Mount Panorama is almost sacred ground for Australian motorsport fans.

Thousands of rev-heads flocked to Bathurst for the V8 supercars race over the weekend, witnessing a stunning upset as Ford's Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris won from last on the grid.

But the experience off the track was as much of an attraction as the racing, with the smell of barbeques rising over a tent city filled with diehard fans.

These photos give a glimpse into what it was like at the Mount Panorama circuit.

Fans get an early start to secure a good vantage spot for Sunday's racing. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

Watching V8s race is a noisy business, so this fan took some precautions to protect his young ears. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

Hands full: a fan stocks up on supplies with three dagwood dogs. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

Some fans come back year after year. These are some of the patches on John 'Boy' Walton's jacket. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

A race fan takes a picture of the promo girls during the V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 weekend. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

Memorial messages to the late Peter Brock- one of the most famous names in Australian motorsport - are written on the race wall on top of Mount Panorama. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

A fan wears a hat to show where his allegiances lie during Saturday's racing. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )

This Rabbitohs fan, fresh from celebrating an NRL grand final win, took a moment to play 'beer pong' at his camp site. ( Getty Images: Mark Kolbe )