![]() “There were over 150 Falcons and Commodores built and raced between 19 and, with the vast majority of them still around, that’s a fairly large potential pool of cars which could race now and into the future. “There’s huge interest among car owners and fans of the early era of V8 Supercars covering the early 1990s to the early 2000s,” Noonan explained. ![]() With such a large array of vehicles making up the successful history of Australian Touring Car racing, Noonan believed it was time to get them racing together. There will also be special classes dedicated to V8 Future Tourers and Two-litre Super Tourers that competed in Australia and/or overseas throughout history.Ĭo-created by V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Kumho Super3 Series category manager Liam Curkpatrick, the Classic is targeted at collectors and prospective racers who have an interest in early era five-litre/V8 Supercars. Within the event will be two major classes, one featuring a host of Fords and Commodores from the 1992-2002 eras, while the second will feature post-Project Blueprint cars from 2003 to 2007, including the VZ Commodore and BF Falcon. “The cars and eras covered by this Classic format are diverse and will bring back many memories for fans of V8 and two-litre racing from the last few decades.” “The concept of celebrating Australian touring car racing in this way is a really exciting one. “We’re really thrilled to support the Touring Car Classic concept and make it part of our Winton round of the Shannons Nationals later in the year,” Smith said. Open to former V8 Supercars/five-litre V8 touring cars, two-litre Super Tourers, V8 Future Tourers and invited cars, the Classic aims to commemorate the history of Australian touring car racing.ĬAMS’ General Manager of Motor Sport Michael Smith was excited to have the V8 Sleuth Touring Car Classic as part of the Nationals at Winton. The Classic joins an impressive line up of categories already committed to the event with TCR Australia, S5000 and National Sports Sedan Series confirmed to compete at the Victorian event beginning on the last weekend of August. The V8 Sleuth Touring Car Classic is the latest category to confirm its place in the Shannons Nationals at Winton Motor Raceway later this year.
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