SPEED HERO Blog — Bathurst 1000

It's been quiet for a bit now with little to post. Waiting, lots of waiting, sorting out little small, fiddly bits of stuff. Paper work, waiting, more paperwork, waiting. Although much of it's not essential to the trip, the more I sort out before hand the better. I've become exceedingly nervous about the whole ordeal. Insane waves of emotion, one moment I'm capped with rage and anger towards myself for starting such an un-achievable project, and the next I'm compelled with impatience for it to begin. I do want it to start soon, and each day I grow closer to...

Robbie, You'll meet him in a video one day, was chatting with me about the trip. I'm about to stay in his house. Keeping up the research of Brock and the A9X on Bathurst, Robbie found a video. Interesting one to be honest. Brock's car, versus a new stock Commodore SS, the A9X and a modern V8 Super car. Released at timed intervals, the cars were supposed to finish at the same time, to show the changes in speed. When they didn't, I was intrigued. What was different? What caused the Torana to run a nearly identical lap time to the...

The year is 1979. Famous Australian racing hero Peter Brock sets out for the Bathurst 1000 race. Already Champion multiple times over, Brock not only managed to win the race 6 laps ahead of everyone else, but on his final lap set the lap record: 2:20.5.

My life has hit a stale moment. Trapped in an endless loop of basic work, little play. Most importantly, little hope. I do not function as a regular member of society. The sheer rage I...