Have you ever wondered what it takes to get through a Bathurst 1000? What does a driver undertake, both physically and mentally, to prepare for the pursuit of the top step of the podium?
Bathurst by the numbers;
- 1000 km race distance, the distance from Sydney to Brisbane
- Driven over approximately 6.5 hours
- 161 laps of a 6.123 km circuit
- An average speed of 161.5 km/h
- 300 km/h top speed
- An average heart rate of 170 beats per minute
- Cabin temperature can rise to 60 degrees Celsius
- Core body temp can rise to 39 degrees Celsius – fever level
- Average reaction time of 0.15 seconds – as fast as an elite sprinter
- Equivalent of 1,200 x 120 kg single leg presses to exert the required brake pedal pressure
