XU-1s on the Mountain

[014 Phil]

Last weekend was huge, with 'XU-1s on the Mountain' run in conjunction with the Bathurst 1000. The saw 139 Toranas from all parts of the country to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Peter Brock's first Bathurst win at the wheel of an XU-1 Torana. Official events commenced on Thursday, going through to Sunday.





Friday morning saw us head off on a navigational rally.



Very unusual colour trim combo on this one



Two leading drivers drove this the 800+ kms from Melbourne to Bathurst.

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The actual '72 Bathurst winner.


1972 press car which appeared on the cover of Modern Motor magazine.


Cars on display at the track on Saturday.





This was the last XU-1 to score points in the Aust Touring Car Championship.


Three former Bathurst winners.

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Ute racing is a crowd favourite.



Touring Car Masters


The back to Bathurst Showgrounds for the awards dinner.



A very rare black XU-1 (I'd never previously seen one).


Auction items


Some of the cars tucked up in bed.

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The other 1/2 of the cars were on display at the track on Sunday.







The Great Race underway.


And an inexperienced co-driver puts a leading contender out of the race.


This was an awesome weekend seeing enthusiasts & cars not usually seen, plus catching up with friends. Furthest distance driven in an XU-1 was 4500 kms. That was going to be a long trip back home...

[026 Nik]

Great pics Phil.

We're they all real GTRs or XU1s?

[014 Phil]

Great pics Phil.

We're they all real GTRs or XU1s?

Tribute cars were invited to attend, and there was probably six or so non-genuine cars.

[014 Phil]

A bit more on the event (very cool............. )

http://www.musclecarmag.com.au/