One of Australia’s best-known heritage and classic car race meetings, the Australian Muscle Car Masters® (MCM), will return to Sydney Motorsport Park on 29-30 August 2026, after several years away from the calendar.
The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club (ARDC), who started the event in 2006 with Australian Muscle Car Magazine, has received growing interest from categories, competitors, and fans calling for its return and is now ready to relaunch it in 2026.
“The Muscle Car Masters has always been about the cars, the culture, and the people who shaped Australian motorsport,” said ARDC CEO Glenn Matthews.
“It was a crowd favourite for years, and the ARDC is thrilled to bring it back in 2026. This will mark the 18th running of MCM, giving long-time fans and a new generation the chance to experience the unique atmosphere and legendary machines that made it such an iconic event.
“The ARDC is dedicated to making memorable motorsport experiences, and Muscle Car Masters is exactly that.”
Launched in 2006, Muscle Car Masters has built a strong following among car enthusiasts, competitors, and families, becoming a fixture in the annual motorsport and motoring calendar. The event evolved into the Sydney Masterblast in 2019, but Covid-19 cancellations and economic downturn saw the event retired from the annual calendar in 2023 on its 17th running.
The 2026 event will continue this tradition and promises to be a landmark celebration of Australian motorsport, under lights, with the passion and heritage of muscle car racing on full display.
Fans can look forward to thrilling day and night racing across a range of heritage categories, with muscle cars from Australia’s golden era of motorsport taking centre stage. From classic touring cars to iconic race machines, the event will showcase the vehicles and stories that have defined generations of racing, celebrating the heritage of the sport in a way only MCM can deliver.