The 2010 Phillip Island Classic

March 19th 20th & 21st 2010

Urgent* Please check, or book your accommodation immediately as this event clashes with a large RACV rally on the same weekend.

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Admission Prices: 2010

Friday 19th March $20.00

Saturday 20th March $25.00 Gates Open 7.00am

Sunday 21st March $35.00 Gates Open 7.00am

Two day pass $50.00

Three day pass $60.00

Children under 16 Free

Programme $5.00

Full Catering

Fangio’s Alfa finally on track for Phillip Island

The world’s most admired Alfa Romeo – the spectacular Alfetta Tipo 159 that took the great Juan Manuel Fangio to the first of his five World Championships in 1951 – will fire up just in time for next weekend’s Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport (March 20-21) after a last-minute lifeline from the company’s museum in Italy.

Hopes of seeing and hearing the 450HP supercharged straight-eight cylinder Alfa in action at the ‘Island were fading after the car’s regular museum driver, Chief Mechanic Maurizio Monti, had to cancel his scheduled trip to Australia at short notice for personal reasons.

So highly does Alfa’s Automobiliso Storico museum in Arese regard the Tipo 159 that the crew of 20 transport specialists were not allowed to load the $20 million dollar Grand Prix car onto the aircraft to Australia until Snr Monti arrived to supervise.  More..........

Godzilla returns to Phillip Island!

Nissan’s giant-killing Skyline GT-R32 – better known to its fans and foes as ‘Godzilla’ – will be back on track at this weekend’s Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport to renew its battle for touring car supremacy, nearly 20 years on.

Two of the fearsome 2.6 litre turbocharged four wheel drive touring cars that swept all before them in the 1990-1992 seasons will take on the cream of their Ford Sierra, Holden Commodore, BMW M3 and Jaguar XJS Group A and Group C rivals in a series of races for the pre-V8 Supercar touring cars.
NSW’s Terry Ashwood and Rod Markland have entered a brace of the notorious Nissans under their Nissan Heritage Motorsport banner, while Rod’s brother Craig is down to drive an earlier four-cylinder Nissan DR30.

In the hands of Mark Skaife and Jim Richards, the Skyline GT-R32 was unbeatable at Bathurst in 1991 and 1992, taking a controversial victory over the Dick Johnson Ford Sierra in the rain and accident-shortened ’92 race.
Sports car enthusiasts are also spoilt for choice at Phillip Island with nearly 100 production sports cars filling the grids for eight races at the meeting. The most exciting racing is likely to be for the Group Sc cars built from 1970-‘77, where Alfa Romeos, Porsche 911s, De Tomaso Panteras, Datsun 240/260Zs, Corvette Stingrays and two Shelby Cobras and two Ferraris will compete. More............

Legends line up for Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport

Australian motor racing legends headed by triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham are turning out in force to celebrate Australia’s greatest classic motorsport festival at Phillip Island over the March 19-21 weekend.

Multiple Australian open wheeler, sports car, touring car, sports sedan and rally champions, plus Bathurst and Armstrong 500 winners will line up to meet fans and sign autographs at the Shannons Super Rig in the Paddock area during the three-day meeting.

This year’s ‘Classic’ has attracted the largest-ever entry for an Australian circuit racing event – an incredible 584 cars spanning seven decades. More.........

Huge entry confirmed for 2010 Phillip Island Festival of Motor Sport

A confirmed entry of over 500 competing vehicles for the third consecutive year has cemented the VHRR’s Phillip Islands Classic Festival of Motor Sport as one of the world’s great classic motorsport meetings.

The 48-event weekend programme includes capacity fields in most categories, headed by races for Group Sa, Sb and Sc Production Sports Cars that account for nearly 100 entries alone.

Faced with long reserve lists for the popular Group S category at recent Phillip Island Classic meetings, the Victorian Historic Racing Register this year decided to create separate races for the more modern Sc cars built between 1970 and 1977, such as Alfa Romeos, Datsuns, Panteras and Porsches. They were rewarded instantly with a full grid of 50 cars. More.....

Alfa’s immortal 158 racer coming to Phillip Island 

Alfa Romeo’s all conquering 158 Alfetta that totally dominated the inaugural F1 World Championship season 60 years ago in 1950, is heading to the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport from 19-21 March to kick-start the Italian manufacturer’s 100th anniversary celebrations in Australia.

Usually housed in the Alfa Romeo museum in Arese, Italy the 158 Alfetta seldom ventures far from home these days and the 2010 trip to Australia will be only the second time this car has been in the southern hemisphere; the previous occasion being in 1990 when Adelaide was the host venue for Formula 1’s 500th Grand Prix. More..........

21st Anniversary Phillip Island Classic

Festival of Motor Sport

The largest classic motorsport meeting in the Southern Hemisphere this year celebrating 100 years of Alfa Romeo, with over 30 events for vehicles from the 1930s to 1990s. Up to 100 Alfa Romeos, including famous racing Alfas from Australia and overseas will be joined at the Italian-flavoured meeting by many well-known former Alfa drivers, including event patron Kevin Bartlett.

The entry of up to 500 touring, sports and racing cars will also include a record number of Formula 5000 racing cars. The 50th anniversaries of the Armstrong 500 – the progenitor of the Bathurst 1000 – and the Australian Touring Car Championship, will both be marked with displays and parades of historic touring cars and drivers over the years, including a special track appearance by the Bathurst-winning four wheel drive Nissan GT-R 'Godzilla'.

The 2010 Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport is supported by Shannons, CoolDrive, Penrite and the VACC and will be conducted by the Victorian Historic Racing Register.

For more information visit www.vhrr.com, www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au or call (03) 9744 1807

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The Phillip Island Circuit
The Phillip Island circuit is situated in a spectacular coastal location approximately 130km south of Melbourne city.  The drive, once you get on to the South Eastern freeway, takes approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.  The Phillip Island circuit contains an excellent mixture of fast and tight sections over undulating countryside.  Large sections of the track can be viewed from virtually all spectator areas.  Click here to go to the Phillip Island Circuit website.

Information for Visitors to Melbourne
If you will be visiting Melbourne for the Phillip Island International Challenge, link to Visitors to Melbourne page for useful information and links about the City of Melbourne and it's surroundings.