Historics

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Historic Motor Racing Guide

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Historic Eligibility Officers

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Historic Fees

Historic Certificate of Description (includes Logbook) Tier 1 - $1,215.50
Historic Certificate of Description (includes Logbook) Tier 2 - $1,029.00
Historic Certificate of Description (includes Logbook) Tier 3 - $847.50
Historic Certificate of Description AIP Tier 1 - $607.50
Historic Certificate of Description AIP Tier 2 - $514.50
Historic Certificate of Description AIP Tier 3 - $424.00
Historic Certificate of Description Upgrade (Current Specification) - $205.00
Historic Certificate of Description Replacement - Lost - $263.50
FIA Historic Technical Passport (HTP) with Motorsport Australia Logbook - $POA
FIA Historic Technical Passport (HTP) without Motorsport Australia Logbook - $POA
FIA Historic Technical Passport (HTP) Renewal/Transfer - $POA
Log Book Issuing Fee (Historic) [Group N&S] - $284.50
Temporary Permit to Compete - $164.50

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Motorsport Australia Historic Administration

Sporting Queries

Technical Queries

International Competition Information

Owners of international vehicles wishing to compete in Australian events must obtain a Foreign Participation Visa and must apply for a Temporary Permit to Compete from Motorsport Australia.

For information on Foreign Participation Visas, please refer to the Competition Visa section of the Motorsport Australia website.

When entering an Australian event, you will be required to submit paperwork to the event secretary evidencing the eligibility of the vehicle in its country of origin in the form of an FIA Historic Technical Passport or equivalent.

New Zealand competitors are eligible to compete in Australian national events with a MSNZ Certificate of Description under the Trans-Tasman Agreement.

An International Vehicle Temporary Permit to Compete will be issued by Motorsport Australia for each event in which the vehicle is entered. The vehicle is permitted to compete for up to 12 months from the date of issue of the first permit, thereafter the vehicle will require a Motorsport Australia Certificate of Description.

For further information on overseas vehicles, refer to article 1.8 of the 5th Category Regulations.

AUSTRALIAN COMPETITORS

Owners of Australian vehicles wishing to compete in overseas events must obtain an International Competition Visa, and for events conducted under Appendix K, you will need to apply for a Historic Technical Passport from Motorsport Australia.

For information on International Competition Visas, please refer to the Competition Visa section of the Motorsport Australia website.

When entering an overseas event, you will be required to submit paperwork evidencing the eligibility of the vehicle in Australia in the form of an FIA Historic Technical Passport.

Australian competitors are eligible to compete in New Zealand national events with a Motorsport Australia Certificate of Description under the Trans-Tasman Agreement.

For a Historic Technical Passport, please refer to the Schedule of Fees - Appendix R. Application forms are available upon request from Motorsport Australia.

For further information on competition overseas, refer to Appendix K of the International Sporting Code.

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Eligibility Committees

Historic Eligibility Committee (HEC)

Historic Production Based Eligibility Committee (HPBEC)

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Historic Groups

Group A: Touring Cars

Group C: Touring Cars

Group F: Formula Ford

Formula 5000

Group J: Vintage Cars

Group K: Post Vintage Thoroughbred Cars

Group L: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group M: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group N: Touring Cars

Group O: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group P: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group Q: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group R: Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars

Group S: Production Sports Cars

Group T: Production Sports Cars

Group U: Sports Sedans

Group V: Formula Vee Racing Cars

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High Performance Licence (HPL) Endorsement

What is it?

Changes as of 2018

Application Process

Cost

FAQs

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Historic Log Books, CODs, and application forms

Safety Cages

Vehicles in the 5th Category are required to comply with one of the following requirements in regards to safety cages:

	Ja, Ka, Lb	Group N*	Group S*	All other groups	Form required
No safety cage required unless originally fitted	Yes¹				Written request to Motorsport Australia
Safety cage to comply with 1973 requirements SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES 5th Category – Historic Cars Vehicle Eligibility – General Requirements	Yes			Yes ^	No form
Safety cage to comply with Schedule J of the Motorsport Australia Manual SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES 5th Category – Historic Cars Vehicle Eligibility – General Requirements	Yes	Yes Type 2 or 3	Yes Type 2 or 3	Yes^	Safety Cage Registration forms (Type 1, 2 and 3)
Safety cage to comply with SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES 5th Category – Historic Cars Vehicle Eligibility – General Requirements	Yes				Historic Safety Cage Authorisation form

Refer to the SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES 5th Category – Historic Cars Vehicle Eligibility – General Requirements or the relevant vehicle requirements of the 5th Category Regulations for more information regarding the safety cage requirement for your vehicle

¹Effective roll bars must be fitted to all competing vehicles, however Group Ja, Ka and Lb vehicles, which cannot be so equipped without serious adverse impacts on standards of authenticity and originality may be exempted from the requirement. Any exemption from the requirement to fit roll bars must be sought from and approved by Motorsport Australia.

*For the following groups refer to the Groups Na, Nb, Nc, C, A, Sa, Sb and Sc - refer individual group regulations for more information regarding the safety cage requirement for your vehicle.

^Some vehicles may not be able to comply with Schedule J or the 1973 requirements and may be eligible to apply for consideration to be granted permission to install a safety cage that complies with SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES 5th Category – Historic Cars Vehicle Eligibility – General Requirements

Line of History Guidelines

To establish that a vehicle has a continuous line of history, even though following major damage, it may have undergone substantial repair or replacement at some time in its competition history, it will be necessary to establish what if any major components have been replaced and/or discarded. Usually this will be the tube chassis-frame, monocoque or body shell. If no major components have been replaced and have simply undergone major repairs, then the line of history is unbroken and will not be the subject of the guidelines below.

Note: these guidelines are for individuals to consider before making an application for vehicle certification.

1. Was the level of damage, or deterioration so severe that the original components had to be replaced? Inspection or proof of the condition of the replaced component is required, as is proof of the fate of the replaced and/or discarded components.

2. Did the new components provide minimal change to the specification of the rebuilt vehicle? The vehicle must have been rebuilt to essentially the same basic specification as prior to the replacement and incorporate as many of the original distinguishing components as possible. Proof of the original specification required.

Was the intent of the rebuild an attempt to get the vehicle back into competition as soon as possible?
And if so, how long was the vehicle out of action because of the component replacement/vehicle rebuild – was it less than 3 months?

Note: If the answers to Questions 1 and 2 were in the affirmative then the original vehicle would likely retain its Line of History.

3. Were the major component/s replaced as a method of upgrading the specification of the original vehicle?

Note: If the answer to this question is affirmative, then it will likely require more detailed investigation depending on the extent of the replacements and the level of the upgrade. The rebuild could effectively constitute the construction of a new vehicle, in which case the “year the vehicle represents” may now start from the date of the completion of the replacement vehicle.

4. Were the discarded major component/s sufficiently significant or different to represent the original vehicle and confirm its unique identity?

Note: If the answer to this question is affirmative then there is likely to be a case for restoring/resurrecting the original vehicle with its history extending from the date of manufacture to the date of the event that resulted in it being withdrawn from active competition.

5. Were the discarded major component/s used to create another vehicle?

Note: The answer to this question will depend on the timing of the “creation.” If it took place in one of the existing historic periods then the vehicle will have a claim to the specification at that time. However under Motorsport Australia's 5th Category regulations it isn’t acceptable to create a new historic vehicle. It is acceptable to use a discarded but repaired chassis to repair another damaged vehicle provided the process is accurately recorded and the chassis number of the repaired vehicle is retained.

6. Did the rebuilt vehicle retain the original documentation/log book?

7. Was there a change of ownership following the rebuild?

8. How long was the vehicle out of action because of the component replacement – was it more than 12 months?

Note: The answers to Questions 6, 7 and 8 will assist in determining the circumstances and timing of the rebuild. Logbooks did not have the significance “in the day” that they do now, and questionable documentation in the past can create problems when historic classification is being sought.

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