Actually it was 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th!

I think Lowndes really deserved his podium finish. He tries so hard and the car perpetually lets him down. As sad as it is, I think he'd be much happier if he was still driving his Commodore (well that's if the Holden executives didn't kick him out).

The last Ford vehicle to win Bathurst was in 1998. An EL Falcon! Maybe many us many EL owners should each lend some of the Ford teams a car next year. (Well as long as they promise to stay away from walls and roos!)

OUCH!!!!!

That Roo incident was very messy, wasn't it.

even tho ford didnt get the win itsw good to see the cars were very reliable in getting 2nd in 7th. i a found the roo flying through the air quite funny it was over for him

Memories of hitting a Roo on the Nullabor, in June, are a bit too fresh for me. Especially the smell of blood on the car.

Oh yeah, and the $2500 damage bill.

all i have to say is

that was complete bullshit

talk about handing the win to holden on a plate

what was the go with just letting him through on the final pit??

i hate bathurst.

the roo was good though!

...soon followed by Ford not winning and...

Bathurst is just race - a damn enjoyable one. At the end of the day they all race in this championship to be NUMBER 1 and have that on their door -- give holden their 6 Bathursts in row - Ambrose is still the Reining Champion and still leads the Championship - Ive already forgotten who won Bathurst? was some kiwi and a kid whose balls are yet to drop i think. AMBROSE - BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

well this was my bathurst for 2004:

5:00am - get up to watch on telly after reading here that it started at 5:00 then realised that it is actually 7am -5pm so watched rage and some fishing show

8:00am - round to mates place, wake him up and both crack a can. Start cooking brekky on bbq (hash browns, bacon, toast etc)

9:55am - panic coz forgot to get a tape for VCR and rush round madly to find one

10:00am - 5:00pm - move only to go to loo and fridge

5:00pm - feeling dissapointed again (always next year....), go round to another friends house

6:00pm - kicked out of other friends house so they can have tea. thommo and i call courtesy bus from pub decide to go there for tea

10:00pm - start walking home from pub... stop in at BP for something to eat (only shop open)

9:00am Monday - wake up feeling terrible, wonder what happened last nite and realise i have to be at uni in 3 hours (1.5hr drive) and my car is still at thommos

12:00am Monday - get to uni starting to feel better and beginning to look forward to NEXT YEAR!!!

Yeah, I was basing those on NSW times, but I also did say...
It looks like you Victorianites missed out on the early morning stuff. I can't remember what was on then, either it wasn't too important or alcohol had its effects.

i think we still got the same coverage... it just started 2 hours later and finished two hours later (NSW had 5-3 and vic had 7-5)

Nah, it definately went until 5pm here in Sydney.

oh ok well thats not fair then... wonder what we missed??

cant have been anything too exciting as there was a fair bit even in our telecast that wasnt that great!

but then that said.. anything that means more motorsport on tv means less of the other crap and much more things on telly worth watching!!

Yeah, it was probably just the commentators babbling on in the morning.

i stuffed up.. i got up the usual time before the race, got down to the TV a bit before 10am... switched the TV on and i was in shock... the race had been on for over 1.5hrs!!!
no one reminded me that i live in WA now.. i totally forgot about the time difference.