The Racing Magazine Australia - Issue 44, June 2018

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NUMBER 44 - JUNE 2018

RACING MAGAZINE AUSTRALIA

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GT3 ROUND 3/PHILLIP ISLAND CAMS Australian GT Championship CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship Radical Australia Cup

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WELCOME TO

ROUND 3

PHILLIP ISLAND IN THIS ISSUE

Geoff Bull President, PIARC

3 Welcome to Phillip Island Welcome to the Shannons Nationals Round 3 for 2018 - the 13th year of the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club's (PIARC’s) partnership with the Nationals that began in 2006.

This weekend’s event is organised by PIARC, who would like to wish you a warm welcome to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit – one of Australia’s most picturesque racing circuits.

Round 3 of the Shannons Nationals is not only the 30th round at this circuit, but also forms part of Phillip Island’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Motor sport has played an integral part in the Island's rich history, dating back to the first Australian Grand Prix, held on the Island’s public roads in 1928.

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 CAMS and with their support and involvement, we have a licensing and training program for marshals at all the circuits in Australia. This provides for a consistently 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 getting more involved in motor sport, as an enthusiast, official or driver, visit cams.com.au or piarc.com. au.There you will find information on how This meeting traditionally has longer endurance focused races for Australian GTs you can join us in this exciting past-time we with a 101 lap, 500-kilometre race as part of call motor sport. the CAMS Australian GT Championship.

For spectators, keep an eye out for other feature events this year at the Island circuit.

This weekend also brings the CAMS Some stand out events include the the Australian GT Trophy Series, with its two Island Magic Race, Australian Production mini enduro races.

Car Series, the 2018 final for the Australian Radical Australia Cup also has two 50 Sports Sedans and the the 50K Plate for the minute races, whilst the Porsche Michelin Victorian Sports Sedan Championship.

GT3 Challenge Australia returns with three Best regards, sprint races.

The program deviates from its high end sports cars theme to encompass the international based Formula 4 open wheel cars with three races as part of the CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship.

Geoff Bull

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2018 calendar

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Round 3 points update

10 Fuelling the fire 12 Shannons Nationals Safety Car 14 Lap records 14 Event map 15 CAMS Australian GT Championship 16 CAMS Australian GT

Trophy Series 16 Radical Australia Cup 18 Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup

Challenge Australia 19 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship 20 Officials of the meeting 22 Event schedule 23 Shannons Nationals livestream

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Wor d s : Ri ch a rd C ra i l l P h ot os : N a th a n Wong, P orsche Cars Aus t ralia

Ten years on from its foundation, the Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia continues to deliver some of Australia’s best racing – especially if you’re a fan of Porsche’s GT3 Cup car.

The series has come a long way since the opening round on 17 May 2008, but still delivers on most of the KPIs that it set out to achieve back when it was created by a couple of enthusiasts, along with the support of Porsche Cars Australia.

The series was created to provide a ‘place to race’ for owners of Cup Cars – for those who either couldn’t race in Carrera Cup or didn’t want to race against more powerful GT cars.

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Perhaps more importantly, it was designed to be affordable and great fun – with the social aspect off-track almost as key as what was happening on it.

The inaugural title was won by Victorian Sven Burchartz, a Melbourne-based Lawyer with a strong history of success in club level racing and the year before in Australian GT. Gradually the series evolved. Matt Kingsley in 2009 was the first driver to attack the series as a true alternative to another national-level category. The attention he gained, thanks to blinding speed and remarkable wet-weather prowess, helped project him into Carrera Cup and other racing opportunities.

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Roger Lago epitomised the Pro-Am aspect of the category as he went back-to-back in 2010 and 2011, while Kane Rose’s title a year later was the first when a proper, young-gun used the category as a way to try and build onto bigger things.

With some prompting from Porsche stalwart John Morriss, Richard Muscat’s attack a year later – which would result in a series win – would push the young Victorian into bigger things, including Supercars endurance racing and overseas opportunities.

By 2014, the series had evolved into something with split personality, with young stars at the front plying their trade and those doing it for fun for a good weekend

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away or a slightly more serious pursuit just behind them.

Success by the likes of Geoff Emery, John Goodacre, Tim Miles and more recently Anthony Gilbertson, was proof that the series remained true to its roots.

At the front, the young-guns continued to come with Matt Campbell’s Class B victory in 2014 (the same year Fraser Ross won the outright title) which quickly followed by an outright drive in the final round that saw him demolish the field and prove his credentials for a forthcoming campaign in Carrera Cup. Those credentials, as we now know, did not really need proving.

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Hamish Hardeman won the outright title in 2016, delivering Sonic back-to-back titles following the remarkable Ryan Simpson’s efforts one year prior.

trophy at Sandown earlier this year, to a near-rapturous applause from the entire paddock, was proof the enjoyment factor remains the driving force behind the series.

It would be three in a row thanks to Jordan Love in 2017; a result that saw him nominated as a Michelin Junior for Carrera Cup this year and is certainly a future star.

The Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia has evolved over the last decade.

Drivers, teams and cars have come and gone and the 179 races since have delivered the same mixture of joy, delight, entertainment, disappointment and despair that any other series has.

In 2018 the series has been even better, with a host of young rising stars tabbed by majority of the professional teams in Porsche Carrera Cup. It’s become just what the Super2 Series is to the Supercars Championship, which is a legitimate pathway through to the big leagues and potentially onwards.

And yet the smile on Ross McGregor’s face as he accepted his first ever Pro-Am class

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The GT3 Cup Challenge though has done it via its continued evolution and by changing to suit the market conditions... but most of all, it’s made it to a decade by being great fun – which is perhaps the biggest positive of all.

TH E GT3 CU P CH A LLE N G E A U STR A LI A

RECORD BOOK 2008-2018

Races: 179

Rounds: 60

Drivers: 186

Champions

Most Round Wins

2008 Sven Burchartz

8

Matt Kingsley

2009 Matt Kingsley

6

Ryan Simpson

2010 Roger Lago

5

Kane Rose

2011 Roger Lago

4

Richard Muscat, Jordan Love

2012 Kane Rose

3

Roger Lago, Jeff Bobik, John Goodacre, Fraser Ross, Jaxon Evans

2

Jon McCorkindale, Hamish Hardeman

1

Graeme Cook, Bill Pye, Sven Burchartz, Tony Quinn, Rodney Forbes, Jon Trende, John Modystach, Brent Odgers, Michael Almond, Matt Campbell, Sam Shahin, John Karytinos, Max Vidau, Cooper Murray

2013 Richard Muscat (Professional)

John Goodacre (Elite) 2014 Fraser Ross (Class A)

Matt Campbell (Class B) 6 round series 2015 Ryan Simpson (Professional)

Geoff Emery (Elite)

Aaron Seton (Class B) 2016 Hamish Hardeman (Professional)

Tim Miles (Elite)

Shane Barwood (Class B)

2017 Jordan Love (Professional)

Anthony Gilbertson (Elite)

David Greig (Class B)

Most Race Wins 24 Matt Kingsley 17 Ryan Simpson 15 Jordan Love

Most Pole Positions

13 Jeff Bobik, Kane Rose, Richard Muscat 9

Jaxon Evans

9

Matt Kingsley

8

Fraser Ross

6

Ryan Simpson

6

Hamish Hardeman

5

Kane Rose, Richard Muscat

5

Jon McCorkindale

4

Jon Trende, Fraser Ross, Jaxon Evans, Jordan Love

4

Roger Lago, Michael Almond, John Goodacre

2

Sven Burchartz, Philip Woodbury, Hamish Hardeman

3

Bill Pye, Graeme Cook, Sven Burchartz, Tony Quinn, John Modystach, Philip Woodbury, Matt Campbell, Brenton Grove

1

Graeme Cook, Tony Quinn, Rodney Forbes, Jeff Bobik, Roger Lago, Michael Almond, John Goodacre, Jon McCorkindale, Matt Campbell, Brenton Grove, Anthony Gilbertson, Simon Fallon, Cooper Murray

2

Jon Trende, Max Vidau, Simon Fallon, Cooper Murray

1

Rodney Forbes, Terry Knight, Shaun Juniper, Keith Wong, Ivan Klasan, Brent Odgers, Geoff Emery, James Abela, Dylan O’Keeffe

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2018

CALENDAR

The Bend Motorsport Park 1 3 -1 5 A p r i l

Ta i l e m B e n d , S o u t h A u s t r a l i a

Sandown International Raceway 1 0 -1 3 M a y

Springvale, Victoria

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 1-3 J u n e

Phillip Island, Victoria

Queensland Raceway 26-29 July

Ipswich, Queensland

Winton Motor Raceway 1-3 S e p t e m b e r

Winton, Victoria

Sydney Motorsport Park

2 1- 2 3 S e p t e m b e r E a s t e r n C r e e k , N e w S o u t h Wa l e s

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Photo: Dan Thompson

ROUND 3

POINTS UPDATE C AMS A us t ra l ian GT Cham pionship 1. Liam Talbot

563

2. Fraser Ross

502

3. Peter Hackett

491

GT4 leader: Jeremy Gray

689

C AMS A us t ra l ian GT T rophy S eries 1. Nick Kelly

416

2. Matthew Stoupas

341

3. John Morriss

326

Po rs c h e Mi c h elin GT 3 Cu p Challenge Au st ral i a 1. Cooper Murray 2. Max Vidau 3. Simon Fallon

281

265

258

Pro leader: Cooper Murray

294

Pro-Am leader: Danny Stutterd

300

Class B leader: Christian Pancione

270

C AMS A us t ra l ian Form ula 4 Cham pio n shi p 1. Cameron Shields

68

2. Ryan Suhle

61

3. Aaron Love

42

R adi c a l A ust ralia Cup 1. Kim Burke

201

2. Chris Perini

141

3. Tony Haggarty

122

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ADVERTORIAL

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.

Wor d s : R i c h ar d Crai l l

I mage s: Ra ce Fue ls A rchiv e

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

Ute – we later added a box trailer – on Friday morning and then we were done for the weekend,” Tierney remembers.

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.

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.

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.

“It started with me dropping a few drums down to Sandown or Phillip Island in the back of a BA Falcon

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“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.

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.

“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 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.

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

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

“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”.

“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.

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

“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.”

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

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THE SHANNONS NATIONALS

SAFETY CAR Keep an eye out for the new BMW M4 Safety Car this weekend.

Proudly sponsored by Custom Cars and Coffee and BMW Melbourne.

This weekend Custom Cars and Coffee Australia have joined the Shannons Nationals as a supporting partner.

The club is open to all motor enthusiasts that wish to show off their vehicles. The combination of food, coffee and cars is a winning combination with club members.

CC&C runs monthly car meetings where people can kick back and relax with family and friends, all while enjoying the company of friends and family around great cars and coffee!

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Melbourne BMW are proud supporters of the Shannons Nationals, and are the supplier of the BMW M4 used as the Safety car this weekend.

ROUND 3 PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC

LAP RECORDS TIME

DRIVER

VEHICLE

YEAR

Simon Wills

Reynard 94D

2000

OUTRIGHT 1:24.2215

CAMS AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP 1:27.1505

Jack Le Brocq

Mercedes SLS GT3

2013

CAMS AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP 1:34.5191

Jordan Lloyd

Mygale F4

2015

PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA 1:31.1140

Matt Campbell

Porsche GT3 997

2014

Radical SR8RX

2013

RADICAL AUSTRALIA CUP 1:25.9294

James Winslow

EVENT MAP

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CAMS AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

1

Valvoline

A-Geoff Emery B-Garth Tander

A-VIC B-WA

Championship

Audi R8 LMS

3

Ah Apartments

A-Ash Samadi B-Dylan O'Keefe

A-VIC B-VIC

Championship

Audi R8 LMS

6

Wall Racing

A-Adrian Deitz B-Cameron McConville

A-NSW B-VIC

Championship

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

7

Mariani Beef Jerky

A-Tony Quinn B-TBA

A-QLD

Championship

Mclaren 650S GT3

8

WM Waste Management

A-Max Twigg B-Tony D'Alberto

A-VIC B-VIC

Championship

Mercedes Benz AMG GT-S GT3

A-Andrew Fawcett B-Jony Reid

A-NZ B-NZ

Championship

Audi R8 LMS

10

AUSTRALIANGT.COM.AU

11

Objective Racing

A-Tony Walls B-Warren Luff

A-NSW B-QLD

Championship

McLaren 650S GT3

24

KFC/Ctech Laser/ Moveitnet/B&B

A-Tony Bates B-Daniel Gaunt

A-VIC B-NZ

Championship

Audi R8 LMS

48

Forum Group/M Motorsport

A-Vince Tesoriero B-Glen Wood

A-VIC B-VIC

GT4

Reiter KTM X-Bow

49

Exedra/M Motorpsort

A-Dean Koutsoumidis B-James Winslow

A-VIC

Championship

Lamborghini RE-X

50

Vantage Freight/M Motorsport

A-David Crampton B-Trent Harrison

A-VIC

GT4

Reiter KTM X-Bow

55

Hogs Breath Café/ Griffith Corporation

A-Mark Griffith B-TBA

A-QLD

GT4

Ginetta GT4

58

175 Group/Intergrated Rail

A-Jaxon Evans B-David Calvert-Jones

A-QLD B-USA

Championship

McLaren 650S GT3

59

Total Oil/Opti-Coat/ Logitech

A-Fraser Ross B-Duvashen Padayachee

A-VIC B-NSW

Championship

McLaren 650S GT3

63

Eggleston Motorsport

A-Peter Hackett B-Jake Fouracre

A-VIC B-VIC

Championship

Mercedes Benz AMG GT-S GT3

67

JMG/Bilstein

A-Jeremy Gray B-Andrew Miedecke

A-NSW B-NSW

GT4

Aston Martin Vantage GT4

88

Maranello Motorsport

A-Peter Edwards B-TBA

A-VIC

Championship

Ferrari 458 GT3

98

Aussie Driver Search

A-Jaie Robson B-David Russell

A-QLD

Championship

Audi R8 LMS

100

BMW Team SRM

A-Steve Richards B-Ricky Capo

A-VIC

Championship

BMW M6 GT3

222

Scott Taylor Motorsport

A-Scott Taylor B-Craig Baird

A-QLD B-NZ

Championship

Mercedes Benz AMG GT-S GT3

777

The Bend Motor Sport Park

A-Yasser Shahin B-Luke Youlden

A-SA B-VIC

Championship

Mercedes Benz AMG GT-S GT3

911

Walkinshaw GT3

A-Liam Talbot B-John Martin

A-QLD B-QLD

Championship

Porsche 911 GT3-R

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

Photo: Dan Thompson

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ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

12

Seidler Group

A-Chris Seidler B-Luke Seidler

A-VIC B-VIC

Trophy

Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Car Series 1

13

RHC Jorgensen Strom by MARC Cars

A-Daren Jorgensen B-Brett Strom

A-USA B-USA

Trophy/GT4

BMW M4 GT4

23

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Matthew Stoupas

VIC

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

33

RHC JorgensenStrom by MARC Cars

Brett Strom

USA

Trophy

MARC Mazda 3 V8

34

Motorsport Leasing/ RaceRamps

John Morriss

VIC

Trophy

Porsche GT3-R

64

Aaron Laboratories

Joseph Ensabella

VIC

Trophy

Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car

71

Dale Paterson Motorsports

Dale Paterson

VIC

Trophy

Chevrolet Camaro GT3

77

JJA Consulting Group

Jan Jinadasa

VIC

Trophy

Lamborghini LP560 - GT3

93

LOCAL Search by MARC Cars

Adam Hargraves

0

Trophy

MARC Mazda 3 V8

99

Industrie

Nick Kelly

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

147

Superfluid

Dave Stevens

NSW

Trophy

Ferrari 458 GT3

188

E.A.T. Furniture

Rio Nugara

VIC

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

991

Perfect Auto Body

Vincent Muriti

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

CAMS AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES AUSTRALIANGT.COM.AU

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

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

7

RA Motorsports

A-Aldous Mitchell B-Cameron MacDonald

SR3RS

9

RA Motorsports

Chris Medland

SR3RSX

32

Hughes Motorsports

A-Sue Hughes B-Jon Collins

SR3RS

38

RA Motorsports

A-Brad Neilson B-Mitchell Neilson

47

Shared Runway

Peter Clare

68

RA Motorsports

Kim Burke

NSW

SR3RSX

81

GWR

Chris Perini

NSW

SR3RSX

88

RA Motorsports

Rowan Ross

NSW

SR3RSX

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

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STATE

A-NSW B-NSW

VEHICLE

SR3RS SR3RS

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ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

7

McElrea Racing

Jimmy Vernon

9

Triffid Bar+Venue

Tony Martin

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

10

Hallmarc

Michael Loccisano

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

15

Pie-Face/United Petroleum

Vince Misuraca

VC

Porsche GT3 Cup

21

Melbourne Orthopaedic Group

Shane Barwood

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

22

Woodford Trailers

Andrew Goldie

WA

Porsche GT3 Cup

23

The Porsche Broker

Daniel Stutterd

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

Sam Fillmore

NZ

Porsche GT3 Cup

27

STATE

VEHICLE Porsche GT3 Cup

29

Platinum Night Club Broadbeach

Rob Woods

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

36

Lodge Bros Racing

Cooper Murray

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

38

PAYCE/Wilson Security

Chelsea Angelo

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

57

Okey Dokey

Richard Bloomfield

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

65

DNA Racing

Ben Stack

SA

Porsche GT3 Cup

73

Triffid Bar & Venue

Michael Hovey

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

76

VCM Performance

Christian Pancione

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

77

Sonic/Bob Jane T Marts

Max Vidau

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

84

Bold Living

Brett Boulton

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

David Greig

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

87 88

Morriss Racing Services

Phil Morriss

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

96

Sonic Motor Racing

Simon Fallon

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

99

Southern Star Windows

Ross McGregor

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

131

Sonic/Williams Racing

Graham Williams

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

230

OPS Gateway

Luis Leeds

TB

Porsche GT3 Cup

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

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PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA GT3CUPCHALLENGE.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

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AGI Sport/CAMS Rising Star/Ray White

Ryan Suhle

QLD

Formula 4

11

PatriziCorse/Objective Racing

Jackson Walls

NSW

Formula 4

12

Team BRM/Shamick Racing

Josh Smith

VIC

Formula 4

15

Team BRM

Lachlan Hughes

QLD

Formula 4

16

Team BRM/SCT Logistics

Thomas Smith

VIC

Formula 4

27

Team BRM

Zayd Tones

QLD

Formula 4

31

AGI Sport/Engine Sensors Australia

Jayden Ojeda

NSW

Formula 4

38

Astuti Motorsport

Antonio Astuti

VIC

Formula 4

73

Team BRM/McDonalds Australia

Cameron Shields

QLD

Formula 4

78

Team BRM/Coco's

Aaron Love

WA

Formula 4

91

AGI Sport

Josh Behn

NSW

Formula 4

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

Photo: R hys Van dersyde

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ROUND 3 PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC

OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING Permit number National Sporting Authority Promoter

818/0306/01 Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) The CAMS National Racing Championships Pty. Ltd.

Senior Officials Series Director Series Operations Manager Series Operations Media Manager Administration Assistant Series Media Series Commentators

Mike Smith Graham Sattler Jack Lynch Loren Hazelwood Hannah Holloway Richard Craill Greg Rust Cam van den Dungen Tony Schibeci Darren Smith

Organising Committee Organising Committee

Mike Smith Graham Sattler Geoff Bull Gale Smith Colin Smith

Gale Smith Geoff Bull Michael Johnston Danny Jonas Elaine Mival

Trackside Chief Marshal Roger Chirnside Chief Flag Marshal Arthur Cooksley Assistant Chief Flag Marshall Will Gaff Infield Chief Paddock Marshal Michael Schauer Deputy Chief Paddock Marshal Chris Pappas Chief of Marshalling Area Barry Parker Deputy Chief Marshalling Area Renee Pickering Chief Logistics Andy Dobbyn Deputy Chief Logistics Fred Menheere

Come and join the team who can get you closer to the action!

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Administration Secretary of the Meeting Dep'y Secretary of the Meeting Ass't Secretary of the Meeting OHS/Compliance Checker Chief Timekeeper

Pit Lane Grid & Starters Chief Pit Lane & Grid Rhys Carleton-Carlos Chief Starter Roger Sinclair Assistant Starter Adrian Bond

Judges of Pit Lane Speed Daniel Schauer

Patrick Verni

Gavin Newman Judges of Start & Finish Colin Smith

Matt Balcombe

Mark Scorah

Roger Sinclair

Rhys Carleton-Carlos

Elaine Mival

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Colin Smith Mark Scorah Matt Balcombe Ken Smith Noel Tippett David Bellenger Kristian Jackson Darren Millett Bryce Crawford Kym Scorah Eric Rigg Amanda Davies John Mason Warren Reid Skip Taylor Mick Parker Karen Balcombe

Specialists Chief Medical Officer TMA Chief Scrutineer John Mason Chief Recovery Marshal Ken Johnston Deputy Chief Recovery Geoff Rowley Chief Fire Marshal Phil Craig Towing Waverley Towing

Magic Towing

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Race Control Clerk of the Course Dep.Clerk of the Course Ass. Clerk of the Course Ass. Clerk of the Course Ass. Clerk of the Course Judicial Ass. Clerk of the Course Judicial Emergency Controller Communicator - Chief Communicator - Race Control Communicator - Flags CCTV Noise Control Judge of Noise Course Car Team

Safety Car Driver Safety Car Observer

Lynn Rattray Bob Piper Colin Hardinge

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Senior Race Officials Meeting Director Geoff Bull

Stewards of the Meeting Chief Steward Stewards

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JUNIOR DRIVE DAYS Learn the skills to become the next Daniel Ricciardo in your own road car.

CAMS Ricciardo’s Racers are designed for 12–17 year olds, and are conducted in a safe and friendly environment.

With coaching from professional driving instructors, including Supercars drivers Tony D’Alberto and Karl Reindler.

LEVEL ONE: SKIDPAN

LEVEL two: SKIDPAN

LEVEL THREE: TRACK

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Suitable for 12-17 year olds who have none or little motor sport experience. The course held on a dry skidpan at low speeds and is suitable for any road cars that have a passenger seat.

Suitable for 12-17 year olds who have completed the Level 1 Course previously and are looking to advance their car control skills.

Suitable for 14-17 year olds who have completed the Level 1 and 2 courses and are looking to develop race craft on a race track.

This course is held on a wet skidpan and involves activities developing skid control.

Activities include circuit lapping with feedback from expert instructors.

(PREVIOUSLY BEGINNER)

$100

This course develops basic car control skills.

(PREVIOUSLY ADVANCED)

$125

(ALL NEW FOR 2018)

$150

ROUND 3 PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC

SCHEDULE FRIDAY 1 JUNE TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0910 - 0940

30 minutes

Radical Australia Cup - Practice 1

0945 - 1010

25 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Practice 1

1015 - 1030

15 minutes

Promoter track session

1035 - 1105

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Practice 1

1110 - 1140

30 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Practice 1

1145 - 1215

30 minutes

Radical Australia Cup - Practice 2

1220 - 1235

15 minutes

Promoter track session

1240 - 1305

25 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Practice 2

1310 - 1340

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Practice 2

1345 - 1415

30 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Practice 2

1420 - 1450

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Practice 1

1455 - 1510

15 minutes

Promoter track session

1515 - 1530

15 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Qualifying 1

1535 - 1550

15 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Qualifying 2

1600 - 1655

55 minutes

Meeting rides

SATURDAY 2 JUNE TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0900 - 0910

10 minutes

Promoter track session

0920 - 0950

30 minutes

Radical Australia Cup - Qualifying 1

0955 - 1025

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Practice 2

1030 - 1050

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Qualifying 1

1100 - 1150

50 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Race 1

1155 - 1215

20 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Qualifying 1

1225 - 1315

50 minutes

Radical Australia Cup - Race 1

1325 - 1345

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Race 1

1350 - 1420

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Qualifying 1

1425 - 1455

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Qualifying 2

1505 - 1530

25 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 1

1540 - 1630

50 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Race 2

SUNDAY 3 JUNE TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0910 - 0930

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Race 2

0940 - 1000

20 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 2

1005 - 1015

10 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Warm Up

1025 - 1115

50 minutes

Radical Australia Cup - Race 2

1120 - 1200

40 minutes

Promoter track session

1205 - 1225

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia - Race 3

1235 - 1255

20 minutes

CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 3

1305 - 1635

210 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Championship - Race 500 kms (101 laps)

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

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