Shannons Legends of Motorsport
10
2014
Documentary
, Reality
Relive the biggest events of Australian Motorsport history in 'Shannons Legends of Motorsport', hosted by Neil Crompton. In an entertaining 12 part series, Neil Crompton, Australia's premier motoring commentator, brings to life the history of Australian Motorsport with rarely seen historical footage from Seven's extensive archives dating from the '60's to the '90'. In the he second 12 part series, hosted by Bill Woods and Aaron Noonan, they interview many of our Australian motorsport legends and reveal even more historical footage taken from the Network Seven archives. The third 15 part series includes a number of short clips outlining some of the most iconic people, cars and race events in our Australian automotive history.
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Episode 13 : 30th Anniversary of BMW M3
October. 30,2017
The BMW M3 holds a special place in racing history, the 'David' that slayed 'Goliath' to claim both the Australian and World Touring Car Championships in 1987. 30 years on from its debut the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team celebrates the achievements of this mighty little 'pocket rocket'.
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Episode 12 : Allan Grice’s Craven Mild Torana A9X
October. 16,2017
The Holden Torana A9X is one of the standout muscle cars in the history of Australian touring car racing and Allan Grice was one of the best drivers in the country to race these V8-powered Hatchbacks. The Shannons Legends of Motorsport team tells the story of one of these surviving Grice Toranas, which today is racing on in the ever-popular Heritage Touring Cars series for former Bathurst race cars.
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Episode 9 : Dick Johnson’s Greens-Tuf Ford Mustang
September. 04,2017
Dick Johnson's Greens-Tuf Ford Mustang remains one of the most famous race cars from the Queensland legend’s career. An iconic touring car of the 1980s when Australia followed worldwide Group A regulations, the Mustang was Johnson's weapon of choice in 1985 and 1986 before the arrival of his blindingly fast turbo Sierra Cosworths. The Shannons Legends of Motorsport team takes time out to look at this impressive Ford race car.
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Episode 8 : Peter Brock’s Mobil 1 Racing Commodore VP
August. 21,2017
Nine-time Bathurst winner Peter Brock is a legend of Australian motorsport and the cars he drove at Mount Panorama are revered machines. He was synonymous with Mobil backed Holden Commodores and the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team takes a special, up-close look at the car he drove at Bathurst in 1993.
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Episode 7 : Formula 5000
August. 07,2017
They were the thundering open wheeler race cars of the 1970s: Formula 5000. This brutish era of racing and these amazing machines remain celebrated parts of motorsport history across the world, particularly in Australia. The Shannons Legends of Motorsport team celebrates these V8-powered monsters with a special look back at this incredible era.
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Episode 5 : Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix Cars
July. 10,2017
Australia has a rich history and heritage in Grand Prix racing. Whether it’s drivers the ilk of Sir Jack Brabham, Alan Jones and Mark Webber or the award-winning F1 Grand Prix hosted by Adelaide and Melbourne since the mid 1980s, our nation’s history in the top echelon of the sport is rich. But often over-looked is that a wide range of former F1 and Grand Prix race cars now call Australia home, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovers.
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Episode 4 : Allan Moffat In America - An Unearthed Gem
June. 26,2017
Allan Moffat is a legend of Australian motorsport and the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team has unearthed some rare, amazing vision of the four-time Bathurst winner’s preparations for the 1974 classic. Far ahead of his time, Moffat amazingly air freighted his Falcon race car to the United States for special testing in an operation dubbed ‘Project B52’; this piece is a brilliant rare gem from over 40 years ago.
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Episode 3 : The Porsche 917/30 - The Car That Killed Can-Am
June. 12,2017
It was the car so powerful and dominant that it forced officials to change the rules of the popular Can-Am Sportscar series in North America in the early 1970s. With over 1000 horsepower and capable of nearly 400km/h, the Porsche 917/30 is one of the fastest race cars ever built, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovered with this special up-close story.
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Episode 2 : The 30th Anniversary of Ford Sierra RS500
May. 29,2017
The turbocharged Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth burst onto the scene in 1987 and remains an iconic car of Australian and world touring car racing from the late 1980s and early 1990s. To celebrate its 30th anniversary the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team caught up with Hall of Famers Glenn Seton and John Bowe to take a closer look at these impressive machines.
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Episode 1 : Phillip Island Classic
May. 12,2017
The Phillip Island Classic is a true Festival of Motorsport, the biggest Historic motor racing event in the Southern Hemisphere. From open wheelers to touring and sports cars, there’s an array of stars and special machinery of all eras to enjoy, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovered.
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