Clarkson on Aussie cars. File under C for cultural engagement

You can learn much about our great country and the history of motor sport in this little review. Here's a taster...

At the Bathurst race from which this limited-edition Vauxhall takes its name, there are pitched battles between gangs of Ford and GM fans. Proper bike-chains-and-flamethrower, Hell’s Angel-type stuff. And the only time they ever came together was when a chap called Jim Richards won in a Nissan Skyline. Such was the torrent of catcalls as he climbed onto the podium, he leant into the microphone and called the entire crowd “a pack of arseholes”.

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2 comments:

Astrid said... 6/03/2009 10:59 pm  

you gotta love clarkson

Jonny said... 6/10/2009 11:15 pm  

He has it in a nutshell I guess, but he isn't teaching anyone anything.

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