Why was the Bathurst 1000 race increased to 1000 km?

The race was extended from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres in 1973. The increased pace of the cars had resulted in the 500 mile race distance being achieved earlier each year, and since Australia had converted to the metric system the increased distance was considered more appropriate than 800 km for an endurance race.

Who are the winners of the 2017 Bathurst 1000?

David Reynolds and Luke Youlden have taken out the 2017 Bathurst 1000 for Erebus Motorsport. Below is the complete finishing order of the race, which took over seven hours. Scott has penned over 3000 articles and is one of The Roar’s longest-serving writers, covering a wide range of sports.

Is the Bathurst 500 part of the touring car championship?

In its early years, the Bathurst 500/1000 was generally a stand-alone event, occasionally becoming a round of a national series such as the Australian Manufacturers’ Championship, but never part of the most significant touring car series in Australia, the Australian Touring Car Championship.

What kind of engine did Holden use to win Bathurst 500?

Engineered as an affordable personal luxury car with the ability to win Bathurst it had a 327 cubic inch Chevrolet V8 (as the “GTS 327” name implies). This engine enabled the Monaro GTS 327 to outperform the updated, yet smaller-engined, 302 cubic inch Falcon GTs and win in 1968. This was Holden’s first Bathurst 500 win.

Where is the paddock campground in Bathurst 1000?

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Who was the winner of the Bathurst 1000 in 2001?

In 2001, Mark Skaife, driving for the Holden Racing Team, teamed with 1988 winner Tony Longhurst to win the Bathurst 1000 in a Holden VX Commodore. Despite having cooling problems in the closing laps of the 2002 Great Race, due to plastic bags in the air intake, Skaife and HRT won the Bathurst 1000 again,…