Winton when it's cold and it's damp

Written by MotorMarques Team

IT's still dark, and the Fiat's Satellite Navigation doover has successfully directed me from my corner of Geelong, to Rod's place not far from the Geelong Cemetery. There's three of us going to the Winton Historic car race meeting in Rod's new Mazda. By the time we get to the Hume Highway, the horizon has turned pink, and at Winton - a bit after 10 o'clock - a screaming pack of vintage motor bikes is already out on the track, just as though everything is fine with the world and weather.

As it turned out, our arrival time was ideal. Our first event wasRegularity One
Photos below:
Row 1 - Pic 1.Start of Event 27 - Vintage Regularity. Pic 2. Car 23: Jim Thompson - 1925 Bugatti Bresciafollowed by Graeme Jackson - 1933 MG J2. Pic 3.Car 71: Bruce Hartwig - 1938 Fargo Special, followed by Car 71: Peter Ward - 1936 Austin Spl. Pic 4. Car 96: Ron House - 1925 Vauxhall OE 30-98.
Row 2 - Pic 1. Car 27: Jeremy Morris -1921 GN Sports Touring; Pic 2. Car96: Glen Bishop Austin 7 Racing.Car. Pic 3. Keith Roberts -1932 Riley. Pic 4. Car 10: Graham McDonagh -1924Mercedes Targa Floria.

Row 3 - Pic 1. Car 121: Tim Shelshear - 1932 MG Magna F Spl. Pic 2. Car 14: Mark Burns - 1924 Alvis 12/50 followed by Patrick Davies in a Bugatti 35C. Pic 3. Des Donnan in Fraser Nash Boulogne. Pic 4. Graham McDonagh 1924 Mercedes Targa Floria.

Row 4 - Pic 1.Car 14: Mark Burns - 1924 Alvis 12/50. Pic 2. Car 23: Jim Thomson - 1925 Bugatti 23 Brescia. Pic 3. Car 34: Richard Trengrove -1958 Austin 7 Spl. Pic 4. Car 98: Ron House -1925 Vauxhall OE 30-98.

Row 5 - Pic 1.Car 1: Jim Russell - 1939 Ford V8 (Testa Plata). Pi 2. Car 19: David Shannon - 1934 Riley Donnington Spl. Pic 3. Car 18: Grant Cowie - A7 Rubber Duck and Car 72 - Ian Motley: Austin 7 Spl. Pic 4. Car 77 Patrick Ryan in 1935 Sulman Singer.

Row 6 - Pic 1. Testa Plata - Jim Russell