Motoring Weekly

Episode 179 HSRCA Summer Festival

I went out to the Sydney Motorsport Park for Day One of the Summer Festival and in between watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded five interviews with competitors:

1. Wayne Wilson, HSRCA President, 1971 Brabham BT35
2. Mick Heppleston, 1954 Holden FJ Super Sedan
3. Zak O’Hara, Stock Cars Australia National Series
4. David Kippist, 1970 Ford Capri 3 litre
5. Artemis Kazangas, 1980 Mazda RX-7

Host: Stephen Wells

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Episode 178 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - Phil Whitton.

There are three interviews left to upload in my series about the Foundation. This one is with Phil Whitton who works on the motorcycle collections. Most of my interviews have spoken about the Australian connection to cars, race drivers and manufacturers, however Australia has a rich history with two wheelers.

I talk with Phil about his early motoring life, his racing and the motorcycle collections of books, magazines and video.

Host: Stephen Wells

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https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

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Episode 177 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - Dr Andrew Moore.

In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I spoke with Dr Andrew Moore, a historian who has been reviewing and managing the Graham Howard Collection. Graham Howard was a journalist and historian focused on Australian motor sport and left a sizeable collection of files, reports and documents from his time as a writer.

Dr Moore talks about his early life at the Warwick Farm circuit acting as a Marshall and official. He later wrote an amazing book about the circuit and the races that were held there. He also talks about the size and depth of the Collection he has been working on.

Host: Stephen Wells

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https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

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Episode 176 Halcyon Auctions.

I recently met with James Nicholls founder of Halcyon Auctions at their offices in Mascot to have a pre-preview of the historic and classic vehicles going under the hammer on the 26th October at The Royal Automobile Club of Australia.

17 vehicles of differing ages - with some absolute rarities from the UK, Germany and even the Czech Republic. In between are some stunning examples of European luxury and sports.

Listen to the podcast to find out what is available and download the Halcyon app to bid!

Web: www.halcyonauctions.com

Host: Stephen Wells

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https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 175 AMHF - Colin Piper.

In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I talk with Colin Piper about his work in curating the Brian Lear Collection.

Colin Piper has been a motorsport enthusiast all his life. An accomplished musician who played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Colin's first taste of racing was at the old Warwick Farm circuit and did some Formula Vee racing in the day. Colin is also a member of the HSRCA and enjoys their race meetings.

Brian Lear, who created the collection over many decades, was well known in hillclimb and historic racing circles racing Elfins and Coopers. He donated his collection several years ago and in this podcast we find out how far Colin has got in working through 47 folders of media events. Brian's passion was to find all the newspaper articles of events - going back as far as 1905!

Host: Stephen Wells

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https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 174 Royal Flying Doctor Service - Dr Guy Hardwick.

This is the third interview about the Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Car Trek. This time I talk with Dr Guy Hardwick, a young doctor who was selected to be part of the medical support crew for this year's trek.

We talk about his background, experience off-roading, his experiences on the trek and the work he does for the Service.

Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section:

https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/nswact/

The Outback Car Trek:

https://www.outbackcartrek.com.au

Host: Stephen Wells

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Australian Motor Heritage Foundation:

https://motorheritage.org.au

Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW:

https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 173 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - David Burrell.

This is another interview from the series recorded earlier in the year with volunteers from the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation. I recorded the series at their headquarters on the outer edge of Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek.

This interview is with David Burrell, an author and journalist who talks about Herbert Thomson, the creator of what is believed to be Australia's first car - a 2 cylinder steam powered vehicle. We also talk about the Foundation and the importance to the community in retaining the history and heritage of the local automotive industry.

Host: Stephen Wells

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Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW:

https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 172 Royal Flying Doctor Service - Outback Car Trekkers: Matt Vicchi and Josh Graham.

I spoke with Matt Vicchi and Josh Graham, part of Team 3333, who have entered many of the Outback Car Treks in specially prepared cars. We talk about why they became "trekkers" and the experiences of driving to remote communities across Australia. We also cover the configuration and build preparations to make a car suitable for such a rugged event with some fun elements added as well! These guys have been to places that most of us simply dream about.

For both of them, it has become a family event with several generations involved in the Outback Trek whether it is driving/navigating or building the vehicles.

Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section:

https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/nswact/

The Outback Car Trek:

https://www.outbackcartrek.com.au

Host: Stephen Wells

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Australian Motor Heritage Foundation:

https://motorheritage.org.au

Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW:

https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 171 Geoffrey Bott - Classic Rally Pioneer.

I caught up via Zoom with Geoffrey Bott, a pioneer in classic car rally events. He was the instigator behind the Repco Mountain Rally in the 90s, working closely with the Jaguar Drivers Club to run the events as Clerk of the Course before becoming a competitor - and winner - himself. Geoffrey has had decades of experience in organising and competing in classic car rallies.

We talk about the Repco Mountain Rally, his love of Jaguars and also a rare Hunter Coupe some years ago. As Geoffrey was also a founding member of the Classic Rally Club, we also talk about that club and the events that are organised across the Eastern Seaboard of Australia.

Host: Stephen Wells

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Australian Motor Heritage Foundation:

https://motorheritage.org.au

Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW:

https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

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Episode 170 Royal Flying Doctor Service - Matthew Tosolini.

I spoke with Matthew Tosolini, the new Head of Motoring Events for the Royal Flying Doctor Service - South Eastern Section. He is responsible for the annual Outback Trek, a rally for cars over 30 years old that works their way through remote Australia.

Matthew has taken on a new role after the founder of the Outback Trek retired. Matthew is responsible for the automotive events that help generate much needed donations for the charity plus supporting remote communities during the events.

Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section:

https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/nswact/

The Outback Car Trek:

https://www.outbackcartrek.com.au

Host: Stephen Wells

Instagram: motoring_weekly

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Web: https://www.motoringweekly.com.au 

Email: [email protected] 

Australian Motor Heritage Foundation:

https://motorheritage.org.au

Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW:

https://hsrca.com

GEAR Club:

https://www.gearclub.com.au/

Classic Rally Club:

https://www.classicrallyclub.com.au

Music by Quasar:

~https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YYTBZJa7GIt4L9JWTNjs8?si=ExooZgFITYOGUj1Tc29RpQ~

~https://music.apple.com/us/artist/quasar/1709643551~

Created and produced by Stephen Wells for Madison Wells Pty Ltd.

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