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[CLASSIC] Huge entry for Phillip Island
Huge entry for Phillip Island Classic Motorsport Festival
A huge entry of more than 560 vehicles has been received for the 2009 Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 13-15, equalling the record attendance of the past two years and cementing the meeting’s place as the major event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.
Capacity grids in many categories, 18 overseas drivers from six nations and the attendance of iconic figures in Australian motorsport have been confirming following the official close of entries on February 13.
Highlights include an entry of 43 Minis for a special Regularity event marking the 50th anniversary of the ubiquitous ‘brick’, with drivers including, Bob Holden who won the 1966 Gallagher 500 at Bathurst with Rauno Aaltonen in a Mini Cooper S.
A record field of 57 Formula Fords, including four drivers from the UK and four from New Zealand, is chasing 50 grid places to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the category in Australia.
Plus there will be more than 50 Elfins on track or on display to mark the 50th anniversary of Elfin and there will be three racing Nissan R32 GT-R ‘Godzillas’ on display to celebrate the release of the new R35 GT-R, with one of the new GT-Rs on track to lead the warm-up laps for the Group C & Group A cars.
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