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Formula 3
By Nathan Wong
Canon 1DX, 400mm lens, 1/200 at f8, ISO100 It’s late afternoon at Sydney Motorsport Park and the setting sun is lighting up the circuit with a warm glow on a sunny Winter’s day. Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship leader Tim Macrow is trying to hunt down John Magro, but despite his car’s best efforts at an afterburner impression, he isn’t able to catch Magro who took three wins from three races.
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CRAILLSY’S Words: RICHARD CRAILL
SOAPBOX
MOTORSPORT is, of course, a very subjective
weekend on the couch watching SPEED.
each V8 round, that’s 280 new people alone
thing. Not everyone likes it and even if they
This brings me rather nicely to the challenge
introduced to the sport in one weekend –
do, not everyone likes the same bits of what is
of converting people to our cause – whatever
before you get to the support categories.
really a very diverse sport.
part of it that may be – and with that point I
You could even charge people for getting
This brings up an interesting point, actually. If
have come up with a new mandatory inclusion
in with their favourite drivers for the race. I
you like soccer, you like.. well.. Soccer. If you’re
that needs to be implemented instantly into
know several people who would pay several
a football fan you’ll likely follow an AFL team
every category by the Powers That Be.
thousand dollars to sit alongside Craig
These are simply called Passenger Seats.
Lowndes in a Coffee shop, let alone the
(go you Crows) and perhaps a local club (the mighty Barossa Districts Bulldogs) near where you live but in the end it’s all the same game. But if you’re a motorsport fan you could be following any one of a number of disciplines. Take, for example, me. I love watching cars go circuit racing but for some reason motorbikes doing the same thing has never really floated my boat. I have, however, close friends in the industry that share exactly the completely
Seriously, stick with me for a moment. We all know that the single best way to sell our sport
Bathurst 1000. So it could turn into a potential revenue-generator for teams as well.
to sceptics is to bolt them into the side seat of
I say all this because a few weeks ago I got
any kind of racing car and let them experience
squeezed into the passenger seat of a Radical
what it’s like at speed, on the black stuff or on
SR8 RX at Sydney Motorsport Park and it
the dirt.
served as the basis for this column: I hadn’t
Independent studies I conducted only recently have verified that it is exactly four
forgotten what it was like to go for a lap – I just needed a reminder.
million percent better than watching for the
Good god, it was good. We saw 257km/
sides.
hr on the entry to turn one; pulled two G’s
is a chicken who needs pithy Carbon Fibre for
So I’m proposing that every racing category
under brakes and backed it into the turn eight
protection. I respect it, but I don’t love it. And
(where applicable, of course, it’s hard to stick
yet, it’s all motorsport.
a passenger seat in a Formula 3 car) needs to
Some like dirt speedway bikes and some
run a mandatory passenger seat and in every
love quarter-mile drag racing. I love IndyCar
session they need to carry a passenger. We’ll
Supercar.
with a passion outmatched by exactly one
write some regs about weight, so the heavy
The SR8 RX was hugely, massively impressive,
person in Australia and yet have friends who
drivers get light passengers and whatnot, and
a proper racing car. Driver James Winslow was
seem to spend much of their life telling me
we’ll send people out all the way across the
just as good. But the tap on the shoulder I gave
how rubbish it is, before tuning into the next
race weekend to experience the rush.
myself after it was the best bit; a reminder of
NASCAR race.
Think about it. There are 28 V8 Supercars
how good the good drivers are, and how fast
But that’s the beauty of the sport, isn’t it?
running at every round. That’s 28 new people
the fast cars are. It was a reminder of what the
There’s so much going on that you can afford
every session that can experience what it’s like
sport is all about.
to pick and choose what bits of it that you like
being out there, on track, in the heat of battle.
It re-sold me, and there’s no doubt passenger
and still fill the most productive hours of a
With an average of 8 sessions per weekend at
seats are the tonic to sell to new fans, too.
opposite viewpoint – they think Lorenzo is some kind of walking demi-god and Alonso
hairpin when we locked the rears. We slipped, slid, diced with other cars and went bloody quickly, ultimately lapping quicker than a V8
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SYDNEY THREE HOURS OF DRAMA Words: GARRY O’BRIEN IMAGE: Nathan Wong
Contentious ending to second AMChamps round as winners denied at the line and BMW handed victory – or were they? GARRY O’BRIEN looks at the dramatic conclusion to the second Production Car enduro of the year.
Next was the Falcon FPV GT of Michael Benton and Geoff Russell which
THE SECOND ROUND of the Australian Manufacturers Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park on July 14 concluded in confusing and contentious circumstances and might take some time to finalise.
335i of Peter O’Donnell and John Bowe which was hampered by brake
The time-certain endurance race was shortened slightly from its scheduled three-hour duration due to a slightly late start and finish was determined by the curfew the circuit operators have to enforce. Dylan and Thomas and Stewart Kostera were leading when the chequered flag came out.
Honda Integra but finished ahead of class rival and the eighth outright
Running on fuel vapours and without radio or dash, Kostera coasted the CXC Global Mitsubishi Lancer Evo10 into pit lane. “I didn’t know the flag was out and I couldn’t see it was being displayed – it was fairly dark out there,” Kostera said. He received a quick splash of fuel but couldn’t continue as pit lane was close because the race had finished. Beric Lynton and Tim Leahy were awarded the provisional victory in their Alphera Financial Services BMW 1M with brothers Grant and Iain Sherrin (Sherrin Rentals BMW 135i) finishing second on the same lap. But both these cars were under a cloud and won’t be confirmed as winners until an official investigation into their intercoolers. Behind them were Garry Holt and Ryan McLeod (Eastern Creek Karting Evo 10) second in Class A behind the BMW 1M. They were delayed when a faulty fuel hose clamp triggered a small fire which was extinguished before McLeod charged to a provisional third.
was second in Class B (behind the Sherrins), having taking the Honda Integra of Jake Williams and Brandan Stone with just minutes to go. The latter won Class D and were just 8.3secs ahead of the Class B BMW problems throughout. Mark Eddy and Francois Jouy surrendered the Class D lead with a second, unscheduled stop for the Network Clothing placed Pedders Toyota 86 GTS of Grant Phillips and Andrew Turpie. Class C honours went with the West End/Valvoline Mazda 6 MPS of Adam Dodd and Mark Bell ahead of the Mazda 3 MPS of Colin Osborne and Hadrian Morrall – another to have a small fire in the pits, when getting an oil top-up. Glenn Seton and Bob Pearson had been the pace setters and led for the first 27 laps. They adopted a two-stop strategy but a clutch issue that meant denied them a chance for victory. They couldn’t select fifth gear on the long main straight before eventual engine overheating put their Pro-Duct Evo 10 out. The provisional winners led two laps of the race while Thomas/Kostera headed the field across the control line on 67 occasions. Front runner Jake Camilleri and Scott Nicolas were dominating Class C and running sixth outright until major engine dramas with the Grand Prix Mazda 3 MPS while class rivals and half-brothers, Mike and Scott Gore, also retired with a blown engine in their BMW Personnel BMW 130i.
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RECORD BREAKING
WEEKEND IN SYDNEY Words: RICHARD CRAILL IMAGE: Nathan Wong
THE STARS aligned at Sydney Motorsport Park’s Shannons Australian Motor Racing Nationals round last month, with five lap records smashed across the course of the July 12-14 weekend. In the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, dominant winner John Magro might have dominated proceedings, but it was Mygale driver Nick Foster who walked away with a new lap record – taking nearly sixtenths out of the existing benchmark to leave the new one at a very speedy 1m22.6290s. Only Formula Holden’s in the mid 1990s and A1GP cars have gone quicker. Jack LeBrocq was at his imperious best in Australian GT, lowering the mark in race one on Saturday before absolutely destroying the lap record in race two – the GT benchmark now stands at a staggering 1m27.9783s – a full second quicker than it was before LeBrocq and the Erebus SLS arrived. Speaking of being destroyed, the Radical Australia Cup lap record was obliterated in Sydney, falling in both legs of the series’ First Neon 250 endurance race. Existing record holder Neale Muston shaved
1.4 seconds off his own mark in race one, before James Winslow dropped it into the 1m25s (1m25.7027s, to be precise) in the second heat. Impressively, Muston got within 0.5s of Winslow’s best in that leg – meaning he’d gone a full two seconds faster than ever before at the 3.9km Sydney Circuit. After somehow and rather brilliantly dropping into the 1m40s in qualifying – uncharted territory for the AMChamps at SMP – Glenn Seton also set a new lap record for the class during the contentious three-hour race, his 1m42.2373s fastest lap a full second quicker than anyone else could manage during the race. Meanwhile, Ben Grice broke the Swift Series lap record in the series single sprint race held at the weekend, his 1m56.6827s the new benchmark for the one-make class. interestingly, despite fronting with a hugely competitive field, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge presented by Pirelli grid didn’t trouble the lap records chart this time around – Richard Muscat’s low 1m32s lap set in May this year standing now for the remainder of the year. The series did, however, set a qualifying
record; Phil Woodbury’s 1m32.3780s the quickest pole time the series has recorded there. Oh – and there was one other lap record set at the weekend. John Bowe set an ‘official’ lap record for an Electric Vehicle at Sydney Motorsport Park, driving a Radical SR8 powered by batteries charged by the Sun. The car lapped in 1m37.5s, with plenty more time to come. Look out for a feature on the car in future editions of The Racing Magazine – or check out http://youtu.be/E6X_kXWVzjk to see a video of the car in action!
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By Richard Craill & Garry O’Brien LET’S BE HONEST for a moment, shall we? Aussie Motorsport is in a pretty good place at the moment with a plethora of compelling storylines, interesting drivers and cool cars making waves and keeping the game full of interest and intrigue.
happening on the other side of the racing fence. They might not be as well covered by the motorsport media, but believe us when we say the goings-on in national motorsport at the moment are just as dramatic, just as interesting and just as juicy as those in the main game.
Naturally, V8 Supercars tops the news charts more often than not and so it should. The new brands involved and a highly compelling championship chase this year has reinvigorated the top Touring Car category around. There is also a good chance that, as a fan of the sport, you’re probably well up to speed on what’s rumbling on in the V8 paddock.
Great cars, better personalities and the prospect of some sensational racing to come this year – we reckon there are plenty of things to get excited about in the second half of year two thousand and thirteen.
So, we thought we’d delve beyond and highlight some of the best bits
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So, with the collaboration of our writing team, The Racing Magazine presents our Top 10 things you must not miss in the second half of 2013 list. Agree? Disagree? Check out www.facebook.com/theNationals and let us know!
More Kumho V8 Touring Cars in heritage livery.. THIS was not supposed to happen, though it has been a pleasing side-effect of the rapid growth of the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series. The proliferation of ‘historic’ liveries amongst this Kumho V8’s has exploded this year with several leading contenders electing to run genuine – or near genuine – reproductions of their cars’ original schemes. And it’s fantastic. Tony Evangelou and his front-running ex-FPR Falcon of course sports the famous CAT livery Jason Bright utilised to success in the championship in the late 2000s, and has done so since late last year. Evangelou is one of many with near identical liveries on their cars – making the series something of a flashback to the last decade of V8 Supercars competition. John Vergotis’ similar Ford has grown a bang-on OzEmail livery this year, Jim Pollicina’s ex-Tasman Holden instantly delivers memories of Jason Richards whilst Ian Yieng’s brilliant VY Commodore is bang-on identical to Greg Murphy’s Supercheap racer that was a Pukekohe winner. Series rookie Matt Chahda has simply replaced ‘Milk’ with ‘Matt’ on his ex 00-Motorsport AU Falcon – and it looks superb. Of course, several have elected to offer more of a ‘homage’ to their cars’ original livery. Matt Hansen, who broke through for his first win earlier this year, runs a variant of the period HRT livery his car once ran when Mark Skaife was driving. Series newcomer, Matt Palmer, runs a livery very similar to the BOC Gasses scheme his Ford sported when it was built and run by Brad Jones Racing. Our sources suggest yet more cars are set to appear running their original schemes – so watch this space!
“The proliferation of ‘historic’ liveries amongst this Kumho V8’s has exploded this year...”
The Kumho V8 Touring Car title rumble to intensify.. IF THE Kumho V8 Touring Car series was a child, its parents would be broke – because they’d have just funded three years of uni and sent it off into the real world; for this year, the series has grown up. In five short years the series has gone from a quaint sideshow with four or five cars running around, to a legitimate – if not official – third tier of the V8 Supercars Championship. That maturity has been echoed in the way that the title battle is playing out this year, with a group of experienced hands taking on the youth of Shae Davies and the defending champions, Fernandez Motorsport. It’s been mighty competitive, with multiple winners and – of course – the still-recent controversy and post-event chatter of the Winton round (for more of that – visit http://issuu.com/theracingmag) that had the mainstream motorsport media talking. To the half way point of the year, there have been three winners from three rounds and less than 20 points covering three drivers. The midseason addition of young gun Ryan Simpson to the grid has also stirred things up, and offers a different dynamic to the remainder of the season. Can the young gun beat the more experienced hands two years in a row? Or can Tony Evangelou, Terry Wyhoon or even Matt Hansen get up and take the title? The second half of the season can only be assured of more drama, more close racing and what should be a title fight to remember.. thenationals.com.au | 11
A thrilling end to the Formula 3 Championship.. IT MAY BE a little-known fact, but the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship has a reputation for producing edge-of-the-seat title thrillers. In fact, James Winslow’s title last season was the first in six years to not be decided in the final race. The statistics are quite remarkable since 2006 when Ben Clucas beat Tim Macrow to the title by 58 points, having sealed the series with two full rounds remaining. In 2007 Macrow edged out Leanne Tander by two points and Briton Charlie Hollings by nine in the second closest 1-2-3 points finish in series history. Three years later, it would be even closer. 2008 was all about James Winslow-versus-Leanne Tander, Winslow sealing his first title by just four points after failing to finish the final race of the year – won by Leanne. The following year Macrow was at it again, this time finishing second to British ace Joey Foster to the tune of just eight points in another final round showdown, though their title battle was somewhat overshadowed by a young New Zealander who would contend for the title the following season. Between Mitch Evans, Ben Barker and Tom Tweedie the ‘10 series lead changed hands five times throughout the season, the margin between the three never more than 12 points across the final ten races of the season. Barker would win by a point in a now-famous finish that saw the title decided by whoever scored the fastest lap in the final race. 2011 is recent history, Chris Gilmour holding out James Winslow’s end of year charge to take his first title. With Tim Macrow, Nick Foster, John Magro and Nathan Morcom all looking like regular title contenders this season, it’s likely that ’13 will offer something even closer. 12 | the Racing Magazine
Where Jack LeBrocq goes next.. If he didn’t last year (he did), Victorian Jack LeBrocq has made a huge impact this season fresh from winning his maiden Formula Ford championship in 2012. Of course, we all expected him to be super fast in whatever he turned his hand to this year, but no one quite expected the depth of abilities that he has showcased since stepping out of the light, nimble open wheeler to things with a little more grunt. First it was Formula 3 and in two rounds of the Australian Drivers Championship this season he was impressive, scoring a podium in only his second round. And then Erebus Motorsport took him GT racing and we saw even more. At Phillip Island and with only 30-laps in the 600hp SLS AMG under his belt beforehand, he didn’t just beat the Australian GT field – he pulverised them. Between the Island and Sydney Motorsport Park no one has even looked slightly like toppling the monstrous German supercar with the quietly spoken driver behind the wheel and that says a lot – because this years GT field isn’t lacking in relative talent. In May this year, a Racing Magazine scribe stood at Phillip Island’s famous Southern Loop and watched LeBrocq hustle the SLS through that long, long challenging corner that has a reputation for drivers coming in and not coming out. At the time and keeping in mind it was lightly raining at the time, he swore it was the hardest he’d ever seen a GT car driven. It will be interesting to see where Erebus take young Jack LeBrocq next, but boy, it will be worth watching. Can drive.
New Names, Faces and Shapes in the growing AMChamps.. This year the fight for outright honours in the Australian Manufacturers Championship has been between Mitsubishi and BMW. That situation could change next year, perhaps even this year, with an invasion of Aussie-built muscle.
Porsche’s next-generation stepping up to the big time.. An interesting situation awaits two of the leading drivers in this years Pirelli Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge; the top two in the championship are going to end up on the same grid in the top-tier Porsche Carrera Cup later this year. We’ve profiled the exploits of Richard Muscat and Michael Almond on these pages before (check our online edition to read it) and already talked about the fact that the record-setting Muscat will be on his way to the Carrera Cup at Winton in August. What has happened since is confirmation that Almond, too, will be on the grid the same weekend. Almond has inked a three-race deal to complete the year alongside his existing GT3 Cup Challenge commitments so the top drivers from one Porsche series will compete against the top drivers from another when we get to Winton in late August.
At the moment there is just one locally sourced Ford in the AMChamps, the Falcon FPV GT of Michael Benton which has been shared by Geoff Russell. The still-evolving team finished a provisional and credible fourth at the most recent round. Renowned Victorian preparer of fast Fords, Ted Robinson campaigned one last year at selected rounds and is reputed to have two more in the workshop for an appearance later this year. But the big news is that HSV’s latest Gen-F is being courted as ‘the’ weapon of choice for season 2014. With 6.2 litres of supercharged engine under the bonnet, 430kW of power and 740Nm of torque and under the price cap, it well and truly stacks up against the overseas manufacturers. One current team has already earmarked two while another former production car competitor, now in another category, is reputed to be very keen to source one and is currently in negotiations. Mazda too is likely to come under threat in Class C as a current Class D team has a Renault Megane being prepared to make its debut before the year is out.
Now we’re not saying that these two will be instant rivals for the likes of Baird, Richards, Percat, Luff and Patrizi – but at the same time they’re not going to be slow. It will be worth watching, too, how they compare to another former GT3 Cup Challenge now competing at the front of the Carrera Cup ranks this year; 2009 champion, Matt Kingsley.
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A proper head to head between Ricciardello and Hossack.. Mechanical problems and incidents have robbed the Kerrick Australian Sports Sedan Series of the most anticipated clash in years. Over the last couple of years the category has provided some memorable stoushes between past title holders Tony Ricciardello in his Chev-powered Alfa Romeo and Darren Hossack in the similarly-engined Audi A4. But this year was going to be something special until Hossack had a small fire at round one and then a dramatic off-road excursion into a tyre barrier at high speed when a tyre exploded. Ricciardello went away with a perfect win score but his luck would turn at round two with the weather and a clash with a lapped vehicle conspired to thwart his weekend. Hossack didn’t get away unscathed either, with a bad call on tyres and a blown headgasket ruining his weekend. In the midst of all this, defending title holder Kerry Baily flew under the radar to take the series lead in his Aston Martin/Chev. The remainder of the rounds are on fast tracks and inclined to favour Hossack. But Ricciardello will be most eager to re-establish his earlier advantage while Baily will keep ticking over the results. Daniel Tamasi (Calibra/Chev) has shown good pace this year and Shane Bradford appears to have overcome some reliability issues.
“Over the last couple of years the category has provided some memorable stoushes between past title holders Tony Ricciardello in his Chev-powered Alfa Romeo and Darren Hossack in the similarly-engined Audi A4.”
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A big Sandown Season Showdown.. We’ll keep this brief – this has the potential to be a tremendous race meeting. A late-spring date in Melbourne has (in the past two years, at least) generated nearly perfect weather and great racing. Sandown’s easy access to Melbourne and see-the-whole-circuit spectating makes it a perfect place to watch cars race. Speaking of that, five national categories will take to the track, and most of them will likely be going down to the wire – making the Sandown round even more important on the national racing landscape. The Kumho V8’s, Dial before you Dig Saloon Cars, Kerrick Sports Sedans, Australian Formula 3 and AMChamps will feature on the November 15-17 weekend. Put it in your diary now.
More V8-Powered Radicals.. The growth of the Radical Australia Cup has been one of the surprises of the past 18 months, and the introduction of the V8-powered SR8s has taken it a step further. The existing SR3s were cool, but the 2.7-litre, 450hp SR8s have made them properly exciting to watch and to listen to.
“WE SAW THEM GO FOUR WIDE AT WINTON...” Incredible racing in the Suzuki Swifts..
The resurgence of prototype racing globally – with Porsche set to join Audi and Toyota at LeMans next year – has people talking about sports car racing now more than in the last ten years, and the sheer pace and looks of the latest Radical’s should make this category more attractive to more people; both on the track, and off it.
AT THE MOMENT, people don’t seem to take the Swifts too seriously – but remember that the Kumho V8’s didn’t have big grids four years ago, either. But what they lack in grids, they make up for in incredible racing; we saw them go four wide at Winton – one of the narrowest tracks around – earlier this year and there was more of the same in Sydney.
Anything with a V8 engine that spins to 10,000 rpm is going to be appealing!
The numbers might not be huge, but the level of competition in the one-make series is very high and, best of all, it’s hugely entertaining.
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HAZELWOOD’S
FAMILY TIES WORDS: Loren Hazelwood IMAGES: Dirk Klynsmith
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NOT ONLY is Australian Formula 3 driver Todd Hazelwood supported by Fujitsu Racing and the team at R-Tek Motorsport, but also has his family working towards his racing career. For the past ten years, the 17 year-old from Adelaide has worked with his family in making crucial steps in his career to date; from karts to Formula 3, his mum, dad and sister have been there. With a family so racing-orientated, it’s not hard to believe they have been there every step of the way. Not only do they go to every race, they are managing his career by organising
With go-kart meetings happening all over Australia almost every weekend, the Hazelwood’s had to sacrifice fancy hotel rooms for tents at the track just to save money to race. This also left Todd’s dad with no other option but to stay in Adelaide to work, while Todd, his mum and sister would be travelling around Australia to support his racing. “My dad sacrificed a lot, while he was at home working my mum and sister would come with me to drive across Australia for racing. “This also meant that I had to be the mechanic
and uses his technical and racing knowledge to give back to the drivers who supported him when he was just starting out. For the last ten years, Hazelwood has raced diverse categories to help develop him as a driver. From dirt karts to sprint karts and Formula Ford to Formula 3, all of the categories have helped in their own way. “Each category I’ve raced has been different in each way, with dirt karts the most vital learning race craft and kart control in the early stages of my career,” said Hazelwood. “We then went on to race sprint karts and later Formula Ford, both being a completely different ball game. “We learned by racing every weekend so I am lucky to have a supportive family who have helped me in getting where I am today.” Todd Hazelwood is currently second in the Forpark National Formula 3 class, having a great debut season in the Formula 3 category. The South Australian also picked up his career best finish in open wheel racing, grabbing the round win at Sydney Motorsport Park for the fourth round of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship. “The category itself is fantastic, it doesn’t matter what team you are from, everyone helps out and it’s like a big family,” said Hazelwood.
sponsorship and funds to go racing and run all of Todd Hazelwood’s media.
and work on two karts, learning the technical side of the go-kart.
“My family is unreal, and are arguably the most dedicated family in Australian motorsport,” said Hazelwood.
“It was hard at the time, but now all of the hard work is starting to pay off and it helped me understand that it’s not all about the racing, it’s about the journey you go on to get there.”
“We do fundraising and sausage sizzles every weekend, sell Cadbury chocolates throughout the week and also sell merchandise to get my name out there. “We are always working hard together to think of new ways to make money and promote myself within the racing industry.”
With the teenager working on karts, this aspired a passion for working on cars, which has led Hazelwood to start a motor mechanic apprenticeship while completing his year 12 studies. Hazelwood also helps young karters racing
“To be racing the fastest open wheel category is unreal, especially with the racing being really close. “It’s been great for myself to be thrown in the deep end and being the youngest in the field definitely has taught me so much this year. “The aim for this year is to get some championship points and it’s a bonus we’ve been able to grab some race wins.” The Fujitsu driver will be continuing his Formula 3 campaign this year, aiming for his dream of racing overseas one day.
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Ford Performing
Falcons V8 Sleuth AARON NOONAN takes a look at a pair of ex-Ford Performance Racing Falcons running at the front of this year’s Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series … IN the issue of ‘The Racing Magazine Australia’ our resident V8 Sleuth
Brabham took over for Symmons Plains and Phillip Island.
has turned his attentions to two cars that began their lives with Ford
It began as a spare in 2006 but was wheeled out for Jason Bright to use
Performance Racing in Melbourne and that are now creating a lot of
after crashing his regular car in Adelaide.
interest in the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series for ex-V8 Supercars.
So Bright drove this car for the majority of the season in CAT colours, clinching a race win at Winton and later in the season a round win at
One car – the ex-CAT Falcon – won the last round of the Kumho Series
the inaugural Bahrain round.
at Winton in the hands of Tony Evangelou, while the other currently
For the Sandown and Bathurst enduros it was re-paneled back to
leads the series in the hands of Shae Davies with three rounds to go.
being the #5 car with Matt Halliday sharing with McLean at Sandown
Both cars, though run by separate teams now (501 Performance and
and Brabham at Bathurst.
Fernandez Motorsport respectively), started their lives as sister chassis
New signing Steve Richards used the car when he joined in 2007 for
at FPR in the V8 Supercars Championship.
four rounds before it became a spare again for the remainder of the
Now driven by Evangelou, FPR 501 (its name derived from the years
season and was sold to John Marshall for son Marcus to race in IRWIN
of its build reversed ‘05’ and the fact it was the first car built of that
colours in 2008 run out of Britek Motorsport.
specification under then-team chief John Russell) was new in 2005 and
It was put up for sale but attracted no buyers and was then put into
driven in blue and white colours as #5 by Greg Ritter in his one and only
storage, eventually purchased by Andrew Manson who was keen to
full-time season in the ‘main game’.
race it in the V8 Touring Car Series.
He drove it with Cameron McLean in the enduros before parting
However, it was finally purchased by the 501 Performance team in late
ways with the team post-Gold Coast and Aussie international David
2011 and returned to the track at Winton last year with Tony Evangelou
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at the helm. The CAT colours went back onto the car in time for the next round it ran at Phillip Island and it’s been an eye-catching car in the Kumho Series ever since.
It returned to the V8 Supercars Championship in 2008 and again ran under the Rising Stars banner, though with Michael Patrizi driving it before laying idle in storage at FPR in 2009.
The car that followed it at FPR – chassis 502 – was built late in 2005 and debuted as the #6 CAT car with Jason Bright and David Brabham at the Sandown 500.
FPR 502 re-appeared in 2010 in Norton 360 colours with James Moffat driving it as an FPR-prepared entry under the Rising Stars banner in the DVS before it was sold to Paul Freestone, who competed in a handful of development category rounds in 2011 in a distinctive aqua livery.
Bright used it for the remainder of the season and into 2006, though he had a major crash in qualifying at the Clipsal 500. After it ran at Albert Park, this car was pulled from racing and not used for the remainder of the year as Bright moved into the 501 chassis outlined earlier in this story. The car was retained by FPR in 2007 and initially ran as the #021 Team Kiwi car under a customer deal with David John. Adam Macrow drove it at the Clipsal 500 before Paul Radisich returned to racing after injuries sustained at Bathurst the year prior. The deal with TKR crumbled so this car was sold to Jim Morton and run as the Ford Rising Stars entry of Michael Caruso in the Development Series, finishing second in the series to Tony D’Alberto.
The car was purchased by Fernandez Motorsport in 2012 and was driven by Josh Hunter to the title in last year’s Kumho Series (including a mid-season livery change to the yellow of new backer Finance-Ezi) before becoming Davies’ machine for this season. It’s these cars – plus many more – that are helping to rapidly turn the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series into effectively a V8 Supercar history lesson on wheels - and at high speed! In the next issue of The Racing Magazine Australia we’ll take a look at an ex-Craig Lowndes car that has spiced the series in the hands of Ryan Simpson as well as the oldest car in the field – Matt Chahda’s ex-00 Motorsport/Milk Falcon AU. For more on the Kumho Series: www.v8touringcars.com.au For more on the V8 Sleuth: www.v8sleuth.com.au
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: PHIL WOODBURY IMAGES: Nathan Wong
AMONGST A competitive Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Presented by Pirelli pack, PHIL WOODBURY is a consistent front runner. After picking his otherwise challenging season up with a victory in Sydney last month, Woodbury tells The Racing Magazine about his past, present and future in the sport.. in his own words. “I started out racing radio controlled cars, which is strange for most people. I was a factory driver and I raced all around the world. I was Australian champion, state champion and came sith in the world championships, as well. After that, though, I thought ‘I want to race big cars’ after that, so we went and built a little Mazda RX2 Historic race car, and started racing that. I got involved with a few people and John Bowe was probably the biggest influence on me. He said ‘you need to go and race something a bit more serious’ - He suggested a Porsche, so we went and bought one and here we are. The first season of GT3 Cup Challenge, we thought we’d just roll around. We’d never been to a lot of the tracks so we needed to get used to them but to come away with a race win and a pole at QR last year was a bit of a dream. I’d never been to Queensland Raceway before last year so to be as quick as we were was surprising. This year we know what to expect. 20 | the Racing Magazine
I’m pretty confident we have some good qualifying pace in the car at the moment and if we can get some more race pace I think we’ll be pretty good up there again. We started last year off a bit rough – which seems to be a trend. This year we thought we’d be a bit more competitive at the start of the year but a few things went wrong and it only now feels like we’ve started to get back on top of it.
a true national championship now. Guys like Richard Muscat, Michael Almond and Fraser Ross are all guys looking to get to bigger and better things in Australian Motorsport and I’m sure they all will. So it’s really good to race against guys like that and get a benchmark on where I am myself in the whole driving side of things. It’s super competitive at the moment.
This season has been really tough - mentally tough. We came in expecting to be one of the front couple in the championship and we had a solid (opening) round at Mallala but after that it turned pretty bad for us. After the gearbox issue at Winton (Where Phil’s gearbox literally exploded, putting them out of race one and two – ED.) I was questioning whether we should go on with the year or not, but I’m pretty happy that we kept to our guns because the last round in Sydney was pretty good to us.
Ideally I have the same path as what Richard and Michael have. The plan was to come in and do two years of GT3 Cup Challenge and then go to Carrera Cup in 2014, with the new car. At this point in time we’re trying to find enough money and sponsorship to make that step up, so if that fails I’d say we’ll still be in GT3 Cup Challenge next year. Whether we purchase one of the 2011 cars from the Carrera Cup guys this year or not, I’m not sure, but the main goal is to get to Carrera Cup so whether that’s this year or next, we’ll see what happens.”
The fields haven’t been as big this year but the quality of the field seems second to none. It’s
Phil Woodbury was speaking to Richard Craill
ROUND 6 Queensland Raceway
2013 SHANNONS AUSTRALIAN MOTOR RACING NATIONALS Queensland Raceway 2nd– 4th AUGUST 2013 SERIES MANAGER The CAMS National Racing Championships Pty Ltd T/A Shannons Nationals
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ROUND 6 Queensland Raceway OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING CLERK OF COURSE: Phillip Livingstone DEPUTY CLERK OF COURSE: David Miller ASSISTANT: Phillip Miller SECRETARY OF THE MEETING: Neil Lewis ASSISTANT: Fred Burge CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER: Dr Dan Bitmead SERIES STEWARD: Steven Lisk STEWARDS: Barry Neuendorff, Errol Bailey SERIES DIRECTOR: Rob Curkpatrick RACE DIRECTORS: Paul Overell (Australian Manufacturers Championship) Mike Dennis (Australian GT Championship) TECHNICAL COMMISSIONERS: Bob Buck (Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge), Paul Grey (Aust Saloon Car Series), Laurie Griffin (Kerrick Sports Sedan Series), Ewan Cole (Australian GT Championship), Bob Hockley (Australian Manufacturers Championship), Fred Severin (Formula 3). CHIEF TIMEKEEPER: Bob Wilkinson TIMEKEEPERS: Vicki Eadie, Sam Russell, Terry Russell, Tiffany Baker-Schaffer JUDGES OF FACT: Bob Wilkinson, Steve Buchanan JUDGES OF FACT : Pit Lane Speed: TBA RACE CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS: Dale Ham, Steve Buchanan EMT COMMUNICATOR MEDICAL: TBA EMT CHASE CAR DRIVER: Bruce Muhling SAFETY CAR DRIVER: Matt Pegg SAFETY CAR COMMUNICATOR: Allan Cooke COMMENTARY: Darren Smith (Series) CHIEF SCRUTINEER: Lloyd Evans
SCRUTINEERS: Trevor Lobegeiger, John Coad, David McClure, John Colmms, Carmel Wilcox, Athol Wilcox, Alexander Johnstone, Ronald Twidale, Michael Chin CHIEF FIRE AND RESCUE: Brad Payne EMT FIRE CHASE DRIVER: Brad Bowden CHIEF RECOVERY: Paul Stones RECOVERY: Chris Collins, Christopher Gabriell CHIEF MARSHALLING: Barb Cooke MARSHALLING: Wade Bates (Deputy) CHIEF STARTER: Shane Ryan ASSISTANT: Suzie Brooks CHIEF FLAG: Pete Southwell DEPUTY: TBA SECTOR MARSHALS: Fabrice Niquet, Gavin Clay, John Bisson, Lyn Marshall, Nigel Faul, Des Flyn, Trevor Hampson, Paul Bailey, Max de Mestre Allen POINTS: Jonathan Edwards, Bronwyn Evans, Scott Long, Chris Johnston PIT EXIT: Ben Collet PIT IN: Anthony Clark PIT/GRID MARSHALS: Julie Hockey, Kathy Smith, Jenn Southwell, Steve Dix Jears, Kelly Johnston, Chris Birbeck, John Winter, Tamara Ken Den Spoon Acknowledgment is also made to the many officials who will be assisting at the meeting but whose names were not available when this programme was printed.
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Time Description Category 700 Gates Open PRIVATE PRACTICE 815 Practice Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 835 Practice Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 855 Practice Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series 915 Practice Australian GT Championship 935 Practice Australian Manuf. Championship 955 Practice Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 1030 Practice Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1055 Practice Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 1120 Practice Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 1145 Practice Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1210 Practice Australian GT Championship 1235 Practice Australian Manuf. Championship + Swift 1300 Practice Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1325 Practice Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 1400 Practice Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Round 6 Shannons Nationals 1430 Practice 1 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 1455 Practice 1 Australian Manuf. Championship 1520 Practice 1 Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 1545 Practice 1 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1605 Sponsor Rides Amchamp, Saloon Cars, Swift 1635 Sponsor Rides V8TC, Porsche GT3, Aust GT 1705 Light Setup Night racing familiarisation. Observation laps at maximum 80kph 1800 Observation Aust. Swift Racing Series 1815 Observation Australian GT Championship 1830 Observation Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1845 Observation Australian Manuf. Championship
Duration
20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 30 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 30 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 30 mins 30 mins
15 mins 15 mins 15 mins 15 mins
SATURDAY 3rd August 700 Gates Open 815 Warm-up Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 830 Qualifying 1 Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 855 Qualifying 1 Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 925 Qualifying 1 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 950 Qualifying 1 Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 1020 Qualifying 1 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 1050 Qualifying 2 Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1120 Qualifying 2 Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 1155 Qualifying 1 Australian GT Championship 1235 Qualifying 1 Australian Manuf. Championship 1305 Qualifying 1 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1345 Qualifying 2 Australian Manuf. Championship 1415 Race 1 Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1445 Race 1 Australian GT Championship CPS 1535 Race 1 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 1605 Race 1 Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 1635 Race 1 Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series Light Setup/Officials Break 1730 Race 1 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 1800 Race 2 Australian GT Championship CPS 1850 Race 1 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1955 Race 1 Australian Manuf. Championship CPS
10 mins 20 mins 25 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 25 mins 30 mins 20 mins 30 mins 20 mins 10 laps 40 mins 10 laps 12 laps 12 laps 9 laps 40 mins 40 laps 200km/65 laps
SUNDAY 14th July 700 Gates Open 800 Race 2 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 825 Race 2 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 855 Race 2 Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 925 Race 2 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 955 Race 2 Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1025 Race 2 Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 1055 Race 3 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Swift Racing Series 1125 Warm up Australian GT Championship 1140 Race 3 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship 1220 Race 3 Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series 1300 Race 3 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 1330 Race 3 Australian GT Championship CPS 1420 Warm up Australian Manuf. Championship 1435 Race 3 Dial Before You Dig Aust.Saloon Car Series 1505 Race 3 Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series 1535 Race 2 Australian Manuf. Championship CPS 24 | the Racing Magazine
9 laps 8 laps 12 laps 12 laps 10 laps 12 laps 9 laps 10 min 14 laps 18 laps 12 laps 40 mins 10 min 9 laps 12 laps 200km/65 laps
ROUND 6 Queensland Raceway AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY PIRELLI ON THE WEB: www.australiangt.com.au Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR 1 Champ VIP Petfoods VIP Holdings (Aust)
DRIVER Klark Quinn
State VEHICLE CC COLOUR Qld Porsche GT3-R 4000 Black
3
Chall
Motor School
George Foessel
George Foessel
Qld
Porsche 911 Carrera
3600 White
4
Chall
Motor School
George Foessel
Ben Foessel
Qld
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
3600 Blk/Wh/Red
6 Champ One World Bar Rod Salmon
Rod Salmon Nathan Antunes
NSW Audi R8 LMS Ultra 5200 Orange NSW
7
Champ Darrell Lea
VIP Holdings (Aust)
Tony Quinn
Qld
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 5955 Multi-stripe
9
Sport
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Qld
Ginetta G50 GT4
19 Sport Vawdrey Semi Trailers Mark Griffith
Mark Griffith Jack Perkins
Qld Ginetta G50 GT4 3500 Silver Vic
21
Trophy
Graham Lusty
Roger Lago
Qld
Mosler
7000 white
23
Champ JBS
Roger Lago
Lamborghini LP560
5200 White
TM Motorsports
3500 White
Graham Lusty
Qld
25 Chall Walz Group/Surelift Crane Hire McElrea Racing
Brendan Cook Matt Kingsley
Qld Porsche 997 Cup 3598 Qld
48
Justin McMillan
Justin McMillan
Vic
Lamborghini LP600 GT3
5224 White
Darren Berry
Keith Kasulke
Qld
Ginetta G50 GT4
3500 Red
Champ M Motorsport
50 Sport
Refresh Cosmetic & Laser Clinics
71 Champ Equity-One Mortgage Fund Dean Koutsoumidis
Dean Koutsoumidis Vic Audi R8 LMS 5200 Burgundy/Wh Andrew McInnes Vic
73
Sport
HHH Racing
Michael Hovey
Michael Hovey
75
Troph
JAMEC PEM RACING
Steven McLaughlan
77
Troph
JJA Consulting Group
88
Champ IL Bello Rosso
Qld
Ginetta G50 GT4
3500 Black
Steven McLaughlan Vic
Dodge Viper
8300 Black
Jan Jinadasa
Jan Jinadasa
Vic
Lamborghini LP520
5000 White
Maranello Motorsport
John Bowe
Vic
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
4500 Red
Dial Before You Dig Australian Saloon Car Series ON THE WEB: www.salooncars.net.au Car # SPONSOR COMPETITOR 1 Eurostar Diesels Simon Tabinor
DRIVER Simon Tabinor
State VIC
VEHICLE CC COLOUR VT Comm 3800 White/Yellow
Qld
VT Comm
8
PJT Accountants Wayne Patten Wayne Patten
9
Silkgate Group Ian Chivas Ian Chivas NSW AU Falcon
4000
Blue/Yellow
16
Kleenduct Australia P/L
Peter Phelan Harley Phelan
3800
Purple
23
Tyre Pro Motorsport
Travis Sharpe
Travis Sharpe WA AU Falcon
4000 Whi/Blk/Org
Raymond Moss
Bradley Moss NSW AU Falcon
4000 Green/Pink
29 Glider City Motel Benalla 38
Blackwell Race Engines Gavin Ross Gavin Ross
VIC
VIC
VT Comm
VT Comm
3800 Whi/Grn/Gry
3800 Green
41 Dial Before You Dig Mark Primmer Mark Primmer NSW AU Falcon
4000
Blue/Red
42 Dial Before You Dig Mark Primmer
4100
Blue/Red
Cameron Moss NSW AU Falcon
46 Isuzu Gary Beggs Gary Beggs
QLD
VT Comm
3800
Black
56
Baxter Electrical
Kane Baxter-Smith
Kane Baxter-Smith
QLD AU Falcon
4000
Blue/Black
57
Campbells Motorsport
Craig Campbell
Craig Campbell
QLD
3800
Red
67
Scotts Rods Exhausts Lindsay Kearns Lindsay Kearns
VT Comm
QLD AU Falcon
4000 White
87 Multidrive Parts/Valvoline David Rogers David Rogers NSW AU Falcon
4000
Blue
88
4000
Blu/Blk/Whi
Spraytech Smash Repairs
Brian Hine
Brian Hine
QLD AU Falcon
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Australian Manufacturers Championship
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER
State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
11
Falcon FG FPV GT
Michael Benton
Michael Benton
Qld
B
co-driver
Geoff Russell
NSW
13
C
Lovton Coal
Colin Osborne
Colin Osborne
NSW
co-driver
Hadrian Morrall
NSW
19
B
Osborne Motorsport
Sherrin Racing
Grant Sherrin
Qld
co-driver
Iain Sherrin
Qld
20
Garry Holt
Garry Holt
NSW
co-driver
Ryan McLeod
Qld
Eastern Creek Karts
21
D
Disc Brakes Australia
23
A
BMW 135i
2300T White
A
Sherrin Rentals
Mazda 3 MPS
5000 Red
Mitsubishi Evo 10
Honda Integra R
2995T Orange
2000T Wh/R/Y/Blue
Terry Conroy
Jake Williams
NSW
co-driver
Brendan Stone
Qld
1998 Blk/White
Alphera Financial Services/
Bruce Lynton
Beric Lynton
Beric Lynton
Qld
BMW 1M
2979T White
26
GWS Personnel
Peter O’Donnell
Scott Gore
Qld
BMW 130i
2998 Blk/Yellow
co-driver
Michael Gore
Qld
30
Bob Pearson
Bob Pearson
Qld
co-driver
Glenn Seton
31
Colin Osborne
C
A
C
King Springs
Osborne Motorsport
Mitsubishi Evo 10
Mazda 3 MPS
2000T Silver
2300T White
co-driver
33
Bob Pearson
Bob Pearson
NSW
A
King Springs
co-driver
Steve Glenney
SA
Mitsubishi Evo 10
2000T Silver
36
C
Grand Prix Mazda
Jake Camilleri
Jake Camilleri
Qld
Mazda 3 MPS
2300T Blue
46
I
Racer Industries
Ryan McLeod
Pieter Faulkner
Vic
Astra HSV VXR
2000T White
co-driver
51
Mark Eddy
Mark Eddy
Vic
D
co-driver
Francois Jouy
NSW
54
A
Donut King
Tony Alford
Tony Alford
Qld
BMW 1M
2979T Pink
68
A
CXC Global
David Thomas
Dylan Thomas
NSW
Mitsub Evo 10
1998T White/Blue
69
C
West End Mazda/Bell Heavy Haulage/ Mazda 6 MPS
2500T Chrome/Red/Blue
Network Clothing/Dentbuster
1998 Black
Adam Dodd
Adam Dodd
NSW
co-driver
Mark Bell
Qld
72
I
Valvoline Aust
Honda Integra
Michael Sherrin
Michael Sherrin
Qld
co-driver
David Ayers
Qld
86
D
Sherrin Rentals
Grant Phillips
Grant Phillips
Vic
co-driver
Andrew Turpie
Vic
91
Mark Bell
Greg Jenkings
Qld
Bell Heavy Haulage
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Toyota 86 GTS
1598T Orange
I
Pedders/Valvoline Racing
Mini Cooper S
1998 Red
Ford Falcon BA XR8 5400 Black
co-driver
ROUND 6 Queensland Raceway
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Presented by Pirelli ON THE WEB: www.gt3cupchallenge.com.au
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER
State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
4 E Grove Group
Stephen Grove
VIC
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
Stephen Grove
Red/Black
9 E
Fleet Plus McElrea Racing
Scott Taylor NSW
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
16 E
Kinpath
John Karytinos
John Karytinos
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
Philip Woodbury
Philip Woodbury NSW
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
SA
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
VIC
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
17
P Wallerawang Engineering
18
P
22
P Muscrete Constructions/
Copyworld/Toshiba Michael Almond Michael Almond
PEG Genis Steel/Genisis (Aust)
SA
Richard Muscat
Richard Muscat
Black/Red
John Modystach
John Modystach NSW
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
John Morriss
John Morriss
VIC
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
44 E Merry Sparks Art Grant Sparks Grant Sparks
QLD
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 Wh/Or/Blue
47 E Action Motorsport
26 E McFadyen Pipeline Group/
Prosurv Surveyors
34 E GT3 Factory/Copyworld
Blue/Wh/Silv
Richard Walker
Richard Walker
QLD
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
Blue
Fraser Ross
Fraser Ross
VIC
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
Blue/White
66 E GAP Solutions/Sektor
John Goodacre
John Goodacre
SA
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 Green/White
69
Jon McCorkindale Jon McCorkindale NSW
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 Yellow
Jack Falla
Jack Falla
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600
Peter Fitzgerald
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
3600 White
65
P
The Ross Partnership
P Dial Before You Dig
87 E 91
Porsche Centre Brighton/
Ronald Racing
P Eva Racing/AF Engineering Services Alex Franes
VIC
HI-TEC OILS AUSTRALIAN SUZUKI SWIFT RACING SERIES ON THE WEB: www.swiftracing.com.au Car #
State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
1 Achilles Radials
SPONSOR COMPETITOR
Trans Tasman M/sp Allan Jarvis
DRIVER
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Black
4
S & J Automotive Services
Trans Tasman M/sp
Brad Day
SA
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Blue
6
Finance Ezi
Trans Tasman M/sp
Ben Grice
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Yell/Black
7
CLS Finance
Trans Tasman M/sp Luke Fraser
SA
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Black
9 Macline Group
Trans Tasman M/sp
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Black
13
Race 4 Kids
Trans Tasman M/sp Andrew Price
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Red
17
BVC Racing
Trans Tasman M/sp
Rob Jarvis NSW
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 White
22 Melbourne Perf Centre
Trans Tasman M/sp
Shane Marshall
VIC
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Grey
30
Project Ventures
Trans Tasman M/sp
Bronte Michael
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
33
Shannons Nationals
Trans Tasman M/sp
Callan Sayers
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 White
Jamie MacMaster
Black
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Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER
State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
00 H
Falcon Spares & Repairs Matt Chahda Matt Chahda NSW
Ford Falcon AU
5000
2
Parramatta Smash Repairs
Ryan Simpson
Ryan Simpson NSW
Ford Falcon BF
5000 Wh/Blue/Red
3 H
Fernandez Motorsport
Jose Fernandez
Shae Davies
Qld
Ford Falcon BA
5000 Green/White
4
S
ROH Wheels
Sean Day Dan Day
SA
Ford Falcon BF
5000 White
5
S ACM/Vanglobe/Bossen Matthew Hansen Matthew Hansen WA
Commodore VZ
5000
Red/White
Ford Falcon BA
5000
Black/Yellow
S
6 H
501 Performance Les Morrall
Tony Evangelou
7
Poll Performance/McDonalds
Jim Pollicina
Jim Pollicina NSW
Commodore VZ
5000 Orange/Black
8 H Ozzy Tyres/Holden Motorsport
Steve Briffa
Steve Briffa NSW
Commodore VY
5000
12
John Vergotis
John Vergotis NSW
Ford Falcon BA
5000 Green/Blk
22 H Westco Equip/SA Tractors Isidoro Ambrosio Dean Kovacevich WA
Commodore VZ
5000
Black
25 H
Qld
Ford Falcon BA
5000
Black/Red
Qld
Ford Falcon BF
5000
Black
Qld
Ford Falcon AU
5000 White/Black
28
S
S
JCV Automotive
Voight Contracting
Terry Wyhoon
Stephen Voight
S MiraFlores Estate/Haber Excavations MW Motorsport Morgan Haber
31 H Haymans Electrical
Ramon Connell
Ramon Connell
Vic
Black/Silver
Silver/Green
40 H GWS Personnel Garry Mennell
Peter O’Donnell NSW
Ford Falcon AU
5000 Yellow/Black
45
S
Torque Enterprises
Justin Garioch
Qld
Commodore VZ
5000
48
S
STR Truck Bodies Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer
Vic
Ford Falcon BF
5000 White
Vic
Ford Falcon BF
5000
Blue
SA
Commodore VZ
5000
Red/Black
Qld
Commodore VZ
5000
Black/Orange
Ford Falcon BF
5000 Grey/White
Ford Falcon BF
5000 Yellow
49 H Lubrimax/Vectra 51 H
THR Motorsport
Terry Wyhoon
Terry Wyhoon
IR Yeing Transport/THR Developments THR Motorsport Ian Yeing
Blk/Red/Wh
57 H ADG Engineering/Precise Precut/ Gold Coast Postforming Lyle Kearns Lyle Kearns 62
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Performance West MW Motorsport
Peter Rullo WA
72 H USQ Engineering Nathan Assaillit Nathan Assaillit
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ROUND 6 Queensland Raceway Kerrick Sports Sedan Series ON THE WEB: www.sportssedans.com.au
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER
State
1
SS
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Qld Aston Martin DBR9 6000
Silver
4
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Vic Audi A4
6000
Silver/Orange
5
SS
Basil Ricciardello
Tony Ricciardello WA Alfa Romeo GTV
6000
Red
8
SS Mick Motors/Exelite Racing
Shane Hart
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Qld Mazda RX7
4000T Red
9
SS Luxury Auto Body Daniel Tamasi Daniel Tamasi
Vic Holden Calibra
6000
14
SS
Rosemount Smash Repairs Anthony Cox Anthony Cox
Qld
6000 White/Blue
19
SS
Johnson Motorsport Damian Johnson Damian Johnson
Vic Holden Torana
3300
21
TA Moonbi Oil Traders
Qld
5430 Orange
32
SS
Bell Real Estate Michael Robinson Michael Robinson
Vic Holden Monaro
6000 Grey
38
SS
Barnes High Performance
44
SS MR Automotive
45
SS
51
SS MR Automotive
55
Rent Depot
B&M Ricciardello Motors
Kerry Baily
Phil Crompton
Phil Crompton
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
Saab
Ford Mustang
Black
Red/White
Jeff Barnes
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Qld
Pontiac
6000
Red/Blue
Colin Smith
Colin Smith
Qld Holden Monaro
6000
Red
Jaguar XKR
6000
Black
Bob McLoughlin NZ
Commodore VS
6000
Red/White
SS Aston’s Pharmacy Garry Aston
Chris Aston
Qld
Commodore
2600T Blue
68
TA Aston Air Conditioning
Shane Bradford
Shane Bradford
Qld
Chev Camaro
6000 Yell/White
72
TA
BJ Banks Electrical
Bruce Banks
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Tas
Chev Camaro
5860 Yellow
81
TA
The Car Mine/Liqui Moly/Meguiars Charlie Senese
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Qld
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6000
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Dameon Jameson Dameon Jameson NSW Bob McLoughlin
Blue
Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship ON THE WEB: www.formula3.com.au
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER
State
2
C
Team BRM Mark Rundle
Tim Macrow
VIC Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Blue
3
C
Team BRM/FNQ Larger
John Magro
Qld Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Black
4
C
Team BRM Mark Rundle
Jordan Oon WA Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Blue
5
C
Team BRM/Mygale Aust. Nick Foster Nick Foster
Qld Mygale M08 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Black
6
C
R-Tek Motorsport/Rondo/
DPO/CSR Ian Richards Nathan Morcom NSW Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Blk/Orange
7
R-Tek M’sport/GreenOzNet Ian Richards Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Blue
8 N
Fujitsu Racing Ian Richards
Todd Hazelwood SA Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
2000
Red
9 N
R-Tek Motorsport Ian Richards
Jon Collins NSW Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
2000 Grey/Red
C
John Magro
16 N Gilmour Racing/McDonalds Chris Gilmour Arrie Marree
2000
Red/Silver
Ben Gersekowski Qld Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
2000
Red/White
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2000
Black/Yellow
2000
Blue
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VEHICLE CC COLOUR
Qld Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
66 N AGI Sport Nathan Gotch Nathan Gotch NSW Dallara F304 - Renault Sodemo
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