{"product_id":"magic-moments-of-motorsport-bathurst-1981-james-hardie-1000-dvd","title":"Magic Moments Of Motorsport - Bathurst 1981 - James Hardie 1000 DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChevron Marketing, BHE 6990, Code: 9340601001718, PAL Format - Running Time : Approximately 6 Hours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve months after the heartbreak of having his Ford Falcon destroyed in a car-crunching accident with an errant rock at Bathurst, Queenslander Dick Johnson - and loyal co-driver John French - returned to claim victory at Mount Panorama in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the most popular wins ever seen at Bathurst, it was achieved on a history-making day at Mount Panorama. For the first time in the race's history it was stopped by a nasty multi-car accident and not restarted, handing the Ford duo the win.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir win stopped the winning streak of Peter Brock and Jim Richards, whose Holden Dealer Team Commodore ran with the leaders early but suffered a rare mechanical failure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1981 Bathurst race also illustrated the changing landscape of Australian touring car racing with BMW, Nissan (via its turbocharged Bluebird) and Mazda (with Allan Moffat and the sporty RX-7) all joining in to battle Holden and Ford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo celebrate the 35th anniversary of Dick Johnson's first Bathurst win this release features the entire race day telecast from the 7 Sport archives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a Bathurst classic to be enjoyed by fans of all ages, no matter which team, car or driver you support!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHost by Aaron Noonan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Producer John Kiddie Filmed and edited at AVE Pty Ltd Compiled at Flashback Digital Pty Ltd Race footage used under license from Seven Network\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial thanks to Mike Langer and Archive team at Seven Network\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDue to the nature of the footage some minor technical faults may appear during the program Produced by Chevron Marketing Services 2016 Running time approx: 6 Hours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chevron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628420874460,"sku":"9340601001718","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/9340601001718__84295.1480479497.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772097564","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/magic-moments-of-motorsport-bathurst-1981-james-hardie-1000-dvd","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}