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Glenn Seton (born 5 May 1965) is an Australian racing driver. He won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 while driving for his own team. Although he never won the Bathurst 1000 like his father Barry did in 1965, Glenn started from pole position in 1994 and 1996, and finished second three times. He came close to winning the race in 1995, holding a significant lead in the closing stages, but his engine failed nine laps from the finish.
Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full-time racing after the 2005 V8 Supercar season. He raced Fords and Nissans in the Australian Touring Car Championship since making his debut in his dad's Ford Capri in the 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship, and ran his own team for a number of years.
He raced for his father's team, in 1983 driving a Ford Capri, then Nissan Motorsports from the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship until his last year with the team in 1988, driving first in a Nissan Pulsar EXA in the 1984 Castrol 500 at Sandown in Melbourne, and then at the 1984 James Hardie 1000, both times alongside Christine Gibson, the wife of his future boss Fred Gibson. His best year with Nissan came in 1987 driving the Nissan Skyline RS DR30 when he would finish second behind Jim Richards in the ATCC. Teamed with John Bowe, Seton would then finish second in the 1987 James Hardie 1000 which that year was part of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship.
Touring car legend Glenn Seton talks to Speedcafe.com about his past, present and future in Australian motor racing
Australian Touring Car Champ Glenn Seton, doing a few laps in our Touring Car Masters Holden Torana SLR5000 at a mid-season testing session at Sydney Motorsport Park this week. (5 minute limit on free software I used to overlay)
SUPER100MPH Exclusive Interview with Touring Car Legend Glenn Seton! With Special Guest Fred Gibson, Gibson Motorsport. We go back to 1983 when Glenn Seton hit the touring Car scene, truly one of Australia's most humble touring car greats! Re-live when Glenn tackled the Mountain (Bathurst) becoming one of the fastest men ever during famous 1987 wet weather downpour which sent many far more experienced drivers skidding off into the wall, enjoy! SUPER100MPH would like to thank Glenn for his time in sharing his memories of this great time in Australian Motor Racing history, he's a true legend! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship Background : 1987 ATCC Oran Park R9 Final Race https://youtu.be/h2OjGPEMGRM 1987 Wanneroo ATCC R4 Glenn Seton Shows Em How! h...
SUPER100MPH Exclusive Interview with Touring Car Legend Glenn Seton! With Special Guest Fred Gibson, Gibson Motorsport. We go back to 1983 when Glenn Seton hit the touring Car scene, truly one of Australia's most humble touring car greats! Re-live when Glenn tackled the Mountain (Bathurst) becoming one of the fastest men ever during famous 1987 wet weather downpour which sent many far more experienced drivers skidding off into the wall, enjoy! SUPER100MPH would like to thank Glenn for his time in sharing his memories of this great time in Australian Motor Racing history, he's a true legend! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship Background : 1987 ATCC Oran Park R9 Final Race https://youtu.be/h2OjGPEMGRM 1987 Wanneroo ATCC R4 Glenn Seton Shows Em How! h...
Glenn Seton being interviewed by Peter Wherrett just before stepping into his father's Capri for his first drive at Bathurst in 1983
In his first drive for Holden and the Holden Racing team Veteran Driver Glenn Seton makes a small mistake as he spins into the sand trap.
Glenn Seton is a star of Aussie touring car racing - he joins the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team to talk about his fantastic career at 2pm on 7mate on Saturday November 21. Here's a taste of what's to follow in the show ....
A Super100MPH interview with Peter Williamson from the Muscle Car Masters 2015. (Updated, sound issue fixed) These days we have all become so accustomed to in-car footage which probably makes us forget how it all started back in 1979. Peter Williamson played a big role in RaceCam's development, hear his amazing story how it was all put together and how it changed the world in motor racing television coverage. This footage is also dedicated to the flaggies, firies, ARDC track marshalls/officials who did a wonderful job all those years ago, and still do. All Credit to Channel 7 sport, additional footage Tim May, Mark Jones and Greg Parke. Commentators Garry Wilkinson, Mike Raymond & Colin Young. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Hardie-Ferodo_1000 1979 in-car footage here https://youtu.be/...
http://www.youtube.com/Super100MPH In 1987 Channel 7's Peter McKay held an opinion poll amongst the ATCC drivers and asked them "who's hot and who's not?" Drivers 'polled' were Peter Brock, Dick Johnson, Tony Longhurst, Allan Grice, Glenn Seton, George Fury, Gary Scott, Larry Perkins and Jim Richards. Not very scientific but all good fun! Presented by Peter McKay. All credit to Channel 7 Sport, Sydney. http://www.audioblocks.com for music Motor sport is an international language.
When a guy's been made a fool of
By a gal who only wants to play
He goes to a lonely place where lovers
Who are broken hearted stay
They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I've been stayin'
Since you made a clown out of me
Baby, won't you come and get me?
I can't take it here another day
It's not very hard to find
It's no more than a broken heart away
They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free
They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free
(Till you set me free)
They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free
(Till you set me free)
They call it clown town, frown town
Come on and get me, baby
You know, how much I need you