Bathurst 1000 2014 v8 Supercars

Berger · 20 Sep 2013 at 11:42

It's almost that time again, race week rolls round quickly here.

The kangaroos are being fenced out, the tracks being painted and grass grown, had some decent rain this past week so its nice and green. All is good in B-town.

I'd like to see the FPV team and Winterbottom win but can't see it happening.

I think it's the last race before the track is resurfaced, I know last time I was up there quite a bit of work had been done. Barrier upgrades but I didn't see any high fencing yet....

Skeeter · 20 Sep 2013 at 11:50

Didn't realize you actually lived there, though you just lived near and went for the race!

Why are all the epic tracks in the world so far away from me

Also, I wish MotorsTV would get a HD channel going.

kaiowas · 20 Sep 2013 at 12:18

Although I've been aware of the Bathurst race for years I never really appreciated how awesome the track is until I started driving it on Real Racing 3 earlier in the year, it's one of my favorite tracks in the game and that's saying a lot for a game that's also got Spa and Suzuka in it.

Should really find a way to see some racing from there.

ng93 · 20 Sep 2013 at 18:23

Anyone know if this will be live streamed? I think V8SupercarsOfficial did it last year, but they haven't put any races up this year so probably aren't doing this either.

Hotwired · 20 Sep 2013 at 18:24

Kangaroos fenced out :3

Berger · 20 Sep 2013 at 22:47

Hotwired said:
Kangaroos fenced out :3

They have shot them in the past, but hippy types get upset.

At least this way they only get hit by public cars when they go on the road and then limp off to die a slow painful death....

Berger · 10 Oct 2013 at 06:27

Weather at the moment, stupidly hot for mid spring, just reaching 30c today and windy as hell.

Going to be a little cooler at the weekend, mid 20s with the chance of rain on Sunday...

lunarwolf · 10 Oct 2013 at 14:16

ng93 said:
Anyone know if this will be live streamed? I think V8SupercarsOfficial did it last year, but they haven't put any races up this year so probably aren't doing this either.

it's on motors TV this weekend http://www.motorstv.com/tv-guide?d=2013-10-13&h=1

PS psyched that GT6 will feature Bathurst Mount Panorama

Alibaba99 · 11 Oct 2013 at 07:32

Skeeter said:
Didn't realize you actually lived there, though you just lived near and went for the race!

Why are all the epic tracks in the world so far away from me

Also, I wish MotorsTV would get a HD channel going.

It would be an improvement if Motors broadcast in something approaching SD.

Berger · 11 Oct 2013 at 09:31

On the TV you never have an appreciation for how steep the track really is, no track I've been to in the UK can even possibly compare.

Then throw in the fairly narrow track up and down the mountain and the zero run-off just a concrete wall in many places.

Can hear the cars all over town from a few miles away today when they were fired up and racing/practising.

Housey · 11 Oct 2013 at 09:33

Have you got a spare bedroom, I'll get a plane

lunarwolf · 11 Oct 2013 at 11:13

Berger said:
On the TV you never have an appreciation for how steep the track really is...

it's the same for Spa -> Eau Rouge up to Raidillon is so steep you feel it in your legs when you walk up

Berger · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:15

I was there this morning, saw the Porsche, Classic, Ute races and the V8 final practice. Massive temperature change, defrosted the car at 5:30 when I headed up there and it reached 27c mid afternoon.

Red bulls looked really quick in practice and so it proved.

Quite a few people having beer for breakfast....

MagicBoy · 12 Oct 2013 at 16:01

Anyone found a free live stream yet? I'll end up throwing things at my TV if I have to watch Motors TV!

Housey · 13 Oct 2013 at 00:00

http://www.viplivesports.eu/motorsp...thurst-1000-main-race-live-stream-online.html

Not long now

chris4652009 · 13 Oct 2013 at 00:08

We watch this every year.
Fridge rammed with beers and a load of nibbles too.

Loving the build-up always a great show.

chris4652009 · 13 Oct 2013 at 00:08

MagicBoy said:
Anyone found a free live stream yet? I'll end up throwing things at my TV if I have to watch Motors TV!

Can't vouch for it's quality as watching on Sky here
http://www.justin.tv/pigboy_05#/w/7135344336/2

chris4652009 · 13 Oct 2013 at 04:27

Has been a typically action packed 1000 so far.
That wall hit was brutal!

Berger · 13 Oct 2013 at 05:07

Not sure if they had the fighter jet fly over this year, last year it blew the windows out on just about every house in town it was that low & loud.

They had some Navy guys flying Red Arrows style yesterday and this morning with smoke and doing stunts in prop driven planes.

It's been pretty warm for this time of year, but very windy conditions.

chris4652009 · 13 Oct 2013 at 05:42

Berger said:
Not sure if they had the fighter jet fly over this year, last year it blew the windows out on just about every house in town it was that low & loud.

They had some Navy guys flying Red Arrows style yesterday and this morning with smoke and doing stunts in prop driven planes.

It's been pretty warm for this time of year, but very windy conditions.

They had the F/A-18 just before the race started today, yeah it looks mega windy on the coverage and yes they are saying it is warm.