Fri
27, Sat 28 & Sun 29 May 2016
40th
Historic Winton, Winton Motor
Raceway, near Benalla, Victoria.
www.historicwinton.org
Conducted
by the Austin 7 Club Inc. A0003290N
with
assistance from the Historic Motorcycle Racing
Association Vic
Historic
Winton Honouring the Past - Australia's largest and most
popular all-historic motor race meeting presents two
big days of non-stop racing featuring over 400
historic racing cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the
1980s.
Celebrations
at the 40th Historic Winton include
anniversaries:
- 110 years -
Austin, Lagonda,
- 100
years - Nash,
- 100 years since the
BMW parent company was formed,
- 90
years - Penrite Oil, Pontiac, Bugatti Type 35 World Championship, Daimler Benz, Morris
Oxford Flatnose, Chrysler Imperial,
- 80
years - SS Jaguar 100, First diesel powered car- Mercedes
260D, MG TA, BMW 328, Fiat Topolino, Harley Knucklehead,
- 75
years - American Austin designed Bantam Jeep,
- 70
years - Singer Gazelle,
Cooper 500, Willys Jeep Station Wagon, Renault Dauphine,
Triumph Roadster, Jowett Bradford Van, Vespa,
- 60
years - Berkeley Sports, Holden FE, Austin A35, Morris
Minor 1000,
- 50 years -
Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Camaro, Holden HR, Fiat Dino,
XR Falcon, Lotus Europa.
-
Historic
Winton displays:
- Shannons
Classic Car Park featuring car and bike
clubs
- In
Planning -
- All
things Austin from 1919 to 1950
- Plus-
-
Pre-1975 Classic Car Bike & Historic Commercial
Vehicle Show with trophies for vehicles of
special interest- veteran, vintage, sports classics,
hotrods, customs street machines, commercials and motor
bikes.
-
All -Makes Historic
Motorbike gathering
- Historic
Commercial Vehicle Van display,
- Spectator
access to the Competition Paddock with fabulous
old racing machines on open display
- and
if you have a Classic or Special-Interest car or
bike, park in the Spectator Display
Area.
Winton Raceway
entry fees: Sat $30, Sun $35, weekend $55, competition
paddock (Pit) $5, children 16 and under
n/c
General public enquiries:
Noel Wilcox email
noelwilcox@rocketmail.com ph
03 5428 2689
Saturday
28th May 2016-
Historic Winton Re-Union and Welcome Function - this special
40th event is limited to past and present Competitors,
Officials and invited guests.
The Welcome will be held at the Winton
Motor Raceway Corporate Centre from 5.00 to 7.00 pm, free
entry and finger food with drinks at bar prices. All past
and present Competitors and Officials
are invited.
Friday 27th May 2016-
Benalla and District Classic Car & Motorbike Tour.
Be
part of the Benalla & District Classic Car & Motorbike Tour
assembling at 9 am on Friday 27th May at the Benalla Art
Gallery. Club Permit (red plate) vehicles welcome. The
tour concludes with a 'Show & Shine' display.
Benalla Tour Registration Form
For further
information, phone Lindsay Thomas on 0429 356 156,
email
historicwinton@hotmail.com
Note- For an excellent series of
photographs
of the
2016 Benalla & District Classic Car & Motorike Tour by Rene Martens / RenSmartphotography
and Robs Pictures, click on the 'Historic Winton 2016
pictures' above.
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