Phillip Island Programme 2024(R) by Grant Campbell

Patron - Spencer Martin

Australian Drivers championship 1966-67

Pic

Courtesy Chris Carter

Welcome to the 35th VHRR Phillip Island Classic “Festival of Motorsport” to be held on 7, 8, 9 & 10 March 2024

At this 2024 event our Clerk of Course will again be Michael Herlihy, who is very experienced and capable in the role, and I extend thanks to both Michael, his Deputy and to all our Historic Race Committee team who will manage the “on track” activities over the weekend. I also express sincere thanks to the hard working VHRR Phillip Island Race Committee, and the VHRR event Management Team all of whom have worked tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of this event.

Thanks also to all of the volunteer Officials, Scrutineer’s, Flaggie’s, Fire & Rescue Team, Recovery Team, Medical Crew, Grid, Pit & Gate & Paddock Officials without whom this event would not take place.

We will have cars from Grp’s J K & L, M&O, Grp C & A, Grp N, Grp S, Form Ford, & Form Vee, Early and late model open wheelers and big banger sports cars and 10 Formula 5000 cars from New Zealand to be added to local F 5000’s as well as a large grid of Regularity cars. We will also see several 5 ltr Touring Cars in Sprint Format. We will also have 6 various Touring Cars from New Zealand.

President’s Welcome

Thank you to our “local” Victorian competitors, many of you are regular entrants and have been coming to the Island since this events inception. It will also be great to welcome entrants from all over Australia, WA, SA, TAS, NSW & QLD. And our New Zealand entrants, Without all of you supporting us we simply do not have an event.

Our thanks to the Phillip Island Circuit Management and Staff for their continuing support of this event and for the magnificent presentation of the venue. Finally our thanks for the continued support of our Sponsors large and small, and particularly SHANNONS, PENRITE & COOLDRIVE I wish everyone an enjoyable and safe weekend of great Historic Motor Racing.

Ian Tate OAM

Chairman VHRR Phillip Island Race Committee and VHRR President 2024

Clerk of the Course

Michael Herlihy

OFFICIAlS

Event Director Ian Tate

Clerk of the Course Michael Herlihy

Dep Clerk/Course David Bellenger

Clerk/Course Reg Noel Tippett

Ass. Clerk/Course Andrew Jorgensen

Driving Standards Kevin Bartlett

Driving Standards John Bowe

Driving Standards Michael Stillwell

DSA Ken Innes Irons

DSA Laurie Nelson

Driv/Standards C&A Peter Doulman

DSA Grp N Jervis Ward

Sec of the Event Jean Bellenger

Assistant Sec of the Event Leanne Coakley

National Historic Steward Wayne Richards

Steward Stuart Allan

Steward Terry Wade

Asst. C/Course Ops. Bryce Crawford

Asst. C/Course Judicial David Vernall

Asst. C/Course Judicial Terry Buxton

Asst. C/Course Judicial Michael Neilsen

Comp/Relations Jose van denDungen

Emerg Coordinator David Thornburry

Race Control Comms Team Suz Arnott

Race Control Comms Team John Kelso

Race Control Comms Team Nat Daish

CCTV Operator Jeremy Cath

Course Marshal Anthony Jenkins

Safety Car Driver Rebecca Humphries

Starter Roger Sinclair

Chief Marshal Roger Chirnside

Chief Flag Marshal Mark Thompson

Chief Medical Officer Luke Smith

Chief Time Keeper Darren McKemmish

Chief Scrutineer Geoff Riddle

C/Checker/Reg/Adm Frank Bradley

OH&S Trevor Ross

Chief of Recovery Geoff Rowley

Chief Fire Marshal Russel Stork

Chief of Pit Lane Rhys Carleton-Carlos

Chief of Marshalling Barry Parker

Chief of Paddock Michael Schauer

Tunnel Control Renault Car Club

Service Fred Menheere

Commentary Ron Simmonds, Bob Morrow, Phil Memery, Darren Knight, Todd Martin, Peter Shea, and guests ..

Pit lane interviews by Josh Lowing

Officials of the Meeting

ORgAnISIng COmmITTEE

Chairman ~ Ian Tate

Alan Wilson

Anthony Mann

Belinda Douglas

Bob Harborow

Brian Simpson

David Bellenger

Frank Bradley

Geoff McInnes

George Coad

Graeme McLean

Grant Campbell

Ian McLennan

Jan Kelly

Jean Bellenger

Jenny Hatfield

Julie Sprague

Ken Williams

Mark Turnbull

Michael Herlihy

Noel Tippett

Richard Williams

Rod Hatfield

Ron Simmonds

Stephen Andersen

Ted Brewster

Trent Collett

SPENCER PATRON

driving with his son Matthew in a Bob Holdenentered Toyota Corolla in the Tooheys 1000.

Spencer Martin in the SV Ferrari 250LM, Mount Image courtesy Chris Snowdon & Primotipo

Owner: Toby Annabel

McLaren M10B 400-07

David Good (Maidenhead, Berkshire) for the 1970 British Hill Climb Championship, fitted with a 5.5-litre Alan Smith Chevrolet. To Richard Thwaites (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) for 1971, now using a 5-litre Chevy, and retained for 1972 when Thwaites was very successful in smaller hillclimbs. Retained again for 1973 when Thwaites used a 5.7-litre or 5.8-litre engine. Sold to Martyn Griffiths (Arley, Worcestershire) July 1974 and used in the British Hill Climb Championship in 1974 and 1975. Griffiths had a second M10B during 1975 having damaged the monocoque of one car at Pontypool at the end of April. Advertised Sep 1975 and Mar 1976, and sold to Godfrey Crompton (Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire) 1976 for hillclimbs but crashed at Loton Park August 1976. Sold still in crashed condition to Keith Cox (Halesowen, West Midlands), rebuilt and again hillclimbed. To John Peskett (Leicester) 1977 and remained unused in his collection, with 400-06(A), M10A 300-16 and other F5000s. Later to restorer Rick Hall, then to Jeffrey Pyett (Oundle, Peterborough) 1989, then Richard Eyre (Rayleigh, Essex) 1991. Sold by Eyre to David Mitchell (NZ) mid-2012 but the car remained with preparer Simon Hadfield (Shepshed, Leicestershire) through 2013. Shipped to New Zealand in May 2014, and appeared at the Gulf Oil Howden Ganley Festival at Hampton Downs in January 2015.

Sold in 2018 to Tony Roberts (Napier, New Zealand).

Driven by: David Good, Roy Lane, Richard Thwaites, Richard Shardlow, Martyn Griffiths and Godfrey Crompton. First race: Brunton (R1), 5 Apr 1970. Total of 102 recorded races

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Kevin Bartlett retires…

Kevin Bartlett (born 25 May 1940 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales), often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000 in 1974. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50 greatest race drivers. He placed #15 on the list.

Kevin has worked for the VHRR for many years as a Driving Standards officer, a task aimed at keeping Racing Drivers safe and fair. Often daunting, Kevin pursued this task with enthusiasm and wise counsel.

The VHRR sincerely thanks Kevin for his time.... Kevin Bartlett

Bartlett first arrived on the Australian racing scene in 1958 when he competed in the Touring Car Scratch Race at Bathurst, driving a 950cc Morris Minor.

Over the next few years, Bartlett progressed through the levels of Australian motorsport before his big break came when he was hired to drive for 1960 Australian Grand Prix winner Alec Mildren in the Tasman Series of open wheel racing. Bartlett proved competitive in this series and would become a fixture of Alec Mildren Racing for the next decade racing a long line of open-wheel racing cars and Alfa Romeo touring cars. Bartlett won the 1965 International 6 Hour Touring Car Race for the Mildren team, driving an Alfa Romeo TI Super with Frank Gardner and he also won the 1967 Surfers Paradise Four Hour, driving a similar car with Doug Chivas.

Bartlett got his first works drive via motoring journalist and part time rally driver Evan Green at Bathurst driving a Morris Mini de Luxe for the BMC team in the 1965 Armstrong 500.

At the 1967 Bathurst Easter meeting, Bartlett became the first driver to ever lap the 6.172 km mountain circuit at an average speed of over 100 mph driving a 1964 Repco Brabham BT11A Climax. In 1969 Kevin Bartlett took his Mildren-Alfa Romeo to the win at the Macau Grand Prix for Formula Libre cars. Bartlett considers the win as one of the highlights of his motor racing career. He returned to the event in 2019 for the 50th anniversary of his win. In 1970, Bartlett traveled to the United States to compete in the USAC Championship (aka Indy Car) series, attempting and failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Bartlett competed in three other Indy Car races, but failed to finish.

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HistoricCategories

Historic motor Racing is divided into categories to represent the various eras in motorsport. This list represents those categories competing at this meeting.

group Ja

Sports & Racing cars with a competition history prior to the end of 1930

group Jb

Specials built at any time, using components from the period, prior to the end of 1930

group ka

Sports & Racing cars with a competition history between 1931 & 1940

group kb

Specials built at any time, using components from the period between 1931 & 1940

group Sa

Production Sports Cars, without a competition history, manufactured by the end of 1960

group Sb

Production Sports Cars, without a competition history, generally manufactured 1961 - 1969

group Sc

Production Sports Cars, without a competition history, generally manufactured 1970 - 1977

group lb

Racing & Sports Cars 1941 - 1960

group m

Racing & Sports Cars 1961 - 1965

group nb

Production Touring Cars manufactured before the end of 1964

group nc

Production Touring Cars of a type that were raced in Australia before the end of 1972

group A & group C

Cars which satisfy the eligibility requirements for Australian Group C Touring cars as promulgated by CAMS from 1973 to 1984 & from 1984 to 1992 inclusive.

group O

Racing & Sports Cars 1966 - 1969

F5000

Formula 5000 racing cars: Pre 1978

group Q

Racing, Sports racing cars, Clubman and production sports cars with a competion history 1970 - 1977

group R

Racing, Sports racing, Sports 1300 and production sports cars with a competion history from 1978 to a variety of cut-off dates for different period classes, generally around the mid - 1980s

Historic Formula Ford

Groups: Fa - pre 1978, Fb - 1978-1983, Fc - 1984-1989

Historic Formula Vee

Group Va 1 Jan 1965 and 31 Dec 1974 Group Vb 1 Jan 1975 and 31 Dec1985.

Regularity

Generally open to cars of the 5th category (Historics) but other vehicles may be permitted subject to agreement by the Event Organisers & CAMS

Young Members to Join the VHRR

Why the VHRR?

So… you’re looking for a club to join, and you’re wanting to know what we offer…

The Victorian Historic Racing Register was established in 1976 to celebrate historic cars and continue the spirit of historic racing in the world of today.

In 2023, with over 500 members, the VHRR is not only one of the biggest clubs in the country, but it also holds the biggest historic racing event in the Southern hemisphere, the Phillip Island Classic.

THE VHRR ALSO OFFERS A JUNIOR PROGRAM that is unrivalled by any other organisation, providing the younger members of our club with the opportunity to thrive in a tight knit motorsport community, offering incredible benefits for ages 21 and under such as:

FREE Membership and Admission to all VHRR events

FREE Event Entry to all VHRR run race weekends, INCLUDING Private Practice

FREE Garage/Carport hire at all VHRR events

New members will be assisted for the 1st 12 months at races with assistance in preparation of cars & contacts for spare parts

T he VHRR can assist in the purchase of Race Gear

T he VHRR has a list of cars for sale from $10,000 upwards

Meetings in our Clubrooms in Blackburn for Junior & General Meetings

Monthly Newsletter & National magazine - The Oily Rag

Mentoring opportunities from icons of the Australian Motor Racing scene

Racing is a sport is explicitly referred to as one of the more expensive ones to involve yourself with, but with the VHRR, thanks to the aforementioned inclusions of a JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP, those first steps are a lot more affordable to take.

Joining a new club or environment is always a daunting prospect, but the VHRR’s members are always on hand to help those new to the sport, or trying to find their feet in a new club. These opportunities to gain a further understanding into the world of historic racing are always available, and always welcome!

The accessibility at events run by the Victorian Historic Racing Register is also incomparable, with doors wide open at all times to get up close with ex Formula One cars, Touring Cars, Australian Specials, alongside cars that helped carve the way for legends of today, and so much more!

YOUNG MEMBERS RACING THIS WEEKEND

Jacob Wingett

A bby Wingett

D eclan Foo

A ndrew Casiso

D ean McLaughlan

Josh Lowing

Brendon Sala

Harrison Sala

W illiam Sala

Tom Vondrasek

MONEY RAISED WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OUR VHRR JUNIOR MEMBERS $10 PER TICKET TO ENTER 3 MAJOR PRIZES TO BE WON RAFFLE TO BE DRAWN AT LUNCHTIME ON SUNDAY 10th

Prizes Can Be Viewed At The VHRR Juniors Raffle Tent Located Near The Merchandise Tent

Anyone interested Contact Wayne or Declan Foo in the Penrite garage #24 or:

Josh Lowing 0 407 744 425

Conor Ryan 0 427 282 880

Ian Tate 0 458 882 304

Membership Secretary - John d'Asques - vhrrmemsec@netspace.net.au

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peter Abood - Vk Commodore

Driver - peter Abood, this meet at phillip Island will be the first full outing for the driver in the group A/ group C category.

Started racing late in life but is definitely living the dream.

Car 55 Group A and Group C category. - This VK (upgraded to VL later in life) was one of the first Group A cars built by Peter Brock’s Mobil HDT team. Chassis 13 is one of the early pre production shells, it was built as the teams prototype and T car and was raced by Peter Brock and John Farrell in Western Australia Monroe-Wylie 300 on October 20 1985. Farrell famously swapped the Marlboro 25 VK Big banger that he had purchased from Brock for this VK which was upgraded to VL Spec and then raced in 1987 and 1988 during the WA rounds of the ATCC. Farrell also ran the car in 1988 in the support races for the Australian GP in Adelaide.

Adrian moyle - Camaro

I purchased the Camaro in mid 2022 from greg Feeman from WA who campaigned successfully for many years.

My first event was in November 22 at Phillip Island blowing up the clutch on Saturday. So back to the workshop for many hours of development with my great Friend Garry Brown who helped me all those years ago in the rally car. Garry has a group N Camaro and has campaigned Cortina’s Holden torana XU-1 so his input has been so valuable.

So new clutch new brake set up and gearbox we were well underway for a better season in 2023. I think we finished top 10 at this event last year. 3rd overall for Winton festival of speed. Awarded driver of the meeting over 2 litre for Sandown historic event and finally awarded 3 at Island magic at the end of last year. Overall a fantastic year learning more about myself as a driver and also about how to get more out of the car with driving coaching from our good friend Darren Hossack who has also had a fair bit of input into the car.

Overall I am a very privileged bloke that loves this category and the wonderful people involved in the HTCAV.

Programme - Friday 8th March 2024

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F5000

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David Crabtree - march F5000 most satisfying life racing cars from 17 starting in karts and then a front engine F3 car in the late 60’s and early 70’s. A lifelong status of being an also ran.

A Mk4 Cheetah chassis and body bought from Brian Shead in 72 was built up with a Ford for F3 and ran to 79 with many mods into the F2 status. Mostly with redundant Cheetah parts from Brian. A sliding Mk 6 tub and panels bought from Sheady again built up, and running a BMW in the 80’s. Well, that combo got a 3rd in F2 championship.

I still have those cars and run in Historics.

Late 80’s I went speedcar racing with some podium places and the tumbles that go with it. 90.s was family time with 3 kids to feed so cars were parked. 2000 arrived and back to speedway and ran up to 3 midgets/speedcars as a team, more podiums and a first midget drive given to Brad Sweet who became a named driver in the USA and Aus.

2010 arrived and the body was giving up to the rigours of the physical forces of dirt racing. So a bit of driver management took over. 2014 woke up one day, back in shed and Cheetah MK4 came out. Raced for 4 years, then a Ralt RT4 which became hard on body again like a midget.

Then a mate told me to get a F5000, which I bought. Well, what a ride that is. So the Cheetah MK 6 came to the fore again for short track use. One day again I woke up and bought a Group Nc Capri from the famed Lawrie Nelson.

Now that’s fun. Took the under 3 litre Ford race from the Tassie boys at Baskerville in 22.

So the Big car is a March F5000 that Ray Gibbs bought out to Aus in the 80’s to run the F5000 series at the time. It then sat in a museum for a period. At the start it had some teething problems, but now well sorted out. The best thing to drive besides a period F1 Williams.

That’s my life, still doing it.

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Can-Am Spider

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Car Type - Originally Lola T332CS F5000 chassis converted into a Can Am 'Spider Car' NF-11 Year - 1978 Competition Number - 3 Competition Class - Q & R Sports Cars

History - Paul Newman (the actor) and Bill Freeman in 1977 formed Newman Freeman Racing.

Two NF-11 Lola T332CS (F5000 Tub) were purchased and taken to a little old garage in St Barbara, California where they were converted to Cal Am, and "Spider Cars" were born. The cars were built to take on the relaunch of the Can Am series in the USA. In the first year, 1979 the prize money was $1million. Can Am was where the biggest money was at, and attracted the best drivers to the prospect of winning the prestigious Sterling Silver Citicorp Cup.

This is the only remaining "Spider Car" in the world.

Budweiser sponsored the cars/team became known as the "Budweiser King of Beers" cars Initial driver were Keke Rosberg and Elliot Forbes-Robinson. Later team drivers included Bobby Rahal, Patrick Depailler, Randolph Townseni.

NF-11 In 1979, two NF-11 Spyder was produced. NF-11 featured a Chevrolet V8 engine, and the car war still based on the Lola T333CS. Like 1978, the Can-Am season started at Road Atlanta Keke Rosberg won the race in one of the Newman-Freeman Racing NF-11s, whilst Forbes-Robison finished third. The team was almost as successful in the next race, held at Charlotte Motor Speedway; ForbesRobinson finished second, and Rosberg came third.

For Mosport, three cars were entered; Rosberg, ForbeRobinson, and Randolph Townsend; Forbes-Robinson took another second place, whilst Rosberg and Townsend both crashed out (on lap 28 and 25 respectively) of the race. Townsend didn't race at Mid-Ohio, but Rosberg took second, and Forbes-Robinson took third. Townsend returned at Watkins-Glen, and Rosberg took his second win of the season, however, Townsend was classified 13th, with a broken oil line forcing him out after 30 laps, and ForbesRobinson also hit trouble after 18 laps, and was classified 20th.

Road America was an unsuccessful event for the team as all three drivers retired; Townsend with a blown engine after 20 laps, Rosberg with valve issue 3 after 19 laps, and Forbes-Robinson with suspension failure after 15 laps.

Scott Robinson

BmW JpS e30 325i

I have been involved with the BMW brand most of my career. I started as an apprentice BMW mechanic in Brisbane in 1982 at the then BMW Dealership Annand & Thompson, then City BMW and Brisbane BMW where I became of the first 7 BMW Mater technicians in Australia in 1988.

In 1991 I travelled to the UK as a BMW Master Technician to work for various BMW dealers around London for 7 years, then joined McLaren Cars as a Customer Care Technician on the F1 Road car. I spent 7 more years with McLaren working within the F1 road car and SLR development program before returning to Australia in 2004.

Not being able to find a suitable technical role here in Australia, I was offered to enter the sales world with BMW. This new challenge evolved into sales management roles with Lamborghini Brisbane and Lotus Cars QLD.

In 2020, I opened my own Classic Car restoration business Modern Classic Motorsport Pty Ltd BmW JpS e30 325i group “A” #25

Running #75 in Heritage Touring Cars in 2024 (due to #25 being used by Rick Allen and his Longhurst B&H BMW M3.).

Frank Gardner’s JPS BMW Team built two 325i e30 BMW’s over 1985 and 1986. These cars where raced by Tony Longhurst in the ATCC and AMSCAR series ’85 and ’86 with much success before the M3 was introduced in 1987. With the two 325i’s only ever being on track at Amaroo Park at the first round of the 1986 ATCC (Better Brakes) 2/3/86. Gary Rogers running in the second 325i as Jim Richards chose to run in his 85’ championship winning 635csi. Logbook entries for the cars were hard to confirm in those days and the two cars were available through the 1986 season until one of the cars was sold to NZ in late ’86 and remains there to this day. My car has also spent time in NZ racing and returned to Australia in 2000.

I purchased the car in early 2023 from the estate of the late David Harris who campaigned the car for many years in Heritage Touring Cars. David was a very close friend and I was his race mechanic for most of his motorsport adventures with this and the many other BMW’s he had in his collection. It was a real honour to become the current custodian of this car with the Harris’s family’s blessing for my passion to continue racing this beautiful ex Tony Longhurst 325i JPS Grp “A”, a true piece of Australian motorsport history.

Meon Nehrybecki - Supra Star

Classic European sports and racing cars run deep in Meon Nehrybecki’s family but the latest addition to his garage is spice from a different source.

Fast cars have been ever-present in Meon Nehrybecki’s life. The former rally driver grew up amongst Europe’s finest exotics, the kind usually confined to bedroom-wall posters and Cannonball Run movies. “My father Henry was the official service agent for Lamborghini in Australia,” he says, referring to the famed Lolita Automobile Developments workshop in Sydney’s Hornsby Heights. “So you can imagine the kind of cars my brother and I saw every day. Miuras, Countachs, Silhouettes; my father worked on everything that came from Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata factory. Whether it was predelivering new vehicles or major repairs or full restorations, my father did them all.”

Most people would be awed by such a workplace. Not so the Nehrybecki boys.

“Seeing those cars was part of our everyday lives but it was never lost on us they were special, mainly because they were so closely connected to dad.”

Known to many, Henry Nehrybecki was a long-standing fixture in Australia’s motor racing scene. His engineering imprint can be found on a catalogue of famous machines, from Matich racers to the Colin Bond sports sedan. He even designed, developed and built his own sports car, the Lolita. It was inevitable Meon and his brother Jerome would follow their father’s automotive groove, becoming skilled technicians on the same prized Italian supercars. Their journeys on the tools included opportunities other technicians could only dream of.

“We spent long periods working at the Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata, Italy,” he says. “I’ve got so many great memories. We were trained on everything the brand built and colleagues like legendary company Test Driver Valentino Balboni became lifelong friends.”

But a different path in the motor trade came Meon’s way in the ‘90s when a door opened with German marque Mercedes-Benz. He grabbed it, turning his hand to new-car sales and then sales management, later going on to run own his own Mercedes-Benz dealership in Sydney. It invariably sparked a love for the three-pointed star’s faster offerings, especially it’s DTM creations.

“I managed to find the matching pair of 190 E Group A racing cars that competed in the 1986 Bathurst 1000. Hemlut Marko of Red Bull F1 Racing fame campaigned them under his RSM Marko team. Andrew Miedecke and Jörg van Ommen raced one of them and Denny Hulme drove the other with Franz Klammer. After I located and bought the pair, I sold Andrew his ’86 car – he still owns it today – and I’ve almost finished

restoring the Denny Hulme car. In fact, it’s one of the first, if not the first 190 E Group A car built by Mercedes- Benz.”

The 190 E bug didn’t stop there. “I later came across one of the last factory AMG DTM racers in Germany. It was built by Mercedes-Benz Motorsport for the ’91 season and ran in MSJet Racing’s yellow-and-white colours before returning to the factory team for ’92 as the T-car for Klaus Ludwig and Bernd Schnieder. That car’s now with me in Sydney and, along with the Group A 190 E, it’s getting ready to hit the local historic racing circuit.”

Fast-forward a few years and the chance to acquire a Sydney Toyota dealership brought with it new opportunities, including classic racing cars.

“I remember watching John Smith race the Group A Toyota Supra Turbo in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Joining Toyota connected me to John and it didn’t take long for the topic of this car to surface. But it took a lot longer to convince him to part with it!”

Adding the ex-Smith Supra Turbo was a coup for Nehrybecki. Chassis number 0000801 is a rare Group A-specification Toyota Supra Turbo A (model series MA70). It was built by the factory-supported TOM’S team in Japan during 1988, the last of only seven circuit-racing versions built by the long-standing team. Toyota Team Europe built four rally versions, bringing the total of factory-built Group A Supras to just 11.

Constructed to contest Japanese domestic racing and the 1988 World Touring Car Championship, Supra 0000801 raced in its famous blue-coloured Fujitsu Ten livery during its time in Japan. Shortly after it was exported to Australia to be raced by Smith and Toyota Team Australia.

The sleek 500-plus horsepower coupe contested the 1989 Australian Touring Car Championship along with two Bathurst 1000 races (1989, 1990) and the 1990 Sandown 500.

The Supra’s build quality is impressive. Its original Fujitsu Ten blue paintwork is still visible in its interior and undercarriage, and looks fresh. It’s testament to the care it’s been given during its competition career.

“It’s sensational to drive,” says Nehrybecki. “It has a tonne of torque. My first outing was at Phillip island last year and it’s right at home in the faster corners.”

Is there a favourite in his fast-growing stable? “That’s like picking a favourite child,” he says, leaning up against the Group A Supra. “I love them all but I’m becoming quite attached to the Supra. I can’t wait for more time behind the wheel.”

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FR500C mustang - graham Bell

my short motorsport history. I was a late starter. In 1984 I bought my first Mustang, joined the Mustang Owners Club of which I am a Life Member. At the time I was Building my printing business “Hornet Press” and had little spare time. In the mid nineties a few of us club members began a Motorsport group called Mustang Racing. We began to transform our road cars into track cars and we competed at PIARC sprints and aligned ourselves with other clubs running Motorsport events. We also ran teams at 6 hour events at Winton and then Phillip Island. I was running a 1965 Mustang fastback (Shelby replica) which I still have.

I have also had a few starts in SportSedans at island Magic. In 1997 I was invited to be co driver for Craig Dean (Mustang Motorsport). That year we were 14th outright & won the Rookie Trophy. We went on to be 2nd outright and 3rd outright in later

years, as well as many other Targa plates. I ran 11 years with Craig and I ran my Fastback for 4 years. With 15 Targas to my name I was inducted into Targa Hall of fame 2016.

The FR500C Mustang was imported into Australia in 2016 and was slightly modified to suit the criteria for a CAMS logbook. The FR is a 2005 factory built race car of which only 28 were built. They were sold through Ford dealerships for US$125000 and later became known as “Boy Racer” as the target buyers were amateur racers. This car was campaigned in the USA by Roush Racing in 2005.

Very little history can be found after that year. I have run the FR at a number of track days. 2022 Festival of Speed 5 litre touring class. Challenge Bathurst 2022/2023.

Very much looking forward to being on the track again this year with the 5 litre tourers.

David James #80 l ola T590 Sports 2000 group R Sports

This car was sold new in 1980 in the USA, and raced continually with the SCCA until it arrived in Australia in the early 2000s. It was first raced in Australia by Mike Gehde from Queensland, and he used the car for 14 years before selling it to David Benda in Adelaide, who raced it for four years.

I purchased the car in early 2022. The Lola T590 is a Sports 2000, a category very popular in the USA and the UK in the late 1970s and 1980s. This model was the first in the category to be designed after extensive wind tunnel time, and construction is by way of a ¾ aluminium monocoque chassis with a Ford 2.0 litre OHC (Pinto) motor and Hewland Mk 9 gearbox mounted behind the driver, all covered by a fibreglass body.

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mBob Harborow - mclaren m 6 B

mclaren mO (Chassis #50-05)

In 19&8 Bobby Aylward purchased a new McLaren M6B (Chassis # 50-05) which he drove with success in the SCCA series and won the 1968 SCCA Midwest Division National A Sports Racing. Aylward won that series again in 1969 with this car.

Things started to go badly for Bobby. In 1969, he wrecked the car during a race in Oklahoma when he hit a tree. He was seriously injured as was the car. The remains of his McLaren were given to his mechanic, Ernie McCoy.

As quoted in a McLaren registry. " The remains, minus tub, which had been damaged beyond repair, were purchased by Leonard Janke, In partnership with Craig Pence, the car was rebuilt and in 2007, sold to Lila Ben Zicron in California. He raced the car for a few years and sold it in Europe without provenance or ownership trail. Ben Zicron then built another MG with some original parts, which retained the provenance of the original car. He raced this car for several years as 50-05."

The car was sold to Bob Harborow in 2016, and has been progressively improved in its originality, and issued with full FIA papers for international competition, Bobby Aylward never did completely recover from his injuries, but he continued his work in the oil industry, and sadly in 1978, at the age of 43, Robby was murdered during a gun deal that must have gone terribly wrong.

Neil Hammond

Changers N Z 1988 Van Diemen RF88 1600 B lue

3 3 T imothy Berryman NSW 1988 Reynard RF88 1600 W hite

41 N eil Richardson S A 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1598 W hite

42 T imothy Blanchard V ic 1988 Van

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51 Jonathan Miles V ic 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 B lue

5 5 Ray Stubber VARIVAC WA 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 B lue/Orange

6 6 S ean Turnbull NSW 1986 Van Diemen RF86 1600 Yellow

71 D ean Koutsoumidis Ellery Motorsport V ic 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 W hite/Blue/Red

72 A nthony Mann V ic 1986 Van Diemen RF86 1600 W hite

7 7 Nigel Hook Autohaus Northshore NSW 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 w hite/red

8 0 D ylan Fahey DYFA Group Q LD 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 W hite

8 8 D eclan Foo p enrite V ic 1988 Van Diemen RF88 1600 B lack

9 5 W illiam Faulkner V ic 1989 Van Diemen RF89 1600 Yellow

177 Cameron Walters Australian Raceparts NSW 1986 Van Diemen RF 86 1600 Yellow

Jason Clements This T8600 1986 Lola Indycar was owned by Doug Shierson and driven by Al Unnser Jr for the 1986 CART series with great results

Long beach 2nd

Indy 500 5th after leading most of the race

Q uebec 300 2nd

Miami 1st

Along with with a lot of top ten finishes Al finished 4th in the championship in 1986. After the 1986 series Doug put the Lola in his private collection where it remained until Doug passed away in 2004. The Lola had 2 owners after Doug passed before Graham Mein of Ballina NSW purchased the car With Ballina Local Jason Clements driving the car for him. The Lola is unrestored except for minor paint work and engine rebuilds. We are hoping for a great result at this years Phillip Island Classic.

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k ris van der Borgh - Volvo

Thank you for the wonderful welcome to a brilliant and exciting event.

This will be my very first time racing our Volvo at Phillip Island so I am incredibly nervous, excited and humbled to be able to participate in the occasion. I bought the car in 2010 with the aim of restoring the vehicle and competing in the Heritage Touring Cars category Group C and A.

Along the journey my best friend Peter Woods became equal share partners

in the car after selling his Group A Jagparts VK Commodore. We restored the vehicle together over the next five years and debuted it back to the track in May 2015 with Pete completing the driving duties.

Pete continued to race the Volvo around many Australian race tracks for the next few years with the last outing at Phillip Island circuit being in 2020.

Peter woods has since purchased the infamous Chickadee Toyota Celica , the worlds very first camera car with pilot Peter Williamson from Bathurst 1979... Continued page 44........

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Ferrari 250 lm chassis number 5909 was delivered new to the North American Racing Team in May 1964 just in time for the 1000km of Nurburgring where it was piloted by Maglioli and Rindt. The car would subsequently go on to be campaigned by NART in several major international races to be piloted by some of the most famous drivers of the day including Rindt, Piper and & Surtees.

Chassis 5909 spent most of its time in the United States. After being run for a short time by Luigi Chinetti's North American Racing Team, it was owned by Bob Grossman of 'Scuderia Bear', who raced it throughout 1964. After its active career, 5909's most prominent achievement was winning the 1975 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The current owner raced it at prominent events like the 2005 Tour Auto, where it was one of the stars of the event. Following a crash at the 2008 Le Mans Classic, it has been completely restored and made its post restoration debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Engine

1964 Ferrari 250 l m

Drivetrain

Body aluminium

Chassis steel multi-tubular spaceframe

Suspension (fr/r) double wishbones, coil springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bar

Steering ZF worm-and-peg

Brakes Dunlop discs, all-round, in-board at the rear

Gearbox

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Continued from page 27.......Doug Clark and Steven Land also entered the car at Bathurst. Pete will also be competing at the island this year with the Celica. The car was originally an incredibly controversial addition to the 1979 Hardie Ferodo 1000 Bathurst grid being basically a publicity stunt for both Volvo cars and Uniroyal tyres, entered by journalist David McKay and dual gold star winner Spencer Martin.

Accepted and encouraged by the late Ivan Stibbard and others in the ARDC as a return to the good old days of racing at the mountain with street tyres and minimal modifications, the car struggled to be competitive.... Continued page but to the Uniroyal team and Volvo brands credit finished the race in overall 20th position.

Not too shabby an achievement considering the absolute dominance of one Mr Peter Brook in his Holden A9X Torana that year, winning by an incredible margin of 6 laps to the nearest competitor on the day.

PB managed to lap the Volvo 34 times on his way to that amazing achievement that will never be repeated and the last lap record not to be forgotten.

So for both Peter Woods and myself we are both still incredibly proud, humble and honoured to be able to enjoy and share a polarising piece of Bathurst history and folklore with the racing community and fans. And keeping the history alive out there on the racetrack.

Many thanks again for the opportunity to present the history of our car and hope to meet you at the track.

Kris van der Borgh.

Pic Courtesy Trapnell Photography

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VACC: Powering automotive for over 100 years

Victoria is largely that of VACC as well. Shortly after the first internal combustionpowered automobile was patented in Europe, vehicles began arriving on our shores and quickly moved onto Australia’s primitive road network.

Innovative Australians, like Harley Tarrant, began building their own local cars and, from there, parts suppliers and bodymakers sprung up to support a fledgling vehicle manufacturing industry.

By 1918, Victoria boasted over 15,000 vehicles (largely imported) and 27,000 licensed drivers, and there were already hundreds of small businesses, located across metropolitan and regional areas, retailing, servicing and repairing the new transport fleet – cars, motorcycles, commercials, trucks and farm machinery.

By then, Victoria’s rapidly growing retail automotive industry – the selling, servicing and repairing of vehicles – was maturing and required direction.

Automotive business owners desperately needed an umbrella body charged with protecting and promoting their interests. Around this time, car dealers Henry and Percy Rickards foresaw that international counterparts could force burgeoning local companies out of the marketplace.

The brothers called together a collection of garage proprietors at the Bendigo Chamber of Commerce rooms on 20 September 1918 and registered a new industry association, the Retail Motor

In the interest of enlarging the association’s scope to cover all the motor trades, the association renamed itself the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) in 1920.

Present day issues, such as industrial disputes, hourly rates and skill shortages were already occurring, so VACC introduced a number of sectoral committees to address these challenges.

This was the foundation of VACC’s current operation, which is overseen by an Executive Board comprised of members from a diverse field of automotive operations.

To house staff and accommodate committee and board gatherings, VACC purchased property on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, in 1956 and on 4 September 1958 – almost 40 years to the day since its inception – Victorian Premier, Henry Bolte opened VACC House, the occasion celebrated with a vehicle cavalcade and eight-page newspaper supplement.

Now headquartered in North Melbourne, over the years, VACC has incorporated all facets of the automotive industry, including passenger vehicles, motorcycles, heavy vehicles and farm machinery in the retail, service and repair sectors.

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Through it all, VACC has been there for its members – protecting and promoting them – so that they can be there for you.

VACC members constructed, retailed, serviced and repaired race cars from early days.

From above left: a James Flood-bodied Itala competing at the 1921 Mount St Bernard Hill Climb; dealers, Garry and Warren Smith ran Holden Toranas in the 1970s; VACC member and multiple Australian Drivers’ Champion, Alf Costanzo in his Lola T430 F5000. From below left: traditional skills keep special vehicles on the road and race track; the latest technology is also in the mix; Russ Stuckey has years of motorsport tyre experience

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In July 2011, a couple of men looking for an adventure decided that it would be a good idea to ride form Perth to Melbourne on motorbikes. This was not a new or novel idea. Many have travelled this path before and no doubt will again. But this is different and with a purpose for a cause. Not being motorcyclists it was agreed that it would be a better idea if these men rode “old postie bikes”, using red Honda CT110s which travel at the sedate speed of a maximum of approximately 80kph. The postie bikes allow the rider to cover approx. 120 kms on one tank of petrol and would therefore provide an interesting challenge across the Nullabor. Apparently this had been done in 2010 by another group.

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began to grow with interested parties expressing their desire to participate and share in this challenging journey. So a plan was hatched and formulated by the two leaders of this “pack”.

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McLaren Can-Am Sportscar M8B-1. Owner: Alistair Hey.

The M8B was developed for the1969 Can-Am season, where it was totally dominant, winning 11 out of 11 rounds! The most noticeable difference was that the rear wing was now mounted high on pylons. The wing mounting pylons passed through the bodywork to attach directly to the suspension uprights. This arrangement allowed McLaren to run softer springs than would have been required had the massive rear wing been attached to the bodywork. The body was also widened in order to fit one-inch wider wheels, now 15 x 11 front and 15 x 16 rear. The 1969 engine was a shorter stroke, larger bore version of the 1968 engine. It was built by George Bolthoff and developed 630bhp from 7,046 cc (430.0 cu in). Two complete M8B race cars and one spare tub were built using parts from the three M8As.

Engine

Configuration

Chevrolet 90º V8

Location Mid, longitudinally mounted

Construction aluminium block and head

Displacement 7,045 cc / 429.9 cu in

Valvetrain 2 valves / cylinder, OHV

Fuel feed L ucas Fuel Injection

Aspiration Naturally Aspirated

Power 6 35 bhp / 474 kW @ 7,000 rpm

BHP/Liter 9 0 bhp / liter

Drivetrain Body fibreglass

Chassis aluminium monocoque with steel bulkheads and semi-stressed engine

Front suspension lower wishbones, top links, trailing arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar

Rear suspension reversed lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar

Steering rack-and-pinion

Brakes (fr/r) Lockheed ventilated discs, 305mm

Gearbox H ewland LG500 4 speed Manual

Drive Rear wheel drive

Note** Images 2, 3 and that below are actually M8B2, Courtesy Wouter Melissen - ultimatecarpage.com

Sean Turnbull - Van Dieman

I bought the Van Diemen specifically so I could enter the Phillip Island classic. I bought the car off Travis Clarke in October '23 and have had 2 days in it at Sydney Motorsport Park before coming to the Island.

My history is like a lot of historic racers. I ran formula vees in the late 1980's and then upgraded to an RF 86 in 1990 and ran in the Driver to Europe series and then ran out of money.

I then took a long long break from motorsport before returning 5 years ago to drive my fathers (Peter Turnbull) historic Turnham Sports Cars. We have been running dad's cars over this time mostly in NSW at Wakefield and SMP but also at the Winton Historics and the Baskerville Historics each year.

The cars history as far as I know goes something like this It was imported by Greg Siddle and I believe it was first raced by Gary Jones in the 1987 FF Driver to Europe series after he upgraded from an RF 82

I also know it was owned by Brian Sampson for a long period of time between 2003 - 2016

It was then sold to Wayne Groeger who I think did a complete restoration on it and I believe was sold in 2018 to George Thornton , then on to Travis Clarke and then to myself. Very excited to have purchased another Van Diemen after all these years and looking forward to the classic

I began racing a Sunbeam Alpine when young Adam was tempted by the apple, from that to a Sunbeam Tiger. The motor from the Tiger transplanted to a Ford Mustang began an new journey and all the “fun” that we all know this involves.

My present Mustang has a long history:

Built, I believe, by Ross Muller and passing through the hands of :

Steve Mason

Grahame Hill

Mike Dyer

Harry Bargwanna et al

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Trevor Ross - Royale R p 97

This is the only race car I have owned - It a real joy to drive. With sustained cornering and brake loadings near 2g’s and the relative safety of the aluminium or tube-framed chassis structure, these cars are roomy and very competent! They’re classic in their appearance to the great sports racers of the day. A well-tuned Pinto motor output is approximately 145 – 150 hp, at 7000 rpm, coupled with a low center of gravity, light weight, slicks and efficient aerodynamics will generate lap speeds in the mid 210 km/hr range.

What’s even more remarkable is how equal all of the chassis are in terms of performance potential, making Sports 2000 a real “driver’s class”. What ever your experience or motivation, you’ll be able to find someone to race with. A quick lap time is all about good technique and maintaining momentum through corners, Aluminium monocoque chassis, glued and riveted together like an airplane fuselage, Sports 2000 cars are “mini Can-Am cars” in construction and very nearly in performance!

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loter peugeot - Jack Waldron

The Loter Peugeot is part of a series of cars built in the late 1950’s which are called the ‘Australian Lotus elevens’. A genuine Lotus eleven owned by John Leighton was damaged in a racing incident and jigs and moulds were copied from this car. Eleven kits were made up by Hedley Thompson ,Dennis Lupton, Don Ashton, Jim Jewitt. These were the people with the essential skill sets.

The recipients of the kits had to participate in the kit production and bought a space frame, sections, control arms and linkages etc at a very affordable price.

It was then their task to complete the build using engine, gearbox and sundry componentry of their choice.

Google: Australian Lotus Elevens for the full story.

Ownership history of the Loter Peugeot :

1958-1967 Mike and Terry Belair

1967 Lindsay Urquhart

1967-1971 Alister Sholl

1971-1979 Graeme Hall

1979-1984 Chris Ralph

1984-1990 Gavin Sala

1990-1999 Rowan Carter

1999-2005 Joe Farmer

2005-2018 John Blackburn

2018->>> Jack Waldron

The car has three logbooks. I don’t recall exactly when logbooks became a requirement for competition cars in CAMS sanctioned meetings but think it was around the early sixties. For a part of its life it would have competed without any logbook record. I have a photo of the car at Templestowe Hillclimb in 1961, road registered.

The first logbook is originally designated as ‘Loter Peugeot’, first entry dated 25/03/67 at Hume Weir. This logbook records 32 meetings. The circuits were Hume Weir, Winton, Calder, Philip Island, Lakeland Hillclimb, Oran Park. This first logbook has had the name of the car altered to ‘Mistral Nissan’ and engine changed to Datsun 1600. I suspect

there was an ownership, residential change and engine change around 1972 because Oran Park meetings started to dominate in this logbook.

The second logbook is a continuation book of the first logbook. The car name is carried forward as ‘Mistral Nissan’. The first meeting in this book is 16/08/1975 at Amaroo Park. There are 10 meetings recorded in this book. The circuits are Amaroo Park, Hume Weir, Winton.

The third logbook is dated 2012 and is an’ Historic Vehicle Logbook’. The name of the car is ‘Loter Peugeot’ and it is designated on the Certificate of Description as Category 5, Group Lb.

There are five Sprint Series meetings recorded in the Historic Log Book, the last being on 27/03/2015. The car was now living in Queensland.

The Loter Peugeot was advertised for sale in the Lotus car club magazine in 2018, complete with a certificate of description and logbook. I spoke with the owner, established what he was offering, then flew to Brisbane to inspect.

The Loter Peugeot period parts had been retained when the car was fitted with the Datsun 1600 engine and, remarkably, remained with the car throughout the ownership changes, except for the original gearbox (it was from an MG J type!) so John Blackburn had to get approval for a Riley 1 ½ litre gearbox and reassembled the car with some very ‘used’ components.

Cameron Smith - porsche

My car is a 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR IROC. Representing the Mexico Blue Denny Hulme car which qualified 6th in the first race of the 1974 series. Fitted with 3.6 litre flat six engine, 5 speed gearbox and 15” wheels as per IROC spec.

Brakes, suspension and induction are also IROC spec components.

Competed in the IROC Challenge series and many historic events.

I have owned the car since 2021.

When I bought the car the close ratio gearbox was in a damaged condition, the tail shaft had chewed the space frame and tunnel as well as many other sundry problems.

It became obvious that it would be necessary to totally dismantle the car and refurbish everything, right back to the bare space frame.

Personally, I have come through the common route of motorkanas, hill climbs, club sprints, circuit racing and then found tarmac rallies. Tarmac rallies are very exciting and have been my focus for the past 30 years with the only circuit racing involvement being club based relay race events and in fact I dropped the circuit racing nomination on my licence about 15 years ago.

The upcoming Philip Island Classic will be its first circuit race in about 40 years.

Image courtesy Richard Raymont - Flickr Regards, Jack..

Pic Courtesy Chris Carter

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mike mckelliget - Datsun 260Z

Mike McKelliget - Car #48 my Group Sc 1974 Datsun 260Z. The car was built up from someone else’s forgotten project as a bare shell and many boxes of bits (some missing). The car was completed in 2019 but development has been interrupted by covid and mainly raced in Queensland. I came into motorsport late in life. I have previously competed in Tarmac rally events in our Rally ’74 260Z. This car was allowed to run as an “invited” Gp S & T in the HRCC meetings which gave me the taste to get involved in Group S Historics.

Owner/driver: Evan Farrall

The lola T340/342 is a factory development car which in the capable hands of patrick neve won the 1974 British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) Formula Ford Championship.

He continued to campaign the car in 1975 before becoming Williams Grand Prix Engineering’s first F1 driver.

The Lola kept racing in England until the end of 1979 when its new owner took it to New Zealand, and many more victories. Before the advent of “Historic Racing” there wasn’t any category in which to race, so like many old race cars the Lola sat idle until it was restored and raced in the mid 90’s.

In 2004 John Dymond the owner of Penrite Oil purchased the car and brought it to Australia, since then it has been campaigned regularly by Samantha Dymond, Kevin Kosa and Declan Foo under the Penrite banner. I am 23 years old and have been competing in various events for 9 years, hill climbs and MSCA Super Sprint series have been rewarding, taking home several awards including the Norm Beechy trophy and first in class (2 litre N.A.) in my 1981 Datsun Stanza, for three seasons.

My passion has always been in Historic racing, I was honoured to have been included in the pit crew by Classic Team Lotus tending Jim Clark’s 1966 Lotus Model 43 at Oulton Park in the UK. When the opportunity arose to purchase the Lola T340/342 it was a dream come true.

John Baker 1972 Elfin 600 Formula Ford

It is the last Elfin 600 Formula Ford built, and the only one not built to order, but for stock.

It was first owned by Terry Perkins then Peter Larner, who in 1973 won the B.S.Stillwell Ford Series (F Ford Section).

In the 1990’s it was restored by Ken Zinner to specs as raced by Peter Larner for the new Historic Formula Ford category. All up it has had 12 owners.

noel Bryen - Rennmax Bn -1

This Rennmax Bn -1 is number 4 of seven built and is the only one still in its original configuration. There is one other in WA but it is not racing these days.

All of the others have been converted to F2 or Formula Libra specs. Interestingly only 1 of the seven has not been accounted for. This car was originally owned by Kingsley Hibbard, who was quite a character from what I have been told. He “sold” it to Ken Ward in 1965 to settle a debt he had for mechanical work Ken was doing for him on one of his cars.

At that stage Ken was running a service station at Boronia Park in Sydney. Ken was also the Morgan Agent in Australia for the well known sports car and was making a name for himself in a red Twin Cam Morgan around the Sydney race circuits. When the FJ class died, Ken converted the car to F2 and carried on racing until he hung up his helmet in 1971. It then languished at the back of his shed until 2000, when some of his mates (myself included) restored it to its original FJ specs.

Fortunately, Ken was a great hoarder, and all of the original FJ components, including the body, were in his shed, so putting it back together was a relatively easy task.

At this stage, I had been racing for 15 years or so, first in Marque Sports and from the mid 90’s a Plus 4 Morgan in Group S. I build and prepare my own cars and started helping Ken get the Rennmax ready for historic racing. Ken had a few runs in it but we never quite got it going properly before he became ill and passed away in 2006. The C of D for the car was issued at about the same time and I have been developing and enjoying the car ever since. It is with much thanks to the generosity of Ken and the Ward family that I am having so much fun.

mclaren m10B 400-18S. Owner: Frank karl (n Z) South African, Alan McKechnie bought 400-03 (a replacement monocoque that allows the engine to sit lower): UK 1970 for Mike Walker - John Butterworth: UK 1971 for John Myerscough and Guy Edwards (Victory Race only); UK 1972 for Edwards Mike Domingo (South Africa) 1973 and raced by Joe Domingo 1974. Then raced by Len Booysen in 1975 for Team Domingo. To Rennie Mackrory late 1980s. m c l a ren m 1 0B

Dispatched by Trojan on 14 Jun 1969 to Sir Nick Williamson (Mortimer, Berkshire), and raced at the International hillclimbs at St Ursanne-Les Rangiers and Ollon-Villars before making its British debut at Prescott in early September. Won all three UK outings in late 1969. Rebuilt at the factory to M10B specification for the 1970 British Hill Climb Championship. Williamson won four championship rounds and took the championship by the narrowest of margins after his rival David Hepworth lost his clutch at the last event. m c l a ren m 1 0A

mclaren m10A 300-08. Owner: grant Clearwater (n Z)

McLaren Can-Am Sportscar M8E/F

Owner: Roger Williams

The ‘Pete Sherman Special’ was assembled from a McLaren M8E chassis and a shortened M8F body. Raced in Can-Am Series in 1972/73. Powered by an 8.3 litre Aluminium Chevrolet engine.

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Owned by Tony Kavich and raced from 1982 –1984 in Australian Touring Car

and at Sandown

and Bathurst 1000’s in 1982 (13 th outright), 1983 (DNF) and 1984 (DNF). In 1984, the car was sponsored by Yellow Pages and driven by Tony Kavich and Phil Alexander. When Group C series ended in 1985, the car was sold and became a Sports Sedan owned and driven by Ivan Mikac. The car commenced a restoration under Scott King in 2002 and then sat dormant until it was purchased by Carey McMahon in 2021 who has completed the restoration back to correct 1984 Group C regulations.

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Track Rides

OR AX

nnorax - kevin West

The Car itself is The norax was built in the norax lamp factory by 3 friends in Adelaide SA in the 1980s 1 of 3 cars they built powered by a midmounted rotary engine, coupled to a VW 5 Speed transmission.

It was based on the Lemans style sports car. Previous owners were Ian Davis, David Mackie & Peter Turner. It’s now campaigned by myself with the help of family and friends, we have competed at Phillip Island regularly as well as Tailem bend, Winton, Mallala & Wakefield Park My name is Kevin West. I am 56 years old I’m married with 3 children and 7 grandchildren. I am a machinist by trade. Grew up in Central Victoria I grew up around Cars and Motor sport. I enjoy everything about it I Come from a family who are heavily involved with Speedway., With 2 of my brothers who still race today. I Raced Speedway for several years in my younger days.

Then our family came along. While they were younger, I raced Go Carts. I met up with the late and great Mr Peter Turner approx. 2008. We formed a great friendship and I worked on his cars (The Grantinni 111B and others) for a few years. Peter then purchased the Norax in approx. 2013. I was then encouraged by peter to get my licence so I could drive as reward for effort. Peter took me under his wing and gave me the opportunity to have a go on the circuit in regularity, Which I did. I then started to compete with Peter sharing the drives. Peter had sold the Grantinni but his love for the car he built he purchased it back in 2019.

Thus began the adventure racing 2 cars. Peter racing mostly the Grantinni and myself the Norax (Nora). With a lot of plans together this was all cut short when Covid hit and then Peter was tragically taken in a car accident in 2020. Peter said that he wanted me to continue racing after he was gone and keep the legacy going. With this I purchased the Norax and set upon making this possible. I am very fortunate to have the support of my family and some wonderful friends without them I couldn’t keep doing what im doing and the support of Peters children and family. My plan is to keep racing both cars and keep the visions that peter and I had going. He is deeply missed, and I hope I can keep doing him proud. I am very grateful to have had him in my life and to meet some amazing people and continue too. What I love about motorsport is the amazing people you meet and that my family is all involved and maybe one day they can have a go as well. We are looking forward to the 2024 Historics season. If you see us in the pit, come and say hi. Happy to show the car and have a chat.

my name is kevin West. I am 54 years old; I'm married with 3 children and 6 grandchildren. I am a fitter and turner by trade. Grew up in Central Victoria I grew up around Cars and Motor sport. I enjoy everything about it.

I come from a family who are heavily involved with Speedway. With 2 of my brothers who still race today. I raced Speedway for several years in my younger days,

Then our family came along. While they were younger, I raced Go Carts.

I met up with the late and great Mr Peter Turner approx. 2008. We formed a great friendship and I worked on his cars (The Grantinni 111B and others) for a few years. Peter then purchased the Norax in approx. 2013. I was then encouraged by peter to get my licence so I could drive as reward for effort. Peter took me under his wing and gave me the opportunity to have a go on the circuit in regularity,

Which I did. I then started to compete with Peter sharing the drives. Peter had sold the Grantinni but his love for the car he built he purchased it back in 2019. Thus began the adventure racing 2 cars. Peter racing mostly the Grantinni and myself the Norax (Nora). With a lot of plans together this was all cut short when Covid hit and then Peter was tragically taken in a car accident in 2020. Peter said that he wanted me to continue racing after he was gone and keep the legacy going.

With this I purchased the Norax and set upon making this possible. I am very fortunate to have the support of my family without them I couldn’t keep doing what I’m doing and the support of Peters children and family. My future plan is to keep racing both cars and keep the visions that peter and I had going. He is deeply missed, and I hope I can keep doing him proud. I am very grateful to have had him in my life and to meet some amazing people and continue too.

What I love about motorsport is the amazing people you meet and that my family is all involved and maybe one day they can have a go as well. Looking forward to being back on the track after all the lockdowns and catching up with our fellow drivers.

Pic Courtesy Chris Carter

The Doug Whiteford Trophy

Tim Tapping - 1958 Read Holden Spl

The Read Holden was built by Ted Read of Botany using a amalgamation of popular components of the period, triple carby Holden “Grey” motor, MG TC gearbox inclined on its side with the gear lever emerging beneath the drivers right leg. A Peugeot 203 front end including the rack and pinion steering and wheels was used while the rear had a Skoda rear axle assembly, but with the drive to the diff pointing to the rear of the car. The tail shaft therefore passed underneath the rear axle assembly and drove the diff via a chain drive enclosed in a custom-made housing, this enabled the rather low Skoda final drive ratio to be raised by varying sprocket sizes.

Apart from a slightly lower seating position a further perceived benefit was that the reversal of the diff’s final drive direction negated the disadvantages of the Skoda swing axles. The car ran at Mt Druitt and various hill climbs in the late fifties before disappearing into oblivion for the next 20 years.

It was resurrected by Adrian Hart in the time for the historic racing in NSW and gave a good account of itself before it was sold in 1984 to Malcolm Smith. Malcolm carried out another restoration painting it red in place of the earlier Royal blue. He made his debut in the Read at the August 1984 Amaroo meeting and raced it for the next two years sometimes sharing the driving with former MGA racer. Terry Middleton. David Arnold of Coffs Harbour

bought it in 1986 and raced it for the next year before selling it to John Bromfield of Canberra. John continued to be a regular and consistent competitor in Historics for several years before selling the Read in the early 1990s to Barry Cassell. Initially Barry was a regular competitor but other interests soon took preference and little was heard of the car until offered for sale in 2011 in a dismantled condition. It was quickly purchased by Steve Budden of Queensland who restored it again and where it won its class at Leburn Sprints driven by Paul Budden.

The Read Holden was purchased by Tim Tapping of Perth, WA and has continued to race, maintain and improve the Read. It handles beautifully at speed and is very quick. Recent updates include new rear axles, brakes, wheels, rebuilt engine, gearbox and diff assembly. Tim’s first motorsport event was at Amaroo race track, sitting on the rocks at Stop corner overlooking the track. Great memories and the motorsport addiction was set.

Credits – Optimism by Dick Willis. Photography. Sport Pixx Sport

The Cape Woolamai Trophy

geoff morgan 1975 porsche Carrera

April 1975 2.7 Carrera, Australian delivery. Last race car prepared by the great Barry Jones. Arguably one of the most winning (successful) Porsches running in Australian motorsport.

Geoff:

Racing since 1996, four time Australian Porsche Cup Champion (1995 – 1998), driven internationally many times - Nurburgring 24 hour, Asia Carrera Cup, Spa, Laguna Seca - as well as in several Bathurst 12 hour races. Digressed to a Viper GTS for a few years before returning to Porsche. Most recently has been racing in Prod Sports and Historics.

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Phillip Island Formula 5000 Historic Grand Prix

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The Norm Beechey Trophy

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Following the initial Perth to Melbourne ride work began to establish the foundation as a registered not-for-profit charity. We can now proudly say every cent of fund raising is directed to prostate care outcomes in regional areas - outcomes that would otherwise not be met.

Supported by so many people (riders, crew, sponsors, families and general public) we have now collected in excess of $1 million. This is used to raise awareness, purchase public hospital testing equipment, and provide patient nursing support, to fight prostate cancer in Australia.

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David parkin patron, Rider and prostate Cancer Survivor.

Image courtesy Grant Campbell

Isle of Wight Trophy

garrie Cooper of Elfin Racing Cars to be inducted into the motorsport Australia Hall of Fame

The VHRR is proud to announce that the founder of Elfin Racing Cars, Garrie Cooper, is to be posthumously inducted into the prestigious Motorsport Australia Hall of Fame for his remarkable contributions to motorsport engineering and innovation. Garrie Cooper, a visionary Australian engineer and entrepreneur, founded Elfin Sports Cars in 1957. His passion for motorsport and relentless pursuit of excellence led to the creation of some of the most iconic and successful racing cars in Australian motorsport history. Under his leadership, Elfin Racing Cars became synonymous with innovation, performance, and success on the track.

Throughout his illustrious career, Garrie Cooper engineered,

produced and drove an impressive array of successful racing cars, including Formula Junior, Formula Vee, Formula Ford, Formula 2, Formula 5000, and sports racing cars.

His meticulous attention to detail and innovative designs propelled Elfin Racing Cars to numerous championships and victories across various racing categories. Garrie Cooper's legacy extends beyond his engineering prowess; he also fostered a culture of passion, integrity, and dedication within the motorsport community. His impact on Australian motorsport continues to resonate, inspiring future generations of engineers, drivers, and enthusiasts.

The induction of Garrie Cooper into the Motorsport Australia Hall of Fame is a testament to his enduring influence and lasting legacy in the world of motorsport. His innovative spirit and unwavering commitment to excellence will continue to inspire and drive the future of motorsport for years to come. Elfin Racing Cars are today well represented within the spectacular M&O Sports and Racing category, many of which will be on display at the Australian Grand Prix, including two of Garrie’s personal cars. These cars will run in high speed demonstrations over the weekend and remain on display throughout the Australian Grand Prix 21-24 March 2024. Image Courtesy Primotipo

The Alan Jones Trophy

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Owner: Tony Roberts mclaren m10A 300-09

With the introduction of Formula 5000 into the UK in 1969, McLaren built the McLaren M10A, based on the F1 M7A. It was put into production by Trojan and Peter Gethin won the European championship in the prototype M10A. Sixteen M10A’s were built and were extremely successful, dominating the second year of international F5000.

This car is 300-9, originally supplied to Bob Esseks in the USA and first raced at Road America in July, 1969, by Sam Posey. The iconic high wing was banned at the end of 1969 due to problems in Lotus F1 cars. Tony Roberts has been racing various McLaren cars for over 25 years and was the stunt driver for the recent movie, ‘McLaren’.

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The Blanchard Family Trophy

Team Swinburne Formula SAE is a student-led motorsport team from Swinburne University of Technology.

The team, founded in 1999, allows for students across the entirety of the university to participate in crossdisciplinary collaboration and facilitates the practical application of theoretical classroom knowledge. Each year Team Swinburne Formula SAE strives to design, build, and compete a formulastyle electric racecar for the Formula SAE-A competition.

At the competition, the team competes against other university’s teams from across the country and internationally.

All of the teams are evaluated on vehicle performance, management processes, engineering design, and business operation through a series of dynamic and static events.

Currently the team is working towards building its first ever all-wheel drive electric racecar with hub motors, TS_22, in preparation for the 2022 Formula SAE-A competition.

This will make us only one of a few teams to have made the transition to building and competing an all-wheel drive electric racecar.

Team Swinburne Formula SAE is also in the process of completing our first ever autonomous racecar for competition, converting our 2019 contender TS_19, into an autonomous vehicle.

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Competitors - Phillip Island Classic 2024

1 Shane Lee Regularity Vic Elfin Formula Vee

1 Bryan Sala F5000 Vic Matich A50/51

1 W illiam Van Wersch Grp C Vic Commodore VH

1 Richard Carter M Sports NSW Rennmax 23b

2 Jason Humble Grp Nc NSW Mazda RX2 Coupe

2 Robert Harborow Regularity Vic Maserati Spyder

2 Martin Wagg 5 Litre Vic Holden VF

2 Joseph Di Bartolo Grp Sb Vic Chevrolet Corvette

2 Andrew McInnes FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF89

2 Steven Richards Grp A Vic Skyline GTSR31

3 Jamie Waterhouse Regularity NSW Datsun 1600

3 Joshua Axford Grp Nc SA Escort RS1600

3 Glynn Briggs Grp Vb Vic Spectre

3 Tom Walstab Grp Sc Vic Porsche 928

3 Richard Davison FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF89

4 Damien Tangey Regularity Vic Holden Monaro

4 Brenden Sala Grp Vb Vic Malmark Elfin 500

4 Lindsay Woollard Grp C Vic Commodore VC

5 Darren Jones Grp Nb Vic Mustang Coupe

5 Michael Collins Regularity NZ McLaren M8B

5 Anthony Colton Grp Nb NSW MK1 Lotus Cortina

5 Dean Briggs Grp Vb Vic Spectre

5 David Murphy 5 Litre NSW Ford AU

5 Simon Gardiner R Racing SA Maurer MM83

5 Grant Walker FF Fc Vic Swift Db1

5 Douglas Westwood Grp A NSW BMW M3

5 Peter Williams F Junior Vic Cooper T56 MK2

6 Michael Rose Grp Nb NSW Ford Mustang

6 Andrew Spiteri Regularity SA Alfa Giulia 1300 Ti

6 Adam Bressington Grp Nb NSW Morris Cooper S

6 Andrew Mccarthy R Racing Vic Maurer MM82

6 Hung Do Grp Sc Vic Datsun 240Z

6 Eric Bellamy FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF86

6 Anthony Sawford Grp C Vic Holden A9X Torana

7 Gavin King Grp Nc NSW Ford Mustang

7 Marc Valmorbida Regularity Vic Porsche 911 IROC

7 Peter Van Summeren Grp Nb Vic Ford Lotus Cortina

7 Luc Botton Grp Vb NSW Standfast

7 Tony Roberts F5000 NZ McLaren M10A

7 Alexander Webster Grp Sc Vic Porsche Carrera 2.7

7 Christopher Hodgen FF Fc UK Van Diemen RF89

7 Richard Nitschke O Racing SA Elfin 300

8 Peter Harburg Regularity QLD Ferrari 250LM

8 Bradley Neill 5 Litre QLD Holden VE

8 Nicholas McBride FF Fc Vic Swift DB1

8 Jonathon Webb Grp A NSW Ford Sierra

8 Shane Kuchel O Racing SA Brabham BT18

9 Jamie Tilley Grp Nc NSW Ford Mustang Nc

9 Robert Lorich Regularity NSW Ford Mustang

9 Roger Trezise Inv Vic Ford Falcon XB GT

9 Toby Annabell F5000 NZ McLaren M10B

9 Richard East Grp Sc Vic Porsche Carrera 3.0

9 Rodney Hatfield Grp C Vic Holden Torana L34

9 Phillip Randall O Racing Vic Chevron B14

10 Lee Kelly Regularity NSW Porsche 356SC

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10 Grant Clearwater F5000 NZ McLaren M10A

10 Graham Boulter Invited SA Elfin 623

11 Gerard Lawson Regularity NSW Lotus 11 Le Mans

11 Phillip Lane Q Racing SA Elfin 700

11 Colin W ilson-Brown Grp Sb

11 Stephen Perrott Grp A Vic VK Commodore

11 Peter Strauss M Racing Vic Brabham BT11

12 Jacob W ingett Regularity Vic March 729

12 Richard Hill Grp Nb Vic Morris Cooper S

Finemore Grp Nc Vic Mustang Coupe

19 Glen Scott Regularity Vic Austin Healey 3000

19 Jacob Khouri 5 Litre Vic Ford Falcon

19 Arthur Abrahams Q Racing WA Ralt RT4

20 Bret McManus Regularity NSW MG B Roadster

20 David Roberts Grp Nb NSW Morris Cooper S

20 Nicholas McDonald Lb Racing Vic Repco Holden

20 Paul Smith 5 Litre QLD Ford AU

20 Samuel Narkiewicz Grp Sc Vic Corvette Stingray 21 Paul Flint Regularity Vic MG Midget coupe 21 Graeme Hill Grp Nb Vic Mini Cooper S 21 John Rundell Lb Sports Vic Ausca

21 John Blanchard FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF88

21 Michael Logiudice Grp A NSW Holden Vk

22 Stephen Pike Regularity Vic Austin Healey 3000

22 Stuart Barnes Grp Nb SA Ford Cortina

22 Christopher Curran Grp Vb Vic Rennmax Mk II

22 James Crichton R Racing Vic Ralt Rt5

22 Dale Chapman Invited NZ BMW 320i

23 Aaron Lewis Regularity NSW Ferrari P4 Replica

23 Ian Pringle Grp Nb SA Morris Cooper S

23 Abby W ingett Invited Vic Elfin Formula Junior

23 Luke Jones Inv Vic Commodore

23 Thomas Vondrasek Grp C Vic XC Falcon Coupe

23 Robert Harborow O Sports Vic McLaren M6B

24 Geoffrey Boyd Regularity NSW Porsche 356

24 Martin Dunlop R Racing NSW March 802

25 Adrian Moyle Grp Nc Vic Chev Camaro S S

25 Paul Doherty Grp Kb Vic Dodge Special

25 Michael Mitchell Inv NSW Commodore

25 Rick Allen Grp A NSW BMW E30 M3

25 Guy Chick Invited SA ASP 340C Clubman

26 Geoffrey Byrne Grp Sb NSW Triumph TR6

26 Danny Newland FF Fc QLD Reynard

26 Gary Chick Grp C NSW Commodore

27 Bruce Pollock Regularity WA Triumph TR4A

27 David Noakes Grp Nc NSW Escort RS1600

27 Samantha Dymond Lb Racing Vic MK1 Lola

27 Wayne Colville FF Fc NZ Van Diemen RF88

27 Antonio Cafiso M Sports Vic Elfin Clubman

28 Bradley Tilley Grp Nc NSW Ford Mustang

28 John Hardy Regularity Vic Alpine Renault

28 Peter Woods Grp C QLD Toyota Celica

29 Malcolm Boyd R Racing NSW Elfin 792

30 Kevin Ingram F5000 NZ Lola T332

30 John Orchard Grp Sa Vic Triumph TR2

30 Norman Falkiner O Racing Vic Elfin Mono

31 Paul Stubber Grp Nc WA Chevrolet Camaro

Competitors - Phillip Island Classic 2024

31 Julian Bingley Grp Nb TAS Ford Cortina

31 Stephen Langley 5 Litre NSW Ford Falcon BA

31 Sean Sorensen Q Racing NSW Rennmax BN7

31 Chris O'Connor FF Fb Vic Royale RP31

32 Stuart Young Grp Nc WA Torana XU-1

32 Donald Knight Grp Nb Vic Mk 1 Cortina GT

32 Simon Kendrick 5 Litre NSW Commodore

32 Alastair Chalmers F5000 NZ Chevron B32

32 Sean Whelan O Racing SA Brabham BT30

33 Alexander Bland Grp Nc NSW Ford Capri

33 Ian Ross R Racing NSW Lola THL1-F1

33 Timothy Berryman FF Fc NSW Reynard RF88

34 Timothy Tapping Regularity WA Read Holden Spl

34 Alan Mead Lb Racing Vic Cicada BMC

34 Tony Antoun Grp Sb NSW Shelby GT350

34 Grant Perryman O Racing SA Brabham BT18

35 Warwick Foletta FF Fa Vic Van Diemen VD77

35 Wayne Wilson Invited NSW Brabham BT35

36 Rohan Hodges Grp Sb Vic Lotus Elan S4 FHC

36 Edward Singleton Grp C NSW Commodore VH

36 Andrew McInnes O Racing Vic Brabham BT29

37 Scotty Taylor Grp Nc TAS Holden Torana XU1

37 Christopher Ellery Regularity Vic Cheetah Mk4E

38 Jonthan Scott Grp Vb Vic Elfin NG

39 Shane Woodman Grp A Vic Walkinshaw

40 Grant Kelly Grp Vb Vic Stag

40 James Calvert Jones Grp Sc Vic 911 Carrera

40 Adrian Allisey Grp A Vic Commodore

41 Byron Ellement Regularity WA Ford Anglia

41 Neil Richardson FF Fc SA Van Diemen RF89

42 Robert Ingram Grp Nc NSW Ford Escort

42 Gregory Prunster Grp Sa NSW Healey Sprite Mk 1

42 Timothy Blanchard FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF88

42 Jason Delaney Grp C QLD Ford Escort

43 Peter Meuleman Grp Nb Vic Ford Mustang

43 Jacob Reed Regularity Vic Van Diemen FC

43 Rodney Carroll F5000 NSW Lola T140

43 Donald Bartley Grp Sb NSW Healey Sprite

43 Dean Howe Grp C Vic BMW 635C SI (JPS)

44 Trevor Bassett Regularity QLD Ferrari Daytona

44 Todd Willing Q Racing Vic March 722

44 Joe Calleja Grp Sb Vic Chevrolet Corvette

44 Tomas Chapman FF Fc WA Van Diemen RF89

44 David Towe Grp A NSW BMW M3

45 Nathan Gordon Grp Nc Vic HQ GTS Monaro

45 Andrew Church Regularity Vic MG TC

45 Bruce Connolly FF Fc NSW Elwyn 003B

45 Kris van Der Borgh Grp C QLD Volvo 242 GT

45 Trevor Sheumack Invited Vic BMW Supertourer

45 Rod Anderson M Sports Vic Stirling Sports Car

46 Justin Nilsson Grp C Vic Nissan Exa turbo

47 Derek Mcdougall Regularity Vic Lotus Europa

47 Andrew Gibson Grp Sa NSW Triumph TR3A

47 Chris Stillwell Grp A Vic Ford Sierra RS500

48 Bruce Kett F5000 NZ Lola T332

48 Michael McKelliget Grp Sc QLD Datsun 260Z

49 Daniel Van Stokrom Grp Nc Vic Holden Torana XU1

49 Rohan Carrig R Racing Vic Hocking 901

49 Ian Ross Grp C Vic Ford Falcon XD

50 Philip Lewis Regularity NSW Ferrari 206SP

50 Codie Banks F5000 NZ Lola T332

50 James Hagan FF Fc NSW Van Diemen RF86

51 Ben Dahlstrom Grp Nc Vic Valiant Charger RT

51 Geoff Farrant Regularity NSW Datsun Supersprint

51 David Ramsay Inv Vic XA Falcon

51 Geoffrey Walters F5000 NSW Lola T330

51 Kent Brown Grp Sb ACT MG MGB

51 Jonathan Miles FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF89

51 Meon Nehrybecki Grp A NSW Toyota Supra

52 Dale Ashby Grp Sb SA Alfa GTV 1750

52 Peter Abood Grp A NSW Commodore

53 Nicholas Bennett O Racing Vic Elfin TC-W 600B

54 Daniel Brazdil Regularity NSW Datsun Bluebird

54 Peter Olver Grp Nb Vic Ford Cortina

54 Derek W ickett Grp C Vic Ford Escort

55 Ian Mewett Grp Nc QLD Ford Mustang

55 David Baker Grp Sb Vic Chevrolet Corvette

55 Ray Stubber FF Fc WA Van Diemen RF89

56 Dean McLaughlan Grp Nb Vic Datsun 1600

56 John Dalcollo Grp Sc SA Datsun 240Z

57 Adam Walton Grp Nc NSW Ford Mustang

57 Simon Browning Grp Nb Vic Ford Cortina Mk 1

57 Barry Bates Invited NSW Thompson Special

58 Kim Shearn Grp Nb Vic Ford Cortina

58 Christ Grp Sb Vic MG B

59 Ray Hepburn Grp Nc WA Ford Mustang

59 John Baker FF Fa Vic Elfin 600

59 Carl Muller Grp C Vic Ford Capri 3.0S

60 John van Leeuwen FF Fb WA Van Diemen RF80

60 Grant Walker Vic Lotus FJ18

61 Michael Stupka Grp Na Vic Citroen 11D

61 Cameron Smith Inv Vic Porsche 911 IROC

61 John Geist Grp Sb Vic Datsun 2000

61 Luke Harborow M Sports NSW ARA Clubman

62 Andrew Stuchbery Regularity Vic MG B

62 Peter Axford Grp Sb SA Alfa Giulia Sprint

63 Philip Carter Regularity SA AUSCA Sports Car

63 Michael George Grp Nb Vic Mk1 Lotus Cortina

63 Noel Bryen NSW Rennmax BN-1

65 Ray Narkiewicz Grp Sb Vic Chevrolet Corvette

65 Don Dimitriadis Grp C NSW Mazda RX7

65 Laurie Bennett O Sports Vic McLaren M1B

66 John Doherty Regularity Vic Austin Cooper S

66 Jack Waldron Lb Racing Vic Loter Peugeot

66 Andrew Cook 5 Litre Vic Ford Falcon AU

66 Ryan Bailey Grp Sb Vic MG B GT

66 Sean Turnbull FF Fc NSW Van Diemen RF86

67 Manuel Ceballos Regularity NSW Ford Cortina

67 Peter Abood 5 Litre NSW Holden VE

67 Damien Daly Grp Sb QLD Datsun 2000

68 Geoff Munday Grp Nc Vic Chevrolet Camaro

68 Victor Spiteri Regularity Vic Jaguar E-Type

68 Darryl Byrnes Grp Sa Vic Triumph TR3A

69 Andrew W illiams Grp Nc Vic Torana GTR XU1

69 Brett Smith Grp Sc NSW Datsun 280Z

69 Stephen Axisa Grp C NSW Holden VH S S

69 Jeff Brown O Racing Vic Brabham BT28

70 Robert Burns Grp Nc Vic Valiant Charger

70 Christopher Hatfield Regularity QLD RCR T70 Spyder

70 Philip Marrinon FF Fb Vic Galloway 1600 FB

71 Denis Best Regularity NSW Lenham Le Mans

71 Michael Olsen Grp Vb Vic Elfin NG

71 Malcolm Oastler R Racing NSW Ralt RT1

71 Dean Koutsoumidis FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF89

72 Philip Barrow Invited Vic Holden FJ

72 Alan Foley R Racing Vic Kaditcha PC84F2

72 Ross Jackson Grp Sc Vic De Tomaso Pantera

72 Anthony Mann FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF86

72 Scott Whittaker O Sports NSW Milano GT2

73 Robert Russell Regularity NSW Porsche 944S2

74 Dean Camm F5000 Vic Chevron B24

74 Jacob Manifold FF Fa Vic Titan Mk6c

75 Andrew Clempson Inv Vic Ford Fastback

75 Brian Weston Grp Sb ACT MG Midget

75 Scott Robinson Grp A QLD BMW JPS e30 325i

76 Peter Baguley Grp Nc QLD Holden Torana

76 Tim Lynas Grp Sc SA Porche 928

77 Rachael Brown Regularity Vic MG TA Sc

77 Gordon Cox Grp Nc Vic Ford Cortina GT

77 Conor Ryan Grp Kb Vic MG TA Sc

77 Daniel Gate R Racing WA Ralt RT4

77 Nigel Hook FF Fc NSW Van Diemen RF89

77 Paul Watson Grp A Vic Toyota Supra

78 Neil Martin Regularity SA Triumph TR7 V8

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78 James Waugh Grp Nc QLD BMW 2002

78 Gordon Bunyan Grp Sb Vic Triumph Spitfire

79 Hugh Harrison Grp Sc Vic Alfa GTV

80 Christopher Jackson Grp Vb Vic Avanti

80 Edward Gavin Grp Vb NSW Rennmax

80 Thomas Hamlett R Racing WA March 80A

80 Dylan Fahey FF Fc QLD Van Diemen RF89

80 Simon Lambert O Racing SA Brabham BT29

81 Lawrence Zerafa Regularity NSW Nissan R33

81 Dylan Fahey R Racing QLD March 81E

82 S Russell-Clarke Grp Nb Vic Austin A40

83 Luke Warwick M Sports Vic McLaren M1A

84 Dean McLaughlan Grp Vb Vic KPS Vee

85 S Constantinidis Grp Sc 1971 5700

86 Graeme Woolhouse Grp Nb WA Ford Mustang

86 John Floyd Grp Sc Vic Alfa Romeo Alfetta

88 Graeme Wakefield Grp Nc QLD Mustang Coupe

88 Ben Eggleston 5 Litre Vic Holden VF

88 Tony Galbraith F5000 NZ Lola T332

88 Colin Haste Q Racing NSW Lola T560

88 Declan Foo FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF88

88 Soren Luckins M Sports Vic Special Toron

89 John Harrison Grp Nb NSW Ford Cortina Mk1

89 Graham Bell 5 Litre Vic Mustang FR500C

90 Andrew McGrath FF Fa NSW Lola T342

91 Reece Moyle Grp Nc Vic Mazda RX 2

91 Ed Ferguson Regularity Vic Triumph TR7 / V8

91 David Banks F5000 NZ Talon MR1

92 Francis Robinson Regularity Vic Ford Milthorpe

93 Colin Walker Regularity Vic MG B GT

93 Ben Rawson FF Fb Vic Van Diemen Vd82

93 Scott Ball M Sports Vic Bacchus/BMC

94 Paul Faulkner FF Fa Vic Crossle 32F

94 Paul Faulkner O Racing Vic Brabham BT29

95 Daniel Jeffries Lb Racing SA Elfin Streamliner

95 Simon Van Grootel Grp Sb NSW MG B

95 W illiam Faulkner FF Fc Vic Van Diemen RF89

96 Aldo De Paoli Grp Nc WA Chev Camaro

96 Shane O'Brien Regularity Vic Healey 100/4 BN1

96 Ross McLaughlan Grp Va Vic Malmark Elfin

98 James Ashby Grp Sc SA Alfa 2000 GTV

99 Dick O'Keefe Invited Vic Photon Lotus 11 R

99 Robert Splatt F5000 Vic March 73/15A

100 Andrew Cavalli Inv SA Ford RS500

101 Christopher Komor Grp Sa NSW Austin Healey 100

101 Steven Kelly Invited NZ BMW 320i E36

106 Andrew Miedecke Invited NSW SIerra Cosworth RS

110 Charles Talbot F5000 Vic Lola T332 T332

110 Richard Macquire FF Fb Vic Reynard FF82

111 Robert James Grp Nc QLD Ford Capri

111 Bill Hemming F5000 Vic Elfin MR 8

111 Wayne Groeger O Racing Vic Brabham BT23B

112 W illiam Sala Grp Vb Vic Malmark Elfin type 500

116 Scott O'Donnell Invited NZ Ford Mondeo

117 Philip Walters Regularity QLD Ford Capri Perana

117 Craig Degotardi FF Fa NSW Elfin 600

118 Aarron Hodges Inv QLD Sierra Cosworth RS

119 David Brennan R Racing Vic Ralt RT4

122 Anthony Tenkate Grp C QLD VH Commodore

124 Philip-Jon Buggee Grp Sb Vic Fiat 124 Spyder

125 Robert Smith Grp Nc SA Holden Torana

125 Stephen Moody O Racing Vic Neal Mark 2 Ford

127 Robert Rowntree Regularity NSW Austin Healey Sprite 1

130 Carey McMahon Grp C NSW Mazda RX7

131 Craig Robert son Grp Nc QLD Valiant Charger RT

133 Ian Buddery R Racing NSW March 86C

141 George Miedecke Invited NSW Mercedes Benz 190E

142 Jim Schilling Grp Nc QLD Volvo 142

143 Paul Stubber Grp C WA Mazda RX7

154 Stephen Page Grp Nc NSW BMW 2002

161 David Wheatley Grp Nb NSW Morris Cooper S

166 Byron Thomas FF Fb Vic Hawke DL17

171 Vincent Holland R Racing QLD Ralt RT21

177 Cameron Walters FF Fc NSW Van Diemen RF 86

179 Andrew Whiteside Grp Sc Vic Porsche Carrera 3

188 Francis Meier Grp Nb NSW Morris Cooper S

202 David Streat Grp Nc QLD Torana GTR XU1

208 Peter Brennan F5000 Vic Lola T330

211 Malcolm Oastler FF Fb NSW Lola T642

230 Mark Avramovic Regularity NSW Datsun 240C coupe

251 Douglas Westwood Grp Nb NSW Falcon Rally Sprint

251 Troy Igglesden Inv NSW Commodore VY

301 Jason Clements R Racing NSW Lola T8600

308 Phillip Powell Grp Sc NSW Ferrari 308 GT4 Dino

311 Andre Breit Grp Sb NSW Datsun 2000

330 Frank Harris F5000 Vic Chevron B24

342 Evan Farrall FF Fa Vic Lola T340/342

370 David W ilson Regularity NSW Datsun 1600

412 Ernst Luthi Grp Sc Vic Alpine Renault A110

416 Andrew Barron FF Fa Vic Van Diemen FA73

458 Robert Sales Regularity Vic Marsel Special Kb

477 Matt Magraith Grp Sb NSW Alfa 1750 GTV

541 Paul Gilbert Grp Nc QLD Nissan Datsun 1600

666 Graeme Rutledge Grp Sb NSW Triumph TR6

711 Darcy Russell F5000 Vic Lola T330

711 Trevor Sheumack FF Fb Vic FRA 01

771 ET (Charlie) Mitchell Invited Vic Elgaram Jaguar

777 Frederick Brain Regularity NSW Holden Monaro

810 Mark Rayner Regularity NSW Datsun 200B

888 Andrew O'Connell 5 Litre Vic Ford AU Falcon

911 Douglas Barbour Grp Sc NSW Porsche 911 Carrera 3 916 Raymond Sprague Lb Racing Vic Solar Speedcar

B uilt by Wolf racing. Competed in 1995 German Supertourenwagen cup by Claudia Hurtgen. Was originally Four wheel drive but converted to front wheel drive for better reliabilityBathurst 12 hour races. Digressed to a Viper GTS for a few years before returning to Porsche. Most recently has been racing in Prod Sports and Historics.

Scott O'Donnell - 1995 Ford mondeo Supertourer

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Phillip Island Programme 2024(R)

President’s Welcome

OFFICIAlS

Officials of the Meeting

ORgAnISIng COmmITTEE

SpOnSORS

SPENCER PATRON

Kevin Bartlett retires…

ULTIMATE UV PROTECTION

HistoricCategories

Young Members to Join the VHRR

Why the VHRR?

Programme - Friday 8th March 2024

Conditions of Entry

Victorian Historic Racing Register Logistics Partner

F5000

Can-Am Spider

Supra Star

Penrite

k ris van der Borgh - Volvo

1964 Ferrari 250 l m

Lifestyle Phillip Island

VACC: Powering automotive for over 100 years

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Traction Tyres

AUTOSPORT

mike mckelliget - Datsun 260Z

Track Rides

OR AX

The Doug Whiteford Trophy

Tim Tapping - 1958 Read Holden Spl

The Cape Woolamai Trophy

Phillip Island Formula 5000 Historic Grand Prix

DRIVEN BY PASSION FOR 100 YEARS

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The Norm Beechey Trophy

Isle of Wight Trophy

The Alan Jones Trophy

Introducing ATOMIC

ATOMIC

The mAlE BAg Track

The Blanchard Family Trophy

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