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The story of Racers and Rascals
Racers and Rascals is a book which encapsulates the history of the Vintage Sports Car Club of Victoria. It faithfully records the wide range of vehicles and events which took place since the Clubs beginnings in the late 1940’s
It is a book filled with remarkable detail and a range of pictures and illustrations which make it a unique and precious publication.
The book is also a tribute to those members of the Club who must have put many hours of time and effort into it’s publication. Compiling editor was Geoff Burford with much help from the members of the book committee. They were Mark Alsop and Graeme Steinfort, and many others whose dedication has resulted in surely one of the countries finest motoring publications.
The first reference in the book to the Killara Estate property details the cars and drivers for the second event to be run by the VSCC. That event took place on March 17th 1946 and was held on the Killara Estate property.
Killara Estate features throughout the early stages of the Clubs history with the details of quarter mile acceleration trials in March and November of 1947.
As the Killara property is now home to Black Angus cattle and 200 acres of grape vines, it seemed fitting that the Racers and Rascals title was chosen for a range of wines produced on that property.
They are wines designed for fun casual drinking and would seem to fit into the legacy of the Racers and Rascals who enjoyed the hospitality of Killara way back in the 1940’s.
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