1979 Bathurst 05 A9X Pole Lap

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Torana V8 Torana A9X
• Peter Brock
• 1979 Bathurst
• 1979 bathurst
• A9X Torana

[Kramesor69]

Best Holden ever made driven by an absolute legend...RIP Brocky

[granta454]

brock is the best R. I. P

[Fezz150]

@illcounttill3 I think its a little bit more than that.

[WA99EN]

Fuck I miss Peter Brock....

[illcounttill3]

good old german opel viva

[BoyleZ28]

& NO BLOODY CALTEX CHASE!!!!! 

[tanya290]

It wasn't geared right because they forgot to install the stubbie holders. Lol. It needed taller gearing. It was flat out going up the hill as well as down. If it's gearing was taller it would have started lapping everyone. But like was said lower down. They could have taken 2nd and 4th gear out of the box and it still would have won the race. The A9X Torana. Fastest car in Oz for years after.

[andcom05]

@StaticTremor Ok, now i know what your on about, thanks.

[StaticTremor]

@andcom05 I was replying to an earlier comment. They did a staggered race at Bathurst between a Supercar, a stock SS and the A9X. The A9X came straight from Goodwood or something and the gearing was not set up for the mountain which hurt its performance a lot. As for back in the day, they could have taken 2nd and 4th out of the gearbox and thing still probably would have won!

[andcom05]

@StaticTremor How was brock's A9X not geared right for Bathurst, please explain???

It was the fastest car that weekend by taking pole, even after he left his braking late into the cutting and could have clocked a 2min 18 lap! During the race it was also the fastest car down conrod where no one else could come near him. Led from start to finish, won by a staggering 6 laps and set a new lap record on the last lap.

[gzwbyc]

@StaticTremor Nah...all good. Totally agree with you, Was watching a repeat episode of Top Gear last night. They has a Cosworth Escort fully loaded race car from the 70's against a bog stock Ford Focus. The Focus beat the Escort around the track by about 1 second but was boring as bat shit to watch. Old Skool racers are MY thing.

[StaticTremor]

@gzwbyc Actually, that A9X wasn't geared for bathurst. They wanted to change the ratios but never had time and in fact they said that in the commentary. Watching it was just sad, not a reflection of what the thing could do at all.

True, it wouldn't mix it with a V8 Supercar (of course not, it's thirty years older for heaven's sake) but a more interesting car to watch by pretty much any measure. Same as the old Senna Marlboro McLaren F1. If you disagree, motorsport just aint your thing..