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Remembering Graham Howard

“Our Doug Nye, Eoin Young and Dennis Jenkinson all rolled into a quiet package.” - Brian Caldersmith

On Saturday the 18th of May we gathered at the Austrian Club in Frenchs Forest to celebrate the life of a good friend and a great man, Graham Howard.

It was the culmination of our efforts to remember and celebrate the life of Graham, who is acknowledged as the greatest and most knowledgeable of the Australian journalists documenting and discussing historic motorsport. He was a long term committee member and contributor to the HSRCA.

May 20, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Club News, Historic Motorsport, HSRCA | Leave A Comment »

Photo Gallery & Report: HRCC Autumn Historics

Our brothers and sisters in sunny Queensland, the Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland, recently held their Autumn Historics at Morgan Park for a record entry list of historic racers.

The event included the second round of the Group A & C Heritage Touring Cars national championship, along with bumper fields for Group N, Group S/T, regularity and more.

Check out the gallery below, kindly provided by Ian Welsh of Shifting Focus Motorsport Photography, and read on for his report on the weekend.

For more from the HRCC, hit this link to their website.

And hit this link to Ian’s site for a gallery of over 300 images from the weekend.

Photography by Ian Welsh of Shifting Focus Motorsport Photography

Hit this link for the full photo gallery and report!

May 06, 2013 | Categories: Events, News | Tags: Events, Historic Motorsport, Historics, Photos, QLD | Leave A Comment »

Photo Gallery: 2012 Tasman Revival by Alan Heritage and Jill Cowlishaw

2012 Tasman Revival

We spent a tremendous long weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park last November, and packed it with non-stop historic racing for our biannual Tasman Revival.

Our latest photo gallery from the event is by Alan Heritage and Jill Cowlishaw and takes a look at the friendships and, of course, the historic sports and racing cars which made it such a great weekend.

Check it out below, and over on our gallery page here!

Many thanks to Alan Heritage and Jill Cowlishaw for the photos!

Apr 23, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Club News, Eastern Creek, Events, Historic Motorsport, HSRCA, Photos, Tasman Revival | Leave A Comment »

Upcoming Events for your Calendars

historic racing events

A big thanks to everyone who attended our Marulan Time Trials and Come and Try Day over the weekend! We had a great day and appreciate the support.

Our next big historic racing meet is at Sydney Motorsport Park at the end of June, and there’s plenty going on to keep you entertained in the interim, with two events coming up that we’d particularly like to bring to your attention.

Up first is a club plate run on Sunday the 5th of May. Participants should assemble at the big truck parking area on the old Pacific Highway just north of the Berowa railway station. For UBD map holders itʼs around P8 on map 94; for Sydways users try E4 on map 176. Please arrive at 9:30am for a 10:00am start.

The plan is for an easy run including a stop for a lunch at a golf club or the like. Youʼll be home in plenty of time for dinner. Any questions etc to Garry Simkin on 02-9958 3935 or David Gleen on 02-9918 8092.

Then at the end of May Garry Simkin has organised one of the great drivers to attend and talk to us during our May club social meeting – John Harvey, who drove on the dirt in midgets during the sixties, raced Minis and a Twin Cam Brabham, which would be re-engined with a Repco, raced a McLaren Sports car and stomped around in various touring cars. An illustrious career that should be celebrated. This should be a very interesting evening with all areas of motorsport covered. Please attend.

Apr 22, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Club News, Events, Historic Motorsport, Historics, HSRCA, NSW | Leave A Comment »

Photo Gallery: International Sports Cars at Australian Grand Prix

International Sports Cars

The Australian Grand Prix is a smörgåsbord of everything motorsport and car culture, featuring something with wheels and a perpetually-exploding form of propulsion to entertain just about anyone.

This year the event featured plenty to keep fans of historic motorsport entertained, with the annual historic demonstration fully stocked and a new addition in the form of the Total Oil International Sports Cars race.

The Total Oil International Sports Cars event featured monstrous historic machines from the golden era of sports car racing, such as an 8.8 litre March 717, Porsche’s 935, 936 and 956, and an 8800cc McLaren M8F.

The soggy Saturday that overwhelmed Albert Park and saw the Formula One qualifying delayed meant that race one for the International Sports Cars was cancelled, but the cars took to the track on Sunday and put on a stunning show for spectators.

19-year-old Michael Lyons took victory in the race in the aforementioned March, followed by Alex Davison in a 936 and Russell Kempnich in a 956C. Aussie racing legend Rusty French was fifth in his Porsche 935.

This photo gallery from the event comes from photographer Greg Llewellyn of Narra Photography, who has kindly offered to share his work with us. Make sure to hit this link and head to his website for more.

Thanks to Greg Llewellyn of Narra Photography for the photos.

Apr 04, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Events, Formula One, Historic Motorsport, Historics, Photos | Leave A Comment »

Photo Gallery: Phillip Island Classic by Martin Creely

2013 Phillip Island Classic

Each year on the weekend before the Australian Grand Prix our Victorian brothers, the VHRR, put on their annual Phillip Island Classic and bring an enormous and varied collection of historic racing and sports cars to the iconic circuit for a spot of historic motorsport.

Our friend Martin Creely was there just over a week ago, and has kindly prepared this gallery of photographs for us to check out.

Enjoy the gallery below, or over on the gallery page here, and make sure to visit his website here for his full collection and to order prints!

Photography thanks to Martin Creely

Mar 20, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Events, Phillip Island, Photos, VIC | Leave A Comment »

Photo Gallery: Phillip Island Classic by Brent Murray

Phillip Island Classic by Brent Murray

Our Victorian brothers, the VHRR, put on their annual Phillip Island Classic a week ago and brought together an enormous and varied collection of historic racing and sports cars for a hot weekend of historic motorsport at the iconic circuit.

Our friend Brent Murray of At Speed Images was there to soak in the action, and has kindly prepared this gallery of photographs for us to check out.

Enjoy the gallery below, or over on the gallery page here, and make sure to visit the At Speed Images Facebook page here for more!

Thanks to Brent Murray for the photography, check out At Speed Images here.

Mar 18, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Events, Historic Motorsport, Historics, Photos, VIC | Leave A Comment »

Entry Pack: Marulan Time Trials and Come and Try Day

Marulan track walk 2012

Now that you’ve had a few weeks to rest up from our recent Historic Summer at Wakefield Park, you may be getting the itch to head out to the track again to hone your lines. And we have the perfect opportunity for you! We are continuing our one-day meetings at the Marulan Driver Training Centre in association with the Peugeot Club and are heading out there for a meeting on Saturday the 20th of April, 2013.

The meeting is open to beginners, experienced racers and anyone in-between, but priority will be given to those with the lesser experience. Instructors will be available. The tight circuit is very good for learning lines and smoothness and offers challenges to experienced drivers.

For the full details download the info sheet below, and to enter download the entry form below, fill in your details and return it via email, fax or post to the included details.

MDTC Time Trial Entry Form [DOC]

MDTC 20 April 2013 Info Sheet [PDF]

Mar 11, 2013 | Categories: Events | Tags: Club News, Events, HSRCA, Marulan, NSW | Leave A Comment »

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Historic Sports and Racing Car Association The HSRCA is one of Australia's leading car clubs catering specifically for historic racing, sports and touring cars.