The Racing Magazine Australia - Issue 37, June 2017

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WELCOME TO ROUND 3 Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director

set to have one of their biggest fields since starting in 2016.

Back for their second round of the season and their first on the Nationals agenda for 2017 is the Australian Production Car Series, with familiar faces, names and cars returning to the grid for the season and two endurance races this weekend.

On behalf of the CAMS National Racing Championships' Board of Directors and staff, welcome to the third round of the Shannons Nationals for 2017.

The debut of the Australian Prototype Series was held at our first round at Sandown in April, and we look forward to seeing the series continuing to grow this weekend at Winton.

It was only a fortnight ago where we arguably had one of our biggest rounds, as we celebrated 100 rounds of the Shannons Nationals at Phillip Island. The event was a huge success and it was the perfect way to cap off just over a decade of Nationals racing.

Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our dedicated volunteers and officials who have worked tirelessly for the benefit of our sport and the Shannons Nationals.

The conditions at our last two rounds have been very challenging, and we commend the effort you put in day in and day out.

There is plenty of racing in store this weekend as we head to Winton Motor Raceway for the first time this season.

After a big round at Phillip Island sharing garages with their sister series Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia returns for their third round of the series this weekend.

Keeping on the sports car trend, we are also joined by the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, which is

We hope that you enjoy the racing this weekend at one of our favourite circuits.

Enjoy the Weekend!

IN THIS ISSUE 4 Familiar faces return to

Australian Production Cars 6 Australian GT Trophy: The

Audi R8 8 The Racing Umpire: Steven Johnson 12 Series points update 14 Prototype racers hail

successful opener 16 Map 16 Lap records 17 Entry lists 22 Officials of the meeting 24 Round schedule 26 TV schedule

Publisher: Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Editor: Loren Hazelwood Graphic Designer: Gavin Kroon Photographer: Nathan Wong Contributors: Richard Craill, Mat Coch, Amanda Jackson Production: Skoop Printing

Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director

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FAMILIAR FACES

RETURN TO

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CARS

The Australian Production Car Series at Winton Motor Raceway will play host to a number of returning faces with new machines for its second round of the year.

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One of the teams returning to the series full-time in 2017 is Terry Conroy and his Conroy Motorsport team, a regular from past seasons who will be running their brand new Kia Pro-Ceed GT 1600.

The car made its debut with the team at the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, and this weekend will be steered by father-and-son Gerry and Leigh Burges.

Conroy Motorsport’s Engineer, Steve Kennett-Tribe, says the car is one serious production car, and has been positively welcomed into the series.

“The Kia Pro-Ceed GT is not a cheerful economy car … this is a serious European-built, developed in Germany, hot hatch kind of vehicle,” Kennett-Tribe said.

“Its competitors in the marketplace are the likes of the Hyundai Veloster Turbo, Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ and the Renault Clio and it comes with world class technology.

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“The management system they are using in the programming of the car is in fact amazing.”

Team Principal from Conroy Motorsport, Terry Conroy, said the car is not only world-class in its technology— but also leading the way when it comes to endurance racing.

“One thing unique about this project that we have at Conroy Motorsport is this is the first time anywhere in the world that this car has been developed for Endurance Racing,” Conroy said.

“It was built in Europe and is being developed for Endurance Racing in Australia—it is an expensive and long-winded process, but we are dedicated to getting the process done correctly so we have a car that is not only reliable, which is critical in endurance settings—but also fast.”

Another returning face is Katilyn Hawkins, who raced at Phillip Island with the series in 2016 and will return for the Winton round in her own Suzuki Swift, which she will share with Richard Luff.

“My last experience with the series saw me blown away by how friendly and helpful everyone was, and I can’t wait to get back in amongst it,” Hawkins said.

“A big thanks has to go to the series for it’s great racing format and thanks also has to go to the staff for being so approachable.

“For Winton, ideally we would love to finish the event with no one in front of us come the chequered flag!

Come Sunday, the field will have just a 10-minute warm-up before they get down to racing.

“All-up, the field can expect to be on-track for six hours and 50 minutes … now that is a lot of track time for one weekend!” Category Manager Iain Sherrin said.

“This is one of the things we are most proud of in the APCS, the sheer amount of track-time that we are able to offer at events which ensures that this series is one of the best ‘bang for buck’ racing options available in this country.

“When you take into account the fact that all events include the ability to split your drive with a co-driver or two, the availability of lease drives, and the class system, this category is really accessible to absolutely everyone and we are very proud to be able to offer that within Australia’s motor sport landscape.”

“As far as the rest of the season, I can’t say too much at this stage but I am excited to confirm our team is developing a slightly larger and faster car than our perfect little pocket rocket Suzuki Swift, so we have exciting times ahead!”

AND THERE IS PLENTY MORE RACING TO COME…

WINTON DELIVERS A BURSTING APCS PROGRAM

Queensland Raceway will host two 300km races across 4-6 August, including the famous ‘Fight in the Night’ race under lights on the Saturday evening. Further, the finale at Wakefield Park across 17-19 November will also host two 300km races as the APC looks to wind up for 2017 and see the Production Car Cup winner finally crowned after what is sure to be a hard-fought year of racing.

Across Round 2 of the Australian Production Car Series at Winton Motor Raceway, competitors will put in some 600km of racing.

Two 300km races will be held over the weekend, with the first on Saturday and the second rounding out the Shannons Nationals festivities for the weekend on Sunday afternoon.

Before the entrants get down to the business of greeting the starter however, they will undergo even more kilometres of track-time with three 20-minute practice sessions on Friday, another 20-minute practice session on Saturday and then 30 minutes of qualifying ahead of Saturday’s race.

This weekend’s Winton event isn’t the only place that you can get 600km of racing in the one weekend from the one category.

Also in the mix are four 60-minute races for round three at Sydney Motorsport Park (7-9 July) and then a mammoth four-hour outing for the ‘Island Four Hour’ at Phillip Island across 8-10 September.

For more on the APCS, visit: www.australianproductioncars.com.au

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THE AUDI R8 Since making its Australian debut in 2011, the Audi R8 has proved a force at the front end of Australian GT competition.

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Across the Australian GT Championship, the Australian Endurance Championship and the Australian GT Trophy Series, the German marque has picked up a staggering 25 wins since Mark Eddy handed the four-ringed brand its maiden win here at Winton all those years ago.

Audi's racing programme ‘down under’ is operated by Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia, based out of Melbourne. From there, they support more than 20 cars across Australia and New Zealand, and

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have been behind every one of Audis victories in Australian GT. That includes last year's one-two result in the Australian GT Trophy Series, which saw Rob Smith hold out teammate Greg Taylor to the crown by just six points. The Audi pair scored more than double the points of their closest rival, picking up six wins along the way.

The 2017 season has started much the same way, with Rod Salmon and Steve McLaughlan sharing the spoils at the opening round at Sandown in April.

Audi first released the R8 in 2006 as a two-seater road car, whilst the first GT3 specification example rolled off the production line in 2009—a car named the Audi R8 LMS. A year later, Eddy debuted the car in Australia before going on to claim victory at Winton the following season.

Powering the car is a 5.2-litre 10-cylinder, normally aspirated engine sporting double overhead cams and 4-valves per cylinder. It pumps out in the region of 500bhp in race trim, with almost enough

Audi’s first win in Australian GT

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Audi R8 Ultra’s first win in Australian GT

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Audi winning the inaugural Australian GT Trophy Series

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torque to slow the Earth's rotation.

Fitted directly behind the driver, in the centre of the car, the layout gives near perfect weight distribution.

Under the carbon fibre and alloy skin is a tubular spaceframe chassis, almost identical to that found in the standard road-going version of the R8. There are ceramic disc brakes too, along with driver aids like ABS and traction control.

The original car proved wildly successful, chalking up more than 100 victories globally along with a dozen championships. More have been added since the car was superseded at the end of 2011, most notably last season in the hands of Smith and Taylor.

A new model was released for 2012, the Audi R8 Ultra, which also proved a race winner. Rod Salmon and Liam Talbot won the inaugural race at Highlands at the end of 2012 in Australia's first example; it's the same car Salmon will pilot this weekend as the Australian GT Trophy Series hits Winton Raceway for its second round of 2017.

The Audi R8 Ultra shares much in common with the LMS, though does boast a more powerful 10-cylinder engine. There were a number of subtle aerodynamic tweaks as well, most notably a larger rear wing.

In Australia, the Audi R8 Ultra has claimed a staggering 15 race wins, making it the fourth most successful car in Australian GT history behind the Porsche 911, Mercedes-AMG SLS GT3 and Lamborghini Huracan.

However, with two wins already to its name in 2017 it's a car whose recordbreaking legacy is still being written.

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THE RACING

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At every round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, you’ll find Steven Johnson hanging around the paddock.

“I’m not trying to go out and be the bad guy! I’m the one telling the bad people what they should do and what I think from my point of view being in the race car.”

Not driving – athough there’s no doubt the former Supercars round winner would love to be behind the wheel of a 400hp Porsche GT3 Cup Car – but instead you’ll find the tall Queenslander sitting in race control.

The broad role includes not only helping officials officiate, but offering an ear to drivers looking for improvement, or for an explanation on what they might have done wrong on track.

That’s because Johnson is the series’ Driver Standards Advisor for both of Porsche’s top one-make series in Australia.

So in some way, it’s reasonable to look at Johnson as a cross between an umpire and a footy coach, merging both roles into one.

If the term is familiar, it’s because you’d have heard it used quite regularly in Supercars competition as the designation for a former driver (formerly Jason Bargwanna, now Craig Baird) who sits in race control and helps the race director make calls about on-track incidents.

“It’s not only that with regards to driving infringements and incidents on track, but with regards to mentoring and talking to the guys on track—the guys that are non-professionals—and coaching them on what they can and can’t do and how they could avoid certain incidents,” Johnson said.

But the role for Porsche’s motor sport operations in Australia is, as Johnson explains, somewhat different.

“Explaining what they could have done differently in certain predicaments is a big part of that as well.

“We’ve changed the title to the driver standard adviser, rather than the officer,” Johnson said.

“It’s a broad range and sometimes you’ve got to be the bad guy and say ‘no, you made a mistake there’ when they don’t think it is, and point it out to them so hopefully they learn from it in the end.

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“I don’t want the guys there, the stewards, to penalise them, but if they are going to penalise them I want to help get them the least possible penalty as well.

“So I am on the drivers’ side, even though sometimes they don’t think I am sometimes!

“My role is there to make sure they learn from that and to give my professional opinion ... especially on the pro-side of things too, generally as a pro racer you’re never wrong and sometimes you’ve got to tell them they are!”

The coaching aspect of the role is focused on the semi-professional or amateur drivers who often enter the respective series without the wealth of knowledge and performance that either the experienced veterans or young-guns bring.

“For general driving stuff, they can come and talk to me about that,” Johnson added.

“Most of them are aligned with a pro, of some sort, within a team, so they’ve got data they can really look at and use … a lot of them do come to me for my opinion probably because of the broad range of racing that I have done. I know that I can help them in certain instances as well.

“It’s not so much on the pro side; that’s just related to the racing, who’s done right and wrong and who’s done what during the race, but a lot of times for the elite guys, for sure.”

His well-documented Supercars career is one thing, but Johnson brings added experience across a wealth of categories to his Driver Standards role. This includes time racing in Porsches and working at Queensland’s Porsche sport driving school.

“I have worked for Porsche for quite a long time now but I’ve also raced a Cup Car as well,” he explained.

“I’ve got experience in the cars and I’m part of that whole Porsche thing. They wanted someone who has done a lot and was creditable: Bairdo [Craig Baird] was in there and he’s done a great job and moved on to V8’s and, it was I guess between Bairdo and myself for that role last year so it worked well.

“I enjoy it—it’s good! It’s still a lot of paperwork, but I really enjoy it and trying to broaden their range of motor sport.”

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FUELLING THE FIRE It might not be a sexy subject, but one Aussie company is proudly making the racing wheels go around thanks to a fire for all things fuel.

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“Fuel,” says Mark Tierney, a director of Melbournebased motor sport staple Race Fuels, “Is not a sexy part of going motor racing.”

And that’s probably the truth. Despite distributing the product that quite literally makes the internalcombustion wheels go round, it’s hard to get people excited about their racing fuels.

You put it in the tank and it makes the car go: as a consumable, it doesn’t change the outcome of a race for a spectator in the same way, say, a soft tyre does when compared to a hard. To most, it’s just a usable commodity that costs more money the higher the Octane number is.

Naturally Tierney, a long time racer who now helms a business that distributes nearly one million litres of fuel around every state in Australia per year, doesn’t share that opinion.

Race Fuels was founded in 2003 and started distributing ELF racing fuels and products in Melbourne and Tasmania.

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“It started with me dropping a few drums down to Sandown or Phillip Island in the back of a BA Falcon Ute – we later added a box trailer – on Friday morning and then we were done for the weekend,” Tierney remembers.

Today the business is the primary supplier of fuel to the V8 Supercars, Shannons Nationals, Australian GT, Bathurst’s 12 and 6 Hour races and a host of other events. It makes for a busier schedule than days gone by.

“Across the year we would be supplying product to several hundred people each weekend, and that’s before you take into account needing to deliver product to V8 Supercars and the Shannons Nationals. They all operate very professionally and expect a level of service that’s a bit more than dropping off the fuel drum and saying ‘seeya’.

“The business is as much about providing that service and support to teams and drivers as it is actually pumping fuel at race tracks.”

The Race Fuels organisation is certainly larger than a Ford Ute and a trailer these days.

could go racing without the procedures and standards companies like Race Fuels provide.

An enormous B-Double transporter carries the fuel across the country with multiple staff on hand to ensure the product is properly and promptly distributed at each round. RaceFuels does not request pre-bookings, they believe it is their role to carry enough to cover all contingencies.

Sean Scott, RaceFuels’ operations manager, has a full time job preparing the compliance paperwork ahead of a race meeting.

“We have four types of fuel that we supply and we carry enough of each to make sure everyone that’s going to be at the race meeting is catered for, but we try to do more than that too,” Tierney explains.

“At a lot of events like the Kumho V8 rounds, for instance, they’re only allowed to have 60 litres of fuel in the garage at a time so part of it is making sure that everyone is re-supplied across the weekend. We go to them instead of them coming to us so that customer service side of things is very important.

“It’s a logistical challenge to say the least, the start of the year in particular.

“We even go to the test days and spend a lot of time predicting who is testing where so we can plan our supply. It is not uncommon for RaceFuels to attend multiple circuits on the same day”.

But wait, there’s more. In this day and age when you need to sign a waiver before you go to the bathroom, there’s a significant safety effort around the Race Fuels business to the point where it’s unlikely people

“It’s a fact of life that the events wouldn’t get a permit unless they had a fuel management plan in place,” Tierney says.

“There’s so many regulations and OH&S issues surrounding the control of dangerous goods in quantities that it’s not feasible for people to bring their own fuel to the track, especially at major events, any more. You just wouldn’t get a permit, so our role is to take that issue out of the equation and make sure it’s safe and we’re conscious of taking away everything we bring in.”

Hailing from a passionate racing family, Tierney believes it’s critical that the enjoyment of the sport has to be number one in operating the business.

“I think you have to be very fond of it to be involved at the level we are,” he says.

“We try and go above and beyond to help people out.

We’ve had several Melbourne teams without space in their transporter come to us and go ‘hey, could you take a drum back to Melbourne for us?’ and we’ll do it and drop it at their workshop. It’s no problem.

“It’s all part of what we do and hopefully it’s making it better for everyone. We certainly get a buzz out of it.”

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ROUND 3 WINTON, VIC

SERIES POINTS UPDATES Australian Production Car Series

Australian Prototype Series

Outright

Outright

1. Luke Searle 2. Paul Morris 3. Nathan Morcom 4. Chaz Mostert

120 120 90 90

A1 Class leaders Luke Searle/Paul Morris

1. Philip Hughes 2. David Crampton 3. Mark Laucke

Kumho Cup Class leader John-Paul Drake

120

A2 Class leaders

103 99 99

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Radical/Supersport Trophy leader

Paul Lane/Scott Bargwanna/ Trevor Symonds 120

Philip Hughes

B1 Class leaders

Terry Peovitis

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FL1 Trophy leader 114

Jack Perkins/Leigh Burges 120

Brian Walden/Michael Auld/ Richard Bloomfield 120

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli

Class C leaders

Outright

B2 Class leaders

Robert Rubis/ Todd Hazelwood

120

Class D leaders

1. Jordan Love 2. Brenton Grove 3. Sam Shahin

151 134 101

Christopher Reeves/Christopher Sutton 120

Professional Class leader

Class E leaders

Elite Class leader

Peter Foote/William Cauchi 120

Class I leaders Bradley Zacka/John McCleverty/ Michael Zacka 120

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Jordan Love

Sam Shahin

151

129

Class B leader Michael Tsigeridis

180

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series presented by Pirelli Trophy Class 1. Steve McLaughlan 2. Rod Salmon 3. Jan Jinadasa

165 161 155

MARC Class leader Keith Kassulke

202

PROTOTYPE RACERS HAIL SUCCESSFUL SEASON OPENER Hear what the drivers had to say after the opening round of the Australian Prototype Series at Sandown.

KIM BURKE

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I am finding APS really good so far—everyone is really good on-track and I haven’t had any problems. It is good to see a variety of cars out there … I am enjoying it so far and will definitely run some more rounds.

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MARK LAUCKE

What I really like about what we are doing is the series is associated with what competitors want and already we have invited more cars and classes.

With the different performance characteristics of the different cars what we will see is extra interest for drivers and for spectators and racing that is both more fun to watch and compete in.

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I love the concept of combining more categories to have more cars on the grid. For me, for the sport to be successful it is all about having the most cars we can possibly have on the grid, so us combining with these other categories to me is definitely the way to move forward.

You then have racing on all levels, whether it is at the front of the pack, the middle of the pack or the back of the back.

I loved what I saw and I thought it was really good personally, I thought it was fantastic. It is good to see so many cars. Everyone in there was pretty good, the guys from Radical came over and they were pretty good.

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JOHN-PAUL DRAKE

I think CAMS and Shannons are really on board with getting more people in the field because everyone wins with that.

PHIL HUGHES

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It’s such a fun, non-political series with great camaraderie. I welcome to CN cars and hope that it grows in a positive way. I feel we need to keep the grassroots guys interested … we don’t want to scare them off with intimidation. All in all it was a really good vibe, happy and proud to be part of it, and leading it!

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LAP RECORDS WINTON MOTOR RACEWAY

NATIONAL CIRCUIT 3.0KM CATEGORY: FORMULA 3 (OUTRIGHT) DRIVER: CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY TIME: 1:14.3401 YEAR: 2016 CATEGORY: PROTOTYPE SERIES DRIVER: ROGER I’ANSON TIME: 1:19.0364 YEAR: 2016 CATEGORY: AUSTRALIAN GT DRIVER: GREG TAYLOR TIME: 1:21.6114 YEAR: 2016

CATEGORY: PORSCHE GT3 CUP DRIVER: HAMISH HARDEMAN TIME: 1:21.8269 YEAR: 2016 CATEGORY: PRODUCTION CARS DRIVER: MICHAEL CAINE TIME: 1:33.8505 YEAR: 2016

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PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE

PRESENTED BY PIRELLI The entire Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia series will be contested at Shannons Nationals rounds in 2017, with the series entering Round 3 this weekend.

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is one of Australia's most exciting, competitive and fast-paced motor racing categories.

Known for its fun, friendly, family atmosphere, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge has an unrivalled sense of camaraderie among its drivers and teams–a large factor behind the series' success in Australia.

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge held its first season in 2008, catering for Porsche enthusiasts looking to make the step up from club level racing.

In honour of Porsche stalwart, Jim Richards, the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy will again feature three rounds of the 2017 season, adding an endurance element to the one-make series.

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ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

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HTFU

Sam Shahin

SA

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Porsche GT3 Cup

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Richmonds Automotive

John Karytinos

SA

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

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360 Motorsport / Valmont

Marcel Zalloua

NSW

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

19

Hallmark Homes

Anthony Gilbertson

Qld

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

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Grove Hire

Brenton Grove

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

25

Porsche Centre Brighton

Nick Karnaros

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

29

Platinum Nightclub

Rob Woods

NSW

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

34

Motorsport Leasing P/L

John Morriss

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

78

Zagame Autosport

John Steffensen

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

79

Sonic Motor Racing / Quintis

Jordan Love

WA

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

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Bold Living

Brett Boulton

Qld

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Porsche GT3 Cup

David Greig

Vic

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Porsche GT3 Cup

2017 CALENDAR

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Round 1: 7-9 April, Sandown Raceway

88

Morriss Racing Services

Phil Morriss

Vic

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Porsche GT3 Cup

99

Southern Star Windows

Ross McGregor

Vic

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Porsche GT3 Cup

Round 2: 26-38 May, Phillip Island Round 3: 9-11 June, Winton Motor Raceway* Round 4: 7-9 July, Sydney Motorsport Park*

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of printing and are subject to change.

Round 5: 4-6 August, Queensland Raceway* Round 6: 8-10 September, Phillip Island * denotes Jim Richards Endurance Trophy rounds

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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES The Australian Production Car Series returns for the first time this season to the Shannons Nationals, as they line-up for their second round.

In 2017 the Australian Production cars have opened up to 3E production car regulations, making more cars eligible for the series—including two-seater production sports cars and utes.

Also new for the season is the Australian Production Car Cup, which will crown the outright and class winners from rounds one to six.

The new prize will sit alongside the existing Australian Production Car Series Trophy, which will benefit the new 3E cars that were unable to compete in the opening round at Bathurst.

The Australian Production Car Series Trophy will award the outright and class winners from rounds two to five.

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After the opening round of the series at the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, Luke Searle and Paul Morris lead the way for the outright title fight, but will have tough competition from Nathan Morcom and Supercars driver Chaz Mostert.

The M4 from Sherrin Racing, driven by Iain and Grant Sherrin showed great pace at the Mountain and will also be one to look out for, after overcoming bad luck at Bathurst.

The Australian Production Car Series also requires at least two drivers, with racers able to spread their racing strategy across a two or three-driver arrangement.

Australian racing legends like John Bowe and Glenn Seton, and identities like Dean Fiore, David Russell and Craig Baird have also been known for their appearances in the series—which makes for great fun for the developing young racers and gentleman drivers.

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2017 CALENDAR

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TEAM/SPONSOR

6

Skwirk Online

9

Hurley Smash Repairs Racing

11

Team DPO

13

Osborne Motorsport

17

Sherrin Rentals

21

Disc Brakes Australia

23

BestJet

25

Lauren Gray Motorsport

31

Osborne Motorsport

33

PRO DUCT

34

Karadimas Racing

35

Ric Shaw Racing / Syntec International

48

ASAP Marketing

50

MidWest Multimedia

64

Cachet Homes Motorsport

66

FullGas Racing

85

Vurgel Precision Automotive / Declan Kirkham Racing

86

Pedders / Msports Training Aus Racing

223

Luff & Associates Property Group

757

BestJet

DRIVER Rod Salmon Will Brown Jason Walsh Paul Currie Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert

Round 1: 14-16 April, Mt. Panorama Round 2: 9-11 June, Winton CLASS

NSW

A1

Mitsubishi EVO 10 RS

NSW

E

Swift

NSW

A1

Ford Focus RS

C

Renault Megane RS265

Qld

A1

BMW M4

NSW

I

Kia Pro-Ceed GT

Qld

I

Holden Ute

Vic

D

Toyota Corolla

NSW

C

Renault Megane RS265

NSW

A1

Mitsubishi EVO 10 RS

NSW

B1

Ford Falcon

NSW

C

Mazda RX8

QLD

B1

BMW 135i

NSW

D

Mini Cooper S JCW

WA

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Holden HSV VE GT SS3

Qld

A1

Subaru WRX STi

Vic

D

Mazda 626

Vic

D

Toyota 86 GTS

Vic

E

Swift

Qld

C

Holden Commodore GTS

Colin Osborne Hadrian Morrall Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Leigh Burges Gerry Burges Jonathan Bloxsom Callan Sayers Ellexandra Best Michael Grvay Tyler Everingham Michael Almond Bob Pearson Rick Bates George Karadimas Geoff Russell Ric Shaw Andrew Bollom Scott Gore Keith Bensley James Keene Dominic Martens Chris Lillis Vince Ciallella Dimitri Agathos Lachlan Gibbons Declan Kirkham Phil Kirkham Grant Phillips Cameron Hill Katilyn Hawkins Richard Luff Michael James Cameron Kerr

Round 3: 7-9 July, Sydney Motorsport Park

STATE

VEHICLE

Round 4: 4-6 August, Queensland Raceway Round 5: 8-10 September, Phillip Island Round 6: 18-19 November, Wakefield Park

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PRESENTED BY PIRELLI The Australian GT Trophy presented by Pirelli is a relatively new racing formula in the Australian motor sport landscape, beginning in 2016.

WWW.AUSTRALIANGT.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST

The popular addition provided a number of key benefits for Australian GT, as for competitors, it added value to their machines as the competition gave them a dedicated home within the Australian motor sport landscape.

NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

1

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Rob Smith

6

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Rod Salmon

The older generation machinery also presents a lower entry point into the most exciting form of racing in the country, and the perfect place for drivers to gain experience before stepping into the Australian GT Championship.

9

Fire Rating Solutions

10

Also welcomed into the Trophy Series are entries from MARC Cars Australia, which enjoy their own dedicated class within the field.

The Trophy Series shares much in common with the Australian GT Championship, including compulsory pit stops, designed to balance out the racing to its longer 50-minute races.

After the opening round of the series at Sandown, Steve McLaughlan leads Rod Salmon in the Trophy class, while Keith Kassulke is on top in the MARC Class.

2017 CALENDAR

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

Mathew Turnbull

Vic

Trophy

Lamborghini LP-560 GT3

Harcourts Epping

Emanuel Mezzasalma

Vic

Trophy

Porsche 997 Cup Car MY11

17

Candyman - Freechoice

Travers Beynon

QLD

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS 2011

19

Griffith Corporation

Mark Griffith

QLD

Trophy

Ferrari F430

22

CCC Polished Concrete

Rick Mensa

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS 2011

23

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Matthew Stoupas

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

48

M Motorsport Interlloy

Justin McMillan

Vic

Dean Koutsoumidis

Vic

Sport GT4

Reiter KTM X-Box

55

Malibu Boats

Xavier West

Vic

Trophy

Porsche 997 Cup Car MY11

66

Gap Solutions / SEKTOR

John Goodacre

SA

MARC

MARC Focus V8

69

Safe-T-Stop

Richard Gartner

NSW

Trophy

Lamborghini LP560 GT3

72

Whitlock Bull Bars

Con Whitlock

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS

75

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Steve McLaughlan

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

77

JJA Consulting Group

Jan Jinadasa

Vic

Trophy

Lamborghini LP560 GT3

88

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Rio Nugara

Vic

Jake Fouracre

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

94

MARC Cars Australia

TBA

MARC

MARC Mazda V8

147

Mack Bros Roofing Products

Wayne Mack

Trophy

Ferrari 458 GT3 2011

Round 1: 7-9 April, Sandown Round 2: 9-11 June, Winton Round 3: 5-6 August, Queensland Raceway Round 4: 8-10 September, Phillip Island Round 5: 18-19 November, Wakefield Park

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Note: Entry lists are correct at time of printing and are subject to change.

AUSTRALIAN PROTOTYPE SERIES PROTOTYPESERIES.COM.AU Evolving from the former Australian Sports Racer Series, the Australian Prototype Series will cater for open-top and LeMans-style sports cars in Australia.

A three-class structure caters for all existing eligible vehicles, while international specification ‘CN Prototype’ cars will become eligible for the first time and will compete alongside the Sports Racers, enabling a broader eligibility list that will open the series up to more cars than ever before.

After the opening round of the series at Sandown, Radical racer Philip Hughes leads David Crampton and Mark Laucke outright, while also leading the Radical/ Supersport Trophy class.

John-Paul Drake is on top in the newly introduced Kumho Cup Class, while Terry Peovitis leads he FL1 Trophy in his F1000.

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

CLASS

VEHICLE

4

Orlando Phoenix

Terry Peovitis

STATE WA

FL1

RFR F1000

24

Bayside Dental Specialists

Philip Tan

Vic

Radical

Radical SR3

35

Sutto's Motorcycle Supply

Chris Sutton

Vic

Radical

Radical SR3

42

Hughes Supercar Services

Philip Hughes

Vic

Radical

Radical SR3

44

Mirage Racing - Marina Mirage Gold Coast

Jason Makris

Qld

P1

West WX10

53

Bryan Stoeckel

Jonathon Stoeckel

Vic

Kumho Cup

West WR1000

55

Laucke Flour Mills

Mark Laucke

SA

P1

West WX10

66

John-Paul Drake

John-Paul Drake

SA

Kumho Cup

West WX10

77

Scott Mackay

Scott Mackay

SA

Kumho Cup

West WR 1000

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of printing and are subject to change.

2017 CALENDAR Round 1: 7-9 April, Sandown Round 2: 9-11 June, Winton Round 3: 7-9 July, Sydney Motorsport Park Round 4: 4-6 August, Queensland Raceway Round 5: 8-10 September, Phillip Island

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OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING Permit number National Sporting Authority Promoter and Organiser Series Manager Event Organising Committee

Stewards

Clerk of the Course Secretary of the Event

817/1106/02 Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) Winton Motor Raceway Pty Ltd The CAMS Nationals Racing Championships Pty Ltd Michael Smith Graham Sattler Chris Lewis-Williams Wayne Williams Daryl McHugh Wayne Giles Lynn Rattray Colin Smith Ron Hill Daryl McHugh Wayne Giles

Australian Production Car Series Race Director Paul Overell Technical Commissioner Scott McGrath CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series Category Administrators Margaret Collier

Ken Collier Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Technical Commissioner Stephen Robertson Driving Standards Advisor Steven Johnson Category Adminstrator Anna-Matleena Pukkila

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MA

EA

Deputy Clerk of the Course Assistant Clerk of the Course

Emergency Controller Compliance Checker Assistant Secretary of the Event Chief Timekeeper Chief Medical Officer Chief Scrutineer Judges of Start & Finish

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ROUND 3 WINTON, VIC

ROUND 3 SCHEDULE FRIDAY 9 JUNE TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

1100 - 1120

20 minutes

Prototype Series Practice 1

1130 - 1150

20 minutes

Production Cars Practice 1

1200 - 1230

30 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Practice 1

1240 - 1300

20 minutes

Prototype Series Practice 2

1310 - 1330

20 minutes

Production Cars Practice 2

1340 - 1410

30 minutes

GT Trophy Practice 1

1420 - 1450

30 minutes

Porsche GT3 Practice 2

1500 - 1520

20 minutes

Production Cars Practice 3

1530 - 1550

20 minutes

Prototype Series Practice 3

1600 - 1700

60 minutes

Meeting Rides

SATURDAY 10 JUNE TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0830 - 0900

30 minutes

GT Trophy Practice 2

0905 - 0925

20 minutes

Production Cars Practice 4

0930 - 0950

20 minutes

Prototype Series Qualifying

0955 - 1015

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Qualifying

1020 - 1100

40 minutes

GT Trophy Qualifying

1105 - 1135

30 minutes

Production Cars Qualifying

1145 - 1205

20 minutes

Prototype Series Race 1

1215 - 1305

50 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Race 1

1315 - 1540

145 minutes

Production Cars 300km

Note: Times are correct at time of printing and are subject to change.

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ON TRACK

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20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Race 2

0930 - 1020

50 minutes

GT Trophy Race 1

1030 - 1050

CUSTOM

20 minutes

Prototype Series Race 2

1055 - 1105

10 minutes

Production Cars Warm Up

1115 - 1135

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Race 3

1145 - 1210

25 minutes

Prototype Series Race 3

1220 - 1310

50 minutes

GT Trophy Race 2

1320 - 1545

145 minutes

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