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
Photo Gallery: 2012 Tasman Revival by Alan Heritage and Jill Cowlishaw
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!
Upcoming Events for your Calendars
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.
Photo Gallery: International Sports Cars at Australian Grand Prix
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.
Photo Gallery: Phillip Island Classic by Martin Creely
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
Photo Gallery: 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.
Entry Pack: Marulan Time Trials and Come and Try Day
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.
Summer Historics Photo Gallery: Peter Schell
Our third photo gallery from our recent Wakefield Park Summer Historics heads back out to the track for another look at the historic motorsport action, thanks to long time HSRCA photograher Peter Schell.
Check out more of his work on our ‘Gallery‘ page and in the Oily Rag.
Photography by Peter Schell.
Summer Historics Photo Gallery: Richard Taylor
We’ve taken a wander through the pits and paddock, now let’s head out to the track for a look at the historic racing action at Wakefield Park, thanks to Richard Taylor.
For more, or to order prints, please head to Richard’s website here.
Photography by Richard Taylor.
Summer Historics Wrap Up and Photo Gallery
We’re back from another magic weekend of motorsport with our mates, and that means it’s time to sit back, check out some of the photos and reminisce.
Goulburn being Goulburn, our Summer Historics got off to a decidedly unsummery start, with the chilly circuit blanketed in a fine layer of horizontal drizzle throughout Saturday. Thankfully it was also adorned with a magnificent collection of historic sports and racing cars and a happy group of people tinkering, socialising and racing, so nobody paid the weather too much attention.
The soggy circuit kept things interesting for our drivers, who took to the track with vigor and shook off the cobwebs of the Summer break with glee. Everyone did an impressive job of keeping things pointed forwards, or at least travelling in a generally-forwards direction with a healthy dose of opposite lock and a generously-applied right boot.
And when the weather improved for Sunday’s races, everyone put the dry circuit to good use and sent the times tumbling.
Thanks to all of our entrants for preparing their cars so beautifully, and putting on an exciting and safe weekend’s racing! It was, as always, a joy to see you and your cars out and about putting on a spot of historic motorsport.
As it was to take a slow wander through the pits and paddock, which were as action-packed as the track and buzzing with gossip, banter and a welcoming, social and happy atmosphere all weekend long.
We, and I’m sure everyone involved in the event, would like to extend a huge and heartfelt ‘THANK YOU!’ to all of the organisers, entrants, spectators and especially the volunteers who dedicate such energy and passion to making these events possible. We are extremely grateful for your tireless and selfless support of historic racing and the HSRCA.
As fun and exciting as the racing is, and as lovely as the pits, paddock and cars are to explore, it’s our mates that bring us back to these events time and time again, so a special ‘THANK YOU!‘ to everyone for coming along, getting involved and putting on a brilliant weekend!
Make sure to check out our first photo gallery from the event, which is online on the ‘Gallery‘ page here, and keep an eye on the site over the coming weeks as we endeavour to bring you all the content that we can muster from the event.
HSRCA All Historic Summer Wakefield Park 2013: Seth Reinhardt
We love to promote the work of our many talented mates, so if you have photos, video, or stories from the weekend and would like to share them on the club website, send an email to seth@hsrca.com, or drop by the club Facebook page and say hi.
Up next? All Historic Winter at Sydney Motorsport Park on the 29th and 30th of June. Stay tuned to the site for more information as the event develops.
Provisional Entry List & Programme of Events for Wakefield Park Summer Historics
The provisional entry list and programme of events for next weekend’s historic racing at Wakefield Park are up to date and available for download from our ‘Events & Entry Forms‘ page, or the handy links below.
We’ve also added further regs and a blank scrutineering form to the ‘Events & Entry Forms‘ page, also available for download below!
Click the links or right-click and select ‘Save As’ to download them to your computer:
Provisional Entry List for Wakefield Park Summer Historics [PDF]
Programme of Events for Wakefield Park Summer Historics [PDF]
Further Regs for Wakefield Park Summer Historics [PDF]
Blank Scrutineering Form for Wakefield Park Summer Historics [DOC]
Previously, at Wakefield Park..
In just over a week it’s time to pack up our families, mates and historic sports and racing cars (along with all the paraphernalia that comes along with them) and make our biannual road trip to Wakefield Park for our first historic race meet of 2013.
So let’s get warmed up with a good old fashioned reminisce about our previous visit to Wakefield Park!
Our previous visit was back in September for our All Historic Spring meeting. We were greeted with a little preview of summer, as Goulburn put on an excellent show for the weekend and proved the perfect backdrop for a packed weekend of racing for all groups of historic sports and racing cars, headlined by our J, K and L feature event.
Check out our full wrap up and photo galleries from the event by hitting the links below and head to the ‘Events & Entry Forms‘ page for everything you’ll need for next weekend’s event.
Spring Historics Wrap Up and Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery: Spring Historics at Wakefield Park by Peter Schell
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Marulan Time Trial April
We’re putting together a time trial day at the Marulan Driver Training Centre on Saturday the 20th of April and need to know if you’d like to come along.
Read on for the official word from Richard Cardew, our Chief of Registrars, and make sure to get in contact with him via email on rcardew@iprimus.com.au, or mobile or text on 0405 459 546.
Looking for expression of interest in a time trial at the Marulan Driver Training Centre, Saturday 20 April.
This meeting can accommodate beginners as well as experienced drivers. We need to be confident in having the numbers to book the circuit very soon and we know that the Club we shared the day with last year, the Peugeot Club, has a clash and may field fewer starters.
The day is especially suitable for members that have yet to try themselves out on a circuit and perhaps have an historic or classic car they would like drive enthusiastically. Historic and modern cars are acceptable. And it is a very good opportunity to learn good lines.
If you think there is even a reasonable chance of you and/or your friends participating please email me on rcardew@iprimus.com.au or phone or text 0405 459 546. Messages can be left on my home phone 4384 1546.
Richard Cardew
Chair of Registrars
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Glenn Albert
It’s a fresh new year, and that means a whole new set of opportunities to enjoy historic motorsport!
Like this Tasman Revival photo gallery from Glenn Albert, which captures the atmosphere in the pits and paddock and takes to the track to check out some historic racing action.
Australian 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newsletter No.21
As we barrel ever closer to the holiday season, we have an early Christmas treat from Ed Holly in the form of his Summer M & O newsletter, now available for download from the club website.
It’s another bumper edition; packed to the brim with all the news, gossip and adventures of ’60s racing cars and their drivers. This edition features an absolutely massive recap of the 2012 Tasman Revival, checks in at Barbagello, Sandown and Motorclassica, and catches up with all the pit gossip and more in the world of 1960s racing cars.
It’s packed with stories both fun and informative and plenty of stunning photos, and is well worth a read. Download it by clicking the handy link below, or right clicking and selecting ‘Save As’, and enjoy!
Australian 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newsletter No.21 [PDF]
Thanks to Ed Holly for putting it together, and to the many contributors that create such a great read!
Photo by Steve Koen
Previous 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newletters:
Australian 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newsletter No.20
Australian 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newsletter No.19
Australian 1960s Racing Cars (M and O) Newsletter No.18
Photo Gallery: 2012 Historic Sandown
The 2012 Historic Sandown was held in early November and celebrated 50 years of motor racing at Sandown International Raceway.
This lovely gallery of photos from the event, by Tony Shaw, catches up with the action on the track, in the pits and paddock and in the sky. Check ‘em out, and enjoy!
Thanks to Tony Shaw for sharing his work, make to sure to head to his website here for more.
Photography by Tony Shaw of Classic Car Photography
Video: On Board with Mark Lowings in Formula Ford for the Leffler Trophy at the Tasman Revival
Hop on board with Mark Lowings for a brilliant dice with Tom Tweedie in this video from Sunday’s Formula Ford feature race at the 2012 Tasman Revival.
If you have video from the Tasman Revival which you would like to share on the website, just send a quick email to seth@hsrca.com and let us know!
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Tom Taylor
This gallery from the Tasman Revival, by Tom Taylor, is all about the little things.
It gets up close and personal to study the details of the magic machines that competed over the weekend and find the luscious lines, compelling curves and alluring angles that make these cars such a delight to behold.
Tasman Revival Wrap-Up and Photo Galleries
We’re back once again from an absolutely immense and unquestionably tremendous weekend of historic motorsport, and have had a week to catch up with every day life and put together a neat collection of awesome coverage of the Tasman Revival. So let’s take a look at how it all played out.
Sydney Motorsport Park greeted us with open arms on Wednesday, as an incredibly diverse and storied collection of historic racing and sports cars began arriving at the track from around the world. Containers were unpacked, trailers unloaded, road-registerable racers rolled in and people got down to the details of preparing for four full days of racing historic cars.
Sydney Motorsport Park’s upgraded facilities were a joy to settle into for the weekend for all involved, and the Garage Cafe, corporate boxes and media centre only got more wonderful as the weather began to heat up over the course of the event.
The historic action got under way for private practice on Thursday, and had the track singing until early on Sunday evening. The tight but fair and considerate racing was a joy to spectate and with cars mostly pointed in the right direction on the black stuff, the events rolled on remarkably smoothly.
The feature Tasman Revival event was a sight to behold on Sunday, with the massive grid filling the main straight of Sydney Motorsport Park with a particularly alluring sparkle in the sunshine. Wonderful performances of the Australian and New Zealand national anthems were an inspiring way to kick off the race, which, after a bit of delay, fulfilled its promise in an exciting and beautifully-driven manner.
The Formula 5000s were, as always, as spectacular to watch as they are wonderful to listen to, and the brave drivers who flung them around the track put on a tremendous display.
As did the entirety of drivers who took to the track over the weekend in all historic classes. Sports cars, racing cars and vintage cars all weree immaculately prepared, raced to match and made an irreplaceable contribution to this very special event. We thank you all for getting involved, and especially for braving the particularly fierce sun over the weekend!
We’d also like to thank you all for making the pits, paddock and dummy grids a magical place to explore; full of stunning machines, good friends and all the tinkering and socialising that goes along with them.
Most importantly, we, and I’m sure everyone involved in the event, would like to extend our most immense and heartfelt ‘THANK YOU!’ to all of the organisers, entrants, spectators and especially the volunteers who dedicate such energy and passion to making these events possible. We are extremely grateful for your tireless and selfless support of historic racing and the HSRCA.
As we so often say, it’s the good friends, great people and camaraderie that make these events so wonderful. We’d like to thank everyone for coming along and getting involved. We may put together the framework, but it’s all of you who make the event!
We’ve had an absolute smorgasbord of photo galleries come through this week, and you can check ‘em all out below or on the HSRCA gallery page here. Thanks to all of the photographers who were so diligent in their coverage and quick to share it with everyone here! Make sure to check out their individual news posts, which have directions and contact details for their official websites and full galleries.
Photo Gallery: Jeremy Braithwaite
Photo Gallery: Christopher Dobie of Southern Drive
Photo Gallery: Roderick Mackenzie
Photo Gallery: Brent Murray of At Speed Images
Photo Gallery: Seth Reinhardt of the HSRCA
Tasman Revival 2012: Tom Taylor
We love to promote the work of our many talented mates, so if you have photos, video, or stories from the weekend and would like to share them on the club website, send an email to seth@hsrca.com, or drop by the club Facebook page and say hi.
Up next? A relaxing holiday season! Then it’s all on again for 2013 at Wakefield Park in February. And we can’t wait to catch up with everyone there!
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Matt Hart
Our latest gallery from the Tasman Revival, by Matt Hart, captures the feel and atmosphere of the event masterfully.
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Jeremy Braithwaite
One of the fun moments of Sunday at the Tasman Revival is the drivers’ parade, which brings together a group of Australia’s motor racing icons for a few laps of honour around Sydney Motorsport Park.
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Seth Reinhardt
Historic racing, for me, is about people, friendships and camaraderie.
When we get together around a group of beautiful old racers, we create a wonderful energy and atmosphere, and when I pick up my camera to cover an event, that’s what I try to capture.
This gallery, then, takes an extended wander around the 2012 Tasman Revival and looks for the many moments that made it special.
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Rob Scheeren
A huge field of historic sports and racing cars makes up the Tasman Revival; each as special, storied and wonderful as the next. This gallery from Rob Scheeren takes an in-depth look at the wonderful Porsches and the Porsche community that made Sydney Motorsport Park their home over the weekend.
Tasman Revival Photo Gallery: Richard Taylor
This excellent photo gallery from Richard Taylor heads out to the track to check out the historic motorsport action at the Tasman Revival, and features some stunning portraits of drivers.
