Resuscitation for this Forum ? Not really, and perhaps terribly off-topic, except for the fact it concerns a Bathurst winner and driver legend Larry Perkins. WHAT DOES A RETIRED RACE DRIVER DO ? . Larry Perkins and brother Peter have made headlines after discovering equipment abandoned by Simpson Desert explorers over 100 years ago. The goods have reportedly been described a “highly significant archaeological find” by Michael Wells of the Northern Territory Department of Tourism and Culture. Perkins, a regular bushman since he formally cut ties from Supercars at the end of 2012, says that the discovery compares highly favourably to his achievements in motor racing, highlighted by six wins in the Bathurst 1000.