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Best Torana Victory at Bathurst

Started by rodomo , Sep 22 2010 12:29 AM

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Poll: Best Torana Victory at Bathurst (77 member(s) have cast votes)

Best bathurst win by Torana?

  1. Voted !972, Brock, 202 LJ beats 351 (36 votes [46.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.75%

  2. Voted 1979, Brock wins by 6 laps. (41 votes [53.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.25%

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#26 rodomo

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Posted 23 September 2010 - 11:51 PM

There are no "but what if's" in racing. The end result is what counts.


I'm glad you said that and not me. :spoton:

The reason I picked these 2 races is that to me, at least, these are 2 standout Torana wins at the great race and reflect both the mighty LJ XU1 and the 2 door Taxi. :tomaatit:

Taking nothing away from any other Torana win or any Holden win for that matter. :nudie:

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 11:45 PM

72 for me was Brocks first & best bathurst victory, 79 was good great car but look at the competition the xu1 was up against GIANT KILLERS all the way.

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 09:25 AM

1979 was the best! Outstanding result.

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 12:48 PM

1975! Brock/Sampson, with Brock needing to win as a privateer just to pay the bills!

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:10 PM

Got to be 79
six laps new record
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 08:51 PM

I think any year that the cars weren't carrying putrid tobacco sponsorship.

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 10:25 PM

79 for me

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 11:22 PM

Love the 1979 Bathurst Win, but i will go with the 1972 Bathurst Win, and reason why, The LJ XU-1 Beat the Fastest 4-Door Car in the World , ya cant get better than that, and Brocky dident need the V8 in the XU-1 to do it as well, What a Driver and what a Car

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:07 AM

I think any year that the cars weren't carrying putrid tobacco sponsorship.

does this mean im in trouble off you lol

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 04:03 PM

Love the 1979 Bathurst Win, but i will go with the 1972 Bathurst Win, and reason why, The LJ XU-1 Beat the Fastest 4-Door Car in the World , ya cant get better than that, and Brocky dident need the V8 in the XU-1 to do it as well, What a Driver and what a Car


Yeah yeah talk it up!..that 72 race was won in the rain..if it had of been a dry race then perhaps the outcome would have been very different. :stirpot:

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 04:20 PM

Haaaaaaaa No need to talk it up, Brocky Won in Wet Conditions, even Harder to do than in the Dry and Ford was So Lucky that it wasent the V8 LJ XU-1 sparring with its XA Phase 4

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 04:29 PM

Haaaaaaaa No need to talk it up, Brocky Won in Wet Conditions, even Harder to do than in the Dry


Cant say i agree really..wet conditions tend to make things more equal..big HP isnt going to help you in the wet so it becomes more about driving ability..they might as well have all been driving mini's..it just happend that peter perfect was the better driver in the wet stuff! didnt really matter that he beat them driving an XU1.

Edited by AD_75, 16 January 2012 - 04:29 PM.

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 04:38 PM

Well if the 1973 LJ XU-1 had not ran out of Fuel at Bathurst in 1973, and on a Dry Track it proves the Point it was Brocky in his LJ XU-1

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:38 PM

does this mean im in trouble off you lol


We're good Rob

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:26 PM

Yeah yeah talk it up!..that 72 race was won in the rain..if it had of been a dry race then perhaps the outcome would have been very different. :stirpot:

we all know pb loves the rain 1987 on slicks in the wet still get goosebumps watching that footage even though it wasnt a torana as this thread dictates im refering more to his driving ability.and the same goes for moff im not sure that the dry outcome would have been different any of those drivers of that caliber were not put off by a bit of water.and poor old bondy on lap 4 a over t up the top.

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 12:45 PM

Heh yeah all true rob, i was just giving the XU1 boys a bit of a stirr but only one of em took the bait heheh. :D

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 05:55 PM

yeah i was to it wouldnt matter if he was driving the automatic pacer he still would have won that year lol

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:34 PM

yeah i was to it wouldnt matter if he was driving the automatic pacer he still would have won that year lol



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Posted 19 January 2012 - 05:55 AM

76 was the best win in a Torana........those other races pfftt

Easy to hit the top of the tree with all the best gear and money......and not necessarily legal cars, but let's not get into that......

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Posted 19 January 2012 - 12:56 PM

75 was a houso special as well.

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Posted 19 January 2012 - 10:08 PM

75 was a houso special as well.


75 bathurst race start!

go the L34! bondy in front and i think brock up moffats ass..heh what a race.

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Posted 20 January 2012 - 05:14 PM

a fairytale they won with no money left, sounds like 87

Edited by rob350hatch, 20 January 2012 - 05:15 PM.

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 06:00 AM

I do think 72 was the outstanding race to see,brocky drove hard all day,and all by himself,and nothing like today.

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Posted 27 January 2012 - 10:59 AM

I do think 72 was the outstanding race to see,brocky drove hard all day,and all by himself,and nothing like today.

Not taking anything away from his 72 solo victory, it was 800 km not the 1000 km it is today.

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Posted 27 January 2012 - 07:19 PM

the 72 race was the fastest 500 miles bathurst race ever 6 hr's 1 minute.
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