Legends of Motorsport (band)

Legends of Motorsport is a rock band formed in Hobart and based in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Legends of Motorsport
OriginNorth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
GenresStoner rock, garage rock
Years active1997–present
LabelsLow Transit Industries
High Beam Music
Mt Panorama Records
Reverberation
Websitehttp://www.legendsofmotorsport.com.au
http://www.myspace.com/legendsofmotorsport
MembersJean Claude Vangelis
2Stroke
Richard Fyshwick
Thomas the Wank Engine
Past membersMike the Hammer
Lightnin' Watkins
Honest Lee
Whiskey Ago Go
Hertz Van Rental

Legends of Motorsport have released three albums. The first was Duel Fuel which was a compilation of their Beef With Cheese and Legends Of Motorsport eps. Their second was Remnants From The Big Bang (2006) released on Reverberation[2][3][4] and featuring cover art by Peter Bagge.[5] The third, released in November 2009, is entitled Yeah Uh Huh. New LP entitled "Survival of the Fittest" is out April 2016 on Cobra Snake Necktie records.

Legends of Motorsport have played at the Big Day Out[6] and Meredith Music Festival[7] and have supported Queens of the Stoneage, Mudhoney, Beasts of Bourbon and Magic Dirt.[8][9][10]

The Legends played the Last Big Bang Saturday. 1 April 2017. There were Meat and Potatoes.[11]

Discography

Albums/EPs
  • Survival Of The Fittest - (EP) (May 2016)[12]
  • Yeah Uh Huh - Low Transit Industries (November 2009)
  • Remnants From The Big Bang - Reverberation (September 2006)[13]
  • Duel Fuel (August, 2005)
  • Beef With Cheese (EP) - High Beam Music (2002)
  • Legends Of Motorsport (EP) (2001)

Singles
  • "Meat and Potatoes" - Reverberation (July, 2006)
  • "Mess It Up" - Reverberation (July, 2006)
  • "Drivin"/"No Sense" - Mt Panorama Records (2005)
  • "Free Radical Oxygen Cells" - Mt Panorama Records (1992)
  • "Warm Milk With Honey"/"Don't Need Love" (Four track maxi single)

References
  1. Rave Magazine Legends of Motorsport Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Music Australia Remnants from the big bang
  3. i94 Bar Reviews Archived 2003-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The Dwarf Legends of Motorsport - Remnants From The Big Bang
  5. Beat magazine Legends Of Motorsport
  6. The Dwarf Legends of Motorsport - Start your engines!
  7. The Age Legends blast from the grid
  8. MGM Distribution Catalogue / By Artist
  9. Hobart Mercury, 25 March 2010, "Legends back on home track"
  10. fasterlouder Beasts of Bourbon, Legends of Motorsport, The Double Agents @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (09/03/07) Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. https://legendsofmotorsport.bandcamp.com/album/survival-of-the-fittest
  13. Sunday Age, 17 September 2006, Remnants From The Big Bang review by Martin Boulton
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