Episode 374 - The Bathurst 1000

Every year, a sleepy New South Wales town gets turned into a pit lane paradise as 150,000 fans descend on Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000 — Australia’s most iconic car race. But Bathurst isn’t just about lap times and burnout smoke. Behind the...

Episode 11 of the Weird Crap in Australia podcast, hosted by The Modern Meltdown, titled "Episode 374 - The Bathurst 1000" was published on August 4, 2025 and runs 63 minutes.

August 4, 2025 ·63m · Weird Crap in Australia

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Every year, a sleepy New South Wales town gets turned into a pit lane paradise as 150,000 fans descend on Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000 — Australia’s most iconic car race. But Bathurst isn’t just about lap times and burnout smoke. Behind the wheelspin lies a deep and chaotic history: from the deadly results of some races, to the Peter Brock legacy, to the legendary Holden vs Ford rivalry that turned race day into a full-blown cultural war.This episode, Holly and Matthew take a drive through the history of the Bathurst 1000 — the triumphs, the tragedies, the questionable crowd behaviour — and how this race became one of the most defining events in Australian sporting history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.

Episode Description

Every year, a sleepy New South Wales town gets turned into a pit lane paradise as 150,000 fans descend on Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000 — Australia’s most iconic car race. But Bathurst isn’t just about lap times and burnout smoke. Behind the wheelspin lies a deep and chaotic history: from the deadly results of some races, to the Peter Brock legacy, to the legendary Holden vs Ford rivalry that turned race day into a full-blown cultural war.

This episode, Holly and Matthew take a drive through the history of the Bathurst 1000 — the triumphs, the tragedies, the questionable crowd behaviour — and how this race became one of the most defining events in Australian sporting history.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Episode 412: Atrocity Comes (Part 2)

Feb 7, 2026 ·106m

Episode 411: Atrocity Comes

Jan 16, 2026 ·80m

Hiatus Announcement

Sep 1, 2025 ·1m

Episode 410: Where Is Holly?

Aug 22, 2025 ·99m

Episode 409: Call of the Turtle

Aug 15, 2025 ·83m

Episode 408: Fraudrick Douglass

Aug 1, 2025 ·108m

Similar Podcasts

Cults, Cryptids, and Conspiracies Three Seas Two friends decided to make podcast about all the weird crap from history that sometimes can't be explained. Chelsea is here for political conspiracies, Cristina is here for the history and the science behind it all. From mysteries in ancient times to people missing in present day. From doomsday cults throughout history to international politics. From Bigfoot to Dropbears. If it's weird, we want to talk about it. Explicit Bring On The Weird Bring On The Weird | Age Of Radio Elijah and Will are just a couple of harmless guys digging into weird things they don't know much about and trying to figure out what the hell is happening in the world outside of their homes. Do they get things wrong? Without a doubt! Are they learning from their mistakes? Not anytime soon. Is this crap entertaining? Their wives claim they're entertained and if they're entertained does anyone else really matter? Listen in as they dive into all manners of subjects as they Bring On The Weird. Explicit Big Show Joe Big Joe MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY! Weird but TRUE stories from around the world. Plus dirty jokes and some weird vocals. This humor can be funny, I hope. Kookie, Goofy, and Wacko. STOP beware you may or may NOT find this funny, it totally up to you. Why because we tried the regular news and it is just depressing CRAP. MY FACEBOOK PAGE, LEAVE COMMENTS THERE. https://www.facebook.com/BigShowJoeComedy/?modal=admin_todo_tour So bring on the freaky, funky, ghastly stories that are floating around. The Big Show is a diversion from the norm and a blast of absurdity a JOKE or 3, that we take seriously, in a recreational goofball way. MY FACEBOOK PAGE, LEAVE COMMENTS THERE. https://www.facebook.com/BigShowJoeComedy/?modal=admin_todo_tour Explicit Beer Freaks Stu Haack & Derek Krueger Stu, Derek, and their guests will laugh about and explore all of the weird, scary, creepy things that keep us up at night, and the one thing that helps us forget all about them. From nuclear proliferation to ghosts to asteroids to artificial intelligence and everything in between, each episode will bring a new personal fear and a new craft beer (or, being realistic, a few of each) that we will analyze while we usually veer off and explore several tangents. My guests will include friends, colleagues, experts, and super interesting folks who will all get drunk on great craft beer while we share the things that scare the crap out of us. And hey, sometimes it might just be us. Cheers to Beer Freaks! Explicit

URL copied to clipboard!