looks like a great weekend Duncan. --- Mark Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Mark Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mark Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Media Bulletin- Legends Return to the Track > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:16:07 +1000 > > HRCCFor immediate release > > Media Bulletin - 2 July 2003 > Legends Return to the Track > Shannons Historic Racing and Classic Car Festival > July 26th and 27th 2003 > > The big banger Group C touring cars are coming back > to town, with race fans in for a treat at the > Shannons Historic Racing and Classic Car Festival at > Queensland Raceway on July 26-27. > > Two of Australia's motorsport greats will be united > on the track, with legend Kevin Bartlett listed to > compete in Allan Moffat's 1983 Australian Touring > Car Championship winning Mazda RX7 > > Bartlett, a veteran of 45 years in motorsport will > be behind the wheel of the first Japanese car, and > the only rotary powered car to win the Australian > Touring Car Championship. > > Bartlett is a multiple Australian Drivers Champion, > and won the Bathurst 1000 in a rain soaked 1974 race > with John Goss. > > Although the prospect of 'KB' hitting the track in > anger again will have memories flooding back for > spectators, 2004 will see Bartlett teamed up with > his famous Channel Nine Camaro once again. > > Also returning to the racetrack next season will be > the Group A Touring Cars, which ruled the Australian > motorsport scene from 1985 to 1992. > > Cars that will be eligible to compete as historic > racecars will include favourites such as Ford > Sierras, Nissan Skylines, and Walkinshaw VL > Commodores. > > This year however at the Shannons Historic and > Classic Car Festival, expect a strong field of Group > C racers from around the nation, after their debut > at Queensland Raceway last season. > > While entries are still rolling in, some expected > starters include XE Falcons, A9X Toranas, as well as > a swarm of small capacity class cars. > > > Kevin Bartlett Biography > > Born- Coffs Harbour, NSW, May 25 1940 > > First Race- Mount Druitt (NSW) 1958 in an MGTC > > Bathurst Record- 1st Outright 1974 (with John Goss, > Falcon GT), 1st Class (1968 with Doug Chivas in a > GTV, and 1969 with Len Goodwin in a GTV), 24 starts > between 1963 and 1990. Raced in the Bathurst 6-hour > in 1962, the year before 'The Great Race' moved to > Bathurst. > > Australian Drivers Championship- 1st in 1968 and > 1969 > > Australia Touring Car Championship- 2nd in 1980 in > Camaro > > Australian Grand Prix- 2nd in 1971 (held at Warwick > Farm NSW) > > Macau Grand Prix- 1st in 1969 > > > Fast Facts > > Shannons Historic and Classic Car Festival > > Where- Queensland Raceway > > When- July 26-27 2003 > > Location- Queensland Raceway is at the end of > Champions Way, Willowbank, adjacent to the > Willowbank Drag Strip, and off the Cunningham > Highway (just south of the Amberley RAAF Base). > > Internet sites- > > www.hrcc.org.au - Home of the Historic Racing Car > Club (Qld) Inc. > > www.qrda.asn.au - Accelerate- for more stories and > information on State level, Hillclimb and Historic > competition in Queensland. > > --ENDS-- > > For high-resolution publication quality images, and > further background on specific cars and drivers, > also previous releases, please contact Mark Walker > on 0407138745 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
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