The Torana didn't die just needs a heart transplant. When I read the title of the video I thought there would a crash where the car was a write-off.
@glennstatham960
Жыл бұрын
clickbait video
@highlysuggestible861
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm conflicted, I don't know whether to be disappointed or relieved.
@donovanradbourne-pugh1373
Жыл бұрын
It's not dead, it's just sleeping. Pining for the fjords.
@jimmydcricket5893
Жыл бұрын
That's not a death, that's just a misunderstanding
@robertshaw2510
9 жыл бұрын
nothing like a quick response from the fire crew
@tomt9543
Жыл бұрын
They had to finish at the concession stand first!
@jimmyj2563
Жыл бұрын
Remember It ain’t really been revved until the rods are thrown…
@bitemykrank1970
Жыл бұрын
Not the first time a 'rana blew up chasing a phase falcon around a twisty track. Regular occurance during the 1970's
@ianvader4697
Жыл бұрын
unless they are getting spanked on the mountain by a six banger LJ
@borismcfinnigan3430
Жыл бұрын
@@ianvader4697 Yeah that happened once. Once only, 72 was a wet race also. I love Holdens but lets face it, the LJ, either in series prod or imp prod was not that fast a car, you need to look no further than a current day Nc field for the evidence of what either car is capable of.
@kobie7515
Жыл бұрын
When did any falcon ever finish 1st to 6th at bathurst in the 70s ( or ever) ? Let alone set the fastest lap and record on lap 161 ?!? Pretty sure the phase falcons were around 20 secs per lap slower at bathurst than the A9X torana ;-)
@markrhodes8885
Жыл бұрын
@@kobie7515 Can't compare 1971 falcon to 1977 Torana, off course later cars are going to get faster
@kobie7515
Жыл бұрын
@@markrhodes8885 ah but you can . I will say again , when did a falcon ever win bathurst by 6 laps and set a lap record on last lap ? When did a falcon finish 1st to 6th at bathurst ? Even the newer faster falcons never achieved anything close , and by your own logic the newer ones were faster so more likely to do this ;-) lol . No sorry , no falcon ever compared to the A9X torana . It is what it is
@powerofone1645
3 ай бұрын
Now a verse from the good book: “He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod” Compressions 8.7:1
@disgruntled6669
9 жыл бұрын
Tough break. That's a lot of handfuls of lock in those tight corners
@stevesloan6775
Жыл бұрын
I’m aiming for zero smoke in the cabin Ian. ❤❤❤
@bradleyjohnenright7017
Жыл бұрын
Nice driving by the falcon 🤣
@garymanis6305
Жыл бұрын
Looked like the shift light was set for around 7200 rpm. Frequently hit 7500. Hit 7800 at least twice and it looked like maybe 7900 once. My guess is the revs took their toll. Good fun until she broke.
@daveswinfield
Жыл бұрын
Plausible theory. I'll help with that. Our guy might have left oil on the track from whatever broke. The blue and yellow car comes around and loses traction and goes off course.
@Toby_the_Glen
Жыл бұрын
He thought he was playing need for speed?
@bradwilliams1691
Жыл бұрын
He was never going to catch that Ford in the first place.
@T1000AX
8 жыл бұрын
best part of this video is the argument in the comment section lol
@godfreypoon5148
5 жыл бұрын
When they said "Torana" meant "to fly", they didn't intend it to mean "out the side of the block".
@The_Slippery_Slope_NZ
Жыл бұрын
9 low IQ people enjoyed your joke.
@pdtech4524
Жыл бұрын
Good job it was a racing sim, just reboot the game and your car will be like new again! BTW that was some real detailed and very realistic 'smoke effect' what graphics card are you running? ⚠️😲👍
@dgc474
2 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title I thought the worst killing a engine is fine killing a torana is unthinkable
@dgc474
2 жыл бұрын
Having this in my utube feed is weird 5 years old vid
@tommywilliams2029
2 жыл бұрын
My father lost his 2 door lj to an electrical fire, burnt up so quick he didn’t even get his licence out
@aussieguy3689
Жыл бұрын
@@dgc474 It popped up in my feed today too , And its 8yrs old ! Lol
@enwri
7 жыл бұрын
Better whack the old 1900 back in the Sunbird... Take the aircon belt off for race days.
@imanenigma3348
2 жыл бұрын
Get serious mate! Everyone knows you have to remove the air cleaner element for top performance!
@sbultitude-paull303
Жыл бұрын
What's with the Magna on the front row?
@strangerdangerous
Жыл бұрын
Great racing, looks like awesome fun
@MmeDesgranges
Жыл бұрын
One weakness discovered in the pursuit of perfection. Next step ..
@71DJL
7 жыл бұрын
wasn't lacking in power before she let go. Shame, was some good racing there.
@deanclayton5231
Жыл бұрын
holden drivers
@DDS029
Жыл бұрын
They alaways run best before they blow . . .
@THRASHED05
7 жыл бұрын
goes hard plenty of rev nice
@harrydundee641
Жыл бұрын
Did you ever find out what caused it?
@albertbatfinder5240
Жыл бұрын
Falcon chose smooth lines rather than fast lines, respecting the car’s strengths and weaknesses. Alan Moffat would be proud.
@ozspencers
Жыл бұрын
Falcon chose lines that suited a huge engine in a bouncy castle chassis. Smart.
@darianistead2239
Жыл бұрын
Slow in fast out
@darianistead2239
Жыл бұрын
Slow in fast out
@stardust6066
Жыл бұрын
Must’ve thrown a fan belt
@davidburne9477
Жыл бұрын
Mallala? I reckon I came off just before that corner on a big Suzuki a lifetime ago under brakes at about 180 clicks…pissed blood for the first 2 weeks and had 6 weeks off works with ‘internal injuries’.
@quantametric
Жыл бұрын
It's just the engine. The car is fine.
@Jpgundarun
Жыл бұрын
She ill live to see another day
@smiles_per_hr6408
Жыл бұрын
Gotta love all the tough guy Holden vs Ford arguments, mostly made by guys who drive their wife’s diesel people mover. It’s okay, if only things were different we’re sure you too could have been a race car driver on Sundays.
@kdpwt
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, brutal
@borismcfinnigan3430
Жыл бұрын
Haha too true. These idiots drive a Dmax and think their 15 year old xr6 turbo in the garage is a racecar
@meltdownman8911
Жыл бұрын
Probably not a welcome comment but pretty harsh on the changes - from what we could see, the car would maybe have been better balanced by later downshifts and earlier upshifts.
@Roland_Rohrle
Жыл бұрын
I think it might be a dog box…
@rm6330
Жыл бұрын
Seemed fine to me for a straight cut transmission
@borismcfinnigan3430
Жыл бұрын
@@rm6330Wtf are you on about LOL
@mjhmech4903
Жыл бұрын
@@borismcfinnigan3430Apparently you don't know much about this class of racing and Holinger transmissions "LOL" 🤣
@borismcfinnigan3430
Жыл бұрын
@@mjhmech4903 You sure you meamt that for me? If do you are welcome to come look at my own ipra car anytime..
@youwantshum9860
Жыл бұрын
Was that 5th to 2nd??
@andreb7829
Жыл бұрын
What is the model, brand of the car please?
@petercollier3095
Жыл бұрын
Feel for the gears mate……When he rammed that shifter when changing gears it was like a finger nail running down a blackboard ……No touch or sympathy..
@fins59
Жыл бұрын
Click bait title, no crash, it was just a smoky motor, didn't even see flames.
@joseph317
Жыл бұрын
She's a big cam lets go at about 3500 nice brings back memories of my 335 stoker but she was strong
@alphasixfive1658
Жыл бұрын
Torana - poor man's Billy Cart
@warlike2974
Жыл бұрын
I think he said oh dam
@malcolmmathers2690
2 жыл бұрын
not dead just haven a break
@vitoscaletta1380
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite car just breaking.
@JTECH7766
Жыл бұрын
Dry sump time?
@islandclub7989
Жыл бұрын
cupcak ran out of talent tern 2....car will be fine!!
@chillpill4936
8 жыл бұрын
poor old girl. that GT was a machine!
@scubametalhippy
Жыл бұрын
That Magna has my vote 🤣🤣🤣
@georgesmith8959
Жыл бұрын
He had it though didn't he.Bad luck that happened to him I .
@druckerman247
Жыл бұрын
H always told the HDT drivers 6k rev limit.
@Artratable
Жыл бұрын
Spewin' ... oil!
@wunphlat1596
Жыл бұрын
If that didn’t happen it would have smashed the yellow…..yellow of all colours….falcon
@stevesloan6775
Жыл бұрын
I dearly hope you still get comments from your KZitem channel. Heck yeah Ian… Wildest car you own!!!! You know that’s true. NA big Hp is not like boosted Hp. This beast is edging 800hp at 383ci… that’s like no other plain and simple. 🤜🏼🤛🏼🇦🇺🍀🍀🍀😎😊
@Robroscob
8 жыл бұрын
Clutch ? Gearbox ? The shifters are so f'd in these Toranas i swear iv'e been in 2 gears at the same time
@423FGFDFHFHV
6 жыл бұрын
I had a LH Torana that got stuck in reverse gear. I could still select a forward gear.
@usausa2390
3 жыл бұрын
@@423FGFDFHFHV common problem from being a bit hasty to get into first from reverse
@timothyengland3
2 жыл бұрын
worn out selector on those crap aussie boxes, doubt that Torana had one of them, something more suitable
@danielgould6288
Жыл бұрын
Rob That cracked me up 😆🤣
@jefftheaussie2225
Жыл бұрын
That wouldn’t have had an Aussie 4 Speed in it. When you get 2 gears at once with one of them you are not going anywhere.
@Fast_F_Fords
Жыл бұрын
That's what happens when u push a 308 past it limit
@barsixful
3 жыл бұрын
Bugger. The GT was holding him up...
@mattjacomos2795
3 жыл бұрын
Mallala is all hairpin turns and favours big power coming out of the corners...
@frugducked420
Жыл бұрын
Holes Oil Leaks Dents Engine Noises 😜
@bitemykrank1970
Жыл бұрын
Heavy Oil Leaks Dripping Every Night....beats Found On Rubbish Dump or Fix Or Repair Daily.........except when they go wrong.
@IpoopThere4IAM
Жыл бұрын
Hope Our Luck Doesn't End Now.
@jeffestrada6857
Жыл бұрын
I heard the Torana had a Ford engine in it. No wonder it blew up. Had to laugh about all the negative comments about being a Holden 😜
@mikestokes.hampden.6970
Жыл бұрын
Hello.... racing line.....
@thepostman7974
Жыл бұрын
Ahh so that’s what it looks like following a FORD..🤣
@acemccool
Жыл бұрын
atleast its in one piece
@christopherjackson2172
Жыл бұрын
Moneyyy shift!!!
@mickwinters8484
Жыл бұрын
That's the saddest thing I've seen all year RIP Torana😭:(
@jasonmorton5846
Жыл бұрын
Put a barra in it
@nickmaclachlan5178
Жыл бұрын
Might as well race go-karts on this track.......... it's a little tight for these full size beasts?
@mattjacomos2795
Жыл бұрын
They actually raced Supercars at Mallalla until they chanced the track to the city for the Adelaide 500. It's an old airfield circuit from WWII times.
@peterb666
Жыл бұрын
The only area where that Torana could match the Falcon was brakes. That guy in the yellow Falcon was having a fun drive and must have been laughing.
@thunderbug8640
Жыл бұрын
The Torana is clearly the faster car here, until it died obviously.
@Cryptik1912
Жыл бұрын
@@thunderbug8640 Not sure what video you were watching
@brendotec7241
Жыл бұрын
Clearly the Magna wasn't a slouch in qualifying. Started ahead of the Torana but I guess the front drive wasn't ideal for start..
@ae86rally
Жыл бұрын
@@brendotec7241 All the magnas I have seen racing in this class are AWD. not saying this is but it would explain why it qualified ahead of the Torry especially if the track was damp
@jaslakatos8341
4 жыл бұрын
Didnt like the idea Long live toranas.
@definitionmedia1130
Жыл бұрын
I owned a ht monaro and across the lights the ho,s would get you,then the 350 would suck the doors off the falcon top end
@brianhoffman4861
Жыл бұрын
And Webber's
@normankeoghan5298
Жыл бұрын
Smooth is fast, banging rev limiter is not smooth. Though loss , lesion learned. Go back and watch this yourself , study your mistakes . A team boss would be pissed if he saw you driving like this. It should be like a Sunday drive with pace on. Cool Calm and Collective . Your car will thank you for it, so will your bank account. All the best mate.
@johnmoore9588
Жыл бұрын
It’s a race car, it’s meant to be high in the revs. A team boss would more likely be pissed if you started letting everyone by because you were granny shifting at 4000rpm
@rm6330
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmoore9588 💯
@monimate1673
Жыл бұрын
You were going pretty good until then
@massimad1033
Жыл бұрын
certo che e' esplosa.... non usa il cambio !!!!!!
@shanehurenkamp50
Жыл бұрын
The poor old 308 just couldn't catch that 351 Cleveland which is only natural.
@rm6330
Жыл бұрын
3:11 adhd
@rob6543
Жыл бұрын
Nothing to see here ,, wrong driver that’s all ,, bad luck a Monaro wasn’t chasing it , it would of jumped over it 😳👍
@calamtransgression9264
6 жыл бұрын
It was NEVER going to catch the GT Falcon
@peterspry9402
Жыл бұрын
Mallala eh
@markjettner5837
Жыл бұрын
Shitbox holden not sure why this video exists ..if there not majorly upgraded with aftermarket parts 5 grand an it would blow up shit a diff or blow gearbox.
@cartertwowheels3358
Жыл бұрын
5 seconds from 100kph to 190khp... I knew the speedo was wrong but wow lol.
@Joshua-zl8xp
26 күн бұрын
Yy😢
@brianhoffman4861
Жыл бұрын
Talking about weight saving.... the ford's don't need rev counter's and shift lights and all the associated wiring and stuff.... when the engine stops pulling. . change gear
@bradleyjohnenright7017
Жыл бұрын
Put a 302 in the torrie and you might catch the coon
@AndrewMitchell001
Жыл бұрын
Why would you put that shitty powerplant in it a forged 6L LS would be next for sure.
@drugilbert2447
Жыл бұрын
What engine was racing here?
@SorenCicchini
Жыл бұрын
How dare you?! (Hahaha!)
@brianhoffman4861
2 жыл бұрын
Always wondered what the difference was between Holden and ford!!! Even the wheels are not inter-changable...then I got it... ford's... bigger faster better
@hannahingram9397
Жыл бұрын
TRUE nice RESEARCH 😂
@flyingfox2728
Жыл бұрын
Nope not true power to weight was way better than fords in this category
@jefftheaussie2225
Жыл бұрын
Antone who has a Ford knows they really want a Holden.
@flyingfox2728
Жыл бұрын
@@jefftheaussie2225 bullshit
@mjhmech4903
Жыл бұрын
Yep 1972,1979 many of the 80's and 90's "Holden King of the mountain" proved that 100% 🤣
@jaygee9249
Жыл бұрын
I had one torana a LX. what a piece of crap . And I'm a Holden man
@brianhoffman4861
Жыл бұрын
Foot to the floor.... chasing a ford.... nice try..... try indestructible bearings
@oxygorjiax7722
9 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't try and keep up with a Ford you were all over the place in and to of the corner's the XY was on rails and had heaps more power
@disgruntled6669
9 жыл бұрын
Oxygorjia X Herpa derp derp falconz rulez derp derp
@pinny492
8 жыл бұрын
+Oxygorjia X If only they were that good back when they raced at Bathurst, they might have avoided defeat on so many occasions.
@BatMan-oe2gh
4 жыл бұрын
@Rick Sees If it was faster and handled better, why didn't it pass the Ford?
@johncunningham4820
2 жыл бұрын
@@BatMan-oe2gh . YOU quite obviously , DIDN'T watch the Video . Just decided to TROLL .
@BatMan-oe2gh
2 жыл бұрын
@@johncunningham4820 What are you on about?
@brutechurchill9394
Жыл бұрын
Meh.
@qshank2752
Жыл бұрын
"death of a torana" grow up. its fine. if u cant fix a race car u cannot afford it..
@darrylkelly7958
8 жыл бұрын
Next time your Torana dies, don't through the damn bonnet open like that if there is smoke coming out... Otherwise keep up the good work, thats one less (I assume) 308 boat anchor in the world and the world is a better place for it...
@pinny492
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl Kelly I didn't know you could win 10 Bathurst endurance races, or formula 5000 championships with a boat anchor. I think I remember Eddie Tassone made 1500 rwhp, on 98 octane juice with his holden v8.Not bad for a lightweight piece of shit designed in the mid 60's.
@darrylkelly7958
8 жыл бұрын
Edit, can't be fucked replying. 308's are shit.
@pinny492
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl Kelly Whatever you say, professor(of SFA). I suppose air cooled Volkswagens float your boat....
@pinny492
8 жыл бұрын
+Darryl Kelly P.S all the other cars on the track sounded shit compared to that 308.Once she stopped running, all I heard was the sound of punz mobiles.
@darrylkelly7958
8 жыл бұрын
pianodan marks Soz bro, I just clicked to see a shitbox torry die. Couldn't give two fucks about the other cars in the video.
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