Forgotten Era Racing

Classic Motorcycling
Ozebook’s Online Magazine
Historic Racing Special Edition
Australian Championships 2008
Unlimited Class
Forgotten Era
Ozebook Classic Motorcycles
Editorial
The 2008 Australian Historic Road Race Championship held on November 23rd 2008 at
Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia, provided motorcycling with some great racing
in the Forgotten Era Class - ie. period 5 machines over 600cc manufactured after 1972
and before 1981. Personally there was no way I was going to miss seeing Robbie Phillis.
Robbie Phillis a world class Superbike and Australian champion rode brilliantly on the
fast Wanneroo circuit to take out the Unlimited Class on the GSX1166 Suzuki Superbike.
He was hard pressed by Victorian rider Peter Guest on his Kawasaki Z1R 1000 superbike.
Phillis, who won five successive Superbike crowns
in Australia the early ‘80s, was competing aboard the
same Suzuki GSX1100 that took him to the 1981 title.
The ex-Kawasaki and Suzuki factory rider, finished
third in the World Superbike Championship in 1991
and 1992.
Peter Guest is a multiple Australian historic racing
champion.
Rex Wolfenden was also competing on a Rex
prepared CB1100R Honda. Rex has become a
legend in Australia for building and promoting the
T-Rex range of racing CB750s and CB900s.
Rain threatened the meeting and the races were
reduced by a lap due to delays caused by the
weather. A wet and slippery track lead to a big
get-off by a number of riders in the first leg of
the championship and a re-start was required.
Leg 2 was held in fine weather fortunately. Both
rounds were won by Robbie Phillis on his
Suzuki.
It was agreat opportunity to see some champions
riding on some mean machines. Just a shame
that more riders could not be coaxed into
making the long trip to the West Coast.
My thanks go to those who did manage the trip.
Murray Barnard
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Cover: Robbie Phillis winner of the Australian
Forgotten Era Unlimited Championship Nov 2008
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Neville Grant
Australian National Forgotten Era Unlimited Championship Results
Posn.
No. Rider
Machine
1
32
Robbie Phillis (VIC)
1980 Suzuki GSX
2
22
Karl Corpe (VIC)
1980 Kawasaki ZIR
3
34
Peter Guest (VIC)
1978 Kawasaki ZIR
4
75
Stuart Loly (VIC)
1980 Suzuki GSX
5
13
Mark Watt (WA)
1980 Suzuki GSX
6
24
Peter Mizzi (VIC)
1980 Honda CB1100R
7
15
Rory Reibel (WA)
1980 Suzuki GSX
8
666 Michael Dibb (VIC)
1978 Honda CBX
9
19
Robert Turner (WA)
1974 Kawasaki Z900
10
16
Ken Wootton (VIC)
1978 Honda CB
11
2
Rex Wolfenden (VIC)
1980 Honda CB1100R
12
28
Ziggy Maeder (WA)
1978 Laverda Jota
13
76
Scott Webster (VIC)
1980 Moto-Martin Kaw
14
77
Adam Senior (WA)
1976 Suzuki RG500
15
17
Glen Ottley (WA)
1980 Suzuki GSX
16
57
Wil Croft (WA)
1980 Suzuki GSX
17
111 Neville Grant (VIC)
1980 Suzuki GSX
Ken Wootton
Ken Wootton and Neville Grant
Rex Wolfenden
1980 Suzuki GSX1100
1980 Motoplas GSX1100
Moto Martin Kawasaki
Laverda Jota
1979 Zegers/Yamaha
560cc triple
Robbie Phillis and Peter Guest
Michael Dibb VIC 1978 Honda CBX 1130
Peter Guest
Ziggy Maeder WA 1978 Laverda Jota 1000
Adam Senior 1976 RG500 Suzuki
Robbie Phillis
Karl Corpe
Leo Cash QLD1980 Suzuki GSX 1170
Robert Turner WA 1974 Kawasaki Z900 1045
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