A perennial frontrunner in contemporary competition, the VL is presented in the same livery as it raced at Bathurst in 1992 in the hands of Willmington, John Leeson and Tom Watkinson.<\/p>\n
The car holds a special place in Holden\u2019s history books, with its debut at Oran Park\u2019s 1988 Pepsi 250 coming weeks ahead of the works HSV outfit\u2019s debut of the fuel-injected \u2018Walkinshaw\u2019 spec at the Sandown 500.<\/p>\n Beyond the returning Commodore, the Winton Festival of Speed will feature a stacked field of genuine Group C and A machines, ensuring the Heritage Touring Cars are a must-see category.<\/p>\n The front of the pack will no doubt feature a pair of Ford Sierras, with Terry Lawlor\u2019s ex-Dick Johnson<\/a> example to be joined on track by Chris Stillwell, fresh from Le Mans<\/a>,\u00a0in his Benson & Hedges machine.<\/p>\n Also from the Group A ranks will be Peter Xiberras in his ex-Graeme Crosby VK Commodore.<\/a><\/p>\n Don Dimitriadis will be back on track in his ex-Lansvale Racing Walkinshaw<\/a>, joined by Michael Logiudice\u2019s VK Commodore, David Towe\u2019s classic JPS BMW M3, Trent Harrison\u2019s ex-Colin Bond<\/a> Alfa Romeo GTV6 and Aarron Hodges in his freshly restored Ford Mustang<\/a>.<\/p>\n Somewhat bucking the trend, the field is top-heavy with Group C entries that ran through the end of 1984.<\/p>\n In the mix will be Milton Seferis in his ex-Peter Janson VH Commodore, with other Commodore runners including Glenn Gerstel and Anthony Tenkate.<\/p>\n Anthony Sawford, meanwhile, will be a starter in his ex-Craven Mild Torana.<\/p>\n Jacob Khouri has slotted into the Yellow Pages Mazda RX-7, which has been doing much winning in recent times with Elliot Barbour, while Justin Nilsson is entered in the unique Nissan Exa Turbo.<\/p>\n Last but certainly not least from the Blue Oval camp, Ian Ross (XD Falcon) and Carl Muller (Capri) will be in the thick of the battle.<\/p>\n Besides the Heritage Touring Cars, tin tops star in numerous other categories on the Winton bill.<\/p>\n The Touring Car Legends will bring together classics from across the motorsport landscape in a super-sprint format<\/a>, with the well-attended Touring Car Tributes running along similar lines.<\/p>\n The Group N Historic Touring Cars have attracted two fields of cars, while the Fitzy Cup celebrates the career of Peter Fitzgerald with a sensational array of Porsches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other classes on the schedule include Historic Formula Ford, two fields of Group S sports cars, MGs, and a combined field of Porsche 944s and BMW E30s.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sleuth-mag-subscription.jpg\"\/)
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