Australian Muscle Car Magazine face book page has a picture of the ill fated Moss/Brabham Torana from Bathurst 1976 claiming it was Sir Jacks highest profile race on Australian soil. They are basing this fact solely on tv ratings being much higher in the '70's than in the early '60's due mainly to the lack of tv's in peoples homes in the early 60's. They do not provide ratings figures for either, they're assuming. However based on crowd figures, Bathurst 1976 attracted 37,000 people. From what I can find, the 1963 Grand Prix at Warwick Farm attracted 45,000. In 1961 also at Warwick Farm the International '100' had a crowd of 65,000. According to Australian Muscle Car Magazine, the 1963 Australian Grand Prix was only a big deal in Sydney. So with that 'evidence' was Bathurst 1976 Sir Jacks highest profile race in Australia, and do we base the results on tv ratings or crowd figures, post race magazine sales? Was there more of a build up towards Bathurst than the '61 International '100' and '63 Australian Grand Prix?
Edited by gtsmunro, 21 May 2014 - 23:39.