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Bathurst 1000 - 2012: The Whincup-Dumbrell Defiance

Bathurst 1000 · Season 1 · Episode 40
Fuel strategy and raw nerve take centre stage in a high-stakes tactical chess match on the mountain. Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell pilot their Triple Eight Commodore into a commanding late-race lead, but a critically low fuel warning throws the garage into absolute panic. Ignoring frantic orders to slow down, Whincup gambles everything on a blistering, high-speed defensive run to narrowly edge out a hard-charging David Reynolds at the line.

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Season
1
Episode
40
Air Date
07/Oct/2012
Air Time
Runtime
374 min

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Fuel strategy and raw nerve take centre stage in a high-stakes tactical chess match on the mountain. Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell pilot their Triple Eight Commodore into a commanding late-race lead, but a critically low fuel warning throws the garage into absolute panic. Ignoring frantic orders to slow down, Whincup gambles everything on a blistering, high-speed defensive run to narrowly edge out a hard-charging David Reynolds at the line.

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