Old Motorsport On Abc2

[sav man]

Next one is Tasman Cup - 11:00pm Thursday, March 9

[Johnny Cash]

Have pencilled it in.

Aren't they showing any races til then?

[SKY031]

Just a bump to remind people that this is on tonight

In case you find this thread tomorrow and go "CRAP! I forgot!", it looks like they're re-running it on Sunday at 11:30pm

[djr81]

Did anyone see the Warwick Farm Improved Production Car race from 1970 that was shown on the weekend? Pete Geoghegan power sliding his XW GTHO had me absolutely transfixed. You couldn't drive a race car like that now adays & finish a race, let alone lead it. Bags of opposite lock, bags of wheelspin & bags of tyre smoke. Just fkn awesome. Best motor race footage I have seen since, well ever.

[Johnny Cash]

Is ABC2 showing any more old-school races?

I'm starting to suffer from withdrawal

[SteveL]

Motorcycle racing on now. The original short Calder cct (I don't care what anyone says, calder was and always will be a crap race track). Wayne Gardner's racing, so early to mid 80's. Some excellent Oz bike racers from that period - AJ, Robbie Phillis, Trinder.

Edit: should have recognised it.....1984 Swann series. First round was at Calder, now showing second round from Oran park. If memory serves one round is from the old Surfers cct.

Edited March 20, 2006 by SteveL

[Johnny Cash]

Meh, 4 legs good, 2 legs bad.

[SteveL]

Meh, 4 legs good, 2 legs bad.

I'm a long time motorcyclist...nothing comes close the exhileration of riding and racing a motorcycle, AFAIC (spare me the safety arguments, I'm not interested).