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Phillip Island Classic, Australia Post War Cars

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1973 Alfa Romeo GTV2000 Stephen Callaghan, 1962 Ferrari Dino 196SP Peter Harburg.

Story and photos by Vince Johnson

Overseas cars were back at the island on March 9-12 after an absence of almost three years, for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest historic and classic race meeting. There were Formula 1 and Sports Cars from the United Kingdom and Europe, and Californians Ernie and Elaine Nagamatsu returned with Old Yeller 2 to enjoy more laps of the 4.4km (2.7mi) circuit with the immediate post-war sports and racing cars. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic, Australia Post War Cars

Phillip Island Classic, Australia, 11-13 March

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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 over 400 entries, but shipping issues meant they were an all-Australian affair, although several overseas drivers had made the journey down to the sun.

Thursday was for free practice, the extra track time valuable to those who had missed last year’s competitor-only meeting. On Friday morning further practice and qualifying was followed by the first of the Regularity events and racing categories. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic, Australia, 11-13 March

30th Classic Festival of Motorsport, Phillip Island, Australia

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Story and photos by Vince Johnson

Over four hundred and fifty cars and drivers from across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Germany descended on the Phillip Island circuit, south of Melbourne, to help the Victorian Historic Racing Register celebrate their 30th Classic Festival of Motorsport. They weren’t the only ones commemorating milestones.

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Phillip Island Classic, Australia, 2018

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Story and photos by Vince Johnson

Phillip Island Classic, Australia, 9-11 March 2018

Australia’s largest historic race meeting, organized by the Victorian Historic Racing Register, is held annually at the flowing Phillip Island circuit south of Melbourne. Decibels were in order all weekend, this year being the 50th anniversary of Formula 5000. Nine cars from New Zealand arrived to contest the International Challenge, reminiscent of the Tasman Series of the 60’s and 70’s where Grand Prix drivers from Europe enjoyed summer sun in the two countries during the northern winter’s off-season. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic, Australia, 2018

Vintage Collingrove Hillclimb, 2016

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Robert Sales, Fiat 508 is detailed below.

Story and photos by Vince Johnson

Sunday 2 October, 2016
Following an exceptionally damp winter, the Barossa Valley north of Adelaide was at its greenest for the Sporting Car Club of SA’s annual Vintage Hillclimb meet. Festivities got underway with a Welcome Dinner at the Brauhaus Hotel in Angaston on Friday evening, followed by Saturday’s tour of the wine district. Morning tea and a light lunch left plenty of room for the Annual Dinner at the Wanera Wine Bar Restaurant that night, but on Sunday morning it was down to business at the club’s Collingrove track. [Read more…] about Vintage Collingrove Hillclimb, 2016

Carnevale, Adelaide South Australia, February, 9 2013

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Carnevale, Adelaide South Australia, 9 – 10 February 2013

Story and Photos by Vince Johnson

February in South Australia is high summer and the weather was perfect for this year’s ‘Carnevale’. Held at the Adelaide Showgrounds, south of the parkland which circles the state capital, the indoor pavilions and outside plazas were transformed into ‘Little Italy’ piazzas for the weekend. Traditional Italian culture, food, music, fashion parades and exhibitions set the scene for the Motor Show.
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