Aussie Legends of Motorsport TV Series

[TonyG]

Have not seen any mention of this here yet so I will add the link.
Done by Shannons Insurance with Neil Crompton, Aaron Noonan and Mark Oastler.
The 4th episode is just about finished on TV here now and will be online with all the previous episodes on the Shannons Club website here:
http://www.shannons.com.au/club/vide...of-motorsport/

along with heaps of other great video clips to do with cars.

The blurb before it was aired ; Relive the biggest events of Australian Motorsport history in Seven’s new program 'Shannons Legends of Motorsport', hosted by Neil Crompton and launching on 7mate on Saturday July 19, 4.30pm AEST (1.30pm in WA).

In an entertaining 12 part series Neil Crompton, Australia’s premier motoring commentator, brings to life the history of Australian Motorsport with rarely seen historical footage from Seven’s extensive archives dating from the ‘60s to the ‘90s.

In front of a live audience Neil Crompton talks with a host of legends, including Allan Moffat, Dick Johnson, Kevin Bartlett, Fred Gibson, John Bowe, Allan Grice, Jim Richards, Larry Perkins, Mark Skaife and many more. They reflect on the cars they drove, the great races and the crashes that all contributed to Australia’s amazing motorsport history.

‘Shannons Legends of Motorsport' will take you behind the scenes, to get the real story of some of the greatest moments in racing history. Neil Crompton‘s passion and knowledge of motorsport is widely recognised and when developing the new series, he found the perfect partner in Shannons.

"The Shannons Legends of Motorsport is a very exciting project for me," Crompton said.

"It blends wonderful historic imagery from Seven’s library with iconic racing cars plus the legends that drove them. Some of the material we’ve found is fantastic and in many cases, long forgotten and the back stories are fascinating."

For motorsport fans, this is must watch TV, an entertaining and fascinating retrospective view into some of Australia’s racing champions – 'Shannons Legends of Motorsport' launching on 7mate, Saturday July 19.

[Malcolm McLeod]

Yep, been watching it online. Certainly interesting, and you can tell how much the subjects are enjoying it just by their facial expressions!
I hope one of the NZ TV channels can be persuided to show the series...