Legends of Motorsport (band) explained

Legends of Motorsport
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Years Active:	1997–present
Label:	Low Transit Industries High Beam Music Mt Panorama Records Reverberation
Website:	http://www.legendsofmotorsport.com.au http://www.myspace.com/legendsofmotorsport
Associated Acts:	The Drones, One Watt Sun, Mouth, Pillow, Warped
Current Members:	Jean Claude Vangelis 2Stroke Richard Fyshwick Thomas the Wank Engine Hertz Van Rental
Past Members:	Mike the Hammer Lightnin' Watkins Honest Lee Whiskey Ago Go

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

Legends of Motorsport have released three albums. The first was Dual 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 on 1 April 2017.^[11]

Discography

Albums/EPs

• Survival of the Fittest – (LP) (May 2016)^[12]
• Yeah Uh Huh – Low Transit Industries (November 2009)
• Remnants From the Big Bang – Reverberation (September 2006)^[13]
• Dual 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)

External links

• Official Site
• Myspace
• review of Mess it up (EP) at The Dwarf
• Triple J Next Wave Artist
• Sauce (pdf) Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
• fasterlouder Days of thunder with the Legends of Motorsport

Notes and References

1. Rave Magazine Legends of Motorsport
2. Music Australia Remnants from the big bang
3. i94 Bar Reviews
4. The Dwarf Legends of Motorsport - Remnants From The Big Bang
5. http://www.beat.com.au/article.php?id=46
6. The Dwarf Legends of Motorsport - Start your engines!
7. [The Age]
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)
11. Web site: LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT Final Big Bang tickets (The Tote - Band Room) from Oztix Home Page . 28 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050921/http://tickets.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=71899 . 29 March 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
12. Web site: Survival of the Fittest, by Legends of Motorsport. Bandcamp. 27 August 2020.
13. Sunday Age, 17 September 2006, Remnants From the Big Bang review by Martin Boulton