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ISLAND TIME

The sights, sounds and smells of yesteryear took over the picturesque Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit, on the Victorian Labour Day long weekend, March 8 to 10. In its 35th installment, the Phillip Island Classic – Festival of Motorsport, held by the Victorian Historic Racing Register (VHRR) is the biggest historic motorsport event in the Southern Hemisphere; it’s like Goodwood, but Down Under.

Autumn certainly fired up its engine, smashing its foot flat to the floor on the old weather gauge with stifling heat on and off

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