Mountain Road Racing

Officially launched in 2006, Mountain Road Racing (MMR) now aims to introduce a significant number of Australian Veterans into the uplifting world of rally motorsport. The aim is to create and operate a competitive motorsport program that involves and builds a lasting legacy for Veterans.

After transitioning from his military career, founder Robert Kilsby, set to find himself a hobby which quickly became much more than that. Restoring a classic Alfa Romeo coupe, Robert found the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club which led him towards the world of competitive motorsport.

From here, Robert competed in over 15 ‘major’ national Targa and Tarmac Rally event. In the 2005 Targa Tasmania he was inspired by a 2 Commando Regiment soldier and his mates, both of whom had been WIA in Afghanistan, and were competing alongside him in their Datsun 240Z, and in particular were supporting Legacy. This then became the drive behind the launch of Mountain Road Racing and its cause to assist Veterans in Motorsport.

More recently, the MMR team is working to build their crew of veterans with many key industry supports already in place They are putting final touches into Robert’s Alfa Romeo 147 GTA and are planning to have a second car on team by the end of this year. The team is ooking forward to competing in their first event later his year at the Snowy River Sprint out of Lakes Entrance n Victoria on the 9-10 September. To see more details, follow the journey of the Mountain Road Racing team, and to see if you can help in any way, head over to www.mountainroadracing.au and check out the program!