FESTIVAL of MOTORSPORT 2020
Officials Resource Center
2020 PI Classic
VHRR, will again present the annual Phillip Island Classic "Festival of Motorsport" in 2020.
Thankyou to all officials for helping us with running as great event.
rs of the Holden Dealer Team, one of the largest
assemblies of Holden Dealer Team Cars will be on display and will parade
around the track on the Sunday.
One of the world’s largest historic car races is set for another
successful event at Phillip Island
The
Phillip Island Classic ‘Festival of Motorsport’ will once again have
upwards of 500 entries featuring cars from every state in Australia
plus
entries from New Zealand, UK and America for exciting racing over three
days 6 – 8 March.
With the
strong support of leading automotive parts supplier Burson Auto Parts as
naming rights sponsor, long term major sponsors Cooldrive, Penrite and
Shannons plus a host of other national and international brands, the
Phillip Island Classic enters its 31st year building success
upon success.
Internationally recognised, the event has been in the top six in the
world on no less than four occasions and is attracting worldwide
interest and larger attendance
crowds’ year on year.
Of special
interest this year will be the UK Chevron B6 Sports Car of Andy Newell,
USA Paddins Dowling’s 1939 Maserati 4CL Grand Prix car and the Porsche
356 from USA based Earnest Nagamatsu along with three cars from New
Zealand including the JPS BMW 635 which will be driven by another
Australian legend, Jim Richards and the famous BMW M3 to be driven by
Greg Murphy.
Patron for
the 2020 event has been announced as the celebrated Australian
motorsport legend Larry Perkins, inaugural European Formula 3 Champion,
Touring Car
Champion and multiple Bathurst 1000 winner with Peter Brock in 1982
to1984 in the famous Holden Commodore. Larry’s son Jack Perkins will race the
fully restored 2003 Bathurst winning Holden Commodore raced by his
father.
The event
will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Frank Coad’s win in
the Armstrong 500, later to become the Bathurst 1000, and the event will
acknowledge the 40th
anniversary of Alan Jones World Championship win. Peter Brock will also
be remembered, as 2020 represents the 40th anniversary of his
first Bathurst win.
Super Sprints for 5 litre Touring Cars will also be featured over the
race days.
Once again
there will be more than 1,000 cars on display with the VHRR receiving
overwhelming support from Australian Car Clubs of every marque including
the Marcos
Car Club, 403 Peugeot and Commodore Car Club.
The VHRR
Phillip Island Classic ‘Festival of Motorsport supports a charity each
year with special rides around the track and this year all funds raised
will go to support ‘The
Male Bag Foundation’ headed up by AFL Legend David Parkin.
With children
and young people under the age of 18 years admitted free at the gate, it
is once again a major family day of motorsport and interest for all
ages.
For further
information visit the VHRR Website:
www.vhrr.com
