ENTRIES FOR PHILLIP ISLAND CLASSIC LOCKED IN

Entries for Phillip Island Classic locked in

Entries for the 2020 Phillip Island Classic have been confirmed and what a list it is.

By DAN McCARTHY

The event will take place on March 5-8 and will feature many Australian motor racing legends matched only by some equally well known and popular historic race cars.

Particular interest will be shown to the Q&R Racing car class as it features the fastest historic racing cars in the country.

One of which is a Ferrari Formula 1 car built in 1985 and driven by Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson. This will be raced in the same class as Tom Tweedie in his ultra-fast Formula 5000 car.

Legendary car designer and builder Adrian Reynard will be at the circuit racing a Reynard Formula Ford FF84.

He is just one of the many Formula Ford competitors attending the event, which is highly spoken of around the world, according to VHRR chairman Ian Tate.

“For the Formula Ford fraternity worldwide, the Phillip Island Classic is now recognised as the event to be at, with higher levels of interest coming from international competitors each year,” Tate said.

For this year’s event six-time Bathurst 1000 winner Larry Perkins is the patron with both Larry and his son Jack driving at the event in a car made famous by his crash at The Cutting in 2003.

The car has been restored by Jack in time for this event and Auto Action spoke to them both about the restoration, which can be found in the current issue of AA #1780 on sale until March 4.

The Perkins pair aren’t the only famous names who will attend the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Seven-time 1000 winner Jim Richards and 2003 Bathurst 1000 pole-sitter Greg Murphy will both get behind the wheel of the legendary Australian Touring car Championship BMWs from the ’80s.

Two BMWs will race at the Phillip Island event. Richards will get back behind the wheel of the Black and Gold 635 JPS car, while Greg Murphy will drive an M3.

In that class for Group C&A Touring Cars built between 1973 and 1992, a total of 40 cars, including 12 BMWs and several Ford Sierras will be competing.

The 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship winner John Bowe will drive Joe Calleja’s ex-Carroll Shelby’s Allard J2X as shown in the recent Ford vs Ferrari film.

Shelby drove the very car that Bowe will drive in the final five races in 1953, winning four races.

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