Who drove the Appendix J mini that had a boxing kangaroo painted on the roof at Bathurst? Probably 15 to 20 years ago? Come to think of it maybe it was 10 years ago, ish.
EDIT: Nope forget that 10 years ago crap.
I'm trying to find the unofficial channel seven footage of when it battled a valiant. It was a support race to the main event. It was the year that Brad Strattan raced a Corolla.
Anyone?

Hi TK
I think it was Bruce Allan i was doing his motors at the time it would have been about 15 years ago Cameron Tilly was driving the valliant he went round the out side of Bruce in the chace at over 130mph a very brave move back in thoes days on thoes tyres
Graham Russell

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I think you are right Graham.
That is what my (partly unreliable) memory remembers.

Brave??? thats freakin un-be-freaking-lievable GR Cam is no slouch...wonder if Bruce had his eyes open!!

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Brad Stratton and his support crew, his dad John and Tony Bayada managed to get a copy of some film footage (for a carton of VB) that chanel 7 used to practice for the main event. It included all cameras on the ground as well as the helicopter.
The race was run on the Friday, I recall? anyway the guys in Mustangs and the like, out front were killing it, game over but there was a great race within a race as it happens many times between the Val and Mini. Over the top the Mini would over take and down conrod the Val would take back the position. This went on for many laps. Apparently the director of Seven at the time said to show this rather that the front runners. Anyway on the last lap the mini driver (apparently) went for broke and revved the Mini to 10,000rpm down conrod and held out the Val. If I can get a copy of this I will show all. It is really awesome.
Regards and thanks guys.

I'm willing to help out in any way to get that into digital form, let me know if I can! I'd love to see it, sounds awesome

cheers,

Jacob

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