Joining that grid will be the Group C JPS BMW 635 Coupe that touring car legend and Phillip Island Classic event patron Jim Richards will be piloting over the weekend.
The Phillip Island Classic is heading to Australia’s classic Phillip Island circuit over the 11th to 13th of March, and we’re going with them!
As we head into February and the year begins picking up speed, we’re ready to do some accelerating of our own – it’s time to kick off the 2016 Heritage Touring Cars series!
Australia’s most versatile and most decorated racing driver – Jim Richards – will be Patron of the 27th Phillip Island Festival of Motorsport from 11-13 March 2016.
HERITAGE Touring Cars and the Victorian Historic Racing Register (VHRR) have today confirmed the return of the popular Historic touring car category to the Phillip Island Classic event in 2016.
THE popular Heritage Touring Car category and the Victorian Historic Racing Register are working together on early planning for the category’s participation at the Phillip Island Classic event in 2016.
The last black and gold Bathurst challenger – and a Brock Mobil car to boot! WITH over 100 log booked Heritage Touring Cars covering the Group A and C eras of Australian touring car racing, there are some fantastic stories relating to the histories of the cars in the category. A Historic category that caters …
Held the week before the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix each year, the Phillip Island Classic is one of the standout events on Australia’s historic motorsport calendar. And Heritage Touring Cars are a big part of what make it so special. This gallery kindly provided by Brent Murray of At Speed Images captures some of …
Report and photos thanks to Gibson Motorsport. FIRST anniversaries are always a cause for celebration. For the resurgent Gibson Motorsport (GMS) team, it was extra special — and the awe-inspiring Phillip Island circuit would provide the scene for a massive anniversary weekend. In fact the weekend meeting of 7 – 9 March showcased the largest …
Here is a more modern look at these classic Heritage Touring Cars at Phillip Island in 2013.