Category Archives: History Channel

Bathurst 1992: The Wet Finish

Jumping back into the archives for a bit – here’s the famous (and some say controversial) finish to the 1992 Tooheys 1000. It was a sad day for me – one of my racing heroes, Denny Hulme died on live television before my eyes that day – of a heart-attack at the wheel early in [...]

From the Vault: New Essendon “Mayor”

Although pretty corny (really), here’s another classic snippet I’ve recovered out of my old video collection. On the Wednesday evening after the 1993 AFL Premiership win, here is captain Mark Thompson becoming the “Mayor of Essendon” for the day. Also included is some great footage of the boys lining up for the official team portrait. [...]

From The Vault: Bathurst 1993 in 8 Minutes!

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been digging through my old video collection, and found this little gem. I used to snap up the Seven Nightly News sports reports from Wednesday through Sunday of each year’s Bathurst week for posterity – knowing that there’s always little bits of footage and information you don’t get [...]

Look At Them, You’ve Made Their Day!

Stepping back in time once again, the late 1980′s were a tough time for Holden supporters in Australian touring car racing. From the moment Allan Grice won the 1986 James Hardie 1000 in a VK Commodore, a Holden did not lead a single race lap at the Bathurst until lap 32 of the 1990 race, [...]

Who Can Count To Three?

Former Hogans Heroes star, Richard Dawson (who played Newkirk), is remembered also as the host of America’s Family Feud. In this particular episode, we find possibly the dumbest family of contestants ever. The questions are not hard – in fact, they are simple – but that doesn’t stop this family from making a fool of [...]

Larrikin Larry Wins Bathurst

Another one from the archives, with Australian racing legend Larry Perkins winning the 1993 Tooheys 1000, along with the late, Gregg Hansford. As a Perkins fan, it was a great weekend for me – the #11 Castrol Commodore was the fastest car in almost every practice and qualifying session, took pole position in the shootout, [...]

Slash Goes Crazy

One from the archives here, Round 14, 2001. Essendon met the Western Bulldogs in an away game at the then Colonial Stadium, now Telstra Dome. More accurately, in the second quarter, the Western Bulldogs met Gary Moorcroft. I was there that night, unfortunately at the other end of the ground, but was proud to be [...]