GLENN SETON ARRIVES 1983-1987 - Interview

SUPER100MPH Exclusive Interview with Touring Car Legend Glenn Seton! With Special Guest Fred Gibson, Gibson Motorsport. We go back to 1983 when Glenn Seton hit the touring Car scene, truly one of Australia's most humble touring car greats! Re-live when Glenn tackled the Mountain (Bathurst) becoming one of the fastest men ever during famous 1987 wet weather downpour which sent many far more experienced drivers skidding off into the wall, enjoy! SUPER100MPH would like to thank Glenn for his time in sharing his memories of this great time in Australian Motor Racing history, he's a true legend!
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Background : 1987 ATCC Oran Park R9 Final Race • 1987 ORAN PARK ATCC R9...
1987 Wanneroo ATCC R4 Glenn Seton Shows Em How! • 1987 ATCC R4 GLENN SET...
1983 The Spirit of Bathurst, Andrew Harris, Garry Cooke (Super100mph) • 1983 THE SPIRIT OF BAT...
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Credit Channel 7 Sport Commentators Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson, Neil Crompton, Peter Mc Kay and Richard Hay
with additional footage by Tim May & Mark Jones SUPER100MPH

[@jackman666]

Glen Seton, the best ever driver never to win Bathurst & should have done so, super nice person that has time for his fan's A huge thank you Glen Seton :) ...

[@woopimagpie]

Came here to write this, and there's your comment at the top saying exactly what I was going to say.

[@xaoskuntablast3354]

fantastic interview with an unsung hero of Australian motorsports ... thanks for doing this guys

[@peterstone5356]

Nice to have meet you today Tim, loving these old videos. Subscribed now and will be watching them all

[@Super100MPH]

Thanks Peter, looking forward to catching up again soon for a chat.. cheers

[@MartoVPR]

Thank you for putting this piece together.

[@petermurray4061]

Thanks for all the work you do in sharing with us the hours of classic footage. Entertainment plus. I'll never forget Glenn's drive at Bathurst in '87. Unforgettable racecam in the wet driving a car that had no right to be so competitive.

[@Super100MPH]

+Peter Murray Thanks Peter, we do it for the drivers and teams who worked so hard.

[@kenny8ism]

Thanks again for the hard work you guys put in for us Aussie motorsport fans!

[@Super100MPH]

+kenny8ism Hi Kenny, many thanks for your kind words, it's a pleasure to do this for you guys, as people like Glenn Seton & Fred Gibson played a big part in making touring cars so entertaining all those years ago, they should be remembers for what they are, Legends!

[@cyclonicleo]

I remember watching him and Skaife battle it out in the Ford Laser series back in 1985 (?). I was 9 years old then, but I remember the racing clearly. Nicest bloke, Glenn.

[@AussieBassplayer]

Great work with these video's guys

[@MerlinOpeth]

Great upload and interview.

[@toy200sx]

You have to be in awe of Glenn.

[@glennt69lol]

seton is the peoples champ, always has time for fans and great driver

[@12121149]

Barry Seton, used to own the petrol station in Carlton.Drove by it every day ,back when.

[@jeffwilliams742]

I remember meeting glen Seaton at sandown when he just joined Nissan I feel sorry for him not winning a Bathurst poor guy

[@jonjones1553]

"He's as safe as the Bank of England " . Brilliant !

[@AussieBassplayer]

Oran Park was such a good track

[@woopimagpie]

I'd kinda like to see an alternate reality where Glenn didn't leave Nissan to start his own team. He'd probably have several Bathurst titles, sad as that is to realise.....
It also begs the question of what would have become of Mark Skaife given it was Fred Gibson who gave him his start when Glenn left. Would Skaife still have gone on to the incredible success he enjoyed without Gibson Motorsport? Who can say. It's interesting to think about.

[@matthewheffernan3877]

10:00 glen very generous

[@nnoddy8161]

I thought after his '87 Bathurst drive Nissan Motorsport offered him a trial overseas (I think in their Group C program). Does anyone know whether this was correct? Certainly should have stayed with Nissan.

[@marklowe7431]

Hugely under stated driver. In my mind a Bathurst winner a couple of times.

[@dereknelson4637]

Richo surely would've copped a penalty for that nudge if the same thing played out today.

[@MiltonHubcap]

Seton, much as I love him, had been getting ragged and went in to late and too had. Richo had little choice. Racing incident.

[@250gto9]

So did he end up retiring from that race?

[@simonkevnorris]

In the interview at the end of the race a blown turbo was mentioned by Jim. So, I think it was a DNF.

[@nnoddy8161]

Should have stayed with Nissan after '87. Brilliant driver who would have benefited from the resources of Gibson Motorsport and Nissan.