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Topic tags: Bathurst, Chris Gilmour, f3, Mount Panorama

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Keith Collantine said 1 year, 1 month ago:

Mount Panorama in Bathurst is synonymous with the Aussie V8 supercar 1000km race.

But the lap record at the track has fallen to a single-seater driver: Chris Gilmour, driving in the first Formula Three race at the track.

Here’s an onboard view of Gilmour’s 2’04.6187 tour up and down the mountain:

More details here:

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/04/08/formula-3-car-finally-breaks-bathurst-lap-record/

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necrodethmortem said 1 year, 1 month ago:

Was this the first time ever there was an open wheeler race at the mountain?

I also wonder how fast an F1 would be if they really push it. I reckon something about 1:34-1:37.

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moshbeard said 1 year, 1 month ago:

Jenson did it in 1.48 in a 2008 McLaren last year but was clearly not going at 100% of what he could have been.

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necrodethmortem said 1 year, 1 month ago:

Yeah, he was almost cruising and I don’t believe that time anyways, it just happens to be 1:48.88, in an event with team ’888′…

I can manage 1:36.5 with an MP4/20 with keyboard in rFactor and I’m hardly a talented driver.

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Dave said 1 year, 1 month ago:

That was pretty epic across the top of the mountain. He kept his foot in for a long time there.

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Dave said 1 year, 1 month ago:

I like this onboard better.

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