{"product_id":"three-of-jims-best-dvd-three-classic-wins-by-the-legendary-jim-richards","title":"Three of Jim's Best DVD - Three Classic Wins by the Legendary Jim Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDVD Duration: Approximately 2 Hours 54 Minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Classic wins by legendary Jim Richards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJIM Richards is a legend of Australasian motorsport and we celebrate his career on this special edition DVD release in the Seven Sport Magic Moments of Motorsport series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Zealand-born, Australian-based racer is one of the finest all-round racing talents ever produced in the Southern Hemisphere. His successes and achievements are as wide and varied as the cars he’s raced in a stellar career dating back to the 1960s in his homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn this release we have delved into the Seven Sport tape archive to dig out three of his wins from a career that saw him crowned Australian Touring Car Champion four times – in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst up we take in the 1985 Better Brakes 100, the penultimate round of that year’s ATCC from July ‘85 with Richards aboard the gorgeous, six-cylinder JPS BMW 635 CSi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe and this car dominated that season (with 7 wins from 10 rounds), the first touring car title run to Group A international rules in Australia where he had to fight the Mobil Commodore of Peter Brock and Greens-Tuf Mustang of Dick Johnson amid a range of other contenders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen we take in the 1987 round of the championship from the old Surfers Paradise circuit in Queensland with Richards claiming victory in the nimble, four-cylinder JPS BMW M3 up against the turbo-charged Nissan Skylines and Ford Sierras as well as the V8 Commodores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd to round things out we have also included a race win from Richards’ fantastic time with Fred Gibson’s Nissan Motorsport team – the opening round of the 1990 round at Amaroo Park in Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch Richards put on a master class, fending off the advances of scores of Ford Sierras in his turbo Nissan Skyline GTS-R. This result spring-boarded him into a brilliant season in which he won his third Australian Touring Car Championship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis DVD is a must-have for your collection of Seven Sport Magic Moments of Motorsport titles, celebrating a true great of Australasian motorsport, ‘Gentleman’ Jim Richards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chevron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628519178460,"sku":"9340601002043","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/apisghksy__73829.1658368309.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772101131","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/three-of-jims-best-dvd-three-classic-wins-by-the-legendary-jim-richards","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}