Once again it was great to see Adam and share my love for these iconic race cars . In these difficult times its good to take your mind off what is going on all over the world and spend a few minutes sharing our love for cars and there history . stay safe everyone and lets hope we can get back to normal soon and get out and about and enjoy our cars in the summer .

@46holl

4 жыл бұрын

Your a top man and Very interesting, love the videos that you and Adam do together 👍👍

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

@@46holl Thank you , its great to see so many positive comments from people , I feel so lucky to be able to share my stories with others who enjoy the cars .

@ryanjagger7609

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your cars and history with us , that bike is stunning by the way, stay safe fella

@007tomcampbell6

4 жыл бұрын

Men like you make the cosworth race history come to life again thanks 👏👏👏👏 and stay in the man cave your safe there🤫

@alternativeperception6949

4 жыл бұрын

@@northyorkshirers500special2 Paul did you ever have any interest in the Nissan Skyline R32's that raced against the Sierras in Australia ? . Love your cars 👍👍✌

Gotta say a special thank you... I always followed Dick Johnson as a kid and always said that this was the fastest and best car to race in australia under that class of racing and it proved itself to be the best in England as well.. Such an iconic car I'm glad someone has it and values such an important part of Australian motorsport history.

G'day lads, I remember when Dick first wheeled the Sierra out in Australia, he struggled at first with all sorts of problems. Like you say, blown turbos, other engine dramas, and of course the diff issues. It was a program of continuous development. Once Dick decided to develop the cars completely in house then things really changed. He worked with Ron Harrop to develop the diff, and employed local experts to develop a new electronic management system to end the reliance on UK programs, which were being sourced from Andy Rouse at the time. To this day Dick doesn't have anything nice to say about Andy Rouse. 1988 was an amazing season for the DJR Shell Sierras, they were practically untouchable. But it wasn't long before other local Sierra teams played catchup, Glenn Seton's Peter Jackson cars, Tony Longhurst's Benson & Hedges cars (one of which was in the last video at Paul's), Colin Bond's Caltex car, and Allan Moffat's ANZ cars were all super competitive at different times over the next couple of years. Dick maintained a slight advantage but never enjoyed total dominance like he had in 1988. Of course in 1990 the 4WD Nissan GTR made it's first appearance, and once Fred Gibson and the Nissan team got that car sorted out in 1991 the dominance of the Sierra was over. It's noteworthy that the DJR cars (#5 and #6 I suppose they were by then) were the only cars that had any chance of mixing it with the GTRs - it's been claimed by some (including Dick himself) that for Bathurst qualifying and Top Ten runoff in 1992 his Sierras were developing over 700hp, which is just incredible. You can see from footage of his Top Ten lap he had it wound right up and it looked like a right handful to drive. What a machine eh? It's good to see Dick is enjoying some success again now as part owner of DJR Team Penske with the Mustangs - he spent a lot of time without the big budget required to be in the winners circle in Supercars so it's nice to see him smiling again in the twilight of his racing career.

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

thank you for your input , as you say the rs500 was adopted by many in Auss , dominating until the 4wd Nissan took over , how the hell they allowed 4wd to join is beyond me , but that's history .

@woopimagpie

4 жыл бұрын

@@northyorkshirers500special2 According to the Group A rule book 4WD wasn't illegal, the clever folks at Nissan took a long hard look at the rule book and built a car that fitted within it, so when it hit the track it couldn't be banned because it was legal. My personal view is that Nissan were very clever. I thought at the time there was nothing to stop Ford developing a 4WD Sierra, the platform already existed in the Sapphire rally cars, and locally the Holdens could have done it too - a few years afterward they marketed a 4WD V8 Monaro road car so it was obviously in the pipeline (the Monaro is basically a 2 door Commodore). I've often wondered what it would have looked like had Australia continued with Group A and those cars had been developed. Ford Australia even developed a turbocharged 6 cylinder Falcon (the now famous "Barra" engine) so they could have gone to that platform once the Sierra reached the end of it's development. But as we all know Ford and Holden chose to bitch and whine instead of building a better mousetrap, so Group A got scrapped and now we have the V8 Supercars instead. Still great racing, but no technological development. These days it's basically a silhouette series with no brand relevance whatsoever. Cheers.

@ldowling2714

4 жыл бұрын

Great info thanks

@slickstrings

4 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of respect for dick and the challenges he has faced and the success he gained. His achievement in developing these cars was amazing, but the manner at which he conducted himself sometimes put me off. When the locally developed skylines put the shoes to him, his team were the loudest voices calling for restrictions on the nissans. They called for boost restrictions and extra weight in the skylines, meanwhile his car had more HP than any other rs500 in the world. Hypocrite. He also instigated the angry crowd before the famous pack of arseholes incident. He hasnt changed either. In the last 2 supercar series his team were penalised for illegally modifying their qualifying engine, deliberately holding back the field with their number 2 car to let their number 1 car get ahead, and they have crew members monitoring opponents pits looking for things they can submit complaints about to penalise the other teams. Pretty low. Spoils my opinion of such a determined racer.

@slickstrings

4 жыл бұрын

@pete smyth yes i cannot believe they kept the win. After everything was checked, it was obvious. The driver was told to slow down because they didnt know where the accident was, then when interviewed the team boss said 'car is overheating' with a wry smile on his face. Clearly lying. The team were given a huge financial penalty but were allowed to keep the win? Disgusting lack of sportmanship.

Mighty DJR! The world's best Sierras.

I love the way that you two have spoken so highly of Dick Johnson who is a lovely guy and a very talented racer. It’s great to see that this car is being lived and looked after, and Bathurst 1000 is an amazing race and one of the hardest on cars and drivers and the heat was the hardest thing on the 500’s

Such a privilege to watch this Sierra RS500 with Dick Johnson at the wheel for the Australian Touring Car Championship in the late 80's and early 90's... The famous car no. 17. Great car, fantastic driver (Dick Johnson) and such a great time for Australian Motorsport...

@bondy284

4 жыл бұрын

Glenn Brown Great car. Dick also had a street driven Sierra back in the day which sounded awesome😎

Glad to see that such an important piece of Australian motorsport history is being well cared for.

Sad to see the car has left Australia but glad to see it's with someone who appreciates it

@trainingtheworld5093

4 жыл бұрын

Wayne Rivett This car should be in the National Art Gallery in Canberra not some guys private collection in the UK.

@yohellghost2115

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainingtheworld5093 if you know who Paul is than you wouldn't be saying that. They're a UK car anyways. Plus the fact there are many other sierras still actually racing in Australia means you know nothing.

@fugawiaus

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony FERRARA that's the point, who is Paul? This is Aussie history. Johnson redesigned this entire car for racing in Australia. It has no meaning for England. It's hidden away in a collection in England where it didn't even race.

@nswhorse

4 жыл бұрын

@@fugawiaus You didn't watch the video, did you? Paul explained that Dick sold it to an English race team. That's why it's in England.

@fugawiaus

4 жыл бұрын

nswhorse again you miss the point. It's a Bathurst winning Aussie made and built race car, designed, developed and driven by a legendary Aussie driver. This car, the Moffatt rx7 and the Nissan gtsr represent a major turning point in Aussie Motorsport history. Just another race, just another season and just another sierra to the Brits. Now it's in a private collection, never to be seen by the public on the other side of the world.

Thanks from Australia for keeping this peice of our history. Very much appreciated.

Growing up in Australia watching Bathurst there would be a lot of Aussies who would love to get hold of that car. Qualifies for Group A/C historic racing down under.

Its very heartening to hear your positive comments about the English countryside and living in England in general. Even more so coming from a guy your age.👍 Always enjoy your channel Adam, this edition in particular. Very interesting listening to Paul tell the history of the DJR cars.

paul is the cosworth man both paul and adam are one of them people where i can listen to there stories all day so much intresting things about rs 500 and the 80s racing era

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin , we are both so pleased these short videos get such great response

Love listening to people that really know their shit 👌and Paul does

@andrewlister9472

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly - gob shut and listen 👍🏻

You’ve brought back memories of watching Sierras around Bathurst. I remember the drivers would always say what a handful they were in the wet when the turbo kicked in. Touring car racing was awesome back then

It's Great to see Dickies car again, in loving hands. Well done fella's 👍

Paul is like a cossie encyclopedia..proper legend 👊

Your videos featuring Paul are brilliant, what a top bloke!

@ChrisBrown-dy8ts

4 жыл бұрын

Ray Enbow he is a really nice down to earth guy 👍

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray , I love to share these cars with others and talk about there history . Stay safe .

@rayenbow3281

4 жыл бұрын

@@northyorkshirers500special2 Thank you! kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y66bq9mLoK60c7w.html

This is why I love you tube and this channel. Well done my mate!!

Thanks guys. Used to love watching these cars in the Aussie touring car comp. Glad to see its gone to a great home. Paul knows it all. Top stuff!!

Thanks Adam and Paul for another great video. So fascinating and relaxing to watch you both chatting away about these great cars. Keep the videos coming if you can.

Great video , I love going and looking round Paul’s workshop , it’s not just the cars also the toolboxes that amaze me. 👍

What a wonderfully genuine and knowledgeable chap. Great vid.

One of the best cars driven by an Aussie legend. The mighty 17!

Thankyou for this video - one word awesome - these cars were awesome but take a look at the full DJR history and legacy - one of the worlds very best race teams - period!

A piece of our Aussie motorsport history. You lucky bastard Paul.

I was at Bathurst when the Texaco Sierras won. At the time I loved the fact Ford was fast but we in Australia couldn't buy a Sierra in a showroom (even a slow 4 door) so it was bitter-sweet for many here. Even Dick Johnson lamented the Ford Falcon was not running V8's at the time..... Eventually V8 supercars took over..... But the 80's and 90's were awesome for touring car racing.

That brings back memories,got a pic of me standing next to Mike Smiths Mobil 1 RS 500 at bands when I was a nipper back in the 80s ,Great to hear so much knowledge of the RS 500 some of which I never knew ,happy times ,nice one Adam 👍😊

Paul is one of very few people that explains stuff in detail without confusing the shit out of me !

@paullinfoot6017

4 жыл бұрын

I need things explained to me as easy as possible for it to sink in Peter , lol

Such an amazing slice of history there pal ! Awesome video, that fella really knew what he was talking about !

Cheers for curing my boredom Adam always love to see this guy on your videos... That air jack at the end was just the icing on the cake. Amazing video man.

I first heard of Paul reading Fast Ford mag back in the day when he parked an Escos on Scarborough seafront. I’ve watched a couple of these vids with Adam, but this one made my day especially when Paul revealed that this Dick Johnson car became Robb Gravetts BTCC car as I’m a huge BTCC fan from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and I saw this car at Donington racing Andy Rouse, great days of silly power cars and not enough back end grip!. Many thanks Paul and Adam for these awesome trips down memory lane. Stay safe chaps..!!

Love the video, best thing getting up early to watch Bathurst, still love it and its a tradition I started with my son

I'm super jealous. Paul is a blessed man

this has become my fave car channel on youtube , just a normal dude enjoying his hobby so good

Always know it's gonna be a good video when visiting Pauls pad, especially when "isolating". Could listen to Paul's enthusiasm narrating for hours! #keepsafe #bekind :)

Could listen to Paul talk about Cossie’s all day long. Thanks for the video Adam, brilliant 👍🏻

@paullinfoot6017

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Rye

@SoloVagant

4 жыл бұрын

Likewise mate .....

Brilliant. Special cars that never seem to look dated. I guess modern cars are just boring compared to the sierras. Great knowledge love it 👌

Your not wrong Paul's garage is like wonderland cheers for sharing Paul's garage with us hope you make more on all his cars really enjoy all his cossies

Alove these vids .with everything going on it's nice just to switch off n learn about rs500. Stay safe

I could listen to this man for hours, so much knowledge. I've learnt so much

Thanks geez and thank you to the garage owner for giving us good content to watch at these crazy times.

Great video ! Great to see so much passion and knowledge for all the Engineering Dick Johnson and his team put into this vehicle!

Love your videos Adam. Nice to see a pair of enthusiastic owners getting together. More please 😊😊

Amazing stuff... great vid and what a history for the car.. truly epic!

Another cracking video Adam and a big thanks to Paul for sharing his passion for fords. Keep up the brilliant video's Adam 👍👍👍👌

I used to work for Ford back in the early 90s and got to drive all the Cosie's, loved the Sapphire 4x4 and was the best handling car I have ever driven to this day, you could literally throw them in to roundabouts doing 60mph and they wudnt budge. The only problem was the massive turbo lag the standard car had but once it kicked in was amazing. Highlight of my career was driving an RS 200 which can only be described as ridiclous lol Great video thanks takes me back.

Cracking video, many thanks to you both!

Thanks for a great video, Dick Johnson and the boys built the fastest Sierras in the touring car world. Many happy times watching that blue oval out in front down here in Oz.

Again, another amazing car in Paul's collection!

Thanks for making this video Absolutely love the RS500

Mental collection and vid! I even picked up a lil bit of info that I didn’t know about the RS500. Top man 👍

What a top bloke.....what this guy doesn't know on history of this era is 2nd to none....great coverage Adam ,keep up the good work man.

Awesome Massive thanks for sharing I was a big touring car fan back in the 80's Totally forgot about the air-jacks

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

Always mint to see Paul and his motors. Great video Adam.

These DJR RS500 Sierras were absolute weapons. If you can find the footage, you could hear them spin the rears in top going over the crest of mountain straight at Bathurst. Not a V8, but an Awesome beast.

Love these videos 👌👍 nice work and also a grate job and a bigthanks very much to you to Paul 👍

Class video, definitely learned a lot of stuff and gained some knowledge cheers

If I had the $$$$ I'd bring this Aussie classic home. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

@tisbales

4 жыл бұрын

this is not an aussie car mate, Ford Sierra was built by Ford Europe/Germany from 1986 to 1992

@allandriver2066

4 жыл бұрын

@@tisbales True...... It just took an Aussie to build the fastest one in the world.

@tisbales

4 жыл бұрын

@@allandriver2066 please explain are you talking about bathurst?? the fastest street legal i know was in europe at 1000hp

@calais027

4 жыл бұрын

THE RIDERS CLUB , this particular race car was Aussie built. Anyway, this needs subtitles 😂

@tisbales

4 жыл бұрын

@@calais027 😂😂😂

Great start to my day man, thanks. . 💥💯💥

mega , really enjoy watching these !

Absolutely love these videos keep them coming 👍👍👍

Good to see a bit of Aussie Motorsport history still kicking around. I loved watching the Sierras race back in the day.

Watching your video uploads over again and this video crops up while I'm watching them , awesome stuff what a set up this guy has .

80,s fords still look awesome even today I had series one rs turbo these and cosworth,s Are TRUE classics . The Looks and the way they drive so unique Compared to modern stuff . Love the videos brings back so many memories 👍

Nice upload, good watch during these times. Hope your family is all good.

fantastic video yet again mate, could listen to this everyday no bother. oh and that opening little statement about England is exactly how iv felt for years just wish more people would realise it.

Well this fair cheered me up, thanks Adam for taking the time to do it, and Paul of course 👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Bored beyond belief with this lockdown, really worrying times.

Love the car and his knowledge. Best video on KZread! 👌🏾

I remember watching The Great Race in the late 80's on TV and listening to the in car chats with Dick Johnson, Peter Brock etc. Great memories. Amazing cars. Lucky man owning it.

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Im very proud and honoured to be one of the lucky 6 to own a DJR Sierra Steve ,

@woopimagpie

4 жыл бұрын

@@northyorkshirers500special2 Do you know where all the others are Paul? One's in the Cosworth display museum, Bowden's in Australia have 2 of them (I think). Any idea of the whereabouts of the other 2?

Another great video would love to go see thease cars in person spend all day talking about fords there all a work of art keep up the good work more videos please 😎👍🏻

Golden! Top Stuff! Can watch this on repeat all day.

I could watch and listen for hours...

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Thats not what my Mrs says ,, lol ,, Thanks Ben.

@deanoflip7459

4 жыл бұрын

Same here Haha... Could watch and listen for hours...

Talking of in car footage, Australia invented "race cam" and pioneered the technology

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Some fantastic in car footage from those days John , and a lot from inside DJ sierras .

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent

4 жыл бұрын

Tricky Dicky was the first and best in-car driver/commentator, would give some blistering assessments of other drivers during Bathurst telecasts lol.

@paulcooper3934

4 жыл бұрын

@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent Dick wasn't the first with the in car footage and commentary, The was the number 7 banana oe corolla and apparently the driver never shut up all the time he was in the car racing around Bathurst so the late great Mike Raymond said in a few interviews.. But Dick was the best at in car commentary though, very rarely losing his cool

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulcooper3934 aah, thanks for the heads up. I knew the first ever in car wasn't dick, Didnt know he wasnt the first talker!

@ozintegrale33

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulcooper3934 Peter Wiiliamson was the Celica driver.

Really enjoyed this, was very interesting and great that the car is with someone who loves it so much.

My mates got a vespa in his livingroom it looks magic. Keep up the videos bud helping us get through this isolation 👌

Great vid Adam, only met Paul once when he allowed me to pick up two sapph doors from his old place on my way back from Beverley late one night, most obliging and genuine bloke out there & even gave me a tour at that time of night. He’s easy listening voice and mannerisms and knowledge can only be described as being like sitting on the edge of the bed listening to your grandad telling stories of his life of bygone years, “not that I’m saying Paul’s old as were probably around the same age” but you know what I mean 👍 Stay safe Gents.

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken ,,,,I think ,,lol

What a bloody good video once again keep it 👍I’m from Paul’s kneck of the woods 👍👍

Thanks for the video Adam...👍 Ford absolutely nailed it big time with the road version of the Sierra RS500 Cosworth. Sadly we’ll never see the likes of this legend ever to appear as a production car again so thank you for taking the time to show this racing version and all its history 😎👍

Thanks for showing this bit of Aussie motor racing history this car was beast to watch race

Hey guys, I love your passion for these sierras and group a racing sierras. Me and my brother went to Bathurst every year from 1985 till 2005, probably stood right next to this car numerous times at race meetings here in oz, back in the day. I realised a lifelong dream in 2015 when I purchased the car that came 8th at Bathurst 1988, the Jagparts Vk commodore. Love the videos. Cheers Aussie fan.

top video. great stories and a cracking fella to boot

Definitely an essential journey this. Top vlog Adam.

Another cracking video ...... cheered me up in these times of Isolation ..... could listen to Paul talk for hours , brilliant .

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

Ask my Mrs that , lol , she doesn't feel the same , but thank you

Great video, keep them coming 👍

Fantastic times in touring cars , seems like yesterday 👍🇬🇧

Adam that is absolutely mint pal respect to Paul as well

That's the exact car (when Robb Gravett was racing it) which got me interested in cars especially Ford Sierras. Brill video Adam.

Another belter video with the main man Paul” sick car great story 👍🏽

A great video so good to see such history would love to due a tour of his garage

Mate, really loving you videos 👍🏻 stay safe

Great video. Awesome car which I saw up close and racing back in the day👏👏👏🇦🇺

Easy watching....great stuff...keep it coming Adam !

I'm not a Ford fan at all... But anything Cosworth got their hands on was Awsome. Great to hear him say how different the RS 500 to the standard cosworth. I've heard so many owners over the yrs argue it was only cosmetic but the cars drove completely differently. Definitely one of my top 10 race cars. 👍🏻

Another fantastic video Adam 👍

Had the pleasure of watching these doing a demo down donnington park I think it was, if I'm not mistaken this car ended up in the barriers!! Great to see it in good hands with paul, really need to go and watch all the seasons that they were so dominant in on KZread, intesteing to hear about how these dj cars were 3drs at 1st👍🏼 great vid

Another fantastic insite from Paul great passion for the cossie think hes the type off guy that knows what to buy but will never sell for any amount. shows money won't make ya happy but a cossie will

@northyorkshirers500special2

4 жыл бұрын

your correct Tom , I often get asked " how much to buy it " my reply is always the same , there more than money to me

Silverstone 88 Tourist Trophy...I was there Dicky J and Bowe. If i recall water pump failure stopped them in the end....Rouse and Ferte won... 😊. Thanks for creating these videos Adam..

Pure gold....thank you

Adam loving the content pure enjoyment listening to this could listen to his story's all day long