We've been a little hooked on the Bathurst circuit lately. First we had V8 Supercars at the Bathurst 1000 which gave us the video of Darrell Waltrip going full Ricky Bobby. A reader saw that, did some YouTubing and sent these videos over with the text, "Jenson Button in a McLaren F1 car around Bathurst."
That's all I needed. Upon watching, the only thing I can really add is a quote by Takahashi, "Terrifying."
The first video is off the front of the car and really shows what type of geological oddity this place is. The second video is from a helicopter which, from the video description, had a hard time keeping pace.
stovt001 says:
07:29 AM, 10/19/11
Holy cow! He barely even had to move outside at the end of Conrod (still the best name of a straight ever) to take the Chase. I'm a McLaren fan and Button is definitely pulling ahead of Hammy in my book this season. Hope Hamilton is able to shake off the problems and keep a good relationship with McLaren going into next year. It just wouldn't be the same without him.
It is a shame Bathurst didn't make it into Forza 4. Seems made for the game and they have V8 supercars to drive.
sniperruff says:
07:46 AM, 10/19/11
You mean like in this? ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qgQEI5ALv0o
church123 says:
11:42 AM, 10/19/11
Reminds me a little of Laguna Seca, or to a lesser extent Sears Point here in the US. There's a track on the East Coast (Virginia?) that has a similar feel too.
But that back section is ridiculously fast. The only thing that reminds me of is the long straights at the Nurburgring :)
e90_m3 says:
02:51 PM, 10/19/11
@stovt,
Meh. Hamilton all the way.
Hamilton reminds me of the late Richard Burns--"When in doubt, go all out". Button drives with his brains, while Hammy only goes around with one mode--all out. Button is the one who'd probably bring home more points, but for sheer excitement Hamilton is the one to watch. Put Hamilton and Button in a flying lap and you know who will likely come out on top.
His battle with Webber, in a vastly superior car, is simply sensational. Webber, with all the passing aid in the world, just cannot get around Hamilton. Useless Massa, take note--you can have a hard, fair battle with someone and not end up in a crash. Massa ending up in the barriers of Monaco is a joy to watch.
Vettel may be a double world champ, but Hamilton and Alonso are the drivers' drivers.
e90_m3 says:
02:52 PM, 10/19/11
*late Colin McRae
stovt001 says:
04:01 PM, 10/19/11
Ah, but Canadian Grand Prix this year, Button pitted what, twice as many times as everyone else (to be fair, some of that due to a collision with Hamilton), and went from dead last to win in a rain shortened race? You can't deny that was awesome.
e90_m3 says:
04:21 PM, 10/19/11
@stovt,
That was a good drive by Button. I like Button (see below), but for sheer driving excitement Hamilton is still the one to watch.
Any race a Ferrari is kept out of the podium is a good race.
ps: I named my twin boys Jensen (the more common spelling form) and Sebastian. I wanted Jensen and Lewis, but wifey didn't like the name Lewis. I'm not a big fan of Vettel but she likes how it sounds. At least I did manage to slip in Nigel (Mansell--one of my all-time favorite) as a middle name.