He said WHAT?!?? RaceCam quotes

[Henry]

DJ was world-renowned for his RaceCam on-camera poise and banter, ever-ready with a quick quip or a gag, and admirably frank about the car's condition, his position and the way the race was going. Below are a couple of notable quotes from Dick, some intentional, some not. Name the year he said them, and the car he was in.
1. "You can rev the pickhandles out of these mothers"
2. "This thing's such a dog, we should've left it chained to the fence"
3. "It never rains, it bl**dy-well pours"
4. "This race is like the Irishman who won the tour de France: he had to do a victory lap"
5. "Did you see what that p***k did to me?"
6. "Yeah, well the headlights have got stickers all over them. If it keeps going like this we might need a couple of Dolphin torches with those stick-on doobies"

 

[J.C.]

2: Bathurst 82 Falcon XE
4: Bathurst 86 Mustang

Sorry.They are the only ones I know off the top of my head.
I will have to go thru the video collection to get the other 4.

 

[Henry]

J.C. your video collection sounds fairly comprehensive/ You've nailed the first couple, and it sounds like it won't be long until you've got the others either!

 

[Wazza]

3. Bathurst 1984 exiting Forest Elbow the diff? blew while he was talking to a politician (John Brown I think).

 

[Wazza]

1. I'm sure he was talking about a Nascar don't know what year.
6.Bathurst 1992 ?

 

[Rob 18]

quote:Originally posted by Henry

DJ was world-renowned for his RaceCam on-camera poise and banter, ever-ready with a quick quip or a gag, and admirably frank about the car's condition, his position and the way the race was going. Below are a couple of notable quotes from Dick, some intentional, some not. Name the year he said them, and the car he was in.
1. "You can rev the pickhandles out of these mothers"
2. "This thing's such a dog, we should've left it chained to the fence"
3. "It never rains, it bl**dy-well pours"
4. "This race is like the Irishman who won the tour de France: he had to do a victory lap"
5. "Did you see what that p***k did to me?"
6. "Yeah, well the headlights have got stickers all over them. If it keeps going like this we might need a couple of Dolphin torches with those stick-on doobies"

1. ??
2. 83 Greens tuf Mk-11
3. 84 Greens tuf, Brocken Diff
4. 95 EF ??????????? Bathurst.
5. That was the Nascar incident wasn't it??
6. 92 Bathurst, chasing down them Nissans.

 

[Henry]

I think we've got it covered:
1. 1982, the Red-Roo XE
2. 1983 Kermit Mk2
3. 1984, chatting to former MP John Brown as a driveshaft let go
4. 1986, Greens-Tuf Mustang
5. 1989(?) After being T-boned by Richard Petty in a NASCAR race
6. 1992 in the Sierra during one of the many pace car periods.

There are SO many great one-liners that came from Dick's RaceCam days; feel free to add more that you can remember!

 

[Rob 18]

How about in reference to the CRC 300 at Amaroo Park. "It's like Robert De Costella running a marathon around his clothes line".

 

[TS50]

quote:Originally posted by Rob 18

How about in reference to the CRC 300 at Amaroo Park. "It's like Robert De Costella running a marathon around his clothes line".

I thought this comment was reserved for Winton, the old Winton before the upgrade
but please correct me if I am wrong

 

[Bigcol]

DJ was world-renowned for his RaceCam on-camera poise and banter, ever-ready with a quick quip or a gag, and admirably frank about the car's condition, his position and the way the race was going. Below are a couple of notable quotes from Dick, some intentional, some not. Name the year he said them, and the car he was in.
1. 82 Bathurst Falcon XE I think this was made at the same time as "must be those bloody Holden ring's"
2. 82 Bathurst Falcon XE
3. 84 Bathurst Falcon XE
4. 86 Bathurst Mustang
5. 89 Thunderbird Winston Cup
6. 92 Bathurst Sierra in the middle of a thunderstorm

 

[Fordlover]

ive got a couple.

where, what car, what year

1) The old girl needs a bit of a tart up now.

2) you know what it's like, you let the old smoulderer's in and things like this happen

1st one is exactly what was said, the second is pretty acurate but excuse me if it isnt 100% correct.

 

[Wazza]

"This is where the Group C cars used to really get cracking down here but we've got time for a cup of tea in one of these things" . What car (easy) and which track?

 

[Doug]

WAZZA: Mustang at Symmons Plains through the back sweeper - circa 1985

 

[Wazza]

quote:Originally posted by Doug

WAZZA: Mustang at Symmons Plains through the back sweeper - circa 1985

Correct. Straight off the True Blue video this afternoon. Wasn't Symmons plains the first race in the ATCC in 1985 ?

 

[Wazza]

Here's another but i just gave away my sorce. "It's got more pops than a lolliepop shop at the moment"

 

[Doug]

Sierra at Wanneroo - not sure which year though

 

[J.C.]

Symmons was the 3rd race in 85
Winton was the 1st but not telivised.
Sandown was RD 2, that was the race that Brock debut the Mobil VK

The "Lolliepop" comment : Could it be the AMSCAR race in 1988.
When he had problems with the Turbo.

 

[Bigcol]

Another was slipprier than a butcher's block just after he planted the nascar into a tyre barrier in America[8D]

 

[Henry]

Wazza's quote was from a lap at Lakeside, similar to what Ch10 do with Murph, Skaife etc, etc, except I don't think they commentate from the car anymore. The lap in question featured a great slide too! Big Col: love your avatar... your car perhaps?

Anothr of my favourites was " Mate, I'm busier than a one-armed paper hander in a high wind!"

 

[Big Boss Goss]

Don't know when.

" She's about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike"