Racing greats at 2009 Phillip Island Classic - March 13, 14, 15.

Racing greats from Formula One, V8 Supercars and the Carrera Cup will be at the 2009 Phillip Island Classic Historic race meeting from March 13-15 to open the 40th anniversary celebrations of Formula Ford racing in Australia. Formula Ford began in the UK in 1967, with the first championship in 1968 won by Australia’s Tim Schenken.

The 50th anniversary of the Mini and the Elfin car and the 100th anniversary of Morgan are also being celebrated at the 2009 Phillip Island Classic, which again has major sponsorship from Shannons and the VACC, with major displays of each marque featured at the meeting.

The meeting also celebrates the 20th anniversary of racing at the circuit conducted by the Victorian Historic Racing Register, under whose guidance the Phillip Island Classic has grown to become the largest historic race meeting of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, with more than 500 touring, sports and racing cars spanning seven decades taking part in 2009. The Victorian Mini Club Inc has assisted the VHRR in the running of this fabulous meeting since 1996.

Mini Club member and Clerk of Course Mike Holloway has arranged for a special Classic Mini Regularity Event, allowing up to 60 Mini drivers the opportunity to experience the picturesque circuit and the great atmosphere of this event. Mike chose a regularity rather than a race in order to allow club members with L2S licences to get on the track on this occasion.

The Classic Mini competitors will have one practice on Saturday, and one event on Sunday, and this has enabled the cost to be kept down to $155. Of course there are also Mini Competitors in the Historic Touring Car Class, and they will be on the track for one practice and three races across the three days.

Further opportunities to see Minis close up will be found at the huge car club display – last year there were 47 clubs and over 300 cars – called the Shannons Walk.

Further inquiries can be made to 03 9390 2191, or [email protected] Entry forms and supplementary regulations can be found at the VMCI website http://www.mini.org.au, and entry forms and heaps of pictures of past events can be found by visiting http://www.vhrr.com.

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Member VMCI #19

"Further opportunities to see Minis close up will be found at the huge car club display"

That'll be where my mini is! Wish I was on the track though. Anyway, I'll be waving the flags on 1.1 again. It's a great weekend. If anyone wants to help out as an official (you don't need prior experience) contact the VMCI, or send me a PM and I will put you in touch with the organisers. Many hands make light work and if this is work then bring it on! You wont get any closer to the action unless your in a car.

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Flute - 68 MK I Cooper S
Member: VMCI #2474
Member: International Mini Model Collectors Club

I'm thinking about doing both

I've filled in my entry form, just waiting for the right time to tell my wife what it costs

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

I'm definatly going to historics at PI this year! Looks like a blast every year, but i've never been.

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that's what I reckon too - the regularity is the icing on the cake

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Sent my entry off a few weeks ago, Grp N & Regularity.... PI Historics is one of the best Historic events in Australia, Plenty of guys bring cars from all over the world and is fast becoming and event that will be harder and harder to get an entry in the future...... Event walking around the car park is great, So many classic cars just in the carpark, let alone the racing....

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1964 Grp Nb Cooper S
1976 911 3.6 Circuit Car
1969 911T Grp Sb Historic Racer
2009 LC200 V8 TDI.... 660nm..
2011 Golf VI, TSI

I let work get the best of me last year, but this year I will make sure I go again...

It's an amazing weekend. You cannot believe the number of classics that are there. Wandering through the pits as the owners try to keep them in top form is an eye opener as well.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Word has it that as many as 60 bricks might end up on the track in the Regularity...thats ony a couple of hundred short of what you could have

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"Show me the Mini!"

Grid capacities at Phillip Island is the only reason they will not get more that 60 entries for sure............. They will fill it with-out doubt !!! And good on the VMCI to only allowing the "Classic" mini !!!!! Well Done VMCI

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1964 Grp Nb Cooper S
1976 911 3.6 Circuit Car
1969 911T Grp Sb Historic Racer
2009 LC200 V8 TDI.... 660nm..
2011 Golf VI, TSI

what a bugger the clipsal 500 is on the weekend after,
dont think i'd get a double leave pass, but hey i'll try.

When do entries shut off...
might have to bring the race car out for a last hoorah if i can talk the missus around.

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Sooperdooperminicooperexpertengineering
Online BMW Mini Shop

It would be good to see you there Steve, and if you have any stock left someone wants you could bring it with you to cover some of your costs, Ill be volunteering again and could be Comms 1.2 . see everyone there !

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ummmm with a regularity you could have a bunch of cars out there..especially if you started them half way round (say).....regularity should not be concerned about a standing start track density (per se)....60? shmickty!! get em out there guys

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"Show me the Mini!"

a week or two before the event - it's on the entry form somewhere

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Entries for this event actually close on the 13th of Feb, normally the entries close alot later....

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1964 Grp Nb Cooper S
1976 911 3.6 Circuit Car
1969 911T Grp Sb Historic Racer
2009 LC200 V8 TDI.... 660nm..
2011 Golf VI, TSI