I-Bathurst - ephezulu, iyaziqhenya nangaphezulu

Abahleli beSuper Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 babikezela ukuthi isixuku esikhulu esasibuthene ngonyaka odlule ngokushona kukaPeter Brock sizodlulwa ngesonto elizayo.

Ababukeli abangaphezu kuka-193,000, okucishe banyuke ukusuka ku-30,000 kuya ku-2005, bahlangana ezinsukwini ezine e-Mt Panorama ngo-2006 njengegagasi lomzwelo elilandela ukufa okungazelelwe kowine izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye u-Brock ngenyanga edlule eshaye umjikelezo ongcwele kakhulu wase-Australia.

"Sisendleleni ebheke ku-Bathurst 1000 enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona," kusho uSihlalo we-V8 Supercars Australia uTony Cochrane.

“Abantu abaningi bebecabanga ukuthi ngemuva kokushona kukaPeter Brock ngonyaka odlule, lezi zihlwele ngeke ziphinde zenzeke.

“Ngaphambi kweSandown 80,000 ngenyanga edlule, angaphezulu kuka-500 amathikithi adayiswa kusenesikhathi.

"Siqhubekele phambili ekuthengisweni kwe-grandstand kunangonyaka odlule."

Ukuhlonipha umgijimi ka-Bathurst wama-45, kwahlelwa imigubho ekhethekile, lapho kuzoba khona umbukiso wababengompetha nezimoto zabo.

U-Harry Firth kanye nenkosi ekhathele u-Bob Jane wabhala isahluko sokuqala emlandweni we-Bathurst ngesikhathi behlanganyela i-Ford Cortina GT futhi bawina umjaho obizwa ngokuthi i-Armstrong 500 miles ngo-1963.

I-Cortina kaFirth noJane izoba ngenye yezimoto ezimbalwa ezake zawina ezizohlonishwa ngompetha abakhethekile ngaphambi komjaho wangeSonto ozayo we-161 lap marathon.

Ukuqala komjaho ongokwesiko ngo-10:10.30 pm kuzohanjiswa ku-XNUMX:XNUMX pm ukuze kuvuleke indawo yobumnandi obandisiwe bangaphambi komjaho.

I-Channel 7 izokhangisa imoto ngayinye kwezingu-31 emjahweni, izibonise emathangeni ahlukene ngaphambi nje kokuba zifole egridi futhi igcine ababukeli benolwazi mayelana nenqubekelaphambili yabo kusukela behambe beyokwenza imikhuba yokuqala ngoLwesine.

Ama-Bathurst bangers azosebenzisa iphrezentheshini eqhele ngemizuzwana engama-40, engeza cishe imizuzu engama-20 ku-hype yangaphambi komjaho.

I-Channel 7 isingathe amahora angu-21 angakaze abonwe bukhoma phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu kusukela ngoLwesihlanu oluzayo kuya ngeSonto.

Noma ngabe isimo sezulu esingesihle nezimoto zokuphepha zingakha itulo lokuhlehlisa umjaho, uSeven uqinisekisile ukuthi bazobuya nezindaba zabo zehora lesi-6 uma kudingeka ukuze bakhombise umjaho ogcwele.

Ukuqala kwakamuva kunikeza abahleli ithuba lokuphefumula ukusiza izibukeli zingene eMt Panorama futhi manje sekunesikhathi semijaho yokweseka emibili ngaphambi kokuqala kwe-Bathurst 1000.

"Ukuqala kwakamuva kusiza mayelana nokuhlunga ithrafikhi ethrekhi, ukunciphisa ingcindezi kubahambi basemini abavela eSydney futhi kuvule isikhala semicimbi emibili yokwesekwa (iCarrera Cup neTouring Car Masters)," kusho umphathi jikelele we-V8 Supercars. imicimbi ekhethekile, kusho uShane Howard.

Ngenxa yokuqiniswa kwemithetho yotshwala eNew South Wales, sekwenziwe izinguquko ekuthuthweni nasekuphuzweni kotshwala emicimbini emikhulu yalo nyaka.

Inani elincane labadlali licele ukubuyiselwa imali ngenxa yezinguquko.

“Asibhekane neqiniso. . . sesisondela ekuthengisweni kwamathikithi angaphezu kuka-80,000,” kusho uCochrane.

"Sibe nezicelo ezingu-20 - ezimbili eziziro - zokubuyiselwa imali."

Utshwala bungase bungeniswe futhi buphuzwe ezinkanjini, kodwa akuvunyelwe ukuletha noma ukukhipha utshwala ezindaweni ezinamalayisensi, okuchazwe kulo nyaka phansi kohlelo.

Unyawo lwentaba kusukela ku-Chase kuya ku-Pit Street kanye nase-Harris Park kanye nokwenyuka kwe-Mountain Street kuzonikezwa ilayisense ngokugcwele.

“Akukho esingakwenza njengoba lezi kuyizimo zomcimbi omkhulu eNew South Wales,” kusho uHoward.

"Esingakwenza wukusebenzelana nethimba lethu lokudla ukuze sigcine amanani otshwala ephansi ngangokunokwenzeka."

Ingaphezu kuka-$750,000 esetshenziselwa ukuqinisa amaphoyisa nokuphepha.

Ingoma izoba namaphoyisa angu-160, okuyisibalo esiphindwe kabili kwesangonyaka odlule, kanti kuzoseshwa kakhulu eminyangweni ukuze kuqhutshwe iziqhumane nokunye okungemthetho.

Amaphuzu Avelele Omjaho Omkhulu

1963

UHarry Firth noBob Jane wodumo babanga i-enduro yokuqala ka-Bathurst, i-Armstrong 500, kuFord Cortina GT.

1966

Kwakuwunyaka lapho uMorris Mini Cooper S onamandla athatha iNtaba yePanorama, uRauno Aaltonen noBob Holden behlanganyela isondo.

1967

UFirth ufuna ukunqoba kwakhe kwesibili kwe-Bathurst noFred Gibson kuFord Falcon XR GT.

1972

U-Peter Brock osemncane uthathe eyokuqala kweziyisishiyagalolunye ukunqoba kwakhe ezintabeni emjahweni omuhle eyedwa ku-Holden Torana LJ XU1.

1981

Kwazalwa inkanyezi ngesikhathi u-Dick Johnson kanye nozakwabo umshayeli, umdayisi wezimoto waseBrisbane uJohn French, behola iFord Falcon XD ekunqobeni unyaka ngemva kwesigameko “esibulalayo” esaziwa kakhulu.

1995

Ngemuva kokubhoboza emlenzeni wokuqala, uLarry Perkins noRussell Ingall baphume embuthanweni ukuze bawine.

2002

UJim Richards owine indondo usembangweni wesicoco sakhe sesikhombisa njengo-Mark Skaife ongumshayeli ohamba phambili kwi-Holden Racing Team Commodore.

2006

I-stunt ka-Peter Brock ephindwe kabili, u-Craig Lowndes ithola ukunqoba ngokomzwelo ehlula u-Jamie Wincap ngenyanga ngemuva kokubulawa komshayeli wodumo embuthanweni ogandayiwe e-Perth.