It used to be said that Australian motor sport only had one real race a year and all the rest was just practice. That race of course was the Bathurst 1000 (or the Bathurst 500 in the days of imperial measure). The 2012 event marked the 50th year of Australias Great Race at Mount Parama. While it would be unfair to all the other events on the local motor racing calendar to suggest the earlier statement is still true today, there is little doubt that the Bathurst 1000 remains the Jewel in the Crown of Australian motor sport. For one weekend a year, this regional city, 210 kilometres west of Sydney, becomes Australias motor sport Mecca. It is little wonder then that this race has become the most hard-fought and the most important to win of all races. A win at Bathurst can erase the pain of an entire poor season. If you said to most Australian race drivers at the start of a season, You can have your choice of a good year in the V8 Supercar (touring car) championship or you can win Bathurst? nine out of 10 drivers would choose the latter. There is arguing that Bathurst is a sacred place for Australian motor racing and the classic 500-mile or 1000-kilometre races held at the famous Mountain circuit annually since 1963 have provided countless memories for many Australian race fans. Bathurst: The Legend of Australias Iconic Motor Race, Third Edition was never meant to be a definitive history of the Mount Parama classic. That would require a book of much greater depth. However, the authors of this publication have set out to produce an entertaining read that highlights the incidents that they believe made the legend of the Mountain what it is today. We hope you gain as much enjoyment by reading Bathurst: The Legend of Australias Iconic Motor Race, Third Edition as we did by producing it. Allan Edwards, Publisher
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pole Position Production
ISBN-10
0646592483
ISBN-13
9780646592480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
148710312
Dimensions
Weight
686g
Height
280mm
Width
216mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Keilor, Vic
Spine
14mm
Content Note
Colour Illustrations, Colour Illustrations
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Author(s)
V8x
Date of Publication
01/11/2012
Format Details
Laminated Cover
Subject
Motor Sports & Cycling
Imprint
Pole Position Production
Edition Statement
3rd Edition
Genre
Motor Sports & Cycling
Country of Publication
AU
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