The Greatest Motor Race EVER 

To play the devil’s advocate here; I’d love to see the absolute worst race of all time. It’d be interesting to hear about races in other categories equivalent to Spa 2021.

I was at Mount Panorama that day, watching at Forrest Elbow to see Mostert overtake Whincup. I've never cheered for a Ford before or since. It's the greatest race of all time, no question.

I love at 10:29 when the 6 car hit the tyre bundle you can see an empty beer can roll from out of the barrier. Please don't ever change Australia. Hahahah

This video is an absolute gem. Josh, please consider making videos about other iconic races of the past. The video editing, the background stories - they were all top notch. It was just 25 minutes, but you've managed to make me invest my emotions into these drivers. Stellar job!

Josh, this might be the best video you've ever done. I've only ever seen glimpses of Supercars, but this. This is art

Please turn this into a series! There are so many races out there that would make a great video. Le Mans 2011 for example is such a great story.

I watched the race live as a 14 year old kid, and it was the first time I watched it the whole way thru, and was standing in front of the TV for the last 5 laps, shouting with my family for the last. Absolutely riveting racing like I've never seen before or since. The fact that this single race from my small corner of Australia is internationally renowned as the greatest race in motorsport just blows my mind. Makes me so proud to be Australian. And holy shit someone needs to make a movie about this or something. Everyone should know about this race.

This IS the best race track on earth. Hands down. Topping 300km/h down conrod straight an throwing it through a 30° kick while grabbing the brakes with all your might is just one death defying parts of this beautiful layout. What an exceptional job of describing it mate. Loved this production.

Honestly it’s crazy to think that winning Bathurst is more sought after than actually winning the championship

I'll always remember the day I saw Whincup win the Bathurst 999.

I was born and grew up in the heartland of American NASCAR, and I've watched the slow, money-fueled death of a sport I loved. I have to say this is the most refreshing racing I've seen in years.

This was my second Bathurst, I set aside time to watch it as I'm in Europe. I was absolutely floored with this and it's still my all-time greatest day spent :)

I’ve always said that the 2014 Bathurst 1000 was the greatest race I’ve seen. So happy to see it getting more attention. The full race is up on the Supercars official channel if anyone is interested.

The Bathurst 12 hour in 2015 had one of the most dramatic race finishes I've seen as well. What a circuit, it always just throws absolutely mental curveballs and it's a joy to watch pretty much anything race around it.

I can’t believe this was 8 years ago. Feels like yesterday. It sometimes feels like I am the only Whincup fan in Australia. Was so painful to watch that last lap. You knew what would happen, but to go down swinging like that was beautiful.

Every time I watch the last lap of this race it gives me chills. And the whole thing had every exciting characteristic of racing. Without doubt its the purest, most visceral example of motorsport Ive ever seen. This race got me into racing, and racing saved my life by pulling me out of a pit of despair and self-doubt. And for that, that last lap pass will forever be engrained in my memory.

great first 33 seconds I love it so far

That video brought back so many memories. Stayed up trough the night (I‘m German) to watch the race, all those safety cars, the heartbreak of Gizzy‘s starter motor failure and the tension when Jamie just ignored Dutto’s (that was his engineer that year right) calls to safe fuel… What a race!!

Awesome video. Le Mans regularly throws up ridiculous stories of cars coming from nowhere after being in a pit for half an hour to win it, but Mount Panorama is such a circuit which really proves the classic motor racing adage - to finish first, first you must finish. Brutal track.

I live in Sydney Australia. I drove my 6 litre, V8 Commodore SS to Bathurst that weekend to watch the race. The last 30 minutes was absolutely electric. No one saw that coming. A lot of beer was consumed that day.

I know how this story starts, I know how it ends, and yet this is riveting. Absolutely fantastic story, brilliantly told.

V8 Supercars are severely underrated.

07:25 dude just straight won at nascar at the first time driving it, best prediction ever

Also the fact that SVG aka Shane won a nascar street race this year in Chicago was amazing he showed how its done

Edited like a docudrama narrated like a documentary. Love it

I miss when V8 supercars had 5 manufacturers. Made for some wild racing!

For me one of the best, besides all of the Brock victories was Larry Perkins in 1993 wiping the floor with everyone in his VP Commodore with the last Holden V8 to race at Bathhurst. Built by Perkins Engineering when every one else changed to Chevy V8's. RIP Holden.

This is easily the best put together Motorsport story I have ever seen on RU-vid. Well done sir.

I first heard of Bathurst in 1997, when it staged the Supertouring Bathurst 1000. It was a field stacked with world class drivers from Touring Cars; Alain Menu (fresh from dominating the BTCC that year), Jason Plato, Rickard Rydell, John Cleland, Frank Biela and even from drivers more experienced in endurance racing, like David and Geoff Brabham, Peter Brock and 1980 F1 World Champion Alan Jones. To cap off how much of an impact this race had on my interest, Murray Walker flew out to Mount Panorama to commentate on it. It had a memorable conclusion for the pair that finished in 14th, the Fastway sponsored Peugeot 405 of Tony Newman and Dwayne Bewley. On the run to the flag, Bewley had the car grind to a halt and in a manner that Nigel Mansell would recognise from Dallas in 1984, Bewley literally pushed the car over the line bodily, up hill all the way

Damn, Josh, that's just another level of action, storytelling and video creating That's just something! Greets from Belarus!

I remember watching this live in 2014 growing up around the Australian car scene as a Falcon man.. This finish was unforgettable. The 2014 Bathurst was incredible.

First time viewer of your channel but I watched this video in full because your storytelling and humour really kept it engaging. Your style really reminds of Internet Historian but for car guys. Keep it up mate!

Love this, not only the story but the production of this video Also loving that Aussie motorsport getting more recognition

I was there cheering on the Nissans, drunk as hell yelling "Gaffa Taaaaape!!!" as they flew across the top of the mountain in that shell of a 360 car!

Who went to watch this again after Chicago NASCAR race?

7:27 SVG!! Man's on track to be a motorsport legend, Josh gave him a top notch promo/shoutout.

I remember watching this when I was still posted to Adelaide and screaming like a lunatic, was a little pissy that Frosty got screwed over but still a unforgettable finish. Combine this race and Greg Murphy's lap of the gods and you cant pass up on the supercars.

I think the one in 1995 with larry perkins going from last to first is equally epic

Peter Brock and Mark Skaife were my favourite drivers as a kid. My brother would record every Bathurst, so I got to watch the races from the mid 80’s to mid 90’s, despite being too young to watch them at the time. The Holy Mountain and Brock was always a combination that had me glued to the tv.

I remember at the time thinking that was the best race I'd seen. The way you brought it back to life was awesome, totally forgot how many incidents there were in that race.

Bathurst is the best track in the world, coming from a brit who has been watching as much supercars as I can for about 10 years, the 1000 is a special special race. 2014 was incredible

12:50 Australian Supercars: You wanna fix the car under red. No problem NASCAR: If you so much as lay a finger on that car I’ll cut your hands off

This will never be replicated ever, to start dead last and win by only leading 1 lap the whole day which of course was the final lap of the race is just insane! RIP Ford Falcon you will forever be missed

You've done this race justice, Josh! Excellent story telling, brilliant production; Just awesome.

The hard work, time and effort you put into writing your script and telling a story is impressive. The kiwi humor sprinkled throughout is the icing on the cake and you never fail to catch me off guard.

The Bathurst 1000 is always amazing. Mount Panorama has to be one of the coolest race tracks out there and to see these guys flying around it with there being points where they'll be on 3 wheels as they crest a hill it's just nuts F1 could never have a race like it

Thanks from Canada, Josh. I love Bathurst because it shows Aussies doing what they do best: good at being insane and being insanely good. You guys NEED a whole continent to yourselves! Time for a Bathurst binge.

watched this video... then watched the 8+ hours of that race from beginning to the end... now watching this video again! I don't know why I never watched this series before?! Thanks for pointing me in this direction! :D

I was following how the Bathurst 1000 was going on Sunday, same day as the Japanese GP. Some guy on twitch was livestreaming it. I'm kinda glad the red flag lasted that long in Japan, because it was perfectly timed so I could watch the end of Bathurst. Even though V8 Supercars are slower than F1, and weren't racing in the rain, I'd argue that watching the drivers chuck these things around the track was more entertaining. Bathurst really saved my Japanese GP weekend

I would love more videos like this, focused on the greatest races of each racing discipline!

And this is one of the best videos about a race of all time..

Man I tell you. Never been to your channel before, and I knew it was going to be a story from Bathurst. I live in the U.S. and both the V8 supercar 1000km and GT3 12hr races both have huge followings here. The GT3 race tells a great story almost every year. Underdogs become heros, etc.

Am I the only one who would love to see Vettel & Ricciardo take the race next year in a Red Bull team car?

I experience the "best race" every fall when I find out Boo-Berry are back on the shelves of the local grocery store.

7:19 your opinion of SVG has aged like fine wine especially after that nascar win

As an Australian that watched that race live in all its glory I cried at the end what a spectacular ending to a spectacular race. Fantastic video and great editing mate loved every second of it ❤

Literally my favourite race ever Im a long suffering Ford fan and I had all my mates over to watch this one and I will never forget how intense the last 10 laps were and the pure elation of seeing chaz get him at the elbow! He made a life long fan that day

What an absolutely fantastic recap of this race. One of the best Bathurst recaps. I’d love to see you do 2005, because while the end result wasn’t as dramatic, it had a lot of stuff happen that’s still famous today - Lowndes getting hit by a tire, Ambrose soaring away only to hear “are you wearing your balaclava” which then ended up putting him in the position to have the crash with Murph… one of the final years teams put both their regular drivers in the car and won… Whincup’s last Bathurst before joining T8 and becoming a dominant force, Jason Richards on the podium. Another of the all time great races IMO

Thank you to the amazing commentary. I have now watched this video 3 times. I was working at the pub and had made bets with co worker that mostert to win. The TAB was paying $300 to $1 for Mostert and Morris to win. One of those days I wish “I put money where my mouth is” Great video. Thanks Scotty

I absolutely loved this race, watched it live when i was about 5-6 (14 now). It made me love V8 Supercars, motorsport even as a whole.

Bathurst as a circuit is underrated, undermentioned, understated etc.,. It's a track that has everything you expect from places like Nordschleife, Spa etc., but it doesn't get that same recognition. The racing is epic. I wonder how it would be in wet weather.

Another great race, I feel, is the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. This race was wonderful for more than just the race, the race itself saved Darlington's future on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Because of how abrasive the old surface of Darlington was, the tyres get used very quickly, and due to parts of qualifying having not taken place due to rain, the starting lineup is weird, unfamiliar drivers were up front and the more established front runners were lower down the field. Long story short, due to the tyre situation, the lead ended up changing 15 times on the day and it boiled down to a brewing battle between two unlikely drivers, Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven. Heading into the final few laps, Craven, through biding his time and not being as hard on his tyres, was closing in on Busch hand over fist. This was partially because of Busch's tyres being past their best but also because Busch's car had lost power steering in the second half of the race. With 3 laps to go, Craven makes his move, but doesn't have enough momentum to complete the pass, turn one at Darlington is a corner where there's only one line they can take, but the two of them enter it side by side, Craven getting ahead, but loses momentum and Busch taps him into the wall with 2 laps to go. Craven then spends the next lap and a half clawing back the ground lost and coming out of the last corner, he lures Busch to the higher part of the corner, and he pulls underneath, but Busch turns to his left and slams his Ford into Craven's Pontiac, losing momentum for both of them, stuck together, barrelling towards the line. Whoever had their nose ahead at the point of contact would win the race. In the end, Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch by 0.002 seconds. As 3 time champion, turned commentator, Darrell Waltrip said, "What a finish!"

The TV footage for the final lap was perfect, watching back across the finish line as the second car coming round Murray's Bend wasn't Whincup... and then the third one wasn't him either. Glorious! In true bogan fashion, we usually set aside the day for getting trolleyed and watching some great racing. This was one of only two races where things were so damned intense we forgot to keep drinking.

Im an Australian and watch the 1000 every year. Finally got to watch it live in person last year and it was absolutely heaven.

Josh, you are a story telling King. I've watched Aussie Tin Tops since they were stock registered cars that were driven to a circuit, raced, & then driven home again (providing they weren't binned in the races), yet your entertaining & honest delivery makes racing extra exciting all over again. Great job & well done. . . . . . . especially your comment about Gissy.

This was one of the all time greats. Bathurst usually delivers, but that year really delivered in spades

I was at this race. Flew over from NZ to see the qualifying action on Saturday, then the race of Sunday. Never forget the crazy ending.

I rewatched this race recently on RU-vid, it was only a month or two ago but it’s so easy to forget everything that happened. Jam packed race.

Man you told that story perfectly. If this video alone doesn't completely blow up this channel to the level it truely deserves then the internet has failed. It would honestly turn non-motosport fans into at least curious onlookers

This is probably your best video. I love how thorough it is and how every crash and driver is given a moment in the limelight. Please do more of these kind of videos.

Excellent video. And after driving just 2 laps around Mt Panorama, I can't explain how incredible it is what these guys achieve.

I have watched this video more times than I care to admit😂It seems to queue & autoplay every other day for the last 4 months and I never can push myself to skip it. Very well done! And now having watched this after SVG’s debut in NASCAR, I better understand the weight of him losing power during this race. He’s a machine!

This is masterfully done, Josh. I've never had an interest in supercars, but you told such an engaging story that it had me hooked.

My favourite Bathurst ever I still distinctly remember feeling completely on edge those last 5 laps.

The race between Jordan Cox's civic and Chris Brown's AE86 in race 2 in the Improved Production Race cars under 2 liter category is one of the best battles in my opinion. Also the 360 Nissan was an Altima..... Big Altima Energy

“These slippery overpowered bastards” got me laughing.

I've been thinking about checking out some Supercars races and this convinced me. What got me interested in the series in the first place is seeing how well Scott McLaughlin adapted to Indycar. Him going from tin tops to a high level open wheel series and not looking at all out of place tells me there are some good drivers down under.

Not gonna lie, this race was for real an all time banger. That ending was incredible.

Brock and Moffat placing one and two was my wallpaper growing up

Mount panorama is an awesome track. It also has the 12 hours, with GT cars, also awesome racing.

Mate, the work you put into this video was epic! One of your best yet and deserves millions of views.

I watch all of your videos and enjoy them, but this one is absolutely epic. Great job of telling the story of the best race of all time by miles. I'm jealous of you Aussies and Kiwis who get to go see it live. Maybe one day I'll make the trip from literally Nascar's backyard to Bathurst.

I love watching the Bathurst 1000, it's always exciting and unpredictable, I think it's the greatest motorace in the world, also the 2021 and 2022 Bathurst 1000 were wild, in 2021 an echidna caused a safety car which set off late shenanigans, and in 2022 there was 6 safety cars in the first 50 laps and every car in the field had some damage on it

What an AMAZING! race!!! I just watched the full race without skipping any second of it for 8 hours 8 years after it took place!! 😍 Fantastic!!!

I remember when I was just a kid who just came back from tuition, only to turn the TV on to this. This was the race which got me into motorsports and Josh couldn't have covered it any better than he did

I still remember this race. Even more incredible that Chaz won considering he bottled the car at the dipper the day before.

Finding out about Supercars and the Bathurst 1000 exactly 2 days before it happens this year is a gift im thankful you gave me.

V8 Supercars has the best racing in the world. Every race I’ve managed to catch as an American has been fantastic.

Great job Josh. Really captures the multitude of stories that are found in every Bathurst 1000.

Bathurst is just special man.... Growing up in Victoria, Australia its always been an icon. My Dads obsessed but I never quite understood the hype until I went. I've still never watched a full season but having been twice, and watched man more..... It's just a must watch for the action and the story. That track is something else.

Wholeheartedly agree. 2014 Bathurst was absolutely thrilling. Unforgettable. I love rewatching it!

Im so glad I clicked this video after seeing it in my suggestions lmao, subbed! THIS is how you do story telling and keep people engaged goddamn

This video was amazing from start to finish from the telling of the story to the climax to the moments of this race to the pacing and editing it had everything of a fanatic video everything was prefect, this was amazing might even start to try and dabble in v8 supercars but time zones might make that hard but i'll give it ago thank you

Bro, this is just Wow. What a Bathurst for the ages. Yes, that Mt is like a tiger mom.

That yellow Nissan Altima that finished 2nd clearly had Big Altima Energy

I was a small boio when I went to the track this day. I remember the confusion sitting on pit straight as the red flag waved. I remember the heartbreak of little Lowndsey fan me as the contact with Frosty took him out of contention. So often this race is only remembered by the last to first story, and the final 2 laps, but you've done an amazing job of bringing back the true story of the race, and presenting the Great Race as it should be, so thank you for such a great video, and a reminder of how the greatest race of all time actually unfolded...

I’d love to see more like this! Maybe best race in each category? No idea how it would work and I can’t imagine how much effort went into the video. Absolutely loved it!!!

The production and editing quality and the story telling is just amazing! I haven't seen that many races to give an informed answer to the question, but I'd agree with this one. Bathurst never disappoints and Mount Panorama is one of the most epic tracks in the world, and one of my favourites. But also epic were these cars, from the Falcons and Commodores to the S60s, E 63s and Altimas. And it's a real shame that they no longer use these cars.

The ending was so emotional. Wow, imma be watching this race now

Man this gave me goosebumps! I remember watching this live, and it was chaos from start to finish. Had it recorded on the Foxtel box for years. Still the best race I've ever seen in my entire life. Glad you made this video!