Historic Race Cars and Bikes Head to Historic Winton This Weekend

The Austin 7 Club’s 41st Historic Winton historic race meeting is coming up this weekend, the 27th & 28th of May, and will be held at Winton Motor Raceway just outside of Benalla in Victoria.

The event will feature over 400 historic race cars and bikes going all the way back to the 1920s and reaching into the ’80s. Read on for the full details of festivities, and head to the Club’s official website here for more.

Friday 26, Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 May 2017

41st Historic Winton, Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla, Victoria Australia

Conducted by the Austin 7 Club Inc A0003290N with the assistance of the HMRAV

Historic Winton – Honouring the Past – Australia’s largest and most popular all-historic motor race meeting presents two big days of non-stop racing. The event will feature over 400 historic racing cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s plus a huge heritage display of veteran and vintage vehicles.  Drivers and riders come from all over Australia to Historic Winton which is arguably the largest sporting event in rural Victoria.

Festivities commence on Friday 26 May with the Benalla & District Classic Car & Motorbike Tour, followed by the Historic race event and heritage display will be held on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2017.

CELEBRATIONS AT 2017 HISTORIC WINTON INCLUDE

110 years  Douglas Motorcycle, Excelsior (USA) Motorcycle

90 years Austin Swallow, Volvo, Ford Model A, Austin 16

80 years Triumph Speed Twin Motorcycle, Lancia Aprilia, Vauxhall 10-4, Austin 18, Rob Roy Hill Climb

70 years Ford Pilot, Austin Princess, Austin Sheerline, Peugeot 203, Standard Vanguard, Austin A40, Jowett Javelin, Lambretta

 60 years Jaguar XK150, Fiat 500 Nuova, Lotus Elite, Lotus Seven, Nissan  Skyline, Wolseley 1500, Toyota Corona, Vauxhall Victor, Wahgunyah Speedway

 50 years Aston Martin DBS, Chrysler VE Valiant, Fiat 125, Ford Falcon GT, Holden Torana, Simca 1100

Historic Winton displays:

  • Shannons Classic Car Park featuring car and bike clubs plus special interest vehicles
  • Heritage Display featuring vintage tractors, steam engines, vintage caravans, vintage speed boats, model planes, vintage speedway cars and bikes, micro cars, cycle cars, pedal cars, push bikes, dragsters, veteran and vintage cars / motorcycles.
  • Spectator access to the Competition Paddock  with fabulous old racing machines on open display

Raceway entry fees:  Sat $30, Sun $35, weekend $60, children 16 and under n/c, competition paddock $5. Camping at the track: $25/head per night. Camping enquiries: Winton Motor Raceway 03 5760 7100.

Friday 26 May 2017  – Benalla & District Classic Car & Motorbike Tour

Be part of the Benalla & District Classic Car & Motorbike Tour assembling 9am on Friday 26 May in front of the Benalla Art Gallery, situated in the Benalla Botanical Gardens.  No gravel roads.  Red plate vehicles welcome.  The tour concludes with a ‘Shine & Show’ display.   For details, please contact the Benalla Visitor Information Centre on 03 5762 1749.

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