Australian motorsport history is full of incredible moments of excitement, drama, chaos and intrigue, with these moments often matched by a memorable quote.
Whether it from the commentary team or a radio message or the driver, these moments below are not just memorable due to the action.
Here are some of our favourite sound bites from Supercars history, let us know what your favourites are in the comments on Repco’s socials.
2006 Bathurst 1000 – Leigh Diffey: “Lowndes has done it on the day he farewelled his friend!”
The 2006 running of the Great Race was held just weeks after the passing of nine-times race winner Peter Brock, friend and mentor to Craig Lowndes.
As Lowndes crossed the line just half a second ahead of Rick Kelly, the crowd erupted, brand loyalty mattered to nobody as even the most hardcore Holden supporters didn’t mind the Triple Eight Ford coming home in first.
The commentary team summed up the moment perfectly, with Leigh Diffey curating meaningful words to capture the emotion, and Neil Cropmton pointing out the enormity of the battle between Lowndes and Kelly.
“This will be a huge outpouring of emotion, 10 years in the waiting, Lowndes and Whincup do it!” Diffey exclaimed.
“Lowndes has done it on the day he farewelled his friend!”
The in-car camera showed Lowndes opening his visor, tears already in his eyes as he waved to the crowd, just like Brock would have done
Lowndes and Whincup were awarded the inaugural Peter Brock trophy, the first of three back-to-back in a period of total domination.
2015 Phillip Island Super Sprint – David Reynolds: “He’s dead to me bro”
When a memorable moment is needed from a driver, David Reynolds can be counted on to provide more often than not.
During the 2015 event at Phillip Island, Reynolds was engaged in a heated battle with Shane Van Gisbergen that culminated in Reynold being spun on the run up to Hayshed, a high speed section of track.
When questioned about the incident, Reynolds offered up his take on it, saying: “The good drivers can pass you without crashing into you, so I obviously must have just got a bad one beside me.”
When asked if he was expecting an apology from SVG, Reynolds quipped: “He’s dead to me bro. He’s dead to me.”
2010 Sydney 500 – Mark Skaife/Matthew White: “He’s in the fence! They’re both in the fence! They’re ALL in the fence!”
The penultimate race of the 2010 season featured one of the best championship battles in recent history with James Courtney, Jamie Whincup, and Mark Winterbottom all in contention in the final round.
The top three in the championship were also top three in the race during the closing stages as inclement weather approached Homebush.
On a safety car restart, the pit straight and first few corners were relatively dry, while the back half of the circuit was drenched, and none of the leaders elected to pit for wet weather tyres.
Winterbottom entered turn five sideways and ploughed the FPR Falcon directly into the concrete: “Oh no, he’s in the fence!”
Just as Mark Skaife was uttering those words, Whincup and Courtney immediately followed into the wall.
Skaife: “They’re both in the fence!”
White: “They’re ALL in the fence!”
Whincup managed to get his battered Triple Eight Commodore to the pits ahead of his two rivals, but the team at DJR got Courtney’s car back onto the track ahead, giving him enough points to seal the title.
2005 Bathurst 1000 – Neil Crompton: “The track is jammed; the track is jammed!”
The infamous tangle between Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose that halted the 2005 Bathurst 1000 on lap 145 is well remembered for a number of reasons.
Ambrose’s car almost ending up over the fence, the fiery argument that followed the crash, and the blockage that was caused by the stricken Ambrose Falcon.
Neil Crompton and Leigh Diffey’s call of the incident is fondly remembered and often quoted by fans. Most notably Crompton’s famous line: “The track is jammed; the track is jammed!”
The 20th anniversary of the Ambrose/Murphy rivalry boiling over is celebrated in Repco’s latest Bringin’ the Bathurst ad campaign.
1992 Bathurst 1000 – Jim Richards: “You’re a pack of …”
Fewer days at Mount Panorama have been wilder than the rainy affair in 1992.
Mark Skaife and Jim Richards combined to take their second consecutive victory aboard the Gibson Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, but not without controversy.
In torrential rain during the closing stages, race leader Richards hit the wall on the run up out of The Cutting, damaging the front left suspension.
Further around the lap, a group of cars had crashed exiting Forrest’s Elbow. When Richards made it around to this incident, the Skyline aquaplaned off the road directly into the accident, ending their race.
Officials decided to red flag the event, and the race was eventually called.
As per regulations at the time, the race was backdated one lap to determine the finishing order, leaving Skaife and Richards the winners despite the crash.
Dick Johnson, notably unhappy with the second place result, began to rile up the crowd, voicing his displeasure at being beaten by a crashed car.
To a chorus of boos, and dodging flying beer cans, while caught up in the emotion of the day, Richards uttered those famous words.
“This is bloody disgraceful. I’ll keep racing, but I tell you what, this is going to remain with me for a long time. You’re a pack of a**holes!”
This moment is also celebrated in Repco’s new Bathurst ad campaign.