Bonus Episode: GoPro footage of Larry & Jack Perkins driving the 1993 Bathurst Winner at Calder
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Starting from the first on track outing for the restored 1993 Bathurst winner, Larry Perkins puts PE 017 through it's paces at Calder.
Here's some more footage from the day - Enjoy!
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The scary thing about Larry is he could talk about grass growing for two hours and I’d be glued to the set the whole time…
lol
@@perkinsengineeringif only Larry will tell us the secret what to look for to find one of those Holden engines….
Nice shakedown 👍 How do you reckon you would go at a 161 laps a Bathurst In this car Jack 🙂
Me too he's a legend.
Legend!
Thanks Jack and Larry, I love hearing the Commodore being wound up, it’s such an awesome sound. Keep them coming!
Thanks! Will do!
What a treat again. What a beautiful piece of engineering. The Holden 304 sounds absolutely superb! And what a combo, Larry and his gun slide valve Holden. Again well done Jack and all involved on getting this beautiful car as it was in 1993.
Cheers!!
Same too.
So good! Well done to everyone involved in the restoration! It is a literal time machine that takes you back to 1993!
Cheers!!
This has made my day. You can hear beast snarling, waiting to be unleashed!! Love the sound - well done Jack and Larry, it has been awesome to watch this restoration. Thank you from a Holden fan!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!!
Thanks LP & Jack, that’s what it’s all about. Sounding fantastic 👍🏻🇦🇺
Cheers!!
This is how the supercar series should be.
Full manual box, no power steering. Sort out the men from the boys..
Haha be a few there that couldn't handle that!!
Amazing to see this on track again with that sweet 304 singing away under the bonnet. I was there at Bathurst in 1993 to witness this win and will never forget it! I'd love to be up there this year but i don't think i'm going to get there due to work commitments etc. Looking forward to seeing you on track with it at maybe Historic Sandown look later in the year or was even hoping to see it as a static display at the Sandown 500 next week. Either way amazing job 👍👍
It wont be at the Sandown 500, but definitely Bathurst! Cheers!!
@@perkinsengineering cheers for the reply, I'm sure I'll get to see it in person soon 😉
That wonderful V8 sound, could just listen to it all day!😊
Cheers!!!
Wonderful LP & JP ... I can't add to the superlatives already written. Bring on Bathurst.
Cheers!!
Hope we get a video like this from Bathurst! Love it.
Yeah that will be cool, hopefully we can organise that!!
2023 is the perfect year for a speed comparison between the 4 generations of car, a 1993 Group V8, a 2003 project blueprint car, a 2013 COTF and a 2023 spec. Hope the powers that be have already thought of it.
What a beautiful sound! Great job on the resto and interesting in seeing the little differences between driving styles.
Cheers!!
Great footage. Enjoyed the rebuild, and even better to see LP behind the wheel. Great job Jack.
Thanks 👍
Im a ford guy.....but that 304...sounds delicious!!!!!! Good to see you give it the berries. And the transmission whine is so awesome to hear!!! Man, how good are aussie v8s!! Love the vid
Cheers!!
That was awesome. So much history in one video!
Great hearing the old iron Holden V8 when it was unleashed.
Ive followed the build since day one.
Would love to see what happened to the old 92 Bathurst VL (rocket!), the 86 Enzed VK too
Glad you enjoyed it! If you'v followed us on Facebook you'll discover we have been helping the owner of the 92 Bathurst VL (PE010) with the restoration. The car is basically finished and looks immaculate in the 1992 Bob Jane T-Marts livery!! There were 2 ENZED VK's (PE001 and PE002). PE002 only recently was finished from its restoration by the car owner and 001 is being restored by it's owner. Both cars we've assisted the owners with their restorations and the cars look great!
F$&k that car sounds absolutely beautiful- takes me back to 93 watching this car going around Bathurst. You should be proud Jack and your dad should be even more proud to see this car restored! Congrats!
Cheers!!
The only thing that I felt could have been better is if Lowndes had driven fo Larry. I did enjoy Russell but I think Lowndes would have given the team the results they deserved plus Lowndes should have got out of the toxic 888 team.
That would've been cool!
Video saved! I'm going to watch this again cranked up on the sound system!
what a ride!
Thanks for the extended footage.
The first video was a cruel teaser - way too short!
This is much better. Love the camera angle too. Can see everything going on, including all the pedal work.
I'm glad you guys decided to keep the original unedited audio - no music tracks drowning out the Holden song.
How cool would have been to be one of those other drivers lapping around the track out there with this car and Larry & Jack!
Not surprised to see Larry spending the first session analysing everything, checking the steering, giving those brakes a bed in.
Was good to see him put the hammer down on the second session. It was like it was all coming back to him. Didn't take long before he looked comfortable behind the wheel.
Was good watching Jack initially get his head around that heavy non-assisted steer and lively rear end over that hump during the first lap. LP did warn him!! But didn't take him long to settle in and smash out some quick laps. He was banging down those gears, wow didn't that iron Lion sound awesome! I noticed on one of the later laps he short shifted before that hump, I assume it was an attempt to keep the car settled over the hump as it seemed to be getting off the ground - seemed to work! I get the distinct feeling Jack really loves this car :) Would be such a different feel to the current Supercars. So raw and analogue and minimal aero in comparison.
I'm no expert, but did the suspension or shock settings seem a little hard for this bumpy track ? Car seemed to be fighting to keep the wheels planted.
I could literally sit here and watch this all day. Wish I could have been there to see it
Thanks again Jack, Larry and the team for sharing this experience with us.
Thanks for the feedback!! Car is fun to drive thats for sure.
Set up and subsequent handling are based on a number of factors. Principally the car is set up for Bathurst, as it was on the setup sheet in 1993. They used open Dunlop tyres back then, front and rears were actually slightly different sizes!
The tyre we used is all you can find really, its a Dunlop Supercar control tyre in 17" in the hard compound. I assume this is quite hard and not offering as much grip as the 1993 tyre.
The suspension settings in particular were not setup for Calder or the tyre and with the Calder surface being quite old now it doesn't offer much grip!
I'm expecting the car balance to be better at Bathurst, we did have the ride height up 60mm for travel purposes mostly, and some front guard clearance, but we ave lowered the rear ride height for Bathurst to help with rear grip and traction.
Cheers!!
thanks for the reply Jack!
Please continue to keep us updated.
We all love these videos and your build videos with all the explanations
I wonder if Larry can get a special set of Dunlops made for the outing on the mountain? That would be awesome!
Hahaha unlikely!!!
2nd time watching this video - cant ever imagine what it would have felt like driving this car after you have rebuilt it and the history behind the car for the Perkins family. I have 1 question if you dont mind Jack, what were you looking at when you were going down the straight and kept looking down between the seats? Once again, thank you for sharing
I was looking at my lap time on the PI System mounted to the transmission tunnel just in front of the gear lever. Had to make sure I was quicker than Dad ;)
The sound of the Holden V8 is like viagra for a motor racing tragic like me 🤣🤣
Good luck at Sandown and Bathurst Jack !
Hahaha Cheers!
General Motors has no product in our market, hopefully someday they could bring the lion back with badge engineered imports.
Yeah I think that's unlikely!! But it's cool to celebrate what we had!
Jack mate, this is youtube gold. Golder than larrys helmet. You wait until Bathurst, i bet mark skaife or crompo uses this footage for one of their special little infill packages
Just wish there were more newer mustangs on track that day, that Larry could blow their doors off with the old rocket . Well done Larry and Jack
Hahaha Cheers!!
Is anybody else doing anything like what PE is doing with race car resto's? It sounds like a unique concept right now? 80's & 90's racers in race form must be a big deal?
Lot's of people restore cars and have done for many, many years but no one shows any where near the level of transparency that we do. We don't cut corners or do dodgy stuff so there's nothing to hide!
@@perkinsengineering I'm looking forward to the ENZED VK and PE Walky resto'd 😍✅
I have the Enzed VK right next to me from Classic Carlectables.... looks amazing@@no-namecrown5510
Would really like to see Supercars sharing some more posts about this car considering it wouldn't be anything without cars like this one. There'd definitely be some people missing out on seeing this who just don't know this channel exists.
Oh well, we do our thing and get great support!!
Sounds soooo good!! Thank you Jack & all involved! what a awesome project
Cheers!!!
Top Stuff Jack well done! Great sounds and a treat to see LP behind that wheel again 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
If i was on that track and saw LP approaching me at warp speed in a Castrol Commodore, I'd just get out of the way and watch. That car sounds and looks so good.
Cheers!!!
I know you weren’t out to really go hard with the VP, the few times there was a car in front I’m pretty sure I saw a subtle bit of fire in LP’s driving to go after a target.
Hahaha possibly!!
Can’t be the sound of an old V8SC and the straight cut box 👌🏼👌🏼
Quite cool!!! Cheers!!
How good is it to see and hear the guys revving this thing out to 7000 rpm!? Music to our ears! Although all those stone chip noises hurt as we know how clean it was, but a race car is what it is..
Hahaah yeah they are as bad as nails on a bloody chalkboard!!!!
What an absolute beast, well done guys, and the fact is was a Holden engine up front showed how good it was against the Chevs. 👍👍👍
Cheers!!!
JP, that made my day, as happy as Larry!!
LP working blue made me laugh!
Good stuff, cheers!
No better camera view than this, what an absolute treat! Thank you 👍
Setup looks perfect given its the first drive.. only a couple small "easy" fixes wheel and pedals if i recall? Yet LP still made it look easy anyway ..
Testament to him as a driver and Perkins Engineering + all contributers, stunning build.
Yeah just the brake pedal with new pads and perhaps not using the same braking forces on a casual shakedown day with limited grip meant it was hard to heel and toe properly based on the proximity of the brake pedal to throttle. Got it sorted on the day and checked it over properly after. Cheers!!
Really good to watch, I notice the old man does a lift on the way up but, Jack uses the clutch as well?
Should both be using the clutch ;)
F@#k’n steerins heavy! True racer, thanks for doing these vids.
Glad you like them! Cheers!!!
I love the dirt 'dancing' around the passenger floor.
Yeah nothing has changed since 1993, holes in the floor everywhere = car gets dirty
I can't begin to imagine how cool it would have been to get overtaken by Larry on track that day haha
Hahahaah
Steerins a bit fkn heavy
lol
It's like riding a bike aint it, its like he never left the saddle
Not wrong!!
Such a tough looking and great sounding i wish i was in the driver seat. Bloody top job bringing the beast back Jack cheers .
Cheers!!
I’m a diehard ford man but I gotta say
Sir Larry Perkins
Cheers!!
Bloody Ripper of a video guys ,music to the old ears ❤👍
Cheers!!!
Bedding new pads in by an expert.....warm the tyres then let it rip
How good! Cheers!!
love the " taking hands off the wheel" shows how well it is set up. same with a bike
That's the true test!!
Absolutely bloody awesome Jack! To watch LP doing the first laps in that rocket is fantastic. It would be awesome if you could do an episode with both yourself and Ryan (Sons of Guns) having a drive and talking about your story’s from back when you were kids.
Yes, in a perfect world Ryan and Rhys Hansford would've been there at Calder with us!
H pattern dog box and a 9 inch rear end. Sorts the men from the boys!
My word!!! Cheers!!!
"F**king steerings heavy...!!!" Hahahahaha 😅
Hahaha keeping it honest! Cheers!!!
Fuel pressure & oil temp gauges didn't appear to be working !! But so nice to hear it & se Both you Guys driving it!! Must have been an Awesome Father & Son moment!!
Fuel pressure definitely not because we decided not to run a fuel line back into the cabin from a safety point of view, and the fuel pressure gauge is working on the PI System. The fuel pressure is also regulated by the fuel reg so if it's a loss of fuel pressure it should become reasonably obvious. The G'box one is/was, the diff one had a small issue with the connection onto the sensor but it also may not have got above 50-60 degrees given how much running we did. Cheers!!
@@perkinsengineering Cheers Mate , Really Appreciate the detailed Response!! 🍻
Marvellous. Nice work by Jack and Larry!!!!!!
Cheers!!
Hey Jack, im interested as to your reason for the short shift coming onto the start/finish straight ? It was a different change from the Old Man’s style
Yeah it’s very circuit specific, relating to the treatment that’s on the circuit because of the drag strip and the complete lack of grip it has. I choose to short shift to keep the RPM down and limit wheelspin there and Dad is holding the gear longer.
@@perkinsengineering ahhh makes sense. I didn’t know that was a drag strip. Keep up the amazing videos. Love you guys
Love this video. Thank you JP & LP and team.
Cheers!!!
Is it muffled more than what it was back then?
Negative. Exhaust system is identical.
Best thing about this is seeing LPs smile as he gives it a bootfull 😂
So good!
Just listen to that awesome (Holden) V8!
Iron lion!
How much caster does it run?
All of it
3.5 degrees
Thought the steering looked heavy 😂
Little bit ;)
There is nothing better than a hot lap by Larry and Jack in Larrys car and that beautiful Aussie v8 purr under acceleration or the blip on the down change . I was in heaven Great job boys thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!!
Dad didn't go back to second lol
Too much wheel spin he reckons !
JP
Any context on why LP when he first got onto the track he clutch less shifted from 1-2?
Probably didn't feel like he had too or was being lazy. I don't use the clutch in my work ute 1-2 and 3-4 lol
The sound of that thing on the noise is driving nirvana
Hahaha so good! Cheers!!!
I’d love to go in for a few hot laps 😜👌🏼
That would be cool!
Thanks to you and your Dad for this great bonus footage Jack!! I could listen to that Holden V8 sing all day long!! Thoroughly enjoyed it!! Just out of curiosity, what weight oil do you use in the engine? Castrol no doubt, as i do... Cheers!!
This engine/car used Castrol GP50 back in 1993 so today we used Castrol EDGE 25W-50!
Interesting. I guess the modern light weight oil is no good. @@perkinsengineering
@@EvanOutdoors there’s nothing wrong with the new stuff, works well in the current engines. We built the engine to 1993 specs so why would we create a variable and change oil?
Thanks, true story.@@perkinsengineering
Why, i thought maybe it would have been to modern standards or modern oils may offer some more protection etc than heavier oils. Thanks for the info. I've enjoyed the build videos.@@perkinsengineering
Thank you for sharing this! An absolute thrill to see this being driven the way it was meant to be!
Our pleasure! Cheers!!
This is super awesome, and even better thats its 100% uncut and in full. Love it.
Glad you like it! Cheers!!
What an awesome thing to be able to do... and what an amazing Dad to be able to do it with - the restoration is incredible, well done Jack and all who helped.
Thank you very much! Cheers!
Can’t beat that Holden v8 sound. Larry sticking it to the Chevs back then. I’m lucky enough to have a full house vn group a motor in a vk. I believe when I bought it around 30 years ago it came from gricies engine guy. Not sure if the story I was told at time was correct but it was a engine supplied by gm to race teams for dyno work ect. Came complete but not assembled wrapped in grease paper in a box. I was like a boy at Xmas.
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@@perkinsengineering do u think the story of gm supplying dyno engines to teams would be correct thanks
@@errolturner3496 it could be but unlikely GM ever supplied fully built race engines but anything is possibke
@@perkinsengineering not fully assembled but disassembled in a crate no engine number just a box with everything wrapped in grease paper. And not a race engine I believe they were sent out as development engines.
It didn’t even have a engine number
Sounds a treat!🎉
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So good. Bloody real car. Love ya Larry
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The Far Ken oath that's Mad!
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Man that thing is singing! Well done again on the resto jack and Larry! Top notch!
Cheers!!
Love it go LP he's still got it
Like riding a bicycle!!
Absolutely unreal! Such great memories of 1993. Great achievement getting this piece of history back on the track, well done 👍
Cheers!!!
Seriously cool Jack! love Larry's frank steering comment, nothing complicated, just exactly as it is! Australian way at it's finest, or LP just being LP 🤣 but seriously though, so keen for more content like this, so cool to see the old beasts from this era out on track, made me wanna be a Calder with my camera for this producing quality images. quality video brother.
Cheers!!!!
Incredible to finally see this car on a race track but also very interesting seeing the differences in driving style too. Excellent work by all involved and true dedication to have it ready for the 30th anniversary of it's Bathurst win and 60th anniversary of Bathurst. Thanks for taking me along on the journey.
You're welcome! Cheers!!!
thanks for extra footage jack, i used to do sprints out at Calder years ago and the hard braking area, end of straights was very choppy, would spear you hard side ways with a rear brake lock up if not careful , i love this old track and hope its not sold off for housing, so much motor racing history, bob jane was a hard but good promoter, dont forget look after your dad, you only ever have one, cheers mate
Very lucky to still have Calder!!! Bob did a great job building it and Rodney has done a terrific job to keep it all going. Cheers!!
Larry looks so comfortable in there... he looks as if he's commuted to work every day since 93. Amazing.
Muscle memory is amazing isn't it!! Cheers!!!
Legend😎
@@MAte925 cheers
How was yourself and Larry after driving it for a few laps?
Its a wonderful restoration. How good is that Holden 304 V8 sound
Yeah all good, didn't need to wear it out but wanted to make sure all good for Bathurst. Would love to do more laps and tune it like a current race car and then thrown new tyres on and... wait its not a current car lol
Sounds amazing
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Motor sounds tough
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Off the Charts!! Cudos to everyone who helped on this awesome project!!
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Great footage, but WOW looks like hard work, no luxury in these cars.
Not wrong!
So good to see!! My first Bathurst watching Larry in 1993
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Can't wait to see this in person. What a project. Love how light it gets on its feet over some of the bumps! Well done all.
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Awesome
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To be passed by Mr Perkins would be the best moment of my life I would have to say
Hahahaha Cheers!!
Cool
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cannot thank you enough for posting this. this is gold on so many fronts. thank you again
You're welcome, cheers!
Bloody brilliant! Thanks for sharing this one. ❤
Our pleasure! Cheers!!
Looks like a handful with no powersteering!
Yeah it's not too bad, the lack of grip from the tyres and calder surface probably exaggerating the situation.
Great to see the car on the track again. I was there in 1993.
Great year! Cheers!!
Nothing but awesome 👌
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"Fucken steerin's heavy" 😂😂
lol t-shirts are coming
Hey Jack. Love your work 👍
Cheers!!
Now that is race car 👍🇦🇺
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Sweet Sweet car!
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Super clean 👌
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Awesome
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Ripper
Yep! Cheers!!!