Balanced News: Tragic tale behind five words that rocked a nation

Five words cemented Jim Richards in Bathurst 1000 folklore, and the story behind them is perhaps one of the turbulent and tragic tales in Australian motorsport. The 1992 Bathurst 1000 was to be the swansong for the four-wheel-drive Nissan Skyline GT-R in the event and what was then known as the Australian Touring Car Championship. Richards was among those racing the GT-R, driving with Mark Skaife and Fred Gibson’s eponymous team, Gibson Motorsport.