1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Geoffrey Burgess, 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Corsa, Steven Byrnes Story and Photos by Vince Johnson After last year’s restrictions, spectators were back at the Victorian Historic Racing Register’s Phillip Island Classic, held on the sweeping circuit south of Melbourne. The perfect weather and long weekend holiday also saw…
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In a report from AutoFinanceNews, we’re told that some odd 50–70% of powersport purchases were made by newbies to the Powersports Industry. That’s a massive influx of demand, and one that comes with a different set of demographics compared to the traditional buyer pre-COVID. “Many consumers were looking for other opportunities during the lockdown to…
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December 13, 2021 By Buratto 1988 Lancia Delta Integrale stage 9 Windy Point Story and Photos by Vince Johnson Normally there’s just one Shannons Adelaide Rally in South Australia each year. As we all know, last year was far from normal, but it did have a silver lining. It meant that this year there were…
Shannons Adelaide Rally, South Australia, 24-27 March 2021 Story and photos by Vince Johnson Originally planned for the second half of 2020, the Shannons Adelaide Rally, like many worldwide, was another casualty of the pandemic. Towards the end of the year, when the lights at the end of the tunnel were shining again in South…
In with the new, but let’s keep the old too. Story by Ernst LuthiPhotos: Ernst Luthi and Stef Brayley After 240 days of closure, the West Australian border finally opened up to Victorians on 8 December 2020. The West Australian Alpine and Renault owners had been teasing us out East with their Classic Cars &…
November 17, 2020 By A rare trio for Perth: Panhard PL17, 1959 Facel Vega HK500 and rear-engined Simca 1000. By John Waterhouse French cars appeared in the state of Western Australia within a few years of the 1901 federation process that formed modern Australia. Readers may recall last year’s article, “A Tale of Two Renaults”,…
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September 22, 2020 By Grant Perryman, 1968 Lola-Ferrari T70 Story and photos by Vince Johnson The Bend Classic, South Australia 5-6 Sept 2020 Scheduling a race meeting for local entries only, on a Fathers’ Day weekend, along with distancing and state border restrictions due to Covid19, would seem to be a recipe destined for limited…
Ernest Nagamatsu in his Porsche. Photo by Peter Knight. 2020 Australia F1 Grand Prix Historic Support RacesMarch 12-15, 2020 By Ernest Nagamatsu One of the most coveted ‘invitations’ in Historic Motorsports Racing in Australia is to participate in the Australia F1 Grand Prix Historic Support Race. There are only 60 historic race cars selected to…
The 1973 Chevron B24/28 of Tom Tweedie. Story and photos by Vince Johnson Now into its fourth decade, the southern hemisphere’s largest historic race meeting was spread over four days in March, just before the cessation of sporting events. Motor racing on Phillip Island, south of Melbourne, goes back further than a mere forty years…
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Mike & Kerry Lowe 1990 FSM Niki 650, Modern Comp. Anstey’s Hill Story and photos by Vince Johnson December’s annual motorsport festival in South Australia’s capital kicked off on the 4th with the Adelaide Rally scrutineering and drivers’ briefings. Parc Ferme was at the Wayville Showgrounds and competition cars left on Wednesday for seven closed-road…
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