Bathurst 1000 — Season 1, Episode 14: Bathurst 1000 - 1986: The Chickadee Flight
Documentary, Action & Adventure • 390 min • 1 season, 53 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
Tragedy and ultimate underdog defiance clash in an emotional weekend on the mountain. The racing community is rocked by the tragic practice loss of popular driver Mike Burgmann on Conrod Straight. On race day, the heavily backed factory Volvo and Nissan turbo outfits suffer critical issues. Seizing the moment, privateer hero Allan Grice and Graeme Bailey pilot their low-budget, yellow "Chickadee" Holden Commodore flawlessly, out-pacing the global giants to take a historic victory.
About Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a 1,000.29 kilometres (621.6 mi) touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most recent incarnation of the Australian Touring Car Championship. In 1987 it was a round of the World Touring Car Championship. The race originated with the 1960 Armstrong 500 with a 500 mile race distance at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 also with the 500 mile distance and has continued there every year since, extending to a 1,000 kilometer race in 1973. The race was traditionally run on the New South Wales Labour-Day long weekend in early October. Since 2001, the race has been run on the weekend following the long weekend, generally the second weekend of October.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Bathurst 1000 - 1973: The Falcon's Last Flight
- E2Bathurst 1000 - 1974: The Mud & The Mountain
- E3Bathurst 1000 - 1975: The Privateer's Rebellion
- E4Bathurst 1000 - 1976: The Great Lap-Count Scandal
- E5Bathurst 1000 - 1977: The Great Formation Finish
- E6Bathurst 1000 - 1978: The Birth of Hardie's Heroes
- E7Bathurst 1000 - 1979: Six Laps and a Record
- E8Bathurst 1000 - 1980: The Boulder and the Breakthrough
- E9Bathurst 1000 - 1981: The Big Pile-Up
- E10Bathurst 1000 - 1982: Breaking the Ton
- E11Bathurst 1000 - 1983: Green Tuf and the Shared Car
- E12Bathurst 1000 - 1984: Last of the Big Bangers