As far as sporting events go, everything in 2000 was going to be overshadowed by the Greatest Olympics Ever, featuring our Cathy, Thorpedo and little Nicky Webster. A shame, because the 2000 Bathurst 1000 was one of the toughest races, with one of the most unlikely endings, in its history. It’s also the last of its kind, in a sense, as the race began its move from the all-comer event to the closed shop, professional championship round that it is today.
Indeed, this would be the final Bathurst 1000 with a full entry of 56 cars, made up of a combination of the full time drivers, second cars driven by either international guests or non-regular touring car drivers, the regular privateer entries, and finally the once-a-year warriors who cobbled together…