WOW ! What a 1 Hour and 40 Minutes of Pure Adrenalin ! Never knew all of what Mark Skaife had achieved ! I met him at the Central Coast , in the Streets of Terrigal and said " Good Day " to Mark and also said , " You Mad Driver , I love your Racing Style " ! He looked at me and smiled ! I think he said "Thanks" ! Then he went ! He had his Wife with him and and Child was there too , from memory ! What a Nice Feller ! I Always Loved his Racing ! Finally , like All or at least Sensible Racing Drivers , he called it quits in Racing ! I think that Family then became Number One Issue for Mark ! Mark still Commentates on Races and he sure is good at that too ! Cheers to You , Skaifey !!
As a racer from "the States", I was too late to the party to appreciate Mark's talent and career. Thank you, SO MUCH, for giving me a look into the history of V8SC!
Still loving this little history lesson in 2019. American here who would love to see more of things like these on essentially any of these guys who raced from say late 80s on (I don't really have an interest in the 60s 70s stuff) I'm mainly attracted to 90s+ V8 era. I don't get how running moonshine around the wild hills and such in the southern US, NASCAR, essentially running around in circles and drag racing in a straight line become our biggest motorsports. THIS is what should have happened here. I subscribe to "Superview" and watch the practice sessions on here. I did own a 2004 Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) LS1 v8 , 6 speed, fun to drive. More like a GT type car, trunk, nice seats but still plenty fast. Mine had headers and just single outlet exhaust, nice sleeper. 37x hp to the wheels (can't remember exactly) .
I have always been a Ford fan and always will be, still i must admit much respect for Mark Skaife, also for Larry Perkins, ( for the record Glenn Seton was ATCC champion 1997 ) Marks crash 48min was HUGE the car would be a write off!!!!
I like the part when jim richards tells fg what the damage is on the gtr. How bads the car well he owes him a small bottle shop lol that's the funniest line
Have a lot of respect for Skaife even tho I'm a Ford McLaughlin fan.... So good to have him still part of the sport and best commentator. God bless Skaife with many more years in the v8.
I wasn't a fan until one round in Darwin. Skaife had a front wheel torn off in a crash. Got the car back to the pits. Great work by the mechanics saw him start R2 at the rear of the field. He carved his way through much of the field. Come R 3 he got through and won the race. That made an impression. Easily the best driver of his era in Australia.
I'm glad I came across this, was awesome to watch! I was only born in '90 so I didn't see the Nissan years, but as a kid i'd try to watch as much of the v8's as I could and HRT were my favourite in that late 90's/early 00's era. I'd always watch closely at the likes Skaife, Lowndes, Murph etc. For some reason the series doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere anymore and the top drivers don't seem to receive the same respect as it looks like they used to. Although it will be good to look back at the current era in 20 years time!
Thank you for uploading, I was lucky enough to be at Wanneroo when Skafe won his first ATCC race and I have enjoyed watching his entire career, even now as a commentator he is great to watch. Big Thumbs Up from me :D
Great upload. The first V8 race I saw live on TV (at 2am in Ireland) was the Bathurst 1000 in 03 with Skaife's door opening after John Bowe bashed into him and I remember how infuriated I was at the time. Ive become a huge fan of the sport since but I can honestly say it was Mark Skaife on that day (and Murph) that keeps me searching through the internet looking for today's races. If anyone knows where to see them let me know. Its not shown here anymore. Booo!!
Lived on the same street, Pollock Ave, North Wyong,NSW super young man, great driver his Father Russ was a friendly man we would often have a beer at the tennis club!
You can make assumptions about people you never meet. Believing only 2nd hand information. After watching this video. It definitely gave me a different view of someone who believed in himself to do the best he could do. It,s always good if you can find your path in this life. And it seems Mark Skaife found his. All the best to him.
They have not payed the debt to Australia. Billions payed in subsidies and they shipped 150 million back to the states before shut down here. They'll never pay it back however they have lost clientele which has cost them dearly. With massive Colorado problems, and declining sales. They will be a footnote in our history.
So we agree they were insolvent and asked the hard working Australians for a handout to keep up an unsustainable business model for many years. I'm intrigued about an American business helping out us in WW2 though. Happy to be educated.
Mike Raymond really was the voice of motorsport in this part of the world wasn't he. Its like hearing the voice of an old mate you haven't seen or heard for a long time.
He was an oxygen thief of the highest level. Led the hate campaign when that halfwit Brock couldnt win FA in his pussbox Commodore. Was a great day when gave it up.
Really enjoyed the video. Didn't know much about him but he was a true champion, great team mate it seems and only 2 teams in all his career. Touring Car winner, Open wheel winner, triple crown. You would have to be a Ford Fan to not respect him. If Jim Richards speaks for him that's good enough for me.
There needs to be a greater focus on feeding Australian kart kids into open-wheel classes. It doesn't mean losing potential Supercar racers, because you can race 'em after a full top flight open wheel career. It would feed Supercars with more rounded racing drivers.
After the Nissans it was all down hill from there for supercar racing australia, just wasn’t that interesting anymore. Diversity in cars is what always made the great race great!
Amaroo. Oran Park. Sacred Sydney Motorsport circuits. Disappeared. Who can stand in the way when money can be made? Would never happen to a football stadium. Scandalous.
Greatest ever race car driver... and the v8sc were the definition of a "race car"... not a funny car or top fuel, f1, nascar etc... even now, this man can jump into any sedan and drive it like no one else.
Got a lot of respect for Mark Scaife as a driver but I’ll never forget as an 7 year old at symonds plains when he was still driving the gtr a group of 10 or so kids were trying to get our posters signed he told us and I quote “fuck off you little cunts” I then went to Brockys tent and my father got our posters signed and he spoke to my dad for 10 minutes. The difference between a legend and a pretender I think.
so true i can remember when my dad used to race the Australian hillclimb championships in the 80's and 90's at oran park worst decision Sydney made was to close oran park
Hows your old man's statesman before he threw you in karts. And Bruce cresent at warnervale. Thats how the younger fellas learnt right? Gosford boy... more a wyong boy that ran into trouble and had your father's money and shops
I believe it's because of 2 reasons, #1 being that with Group A rules, the manufacturers had to sell a certain number of cars and Holden didn't make enough of the Turbo model VL's at the time for the car to be eligible. The 2nd - and I'm only speculating here - is that manufacturers had to use an engine that was designed and produced by them and given the RB30 was a Nissan motor, it probably didn't fit the bill for that reason either.
I'm undeniably, 100%, through & through, a Ford fan but I think that was a decent doco and Skaifey conducted himself well. He's just a biased commentator and was a boof-headed twat as a driver. Thanks George Talbot.
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I could listen to Fred Gibson talk all day, fair guy and talks no shit. Great driver, great manager and mentor.
WOW ! What a 1 Hour and 40 Minutes of Pure Adrenalin ! Never knew all of what Mark Skaife had achieved ! I met him at the Central Coast , in the Streets of Terrigal and said " Good Day " to Mark and also said , " You Mad Driver , I love your Racing Style " ! He looked at me and smiled ! I think he said "Thanks" ! Then he went ! He had his Wife with him and and Child was there too , from memory ! What a Nice Feller ! I Always Loved his Racing ! Finally , like All or at least Sensible Racing Drivers , he called it quits in Racing ! I think that Family then became Number One Issue for Mark ! Mark still Commentates on Races and he sure is good at that too ! Cheers to You , Skaifey !!
As a racer from "the States", I was too late to the party to appreciate Mark's talent and career. Thank you, SO MUCH, for giving me a look into the history of V8SC!
This guys my grandpa mate
Check this out on Brocky.
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@@VenomRoadRacing That looks great. Thanks for the link! Supercars stream is LIVE right now, though! ;)
@@fuzzi3125 LOL. Skaifes kids arent having kids yet but anyway....
@@mikespencer9913You do realise you actually need to race to be a racer yeah?
The 90’s was the golden era for V8 supercars, great documentary! thanks for sharing.
I'm a ford man and was a great Ambrose fan but have to say, what a legend Mark is. Onya Skaifey
"life long memories that'll live with me forever"
Profound final words
Still loving this little history lesson in 2019. American here who would love to see more of things like these on essentially any of these guys who raced from say late 80s on (I don't really have an interest in the 60s 70s stuff) I'm mainly attracted to 90s+ V8 era.
I don't get how running moonshine around the wild hills and such in the southern US, NASCAR, essentially running around in circles and drag racing in a straight line become our biggest motorsports. THIS is what should have happened here.
I subscribe to "Superview" and watch the practice sessions on here. I did own a 2004 Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) LS1 v8 , 6 speed, fun to drive. More like a GT type car, trunk, nice seats but still plenty fast. Mine had headers and just single outlet exhaust, nice sleeper. 37x hp to the wheels (can't remember exactly) .
I'm a long time Ford fan, but nothing but respect to Skaife. A true class act !
I have always been a Ford fan and always will be, still i must admit much respect for Mark Skaife, also for Larry Perkins, ( for the record Glenn Seton was ATCC champion 1997 ) Marks crash 48min was HUGE the car would be a write off!!!!
As a ford fan i have to say thanks for the red and blue fights mate
Enjoyed watching Skaife win numerous victories on a Sunday afternoon when I was a small child! 1:18:21 one of the best moments ever!
Thanks for putting this together i have a new respect for Holden and Nissan
I like the part when jim richards tells fg what the damage is on the gtr. How bads the car well he owes him a small bottle shop lol that's the funniest line
brilliant enjoyed every minute.
Have a lot of respect for Skaife even tho I'm a Ford McLaughlin fan.... So good to have him still part of the sport and best commentator. God bless Skaife with many more years in the v8.
R u serious. U r a ford fan and u cant see how 1 eyed skaife is
Only 1 eyed fans would say that ^
He was literally my fav driver when i was a young kid in the 90s
Great doco George, thanks for the upload. 👍🏼 🏁🚘🏁
Mark to me was a brilliant tin top racer with total commitment throughout his V8 Supercar career and the film is an eye catcher
Tin top ??
@@ArtVandelayOfficial Yes, that's British slang for Touring Car.
What a great time for Australia motorsports.
Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻
I wasn't a fan until one round in Darwin. Skaife had a front wheel torn off in a crash. Got the car back to the pits. Great work by the mechanics saw him start R2 at the rear of the field. He carved his way through much of the field. Come R 3 he got through and won the race.
That made an impression. Easily the best driver of his era in Australia.
As a Ford Fan.. This was great to watch.
Mark Skaife, self made racing legend the love of the sport!
Skaife one of the best ever
Great vid !. never got to see much aussie touring car and never knew about Mark S. What a gent and true racer
Really enjoyed this documentary.
Cheers for the upload.
I'm glad I came across this, was awesome to watch! I was only born in '90 so I didn't see the Nissan years, but as a kid i'd try to watch as much of the v8's as I could and HRT were my favourite in that late 90's/early 00's era. I'd always watch closely at the likes Skaife, Lowndes, Murph etc.
For some reason the series doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere anymore and the top drivers don't seem to receive the same respect as it looks like they used to. Although it will be good to look back at the current era in 20 years time!
Thank you for uploading, I was lucky enough to be at Wanneroo when Skafe won his first ATCC race and I have enjoyed watching his entire career, even now as a commentator he is great to watch. Big Thumbs Up from me :D
Absolute beast of driver. We used to call HRT the Red Barons back in the day, total and utter domination. Skaifey,, legend.
Megallica
Really enjoyed watching. Thanks
Great story. I saw a different side of Mark and now have even greater respect for the bloke.
Great upload. The first V8 race I saw live on TV (at 2am in Ireland) was the Bathurst 1000 in 03 with Skaife's door opening after John Bowe bashed into him and I remember how infuriated I was at the time. Ive become a huge fan of the sport since but I can honestly say it was Mark Skaife on that day (and Murph) that keeps me searching through the internet looking for today's races. If anyone knows where to see them let me know. Its not shown here anymore. Booo!!
V8superview
He's just a wannabe 😡
I still think Skaiffey could have been the best ever...i think he retired too soon...
Lived on the same street, Pollock Ave, North Wyong,NSW super young man, great driver his Father Russ was a friendly man we would often have a beer at the tennis club!
16.30 Gibson; " That was a brand new GTR" ... hahahaha
You can make assumptions about people you never meet.
Believing only 2nd hand information.
After watching this video.
It definitely gave me a different view of someone who believed in himself to do the best he could do.
It,s always good if you can find your path in this life.
And it seems Mark Skaife found his.
All the best to him.
Thanks George a great watch:)
"Loyalty from Holden". Sheesh those days are long gone. LoL. Give us back the bailout money ya currants...
They have not payed the debt to Australia. Billions payed in subsidies and they shipped 150 million back to the states before shut down here. They'll never pay it back however they have lost clientele which has cost them dearly. With massive Colorado problems, and declining sales. They will be a footnote in our history.
So we agree they were insolvent and asked the hard working Australians for a handout to keep up an unsustainable business model for many years. I'm intrigued about an American business helping out us in WW2 though. Happy to be educated.
Great bloke Great documentary. Proper racing.
" G D AHHH" love it! lol Awesome documentary!
Mike Raymond really was the voice of motorsport in this part of the world wasn't he. Its like hearing the voice of an old mate you haven't seen or heard for a long time.
Darryn Waugh was great to see he got inducted in the legends lane
mike was the best , no crap or hersterics just called the racing like it was, matt white could learn a thing or two listening to mike
@@ET5150 absolutely
He was an oxygen thief of the highest level. Led the hate campaign when that halfwit Brock couldnt win FA in his pussbox Commodore. Was a great day when gave it up.
@@glennmorris2981 people laugh at you alot dont they
Bloody good stuff 👍🏻
How polished is Skafe, seriously smart bloke
I really enjoyed this documentary.
Sadly, Former teammate Craig Lowndes recently passed him, But they are really good mates ever since Lowndes made the Ford switch.
40:29. Mark Oastler drops a C bomb.
OneHoodlum body work missing from the cunt of a car hahahah
meh,,but i still looked for it...good shot .
Mark was/is one of the greatest drivers ever.
Australian V/8 Super Cars are absolutely the best racing in the world.
the subterfuge with the Gazelle is hinted at in Bill Tuckey's 1987 Bathurst yearbook
Really enjoyed the video. Didn't know much about him but he was a true champion, great team mate it seems and only 2 teams in all his career. Touring Car winner, Open wheel winner, triple crown. You would have to be a Ford Fan to not respect him. If Jim Richards speaks for him that's good enough for me.
One of the best to ever do it. Mark Skaife Aussie legend
Great video. Great competitor. Great driver.
I remember Mark blaming the car and the team for not winning at a certain point in his career with Holden.....
No idea that a former Australian Rules Footballer was once Skaife’s manager.
You can see full races live on the V8 Website if you pay, or you can most often the full race will be uploaded to youtube by a user.
Great guy and a great driver
There needs to be a greater focus on feeding Australian kart kids into open-wheel classes. It doesn't mean losing potential Supercar racers, because you can race 'em after a full top flight open wheel career. It would feed Supercars with more rounded racing drivers.
Real cars real drivers.
Real cheap timor oil also braah
After the Nissans it was all down hill from there for supercar racing australia, just wasn’t that interesting anymore. Diversity in cars is what always made the great race great!
When I am leading races at Bathurst online GranTursimo , I swear I hear Skaife saying ' Minimize the risk !'
Epic!
40:26 "Body work missing from the *explicit* of the car
53:56 a picture speaks a thousand words
What a great video!
Amaroo. Oran Park. Sacred Sydney Motorsport circuits. Disappeared. Who can stand in the way when money can be made? Would never happen to a football stadium. Scandalous.
Skaifey is a great driver.
My hero xoxox
the Skaife Gibson partnership was the longest in Australian motorsport
Thanks for posting this video. ATCC before v8supercars was some of the best touring ca racing in the world. Hate the v8supercar era.
It's funny how Skaife still kicked ass in the V8 era.
V8 Supercar era was absolute magic in the '90's and early 2000's. We will never see the likes of it again.
Legend
i remember watching skaifey
If you have sky, Use any one of the sky sports and find out the dates for V8 supercars, You will find the time.
He is a man who make R32 "Godzilla"
Greatest ever race car driver... and the v8sc were the definition of a "race car"... not a funny car or top fuel, f1, nascar etc... even now, this man can jump into any sedan and drive it like no one else.
true champion
Seton should never have left Nissan at the end of '87.
Pause at 35:30. Look at Steve Richards!!!
Gawd just how many road cars did he crash?
Mark u should do another Bathurst
Russell Ingle was the only driver Mark Skafie he didn't like because of the Easten Creek crash in 2003
Scaife was a great guy for many years now especially at Newcastle and svg comments he lost my respect
Got a lot of respect for Mark Scaife as a driver but I’ll never forget as an 7 year old at symonds plains when he was still driving the gtr a group of 10 or so kids were trying to get our posters signed he told us and I quote “fuck off you little cunts” I then went to Brockys tent and my father got our posters signed and he spoke to my dad for 10 minutes.
The difference between a legend and a pretender I think.
Yep skaife and his dad were f ing aseholes ask dick Johnson what he thinks of em.
And it all went to his head.
Not doubt Alan Jones was a grub.
At 49 minutes you can hear how the engines back then sounded so much better! Why?
Because everything was better in the good ole days didnt you know ?
Carbs not EFI?? Modern sound restrictions??
R.I.P. Oran Park
so true i can remember when my dad used to race the Australian hillclimb championships in the 80's and 90's at oran park worst decision Sydney made was to close oran park
Amaroo as well ...
Turned it off at 40 minutes when real Motorsport ended & rugby league on wheels started.
what track is at 12:00?
amaroo park
mark skaife should try for a team principal job with a formula 1 team maybe he should replace Binnotto
Hows your old man's statesman before he threw you in karts. And Bruce cresent at warnervale. Thats how the younger fellas learnt right? Gosford boy... more a wyong boy that ran into trouble and had your father's money and shops
Pipe down champ
Which circuit is that at 59:42?
Calder
@@fredoes Thanks!
Random thought, why the hell wasn't anyone running VL Turbos in Group A ???
I believe it's because of 2 reasons, #1 being that with Group A rules, the manufacturers had to sell a certain number of cars and Holden didn't make enough of the Turbo model VL's at the time for the car to be eligible. The 2nd - and I'm only speculating here - is that manufacturers had to use an engine that was designed and produced by them and given the RB30 was a Nissan motor, it probably didn't fit the bill for that reason either.
Yeah the best engine Holden ever had a was a nissan RB30 LOL
The gov put a stop to ford Holden muscle cars ..... Holden had a 308 in a xu1 body on there drawing board
Because there were no Mario’s in Grp A
I dont think the advantage was the engine, it was the AWD.
Skaife was in the wrong with Ingal.. he wanted to force Ingal off the road.
40:26 bodywork missing from the where?
I expected that commentator to be really small because of his high pitch voice! All these years later, I never knew what he looked like.
Umm didn’t hear the part about mark cheating on his wife and marrying a grid girl.
Why did there need to be?
winfield loyalty
so, were they pissed that a japanese car won in 92, or that a car that crashed won? either way, jim was right.
Mainly due to the Japanese car
There was a big "jap crap" sentiment in those days by the majority of locals
They also hated the Ford Sierra
try vip box (google it) they show v8's
Hes a good guy (mustve bought a burger 4 me 1nce at maccaa) 😈
Great driver Mark not quite as good as his old teamate one Mr Lowndes but still a great driver
I'm undeniably, 100%, through & through, a Ford fan but I think that was a decent doco and Skaifey conducted himself well. He's just a biased commentator and was a boof-headed twat as a driver. Thanks George Talbot.
What's Mark doing today.... What a guy,