Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American (NASCAR Fan) Reacts to Darrel Waltrip VS Bathurst V8 Supercars" video.

  1. It takes a supreme circuit to impress a multi NASCAR champion in such manner so completely. One aspect not so obvious in such a one or two lap trip is that the drivers must keep that pace and ultimate performance consistently hour after hour for 1000 km, and no tiny mistake or lack of attention allowed as that circuit will take out a vehicle in a fraction of a second at the tiniest mistake. Ok the distance is shared by two drivers, so approx 500 km and over 3 hours each. Sadly one driver typically carries a bit over 50% of the load. Additional is that you are running not as one car with a clear track but coping with several classes of different performance speed and handling. You need to pass and get around other cars, miscellaneous debris, avoid getting tied into crashes by less skilled drivers. Not to suggest any driver in that race can be other than highest performer. But year after year visiting top race drivers and local newbies show unforgiving lack of experience and staying power sorts out the best from the rest. Most quite successful racing drivers have no hope of surviving the Bathurst 1000. For the effective GODS of that race like the record number of wins holder Peter Brock, and other top performers Alan Moffat, Mark Skaife, Dick Johnson and numerous others there can be nothing but admiration. Sadly Peter Brock was taken out by a tree in a car rally event, a freak accident potentially a vehicle fault, as his skill should not have caused a crash there. A tragic loss to Australian racing. By the way our team at work, designed the ignition system used by Peter Brock racing vehicles for many years, and often had him in our office in discussion of new wishes. Also I made the calibrated airflow sensor for several Nissan Bluebird racing vehicles for years. We thus often interacted with some of these Gods of racing. A real priviledge few people get. While not able to accept rides and access to races (much) by company policy, we did get such offers and did participate at events on occasion anyway. I was injection system application /development engineer, and provided injector, air volume/mass, temp and crank sensor, fuel pump support. The supporr activity was one part of peak enjoyment of my job, the other being travel to many places around the world for car projects, driving a wide variety of vehicles in extremes of climate, very cold to very hot. Sadly while driving Lamborginies, Porshes some of these only in very controlled circumstance not on main roads, but many high power turbo cars and exclusive models on road conditions. Ferrari was restricted to be driven only by people that completed 6 month, Ferrari driver training not part of my job, though we had one in the local test facility I managed, for nearly two years
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