The Phillip Island Auto Racing Club (PIARC) will be one of the first clubs to hold a Motorsport Australia approved event at the recently re-opened Calder Park Raceway this weekend, with an exciting two-for-one showcase to take place on Father's Day.  

The club will simultaneously run a supersprint and motorkhana throughout the day, with a healthy entry list expected for the grand return. 

This will be one of the first Motorsport Australia permitted events to take place at what was once considered as the ‘Home of Motorsport’, with PIARC eager to host events at the historic circuit on a more regular basis from 2024 onwards.  

The supersprint event will take place on the National Circuit, with competitors having up to five runs to post the fastest lapped time.

All entered vehicles will be split into classes based on their engine size - promoting fair competition and allowing for multiple victors by day’s end.  

Those taking part in the sprint will also be treated to a passenger ride session, as well as a rare opportunity to drive four or five laps of the famous Thunderdome behind the safety car.  

The back straight of the Thunderdome will be used throughout the day for the motorkhana, with the event running as the second round of the PIARC Motorkhana Championship.  

Competitors will have the opportunity to put their unique talents behind the wheel on display, with a minimum of six and a maximum of 12 tests designed to challenge drivers of all experience levels.  

Much like the supersprint, competitors will be battling it out for outright honours while Junior, Female, Masters and Novice classes will also be up for grabs. 

Clerk of Course, Warren Reid was excited to return to a circuit that holds so much history and is hopeful of more events to run in the future.  

“It is really good to be back at Calder Park and have another track available for motorsport events to compete at,” Reid said.  

“We look forward to being able to run the motorkhana on the back straight of the Thunderdome, same with having the Sprint format on the National Circuit too.  

“We enjoy running two formats like this, we have been able to do it in Phillip Island and there is a reasonable amount of interest around it.  

“I was Clerk of Course at Calder Park back in the 1980s, I did many events there at the time so it's great to see it coming back and I'd like to see it be used a lot more from here on out.  

“Hopefully we will be able to run some more race meetings next year, we want to get as many events there as possible on the 2024 calendar and it's great to have multiple circuits available to use.  

“We are just looking forward to getting out there and making it happen, it will be a great introductory event under Motorsport Australia.”

Spectators are welcome to attend both formats and are encouraged to take advantage of one of the first events to run since the popular circuits reopening.  

Anyone interested in competing at the event can still enter online via Motorsport Australia Event Entry, with entries still being accepted. 

The dual Phillip Island Auto Racing Club event will take place at Calder Park Raceway on 3 September.