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Bathurst 1000 - 1991: Godzilla Unleashed

Bathurst 1000 · Season 1 · Episode 19
The mountain faces a high-tech revolution as the menacing four-wheel-drive Nissan Skyline GT-R, nicknamed "Godzilla," returns to rewrite the record books. Jim Richards and Mark Skaife deliver an incredibly dominant performance, smashing the overall race time record by over seven minutes. The turbo monsters completely out-pace the local V8 Holden Commodores and Ford Sierras, signaling a massive, controversial shift in Australian motorsport history.

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Season
1
Episode
19
Air Date
06/Oct/1991
Air Time
Runtime
375 min

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The mountain faces a high-tech revolution as the menacing four-wheel-drive Nissan Skyline GT-R, nicknamed "Godzilla," returns to rewrite the record books. Jim Richards and Mark Skaife deliver an incredibly dominant performance, smashing the overall race time record by over seven minutes. The turbo monsters completely out-pace the local V8 Holden Commodores and Ford Sierras, signaling a massive, controversial shift in Australian motorsport history.

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