Sydney Retro Racefest

Race to your TVs for the Retro Racefest Recap

Sydney Retro Racefest is heading to your TVs, YouTube and Facebook starting from this evening, Monday the 4th of July. Coverage of the open wheel categories of Sydney Retro Racefest will air tonight, Monday the 4th of July, on Aurora at 8:30PM. For Foxtel subscribers, Aurora can be found on channel 183. Once the broadcast airs … Read on

Ready Yourself for Retro Racefest 2016!

This weekend will see Sydney Retro Racefest return to Sydney Motorsport Park to put on one of the biggest historic motorsport events of the year, and we’d love to see you there! Let’s take a look at what’s planned. The mighty Group C & A touring cars of the Heritage Touring Cars series will be … Read on

Sydney Retro Racefest Profile: Ernst Luthi’s Alpine A110

Ernst's Alpine A110 in the Targa New Zealand

Image courtesy of Ernst Luthi, by Proshotz Photography

Sydney Retro Racefest will see this stunning Alpine A110 join the many rare and wonderful motor racing machines to hit the track at Sydney Motorsport Park over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

“When Jean Redele founded La Societe des Automobiles Alpine in 1955, in Dieppe, France, he had only one thing in mind – to build a car that was simple, based on existing Renault technology and ready for competition.”

“It is this design, with a tubular chassis (beams and backbone) and streamlined fiberglass body, that makes the A110 such a great car to drive.” – Ernst Luthi

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Simpson Race Products to Support Competitors at Retro Racefest

Simpson Race Products will support Sydney Retro Racefest as an official accredited supplier for Sydney Motorsport Park and will be conveniently located in the pit area adjacent tower B. The Simpson/Toorace Competitor Service Trailer will be in the pit area adjacent tower B from Friday through to Sunday afternoon. Greg and the team will be … Read on

Heritage Touring Cars go Retro in Sydney

Heritage Touring Cars at Racefest

The Queen’s birthday long weekend on June 11-12 sees a big field of genuine Group C & Group A Touring Cars racing at Eastern Creek’s Sydney Motorsport Park. With a record grid of 30 cars entered, all vying for points in the Championship, racing will be fast and close and lap records are expected to be under threat.

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