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We aren’t ignoring it. Fact is the V8’s were the real 1000 & the 2L were never real competition or taken seriously. Also, Amaroo and Lakeside were fantastic race tracks.

TCR World Tour headed same way...

Still playing in 2024 ..this game is quite simply outstanding and so ahead of its time 😊

Well this brought back memories. A little trivia for you mate.…In 1973/74 my Dad bought that block to do a little hobby farming, 10 steers. It was the year I was turning 16 and Dad would let me loose along the track that was still a tar road and capable of decent speeds, particularly that bend. Basically learnt to drive on that track. But as you say, I had to stop at the fence line. I did however once cut the barbed wire to do the complete circuit but the more interesting section was on our side so I never bothered again (not to mention the neighbour, or Dad may not have been too impressed if they caught me). The other property had set up a rodeo corral I reckon in the late ‘70s and had regular rodeos but clearly that’s gone now. Ahh memories legally hooning on that track…

Biggest issue with ST was that it was so reliant on factory teams, and once BMW pulled out after 1997 (nothing to do with the DQ) the local scene was always going to struggle. If it wasn't for Ch7 there wouldn't have been the BTCC cars coming over, they pretty much paid for them. If it wasnt for Brock appearing in the 1997 race I'd think the interest would have been at an all time low. The races themselves? Interesting rather than exciting thanks to the day long battles, particularly in 1998 between the Volvo (the shootout lap often gets a mention amongst the best ever considering the specs of the car) and the Nissan. Probably needed a few more international teams to come over like the 12 Hour has now to make it viavle long term, but the category worldwide was also dying.

Aaaaah so good to hear a fellow Aussie enjoying GP4! :D

That Murray walker onboard commentary is legendary

Super touring were given the chance to join V8 Supercars as a support category but they said no we dont want to join your dinosaurs V8s and no one will watch it 🤔 well supertouring died whilst Supercars are still there today 😂🤣

I don’t know how Australia did it, but Bathurst & Philip Island have to be 2 of the premier race tracks in the whole world. Definitely in the top 10.

toca threw all the money at it and the v8s just put in 3 better races in a row, much bigger stories coming from tonys crew and then the small teams winning and the 99 grid being huge but dumb. tony getting the v8s to finally be a pro series and not just weekend battlers while being a proper events promoter.... gowe didnt stand a chance

The tcr are better racing then the v8 these days ,I’ll all the arguments between v8 teams let’s see what happens

Loved watching these cars at Lakeside, much more exciting than the V8's back then.

I didnt realise there was a 2nd super tourers race shows how lttle interest there was in it, first race was boring

But the tiddler race ws at best poor. About 4 fast cars the rest coughing and spluttering around

4:00 Triple Eight was the factory Vauxhall team in the BTCC at the time.

2 litre super tourers were so much better than the racing taxi formula Australian bogans favoured. The WTCC & BTCC races during that era, had big budgets, big audiences, and exciting racing with many different winners, constant lead changes and more aggressive driving regulations. In comparison, the V8’s with their processional races with few overtaking opportunities & nanny-state driving standards, created the biggest yawn-fest in the history of Australian Motor Racing.

Was there for both of them in 1997 and 1998, as well as pretty much all rounds of both atcc and super tourers in those years, crowd numbers in super tourers made it obvious to see the category was on borrowed time through 97 and 98.

Now here is the reality. Buggerall people turned up for the 2 litres but the v8 crowd was a record. The fans voted with their feet and ultimately it was the v8 formula that not only continued on but made it the most competitive touring car category in the world.

V8’s were only really interesting to watch when there was other manufacturers other than Ford and Holden. Now with no Aussie cars it’s become a bit irrelevant.

Super Tourers no one cares!

The Super Touring formula was my introduction to big-time touring car racing via the North American Touring Car Championship (NATCC). The Dodge Stratuses of PacWest Racing were a sight to behold, and their battles with the NART (North American Racing Team) Honda Accords were epic. Too bad that series didn’t last very long, but it was still my gateway to a wider world that led me to eventually discover the BTCC via the ToCA Championship Racing games and the ATCC via Speedvision (now FS1). I got my first taste of Bathurst around the same time via a ToCA-inspired racer that was called Jarrett and Labonte Stock Car Racing here in the States, and while I wasn’t blown away by it immediately, over time, that track has grown on me. It’s the track I most frequently drive in Assetto Corsa Competizione, and it’s a blast to drive in a McLaren 720S GT3.

A war over TV rights and the end of the multiclass Bathurst 1000. Pretty shit deal all around if you ask me, especially when it comes to the longer-term consequences.

I really miss Murray walker's commentary...so glad we can hear him still on video..thanks for uploading!

Murray Walker had bigger balls than Darrell Waltrip, lol

The supertouring cars were different, unique and cool and more exciting cars than the supercars of the day.

update link plzzz

After a season of F3 I moved to 3.5 and it feels much more like an F1 car. Driving it well is more challenging but also more satisfying, plus you get like 8 DRS a race to use. As my goal is to get the F1 experience one day, it is my choice. Currently after finishing a race, 40min later the next race starts, which is totally fine for me. The only thing that is an issue is there are no splits, so usually 1-3 guys tend do lap me and I need to get out of the way. This is fine as this is something I need to learn, but can make races a bit less eventful, as there are only few guys with my pace to really compete on eye-level. HOWEVER the big plus is that there are no crash festivals at turn 1, and people drive much more respectful. As this is the biggest killjoy for me in F3, F3.5 is a way better experience. And I think many people have fled to F3.5 for this reason :)

Would be good to see a series like this now ... TCR similar maybe?

Great history, superb video

I modded my T3pa pros pedals with a 100kg load cell ($20 bucks U.S. from Amazon), a leobodnar load cell amp (16.50GBP) and various nuts, bolts and a metal bracket to hold the load cell and will never go back.

I can't seem to get the 1984 carset to work with the aero88 mod

I used to play this sim endlessly. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to run on W10 so I haven't played it for several years now. I've seen others, including the official F1 games, which they "update" every year without actually changing anything, but they're just not as good. Graphically things have moved on, but the physics has never been bettered... on modern sims the cars don't turn like a real car, they pivot around a central point which is just stupid. And the car setup element of GP4 is still light years ahead of anything else.The way I see it, Crammond GP4 is a proper sim, while the others are just arcade games.

You are used to it now and I bet the consitency is better as well

how can i get this game to work on my pc? i have the disc for it but it wont run when i press play

I had an earlier version that I played non-stop around 1999/2000. Downloaded NR2003 couple of weeks ago. Can't believe how good it still is! Had a whole series of PS2, PS3 NASCAR iterations - pretty much unplayable if you wanted more than an arcade game. Thanks for posting.

34:31 Grand Prix Legends does that too at the end of every session.

What is this attached to, are you still using the office chair with the new wheel ha?

Your links no longer work. Could you please update? Thanks.

too true!

It will always be playable

Haven't watched yet but heard your voice and modifying the wall is funny so here I am.

Maybe rebuild it and a park around it?

How about 2021

I'm still playing it in 2021

I would pay 250$ for a modern Grand Prix 5. With the same feature as GP4 just better Graphics and modern Cars etc. In modern games u hit a wall and yeah ur front spoiler maybe get a little damage and u keep go driving. But on GP4 if u were of the road u better beg that u dont hit the wall...because if u were unlucky than rip ur car. Also the multiplayer was insane awesome: I played with my brother and after a few minutes that i drove the AI will take control of my car and after a few seconds the Car from my Brother will get the control from the AI. So yeah. no stupid Split screen or whatever. Just awesome multiplayer. Best Multiplayer(without internet connection) i ever saw. Sorry for my bad english

this is cool, but if it was to be made into a circuit again, it's just be another over priced, over packed race track

THANK YOU! I built that version of Port Wakefield track for rFactor racing sim back in 2014- I sure wish I could have seen this clip back then- the detail would have been sooo helpful! BTW- that portion of the track that is fenced off, it was plowed by the owner of the paddock a few years back (judging by Google Earth images. That & reports of him chasing off anyone visiting the site gives some indication as to what current owner of that paddock thinks of the history of the place! ;) I later found out the motorcycle pits were on the outside of Tyresole's corner (turn4), although I believe the pits may have been in at least two different locations over it's short life. My 'version' is what I envisioned it COULD have been in late 60's/early 70's if it hadn't been abandoned in '61. Unfortunately, I can no longer access old YT account to answer comments, but please follow the links for a peak at my own video uploads and if you have rFactor then you can download track in 3rd which also contains some 'reference material I was able to find online at the time.. Last link should be scans I took from Old Bike Australasia magazine series Tracks in Time. ruclips.net/video/gZDuxDainX8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/wSttEk6W-qk/видео.html www.mediafire.com/file/6a2i7i9fhv51eic/Port_Wakefield_South_Australia_V09_26-12-13.rar/file www.mediafire.com/file/8m4lem8l49axm0n/Port_Wakefield_S.A.rar/file Oh, & here is a clip I found tonight of some DJI drone footage of the track from about the same time as your own video was created ;) ruclips.net/video/P1eSHOlIA3s/видео.html THANK YOU too for featuring my version of the track at end of clip ;)

got tons of mods for the f1 GP3 :D you can make a 100% race, and can watch back the whole race, can switch between cars etc :D

I think it will help as I'm always losing time to others braking as on standard pedals its hard to measure inputs as precise I think ,

The fact that the amp 1000 was for super tourers doesn't mean shit to your stupid comment about Larry and Russell nit winning or not even competing. and who do you think the audience is here? Only a retard would think people didn't know all about the 97/98 AMP and FAI classic races.