the land down under

[kodydog]

620 miles. That's a long race. Are they all driving the same model car? They all look like Fords. Looks like fun, wish I could watch it. I'll be away from all media this weekend.

[scottymc]

Yes it is mainly ford and Holden (General Motors) I am not sure if the rule applies now days, I think it is though. It is a production car race, so for a car to be eligible a minimum of 500 cars exactly the same must come off the production line and they are not allowed to have any modifications to race , resulting in some quite expensive collectible muscle cars, I haven't seen it but Eric Bana's movie the beast features a few of these cars as he races one himself in Australia
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/ford_falcon_gt_story.htm
I used to have one of these, sold it for a couple of hundred bucks, worh a fortune now
http://holden.itgo.com/gtrxu1.html