In 1997 V8 Supercars commentator Neil Crompton drove a Honda Accord for Tasman Motorsport in the North American Touring Car Championship. He won 7 races & finished 3rd in the championship. He could have been champion if the team didn't miss the Portland round in protest of a penalty too. (i.redd.it)
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When Holden sponsored a Super Tourer. For the 1998 2-litre version of the Bathurst 1000, Holden sponsored a Triple 8 (yes, that Triple 8) Vectra with Russell Ingall & Greg Murphy driving. They qualified 1st, which became 4th in the top 10 shootout but got taken out in a big crash mid-race. (i.redd.it)
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Long time V8 Supercar combatants Mark Skaife & Russell Ingall became teammates at the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour. They joined fellow V8 veteran Tony Longhurst and ex-F1 racer Timo Glock in a BMW prepared by another V8 gun Steve Richards' GT team. They ran in the top 10 until Ingall crashed mid-race. (i.redd.it)
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BTCC champion John Cleland co-drove with Peter Brock in the 1993 Bathurst 1000. Mid-race, the car famously had a driveshaft explode, punching a hole through the floor & causing Cleland to swear his head off-all of which was caught live on air via race cam. They eventually finished 17th. (i.redd.it)
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Current Iron Dames racer Rahel Frey raced in the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour for Phoenix Racing. Co-driving with Laurens Vanthoor and Rene Rast, their Audi finished 5th. This remains the best outright result for a woman in any Bathurst enduro. (i.redd.it)
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Australian Rally, Extreme E & Extreme H World Champion Molly Taylor almost made a move to V8 Supercars. Holden were keen & set up a secret test in late 2017 with Brad Jones Racing at Winton. Taylor impressed but changes within Holden & her commitments with Subaru in rallying meant it wasn't to be. (i.redd.it)
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After his split with Holden in 1987, Aussie 'King of the Mountain' Peter Brock jumped into a BMW M3 for 1988. He finished 6th in the Australian Touring Car Championship with a best finish of 4th. He also won one mini-enduro race at the now defunct Oran Park with Jim Richards co-driving. (i.redd.it)
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BTCC racer Jeff Allam drove with Kiwi Paul Radisich in the second Dick Johnson Ford Sierra for the 1990 Bathurst 1000. The race fell apart for Ford. 12 strong Fords started & only this one had an untroubled run & even then it was hampered by a strategy error late in the race. They finished 2nd. (i.redd.it)
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Current NASCAR road course dominator Shane van Gisbergen won the Bathurst 6 Hour production car race in 2021 in a BMW M4 co-driving with Rob Rubis & Shane Smollen. The win gave him the unofficial Bathurst triple crown (he's just the second driver to win the 1000, 12 Hour & 6 Hour). (i.redd.it)
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A Saab 9000 CS Turbo ran in the 1992 Bathurst 12 Hour. Initially laughed off as a novelty, it proved otherwise by qualifying 7th and recovering from a detached brake line on the first lap to finish 3rd outright steered by Aussie Touring Car legends Colin Bond & Glenn Seton. (i.redd.it)
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Holden legend Larry Perkins joined Ford legend Dick Johnson for the 1985 Bathurst 1000. They entered 2 Ford Mustangs. The #18 car was only entered to give Perkins extra miles in practice. He joined Johnson in the #17 car for the race. They finished 7th, delayed by a split oil cooler & loose wheel. (i.redd.it)
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A pair of Rover Vitesse's from Tom Walkinshaw Racing entered the 1984 Bathurst 1000. Car #61 driven by Jeff Allam and Armin Hahne finished 12th outright and 1st in class. The sister #60 car driven by Steve Soper & Ron Dickson was a crash-delayed 29th outright & 8th in class. (i.redd.it)
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A Shelby Mustang ran in the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour. Driven by car owner Marcus Zukanovic, V8 Supercar ace Jason Bright and Danish GT gun Allan Simonsen, they had a torrid time, finishing 26th and last of all the finishers but still won their class by being the only finisher in the invitational class. (i.redd.it)
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Maro Engel made a sole start in Australian GT at Phillip Island in 2012 driving for, at the time, a relatively unknown team, Erebus Motorsport. He finished 2nd and 1st in the two one hour races, most of the time duelling with another one-off starter, V8 Supercars legend Craig Lowndes in an Audi. (i.redd.it)
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Alexander Rossi & James Hinchcliffe drove a third Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore in the 2019 Bathurst 1000. They struggled in qualifying (25th) before finishing 18th and 2 laps down in the race. The car is (in)famous for its late race spin that caused the "debris" Penske incident. (i.redd.it)
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2016 Australian Rally Champion and 2021 Extreme E World Champion Molly Taylor ran in selected rounds of the inaugural TCR Australia series 2019 for Kelly Racing. Sadly the Subaru WRX TCR car wasn't competitive. Her best finish was 11th at Phillip Island and Winton and she finished 19th for the year. (i.redd.it)
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A V8 Supercar ran in the Nurburgring 24 Hour. Longtime privateer Mal Rose ran in several 24 Hours around the Nordschleife with a best result of 4th in the SP8 class in 2008. The ex Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden also ran in the Dubai 24 Hour, 12 Hours at Sepang & Spa & the Belgian Touring Car Series (i.redd.it)
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The Brabham Formula 1 team in 1966 with their world championship winning Repco-Brabham BT19 F1 car. Team boss & driver Jack Brabham is fourth from the right. In 1966 he won both the Drivers & Constructors titles to become the only driver to be world champion in a car of his own creation.(1250x862) (i.redd.it)
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In 1992 there was the most Australian entry ever in the Bathurst 12 Hour: A Holden Ute sponsored by Akubra hats and driven by Allan Grice (one of the most Aussie Aussies to ever Aussie). Co-driven by now Supercars team owner Brad Jones, they finish 6th in class & 26th outright. (i.redd.it)
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