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Log Book Frequently Asked Questions
A log book is evidence of registration of an automobile with Motorsport Australia. It contains a description and specification of the automobile to which it refers.
In accordance with Schedule L of the Motorsport Australia Manual, a log book is required at all race meetings, state level and higher speed events, rallies (other than introductory) and off road events.
Yes, you can. You need to be the bona fide legal owner of the vehicle in order to obtain a log book, but it is not necessary to hold a Motorsport Australia licence. Please note that if you wish to enter the vehicle at an event in your name you will need to have a Motorsport Australia licence. For more information contact the Member Services department on 1300 883 959.
No, your car must be inspected by an approved scrutineer before a logbook can be issued. For a list of accredited scrutineers see a list in the resources below.
All new log book applications can be sent to Motorsport Australia via post (PO Box 172, Canterbury LPO, VIC 3126), email or in person at Motorsport Australia House (275 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury, Victoria). Motorsport Australia accepts cheque, money order or credit card. New log books cannot be issued by offices outside Victoria.
Yes, you are able email the form and photos to logbooks@motorsport.org.au.
You must return the log book to Motorsport Australia. It will be cancelled and returned to you.
As of 1 January 2020, CAMS will be known as Motorsport Australia. Despite this rebrand, your existing CAMS log book remains current and valid and you do not need to do anything.
You can request a new Motorsport Australia log book by contacting the Membership Hotline on 1300 883 959.
Approved Pre-Log Book Inspection Scrutineers
Jon Waterhouse – Canberra
0418 418 966
All (not sports cars)
Brendan Foley – Alice Springs
0447 089 709
Off Road, Rally
Jake Kroonstuiver – Darwin
0418 895 190
Circuit, Off Road, Rally
Paul Heinzel – Alice Springs
0408 825 779
Rally
Ross Page – Darwin
0419 822 590
Circuit, Rally
Kevin Edwards – Abermain
0412 112 567
All
Warren Philip-Clark – Bangor
0401 694 264
Rally
Bob Hockley – Bankstown
0428 772 920
All
Lance Smith – Bargo
0407 434 476
All
Richard Setchfield – Bathurst
0428 242 136
All
Matthew Windsor – Bathurst (Kelso)
0407 353 350
All
Murray Slana – Belmont
0418 498 274
All
Malcolm Smith – Broken Hill
0417 814 838
All
Anthony Pallas – Brookvale
0425 207 229
All
Rob Panetta – Brookvale/Killara
0418 963 091
All
Norm Crompton – Campbelltown/ Woodbine
0418 605 084
All
Dennis Castellarin – Carlingford
0408 978 532
All
Kevin Brown – Chipping Norton
0419 222 832
All
Phil Horn – Cliftleigh
0412 020 207
All
Barry Habgood – Coffs Harbour
0419 691 513
All
Neil Hamilton – Cranebrook
0402 248 156
All
Brian Easey – Croydon
0428 211 671
All
Gordon Tardrew – East Kurrajong
0417 194 885
All
Peter Avery – East Maitland
02 4933 5318
All
Ern Mitchell – Emu Plains
0416 247 019
All
Phil Eggins – Emu Plains
0408 116 128
Superkarts
Ian Allison – Gladesville
0422 484 264
All
Peter Kemp – Glenhaven
0413 368 028
All
Greg Channon – Gloucester (150km nth Newcastle)
0409 240 733
All
Barry Cox – Gosford/Wyoming
0418 247 406
All
Elaine Nikiforoff – Heckenberg
0403 179 591
All
Nick Nikiforoff – Heckenberg
0425 212 618
All
Michael McKiernan – Kempsey
0431 510 201
All
Mike Walsh – Kurrajong
0428 398 476
02 4576 1301
All
Glen Atkins – Kurrajong East, or at events
0404 920 154
Drift
David Healey – Lane Cove
02 9427 7782
All
Paul Grant – Llandilo
0412 975 028
Off Road
Bill Airs – Mudgee
0417 451 050
All
Jim Gardiner – Newcastle/Ashtonfield
0417 223 387
All
Ernie Taylor – Nowra
0428 429 308
Off Road
Graham Humphreys – Picton
0409 126 308
All
Stewart Wilkins – Pitt Town
0412 775 710
Rally
Peter Taylor – Queanbeyan
0418 624 503
Rally
Ian Williams – Rooty Hill
0419 666 236
Speed
Glenn Pincott – Rouse Hill
0421 062 771
All
Allan Hunt – Tamworth
0402 240 853
All
Matt Halpin – Tamworth
0411 707 075
All
Phil Donkin – Taree
0418 616 093
All
Robert O’Toole – Taree
0477 476 344
All
Gordon Trigg – Toronto
0410 652 130
Rally, Off Road
Dennis Trigg – Toronto/Carey Bay
0415 498 741
All
Rod Slader – Vincentia
0427 640 585
Rally, Speed, Circuit
Ian Irons – Vineyard
0407 774 348
Off Road
Andrew Doyle – Warialda
0427 161 668
Off Road
John Batchelor – Warialda
0427 204 800
Off Road
Warwick Collis – Willbriggie
0428 685 315
Off Road
Greg Johanson – Woolgoolga
0412 666 658
Rally
Robert Turner – Aitkenvale
0418 778 134
All
Gordon Fischer – Alton Downs
0448 220 305
All
Chris Cave – Booval
0418 722 227
All
Greg Chapple – Brisbane
0402 037 431
All
Brenden McLean – Brisbane
0432 239 857
All
Phil Silcock – Camp Hill
0407 724 492
Superkarts
Geoff Blaine – Churchill
0402 080 027
All
Shaun Dragona – Chuwar
0408 761 163
All
Victor Elias – Currimundi
0412 214 614
All
Keith Fackrell – Glass House Mountains
0408 077 705
All
Frank Lowndes – Queensland
0417 389 537
All
Campbell Smith – Kangaroo Point
0409 644 345
All
David Jamieson – Kingaroy
0429 631 331
All
Stewart Reid – Kippa-Ring
0418 585 951
Rally
Terry Scully – Kirwan
0418 828 110
All
Robert (Bob) McLean – Loganhome
0437 447 450
All
Craig Houston – Mansfield
0413 004 779
Off Road
Brian Wild – Mansfield
0412 591 707
Superkarts
Steve Cloake – Mount Glorious
0417 712 451
Superkarts
Andrew Gaston – Ormiston
0418 985 102
Rally
Sebastian Craswell – Redland Bay, or at events
0410 323 769
Drift
Cyril Brown – Rosenthal Heights
043 1070 280
Circuit, Rally
Lloyd Evans – Southport
0415 742 542
All
Ken Whitby – Townsville
0407 635 438
All
Peter Herlihen – Warwick
0414 474 408
All
Andrew Hickson – Woodridge
0424 362 330
Off Road
David Page – Woree – (Cairns)
0413 511 041
Rally, Speed, Circuit
Peter Stringfellow – Wynnum
0457 763 965
All
Barbara Newman – Aberfoyle Park
0431 074 165
Superkarts
Gavin Newman – Aberfoyle Park
0412 519 776
Superkarts
Ben Afford – Bibaringa
0407 793 991
Rally
Garry Collins – Crystal Brook
0419 852 819
Off Road
Bruce Hannant – Dover Gardens
0400 892 822
All
Clive Swansson – Edwardstown
0882 779 474
Superkarts
Ian Williams – Fulham Gardens
08 8340 9288
Superkarts
Bob Nason – Ingle Farm
0409 676 649
All
Ashley Dunn – Manningham
0407 602 730
Rally, Tarmac
Fred Severin – Modbury
0418 850 826
Circuit, Off Road
Peter Hearne – Mt Gambier
0417 889 492
Rally, Off Road
Kevin Raedel – Mt Gambier West
0423 471 909
All
Ashley Oldaker – Mt Gambier
0428 670 112
All
Tim Edmonds – Pasadena
0419 804 645
All
Bob Strawbridge – Seacombe Gardens
0408 855 930
Off Road
Alan Pickstock – Smithfield
0413 516 246
All
Eric Schmid – Waikerie
0400 899 333
Off Road
Clive Randall – Williamstown
0499 991 517
Off Road
Tom Riley – Willaston
0408 418 475
All
Stephen Mott – Burnie area
04 2827 6667
All
Stephen Caplice – Claremont
04 1814 8608
All
Robert (Bob) Marshall – Launceston
04 0029 0423
Peter Marshall – Newstead
04 1813 3523
All
Allen Hutton – Perth
04 1739 1548
All
Gary Brown – Perth
04 1935 6430
All
Graham Westwell – West Hobart
04 0921 1055
All
Gordon Douglas – Albury/Wodonga
0428 246 111
All
Laurie Griffin – Avlonsleigh
0407 946 944
Circuit, Off Road
Grant Jones – Avoca
0407 214 457
All
Rob French – Bayswater
0397 201 598
All
Gordon Bailey – Berriwillock
0417 500 232
Off Road
David Howard – Berwick
0400 997 388
All
Phil Buggee – Dandenong
0417 607 189
Excel Series
Bob Buck – Doreen
0418 374 447
Rally, Circuit
Murray McKenzie – Epson (Bendigo)
03 5448 4698
Rally, Off Road
Tony Clark – Geelong
0438 237 201
Off Road
Craig Dixon – Grovedale (Geelong)
0417 587 776
Off Road
Chris Hall – Haddon (Ballarat)
0438 094 684
All
Bruce Dollisson – Hastings
0400 276 335
All
Peter Valentine – Kangaroo Flat
0448 732 797
All
Gary Howard – Maribyrnong
0428 391 173
All
Frank Black – Mt Evelyn
0412 028 508
All
Steve Loxton – Mt Waverley
0408 549 434
Rally & Tarmac
Angus Black – Oakleigh
0408 399 086
All
Mike McCrudden – Pascoe Vale South
03 9383 5133
All
Troy Hungerford – San Remo
0419 005 516
All
Robin Langley – Sunbury
0427 443 161
Off Road
Craig Sutton – Traralgon
0414 373 388
All
Morrie Williams – Upwey
0412 361 864
Off Road
Lawrie Weston – Wangaratta
0419 395 421
Rally
John Mahncke – Wantirna
0418 387 974
All
Andrew “Drew” Wilson – Warrandyte
0418 543 189
All
Robert Mitchell – Ballajura
0433 692 554
Circuit, Tarmac rally
Niel McCrudden – Banjup
0407 867 473
Historic
Justin Chaffey – Beeliar
0403 323 453
All
Kenneth Reed – Bentley
0419 045 423
Circuit
Graeme Miles – Bunbury
0418 939 002
All
Alister Colley – Byford
0476 553 535
All
Max Gamble – Dianella
0413 184 476
Historic
Owen Davies – Gidgegannup
0417 090 420
Off Road
Ken Dewhirst – Heathridge
0407 440 668
All
Anthony Girling – High Wycombe
0417 181 460
Circuit
Wendy Richmond – Huntingdale
0421 367 249
Circuit
Shane Williams – Joondalup
043 8819 443
Rally
Caleb Ash – Landsdale
0430 720 745
Rally & Drift
Anthony Brett – Mount Lawley
0418 918 005
Historic
Brent Peters – Scarborough
0418 883 678
Drift
Scott McKivett – Southern River
0417 976 816
All
Joel Faas – Thornlie
0409 103 758
Formula Ford
Colin Roper – Wanneroo
0417 355 512
Circuit
Daniel Rogers – Welshpool
0428 521 896
Off Road
Kenyon – Woodvale
0437 157 305
Historic
Ivan Tan – Yokine
0412 473 910
Circuit, Rally