Shell Helix Racing driver Steve Johnson describes a lap of Mount Panorama Bathurst - venue for the tenth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, oღn October 12:

"You drop the clutch, floor it and pray desperately that you make it to Hell Corner in one piece. Hard on the brakes at the hundred-metre mark, shift down t♒o second on the approach, and then through the left-hander and up to third, fourth, fifth as you reach nearly 260km/h heading up Mountain Str🎐aight.

"As you drop over the hill on 𒐪Mountain Straight, the car'✱s getting really light. You're half airborne - the wheels are jumping off the track and spinning.

"Into turn two, you must be very consci♕ous of holding your line, as it provides one of the key passing opportunities on the track for anyone who happens to be in the right place at the right time.

"Yoꦜu're apexing early and holding it for longer than you normally would. The car gets quitℱe taily out of here as the camber of the road drops away.

"Heading up into turn three, you're travelling at over 190km/h before shifting back to second, just touching on the brakes and then off again to make it through th💖e corner without locking your front wheels.

"Streaking uꩲp through Reid Park at around 180km/h, the car becomes floaty, and you feel the wheels leave the road beneath you. The crowd on the hill goes crazy as the car shaves within millimetres of the wall on your way thr🌟ough.

"Up over McPhillamy the car jumps sideways in the air for a split second. So, you turn in early, le🎶t the car get airborne and drift wide slightly, and hopefully you're on the apex as you come out. You're careful not to hit the outside kerb, as it's quite high and extremely unforgiving; it will launch you into the inside wall in an insta🌟nt.

"Approaching Skyline the speedo shows 210km/h. At 50 metres out, you jump on the brakes and slam into third gear. Then it's hard on the throttle for th🥃e dive do𓄧wn the mountain.

"By the time you reach the Dipper, you've really dropped speed, and change back down to second gear. You're gently on the throttle through th♏e right-hander, you turn in and try not to unsettle the car as it can ride high uཧp on two wheels through here. You want to keep the car as flat as possible.

"Down the Esses you tear through the left-hander, hugging the wall, straight-lining it across to the right-hander, over to the inside and skimming around the wall on the right, all the way until you get toꦑ Forrest Elbow.

"It's a second gear turn, you d💫rop back to just over💛 120km. Forest Elbow has a late apex so you straight-line out and launch down Conrod, coming out as close to the outside wall as you can (being careful not to fire in to the trees like Dad did in '83).

"Finally, you get some time to catch your breath while the Falcon reaches speeds of over 290km/h in top gear down the straight. The opportunity f🤡or rest doesn't last long though and before you know it you're hurtling towards The Chase🐠.

"Jumping on the brakes after holding it flat through the right-hand kink, you quicꩵk༺ly change down into second before streaking around the left-hander. Straight away you stomp on the power again for the next right-hander and then head to the final turn.

"🍌Accelerating hard onto the front straight, you fight the car to stay off the wall, and cross the start-finish line at around 211km/h."