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Porsche's 60th anniversary in Australia was celebrated at Phillip Island, Porsche
brought a selection of their
sports cars spanning six decades to the event. The most notable Porsche was
the 935/78 'Moby Dick', the nickname relates to the cars giant extended
'whale tail'. More celebrations included the 40th anniversary of the Ford
Falcon XY GTHO and the 50th anniversary of the E-type Jaguar.
There was plenty of 'on track' racing with a
substantial race program spread over two full days of non stop competition.
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ANNIVERSARY DISPLAYS:
Porsche, Ford and Jaguar cars featured in various displays
during the race weekend, Porsche certainly had the bragging rights
given their magnificent display of cars direct from the Porsche Museum,
Stuttgart.
The 'clickable' image depicts the Porsche 935/78 'Moby Dick'
whale tail... |
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HISTORIC FORMULA
FORD:
I expected close racing in this category and wasn't
disappointed. The category actually caters for Group Fa (formerly Group Q)
and Fb (formerly Group R), 1969~1983.
The 'clickable' image depicts a significant bingle involving
many drivers at Phillip Island's Turn 11 during Saturday afternoon's Formula
Ford race... |
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REGULARITY:
Probably my favourite race category at classic car racing
events, a wide variety of machinery 'contest' the event with famous marques
including Porsche, Talbot Lago, Bugatti, Jaguar, Lancia and Maserati
carefully negotiating the circuit.
The 'clickable' image depicts the amazing #44: 1906 Darracq
negotiating Phillip Island's Lukey Heights... |
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GROUP A AND C:
Full on competition here, cars in this category include
those complying with Australian Group C Touring Cars as promulgated by CAMS
from 1973~1984 and 1984~1992 inclusive. The cars must retain the overall
appearance and livery as they carried during their relevant competition era.
The 'clickable' image depicts #16: 'Group A' Nissan Skyline
HR31 spinning out after exiting Phillip Island's turn 10... |
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GROUP Sc:
The category for production Sports Cars without a
competition history, generally manufactured from 1970~1977 inclusive. The
most popular marques competing were Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Porsche.
The 'clickable' image depicts #40: 1975 Porsche 911 exiting
Phillip Island's Lukey Heights... |
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