The Great Race: 60 Years Of The Bathurst 1000, The Bestselling Book From Australia's Leading Motorsport Journalist

In The Great Race: 60 Years of the Bathurst 1000 Aaron Noonan captures why Mount Panorama still stops the country every October, blending sharp reporting with a fan’s eye for the moments that define Australian motorsport. This updated edition carries the story right through to the 2023 60th running, with a foreword by five-time winner Garth Tander.

Tracing the event from its 1960s roots as a production-car endurance race to today’s precision-built Supercars era, Noonan revisits the rivalries, rule changes, controversies and wild turns that shaped the Bathurst 1000. Expect standout cars, pivotal drives and the way “the Mountain” made legends of names like Brock, Moffat, Johnson, Lowndes and Skaife—alongside the women who’ve taken on the toughest weekend in racing.

Perfect for Supercars devotees, Bathurst tragics, and anyone who loves racing history, sporting rivalries and Australian culture.

Add it to your shelf and take a lap through six decades of the Great Race.