This year I’ve been shining a spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation and have been learning about the collections of magazines, books, audio and video that they curate and provide for research and review. The Foundation is based out at Sydney Motorsport Park and as regular listeners will have heard, they hold valuable historical documents for the Australian … [Read more...]
Ep 175 AMHF Colin Piper
In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I talk with Colin Piper about his work in curating the Brian Lear Collection. Colin Piper has been a motorsport enthusiast all his life. An accomplished musician who played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Colin's first taste of racing was at the old Warwick Farm circuit and he did some Formula Vee … [Read more...]
Ep 169 HSRCA Spring Festival
I went down to see the racing at One Raceway near Goulburn, for the HSRCA Spring Festival, although spring hadn't yet sprung! It was windy, cold and there was an expectation of rain during the day after an overnight downpour. The sun did come out, however didn't do much for the temperature! I met with the HSRCA President, Wayne Wilson, to talk about the event in general and … [Read more...]
Ep 168 AMHF Geoff Piggott – Chief Operating Officer
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to interview Geoff Piggott in his capacity as the Chief Operating Officer for the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation. The focus of the interview was the Economic Value Study that came from research undertaken by the Foundation. This study should be important reading for anyone servicing the automotive industry and especially all … [Read more...]
Ep 167 AMHF Peter Tomlinson A/V Curator
In this interview - part of a series with the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - I talk with Peter Tomlinson about his work to curate the audio visual content that the Foundation houses. This includes digitising older formats and creating content for car clubs and events often with video footage rarely seen before. We start the conversation with Peter's background and … [Read more...]