Bathurst 1000 - 1997: The Civil War
Bathurst 1000 · Season 1 · Episode 25
A bitter, unprecedented political split divides Australian motorsport, resulting in two entirely separate 1000-kilometre races on the mountain. The traditional V8 Fords and Holdens field a highly dramatic event, while Peter Brock makes an emotional, temporary final start as a full-time driver. In the race, Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall survive an intense, high-speed war of attrition to masterfully out-last a collapsing field of contenders.
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Season
1
Episode
25
Air Date
05/Oct/1997
Air Time
—
Runtime
397 min
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A bitter, unprecedented political split divides Australian motorsport, resulting in two entirely separate 1000-kilometre races on the mountain. The traditional V8 Fords and Holdens field a highly dramatic event, while Peter Brock makes an emotional, temporary final start as a full-time driver. In the race, Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall survive an intense, high-speed war of attrition to masterfully out-last a collapsing field of contenders.
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