not a motor fan but I try .

Now you know how awesome Bathurst is!!

Gee, you did a wonderful job in commenting on this video Rob. Well done m8. i watched the whole race, it was a hoot. cheers.

And watch out for the kangaroos, which can be a totally random chaos factor...

Christmas has come early for Aussie rev heads.

the host, (Mark Larkham) did 10 years of Bathurst, highest finish was 3rd. He has been a commentator ever since.

No not rough n ready , it's 110% commitment , it's skill , it's shear pleasure watching these professionals apply their craft . THIS IS BATHURST .

Well done Rob I hope you get to see a bit of the race as for me I've got nothing else to do for 6 hours on Sunday lol. Unless you ask my misses hahaha

Only the best of the best can drive this race...not for the faint hearted....& the new cars are awesome!!

Best Tintop racing in the World ... Then there's Bathurst ... Best Track in the World ... Hands down ... Awesome

This is a very technical course and hair raising. There is a video of a Nascar driver who was taken for a lap of Mount Panorama and his reactions during that lap are very entertaining to watch.

And now you have completed lap 1. Now just 160 laps to go.

I have seen some of the greatest drivers in the world that cannot conquer this mountain, seriously seen some cry with fear.

Epic race track - Marshalling there is fantastic! When its not a race track 'The Chase' has a sign recommending drivers take the corner at 40kph !!

There are great events such as the indy 500 then there are great race tracks such Bathurst, Ive done many laps on a sim and believe me it gets the heart going in the virtual world, imagine what it is like in the real world.

G’day mate, isn’t the coverage of this, (in car cameras originally invented by Channel 7) just stunning 🎥🏁 ‘You’ve got 20 seconds of fuel’ And split second change!!!!!

This used to be seen as an endurance race.... These days it's a 1000 km sprint!... The lap times during the race are mere seconds from the lap record.. Lap after lap. All day.

This Year 2021 the safety car came out for an Echidna on Lap 105

It's the marathon of the supercars series, like the Melbourne cup is to horseracing is what Bathurst is to Supercars

biggest thing about mt panorama is that it's a very slim road so you have to really take advantage of the area's where you can overtake, it doesn't meet regulations for F1's to race though they did do a f1 promo on it a while back i believe, as for public roads not being as good for racing cars, it depends on the track and the upkeep of the road, take the Adelaide circuit, it's considered by all drivers to be 1 of the best laid tracks of all time as they make sure it's smooth and no potholes and deviations

Throw in the wet weather and it’s even more challenging 😅. Great reaction 🇦🇺

It raining in Sydney 180km away, it going to be wet on the Mountain

Another awesome clip I recommend is Bathurst 1000 Race History in HD narrated by Russell Crowe.

The video gives me chills every time...

The crash you commented on “that’s not even a car anymore” That was lap 1 of 161 in the 2010 race, it was driver Fabian Coulthard (yes, he is a distant relative of David Coulthard from F1) On the start line another cars bumper rubbed against his left rear tyre as they fought for position, casing a weak spot on the tyre. As he then gets to the end of Conrod Straight (doing 290 - 300km) the weak tyre let’s go because that’s the point of the track it’s under the most load, as well as the car weighing the heaviest it can weigh because it has a nearly full 140L fuel tank. Anyway, the tyre let go turning him side ways and into the sand trap, the car digs into the sand and rolls (7 times I think). He then gets out and walks away unassisted.

Are you aware of the history of the race? It used to be for developing cars for the road - not a commercial enterprise. My parents took me there as a toddler - it rained and was so wet that it was safer to walk about without shoes, then to risk losing them in the mud. I'd not want to try that these days - never know what you'd step on. Hubby and daughter have been glued all day, since this is race day.

Look for some of the footage of the wet conditions that have occurred in the past 😮

When Charli gets her visa to visit Australia she can drive around it and tell you what it was like! Seriously, if you lift your game you must visit it when you come out. Your mind will be blown.

Just for those unaware, the idea of the "Grate" is not to miss it! But knowing that it is the latest turn in point at that section of the track. It's extremely fast, and the car usually bottoms out under load.

I would be very surprised if the reaction shot of those guys in the pits was directly following the guy driving at The Grate...

I'm an Aussie, to me Bathurst is bigger than X-Mas. I don't need a big to get me excited about it. It's on the calendar and marked off day until the big weekend.

hi Rob if you want to see what it looks like from inside the car look for moutain man mostert . the record 2.03.373 lap record bathurst 1000 supercars 2021

Rob,I don't know if you know but Larko is an ex driver,pole sitter one year, never won unfortunately ,no hills here mate walked it a couple of times the TV hides the gradient it's a proper Mtn, you have to experience this race live one year you'll have a blast and Realise how daunting this track is, l don't know about the bogan mate lol,nothing's more Australian than camping their with BBQ,come October. I've watched this race for around 50 yrs now, and this description by Mark is as good an intro to Bathurst as it gets

Generally Australian TV networks are awesome at pre-event adverts/stories. This one being a great example. Bathurst is such a pressure cooker. You are not only racing for yourself, but also for your co-driver. (2 drivers per car, each driver must complete a certain number of laps) I looked up some stats for Bathurst: each car will consume nearly 800 litres of fuel. A driver will lose between 3% to 5% of body weight during the race.(sweat) They even have an alcohol limit on the 'bogans' ...1 carton of beer per day, per person. (24 cans) or, 36 cans of light beer, or 24 cans of pre mixed spirits, or maybe you're a wine drinker, well you are allowed 4 litres per day.......lol 🤯

It's still a car m8 , just needs a little Duct tape :)

The safety car was just out because there was an echidna on the track. Can't get more Australian than that!

It's not generally an open road, as in used by general traffic, you have to let them know you want to go around it and ask permission to do it now! I am never doing it again one of the corners down from the Mountain was like being on a ski course with blind spots! 😳

Greatest hype video in the world 😊

"the Chase" use to be a simple Left hand turn. Lots of fun when the drivers had to slow down to make that turn.

I lived in Bathurst. We used to go away for race weekends. At Easter it was motorbikes. Besides not being able to park to shop in town. The constant noise of the engines drove me nuts and no matter where I lived I could hear it. We did stay twice when our boys were teens. Their school owned one side of Conrod Straight so they got to go for free. My brother in law and my sister were Police there. He took our new car with my husband for a test drive on the Mount. We didn’t know our car could go that fast and my husband wasn’t sure he was going home alive. A friend with a radar gun gave us the speed. If this is your thing then you have to go. It isn’t mine but my husband went once.

Check out Peter Brook giving an interview in the middle of the race

I tear up watching that video

Here is an interesting fact on How Forrest's Elbow got its name.... Forrest's Elbow Named after Jack Forrest, a motorcycle racer who scraped his elbow away after dropping his bike on the corner, it is a sharp left-hand turn that leads on to the high-speed straight on Con-rod.

I read somewhere that said Bathurst is our religion and the mountain is our church and it’s true. This is the best damm weekend of the year. We LOVE our V8’s👍🏻 When you’re travelling at 300klm’s an hour you must use your brain. The ‘boguns’ give the race more character 🤣

It’s finally here, hope your watching, and also it may not even be your fault, looked what happened to Grosjean (F1), didn’t see it coming.

We just had this race 2022! His advice here fell on deaf ears, it was so dangerous with the weather but they still flew around like "hoons" and wrecked other people's total commitment to excellence and the waste of the best prepared cars!! 😠

The "thats not even a car" comment...first lap, had a slight touch with another car which was enough to compromise the tire and under the load of the corner it blew and threw the car off the track. Got out and walked away.

Went around the track in a coach when I was on my school camp at primary school lol unfortunately it’s the only time I’ve been there 🥺

You should attend one year and experience it in person

He knows his stuff, check out top ten 1999 Bathurst shoot out, his lap looks slow, in fact he put it on pole,

Its turned into a 1000 km sprint race

And then you also sometimes have a kangaroo on the track. Sometimes the weather will be sunny at the bottom of the hill and raining or snowing at the top

Do not forget the debris resulting from an endurance race... a little bit oil on the track, a bit of tyre, a little stone... and it is OVER.

100% 0f the time for 161 laps. 👍

It isn't a bogan event.... it's an AUSSIE event!!! And we are damn proud of our Mt Panorama!!! Snags , chops, steaks and roasts.... it's all aussie to us!!! and the best motor sport event IN THE WORLD!!!

good job mate but got to go the big race just started.

G'day Rob, those Race driving are hero's and the cream of a dangerous Sport, l ride a high powered Motorcycle 🏍️ on Australia roads where car drivers just don't look for bikes on the open road, so for 16 broken bones in two being hit by a car, one time pushed of the road and there with a broken leg and arm 10 hours before someone stoped and in 10 hours only 2 cars went past, l time my hat of to anyone who rides in Australia, that's why we are called temporary Aussie. Cheers, mate Neil.

This like driving around your suburban street at 285 km per hour.

Its a race where the firm favourite runs out of petrol , the last in pre qualifying wins it , where one year you can win it the next year you are spat out due to a mechanical failure. The drama lifts you up and dumps you down

If that doesn't get you fired up you better check your pulse !!

i was surprised how much you knew about our famous aussie race, but did you know it is in several video games as well. Gran Turismo 7 GRID Legends Project CARS 3 Assetto Corsa Competizione Gran Turismo Sport Forza Motorsport 7 Project CARS 2 Project CARS just to name a few

The video doesn't show how steep this place is,both up & down the track.There is a vid of a couple walking around one lap.......even then it doesn't really tell you because of the camera. Driving around @ 60kph is frightening in several places,especially "the Dipper".

Nearly Bathurst time! 💥

This Sunday 9 October and its going to be Wet!!!!

Broken left leg in the blue Car have a good look.

if you are fortunate enough your car does get the chance to take the 3,703 corners and not fail. By far the greatest race track in Australia and well and truly one of the greatest in the world. Larko describes this track better then anyone.

For me, the most alarming thing about this video is dust allergy. Or the pollen count on the day they shot it.

Just finished watching it an hour ago 👍

to finish 1st u first have to finish!

This track only gets harder to race on each year as the drivers get better, and the cars get faster. Plus the conditions here are unpredictable. This track hasn't even thrown everything at these drivers. It commands respect. Fail to give the mountain the respect it deserves and it'll ruin your day.

Not so much Bogan...But quintessentially Australian!

Commiting to certain scenarios before hand is a wise way to drive, not just on a race track (tarmac or ralley) but also just driving to work at peak hour. How many times have you seen idiots focusing on the car in front of them when you should look 5,6,7 cars ahead and predict what's going to happen?. Anyway that's my spiel for today.

Nascar eat your heart out, 163 laps of Mt. Panorama!! Definately sorts the men from the wanabees😂

Watch the darrel waltrip v8 supercar bathurst lap

A great race today unfortunately a lot of safety car laps due to crashes. Close finish

It is the greatest race on earth

► Fastest Ever Recorded Lap at Mount Panorama, Bathurst - In Car with Allan Simonsen ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XM4QpKaTNtc.html Danish sports car ace, Allan Simonsen sets the fastest ever recorded time around the most difficult Australian circuit -- Mount Panorama, Bathurst -- just two hours drive west from Sydney. It's the latest specification MICHELOTTO FERRARI 458 GT3, prepared by MARANELLO MOTORSPORT - in Melbourne. Simonsen is no stranger to racing a FERRARI 458 GT3, having campaigned a Le Mans Series GTE-Pro spec variant last year throughout Europe and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with podium results. The very same car started from pole at the 2011 24 Hours of Nürburbring, with Allan onboard. Sit back and enjoy how much quicker this Italian machine is around The Mountain - than a V8 Supercar. ► Full Onboard Camera Lap of Bathurst with Jenson Button! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fZXdW7j64FE.html Lap on Mount Panorama Bathurst Circuit with the Mclaren Mercedes F1 of Jenson Button. All the lap is on a full onboard camera ► Mount Panorama production car lap record - PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS - Vbox ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gYIwR2BIr_g.html Nov 27, 2020 02:32 ---------------------------- CHANNEL: JeffMortonRacing ru-vid.com/show-UCQy-mg2aIBndCTx6FXNbgdw ; Watch Jeff Morton set a 2:14.2 the fastest-ever production car lap ; time around Mount Panorama, in his PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS at 2020 ; Challenge Bathurst. : The 2019 PORSCHE GT2RS #RedThunderRS used Goodyear's latest ultra high performance street tyre the Eagle F1 SuperSport RS to set the record. ► Waltrip's Ride Of A Lifetime ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kLkLtBkUVuo.html Team BOC's Jason Bright gave NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip his first taste of a V8 Supercar today = taking him for some hot laps around Mount Panorama. [2011] ► HOW THE WTCC CIRCUS OPERATES Bathurst 1987 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkRTeLgNV28.html Oct 3, 2014 05:43 ----------------------------- CHANNEL: Super100MPH ru-vid.com/show-UCtbHZdM_9O-BcXOwLRkqMiw » ru-vid.com Short video about the running of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship at Bathurst in 1987. Presented by Garry Wilkinson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_World_Touring_Car_Championship_season en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_James_Hardie_1000 © All credit to Channel 7 Sport - Australia ► 1987 MOFFAT/HARVEY WTCC Winning At Monza ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2xcU_WJ1ZQ4.html May 28, 2014 06:19 ---------------------------- CHANNEL: Super100MPH ru-vid.com/show-UCtbHZdM_9O-BcXOwLRkqMiw Allan Moffat and John Harvey teamed up in the #5 Rothmans HOLDEN Commodore to win the inaugural round of the World Touring Car Championship at Monza, Italy in March 1987 Despite finishing seventh on track, it was later found that the leading six BMWs had been given the "Jenny Craig touch" as commentator Mike Raymond put it, and were disqualified. ► ALLAN GRICE Takes HOLDEN Commodore To Europe 1986 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-omj-RLuPaII.html Step back in Australian Touring Car History and revisit the guts a determination of the Aussies Allan Grice and Peter Brock who took on the Europeans in their own backyard back in 1986. Together they won the King's Cup. created this video with the RU-vid Video Editor (ru-vid.com)

Try 24 hours of racing around that track and add trying to keep the car shipshape condition is nearly not possible