HMRAV CLASS CATEGORIES

PERIOD 1 VETERAN – Up to 31st December 1919

PERIOD 2 VINTAGE – 1st January 1920 to 31st December 1945

Class Machine Capacity Plate Shape Plate B/G Colour Junior Solo Up to 350cc Oval Blue Unlimited Solo 368 to 1300cc Oval White Class C Solo American Side Valve Oval White

PERIOD 3 CLASSIC – 1st January 1946 to 31st December 1962

Class Machine Capacity Plate Shape Plate B/G Colour Ultra Lightweight Solo Up to 125cc Oval Black Lightweight Solo 132cc to 250cc Oval Green Junior Solo 263cc to 350cc Oval Blue Senior Solo 368cc to 500cc Oval Yellow Formula 700 Solo 526cc to 700cc Oval White Unlimited Solo 526cc to 1300cc Oval White HMRAV Specific Sidecars Up to 650cc Oval Yellow HMRAV Specific Sidecars Unlimited Oval White

PERIOD 4 POST CLASSIC – 1st January 1963 to 31st December 1972

Class Machine Capacity Plate Shape Plate B/G Colour Ultra Lightweight Solo Up to 125cc Oval/Ret Black Lightweight Solo 132cc to 250cc Oval/Ret Green Junior Solo 263cc to 350cc Oval/Ret Blue Senior Solo 368cc to 500cc Oval/Ret Yellow Formula 750 Solo 526cc to 750cc Oval/Ret White Unlimited Solo 526cc to 1300cc Oval/Ret White HMRAV Specific Sidecars Up to 836cc Oval/Ret Yellow HMRAV Specific Sidecars Unlimited Oval/Ret White

PERIOD 5 FORGOTTEN ERA – 1st January 1973 to 31st December 1982

Class Machine Capacity Plate Shape Plate B/G Colour Ultra Lightweight Solo Up to 125cc Rectangle Black HMRAV Specific Solo Up to 600cc Rectangle Yellow HMRAV Specific Solo Over 600cc Rectangle White Junior Solo 263cc to 350cc Rectangle Blue Senior Solo 368cc to 600cc Rectangle Yellow Formula 750 Solo 626cc to 750cc Rectangle White Unlimited Solo 790cc to 1300cc Rectangle White F2 Modern Sidecars 600cc 4cyl or 1ltr Twin Red

PERIOD 6

The Historic Motorcycle Racing Association of Victoria, (HMRAV) are major supporters and promoters of historic racing in Victoria and have been for 35 years. The club has been intrinsically involved with the sport since its inception and promotes major national meetings that are well supported by racers from all over Australia.

The club has had generations of families racing with it and has a loyal supporter base. Our meetings attract large fields and racers travel from all over the country to compete at iconic events like the Victorian Historic Titles, Historic Winton and the Southern Classic.

HMRAV’s race meetings have a style all their own and are events where many iconic bikes and sidecars from the past can be seen competing. These older machines are the lifeblood of the club and its membership base.

With the addition of new eras like Period 6 and the soon to be established Period7/Pre modern, the pressure that these extra entries would apply to our meetings will result in HMRAV having to make major changes to our race schedules. With time curfews in place and grid number restrictions, many long term racers and supporters of the club would be impacted.

Currently, the HMRAV committee have decided that our events will remain Period 2 to Period 5. The decision to invite Formula Two sidecars is made on an event by event basis. P6 and Pre modern are accepted at many major events, (Barry Sheene, Island Classic, Historic Nationals) as well as at club and Interclub events.

There are many racing clubs that welcome the addition of these classes and the extra numbers on the grid. The HMRAV committee acknowledges that the sport will continue to grow and will revisit this topic on a regular basis.