About Us
The Light Car Club of Canberra was formed in 1963 by Iain (formerly John) Watson and a number of RAAF personnel from RAAF Fairbairn who were interested in the motor sport. They began their journey by joining the only car club in Canberra at that time, it being the Canberra Sporting Car Club. Not long after that, a few of the boys including Iain, and a couple of other CSCC members, formed the LCCC due to their need for a more unified and sportsmenship orientated club. The name was chosen because Iain had been a member of the Light Car Club of Tasmania, call it sentimentality if you like.
The first couple of meetings were at his RAAF married quarters located at 41 Nicholson Crescent, just across from the ANU and just down from the old CSIRO labs. Soon after the club moved to the BP Braddon service station. The manager Colin and his family had been living over the station in a flat but had moved out and the club was then offered the flat as club rooms at no cost. They remained there for some time but later on the club started having meeting at club members houses and clubs through out central Canberra.
The club membership grew quite rapidly and the club comprising mostly of RAAF members soon spread to include other motor sport enthausiasts from different backgrounds including ACT Police, Accountants, Commonwealth Government Public Servants, Labourers, Students. Today the LCCC consists of mebers that come from very varied backgrounds but we're all there for the same reason.
Dont think that age is a limit or gender, everyone is welcome to come join, take part and compete. Rallying is like a huge family and the LCCC is great at making you feel that way. If you ever have any questions, need help or want to get involved more, we can help. We have a variety of members with all different types of skills and knowledge available. So speak up at a meeting or send an email thru, we're happy to help you out.
Light Car Club of Canberra holds our meetings, every second monday of each month at the Woden Tradesmens Union Club at 7:30pm.
Get there early and have a chat or bite to eat before we get down to the "serious" stuff. We usually meet in the Bistro area and then move to one of the meeting rooms. As part of your membership, you will also get membership to the Tradies Club.