THE State Motorcycle Complex in Broadford delivered a brilliant 2025 Australian Historic Road Race Championship (AHRRC) on November 15-17, with stacked fields producing nail-biting action across a myriad of solo and sidecar classes.
After the 75th race in a jam-packed program came to an end, 26 official Australian champions had been decided in the Hartwell Motorcycle Club-promoted event – some classes going right down to the wire on a circuit that’s tailor-made for historic road racing.
The AHRRC roster included the usual smattering of well-known circuit racing figures from yesteryear, alongside rookies and others making comebacks after periods of self-imposed exile.
And as the sun set in Broadford on Sunday evening, the conversation between new and old friends focussed on fierce battles and memories made after four amazing days.
Three riders successfully defended championships – Bob Marriner in Period 4 (P4) 500cc, Ross Bolding in P2 Unlimited and Michael Berti Mendez in P5 Unlimited – while Lachlan Hill’s weekend was off the charts with three titles: P5 350cc, P6 250cc and P5 500, although it didn’t come without pressure from the likes of Keo Watson and Andrew Pitman.
Berti Mendez was also a double winner, adding the P5 750cc trophy to his cabinet.
Champions were crowned all the way from P2 (1920-1945) to P7 (1991-1999), with the latter being held at an AHRRC for just the second time.
Australian Superbike front-runner Jonathan Nahlous easily won the P7 Production Superbike class as he went on a lap record-setting spree.
Nahlous produced an unblemished scorecard, while Aiden Coote (P4 Formula 750), Pitman (P4 350cc), Jake Senior (P4 250cc), Stephen Kairl (P5 250cc), Marriner (P4 500cc), Brendan D’Arcy (P3 Unlimited), Berti Mendez (P5 Unlimited) and Garth Francis/Paul Kenny (P3 1300cc Sidecar) were also unbeaten.
