Old Warriors Return To Lakeside

[DAVID PATERSON]

Some of Australia’s best-known ‘old warriors’ will be shedding their dust covers to celebrate 50 years of Touring Car racing at Queensland’s favourite circuit in the Shannon’s Lakeside Classic Speed Fest from 12-14 August.
Allan Moffat’s Iconic 1969 Trans Am Boss Mustang and Norm Beechey’s famous 1970 Championship-winning HT GTS 350 Monaro will be coming from the Bowden Collection to be seen and heard at the meeting, while the late ‘Pete’ Geoghegan’s GTA Mustang that took the Touring Car crown three years running from 1967-1969 is also expected to put in a special appearance.

All three cars enjoyed some memorable and fierce battles at Lakeside over the years and the chance to see them together on track again– even if just for demonstration laps –will be a very special nostalgic moment for enthusiasts.

The old warriors will be joined on track at the meeting by an expected full 30-car grid of Group C and Group A cars, many of which have not been back to the circuit since they raced in the Touring Car Championship in the 1970s and 1980s.

Lakeside has been given a special reprieve from its usual 95dba noise cap for the Shannon’s Classic Speed Fest because of the meeting’s 50th Anniversary significance and organisers are expecting a crowd approaching 10,000 spectators to attend over the weekend.

Four-time Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards will be at the meeting to meet and greet fans and sign posters, while he is also expected to drive demonstration laps in some of the famous Touring Cars from the past.
Shannon’s will be bringing its impressive Super Rig to Lakeside, both as a gathering point for classic Touring Car fans and also for enthusiasts to enjoy its great viewing platform.

All eligible enthusiasts who get a car, bike or home insurance quotation from Shannon’s at the meeting will go into the draw to win a double pass to the award-winning film – ‘Senna’ – that took the top award for a documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the USA and will be in Australian cinemas from August 11.

Enthusiasts entering their vehicle in the Shannon’s Sunday Show & Shine – this year featuring a special display of road-going HDT cars – will also be in the running for the Senna movie prize, with the Best Presented HDT winning both a trophy and a double pass to the film.

Winners of the Group C, Group A, Group N Historic and Trans Am races at Lakeside will also win a double pass to ‘Senna’ .

Entry to the Shannon’s Lakeside Classic Speed Fest at the Lakeside circuit, Lakeside Road, Kurwongbah, Qld. costs $20 Saturday, $30 Sunday, with a weekend pass $40.

[twinwebbers]

Been looking forward to this meeting all year! Ready for a great weekend!

[fomoco]

Have heard that this is going to be one hell of a meet, plus if all goes well , Lakeside could get a suprise visit.

Unfourtunatley can't get there, but to all motor sport enthusiasts, I would say, make it a date.

Sounds like a good weekend of racing.

[888_Fan]

Does anybody have an entry list for this race meeting?

Is there a race schedule out for Saturday/Sunday yet?

[fordo]

http://www.qldraceways.com.au/librar...%20Classic.pdf

Schedule is up on the Qld Raceway Facebook page

[mtpanorama]

And after 15 odd years of preperation, Malcom Rea still didn't make it.

1 32 Brett Maddren Glenn Seton Ford Mustang 5000 A 8 4 0:57.7763*
2 18 Carey McMahon Carey McMahon Nissan Skyline HR31 1998 A 10 10 0:58.4515 0:00.6752
3 12 Rod Markland Rod Markland Nissan Skyline GTR 2600 A 9 5 0:58.4788 0:00.7025
4 44 Mark Taylor Mark Taylor Holden Commodore 5000 C 9 6 0:58.5087 0:00.7324
5 8 Brett Maddren Brett Maddren Ford RS500 2000 A 9 5 0:58.6729 0:00.8966
6 1 Terry Ashwood Terry Ashwood Nissan Skyline GTR 2600 A 7 7 0:59.1591 0:01.3828
7 77 Craig Neilson Craig Neilson Mitsubishi Starion 1995T A 9 5 0:59.3842 0:01.6079
8 7 Norman Mogg Norman Mogg Holden VL Walkinshaw 5000 A 9 5 0:59.8061 0:02.0298
9 30 Ross Donnelly Ross Donneley Ford Sierra 1993 A 8 4 1:00.0011 0:02.2248
10 49 Dan Cuda Dan Cuda Holden Commodore 4984 A 8 7 1:00.7763 0:03.0000
11 6 Tony Sawford Tony Sawford Holden Torana 5047 C 7 7 1:00.8453 0:03.0690
12 17 John Harris Craig Harris Ford XD Falcon 5800 C 9 5 1:01.0659 0:03.2896
13 24 Peter Woods Peter Woods Holden Commodore 4990 A 9 3 1:04.0227 0:06.2464
14 41 David Paterson David Paterson Toyota Corolla 1600 A 9 7 1:04.8707 0:07.0944
15 5 Batmac Constructions P/L John Battersby Morris Cooper S 1310 C 8 8 1:05.6544 0:07.8781
16 130 Murray Scoble Murray Scoble Isuzu PF60 1800 C 8 8 1:05.9336 0:08.1573
17 72 D Assaillit Nathan Assailitt Ford Falcon 5000 C 8 7 1:07.0315 0:09.2552
18 35 Carl Muller Carl Muller Ford Capri 2995 C 8 4 1:07.3456 0:09.5693
19 48 Kerry Post Kerry Post Holden Gemini 1600 C 8 8 1:07.5355 0:09.7592
20 55 Neville Bertwistle Neville Berwistle Ford Escort RS2000 2042 C 8 8 1:07.9788 0:10.2025
21 135 Rex Franks Rex Franks Toyota Corolla KE20 1300 A 7 7 1:24.8290 0:27.0527

[mtpanorama]

And after 15 odd years of preperation, Malcom Rea still didn't make it.

1 32 Brett Maddren Glenn Seton Ford Mustang 5000 A 8 4 0:57.7763*
2 18 Carey McMahon Carey McMahon Nissan Skyline HR31 1998 A 10 10 0:58.4515 0:00.6752
3 12 Rod Markland Rod Markland Nissan Skyline GTR 2600 A 9 5 0:58.4788 0:00.7025
4 44 Mark Taylor Mark Taylor Holden Commodore 5000 C 9 6 0:58.5087 0:00.7324
5 8 Brett Maddren Brett Maddren Ford RS500 2000 A 9 5 0:58.6729 0:00.8966
6 1 Terry Ashwood Terry Ashwood Nissan Skyline GTR 2600 A 7 7 0:59.1591 0:01.3828
7 77 Craig Neilson Craig Neilson Mitsubishi Starion 1995T A 9 5 0:59.3842 0:01.6079
8 7 Norman Mogg Norman Mogg Holden VL Walkinshaw 5000 A 9 5 0:59.8061 0:02.0298
9 30 Ross Donnelly Ross Donneley Ford Sierra 1993 A 8 4 1:00.0011 0:02.2248
10 49 Dan Cuda Dan Cuda Holden Commodore 4984 A 8 7 1:00.7763 0:03.0000
11 6 Tony Sawford Tony Sawford Holden Torana 5047 C 7 7 1:00.8453 0:03.0690
12 17 John Harris Craig Harris Ford XD Falcon 5800 C 9 5 1:01.0659 0:03.2896
13 24 Peter Woods Peter Woods Holden Commodore 4990 A 9 3 1:04.0227 0:06.2464
14 41 David Paterson David Paterson Toyota Corolla 1600 A 9 7 1:04.8707 0:07.0944
15 5 Batmac Constructions P/L John Battersby Morris Cooper S 1310 C 8 8 1:05.6544 0:07.8781
16 130 Murray Scoble Murray Scoble Isuzu PF60 1800 C 8 8 1:05.9336 0:08.1573
17 72 D Assaillit Nathan Assailitt Ford Falcon 5000 C 8 7 1:07.0315 0:09.2552
18 35 Carl Muller Carl Muller Ford Capri 2995 C 8 4 1:07.3456 0:09.5693
19 48 Kerry Post Kerry Post Holden Gemini 1600 C 8 8 1:07.5355 0:09.7592
20 55 Neville Bertwistle Neville Berwistle Ford Escort RS2000 2042 C 8 8 1:07.9788 0:10.2025
21 135 Rex Franks Rex Franks Toyota Corolla KE20 1300 A 7 7 1:24.8290 0:27.0527

[jd yort]

Originally Posted by mtpanorama

And after 15 odd years of preperation, Malcom Rea still didn't make it.

Probable Wayne W's fault in some way...

Full Kudos to Craig Neilson. He has that Starion absolutely flying. It is beating a GTR, a GTR!!!!!!

[fordo]

Originally Posted by jd yort

Probable Wayne W's fault in some way...

Full Kudos to Craig Neilson. He has that Starion absolutely flying. It is beating a GTR, a GTR!!!!!!

Took these on the Sunday.


Just before he went straight off at Hungry !

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[sizzle]

Nice

[fordo]

Add in some of these and it was perfect

[GTRMagic]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

[twinwebbers]

Great pics... (I'm even in the background of a few of them!) Awesome day out!

[Carsandmotorracing]

Great shot guys

[Datto1600]

Quick Saturday snaps.

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[Carsandmotorracing]

great pics, love the GTR