Sydney MasterBlast ft Muscle Car Masters®
At Sydney Motorsport Park
It’s 30 years since the VL Commodore Group A’s launch and the 2016 Masters will see a big continent of the red beasts on display.
The VL Group A is the car in which Peter Brock won his ninth Bathurst 1000, in 1987, and the machine that Allan Moffat and John Harvey drove to victory in the first ever World Touring Car Championship event.
The VL Group A model’s starring role in the Feature Muscle Marque display and parade will also mark the 10th anniversary of Peter Brock’s passing.
Cars from the Australian 5.0-litre Touring Car Association will hit the track for a series of ‘spirited demos’ at the 2016 Masters. These are the earliest ‘Supercars’ – original machines from the 1993 to 2002 pre-Project Blueprint era in period liveries. Such cars are starting to come out of the woodwork and joining their Commodore and Falcon brothers on-track at major Historic meetings. Heritage Hot Laps will be rested for 2016.
The Australian Muscle Car Masters has confirmed its line-up of racing categories and demonstration sessions for 2016.
The 12th running of the nation’s most successful retro motorsport event, to be held on the new date of October 29-30, will see the return of five popular race categories plus a class making its Masters debut, the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series.
The returning categories are Heritage Touring Cars (Group C/A), Australian Trans-Am, Historic Touring Cars (Group N) and Group S (production sports cars).
The Kumho V8 Touring Car Series is the unofficial third-tier of V8 Supercar racing, providing a chance for the Commodores and Falcons of previous seasons to continue their racing lives. Many teams run their cars in period liveries.
In addition, there are dedicated demonstration sessions for ‘Supercars’ from the Australian 5.0-litre Touring Car Association.
The 2016 Masters will also feature a new ‘Sports Racing Car Invitational’ demonstration session for historically-significant vehicles. Invited cars will come from the ranks of Sports Sedans, GT cars, plus Can-Am, Le Mans-style and Big Banger sportscars.
Heritage Hot Laps will be rested for 2016.
A special all-Mini race, for cars from the Group Nb ranks, will be held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Morris Cooper S’s win in the 1966 Bathurst 500.
The ultra-popular Pit Straight Car Club Corral and Featured Muscle Marques display and parade will have twin focuses in 2016. Ford’s contribution to Australia’s performance heritage will be celebrated in the month the company winds up manufacturing in this country. Meanwhile, Brock Commodore owners will be encouraged to attend to mark the 10th anniversary of Peter Brock’s passing and 30 years since the launch of the VL Group A.
The Masters will also host the 2016 A9X Torana Club Nationals and a unique pitlane walk for spectators.
The Masters has been run at Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek) since 2005. The joint-venture partners, the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club Ltd and nextmedia Pty Ltd (publishers of Australian Muscle Car magazine), announced late last year that the 2016 event will move from its Father’s Day slot to the last weekend of October by popular demand.
The date change separates the Australian Muscle Car Masters from the venue’s round of the 2016 V8 Supercars championship as both meetings have been run in close proximity for the last three years, including twice on consecutive weekends. The move to late October was welcomed by competitors, officials and motorsport enthusiasts. The date change was especially popular with those previously unable to attend the retro racing event due to Father’s Day family commitments.
Main race day in 2016 will held on the exact same date of the first event, October 30, 2005.
The Muscle Car Masters has a new slot on the racing calendar for 2016, the last weekend in October. The joint-venture partners, the ARDC and nextmedia Pty Ltd, announced late last year that the event will move from its Father’s Day slot to October 29-30 by popular demand.
The date change separates it from the venue’s 2016 V8 Supercars round as both meetings previously ran in close proximity. The move was welcomed by competitors, officials and motorsport enthusiasts, particularly those previously unable to attend the Masters due to Father’s Day family commitments.
A revamped line-up of demonstration sessions will spice the 12th running of the nation’s most successful retro racing event.
Cars from the Australian 5.0-litre Touring Car Association will hit the track for a series of ‘spirited demos’. These are the earliest ‘Supercars’ – original machines from the 1993 to 2002 pre-Project Blueprint era in period liveries. Also new is a ‘Sports Racing Car Invitational’ session each day.
Invited cars come from the ranks of historic Sports Sedans, GT cars, plus Can-Am, Le Mans-style and Big Banger sportscars. Heritage Hot Laps will be rested for 2016.
Main race day, Sunday October 30, will host the 2016 A9X Torana Club Nationals’ show and shine. It will be first time since 2005 – and the inaugural AMCM – that Sydney has hosted the A9X Nationals. Meantime, the Pit Straight Car Club Corral and Featured Muscle Marques display and parade will have twin focuses.
Ford’s contribution to performance heritage will be celebrated in the month the company winds up manufacturing in Australia. Meanwhile, Brock Commodore owners will mark the 10th anniversary of Peter Brock’s passing and 30 years since the VL Group A’s launch.
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