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actually it was "I thought Australian race fans had something, but this is a disgrace. You're a bunch of arseholes."

after enduring a hostile reception on the podium for the 2nd year in a row and having beer bottles thrown at them.

thanks matty , couldnt actually 100% remeber but was a hazy memory from the depths of my brain.

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I found an old AutoAction from the 1992 Bathurst race, with a story on the GT-R's lead up and race. I'll check the lap times tonight. V8 Supercars are faster, but so they bloody well should be with their aero packages, lighter weight and not being restricted to certain factory production parts and suspension pickup points!

i agree with l18_b110. the ford and holden saga is gettin a lil bit old. what did the skylines used to do around bathurst?

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exactly - it was hardly presenting a danger in that position, and anything still going fast enough by the time it got there to be a potential risk, would have issues wit the fence/wall anyway!

and then not to deploy the safety car with 2 laps remaining with a crashed car in exactly the same position as a previous safety car period earlier in the race The race was a stage-managed farce in that respect - ie to produce an exciting finish.

The most fitting ending would have been for the race to finish under safety car - the Chysler deserved to be first across the line as much as anyone else!

either that or for the safety car to have crashed too - and he had a try coming out of pit lane! With everyone else crashing, it would have been very amusing to see the safety car in a decent bingle too!

I think it was 16 finishers - and these are supposed to be the level 1 teams! I've never seen so many single vehicle accidents at Bathurst before!

and only 31 starters - Group A and Group C used to see grids lined up back around Murray's corner! V8 Supercabs suck

Unfamilia - that was Jim Richards and the quote was "You're all a pack of assholes."

Stirlingmac - I was very surprised that the safety car was deployed after Richards sand trap expedition considering where his car ended up. The cynic in me wondered how much the ratings would improve with a Ford and a Holden going head to head over the last few laps.........

120fly, I think while your'e thanking people thank the race director Tim Schenken for deploying the safety car for Jason Richards lose into the chase sandtrap to allow the Toll car to make up 8 seconds and then not send out the safety car 2 laps from the end which would have had the race finish under yellows and not given the Toll car a chance to pass Lowndes for the win!!!!. The loss of Mark Porter is extremely sad too....he was a top guy always approachable and earnt his place at the top level of motorsport. His triple rotor RX7 was a weapon and one of my all time favorite cars and he took it to Japan and beat the best there in his Kiwi built car. Paul Radisich was also very lucky this weekend not to get killed in a very scarey accident. I though it was a great race , plenty of drama and excitment and I just wish I had been there for it.

They should be thanking john bowe for letting him through and blocking the kelly brothers ,That was poor racing he let craig through but not the kelly brothers yes it was an emotinal day for us holden fans

Im a Holden fan, but It was great to see lowndes win it. I suppose he did it for Brock, a great friend and mentor. Pitty Murph didnt get up but deep down i'm glad lowndes took the Peter Brock trophy. It just seems fitting!!

i agree with coops here, the only really great thing skaife did was call the crowd a pack of b@st@rds when he won in the skyline.....

lap times prove it as does the slow evolution of the cars they are supposed to resemble.

They do great for what they are though.