The Racing Magazine Australia - Issue 40, September 2017

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NUMBER 40 - SEPTEMBER 2017

RACING MAGAZINE AUSTRALIA

S R A C URING

V8 TO N TO THE

S L R A U N T O E I R AT N S N O SHANN

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series presented by Pirelli Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli Australian Production Car Series Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Australian Prototype Series

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WELCOME TO ROUND 6 Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director

The V8 touring cars will also return to the Island for the second time this season, with young Jack Smith currently leading the series with two rounds to go.

The CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series returns to Phillip Island for their penultimate round this weekend, with the exotic cars to be featured in two 50-minute races.

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

This weekend we return to Phillip Island, as we are welcomed back for the second time this season.

Round 6 will see 2017 series winners crowned, going down to the wire in both Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia and the Australian Prototype Series.

IN THIS ISSUE 4 2017 so far 6 V8 Touring Cars return 8 Featured photo 9 Prototype contenders 12 Records broken

This weekend will also have a touch of endurance racing, featuring the Australian Production Car Series as they prepare for their penultimate round and a four-hour race.

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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 some of the rounds this season have been very challenging and we commend the effort you put in day in and day out.

23 Points updates

Jordan Love is looking like a hard man to beat to take out the outright Porsche GT3 Cup series, while it’s Mark Laucke who’s currently on top in the Prototype series.

Enjoy the weekend!

This round we also welcome the Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series, joining us for the first time this season.

Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director

15 Australian GT Trophy Series 16 Zagame Autosport Safety Car 18 Entry lists 24 Lap records 24 Map 26 Officials of the meeting 27 PIARC welcomes race fans 28 Round schedule 31 TV schedule

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2017 SO FAR It’s the business end of the racing season, when titles are decided and the big trophies are on the line.

Take a look at the five categories on track at Phillip Island this weekend – including the two categories that will be decided in their final round.

Australian Prototype Series

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia

FINAL ROUND

FINAL ROUND

Three winners from the first three

Jordan Love has dominated the

rounds set the scene early in the

headlines in the Porsches this year,

Australian Prototype this year, however

storming to an impressive series lead

a remarkable mid-season run from Mark

and having already clinched the Jim

Laucke allowed him to storm up the

Richards Endurance Trophy thanks

leaderboard and take the series lead

to three wins from three starts in the

heading into the finale.

longer-distance races this year.

He stands as one of six drivers capable

The young West Aussie hasn’t lost a

of winning the series in the final round,

race since the last time the series visited

with 92 points covering the top six with

Phillip Island in May.

115 up for grabs in the final three races at Phillip Island.

Brenton Grove sits second in the points and has been building his pace as the

Laucke has won two rounds this year,

year goes on, missing out on pole by

however he will be challenged thanks

tiny margins for the last few rounds.

to the consistency of FL1 driver Terry Peovitis that has seen him retain second place in the standings heading into the final round.

The same can be said for Radical SR3 runner Chris Sutton, who sits just two points behind the open-wheel racer.

The key interest heading into the Phillip Island GT3 Cup Challenge Australia finale will be the fight for third overall and also the Elite class win.

Just seven points split leader Anthony Gilbertson and Sam Shahin in the Elite battle, Gilbertson having jumped to

Phil Hughes led through the first

the top after a strong round at home in

three rounds however a zero-score

Queensland last time out. In the overall

at Queensland Raceway dented his

fight it’s Shahin who holds tenuously

Wor ds : R i ch a rd C ra i l l

series chances. Jason Makris – a round

onto third place, 13 markers ahead of

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winner this year – and John-Paul Drake

the Hallmark Homes driver.

complete the top six.

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Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series

Australian Production Car Series

TWO ROUNDS TO GO

TWO ROUNDS TO GO

TWO ROUNDS TO GO

Jack Smith has been doing the

The third-tier of Australian GT racing

Bob Pearson holds a near 100-point

business for Brad Jones Racing in

has produced first-class competition

margin at the pointy-end of the

this year’s Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car

this year thanks to a several different

Australian Production Car Series thanks

Series, extending his lead to 99 points

winners from the three rounds

to a remarkable run of success that now

following a perfect weekend of pole

contested so far.

stretches to six straight race wins.

Rod Salmon and Steve McLaughlan

Pearson grabbed solid points at Winton’s

both recorded victories in treacherous

second round and then charged to

The youngster missed the round victory

conditions at Sandown’s season

four victories from four starts at Sydney

in the season opener (Phillip Island) by

opener, the Audi R8’s proven aero

Motorsport Park a few weeks later.

just one point and backed that up with

capabilities prevailing in the wet

wins in successive rounds at Winton

weather. McLaughlan then continued

and last time out in the Sunshine state.

his winning ways at Winton by doing

position, three wins and a lap record last time out at Queensland Raceway.

Jordon Boys sits second in his Image Racing Falcon, with consistency being his major ace-card so far this year.

Third outright at Queensland elevated Tyler Greenbury to the same spot in the overall standings despite a horror run of luck that saw him in position to win at both the first two rounds of the series before being denied with issues late in the third race at each round.

Michael Anderson and Josh Smith round out the top five, with privateer Anderson in particular being mighty impressive in his former Dunlop Super2 Series winning Falcon.

the double at the country Victorian circuit at Round 2.

It took until Round 3 for the Audi domination to end, with Richard Gartner’s Lamborghini Gallardo loving the straights of Queensland Raceway, the minister for enthusiasm holding out Rod Salmon to win both races in style.

With McLaughlan third at Queensland, the Jamec-Pem Audi driver continues to lead the series with Salmon second and Gartner

As if that wasn’t enough, he then backed that up by combining with Rick Bates to win both races in Queensland, including the prestigious ‘Fight in the Night’ held on the Saturday evening of that weekend.

The imperious pace of the Sherrin brothers and their new M4 has yet to deliver a victory, despite being the fastest car on track at each round.

Consistency has kept Chaz Mostert and Nathan Morcom in the game in their Ford Focus, the pair still second in the standings despite missing the Sydney round.

now third thanks to his Queensland

A four hour enduro at the Island and a

sweep.

tricky weekend at Wakefield Park await.

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V8 TOURING CARS RETURN

The Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series have been long-time fan favourites on the Shannons Nationals’ calendar, making their national circuit racing debut on the Nationals line-up in 2008.

The Shannons Nationals is pleased to welcome the Kumho V8 touring cars back to Phillip Island, in what will be their penultimate round for 2017.

Brad Jones Racing’s Jack Smith has been a dominant force in this year’s series, doubling-up his Supercars racing duties by competing in the Dunlop Super2 Series.

Smith comes off the bat from a highly successful round at Queensland Raceway, taking all

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three wins whilst fending off strong competition.

“I’ve never had a clean sweep before, so it’s a great feeling,” Smith said at Ipswich.

“The car was great, but it wasn’t easy with competition from Anton [De Pasquale] and Tyler [Greenbury] all weekend.

“There’s still a long way to go with two rounds left, so it’s great to have a bigger lead.”

Kumho V8 rookie Jordan Boys currently sits second to Smith, who is having a fantastic debut season in the series.

Last year’s runner-up Tyler Greenbury sits third, while Kumho Cup leader Michael Anderson rounds out the top four outright positions.

The series will head to the Muscle Car Masters in October for the final round of the season at Sydney Motorsport Park.

CLASSES Car eligibility in the Kumho V8 touring cars currently sees former race-winning Supercars ranging from the Ford Falcon EB to the Holden Commodore VE, race in the series.

Depending what vehicle the competitor is racing, three separate classes run in the series.

The Championship class traditionally sees up-and-coming racers compete, who will run either a FG Falcon or VE Commodore.

Teams competing in this class are usually aligned with either a Supercars Championship or Super2 Series team.

Kumho Cup was introduced in 2017, replacing the existing Privateer class.

Heritage will see touring cars famously remembered in the 1990's race this weekend, with an EB Falcon and VS Commodore amongst the field.

LIVERIES

If there’s one thing anyone can agree on in motor sport, it’s the fact we all love a fantastic racing livery.

One of the great things about the Kumho V8 series are the paint-jobs running around in the field, bringing all of the nostalgic feelings back when they run up and down pit lane.

CHRIS SMERDON IRWIN TOOLS Car originally built by Stone Brothers Racing

GEOFF EMERY CRAIG LOWNDES’ 2012 BROCK RETRO LIVERY Car originally built by Triple Eight Race Engineering

JASON HECK FORD PERFORMANCE RACING

TROY STAPLETON SHELL HELIX RACING

Car originally built by FPR

Car originally built by Dick Johnson Racing

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THEY FOUGHT INTO THE NIGHT The Australian Production Car Series’ cars lights during the ‘Fight in the Night’ race at Queensland Raceway.

Photographer: Nathan Wong

DOWN TO THE WIRE In what is arguably one of the closest national series battles in 2017, this weekend will determine the first ever winner of the Australian Prototype Series.

Mark Laucke is currently the man to beat, taking the lead during the penultimate round of the series at Queensland Raceway.

After dropping his two worst results, Laucke holds a 48-point gap to Terry Peovitis, however the series begins to tighten further down the ladder.

Open-wheel racer Peovitis only holds a two-point advantage over Chris Sutton, leaving second and third outright wide-open.

Philip Hughes had an unfortunate round at Queensland Raceway, losing his series lead to Laucke due to an engine failure in practice.Hughes is now 80 points behind the leader in fourth and will need a bit of luck to fall his way this weekend.

A clean sweep at Winton back in June saw a boost to Jason Makris’ series campaign, which sees him sit only 89 points behind Laucke.

John-Paul Drake is next in-line, who is only three points behind Makris in sixth outright.

Thirty-eight points will be on offer this weekend for each individual race win, while a point will go to the fastest qualifier and the fastest lap holder for the round.

In the way of the series’ classes, Laucke leads P1 and Peovitis already has hands on the FL1 class win.

Sutton is currently leading Radical, however Hughes will be a strong challenger for the class victory.

Drake holds a decent gap to Gerrit Ruff for the Kumho Cup class, leading the way by 111 points.

The Australian Prototype Series will have three races this weekend, with the winner to be crowned after Sunday’s race.

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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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RECORDS BROKEN

One of the big stories in this year’s Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli has been the introduction of Jordan Love into the series.

At the penultimate round in Queensland, the Porsche Junior continued to write his fairy tale season, claiming a record ten straight wins and the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy.

Love was the first to do that in the GT3 Cup’s history and will enter the final round of the series top of the points.

Despite his success this season, he’s remained humble heading into the finale at Phillip Island this weekend.

“There are still three more races remaining for the season, so there are plenty of points up for grabs,” Love said.

“We’re going to go into Phillip Island with the same attitude as we entered Queensland Raceway and aim to finish the season on a high.”

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Brenton Grove has been another rookie making waves in the series, who currently sits second to Love… a potential upset could see the Victorian take the series win.

Another talking point this season has been the extremely close battle between long-time GT3 Cup competitors Anthony Gilbertson, Sam Shahin and John Karytinos.

A consistent run saw Gilbertson grab the lead from Shahin at the previous round, but only heads into the Island with a seven-point gap.

“The battle between Sam Shahin, John Karytinos and myself has bee great all year so it was pretty special to have all three of us on the podium,” Gilbertson said at Queensland Raceway.

“I can’t wait for Phillip Island.”

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge will wrap-up their season with Race 3 on Saturday.

BOB HITS ‘EM FOR Seventy-two year-old Bob Pearson has been having a dream run in the Australian Production Car Series, taking the last six race wins.

Currently leading the Australian Production Car Cup, the Evo driver will enter this weekend’s round at Phillip Island with a healthy 98-point margin.

Ellexandra Best and Michael Gray have had a great season in class D for the first time, while Brianna Wilson and Nathan Stephens front the E class field.

Pearson managed to take his first four race wins at Sydney Motorsport Park on a solo mission, while his trusty co-driver Rick Bates was unavailable.

The Invitational class sees Gerry Burges in first place, ahead of Lindsay Kearns.

However, the Pro-Duct team reunited further north at Queensland Raceway, where they managed to take both of the endurance race wins – bolstering their respective positions in the Australian Production Car Cup. Second in the Cup standings currently sees Supercars star Chaz Mostert share the position with his co-driver Nathan Morcom, racing the new DPO Focus RS. Pearson’s other half Bates is fourth, while Iain and Grant Sherrin share fifth outright in their powerful BMW M4.

In the class standings, Daniel and Wayne Clift currently lead the way in A2, while Scott Gore sits on top in B1.

Troy Williams is first in B2, while teammates — not co-drivers — Colin Osborne and Tyler Everingham share the lead in C class.

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The Australian Production Car Series will enter its penultimate round of the season this weekend, featuring two endurance races at the Island.

EXOTIC

BATTLE This weekend’s round of the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series will be crucial for all competitors, as they head into the penultimate race weekend for the season.

A bigger field of Challenge Modern has seen more competitive racing in the class, with Mark Griffith currently leading Scott Hookey for class victory.

Steve McLaughlan is currently looking like the man to beat, who currently holds a 101-point lead on his nearest rival Rod Salmon.

Aaron Cameron currently leads the way in the MARC Class, after taking the lead at Queensland Raceway.

Salmon clawed some points back to the lead at the previous round at Queensland Raceway, however so did Lamborghini driver Richard Gartner, who managed to take out both victories across that weekend.

Although, not all of the focus should be on the podium places, as the race for fourth place is well and truly on.

Rick Mensa currently holds position four in the Trophy class, but Jan Jinadasa is keeping him on his toes a mere five points behind in fifth.

The young Queensland racer impressed on debut, winning the round and managing to be on top of the class with two rounds remaining.

The CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series will be back at Phillip Island for the first time since 2016, with two 50-minute races to decide who will be on top at the end of the weekend.

The final round of the series will head to Wakefield Park on 18-19 November.

Last year’s Trophy class victor Rob Smith is sixth, but could easily fight Mensa for that top four spot.

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THE SHANNONS NATIONALS

SAFETY CAR

Proudly provided by McLaren Melbourne and Zagame Autosport

In 2017 the Shannons Nationals is fortunate to have a stunning McLaren 570S as the official Safety Car at all seven rounds this season, thanks to a new partnership with McLaren Melbourne and Zagame Autosport.

The Nationals caught up with Zagame Autosport’s General Manager of Motorsport Cameron McConville, explaining the exclusive partnership and the car you’ll see on track this weekend leading the field.

Shannons Nationals: Thanks for joining us for a chat Cam! Talk us through the partnership with McLaren Melbourne and Zagame Autosport, and why it worked to be part of the Shannons Nationals.

Cameron McConville: It’s an exciting new partnership for us and it coincided with the launch of Zagame Autosport, a new start-up division of Zagame Automotive Group. We specialise in track-day cars and customer race cars, and McLaren Melbourne is one of our brands.

The car is courtesy of McLaren Melbourne; we are the only McLaren dealer in Victoria, based in Swan St Richmond, next to all of our other high-end sports car dealerships. It’s great to have McLaren on board and supplying the car. It’s a good fit for us and to launch Zagame Autosport.

SN: Tell us about the Shannons Nationals McLaren Safety Car. CM: This car you’ll see right throughout the Shannons Nationals is the McLaren 570S Coupe, it’s a 3.8-litre, twin-turbo mid-mounted V8 engine. It’s the lightest and probably the most powerful sports car in its class. It’s

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“ It seemed like a really good

fit with the new GT4 coming out this year … the 570S is very similar and the GT4 is derived from the road car

”

570 PS, has adaptive dampers, a carbon-fibre chassis and double wishbone suspension.

It’s a real drivers’ car, and I think that anyone that gets into a McLaren—or is fortunate enough to get in a McLaren and have a drive—will see it’s a very exhilarating drivers’ car.

SN: Why the McLaren 570S? CM: It seemed like a really good fit with the new McLaren 570S GT4 coming out this year, and we’re the official McLaren Motorsport dealer for Australasia, so we thought we couldn’t have a GT4 race car as the Safety Car. The 570S is very similar and the new GT4 is derived from this road car.

A U T O S P O R T The Zagame Automotive Group has continued to grow its passion for things that move and over the past 15 years the company has become the leading dealer of sport, exotic and prestige brands in Victoria.

Housing some of the world’s most premium marques, racing pedigree is in their DNA and the development of Zagame Autosport was inevitable.

Headed up by a team of over 30 year’s motor sport experience, Zagame Autosport offers clients access to the world of racing.

At McLaren, an unswerving commitment to excellence and innovation underpins everything they do; from the performance of the Formula 1 team on race day to the ownership experience they offer with their range of sports car.

McLaren Melbourne, now located in Richmond Victoria, has joined with the Zagame Automotive Group as their local McLaren retailer.

Their aim is to deliver what McLaren Automotive’s engineers planned from the outset; a range of sports cars that would be a pleasure to own as well as drive.

SN: Zagame Autosport is very well represented at Shannons Nationals events this year, but not just with the Safety Car. What drivers and cars are Zagame running this season?

THE STATS

CM: At the moment we have four categories, five cars and hopefully in the back-end of the year a couple of GT4 cars as well.

ENGINE 3.8 Litre twin-turbo V8 engine / Max. Power: 419kW at

We run two cars in Formula 4, with young Ryan Suhle and Tyler Everingham. In Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge we run John Steffensen, who is an ex-track and field runner and a Commonwealth Games Gold medallist—and we’re excited he’s decided to launch his racing career with us.

7500rpm / Max. Torque: 600nM at 5000-6500rpm

At the Phillip Island round we ran our other ‘hero’ car in addition to the McLaren—the Lamborghini Huracan—in Australian Endurance, and of course we have Carrera Cup, with two cars for Michael Almond and myself.

SN: Apart from leading the field during Safety Car periods, when can people see the McLaren on track?

CM: We do hot laps at the track each morning, so for the competitors out there you’ll hear us running out there early in the morning.

McLaren 570S

TRANSMISSION 7-speed Seamless Shift dual clutch Gearbox BRAKING Carbon ceramic brakes / 200-0kph: 126m / 100-0kph: 31m CHASSIS Double Wishbone suspension, Adaptive Dampers / Open differential with Brake Steer 0-100 KM/H 3.2s 0-200 KM/H 9.5s

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KUMHO TYRE AUSTRALIAN V8 TOURING CAR SERIES The Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series has been a strong proving ground for racers making their way through to Supercars and this weekend return to the Shannons Nationals for their penultimate round.

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ENTRY LIST CLASS

VEHICLE

Vic

Kumho Cup

Commodore VE ll

Jim Pollicina

NSW

Kumho Cup

Commodore VE

Kenwood Homes

Michael Anderson

NSW

Kumho Cup

Ford Falcon FG

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Image Racing/ Lubrimaxx

Josh Smith

Qld

Championship

Ford Falcon FG

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Image Racing/ Lubrimaxx

Leigh Moran

Vic

Kumho Cup

Ford Falcon BA

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Brad Jones Racing/SCT Logistics

Jack Smith

Qld

Championship

Commodore VE ll

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Massel

Michael Caine

Kumho Cup

Commodore VE

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Eggleston Motorsport

Tyler Greenbury

Qld

Championship

Commodore VE ll

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Vectra Corp

Chris Smerdon

SA

Kumho Cup

Ford Falcon FG

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Image Racing/ Lubrimaxx

Jordan Boys

Vic

Championship

Ford Falcon FG

Round 1: 21-23 April, Phillip Island

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Neill Motorsport

Bradley Neill

Qld

Heritage

Commodore VS

Round 2: 19-21 May, Winton

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Dial Before You Dig/ Mac Motorsport

Jon McCorkindale

NSW

Kumho Cup

Ford Falcon BF

Round 3: 28-30 July, Queensland Raceway

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Elite Crete Systems Australia

Garry Hills

WA

Kumho Cup

Commodore VE ll

77

Protrack Automotive Performance

Gary Collins

Vic

Kumho Cup

Commodore VE ll

This year has also seen more new-generation Supercars, making the series more competitive than ever.

Not only has the category become a happy home for many ‘de-registered’ Supercars, but it’s also attracted a range of historically significant racecars that fans identify with from their various successes in the hands of the sport’s great drivers and teams.

The Kumho Series has also become the perfect category for young drivers looking to learn the unique five-litre, rear-wheel-drive, 600-horsepower beasts ahead of possibly advancing their careers into Supercars.

2017 CALENDAR

NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

2

Page Bros. Jayco

Steven Page

7

Mocomm Motorsports Communications

11

Round 4: 8-10 September, Phillip Island Round 5: 27-29 October, Sydney Motorsport Park

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

PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE

PRESENTED BY PIRELLI WWW.GT3CUPCHALLENGE.COM.AU This weekend at Phillip Island will see title battles go down to the wire, as the series approaches their final round for 2017.

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.

2017 CALENDAR Round 1: 7-9 April, Sandown Raceway Round 2: 26-38 May, Phillip Island Round 3: 9-11 June, Winton Motor Raceway* Round 4: 7-9 July, Sydney Motorsport Park* Round 5: 4-6 August, Queensland Raceway* Round 6: 8-10 September, Phillip Island

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

11

Cairns Steel Fabrication

Brendan Cook

Qld

B

Porsche GT3 Cup

13

HTFU

Sam Shahin

SA

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

16

Richmonds Automotive

John Karytinos

SA

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

19

Hallmark Homes

Anthony Gilbertson

Qld

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

21

Melbourne Orthopaedic Group

Shane Barwood

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

Andrew Goldie

SA

B

Porsche GT3 Cup

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

NSW

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

22

VEHICLE

23

Grove Hire

Brenton Grove

29

Platinum Nightclub

Rob Woods

34

Motorsport Leasing P/L

John Morriss

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

65

DNA Racing

Ben Stack

SA

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

David Greig

Vic

B

Porsche GT3 Cup

87 88

Morriss Racing Services

Phil Morriss

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

99

Southern Star Windows

Ross McGregor

Vic

A

Porsche GT3 Cup

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

* denotes Jim Richards Endurance Trophy rounds

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CAMS AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES

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.

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.

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.

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.

2017 CALENDAR

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

1

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Rob Smith

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

Vic

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

6

Audi Sport Customer Racing

Rod Salmon

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

9

Fire Rating Solutions

Mathew Turnbull

Vic

Trophy

Lamborghini LP-560 GT3

12

Aranik Racing

Jamie Arratoon

Qld

John Nikolovski

Qld

Challenge M

Ferrari 458 Challenge

17

Travers Beynon Racing

Travers Beynon

Qld

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS 2011

19

Griffith Corporation

Mark Griffith

Qld

Challenge M

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

33

Fiorano Motorsport

Scott Hookey

Qld

Challenge M

Ferrari 458 Challenge

48

M Motorsport Interlloy

Justin McMillan

Vic

Sport GT4

Reiter KTM X-Bow

66

Gap Solutions / SEKTOR

John Goodacre

SA

MARC

MARC Ford 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

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

MARC

MARC Mazda V8

MARC

MARC Ford Focus V8

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

Trophy

Ferrari 458 GT3 2011

Round 1: 7-9 April, Sandown Round 2: 9-11 June, Winton Round 3: 5-6 August, Queensland Raceway

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94

MARC Cars Australia

Tyler Everingham Brad Woods

Qld

95

Eastgate Engineering

Geoff Taunton

Qld

Jason Busk

Qld

124

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Gary Higgon

147

Mack Bros Roofing Products

Wayne Mack

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

WWW.AUSTRALIANGT.COM.AU

Qld

Vic

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

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES WWW.AUSTRALIANPRODUCTIONCARS.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST NO. 6

TEAM/SPONSOR Skwirk Online

55

GMC Racing

9

Angleside Racing & Mechanical Services/Hurley’s Smash Repairs Racing

DRIVER

Series

STATE

Rod Salmon

NSW

Nathan Antunes

NSW

Michael Hopp

Vic

Peter Sortwell

Vic

Paul Currie

Vic

Jason Walsh Amy Griffin

Qld

Griffith Corporation

13

Osborne Motorsport

Colin Osborne

NSW

Hadrian Morrall

NSW

17

Aubin Brothers Racing

Kyle Aubin

NSW

Blake Aubin

NSW

18

Sherrin Rentals

19

Sherrin Rentals

24

GWR/HPS Transport

25

Lauren Gray Motorsport

29

Platinum Night Club Broadbeach

31

Osborne Motorsport

33

PRO DUCT

50

MidWest Multimedia

Qld

Iain Sherrin

Qld

Michael Sherrin

Qld

Steve Champion

NSW

Michael Auld

NSW

Richard Blomfield

WA

Ellexandra Best

Vic

64

66

FullGas Racing

67

86

Vic

Rob Woods

NSW

Indiran Padayachee

NSW

Garth Walden

NSW

Tyler Everingham

NSW

Calum Jones

Qld

Bob Pearson

NSW

Rick Bates

NSW

James Keene

NSW

Dominic Martens Trevor Keene

Cachet Homes Motor Sport

Qld

Grant Sherrin

Michael Gray

VEHICLE

A1

Mercedes A45

E

Suzuki Swift Sport

E

Suzuki Swift Sport

E

Toyota Echo

C

Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R

D

Renault Clio

A1

BMW M4

B1

BMW 135i

B2

Holden VE HSV SSV - Redline

D

Toyota Corolla

A1

Mercedes A45

C

Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R

A1

Mitsubishi EVO 10 RS

D

Mini Cooper S JCW

A2

Holden HSV VE GT SS3

A1

Subaru WRX STi

A1

Ford FGII GT-F

D

Toyota 86 GTS

NSW

12

Mark Griffin

CLASS

Qld NSW

Chris Lillis

WA

Nathan Callaghan

WA

Dimitri Agathos

NSW

Lachlan Gibbons

NSW

Bilstein/Andrew Miedecke Ford

Jeremy Gray

NSW

George Miedecke

NSW

Pedders/Msports Training Aus Racing

Grant Phillips

VIC

Andrew Turpie

VIC

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

The Australian Production Car Series returns to the Shannons Nationals for the fourth time this season, as they line-up for their penultimate round for 2017 at Phillip Island.

The series sees drivers compete in ‘daily drives’, racing cars that can be purchased in the domestic automobile market. Featuring six different classes, all sorts of vehicles are catered for from high-performance to hybrid racers.

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.

2017 CALENDAR Round 1: 14-16 April, Mt. Panorama 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 Round 6: 18-19 November, Wakefield Park

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WWW.PROTOTYPESERIES.COM.AU The Australian Prototype Series heads to Queensland Raceway for their penultimate round in 2017.

Evolving from the former Australian Sports Racer Series, the Australian Prototype Series caters for open-top and LeMansstyle 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 three rounds, Radical racer Philip Hughes leads Mark Laucke and Terry Peovitis 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 the FL1 Trophy in his F1000.

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

3

Vantage Fright Services/ Prolap Motoports

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

David Crampton

NSW

Radical

Radical SR3 RSX

4

Orlando Phoenix

Terry Peovitis

WA

FL1

RFR F1000

11

Lark Construction

Scott Mackay

Vic

Kumho Cup

West WR 1000

16

Strategy One HR

Simon Meade

Vic

Radical

Radical SR3

24

Bayside Dental Specialists

Philip Tan

Vic

Radical

Radical SR3

35

321 Motorsport

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

Jam Motorsport

John-Paul Drake

SA

Kumho Cup

West WX10

88

CRC Industries Australia

Gerrit Ruff

SA

Kumho Cup

West WR 1000

333

Vantage Fright Services/ Prolap Motorsports

Jack Crampton

Radical

Radical SR3

NSW

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 22

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POINTS UPDATES

Australian Production Car Series (APC)

Australian Prototype Series

Outright

Outright

1. Bob Pearson 365 2. Nathan Morcom/Chaz Mostert

267 3. Rick Bates 203

1. Mark Laucke 2. Terry Peovitis 3. Chris Sutton

A1 Class leader

John-Paul Drake

Bob Pearson

365

A2 Class leaders Daniel Clift/Wayne Clift

188

B1 Class leader Scott Gore

B2 Class leader Troy Williams

212

C Class leaders Tyler Everingham Colin Osborne

293 293

D Class leaders Ellexandra Best/Michael Gray

325

Brianna Wilson/Nathan Stephens

164

Gerry Burges

328

Radical/Supersport Trophy leader Chris Sutton

Terry Peovitis

341

176

Mark Griffith

Aaron Cameron

218

418

Outright

1. Jack Smith 2. Jordan Boys 3. Tyler Greenbury

Jordan Love

208

MARC Class leader

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series

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

528 427 391

Challenge Modern Class leader

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli 432 350 253

433

Elite Class leader Anthony Gilbertson

I Class leader

1. Steve McLaughlan 2. Rod Salmon 3. Richard Gartner

Kumho Cup Class leader

Professional Class leader

E Class leaders

Trophy Class

386 335 308

FL1 Trophy leader 374

Australian GT Trophy Series presented by Pirelli

339

Outright 382 283 268

Kumho Cup leader Michael Anderson

376

Heritage Class leader Troy Stapleton

280

Class B leader David Greig

417

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LAP RECORDS

PHILLIP ISLAND GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT CATEGORY: FORMULA 4000 (OUTRIGHT) DRIVER: SIMON WILLS TIME: 1:24.2215 YEAR: 2000 CATEGORY: MOTOGP DRIVER: MARC MARQUEZ TIME: 1:28.1080 YEAR: 2013 CATEGORY: AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES PRESENTED BY PIRELLI DRIVER: JACK LEBROCQ TIME: 1:27.1505 YEAR: 2013 CATEGORY: AUSTRALIAN PROTOTYPE SERIES DRIVER: ROGER I’ANSON TIME: 1:28.4211 YEAR: 2014 CATEGORY: PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA PRESENTED BY PIRELLI DRIVER: MATT CAMPBELL TIME: 1:31.1140 YEAR: 2014 CATEGORY: KUMHO TYRE V8 TOURING CAR SERIES DRIVER: GARRY JACOBSON TIME: 1:33.2611 YEAR: 2016 CATEGORY: AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES DRIVER: DEAN LILLIE TIME: 1:43.7316 YEAR: 2015

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ROUND 6 PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC

OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING Permit number National Sporting Authority

Event Promoter

Event Organiser

817/0608/03 Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) The CAMS National Racing Championships Pty. Ltd. The Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Ltd.

Senior Officials Series Director Event Organising Committee

Stewards

Clerk of the Course Deputy Clerk of the Course Assistant Clerk of the Course Meeting Director Secretary of the Event

Deputy Secretary of the Meeting Assistant Secretary of the Meeting Emergency Controllers Communicator - Chief Communicator - Race Control Communicator - Flags CCTV Compliance Checker Chief Timekeeper: Course Marshal Safety Car Driver Safety Car Observer Chief Medical Officer Safety Officer Chief Scrutineer Chief Recovery Marshal Deputy Chief Recovery Chief Fire Marshal Chief Pits Chief Grid Chief Starter Assistant Starter Chief Marshal Chief Flag Marshal

Michael Smith Graham Sattler Peter Nelson Geoff Bull Colin Smith All c/o The Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Ltd. Lynn Rattray David Vernall Bob Fraser Colin Smith Matt Balcombe Ken Smith Peter Nelson Geoff Bull Mark Scorah Peter Nelson Michelle Goodall Noel Tippert Darren Millett Bryce Crawford Kym Scorah Krystian Jackson Danny Jonas Melissa Hadden Warren Reid Mick Parker Karen Balcombe Dr Sarah Madden Graeme Taylor Ewan Cole Ken Johnston Geoff Rowley Lex Wade Gavan Newman Rhys Carleton-Carlos Adrian Bond Roger Sinclair Roger Chirnside Will Gaff

Chief Paddock Marshal Deputy Chief Paddock Marshal Chief of Marshalling Area Deputy Chief Marshalling Area Chief Logistics Deputy Chief Logistics Judges of Pit Lane Speed

Judges of Start and Finish

Noise Control Judge of Noise

Danny Jonas Michael Schauer Barry Packer Renee Pickering Andy Dobbyn Fred Menheere Daniel Schauer Patrick Verni Gavin Newman Colin Smith Matt Balcombe Adrian Bond Roger Sinclair Rhys Carleton-Carlos Melissa Hadden Graeme Noonan Ewan Cole

Australian Production Car Series Category Administrator Race Director Technical Commissioner

Iain Sherrin Paul Overell Scott McGrath

Special Acknowledgements PI Operations P/L. Victoria Fire and Rescue Squad.

Victorian Flag Marshalling Team. Competitors and Competitor Groups. Race Solutions. Magic Towing, Waverley Towing & Powerful Crane Trucks. Phillip Island Auto Racing Club

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series Category Administrators Margaret Collier

Ken Collier Technical Commissioner Ken Collier Race Director Ken Collier Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Category Adminstrator Anna-Matleena Pukkila Technical Commissioner Stephen Robertson Driving Standards Advisor Steven Johnson Australian Prototype Series Category Administrator Technical Commissioner

Liam Curkpatrick Fred Severin

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Category Administrator Liam Curkpatrick Race Director/Driver Standards Observer Daryl McHugh Technical Commissioner Laurie Griffin Michael Smith Graham Sattler Jack Lynch Loren Hazelwood Hannah Holloway Richard Craill Tony Schibeci Darren Smith

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PIARC WELCOMES RACE FANS Welcome to this weekend’s Shannons Nationals Round 6 for 2017, which brings to a conclusion the 12th year of the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club’s partnership with the Nationals.

This weekend’s event is promoted and organised by PIARC and we wish you a warm welcome to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, which we like to be known as Australia’s most picturesque racing circuit and as always is beautifully presented by the circuit owners the Linfox Group via the Phillip Island Operations P/L management and staff.

The Nationals gives us the opportunity to showcase many national categories on this historically significant world-class race circuit, which this year celebrates its 65th of top class racing. In 2017 PIARC also celebrate 29 rounds of the Nationals, since its inception in 2006, keeping race fans entertained with varied programs and great racing.

This meeting is the other end of the spectrum from May’s traditionally longer endurance focused races.

This weekend brings a great mixture of short, sharp sprint races, one-endurance event with the Australian Production Car Series 4 Hour, two shorter 50-minute mini endurance races for the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series.

Three other exciting categories including Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Kumho V8 Touring Car Series and the Australian Prototype Series will also be on the schedule, bringing the traditional non-stop action.

All of the marshals here today are volunteers who are trained by the sport for their various roles, and the majority of them are our own PIARC members. The remainder come from other dedicated groups who lend their specialities to what we are doing.

These extend to services such as medical, fire, flags, timing and scrutiny. We work in close cooperation with the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) and with their support and involvement, we have a licencing and training program for marshals at all the circuits in Australia.

This provides a consistent high level of skills and application of rules and procedures at CAMS events – a standard that is widely recognised around the world.

If you are interested in more involvement as an enthusiast, spectator or maybe an official or driver, have a look at our PIARC website at piarc.com.au. You will find information and application forms for our various motoring based activities and ways you can join us in this exciting and demanding past time we call motor sport.

Through us, you can also gain access to motor sport including other events here at Phillip Island such as Supercars races, international motorcycle races, various national, state and club based race car series, as well as the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.

We look forward to seeing you again here at the circuit later in the year or at our clubrooms at the Moorabbin Airport, where we enjoy our club life and social life away from the track at the Flight Deck Bar and Grill.

To finish off 2017 on a high note at Phillip Island, we have the very traditional Island Magic Race Meeting on 25-26 November. This will have all its usual iconic events plus as an added bonus of the 2016 Saloon Car Nationals Crown with an expected 50 plus Holden and Fords battling it for the number one crown.

Geoff Bull President, PIARC

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ROUND 6 SCHEDULE FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0915 - 0935

20 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Practice 1

0940 - 1000

20 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Practice 1

1005 - 1035

30 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Practice 1

1040 - 1100

20 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Practice 1

1110 - 1130

20 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Practice 2

1135 - 1155

20 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Practice 2

1200 - 1230

30 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Practice 2

1235 - 1305

30 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Practice 1

1310 - 1330

20 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Practice 3

1335 - 1415

40 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Practice 2

1425 - 1445

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Qualifying

1450 - 1510

20 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Practice 3

1525 - 1625

60 minutes

Meeting Rides

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

A U T O S P O R T

TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0915 - 0935

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 1 (11 laps)

0940 - 1010

30 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Practice 2

1015 - 1035

20 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Qualifying

1040 -1100

20 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Practice 3

1105 - 1125

20 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Qualifying

1130 - 1150

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 2 (11 laps)

1200 - 1220

20 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Qualifying 1

1225 - 1245

20 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Qualifying 2

1255 - 1315

20 minutes

Aust Prototype Race 1 (10 laps)

1325 - 1345

20 minutes

Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series Race 1 (11 laps)

1355 - 1410

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Qualifying 1

1415 - 1430

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Qualifying 2

1440 - 1500

20 minutes

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 3 (11 laps)

1510 - 1600

50 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Race 1

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ROUND 6 SCHEDULE

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SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0915 - 0935

20 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Race 2 (10 laps)

0945 - 1005

20 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Race 2 (11 laps)

1010 - 1020

CUSTOM

10 minutes

Australian Production Car Series Warm Up

1030 - 1120

50 minutes

Australian GT Trophy Series Race 2

1130 - 1155

25 minutes

Australian Prototype Series Race 3 (12 laps)

1205 - 1235

30 minutes

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series Race 3 (15 laps)

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240 minutes

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NATIONALS TV

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LIVESTREAM TV

From 9am on Sunday 10 September Via www.thenationals.com.au or download the MotorsportsTV app through the App Store.

SHANNONS NATIONALS ON SPEEDWEEK All Speedweek episodes are now broadcast free to air on SBS HD & SBS One simultaneously.

Show 1: Sunday 24 September 1pm (AEST)

Show 2: Sunday 1 October 1pm (AEST)

Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series presented by Pirelli

Australian Production Car Series Australian Prototype Series

SHANNONS NATIONALS ON FOX SPORTS Visit Fox Sports website for TV schedule

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