Shannons Legends Of Motorsport

The Phillip Island Classic is a true Festival of Motorsport, the biggest Historic motor racing event in the Southern Hemisphere. From open wheelers to touring and sports cars, there’s an array of stars and special machinery of all eras to enjoy, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovered. For season 3, Shannons Legends of Motorsport turned to an Online-Only, Free to watch Platform, This episode can be found here: https://www.shannons.com.au/club/video/phillip-island-classic-ep-1-series-3-shannons-legends-of-motorsport/

The turbocharged Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth burst onto the scene in 1987 and remains an iconic car of Australian and world touring car racing from the late 1980s and early 1990s. To celebrate its 30th anniversary the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team caughtup with Hall of Famers Glenn Seton and John Bowe to take a closer look at these impressive machines. For season 3, Shannons Legends of Motorsport turned to an Online-Only, Free to watch Platform, This episode can be found here: https://www.shannons.com.au/club/video/the-30th-anniversary-of-ford-sierra-rs500-ep-2-series-3-shannons-legends-ofmot/

It was the car so powerful and dominant that it forced officials to change the rules of the popular Can-Am Sportscar series in North America in the early 1970s. With over 1000 horsepower and capable of nearly 400km/h, the Porsche 917/30 is one of the fastest race cars ever built, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovered with this special up-close story. For season 3, Shannons Legends of Motorsport turned to an Online-Only, Free to watch Platform, This episode can be found here: https://www.shannons.com.au/club/video/the-porsche-91730-the-car-that-killed-can-am-ep-3-series-3-shannons-legendsof/

Allan Moffat is a legend of Australian motorsport and the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team has unearthed some rare, amazing vision of the four-time Bathurst winner’s preparations for the 1974 classic. Far ahead of his time, Moffat amazingly air freighted his Falcon race car to the United States for special testing in an operation dubbed ‘Project B52’; this piece is a brilliant rare gem from over 40 years ago. For season 3, Shannons Legends of Motorsport turned to an Online-Only, Free to watch Platform, This episode can be found here: https://www.shannons.com.au/club/video/allan-moffat-in-america-an-unearthed-gem-ep-4-series-3-shannons-legends-ofmot/

Australia has a rich history and heritage in Grand Prix racing. Whether it’s drivers the ilk of Sir Jack Brabham, Alan Jones and Mark Webber or the award-winning F1 Grand Prix hosted by Adelaide and Melbourne since the mid 1980s, our nation’s history in the top echelon of the sport is rich. But often over-looked is that a wide range of former F1 and Grand Prix race cars now call Australia home, as the Shannons Legends of Motorsport team discovers. For season 3, Shannons Legends of Motorsport turned to an Online-Only, Free to watch Platform, This episode can be found here: https://www.shannons.com.au/club/video/australian-formula-1-grand-prix-cars-ep-5-series-3-shannons-legends-of-motorsp/