NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip made the long trip to Mount Panorama for our greatest race, the Bathurst 1000. Along with Mike Joy, Calvin Fish, and expat Aussie Leigh Diffey, Waltrip came to sample the race while sending the live broadcast back to the US via Speed TV.
Being the welcoming type that us Australians are, we had to gently introduce Waltrip to our circuit, and our cars – with hilarious results:
It was television gold, and DW seemed genuinely stunned by the experience.
More importantly, Waltrip, Joy and Fish have fallen in love with the place and the event – and I’m sure that they’ll be back next year.
They’ll be very welcome.