Barry Sharp started the Great Race just the one time. This is somewhat surprising given Sharp clearly was a capable steerer, and on top of that a handy mechanic – meaning he was in possession of the two main prerequisites for a Bathurst co-driver in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
He was denied a start in: “I had a good team of guys working for me then who knew the car backwards and everything was pretty bloody good. I figured that, with the reliability of the engine compared to the others, it would have run around at Bathurst all day without a problem but we never got the chance.”
