SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR THE 2012 are now available - click here It's official !!! The Barry Sheene Festival of Speed is hosting Round 1 of the Australian Sidecar Championships for Classic, Post Classic and Modern F1 and F2 classes.   The Barry Sheene Memorial Feature Race The Barry Sheene Memorial Feature Race will this year be contested over 2 heats, with one heat on Saturday and the other on Sunday. The fastest 40 riders on pre-1982 bikes from qualifying will be invited to race. There'll be the tantalising prospect of a huge grid of Period 4 and 5 bikes carving each other up through the landscaped hills and contours of Eastern Creek. Robbie Phillis, Mr Superbike will show the way around on hisall new Katana  dicing with other exotic machines like the Honda CB900/1100R, Yamaha TZ two strokes, Irving Vincents, T-Rex Hondas, MacIntyre Matchless G50, the chest thumping Kawasaki Z1000s, and all of them playing along to the screaming banshee wail of a Suzuki RG500 soundtrack this race will be the premier event of the weekend. Warwick Nowland - Current vs Past Champions 2000 & 2002 World Endurance Champion Warwick Nowland will be straddling the Keith Higgs P&M Kawasaki and taking on the past champions for honours in the premier class. Stepping back in time onto the big, heavy machinery of the 70s and 80s is a tough challenge that Warwick Nowland has accepted with trepidation. The P&M Kawasaki is a big brute compared to modern day machinery but in 2010 Warwick took it to within a handful of seconds to the current superbike lap record!!   Race Classes and Categories The Post Classic Racing Association of NSW runs the following race categories at various race meetings held at Eastern Creek, Wakefield Park and Oran Park (GP, north & south configurations). There are specific rules for each category and various capacity classes from ultra light to unlimited race within these categories. More detailed information about race classes and rules can be found at The Post Classic Racing Association of NSW website www.postclassicracing.com.au  Period 3 Classic (1946 - 1962) Manx Norton, Matchless G50, BSA Goldstar, Bultaco, Vincent, Velocette and Honda are typical makes and models competing in this category. Period 4 Post Classic (1963 - 1972) Kawasaki H1 500 and H2 750, Suzuki T500, Yamaha TR3, Norton Commando, Triumph Trident, Aermacchi, Bultaco TSS, Laverda SFC and Honda CB750/500 are typical makes and models competing in this category. Period 5 Forgotten Era (1972 - 1982) Suzuki RG500, GSX1100 and GS1000, Yamaha TZ250/350/500/750, RD250/350LC, Kawasaki Z1 and Z1R, Ducati 900SS, Honda CB900F and CB1100Rs are typical makes and models competing in this category. Period 6 (1983 - 1990) Typical makes and models of New Era Formula 1 bikes competing are Suzuki GSXR750 and RG500, Yamaha FZR1000 and RZ500 and Honda VFR750. New Era Formula 2 typical makes and models include Honda RS250, Yamaha TZ250 (parallel twins only) and RZ350 and Suzuki GS500. New Era Formula 3 motorcycles competing will include Honda RS125 and NSR 250 and VFR400, Yamaha TZ125 and TZR250, Suzuki RGV250 and Kawasaki KR-1 250. Pre Modern (1991 - 1995) Typical makes and models of Pre Modern Formula 1 bikes competing are Kawasaki ZX7R/ZXR750, Suzuki GSXR750/11000, Yamaha YZF750 and Honda CBR900 and VFR750. Pre Modern Formula 2 typical makes and models include Kawasaki ZXR600, Honda CBR600 and RS250, Yamaha TZ250 and YZF600. Pre Modern Formula 3 motorcycles competing will include Honda RS125 and NSR 250 and VFR400, Yamaha TZ125 and TZR250, Suzuki RGV250 and Kawasaki KR1S 250.