The important thing about Historic Racing is that the cars are the stars.

The cars you now see racing, in what is called ‘Historic Racing”, come from a past era.  From the 1920s you may see a Bugatti T35, or from 1992 it could be a Group A Touring car.  Historic Racing in a way has something for everyone.  Many of the cars you will see at the Tasman Revival meeting lead very busy lives, some race consistently in other parts of the world, others travel interstate regularly whilst many compete just inside our fair State.

The HSRCA expects there to be over 400 cars entered for the 2008 Tasman Revival meeting.  One fabulous thing about Historic Racing is the ability of the spectators to be up close to the cars they see in action. Where else can you get close to a Formula One car, or a LeMans racer or a Group A Commodore and many other famous cars, all within the same pit area?
                                                                            
Historic Racing is the fastest growing branch of motorsport worldwide. To be eligible, a car must have competed in racing at some time during its life in the period it represents.  The authenticity of each car and its racing history is checked by the Confederation of Motorsport (CAMS) and when it is confirmed that the car is true in its specifications for that period, the car is given a logbook.  For cars competing from overseas, CAMS uses similar paperwork issued in the country of origin.

What makes Historic Motorsport so appealing for the competitors, is that the owner is invariably the driver of the car, and most often  also prepares the car for racing.  This leads to Historic competitors who are not only passionate about their car’s on-track activities, but also in keeping alive the spirit of the car with regards to its past life.

As you walk around the pits, many of the cars have a tremendous history;  some even have a Formula One background.  All of the owners and drivers are very knowledgeable about their cars, and enjoy talking about them, so feel free to ask any questions of them whether it be what they are like to drive, the history of the car or even how fast will it go.

Another aspect of Historic Motorsport is that there is no paid sponsorship of the cars.  The cars are here because of  the enthusiasm of the owners and drivers.  Of all the Motorsport categories today, Historic racing is the only one that embraces this ethos.

For the motorsport enthusiast, then, Historic Racing is a smorgasbord of wonderful racing cars with the sounds, smells and activity not able to be enjoyed at modern race-meetings.  There is nothing like the smell of hot oil, hot coolant and scorched brakes to enhance the visual effect.

The cars depicted here are typical of their category.

The car shown on the homepage is the Repco Brabham driven by Sir Jack Brabham in the 1967 World Championship when it carried the No 1 on the side with Brabham as 1966 Champion. Sir Jack drove this car to victories at the French GP and Canadian GP with 2nds at the German, Italian and Mexican GPs and 3rd at the Spanish GP giving him 2nd place to Repco Brabham team-mate Denny Hulme for the 1967 World Championship..

To see the categories that will be racing at the 2008 Tasman revival meeting click on VIEW THE CATEGORIES below