Good bit of driving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDdgM9UOqso&feature=related

They don't really believe in run-off room there, do they?

Why is that guy not driving a Formula One car now?

Its like he was in an exige and everyone else was in a base elise. Hes confidence in traffic is crazy.

wow, those downhill esses look like alot of fun.

spriteracer wrote: Why is that guy not driving a Formula One car now?

The way everyone pulled away from him on the long straight I would guess that he too may be a bit to "Robust" a figure for an F1 car.

That's a level of situational awareness bordering on the telepathic. And he made 9/10ths of those passes on the brakes. I guess it helps when you can throw your giant balls onto the track to help slow you down after you blow past everybody else's braking point.

Wally wrote: The way everyone pulled away from him on the long straight I would guess that he too may be a bit to "Robust" a figure for an F1 car.

My guess was the fact that everybody else except him was drafting another car in one way or another. dunno

I think I'm permanently puckered now.
Thanks for the post, NICE vid.

Where does he get the grip to push those corners so deep when the other guys don't? talk about committing to a line, wow.

Wally wrote:

spriteracer wrote: Why is that guy not driving a Formula One car now?

The way everyone pulled away from him on the long straight I would guess that he too may be a bit to "Robust" a figure for an F1 car.

Good call. Big dude. I typed in his name, it is at the beginning of the vid. Here is another one. He is a berkeleying beast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxARf74Refg

He definitely

I'd like to know what brake pads he is using.

I wonder how many races they get out of those cars before replacement. That was probably the least violent of any of the videos of them racing that i have seen.

Shaun wrote: Good call. Big dude. I typed in his name, it is at the beginning of the vid. Here is another one. He is a berkeleying beast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxARf74Refg

His knee just doesn't rest against the shifter, it pushes it out of the way!

Man, Bathurst is such a terrifying track. Only the Aussies would have the balls to even make it exist. Awesome.

Seems like he really knew the track. He took a few wide lines to carry speed that let him just move right up to the front near the last portion of the racing. Very confident I would say. Only takes one guy to turn in at the wrong time and ...

1. There are no runoffs because it is a Mountain with sheer drops on the other side of the concrete barrier.

2. You think it is scary in a Lotus, try a 4 door RWD sedan with 700hp.

3. Here is 3 time Aussie Champion and my friend Simon Evans, yes another Evans, he is testing for Peugeot for 2010 if he can get the budget

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrh3VtcGH0A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrfbSihd__A

This may be old news here, but this first lap at Watkins Glen in Greg Amys NX200 ITA car is one of my faves. He missed qualifying, I think.

Holy E36 M3! is that guy a racer or a stunt driver?

Streetwiseguy wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrfbSihd__A This may be old news here, but this first lap at Watkins Glen in Greg Amys NX200 ITA car is one of my faves. He missed qualifying, I think.

I love that footage. he kicks ass. And he clearly has the fastest car, he positions himself well in the corners and then just pulls everyone when the road straitens out.

What I find extraordinary about the Dean Evans clip at the start of the thread is that he might be in the slowest car (or his big self makes him slow in equal cars). He makes all his passes with great positioning decisions in corners, when braking (or should I say not braking when others are). He positions his car with a precise and violent certainty and is simply making decisions faster than anyone else, and then absolutely owns the space he puts himself in. Once he gets free he blasts away, and then, right at the end of the footage he backs off. The racing is over, preserve the car.

I would like to know more about this big guy.

Amazing bit of driving. The Targa Tas clip was great to watch, too.

Here's one of my favourite Bathurst videos. Glen Seton in a HR31 Skyline in the wet, 1987. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqszux7F1JA&feature=PlayList&p=57E5C8F64B3005FB&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=27

In reply to Shaun:

That, my friends...is course knowledge. Wow. I gotta go see Bathurst in person one day. Is it true that it's a road through a public park, and that you can drive it (but not like the Ring)?

It is a public road, open for general driving all year round except for a couple of weeks a year

http://www.nzmustang.com/Bathurst/bathurst.htm

http://www.gdecarli.it/php/circuit.php?var1=70&var2=2

In reply to aussiesmg:

Thanks, man! I was hoping you'd weigh in again on this one...IMO, Bathurst is one of the most under-rated places in the world.

Did a little googling on your friend Mr. Evans..looks pretty quick, and sounds like someone to watch!