The sound of cammed-out V8 race cars idling by on their way to the track to shriek out a noise barely rivaled by any rock concert in existence…is there a better way to start the day? Not in our eyes…especially when the cars rolling on by are part of one of the many feature races at Bathurst. The mix is the best of Australia and America: split-bumper Camaros and Falcon GT-HOs, Valiant Chargers and Mustangs, Monaro and Commodore against Challenger and AMX. It’s Trans-Am meets the Australian Touring Car Championship, and it is like seeing the inside of Willy Wonka’s factory for the first time as a kid: everything is amazing, wonderful, everything you hoped it would be. We relish in the sounds of these monsters battling it out at Mount Panorama, but hearing them warming up and moving around  as they get ready somehow evokes more menace. Maybe it’s just us. Click play below to hear (and judge) for yourself.

Language warning: You might hear a word or two in the background.