Few sporting events anywhere in the world are as steeped in tradition as the Bathurst 1000. Many of Australian motor racing's most memorable moments have occurred on the 6.2km public road course around picturesque Mount Panorama. Click on the titles to view each video.
1971 - Bill Brown's barrel roll: Veterans still rate it one of the most spectacular crashes ever seen. Those who weren't around can marvel at it on YouTube. Brown blew a tyre approaching Reid Park and barrel-rolled his car across the safety armco, slicing his GTHO Falcon across the roof like a sardine tin. Amazingly, he escaped with only minor injuries. Two years earlier, Brown had also been involved in a 15-car pile-up atop Skyline.
1977 - Ford's 1-2 finish: The aerial view of Allan Moffat's No.1 Falcon GT and Colin Bond's No.2 crossing the finish line with an inch between them in the 1977 race was as spectacular as the result was dominant. The team had ordered the pair to set up a grandstand finish to rev up Ford fans - and for those of the Blue Oval persuasion, it remains a shiver down the spine moment.
1979 - Peter Brock's finest win: Of his nine Bathurst wins, the King of the Mountain was at the height of his powers in 1979 as he won by six laps. His A9X Torana was unstoppable that year, and just to underline his dominance, he went for broke on the final lap despite no danger. He broke the lap record. A typically Brock mix of bravado and brilliance.
1980 - Dick Johnson hits a rock: Few outside Queensland knew of Johnson until 1980, when the privateer led the Great Race. Then he hit a rock which had rolled on to the track. He broke down on television while being interviewed, causing an outpouring of public support. Sentimental favourite the next year, he won. Johnson was told two years ago two drunken revellers had accidentally dislodged the rock, solving a near 30-year-old mystery.
