by Brian Goulding It is 65 years since the Australian Racing Drivers Club ran the 23rd Australian Grand Prix at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. At this fabulous meeting not only was the 1958 Australian Grand Prix decided but the 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy was run and won. The TT was the quaint old name given to […]
The ARDC Grand Prix
Newsletter – August 2023
To each of our valued Supporters and Patrons This month the Australian Motorsport Innovation Precinct (the ‘AMIP’) takes a bow, a major new development by the ARDC at Sydney Motorsport Park to be officially opened. Your Foundation is deeply committed as a Collaboration Partner of the ARDC’s AMIP. Our home building is physically close to […]
Board with Racing?
by Brian Goulding Motor racing circuits have used a variety of surfaces over the decades. Bitumen, concrete, gravel, dirt and clay have all been employed, and races have been conducted around the world on the sands of beaches and deserts. One surface that enjoyed a brief but spectacular burst of popularity was wooden boards. That’s […]
Mount Tarrengower Historic Hill Climb – 14/15 October
Clarendon Classic – 16-17 September
The Clarendon Classic Machinery, Truck and Hobby Show is back over the weekend of 16-17 September 2023
Dinner Dance to celebrate Warwick Farm and the swinging Sixties – 2 September
The RACA invites you to a dinner dance to celebrate Warwick Farm and the swinging Sixties – the track, the times, the best of times!
Chuck Jordan: the Chrome Cobra
by Peter Robinson One lunch time in August 1956 Chuck Jordan, an inquisitive, 28-year-old General Motors’ stylist, decided to see what Chrysler was planning for its 1957 models. Jordan drove to the back of Chrysler’s Hamtramck assembly plant, a few miles across town, to get an advanced look. “I used to go past there because […]
Shannons Auto Caffeine – 12 August
Please come along, enjoy a coffee with some food and check out what’s on offer. There are motoring wonders in the Auctions not to be missed!
Newsletter – July 2023
To each of our valued Supporters and Patrons This month sees three milestones achieved, and all are very good news for our Supporters. The Economic Study initiated by your Foundation, funded by some very generous Sponsors has begun. All the participating club members and enthusiasts across the nation will have received the survey questionnaire by […]