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Overview...........................................3Bayliss and his Ducati ....................... 3Shannons Adelaide Rally...............4-5Embracing Italy’s finest ................... 6Virtual test drive ..............................6All eyes on the Irish flyer...................7Supercar stars in F1s.........................8F1s in the city.................................... 9Victoria Park Sprint .................... 10-11Prestige brands on show.................12Street party with a real buzz...........13Legend of the track.........................14It’s a Ferrari masterpiece.................15

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2017 Adelaide Motorsport FestivalBased at Victoria Park

T W O - M I N U T E G U I D E T O T H E F E S T I V A LTHURSDAY - 7th DecemberThe Adelaide Rally and Prima Tour begin with a full day of driving through the Adelaide Hills. Stage 1 launches from Victoria Park at 7.45am and Stage 9 is scheduled to finish about 6.15pm at Stirling.

FRIDAY - 8th DecemberThe Gouger Street Party is a must. Good viewing is available on Grote St to view the parade at 5.45pm, then take the short walk through Chinatown to the cars parked in Gouger St. Drivers will speak on stage and fans can get signings.

SATURDAY - 9th DecemberHead to the Adelaide Hills for day three of the Adelaide Rally. Viewing areas and access are available on the Adelaide Motorsport Festival website. Stop at the Audi Solitaire Uraidla Street Party from midday. Return to Victoria Park to see the rally conclusion at 5.30pm.

SUNDAY - 10th DecemberFocus on the sights and sounds of the Victoria Park Sprint. As well as static displays, on-track action includes Formula 1 cars and rare exotics such as the V12 Ferrari FXX.

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Proud to support a great eventWelcome to the Adelaide

Motorsport Festival – a four-daycelebration of South Australia’s

motorsport.This year’s festival kicks off our

summer events calendar, and is expected to attract more than 700 participating vehicles and nearly 2100 participants and crew. Celebrations will start with crowds flocking to a parade of F1 cars at the traditional Gouger Street Party, which attracted 6000 people in 2016.

I encourage locals and visitors to takethis opportunity to explore Adelaide’s laneway bars and award-winning restaurants featuring South Australia’s premium food and wine. If you venture out of the city, you will discover why South Australia was recognised by Lonely Planet as one of the top five regions in the world to visit in 2017.

The South Australian Government is proud to support the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. Thank you to the event organisers for putting together another outstanding Adelaide event, and I wish this year’s competitors the very best of luck.

Leon Bignell MPMinister for Tourism

Celebration of motorsport grandeur, history, passion

historic rally cars such as an Audi Group B rally car. A field of 14 historic sports sedans with Adelaide history is also expected to be a popular addition.

Three core events make up the festival — the entry-level Prima Tour, now in its second year, (December 7), the Adelaide Rally (December 7-9) and the Victoria Park Sprint (December 9-10).

A traditional Gouger Street party on the evening of December 8 is scheduled to include a parade of Formula 1 cars through the city from Victoria Park.

Shannons Adelaide Rally start list boasts 260 entries across all categories, making it Australia’s largest tarmac rally-style event this year.

The Victoria Park Sprint, on the purpose-built section of the current Adelaide 500 circuit, will include on-track, display and demonstration events.

birthday of AMG, the racing arm of Mercedes-Benz, and both manufacturers will feature prominently in on-track demonstrations and displays.

While last year’s theme reunited Formula 1drivers and their cars, this year’s festival aims to expand the focus to rally and motorcycle disciplines. Defending ARC champion Taylor will be joined by rally great Neal Bates, while popular Irish driver Frank Kelly will showcase the skills that have made him a rally sensation in his “Baby Blue” Ford Escort.

Lowndes is scheduled to drive the most powerful Formula 1 car ever built, the Benetton B186, as well as a rare Ferrari, while fellow Supercars pilot and Adelaide export Tim Slade will steer a

Footwork Arrows campaigned by Christian Fittipaldi during the 1994 Formula 1 season.

Bowe will demonstrate a Shell Ford Sierra that was part of his famous tandem with Dick Johnson during the late 1980s and a 1974

Jagermeister March.Other current-day Supercars

drivers involved will be Ford’s CamWaters and Bathurst 1000 andAdelaide 500 champion NickPercat in a McLaren 675LT.

Featured Formula 1 cars are anArrows A21 that was indevelopment while Mark Webber

was test-driving for the team, a1988 Lola Larrousse, a 1979 Candy

Tyrell, a 1986 March Indy Car and the1980 Williams that carried Alan Jones to

that year’s Formula 1 drivers championship.New to this year’s event is a Rally Legends

category at Victoria Park on Sunday, featuring

Its pageantry includes the 70-year anniversary

of Ferrari’s inception

S C O T T W A L S H

Bayliss and his Ducati back on trackBut he has warned it is not for the faint-

hearted, leaving some passengers with wobbly legs when they realise the speed and physicality involved in riding at such speeds.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Bayliss toldThe Advertiser. “We’ve got a special bike with a seat out the back.

“I’ve got a real kick out of it.“It’s a bit like a hot lap in the V8s. When

people come off, some of them don’t know what to think.

“Some of them are happy and some of themare just freaked out.”

After finishing up on the bike, Bayliss dabbled in four-wheel racing in touring cars and Porsche Carreras.

But he came to the realisation that it was

bikes that were in his blood and he now serves as an ambassador for Ducati, travels the country for various motor shows and works as much in the background as putting his talent on display.

Bayliss wouldn’t have it any other way: he remains connected both to the sport he loves and his beloved Ducati bikes.

“I did a little bit of that (car racing) but I guess in the end I’m a bike person,” Bayliss said. “I did enjoy having a little bit of a steer but you soon realise that to be up there and get the last bit out of the car it’s hard to compete with guys who have been doing it all of their lives.

“That’s just how it is. So I’m still heavily involved with Ducati, sometimes go overseas, and the shows are good.”

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THREE-time Superbike world champion Troy Bayliss is back where he now realises he belongs: in the seat of his famous Ducati motorbike, taking it to breakneck speeds.

Bayliss, 48, who won the rider’s title in 2001on a Ducati 998, 2006 on a 999 and 2008 on a 1098 will turn back time as he does full demonstrations on his old championship bikes around Victoria Park during the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, and he promises to a treat to watch.

He will also give fans a chance to go for a ride with him on a specially designed Ducati which has room for a passenger behind him.

AUSSIE greats will combine withinternational legends when this year’sAdelaide Motorsport Festival roars tolife on the city’s streets this week.

Six-time Bathurst 1000 winnerCraig Lowndes, touring cars veteran John Bowe, three-time Superbike world champion Troy Bayliss and the nation’s youngest Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor headline the list of Australian stars who will pair with an array of classic and Adelaide Grand Prix-era Formula 1 cars.

The 2017 celebration of motorsport passion,grandeur and history is a four-day festival taking in the Adelaide Rally and Victoria Park Sprint.

Its pageantry includes the 70-year anniversary of Ferrari’s inception and the 50th

Australia’s Troy Bayliss rides his Ducati 1098 F08. Picture: FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP

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PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE CLASSIC ADELAIDE RALLY2016 Michael Busby and John Caldicott 1985 Mazda RX72015 Adam Kaplan and Mary Hughes 1985 Mazda RX72009 Kevin Weeks and Bec Crunkhorn 1974 Porsche 911RS2008 Kevin Weeks and Bec Crunkhorn 1974 Porsche 911RS2007 Kevin Weeks and Bec Crunkhorn 1974 Porsche 911RS2006 Rex Broadbent and Michael Goedheer 1974 Porsche 911RS2005 Rex Broadbent and Michael Goedheer 1974 Porsche 911RS2004 Rex Broadbent and Michael Goedheer 1974 Porsche 911RS2003 Rex Broadbent and Michael Goedheer 1974 Porsche 911RS2002 Rex Broadbent and Michael Goedheer 1974 Porsche 911RS2001 Andrew Cavalli and Mike Dale 1972 Ford Escort RS2000 John Spencer and Alan Bates Datsun 1600SSS1999 Rick Bates and Jenny Brittan 1967 Porsche 9111998 Andrew Cavalli and Mike Dale 1972 Ford Escort RS

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New-look rally is bigger, better

from the entry-level Prima Tour to parades of rare and exotic marques including Ferrari, BMW, Audi, Aston Martin and Mercedes.

The 30 special stages almost doubles last year’s total of 16, which was contested across two days.

Stages centre on technical stretches in the Hills, as well as featured venues including Collingrove Hillclimb, Mallala Motorsport Park and a final circuit on Saturday evening at Victoria Park.

No longer the “Classic” Adelaide Rallythat became a staple of closed

Adelaide Hills roads, this year’sname change aims to reflect theevent’s evolution and growth inlate-model entries.

As well as the three-day rally,fans will be treated to a final-day

celebration of rallying yesteryearwith a spirited demonstration of

historic cars at Victoria Park.An original Renault R5 Turbo in

period livery that raced in the Rally of Italy promises to bring back memories of the Group B era.

While not an original, the Quattro is an accurate replica of the iconic 1984 car, with 600hp and all-wheel-drive.

Toyotas will also be in strong numbers. As well as Bates’s Celica GT4, there will also

be a genuine factory WRC GT4 from 1997 that was raced by Freddy Loix, and won at Spa and Condroz. Spectators will also be able to get up close to the Corolla that was a spare car for Spanish two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz.

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A WHOPPING 30 special stages across three competition days plus a field boasting a global star and 2016’s Australian champion headlines this year’s new-look Adelaide Rally.

And, for the first time, a collection of historicrally cars will feature on Sunday’s closing day of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival at Victoria Park in a nostalgia-rich Rally Legends on-track demonstration.

Irishman and international fan favourite Frank Kelly will bring the style to this year’s rally in his “Baby Blue” Ford Escort in Category S.

And Molly Taylor, who lastyear became both the youngest driver and first woman to be crowned Australian Rally Champion, will take on the tarmac challenge alongside co-driver Bill Hayes in her Subaru WRX in the Main Tour.

Molly’s mother, veteran co-driver Coral Taylor, will again navigate for four-time Australian Rally Champion Neal Bates as they contest the Modern competition in their 1994 Toyota Celica.

Proving that driving ability runs in the family, the 2017 field also features Joe Ricciardo, father of Formula 1 driver Daniel, in his 1974 Porsche 911, and Marc Percat, whose son Nick is a Supercars Bathurst and Adelaide 500 champion.

In all, this year’s Adelaide Rally will feature260 entered cars across 13 categories, ranging

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NUMBER DRIVER NAVIGATOR YEAR MAKE MODEL 1 Craig Lowndes Lara Lowndes 2017 Ferrari 8122 Cam Waters TBA 2017 Tickford Mustang3 Nick Percat Ben Stack 2017 McLaren 675Lt 4 Molly Taylor TBA 2017 Subaru WRX STi5 Tim Slade TBA 2017 BMW M36 Josh Kean TBA TBA 2017 BMW M57 Peter Hurley Peter Gazzard 2017 Mercedes C63S8 Christopher Waldock Christine Kirby 2016 Ferrari 4889 Laura Carter Brendan Carter 1989 Mazda MX5 10 Peter Altman 2017 AMG GTR11 John Veale Grant Trotter 1972 Holden Torana GTR XU112 Andy Kent Abby Kent 1984 Holden WB13 Andrew Giles Andrew giles 2016 Ford FG-X14 Angus McDonald Julie McDonald 2013 Ford Falcon GT15 Ben Mooney Catherine Mooney 2017 HSV GTSR16 Bill Clarke Janet Gardner 1970 Ford Falcon XWGT17 Bruce Candy Eng Leng Mah 2016 Porsche Cayman GT418 Ches Detomaso Antonietta Detomaso 1985 Detomaso Pantera19 Nick Detomaso Julie Detomaso 1988 Detomaso Pantera20 Chris Fryer Geddes Robert 1967 Porsche 91221 Damien Zampogna Damien Zampogna 2016 BMW M222 David Demasi Lucas Demasi 2005 Maserati Coupe GT23 Debbie Mahar Michael Mahar 2017 Holden GTS-R24 Gary Angel David Angel 1978 Triumph TR825 George Hormazabal Petrea Nancarrow 2015 Volkswagen Golf R Wolfsburg26 Greg Oberti Sonya Oberti 2000 Subaru WRX 27 James Chittleborough Shauna Drummond 1993 Nissan Skyline GTR VSPEC28 James Golding Kerrie Greve-Golding 2017 Detomaso Pantera29 John Good Claire Good 1973 Porsche 911 Targa30 John Hindson John Read 1972 Torana XU1 LJ31 Steven Marks Shay McAuley Lamborghini Murcialago32 Paul Knopka Katherine Berry 2005 Subaru WRX STI33 Lachlan Rogers Jen Mann 1976 Holden LX SS Hatch34 Mark Fortunatow Max Guglielmucci 2014 Porsche 911 Carrera S35 Matt Jones Simon Grosser 2009 Audi RS636 Michael Golding Sandra Golding 2017 Porsche 356C37 Nathan Davies Luke Turner 1990 BMW E3038 Nick George Peter Kikianis 1965 Triumph TR439 Oswald Petrucco Michael Petrucco 1958 Jaguar XK 150 DHC40 Peter Karas Andrew Brett 1999 Nissan GTR - V Spec41 Peter Mead Peter Simpfendorfer 1975 Jaguar XJ642 Ronick Hirani Timothy Arbon 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTi43 Simon Jackermis Warren Underwood 1968 Holden HK Premier44 Stephen Tasker Greg Brown 1966 Ford Mustang GT45 Timothy Piper Ann Piper 2016 Mazda MX546 Tony Hixson Craig Meulengraaf 1984 BMW 528i48 Waine Paterson Wendy Walters 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena49 Wayne Burbidge Gillian Burbidge 1998 Holden VT HSV Manta50 Wayne Harris Rhod Pope 2012 Mercedes SLK51 Mark Harrington Alex Cossich 2014 Tesla S52 John Munro Noel Probert 2015 Tesla S P85D53 Adrian Ferraretto Valdis Dunis 2016 Tesla X60D54 Roger Davies Sophie Davies 2016 Tesla P85D55 Lauro Martire Dante Maretire Ferrari 36056 David Karaduman Dwayne Bonner 2006 Porsche 99757 Richard Warland Angela Loo Mazda Rx7 Type R Bathurst58 Saul Sullivan Craig Winspear 2013 Ford FPV GT MK259 Bernard Carney Benjamin O’Grady 1957 MG MGA

60 Dino Sigismondi TBA Ferrari 488 61 Michael Talladira TBA 1977 Ferrari 308 GT4 62 Mark Hender John White 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale 63 Frank Russo Paul 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider 64 Ralph Czabayski Peter White & Ford Keane Ferrari 458 Spider65 Chris Gebhardt Roger Follett 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia66 Geoff Vella Jacqui Vella 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider67 Geoff Burgess Ruth Croft Ferrari 308 68 Adrian van Diemen Darren van Diemen Ferrari 488 Spider/45869 Alister Haigh Evan Boland Ferrari F360 Modena70 John Musolino Filomena Musolino Ferrari California71 Adam Bruzzone John Drury Ferrari 360 Spider72 Sab Troncone Anthony Troncone Ferrari 360

100 Luke Kennedy Gary Summerton 2017 Audi SQ7101 Ross Edwards Ken Easton 2008 Audi R8102 Liam Vonic-Joyce Riley Collins 2017 Audi RS3103 Jack Siciliano Ben Harris 2015 Audi SQ5105 Craig Bruins Edward Roberts 2017 Audi RS3106 Mark Bataev Amy Newbery 2016 Audi RS3108 Clive Dutton Christine Dutton 2017 Audi TTS109 Graeme Bubner Campbell Henderson 2008 Audi R8111 Roger Lange Hans Olden Hove 2016 Audi RS3112 George Siokos Peter Siokos 2017 Audi R8113 Mark Kirk James Kirk 2016 Audi RS3114 Trent Silins Andy Silins 2016 Audi RS6115 Phil Worley David Sadauskas 2015 Audi S3116 David Rounsevell Corry Rounsevell 2017 Audi RS3117 Bill Nadj Eva Nadj 2016 Audi RS3118 Aaron Abell Chris Compt 2016 Audi SQ5119 Nathan Robbins Thomas Komar 2016 Audi RS

130 Graham Westley Armin Apold 2017 Mercedes Benz C43131 Colin Cowan Robyn Cowan 2015 Mercedes Benz GTS132 George Michell Sadie Michell 2013 Mercedes Benz 507 Sedan133 Joshua Baker John Savva 2016 Mercedes Benz A45134 Stuart Davis Alesha Davis 2017 Mercedes Benz C63s Sedan135 Andrew Dean Matt Davidson 2015 Mercedes Benz C63s Sedan136 Chris Zeitz James Zeitz 2016 Mercedes Benz GTS137 William Chau Josh Vas 2016 Mercedes Benz A45138 Jen Woodroffe Jae Woodroffe 2014 Mercedes Benz 507 Coupe139 Sing Teck Ong Mo Du 2017 Mercedes Benz GTR140 Chris Smith Phil Laity 2016 Mercedes Benz GTS141 Gavin Pinksterboer Paul Hanna 2017 Mercedes Benz C63s Coupe142 Dean Sullivan Mitch Toeroek 2017 Mercedes Benz GLC43 Coupe143 Terry Dickson Ross Willson 2015 Mercedes Benz CLA45144 Ieuan Chapman Jane Chapman 2014 Mercedes Benz CLA45145 Rod Bertram Geoff Simpson 2016 Mercedes Benz S63 CabrioletTBA Daniel Scott (CHASE) Danielle Pickahn/Jones 2004 Mercedes Benz E55 EstateTBA Rebecca Amos (LEAD) David Upton 2017 Mercedes Benz A45TBA Emmanuele Del Re Shaun Roberts 2017 Mercedes Benz E63sTBA Drew Ford Todd Hughes 2017 Mercedes Benz C63s Coupe

150 Molly Taylor Bill Hayes 2017 Subaru WRX STI151 Nick Percat Ben Stack 2017 McLaren 650S152 Christos Pazios Steve Mason 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S153 Darren Park Nick Loxton 2014 Porsche Cayman154 David Wilson Joel Wilson 2016 Ford Mustang155 Giuseppe (Joe) Caltabiano Stan Tsoulos 2001 Ferrari 360156 Graeme Lipsham Scott Begbie 1995 Caterham Supersport157 Harvie Hele TBA 1948 MG TC Tourer158 James Pierson Robert Weekes 2014 Porsche Cayman S159 John Harry Adrian Harry 1974 Chevrolet Corvette160 John Salter Gabby Robinson 2013 Subaru BRZ161 Justin Gray Allan Gray 2017 FORD MUSTANG162 Lui Drusian Richard Hamood 2008 Ferrari F430163 Marc Percat Gary Sharp 2007 BMW M6164 Marco Kuipers Sonia Matteucci 1978 Mercedes 450 SL165 Rod Macey Ben Macey 2008 Porsche 997 Turbo166 Steve Coombe Jill Coombe 2010 Renault Clio Sport Gordini167 Warren Foreman Peter Schulz 1987 Morgan Plus 8

190 Sean Bennett Hamish Laurie 1999 Mitsubishi Evolution 6.5191 Douglas Fahlbusch TBA 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage192 John Rocco Caruso Michael Carrocci 2013 Mercedes C63 Coupe193 Mark Hoffmann TBA 1997 Ferrari F355 Challenge194 Paul Neighbour Stuart O’Grady 2008 Audi R8195 Tim Sarah Katie Sarah 2011 Porsche Cayman R196 Simon Lambert Alistair Cavill 2010 Aston Martin Vantage197 Willa Wauchope TBA 1969 Lotus Europa S2198 James Sarah Cameron Johnston 2009 Aston Martin DBS 199 Julian Newton Nick Wotton 2017 Mercedes GTR AMG200 Will Abel-Smith Andrew Seaton 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S201 Philip Soderstrom Mark Soderstrom 2017 Leyland Mini S202 Mark Sandford John Hunter 1972 Porsche 911203 Andrew Bailey Cheryl King 2015 Jaguar F Type204 Christopher Hunt Andrew Morgan 2013 Dion Mk 2205 David Edkins Annabelle Edkins 2007 Porsche Cayman S206 David Wegener TBA 2016 Mclaren 540C207 Gordon Christie Jacob Richards 2011 Volvo S60208 Graham Davidson Chris Lawder 2016 lotus Elise supercharged209 Guy Williamson Michael Kidd 2009 BMW E92 M3210 Jonathon Kemp Tim Corbett 2017 FORD MUSTANG212 Mark Ross Darcy Sheridan 2014 HSV Clubsport R8213 Michael de la Haye Dayn Goodbrand 211 porsche boxster S214 Steve Mahlo Shane Wood 2006 BMW E46 M3 Convertible215 Neil Martin Duane Kaak 1981 Triumph TR7V8216 Ray Eastwood Peter Mander 1957 Mercedes - Benz 220 SL217 Sanjay Kumar Robert Henson 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230SL218 Simon Berry Helen Berry 1957 Austin Healey Le Mans replica

220 Benjamin Nightingale Kate Catford 2000 Mitsubishi EVO TME221 Colin Zytveld Troy Zytveld 2001 Nissan S15222 Nben Finnis Nick Hancock 1968 Morris Cooper S223 Daniel Beck Benjamin Gillespie 1971 Mazda RX2224 Daryl McElroy Harlan McElroy 1973 Datsun 240Z225 David Johnson Marie Wilson 1982 Holden Gemini226 Dwayne Meyles Cameron Meyles 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR227 Greg Cunningham Mick Cunningham 1976 Holden LX Torana Hatchback228 John Amos Cintra Amos 2009 Mitsubishi Evo X229 John Crabb Arno Visser 1978 Holden GTS230 John Coleman Cameron Wright 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV231 Jorn Granger Joshua Pile 1970 Ford Capri Perana232 Justin Gan David Hart 1978 Porsche 911233 Justin Perkins Andrein Brabbins 2015 Subaru WRX STI234 Kristian Downing Clayton Webber 2011 Subaru WRX STI235 Mark Lacey TBA 2008 Ford Fiesta XR4236 Nigel Joyce Hayleigh Reid 2006 Subaru WRX237 Rob Ephgrave Leigh Beeston 1981 Porsche 911 SC238 Ross Smith Gavin Porthouse 1984 Nissan 300ZX239 Roy Tait Roy Randall 1968 Morris Cooper S240 Steven Hevera Stuart Cavill 1983 Porsche 911 SC241 Tim Chapman Daniel Marks 1999 Nissan Stagea242 Tim Sinclair Karl Alexander 1995 BMW E36 M3243 Todd Carruthers Geoffrey Carruthers 2004 Subaru WRX STI244 Lined Reynolds Tristan Reynolds 1999 Nissan R34 Skyline

300 Kym McPeake Chris Bunting 1965 Ford Shelby Replica301 Stephen Fisher David Fisher 1979 Triumph TR7-V8302 Robert Edwards Oliver Ridge 1964 Ford Falcon303 Philip Hooper TBA 1981 Audi Quattro304 Graham Wallis TBA 1989 Peugeot 309 GTi16305 Jai Raymond Jen Mathwin-Raymond 1979 Rover SD 1306 Stephen Miller Jim Forrest 1971 Datsun 1600307 Gunson Simon Jurgen Lunsmann 1971 Ford Mk1 Capri308 Nick Lenthall Rick Powell 1976 Ford Escort309 Tim Davies Tim Mills 1974 Porsche 911310 Joe Ricciardo Brandan Anesbury 1974 Porsche 911311 Brad Kidd TBA 1978 Porsche 911312 David McDonough David Langfield 1970 Ford Perana313 Simon Hoff Renee Hoff 1975 Ford Escort314 Peter Mathwin Steve Hiser 1973 MG BGT V8315 Timothy Pryzibilla Dainis Silins 1983 Porsche 911 Carrera RS316 Roger Lomman Annie Bainbridge 1972 Datsun 240z317 Roger Paterson Richard Geue 1974 Porsche 911RS318 Andrew Booker Neil Branum 1984 Nissan DR30319 Adam Kaplan Aleshia Penney 1984 Mazda RX7320 Matthew Selley Hamish McKendrick 1985 Hartge H35-24321 Oscar Matthews Darren Masters 1984 Toyota Corolla

400 Stewart Reid Jon Mortimer 1985 Audi Quattro401 Darryl Bush Mark Nelson 1998 Toyota Corolla WRC402 Graham Alexander TBA 1968 Holden Monaro403 Gerry Duyvestyn Lachlan Cook Renault R5 Turbo404 Frank Kelly TBA 1975 Ford Escort405 Craig van Diemen Michael Mohr 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8rs406 Nick Streckeisen TBA 2008 Nissan R35 GTR

500 Michael McClaren Brian Mcclaren 1995 Nissan 180SX501 Peter Male David Rowe 1989 Peugeot 405 Mi16502 Michael McMichael John Connolly 1989 BMW 328i503 Martin Farkas Tristan Catford 2001 BMW M3504 Richard Lovell Bernie Webb 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera S505 David Heaton Caleb Ash 2016 Ford Focus Rs506 Stuart Bowes Jeremy Browne 1996 Toyota Celica GT-Four507 Blaise Paris Raechel Paris 1993 Porsche 964 RSR 3.8 (Replica)508 Ben Calder Steve Glenney 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6.5509 Neal Bates Coral Taylor 1994 Toyota Celica ST205

170 Ben Auld Rhys Gillett 2002 Porsche 911171 Bull Matthew Brett Foster 1998 BMW M3172 Cesar Mendieta Tim Allison 2016 Porsche GT4173 Graham Modra Tony Trewren 1991 Toyota GTI Twin Cam174 James Glissan Carton Peter Gregory 2010 Mazda MX5175 Keith Finch Sandy Quin 2015 Mclaren 650s176 Laurie Dinham Gerard Wood 2009 FPV F6 Ute177 Michael Broughton Greg Blackall 1965 Porsche 356 SC Coupe178 Russell Gallacher Russell Gallacher 2000 Holden VS Commodore179 Steve Mahlo Shane Wood 2006 BMW E46 M3180 William Gill Kathy Gill 2003 Porsche 911

120 Fred Pascale Marina Pascale 2016 Aston Martin DB9 GT Bond Edition121 Richard Dyson-Harvey Angela Farkas 2003 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante122 Stuart Barnes Jeremy Barnes 2003 Aston Martin DB7 GT123 Chris Barron Samantha Winter 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage124 Monsigneur Vincent Craig Kennett 2015 Aston Martin Vantage125 Nicholas Brett Simon U’Ren 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage126 David Smoker TBA 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S

80 Christopher Oehme Trent Oehme BMW M681 Michael Mangos Nicholas Mangos BMW M2 82 Nathaniel Nowicki Matt Hafer BMW M283 Aaron Roy Carnie Paul Beig BMW F10 M5 Competition84 Arlette Culshaw Adam Martin BMW 1M85 Jeremy Culshaw Christian Hofferberth 2016 BMW M386 Dale Ashby James Ashby BMW E46 M3 CSL87 Peter Kiritsis TBA BMW F80 M388 AgostinoRenna Con Vlassis BMW M289 John Walker Zane Walker 2016 BMW F80 M3

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W A R R E N P A R T L A N D

Ever imagined what it would be like to drive on Mars?

What about driving on Mars in an all-new BMW X3, the incredible sports activity vehicle which had its Australian launch in Melbourne on November 11? This is an automobile which is sure to prove a massive winner for the German company.

BMW is offering motoring fans the opportunity to drive on Mars at the Adelaide Motor Sport Festival. Well, sort of. Fans can taste the experience in a virtual reality test drivestation, a contraption similar in size to a telephone box.

The driver will wear goggles to not only enjoy the feel of the new X3, but also a


Take a virtual test drive (on Mars) in a sporty BMWsensation of driving the exceptional vehicle on another planet.

There is the intro Mars Space Station, a driver briefing, Mars Canyon, a tunnel with the interior ambient light and adaptive headlights semi-aut driving, Mars flatland and Outro. Plain and simple, it will be fun.

“I tested the reality station at the X3 launchin Melbourne and immediately asked if we could have it at the Motoring Festival,” BMW representative Ella Trimbell said.

“It is really cool and a great insight how technology is advancing. I imagine the station will prove extremely popular.”

The chance for a reality drive will be help attract fans to the BMW show area at the Festival, not that the X3 will have issues attracting plenty of interest. This is a wonderful product and a terrific advertisement for the

brand in the hotly contested mid-sized luxury SUV market. The fact the Australian launch quickly followed the international release in Europe is evidence of the importance of the SUV market here and BMW has backed a winner with this updated model.

There are so many desirableoptions in the car. The personal co-pilot with BMW’s semi autonomous driving, gesture control, wireless charging in the centre console, head-up display and a 12.3” multi-function instrumental digital display in front of the driver.

Speed limit information is completely accurate as it uses a camera, there is parking assistant plus and that means fully automated

parking, and heated and ventilated seats. A key feature is the BMW Connected Drive+.

It keeps you connected and in command ofevery part of your life, all from behind

the wheel. It is an intelligent systemthat keeps your vehicle connected

with the outside world. Digitalservices, smart apps and driverassistance systems provide morecomfort, more entertainmentand more safety.

The X3 3.0d certainly deliverswith its 3.0-litre turbocharged

diesel engine and eight-speed sportsautomatic transmission.

Australians must wait until mid 2018 toobtain the BMW M40i, its impressive power reflected in the acceleration to 100km/h in 4.8secs.

It is really cool and a great insight how

technology is advancing

Embracing Italy’s finestwe’ve got in racing. “At the Bathurst 12 Hour, when we won it in the 488, the electronics in the car was quite incredible.

“I hope to get some sort of practice, (otherwise) it’s jump in, there’s the steering wheel, brake pedal – and go and have fun.”

The Prima Tour is not an official competition but with fellow Supercar drivers Tim Slade, Nick Percat and Cameron Waters also in the field, expect someone to leave with bragging rights.

“No doubt we all talk up about how muchfun and relaxed and the enjoyment we get out of it, but as soon as we get in the car, put the

helmet on, in anything that has a steering wheel attached to it, the competitive nature will come out,” he says.

“To do something like this, under the conditions that we’ve got, will be really exciting.

“I love having challenges and driving different things and I’ll put this on my bucket list. To share it with my wife will be quite special.”

The GTC4Lusso T is one of two Ferraris

Lowndes will be driving at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

He will also take a rare Ferrari FXX in a parade from Victoria Park to Gouger Street to kick off festivities being held on Friday night.

Lowndes will again showcase the FXX during the Ferrari Spettacolo session at Victoria Park on Sunday.

“It’s one which I’m really excited to drive,”he says.

Lowndes will be travelling to the motorsport festival fresh from the final Supercars round held a fortnight prior in Newcastle.

He says the busy Supercars schedules means it can be hard to accept invitations to motoring festivals, so he is relishing the chance to drive in the Prima Tour and see parts of Adelaide beyond the Victoria Park circuit.

“There’s no doubt there’s going to be some exotic and beautiful cars there,” he says.

“Normally (when in Adelaide) we’re running around and doing the Supercars side of it.

“We don’t get enough time to spend over there and hopefully all the people will enjoy what they get to see – exotic and great cars, great history.

“It’s a festival of sport and it’s a lot about having some really nice, exotic cars that you don’t see day-to-day, or at all.

“It showcases the quality of cars we have inAustralia.”

C A R A J E N K I N

V8 motorsport legend Craig Lowndesis well known for his racing successdriving both of Australia’s rivalmarques, Holden and Ford.

But the multiple Supercarschampion and Bathurst winner will this month pilot one of Italy’s finest – Ferrari – as one of the headline drivers in the Adelaide Rally’s Prima Tour on Thursday.

Lowndes is no stranger to the Ferrari brand, having won the Bathurst 12 Hour race earlier this year in a Ferrari 488 GT3 with his co-drivers, Supercars teammate Jamie Whincup and top Ferrari driver Toni Vilander.

What will be strange about his Prima Tourdrive, however, will be his navigator – wife Lara Lowndes.

“It will be the first time Lara and I will team up,” Lowndes says.

“You need a co-driver, and she’s got a World Rally background (having previously worked as a driver co-ordinator).

“I’m really looking forward to the first time of her telling me where to go.”

The Lowndes team will be in the Ferrari GTC4Lusso T is the fastest Ferrari four-seater made to date.

It features a 3.9-litre V8 turbo which punches out a maximum of 600hp at 7500rpm.

“Really for us, the cars are very different inthe sense of the electronics that they have,” Lowndes says.

“The electronics, traction control, the ABSstability (in Ferraris) are very different to what

The Ferrari FXX Craig Lowndes, below, will drive during Friday’s street parade and at the Victoria Park Sprint and, inset, The Ferrari GTC4Lusso T


All eyes on this Irish flyer

and having a double dose of courage as he flings his lightweight two-wheel drive car around in an aggressive way that would leave other drivers in the ditch.

He began racing stock cars as a nine-year-old,following his father’s foot steps, and didn’t turn to rally until he was in his late 20s.

When he drives, he channels his sporting hero,Finnish rally driver Ari Vatanen.

“He drove with his heart, not his head,” Kellysays. “The way it should be.” He considers his courage, or his “balls”, as the greatest part of his armoury.

“Never leave home without them,” he says. “In

fact, they’re the most crucial part of rallying.“If I forget them I might as well go home.”Kelly’s place in the field is a major drawcard for

the event, which has been renamed the Adelaide Rally and dropped the longstanding “Classic” from its name to better reflect a big growth in modern, exotic and showroom categories.

J E S P E R F J E L D S T A D

HE has become a YouTube favourite andhas fans all over the world, rally driverFrank Kelly, but the Irishman is notyour typical motorsport hero.

The thing about Kelly is that it is notnecessarily his speed that is admired, it is the way he punishes his beloved little “Baby Blue” Ford Escort and the hair-raising manner in which he races.

People line up to watch him drive all over theworld, because he flies, drives on two wheels and displays a sense of devil-may-care and showmanship wherever he races.

It is why he will be an unmissable attraction when he turns up to the Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

Kelly also has his way with words, like many ofthe Irish do.

And he expects the three-day Adelaide Rally,which runs from December 7-9, to be genuine challenge after making himself familiar with some of the stages.

“I look forward to the Adelaide rally — a bit ofAussie tarmac,” Kelly said. “I’ve had a small taste of it and I’ll be doing some ‘recceing’ (reconnaissance) before the event.

“It turns out we’ve actually been on some of the stages.

“It looks very challenging and I’ve heard people talk about ‘the corkscrew’.

“Everyone I’ve seen seems to be a corkscrew soit’ll be very different, very challenging.

“But we’re looking forward to getting Baby Blue on the tarmac.”

Kelly, 51, who raced in Mount Gambier last month, has been described as exuberant, raucous

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Frank Kelly, right, and his renowned “Baby Blue” Ford Escort. Picture: SARAH REED


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Night the city stopped for a top-secret pursuitS C O T T W A L S H Possingham said. “You could see people on the

side of the roads reaching for their phones, trying to get a photo or some video, but not really sure what they were seeing.”

“It certainly got the attention of a few pedestrians and bike riders, that’s for sure.”

City filming started at 10.30pm on a week night, to ensure safety and minimal traffic disruption.

As many as 16 police motorbikes — unseenin the final cut — controlled the rolling roadblock as the high-powered cars moved through the city.

The shoot was so secretive that even the 40volunteers stationed along the route to help keep the roads clear knew only that they were involved in a motorsport event.

The video aimed to capture a global audience through social media and has ad more than two million views online and featured on The Inside Line , a TV show broadcast in 80 countries.

CALL it a close encounter of the turbo kind.In what was likened to a UFO sighting,

Adelaide’s city streets lit up in September with the sights and sounds of Formula 1 cars in a short film highlighting South Australia’s rich motorsport history.

The top-secret shoot was filmed in the darkness of night last month and involved Supercars legend John Bowe, current drivers Tim Slade, Cam Waters and Josh Kean, as well as three-time Superbikes world champion Troy Bayliss.

In the promotional video for this year’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival the five pilots are shown driving from the Henley Beach Rd underpass, along Currie and Waymouth streets, past landmarks including Victoria Square and finishing at Victoria Park.

“The way people were talking about it, it waslike a UFO sighting,” event spokesman Tim

“Getting to drive (this car) I will be able to fulfil what I was hoping to one day be — it’s really exciting to drive around the Adelaide track and driving in the parade and getting to be part of the festival.

“One thing that Adelaide does here well is agreat festival. Adelaide definitely comes alive and gets behind events like this.”

Slade will drive a Ford Cosworth V8-powered Footwork Arrows that was campaigned by Christian Fittipaldi during the 1994 Formula 1 championship.

The 32-year-old had his first taste of steeringthe car during filming of a promotional video — Race To The City — shot at night on Adelaide’s city streets in September.

Slade’s rise to Supercars included a successful junior go-karting career, before he finished second in the 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

He said his experience in the single-seat, high-powered Formula 1 car was not as

much of a departure as some mightthink from the No. 14 V8

Commodore he now races in theSupercars championship.

“If you’re a race car driveryou can jump in any race carand no matter what it is you

quickly adapt or learn how todrive it,” he said. “Plus, it wasn’t like we were

racing around a track and setting atime in it — we were really just getting

from point A to point B. “But in a driving sense it certainly wasn’t

foreign to me. Compared with the later model F1s, which need a team of six people, computers and an hour of preparation and pre-warming just to get it started, this one is fairly basic.

“It’s similar to a Formula Ford — just biggerand with a lot more power and grip.”

Slade said he was looking forward to unleashing more of the car’s potential during the Adelaide Motorsport Festival’s Formula 1 demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.

“I’ve driven a time attack car which has a hell of a lot of power and a lot of aerodynamic grip, and I’ve driven a sprint car which has a pretty crazy power-to-weight ratio,” he said.

“So I’d imagine around that little Victoria Park circuit the area where you can feel the characteristics of the car will be the acceleration.

“There is only one fast corner, the second-last near the Supercars pit area and where these types of cars are impressive is the high-speed stuff when the aero comes into play.

“I’m expecting that will be very impressive.”

S C O T T W A L S H

AS A youngster Tim Slade would stayup late, glued to the legendary scrapsinvolving Ayrton Senna, Alain Prostand Michael Schumacher fromFormula 1’s glory days of the 1990s.

“So it’s pretty cool that now when someoneasks ‘have you ever driven a Formula 1 car?’, I can say ‘yeah, I have,” the Adelaide Supercars pilot says.

“The great thing about driving this car is thatmy earliest memories of F1 are from the same era — that 1993 or 1994 time frame, with Senna and all those drivers.

“And these days, whether it’s this car or oneof the others, you can type it into the internet and go back and find on-board footage of them going around a racetrack back when they used to race.”

Formula 1 cars punching out their trademarksymphony of high-octane screams will again light up Victoria Park at this weekend’s 2017 Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

And behind the wheel of theinternational machines will be a collection of current-day Australian Supercars drivers, including Slade, six-time Bathurst 1000 champion Craig Lowndes and Ford star Cam Waters.

Another Adelaide driver and 2016 Adelaide 500 champion Nick Percat will also be involved, showcasing an exotic 2017 McLaren 570GT4, while touring cars legend John Bowe will wind back the clock in a 1974 Jagermeister March as well as reuniting with a Shell Sierra synonymous with the late 1980s.

Lowndes, the three-time Supercars driverschampion, will make his Adelaide Motorsport Festival debut, harnessing the most powerful Formula 1 car ever built, the 1986 Benetton that Gerhard Berger famously likened to a rocket.

“I’m looking forward to driving somethingvery unique that not many people get to drive,” Lowndes said.

“I was lucky enough to drive a McLaren through Bathurst (around Mt Panorama, in 2011) through a promotion with Vodafone, but that’s very different to what I’m doing with the Benetton.

“I grew up wanting to become a Formula 1 driver and I’m getting to drive what’s part of history.

“I remember coming to Adelaide and watching the Formula 1 race with my father as a kid, and watching these cars run around.

I grew up wanting to become a

Formula 1 driver and I’m getting to drive what’s part

of history

Supercar stars live their F1 dreams Far left, Craig Lowndes checks out Jenson Button’s McLaren F1 during an exhibition at Bathurst in 2011.

Main image, Ford Supercars driver Cam Waters in the 1986 Benetton in preparation for this year’s motorsport festival. Picture: David Karaduman

Below, Tim Slade.

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SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBERTrack Opens .......................................9.00amSession 1Pre 1969 & Invited.............................. 9.00amInvited Performance ............................9.10amHigh Performance Street ....................9.20amFormula Ford .......................................9.30amSupercar Sprint ...................................9.40amPorsche Through the Ages ..................9.50amHistoric Sports Sedans ......................10.00am4WD Turbo ......................................... 10.10amFerrari ................................................ 10.20am5 Litre Touring Cars ........................... 10.30amDemonstrationTroy Bayliss – Two-Up Ride ................10.45amClassic Motorcycle ..............................10.55amSession 1Sports Cars ..........................................11.05amFormula Libre ....................................... 11.15amTime Attack ......................................... 11.25amFormula One – Star Cars ...................... 11.35amHeritage Touring Cars ......................... 11.50amDemonstrationSuper 5000 Demonstration ..............12.05pmLunch Break includingElfin Car Club Parade ............. 12.15-1.00pmSession 2Pre 1969 & Invited................................ 1.10pmInvited Performance ........................... 1.20pmHigh Performance Street .................... 1.30pmFormula Ford ....................................... 1.40pmSupercar Sprint ................................... 1.50pmTBA .................................................... 2.00pmPorsche Through the Ages ...................2.10pmHistoric Sports Sedans ........................2.20pm4WD Turbo ..........................................2.30pm

Ferrari ..................................................2.40pm5 Litre Touring Cars .............................2.50pmDemonstrationTroy Bayliss – Superbike ...................... 3.05pmClassic Motorcycle ............................... 3.15pmCraig Lowndes – Formula One ............ 3.25pmSession 2Sports Cars .......................................... 3.35pmFormula Libre ...................................... 3.45pmTime Attack ......................................... 3.55pmFormula One – Star Cars ......................4.05pmHeritage Touring Cars ..........................4.20pmDemonstrationJake Jones - Drift ................................. 4.35pmToyota 86 vs Formula One .................. 4.45pmEnd of Sprint – Day 1 ....................... 4.55pmAdelaide Rally Final Stage ............. 5:30pm

SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBERTrack Opens .......................................9.00amSession 1Pre 1969 & Invited.............................. 9.00amInvited Performance ............................9.10amHigh Performance Street ....................9.20amFormula Ford .......................................9.30amSupercar Sprint ...................................9.40amPorsche Through the Ages ..................9.50amHistoric Sports Sedans ......................10.00am4WD Turbo ......................................... 10.10amFerrari ................................................ 10.20am5 Litre Touring Cars ........................... 10.30amDemonstrationsTroy Bayliss – Two-Up Ride ................10.45amClassic Motorcycle ..............................10.55amSession 1Sports Cars ..........................................11.05amFormula Libre ....................................... 11.15am

Time Attack ......................................... 11.25amFormula One – Star Cars ...................... 11.35amHeritage Touring Cars ......................... 11.50amDemonstrationsSuper 5000 Demonstration ..............12.05pmRally Legends Demonstration .............12.15pmLunch Break includingElfin Car Club Parade ............. 12.25-1.05pmDemonstrationsFerrari Spettacolo .................................. 1.15pmSession 2Pre 1969 & Invited................................ 1.25pmInvited Performance ............................ 1.35pmHigh Performance Street ..................... 1.45pmFormula Ford ........................................ 1.55pmDemonstrationJohn Bowe – Shell Sierra & Cameron Waters – Tickford Mustang Moffat ’77 ...............2.05pmSession 2Supercar Sprint .................................... 2.15pmPorsche Through the Ages .................. 2.25pmHistoric Sports Sedans ........................ 2.35pm4WD Turbo .......................................... 2.45pmFerrari .................................................. 2.55pm5 Litre Touring Cars ............................. 3.05pmDemonstrationTroy Bayliss – Superbike ......................3.20pmClassic Motorcycle ..............................3.30pmCraig Lowndes – Ferrari .....................3.40pmSession 2Sports Cars ..........................................3.50pmFormula Libre ..................................... 4.00pmTime Attack ..........................................4.10pmFormula One – Star Cars ......................4.20pmHeritage Touring Cars .......................... 4.35pmEnd of Sprint – Day 2 .......................4.50pm

5-LITRE TOURING CARSNUMBER DRIVER MAKE MODEL

24 Brad Wimpenny Ford AU Falcon25 David Holc Holden VX Commodore26 Stephen Perrott Holden Commodore27 Bryan Sala TBA 28 Mark Kraulis Holden Commodore29 Bruce Heinrich Ford AU Falcon30 Harrison Imrie Holden VT Commodore31 Troy Kelly Ford Falcon32 Kane Fitzgerald Holden VR Commodore33 Mark Pappendell Holden VT Commodore

SPORTS CARSNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

66 David Tye 1972 Lotus Elan67 Dean Lindstrom 1977 Mazda RX368 Michael LoGiudice 1977 Holden Torana A9X69 Lyndon Punshon 1995 Robnell 302SCR Cobra replica70 Mark Crespan 1967 RMC Ford Cobra71 Timothy Pitt 2016 Lotus Evora72 Martin Wallace 2016 Lotus Elise 220 Cup SE73 Rhett Payne 2005 Lotus Exige74 Sean Rowlands 1987 Shelby Cobra75 Richard Baskus 2008 Ginetta G50Z-V876 Michael Polljonker 2017 Dkubus 107Speedster

PRE-1969 AND INVITEDNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

80 Andrew Baohm 1966 Ford Mustang81 Clive Spreadbury 1963 Austin Healey Sprite82 Duane Gent 1963 Ford Fairlane83 Harry Papageorge 2004 Ford DRB GT4084 Nick Torquati 1976 Ford Cortina85 Nigel Tait 1969 Matich 38486 James Golding 1976 Ford XB GT Coupe87 Ron Guppy 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 105 88 Samuel Nitschke 1965 Elfin Clubman89 Shaun Relf 1976 Ford Escort Mk290 Tim Lynas 1965 Ford Mustang GT 350 91 Bill Bentley 1965 Nadger Clubman92 Ian Gear 1972 Holden Torana GTR XU1

HIGH PERFORMANCE STREETNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

94 Adam Savis 1981 Alfa Romeo Alfasud95 Bradley Stonham 1999 Lexus IS 20096 David Parken 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV697 Justin Wanzek 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV698 Michael Katsikitis 2017 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti Series 399 Steve Conroy 1977 Holden Torana100 John Crabb 1978 Holden GTS101 Richard Clampett 1965 Porsche 356 Speedster102 Daniel Crisa 1992 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR103 Peter Williams 1994 Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-T104 Asher Johnston 1999 Hyundai Circuit Excel

PORSCHE THROUGH THE AGESNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

164 Bernie Stack 1995 Porsche 993 RS165 Bruce Field 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo166 Daryl Curyer 1990 Porsche 964 RS Replica167 Emanuel Palyaris Porsche 911 IROC168 Michael Rogers 2000 Porsche 911169 Michael Stewart 1973 Porsche 911 RS170 Thomas Klaveniek 1964 Porsche 356sc171 Tim Lynas 1979 Porsche 928172 Vic Moore 1973 Porsche 911 IROC173 Mark Coupe 1989 Porsche 928174 Anthony Male 2002 Porsche 986 Boxster S175 Graeme Cook Porsche IROC

FERRARINUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

178 Brenton Griguol 2009 Ferrari F430GT3179 Mark Rundle 1999 Ferrari 360 Challenge180 Alvin Chua 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale181 Carmelo Calabro 2000 Ferrari 360 coupe182 Darren Bilsborough 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena183 Frazer Gascoigne 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB184 Keith Wong 2000 Ferrari 360 Challenge185 Rolf Czabayski 2006 Ferrari Spider 430186 Julian Mazzone 2000 Ferrari 360 Challenge187 Remo Siciliano 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB

TIME ATTACKNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

192 Mick Sigsworth 2007 Mitsubishi Evo9193 Stephen Faulks 2005 Subaru STi194 Andrew Clydsdale 2013 Toyota 86 GTS195 Brad Trenwith 1994 Mazda RX7196 Dan Day 2014 Subaru STI197 John DalCollo 2006 Mitsubishi Mirage198 Matt Longhurst 1999 Nissan R34 GTR199 Matthew Sims 2017 Mitsubishi EVO RS200 Paul Henshaw 1971 Datsun 240z201 John Munro Nissan GT-R R35202 Daniel Munro Subaru WRX STI203 Keir Wilson Nissan GT-R R35

4WD TURBONUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

108 Mark Rundle 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8109 Fathi Shahin 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR110 Bill Lakstins 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR111 Tania Langcake 1999 Subaru WRX112 Damien Hirst 2015 Subaru WRX113 John Davies 2004 Mitsubishi EVO 8114 Jay Dawson Mitsubishi EVO 7115 Gary Vial 2006 Subaru WRX STI116 Nathan Green 1991 Nissan R32 GTR117 Laurence Gleeson Nissan Bluebird SR20118 Henry Beasley 2004 Mitsubishi EVO 9119 John Beasley 1998 Mitsubishi EVO 1V120 Peter Gazzard 2005 Mitsubishi EVO 9

FORMULA FORDNUMBER DRIVER MAKE MODEL

52 Greg Edwards Spectrum 011B53 Hayden Jarrett Swift Cooper SC94F54 Hamish Ribarits Mygale 55 Max Vidau Mygale56 Matthew Woodland Mygale SJ09A57 Samuel Woodland Van Diemen RF0658 Conor Nicholson Spectrum59 Matthew Roesler Spectrum 011C60 Paul Di Biase Spectrum61 Pat Mullins/Sean Mullins Van Diemen62 Peter Ware Swift SC94F63 Ben Forgan Mygale64 Michael Mohr/Casey Mohr Mygale65 Chris Slusarski Spectrum 011B

HISTORIC SPORTS SEDANSNUMBER DRIVER MAKE MODEL

38 Damian Johnson Holden Torana39 Jason Waye Holden Torana LJ40 Matthew Woods Ford Escort41 Simon Pfitzner Datsun Stanza42 Barry Bray Nissan Silvia43 Simon Podlewski Mercedes Benz 450 SLC44 Luigi De Luca Chrysler Charger45 Alistair Brown Datsun 100046 Michael Dudley-Bray Ford Anglia 105E47 Mark Haig Datsun 51048 Geoff Watson Austin A30

HERITAGE TOURING CARSNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

10 Rod Hatfield 1975 Holden Torana L3411 Daniel Cotterill 1983 Holden VHSS Commodore12 Michael Roddy 1984 Jaguar TWR XJS13 Neville Butler 1980 Ford Escort Mk214 Justin Nilsson 1984 Nissan Exa Turbo15 Aaron Cameron 1977 Holden Torana A9X16 Anna Cameron 1974 Holden Torana L3417 Carolyn Kruger 1976 Ford Escort18 Carl Muller 1980 Ford Capri 3.0s19 Michael LoGiudice 1977 Holden Torana A9X20 Tony Sawford 1979 Holden Torana A9X21 Lindsay Woollard 1981 Holden Commodore VC22 Terry Lawlor 1990 Ford Sierra

RALLY LEGENDS DRIVER MAKE MODEL

Stewart Reid Audi S1 quattroTim Possingham Audi A2 quattroHillary Evans Audi A2 QuattroGerry Duyvestyn Renault R5 TurboNeal Bates Toyota Celica GT4Darryl Bush Toyota Corolla WRCJoe Ricciardo Porsche 911 RSFrank Kelly Ford Escort Mk2Justin Gan Porsche 993 RSRBrad Kidd Porsche 911Stuart Bowes Toyota CelicaTim Davies TBA

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FORMULA ONE - STAR CARSNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE

15 Tim Slade 1994 Footwork FA15 (ex Fittipaldi)20 Cameron Waters 1986 BMW Benetton B186 (ex Berger) Arrows A21 (ex Webber/Verstappen)30 Brenton Griguol 1988 Lola Larrouse LC88 (ex Alliot) Joe Calleja March 741 (ex Stuck) /John Bowe27 Paul Faulkner 1980 Williams FW07B (ex Jones)4 Richard Lihou 1979 Candy Tyrrell 009/3 (ex Daly) André BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F189 Bezuidenhout (ex De Cesaris)18 Gerry Duyvestyn 1970 March 701 (ex Andretti)

14 Josh Kean 2000

22

19 1974

1989

INVITED PERFORMANCENUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

Joe Calleja/ John Bowe 123 Louis Katsikitis 2004 Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Malcolm Ramsay/ Jonathan French125 Paul Mitolo Mazda RX7 Series 3 Peter Altman/ Andy Wortmeyer127 Matthew Evans 2000 Holden Commodore128 Jim Emmett 1984 Volvo 240T129 Hagen Zerk 1973 Ford XA Falcon130 George Gutierrez 2013 Toyota 86 Series Race Car Mark Trueno/ Todd Hazelwood132 Peter Crase 1996 BMW 325i133 Dougal Downer 1971 Datsun 1600134 Tony Hardy 2003 Ford AU Saloon Car135 Naomi Maltby 1997 Holden VT Commodore

122 1973 March 73S Sports Racer

124 Ariel Atom

126 2008 Holden HSV wagon

131 Toyota 86

FORMULA LIBRENUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

136 Mark Rundle 1969 Lola T142 F5000137 Trent Shirvington 2011 Mygale M11 - Formula 3138 Brenton Ramsay 1994 Reynard 94D RT23 F3000/ Formula Holden140 Jim Doig 1972 Motorlab ASP 340141 Paul Richards 2017 ASP 340A Clubman142 Philip Hooper 1968 Lotus 51A143 Richard Warland 1981 Ralt RT4144 Andrew Ford 1974 Birrana 274145 Zac Schwalm 2003 Mygale/BMW Formula BMW146 Sean Whelan 1987 Ralt RT4147 Bo Jensen 1989 Shrike Formula Holden

139 Mick Sigsworth 1991 Ralt

SUPERCARNUMBER DRIVER YEAR MAKE MODEL

911 GT3 Cup Type 991151 Brad Cawthorne 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo152 Chris Ching 2008 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup153 Danniel Amadio 2013 Holden HSV GTS154 John DalCollo 2008 Audi R8155 Michael O’Donnell 2011 Porsche GT3 Cup Ben Stack/ Nick Percat157 Peter Kruger 2005 Holden HSV GTO158 Remo Siciliano 2016 Maserati Gran Turismo159 Simon Dellamalva 2017 Ford Mustang GT Cayman Clubsport GT4161 Michael Almond 2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Cayman GT4 ClubSport163 Michael Petrucco 2012 McLaren 12C

150 Malcolm Ramsay 2014 Porsche

156 McLaren 650 S

160 Phil Jaquillard 2016 Porsche

162 Greg Keene 2017 Porsche

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wheel drive in motorsport will be on show outside the spectacular Audi Solitaire display at Victoria Park on both days.

It will be the first public showing of Possingham’s impressive vehicle after spending the past two years building the car. Obtaining parts has been the major issue and he had to seek them from Latvia where the Audi is extremely popular.

“I bought the car from a museum in New

Zealand and it has been quite a struggle to get it built given all the parts had to come from Latvia,” Possingham said.

“I’ve just got it going and this will be the firsttime it has been seen in public. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Mercedes admirers will also be catered for with the three-pointed star marquee celebrating the 50th anniversary of its AMG performance brand.

To celebrate the occasion, 20 Mercedes AMG vehicles will be showcased as part of the Mercedes Tour in the Adelaide Rally and the standout attraction is set to be a 2017 AMG GTR.

The attractive biturbo V8 beast with the explosive punch has 0-100 times of 3.5 seconds.

Among the Mercedes entries for the rally isRay Eastwood’s 220SL, arguably the most attractive classic in the event.

W A R R E N P A R T L A N D

Fans of the Audi brand will have fun atthis year’s Adelaide Motorsport Festivalwith Audi Solitaire to have a healthyinvolvement in the Adelaide Rally.

The automotive group will have atour contingent in the rally for the first time, having entered 20 cars for the challenge through the Adelaide Hills and on the roads in the world renowned wine regions of the Barossa and McLaren Vale.

R8, RS7, TTRS, SQ5 and RS6 models are among the Audi Solitaire entries as well as 10 RS3 cars. The RS3 is one of Audi Solitaire’s hottest selling products with its 400 horsepower, which makes its way to the ground through a seven speed dual clutch transmission.

The popular model sprints from 0-100 in 4.1seconds and is faster than an entry Porsche 911, giving it a reputation as a ballistic missile rather than a pocket rocket.

The howling five cylinder turbo soundtrackfrom the pack of RS3s will no doubt impress the Audi faithful, who will also enjoy watching the four classic five cylinder Turbo quattros at the Festival.

Queensland’s Stewart Reid heads the list inhis Audi S1 quattro, which has over 600 horsepower and is a purpose-built race car.

South Australian Tim Possingham has entered his Audi A2 Group B rally car for the special rally legends session at Victoria Park on December 10 and he will be joined by a 1983 UR quattro from Western Australia and A2 quattro from Victoria.

These legendary cars which pioneered four


The Audi RS3 will impress the Audi faithful.


A N T I M O I A N N E L L A

THEY’RE usually the star attractions butV8 Supercar drivers Craig Lowndes andNick Percat will have to take a backseatat this year’s extended Adelaide Motorsport Festival Gouger Street

Party.A record number of cars, estimated to be

worth over $16 million and with a combined 11,000 horsepower, will take centre stage at the popular event on December 8.

The 3rd annual festival street party, which will also feature tunes from Adelaide band Mr Buzzy, is set to be the “bigger and better than ever”, according to event spokesman Tim Possingham.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to flock tothe Gouger St precinct for the party, which has been extended from Morphett St down almost to Victoria Square.

While there will be plenty of entertainmentfor families and general punters, motoring enthusiasts will salivate over the collection of cars on display.

Apart from the 210 rally cars taking part in the weekend event, there will be 16 speciality cars, including six classic Formula Ones, a Ferrari FFX and a historic Brabham open-wheeler, which will receive a police escort from Victoria Park and arrive in Gouger St at about 5.50pm. And among the drivers will be V8 superstars Lowndes, Percat, Tim Slade and Cameron Waters, who will appear on stage and

sign autographs for fans from about 6pm.“It’s a great opportunity for people to get up

close to V8 Supercar drivers, amazing cars, there’s entertainment, food...and it’s a free community event,” Mr Possingham said.

Helping rev up the crowd throughout the night will be legendary Adelaide party band Mr Buzzy, featuring Bree Gregory on lead vocals, Jesse Catalano on keyboard and vocals, Terry Snow on guitar amd Tyson Muenchow on drums. The quartet have been rocking this town for 15 years but have never played the Motorsport Festival.

“We’re really looking forward to it, it’s a massive event and it’s going to be fantastic to be part of it,” Mr Catalano said. “It’s a fantastic initiative for car lovers, it’s a great build up for

the weekend and the rest of the year.”The four-piece have played all around

Adelaide at festivals including Sea and Vines and Schutzenfest, so they know how to get the party started.

“We’ll be playing songs with plenty of energy,lots of top 40 and classic hits, during a couple of sets between 6 and 9pm,” Mr Catalano said.

Mr Possingham said the street party has become an integral part of the calendar in Adelaide, with the four-hour event generating about $300,000 in economic benefit for the Gouger precinct.

“Everyone really embraces it and it’s becomereally valuable for Gouger St traders and the Motorsport Festival itself.,” he said. “It’s just a fun night out which caters for everyone.”


Street party with a real buzz

Adelaide party band Mr Buzzy prepare for this year’s event. Picture: MIKE BURTON/AAP


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support race at the inaugural Adelaide F1 Grand Prix.

He won the Australian Sports Car category(1986) and back-to-back Touring Car races on the street circuit (1994-95) while rubbing shoulders with the world’s elite drivers.

“I still remember clearly watching the F1 cars, particularly the Williams with the Honda engines in them, with (Nigel) Mansell and (Keke) Rosberg going up Wakefield St.

“It was a lot of excitement for us people thathad never seen that sort of thing before. It was just amazing.”

Bowe retired from the V8 Supercar championship in 2007, but has won five of the past seven Touring Car Masters titles and was runner up to old rival Steven Johnson this year.

He hoped to share stories from his glitteringcareer with motor racing enthusiasts at the festival.

“I normally focus on what tomorrow brings,not what yesterday brought,” he said.

“But it’s really nice that people are interestedin the past and I’ve got much more time now to spend reminiscing than I used to.

“Not only do I enjoy the interaction with thepeople, but there’s so many good cars at the festival to look at. I’m a car perv, so I love it.”


R O B G R E E N W O O D

JOHN Bowe won the final V8 race onAdelaide’s Formula One street circuit onhis way to the 1995 Australian Touring Car championship.

So when the Tasmanian hadthe chance to return to Victoria Park for the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, it was an opportunity he was unlikely to pass up.

“I’ve got some really great memories there,” Bowe, 63, said.

“Every year there’s been a raceon that track, I’ve raced there – that’s a lot of laps around Victoria Park.

“Adelaide is the most motorsport loving city there is in Australia and the festival is always a great event.

“I love it and Adelaidepeople are so enthusiastic about it.”

Bowe is one of a host ofmotorsport greats set to grace the festival from December 7-10.

He was excited about taking to the shortened parklands track in a 1974 Jagermeister March F1 car on the Sunday.

The four-decade racing veteran was also looking forward to some hot laps in the

Shell Ford Sierra RS500 he drove to hisfirst Bathurst 1000 victory alongsideDick Johnson in 1989.

“A lot of Dick Johnson’s cars stillexist, but that’s the only one that’sactually still participating in racing,”

Bowe said.“I actually drove it inthe parade at Bathurst(this year) and I’dforgotten how much

turbo lag they had.“The little track

they make for thefestival is goodfun. It’s not a race

meeting, but it’s justfun.”Devonport-born

Bowe first sampled SA in1985 when he lined up inthe open-wheel FormulaMondial class in a

A drifting superstar coming to town S C O T T W A L S H

John Bowe on his way to victory at the Adelaide street circuit 1994 and, below, in September during the filming of a festival protional video.

Legend of the track is thrilled to be back

THE style of drifting and the outright speed of drag racing will be on show when the Adelaide Motorsport Festival unleashes two new on-track features at this year’s Victoria Park Sprint.

Adelaide’s international drift racer, Jake “Driftsquid” Jones, will perform smoking, screeching solo laps of the shortened Victoria Park at 4.35pm on Saturday, in his Nissan-powered BMW car.

Jones is a global hit through YouTube, and is in demand on the international drifting circuit. Last month he won a new gymkhana-drifting event in Indonesia, which involved sliding under circuit obstacles including a shipping container, an excavator and a forklift.

Then in a battle of outright speed, SA Supercars drivers Todd Hazelwood and Josh Kean will go head-to-head in a 300m drag up the main straight in two very different vehicles.

Hazelwood will pilot a modified Toyota86 powered by a Nissan GTR engine — dubbed the “WTF86” — in a Roll Race against Kean in a 1994 Arrows Formula 1 car.

The Saturday battle — effectively a dragrace from a rolling start — is scheduled to immediately follow Jones’ drifting display from 4.45pm.


When Adelaide Motorsport Festival opened in 2014, it attracted about 1800 people.

This year, director Tim Possingham expectsnearly 30,000 spectators.

“It is still early days for us but the event is extremely popular and interstate and international visitation has grown tremendously in the last two years,” Mr Possingham said.

“I have plans to expand the event further in2018 with the event most likely having three days of track activity in Victoria Park … possibly four.

“We will alternate the theming of the eventyear on year.

“Next year will have more of an internationalflavour again and more Adelaide-era F1 cars, year about we will mix it up with a huge range of crazy cars and celebrity drivers like we have this year.”

Patrons can also expect to see more cars involved next year as track density will increase in each category because the track will be lengthened.

“We also plan to run up to East Terrace andthen back down Wakefield Road with barriers in the middle.

“You can also expect to see more electric vehicle participation in 2018.”

Only early days but this is an event on the rise


It’s a Ferrari masterpieceFERRARI lovers will be in La La Land

when the famed marque celebratesits 70th anniversary with the appearance of one of its multi-million-dollar masterpieces at next

week’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival.One of the most exclusive street cars on

the planet, a LaFerrari hypercar will be among the star cars at the four-day carnival for car fanatics, based at Victoria Park.

This year’s festival coincides with Ferrari’s70th birthday and will reunite the Italian brand with the scene of its triumph in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix three decades earlier.

The Italian sports car manufacturer will return to the Adelaide Motorsport Festival to showcase the past and present models which have made it a worldwide leader.

It will also present a range of action-packed demonstrations on a section of the street circuit Austrian Gerhard Berger drove Ferrari to victory on in 1987.

Among the glittering list of machinery willbe one of just two Australian-based LaFerraris, the limited-production hybrid sports car first unveiled in 2013.

World-wide, there are just 500 LaFerraris, the most powerful street-legal Ferraris ever built with a top speed of 349km/h and capable of 0-100km/h in just

2.4s. Putting a price tag on any one LaFerrari is impossible, but last year one of the 500 was sold at auction to benefit an Italy earthquate relief fund for just over $10 million.

Ferrari Adelaide marketing manager Ella Trimbell said SA motorsport fans had a deep affection for the brand, stemming from its decade-long presence at Adelaide’s F1 Grand Prix.

“It’s very exciting to have a big Ferrari presence back on the track where the Ferrari Gerhard Berger F1 car won the Grand Prix,” Trimbell said.

“The 70th anniversary is a very special celebration for Ferrari as it marks the beginning of one of the world’s most loved brands.

“Ferrari is an internationally-renowned

brand and it has endured for solong because of the passion that(founder) Enzo Ferrari had for thebrand.

“That passion has spread amongFerrari fans and owners worldwide.”

Adelaide Motors, the authorisedsales and service centre for Ferrariin Adelaide since 2013, has beenassociated with the festival since

its inception four years ago.The 488 Challenge will headline a

glittering collection of Ferrari machinery on display.

Unveiled at last year’s Ferrari World Finalsevent at Daytona, US, the car is the latest model

in the brand’s international racing serieswhich was launched in 1992.

The turbocharged vehicle is the most

powerful Challenge car made and is powered by a 670cv 3.9-litre V8 engine.

Other late model Ferraris on show includethe F40 GTE, 599 XX, F12tdf, 458 Speciale and the V12 four-seater GTC4Lusso grand tourer.

Classic cars from the manufacturer’s richhistory will also feature such as the 308 GTSi and Testarossa.

Ferrari machines will take to the track fordemonstrations on both days of the festival.

The Spettacolo will lay down some laps on the shortened Adelaide 500 circuit on the Sunday, before the FXX will be unleashed with V8 Supercars great Craig Lowndes behind the wheel.

Just 30 FXXs were built and sold exclusively to European-based Ferrari owners, who are only permitted to drive the car on track days approved by the brand.

The vehicle, which will also feature in theGouger Street Party on the Friday night, weighs 1165kg and has a top speed of 345km/h.

“Motorsport fans love seeing the Ferraridisplays and demonstrations because we have brought some very unique cars to Adelaide, some of the cars that you cannot see anywhere else,” Trimbell said.

“Ferrari values being a part of the festivalbecause we can share the passion for Ferrari with our staff, our client base and of course the public.”

The famed La Ferrari (main image) a Ferrari 488 Challenge, below, and, inset, former F1 driver Gerhard Berger

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