Classic MotorcyclingOzebook’s Online MagazineHistoric Racing Special Edition

Australian Championships 2008Unlimited Class

Forgotten Era

Ozebook Classic Motorcycles

www.ozebook.com

EditorialThe 2008 Australian Historic Road Race Championship held on November 23rd 2008 atBarbagallo Raceway in Western Australia, provided motorcycling with some great racingin the Forgotten Era Class - ie. period 5 machines over 600cc manufactured after 1972and 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 thefast 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.

Layout and original content copyright: 2008Ex Libris www.ozebook.comEmail: muzza@ozebook.com

Cover: Robbie Phillis winner of the AustralianForgotten Era Unlimited Championship Nov 2008

Phillis, who won five successive Superbike crownsin Australia the early ‘80s, was competing aboard thesame Suzuki GSX1100 that took him to the 1981 title.The ex-Kawasaki and Suzuki factory rider, finishedthird in the World Superbike Championship in 1991and 1992.

Peter Guest is a multiple Australian historic racingchampion.

Rex Wolfenden was also competing on a Rexprepared CB1100R Honda. Rex has become alegend in Australia for building and promoting theT-Rex range of racing CB750s and CB900s.

Rain threatened the meeting and the races werereduced by a lap due to delays caused by theweather. A wet and slippery track lead to a bigget-off by a number of riders in the first leg ofthe championship and a re-start was required.

Leg 2 was held in fine weather fortunately. Bothrounds were won by Robbie Phillis on hisSuzuki.

It was agreat opportunity to see some championsriding on some mean machines. Just a shamethat more riders could not be coaxed intomaking the long trip to the West Coast.

My thanks go to those who did manage the trip.

Murray Barnard

Neville Grant

Australian National Forgotten Era Unlimited Championship ResultsPosn. No. Rider Machine1 32 Robbie Phillis (VIC) 1980 Suzuki GSX2 22 Karl Corpe (VIC) 1980 Kawasaki ZIR3 34 Peter Guest (VIC) 1978 Kawasaki ZIR4 75 Stuart Loly (VIC) 1980 Suzuki GSX5 13 Mark Watt (WA) 1980 Suzuki GSX6 24 Peter Mizzi (VIC) 1980 Honda CB1100R7 15 Rory Reibel (WA) 1980 Suzuki GSX8 666 Michael Dibb (VIC) 1978 Honda CBX9 19 Robert Turner (WA) 1974 Kawasaki Z90010 16 Ken Wootton (VIC) 1978 Honda CB11 2 Rex Wolfenden (VIC) 1980 Honda CB1100R12 28 Ziggy Maeder (WA) 1978 Laverda Jota13 76 Scott Webster (VIC) 1980 Moto-Martin Kaw14 77 Adam Senior (WA) 1976 Suzuki RG50015 17 Glen Ottley (WA) 1980 Suzuki GSX16 57 Wil Croft (WA) 1980 Suzuki GSX17 111 Neville Grant (VIC) 1980 Suzuki GSX

Ken Wootton

Ken Wootton and Neville Grant

Rex Wolfenden

Moto Martin Kawasaki

1980 Motoplas GSX1100

1980 Suzuki GSX1100

Robbie Phillis and Peter Guest

1979 Zegers/Yamaha560cc triple

Laverda Jota

Michael Dibb VIC 1978 Honda CBX 1130

Robbie Phillis

Karl Corpe

Adam Senior 1976 RG500 Suzuki

Ziggy Maeder WA 1978 Laverda Jota 1000

Peter Guest

WWW.OZEBOOK.COM

Robert Turner WA 1974 Kawasaki Z900 1045

Leo Cash QLD1980 Suzuki GSX 1170