48th Historic Winton - Presents Two Big Days of Historic Motorsport, Benalla Historic Vehicle Tour and Austin 7 Club 75th Anniversary
MEDIA RELEASE 13/2/2025
Historic Winton presented by the Austin 7 Club Inc
24th & 25th May 2024, Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla
Major Sponsor: Shannons
The 48th Historic Winton, to be held on 24th and 25th May 2025 at Winton Motor Raceway, will be two full days of historic car racing and vehicle displays of the elegant, the rustic, the weird and wacky.
Presented by the Austin 7 Club, Historic Winton is well known as being Australia’s most popular historic race event showcasing racing cars from the very beginning (more than 100 years ago) to the mid-1980s.
The Shannons Car Park features ‘Pride of Place’ vehicles whilst heritage displays of emergency services and other types of vehicles are exhibited around the track.
“There is so much to see and do that we provide a courtesy bus to take visitors to the various attractions around the outside of the track,” Historic Winton Organiser, John Kessner said.
A unique feature of the event is the trackside camping at Winton Motor Raceway.
“There’s room for 700 motorhomes, caravans and tents,” he said. “For safety reasons, no pets are allowed though, as we can’t have them accidentally running onto the track.”
He said that Historic Winton is well reputed for its friendliness with competitors meeting here once a year from all over Australia. Many become lifelong friends.
Preceding Historic Winton is the Benalla Historic Vehicle Tour on Friday, 23rd May. Motoring enthusiasts tour the rich and varied sights of Benalla and surrounds. To add to the fun, Austin 7 Club, “President’s Choice” trophies are awarded to participants with ‘stand out’ vehicles. More details about the Benalla Historic Vehicle Tour here.
John said that the Austin 7 Club was currently celebrating its 75th Anniversary and it’s 400 plus members are proud of its achievements and impact on motorsport in Australia.
“We have been holding events at Winton Motor Raceway for more than 50 years and Historic Winton for 49 years.
“Our Club history includes our formative role in motorsport in Australia with us being on the founding committee of the first motorsport peak body and we introduced Observed Section Trials (or mud trials) to Australia,” he said.
Photo: Neil Hammond
Shannons - Major Sponsor
