BATHURST 12 HOUR: THE BITS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
IT was a crazy, wild weekend on the Mountain, and there was plenty happening on social media…
COMPILED BY: Mark Walker
Below are some of the best bits that you might have missed – let us know your Hot/Not/What take through through our social channels!
Skyline Shunt
Roland Dane didn’t hold back in giving Cameron McConville a character reference post this monster incident. After looking at the in-car footage, what’s your take?
#B12H #B12Hr #Bathurst12H pic.twitter.com/YbNe9cNBJN
— mike (@mike_gt_) February 1, 2020
#B12hr #RSLB12Hr #Bathurst12hour angle from the top courtesy of Shakedown Racing FB Group pic.twitter.com/LuS4Ftu7Il
— Angus Cooke (@Rangus269) February 1, 2020
BIG ONE!! #B12HR #INTGTC @Bathurst12hour @IntercontGTC pic.twitter.com/VeOTteFRPc
— Mat Sheard (@Matsheard) February 1, 2020
Aston Flip Out
Fortunately Marvin Kirchhöfer was able to walk away from this one, but as it transpires, it’s all in a day’s work for Bond, James Bond.
Fan video from Facebook of the #62 Aston Martin crash #B12hr pic.twitter.com/wy2vwDTRkD
— Mat ?? (@matsimpson99) February 1, 2020
New footage explaining the big Aston crash at @Bathurst12hour!
(Glad Marvin ok) #B12hr #AstonMartin #Bathurst12hr pic.twitter.com/AguY6locVT— Mick Stewart (@StewedMick) February 1, 2020
The Ferrari meanwhile was a scratching after being shortened by this much…
@RSL_Studio Ferrari damage. Not good. #B12hr #RSLB12HR pic.twitter.com/ofXQraAOwT
— Velosuds (@velosuds) January 31, 2020
Air Canto
I’m not entirely sure losing one’s head is LOL-worthy, but Bathurst fans are a brave bunch.
Almost lost my head lol @Bathurst12hour #B12hr #Bathurst12H pic.twitter.com/tPsv4QGmpQ
— Nick Adams (@Flyhigh1510) February 1, 2020
And that’s how they get the car off the wall. #Bathurst12H #B12hr pic.twitter.com/5YTVN3hq3t
— JJ (@TomcatNASCAR_2) February 1, 2020
These blokes haven’t been to bed yet ? #B12hr pic.twitter.com/fsGwRCZxMW
— Chad Neylon (@chadneylon) February 1, 2020
Meanwhile on Friday…
The first scratching occurred against the Reid Park Wall.
The first practice session on Friday saw a crash for Josh Burdon in the No. 35 KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 at Quarry Corner, forcing an early withdrawal of that entry.#IntGTC #B12hr pic.twitter.com/LAlikn86Xu
— Vincent Bruins (@VincentJBruins) February 1, 2020
Skippy
Big clicks from around the world. Not many from Australia though, as this is a standard typical every day occurrence…
Racing at the Bathurst 12 Hour in Australia was stopped for — you guessed it…
Kangaroos on the track.
(Via @Bathurst12Hour) pic.twitter.com/S4CB8WJtgm
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 31, 2020
Fun Fact: In Australia they use kangaroos instead of a safety car pic.twitter.com/zwbFXrSw2e
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) February 1, 2020
It seems that @BentleyRacing have employed the services of @bathurstroo‘s irradiated cousin as extra protection cover.
Some say he puts the AAHHHH in marsupial, others call him SkipZilla. #RSLB12Hr #B12hr pic.twitter.com/wTShmOL6VG
— Alun Prosser (@LanzaroteCamel) February 1, 2020
While on race day, skippy wasn’t quite as fast, with Chaz Mostert’s BMW being brought undone…
Unfortunatly hit a kangaroo (also for the kangaroo) in one of my first laps out. The bonnet was slowly giving up and then finally it broke in a slipstream due to all the vibrations ?
— Nicky Catsburg (@nickcatsburg) February 1, 2020
Much earlier at the Bathurst 12 Hour…
While searching for something that I’ll post if some rain comes
Found this from the 1993 Bathurst 12 hour race
I’ve never seen this before ever wow ?#B12hr pic.twitter.com/CvPvxVSe5B— SupercarsMaster (@SupercarsMaster) February 2, 2020
Elsewhere on race day
A very lucky escape for the 8 Bentley who loops around with a tire down but doesn’t hit anything! #B12hr #RSLB12HR pic.twitter.com/2hz7etDePD
— Andrew Barca (@HurricaneBarca) February 2, 2020
Sucks for Jarvis.. @Bathurst12hour pic.twitter.com/T54sEVaID2
— Ryan Eversley (@RyanEversley) February 2, 2020
Enjoyed seeing the Bostik car stuck. I chuckled.
— David Tunnicliffe (@DavidTunners) February 2, 2020
Off track carnage
Race stewards were kept busy with a pit lane shunt, unfortunately involving friend of The Race Torque Dirk Klynsmith. The incident certainly engaged fans in Japan, who love nothing more than some champagne Dirk action…
接触ねえなーと思ってたらカメラマン同士の接触が発生したw #B12hr pic.twitter.com/cPv6XrjAdh
— たかのりJJ (@Takanori_JJ) February 2, 2020
Meanwhile in the supports…
Paul Morris had repeated competitors turn in on him on the last two corners of the last lap of the weekend…
That was…interesting. ? #Bathurst12H #B12hr pic.twitter.com/ppStMiBZ8P
— JJ (@TomcatNASCAR_2) February 1, 2020
Not only did he miss the wall, but he managed to do it with none of his wheels touching the floor. #B12hr #rslb12hr @Bathurst12hour @specutainment pic.twitter.com/vHw7RK5NGd
— Alun Prosser (@LanzaroteCamel) January 31, 2020
And this…
#Bathurst12hour #Bathurst12H #B12hr pic.twitter.com/xai612oMQM
— JustPuggin (@JustPuggin) February 1, 2020
? #B12hr pic.twitter.com/NzQMmhaSb4
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) February 1, 2020
Hanging onto the lead like… #B12hr pic.twitter.com/yBQIt7rali
— Steven Rabe (@StevenRabe) February 2, 2020
if your not watching the #B12hr you’re a pic.twitter.com/7MO0Tw9yjl
— Fat Bob (@TheScotianRacer) February 2, 2020