SYDNEY -- It is the cream of the Australian crop or the absolute worst of humanity, depending on which angle you look at it from.
The Bathurst 1000, a car race on Mount Panorama in the New South Wales country town of Bathurst, attracted a diverse crowd over the weekend for race day on Sunday. The revheads were in their element as they threw back a case of tinnies, cooked a barbie and inhaled the fumes of the V8 Supercars.
Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris, for Australian car company Ford, took out the 1000-kilometre battle on the mountain in the final lap.
Here's a look at the Great Race, where you can watch Australian locals in their natural habitat -- for better or for worse.
Eat like a king:
Get a Dagwood Dog into ya, with a squeeze of tomato sauce, the battered sausage is simple, yet effective, in soaking up the booze from the night before.
Other menu options include a gravy and beef roll or hot chips in a bucket.
The barbie is a standard fixture. For some variety in your Bathurst diet, chuck on some snags.
The more meat, the better you'll look.
Ladies, nibbles are essential to go with your Sav Blanc for the perfect trackside experience. Make up a nice platter on a plastic plate with cabanossi, and some cheddar and Jatz. Sorted.
Dress for the occasion:
Slip, slop and slap.
Don't forget your bucket hat adorned with the Aussie flag. Style points.
But if you do, just make yourself a paper one.
Or an electronic car will work.
Headphones will help you keep out the noise, while still being fashionable.
Enjoy a drink:
Don't limit yourself to a glass.
The preferred brand of beer is VB.
Have a good esky transport system organised, to get your grog from the tent to the mountain.
Know how to act:
Respect the spectators.
Get rest whenever you can.
Keep cool.
Drink responsibly.
Get comfortable.
And scream "outrageous" as the race is red-flagged for track repairs for the first time in history.
Pick a side. It's a heated, ongoing argument between Holden and Ford fans.
And pray that your side wins...
Or it is a long, depressing walk down the mountain.
