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John Corbett By Nathan Wong
Canon 1DX, 400mm, 1/400 @ f3.5, ISO100 Lining up on the dummy grid for the Radical Australia Cup, the drivers take cover under umbrellas to shield them from the warm Spring sunshine at Wakefield Park. John Corbett sits and waits alone, holding his own umbrella, a quiet inner confidence in his eyes. 50 minutes later that look would be rewarded with the Overall Round Win, his first in the series.
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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP and the Australian Sports
Racer
Series
joining the calendar
highlight the 2014 Shannons Nationals schedule, announced in October. The added firepower from two high profile categories, along with the return of all existing categories, highlights the nine-round calendar confirmed for next year. The biggest change is the swap between the first and last rounds – Sandown and Sydney Motorsport Park swapping positions to kick off and end the year, respectively, in style. The Carrera Cup component will include two pro/am endurance events at Phillip Island, while the Sports Racers will tackle five rounds next year. Other major format changes including an endurance focus to Sydney Motorsport Park’s July event – with an expanded four-hour AMChamps enduro part of the bill. Head to www.thenationals.com.au for a full breakdown of the 2014 season.
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SWIFT CHANGE IN 2014 Words: RICHARD CRAILL
Australian Swift Racing Series to join AMChamps grid next year THE Australian Suzuki Swift Racing Series will merge into the Australian Manufacturers Championship (AMChamps) grid next season following a rationalisation of categories running at Shannons Nationals events next year. Though production spectacular racing, small grids have hamstrung the Swift Series ability to remain financially viable with administration taking the decision to end it’s run as a stand-alone series next year – however cars will continue to remain eligible for the AMChamps series. Pending sufficient interest, cars will run within their own Suzuki
Swift class within Class E of the AMChamps – with an option for a shorter race within the opening hour of the AMChamps enduros as experienced this year at Phillip Island and Sydney Motorsport Park. The move allows the Swift Series to retain its own identity and it’s incredible competition yet move into a financially stable position within the greater AMChamps series. Trans Tasman Motorsports will continue to provide cars for lease and sale next year. A remarkable 2013 Swift Series will be decided at Sandown this November with Ben Grice and Luke Fraser tied on points heading into the final round.
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INTRODUCTION FINDING the best few out of a group that numbers in the hundreds is difficult. Very difficult, in fact. Having said that, amongst the vast array of competitive souls that exist at a national level of motorsport in Australia there are always a select group that, irrespective of category, class or status, find their way to stand out from the rest. And it is those drivers who we are celebrating here. From a group of more than 200 drivers, our editorial team whittled down a short list of 30 who impressed us more than everyone else this year. To keep it fair there were three from each ‘core’ national category nominated, to give each class a chance of fair representation. From there, our judging panel – hailing from every corner of motorsport life – set about issuing votes: Ten to one, in order, of their best and brightest.
The fans had their vote, too; voting on each of our shortlisted drivers via an online poll at www.thenationals.com.au. More than 1000 votes were lodged and the top 10 listed, in order, and factored into our final standings. From there, we put the following rundown together. It’s not perfect. There’s every chance we’ve missed your favourite driver and for that we apologise. But we’re sure that, at least for the most part, we’ve generated the most accurate reflection of who has shone brightest this year. So here, for the very first time, is our definitive and comprehensively produced list of the top-ten national drivers from 2013. Turn the page, and start at No. 10.
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Channel 7 Commentator, the V8 Sleuth, Stats guru
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10th LIAM TALBOT Until the very last round of our voting, Liam Talbot was outside the top 10 – however it seems that the fans of our sport recognise what this first-year racer was able to achieve in his first full season in the Radical Australia Cup. With second in the fan vote, Talbot rocketed into the top ten however there’s no doubt that he deserves his place in our top ten drivers from this season. In a tough class fight all season, he edged out Simon Haggarty in a season-long fight to the flag to take the class victory. NOTABLE: Shae Davies (V8 Touring Cars) and John Magro (Formula 3) deserve praise here. They ended up one vote behind Talbot, equal in eleventh place. Davies’ consistency and on-demand pace endeared him to voters, whilst Magro’s transition from one-round wonder to season-long title contender scored him strong votes. Both unlucky to miss our top ten, but impressive, both.
9th TONY RICCIARDELLO IT is hard to know what to write when it comes to the most successful national champion in Australian Circuit Racing history... seven titles and a car that has reached near iconic status tend to do that. Despite the fact that his car should be in historic racing and Tony has been there and done that, this intensely competitive West Australian ace continues to find new ways to make Australia’s fastest tin-top go even faster. His pitched battles with Darren Hossack are legendary and continued this year at – of all places – Phillip Island. Tony’s last two years have been plagued by unreliability and results have not flowed as perhaps they should have. But there’s still something magical about watching this guy and his little red Alfa at work.
8th MICHAEL ALMOND HERE is a driver who has progressed significantly in the last year and produced some stirring performances against the most dominant champion in GT3 Cup Challenge history. We’d suggest that 90% of the reason why Michael has made this list is down to his performances in the longer-distances races this year. Here, the quietly spoken South Australian showed a confidence and maturity that allowed him to match – and more than once, beat – Richard Muscat. His 25 laps of sustained pressure at Mallala was superb and his subsequent performance under lights in Queensland, where he took a stirring victory, backed that up. Michael goes to Carrera Cup next year and will undoubtedly be one to watch.
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7th GLENN SETON SYDNEY. Glenn Seton’s Mitsubishi EVO Lancer has a broken gearbox and is missing fifth gear, third gear and just about every other one as well. Locked in fourth and with the car on the point of detonation, the two-time V8 champion continued to set lap times quicker than anyone in the field before the car finally cried ‘enough!’ late in the race. Queensland. Leading. More gearbox issues mean he’s passed by a flying Ryan McLeod twelve laps from home. What followed was a classic sequence of laps as the battling pair traded fastest laps and Seton attacked time and time again, eventually re-passing his rival and taking a famous win. There is still a remarkable level of fight left in Glenn Seton. And he continues to smile whilst doing it.
6th SIMON TABINOR YOU can read more about what Simon Tabinor has achieved in his Saloon Car career – and what he plans to do in the future – elsewhere in this publication – but he has become one of the most dominant champions in Saloon Car racing two years in a row and few have got a look in since. You might not be a fan of the six-pot Holdens and Fords, but one thing it isn’t is uncompetitive. It’s a tough fight in the Saloon Car battle and for two seasons now, Tabinor has excelled against big fields and in cars that are difficult to drive on the limit. It will be very interesting to see what he can do in the V8’s next year..
5th BEN GRICE THE apple has not fallen far from the tree when it comes to this second-generation driver, but just because he can rattle off oneliners as quickly as his old man doesn’t make Ben Grice a copy of his legendary father, Allan. No. In very quick time young Benjamin has rapidly established his own style off the track and shown his own potential on it. On several occasions this year he dominated a small yet intensely competitive Swift Series field and when he wasn’t dominating he was carving his way through in the mid field dice. At Phillip Island he came from six seconds back to get within 0.08s of Luke Fraser in the one-hour Swift race, having already bump-drafted (in a Swift!) his way to the front. But the best thing about Gricey’s inclusion in this top ten? He’s done it because he’s a driver. Not because he’s a Grice.
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Car (& DRIVER) OF THE YEAR WORDS: RICHARD CRAILL IMAGES: Nathan Wong
OKAY, we’re cheating a bit with this one – but our car of the year this year comes as a package deal: for the price of one Erebus Motorsport Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 racer, we’ll throw in a bonus Jack LeBrocq for free!
would have run at the front of any GT field in this country’s history – if
You see, our criteria for short-listing drivers this year ruled LeBrocq out of the voting for the driver of the year gong, but at the same time we were able to include the car he drove for much of this year. In hindsight, we should have bent our own rules because we’re fairly certain he would have been a contender in the Drivers’ gong. Hindsight, indeed, is a wonderful thing.
smooth and precise yet dancing the car around on the very edge of the
So, we’re cheating in our own awards. They say the driver is a part of the car and as such, that’s how we’ve judged the Car of the year: This duo only contested three rounds of the Australian GT Championship this year but did so with such devastating effectiveness they left an otherwise competitive field reeling in their very wide wheel-tracks. In this case the statistics do tell an awful lot of the story; three rounds for three wins. Six race starts for six race wins. Domination. The fan appeal of Erebus’ SLS makes it not just the most popular car at a National level this year, but possibly more popular than anything on the V8 Supercars side of the fence, too. The combination of stunning looks, thundering noise and riotous performance make it an easy thing to love. But when it’s coupled with a young star in the making like the 21-yearold Formula Ford Champion from Melbourne it becomes even more impressive. Despite almost zero experience in ‘tin tops’ this remarkably talented young man still managed to extract the maximum from the big Merc. Whilst he brained this years’ GT field, we’re certain that he
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not anywhere in the world. With the cars inherent traction, incredibly effective aero and mechanical grip all at their maximum, LeBrocq was a delight to watch in this car; upper limit - and almost relentlessly consistent, too. Raw pace is one thing, but sustaining that pace over a race distance is another far more appealing life skill for any team owner. Through Phillip Island’s challenging Southern Loop the car would pick it’s inside front up in the air as it reached the apex, LeBrocq feeding in six-hundred horses as the car became grip limited and rotated through the middle of the looong corner. Aero cars are remarkable to watch at that place and the fine balance between weight and grip of the SLS on the edge makes it one of the more exciting GT3 cars to watch at work. The car, too, deserves credit. It’s a heavy beast, the big gull-wing, but it appears to offer remarkable tyre sensitivity and an agility that belies its breadth and girth. This is a physically imposing racing car with a camera for a rear-vision mirror that transforms into a GT racer the equal to a light, nimble little Ferrari. With perfect strategies that capitalised on LeBrocq’s strong track position, faultless reliability and a devastating effectiveness to make people standing on the fence go ‘wow’ when it thunders past, there really wasn’t going to be any other car capable of becoming our inaugural Race car of the year, in 2013. The combination of SLS and JLB is one we would like to see more of in the future, please, Betty. Much more.
4th NEALE MUSTON WE COVERED Neale Muston’s incredible past two years in detail in the last issue of The Racing Magazine so we won’t recount the same ground here – but for the leading driver in a series run mainly for amateur drivers to poll this high speaks volumes for Neale’s incredible season. The latest and greatest SR8 Radicals are tough, physical and demanding things to drive and Muston’s game raised to the level required, having taken all before him twelve months prior in the four-cylinder SR3s.
He’s done the odd bit of Production Sports Racing, too, in between Radical events and there he is always somewhere towards the front in his Porsche Cup Car. So tick the versatility box, too. It will be interesting, next year, to see how Neale goes with some fulltime competition in the Radical Australia Cup, in the form of the super fast and committed Tim Berryman – but based on the way Neale has run with the best of the best in the Radicals we’re certain that he’ll be a contender again.
3rd TIM MACROW TIM MACROW’s story has been told many times, but few would argue that the 2007 Gold Star champion and the most comprehensively successful driver in the history of Australian F3 has been anything but at his best this year. After a devastating opening round at Bathurst where he failed to start either race, Macrow’s dismantling of the F3 field a week later at Symmons Plains was an emphatic marker of what was to be in store this season. With cold tyre pace as always his best ally, Macrow dispatched a pacy Steel Guiliana in the opening laps of the first race and was never headed from there. Comprehensive victories at Queensland Raceway emphasised his championship position, but it was perhaps the opening race in Darwin that perhaps best describes the Victorian’s season. With a car that, in his own words, wasn’t going to beat the flying Mgyale that weekend, he took advantage of a turn one crash and went sixth, fifth, fourth, third 14 | the Racing Magazine
and second in the space of one corner. Then, on cold tyres he sliced past the leader just before the Safety Car came out and from there the result was a lock. It was plucky, tenacious, gritty, skilled and showed sublime awareness of the race around him. At Queensland Raceway his ultimately massive commitment to a corner was on show at the high speed turn one, where he was visually quicker than several other leading contenders early in the weekend. Another key factor of his season was also consistency; if he wasn’t first, he was second, or third. All traits that this driver, who has been on the podium in exactly 25% of every Formula 3 race ever held in Australia, has shown continually throughout his stunning open wheel career. Please, someone, give him a go overseas. He won’t disappoint.
2nd RYAN SIMPSON IF THIS COUNTDOWN has taught us anything it is this; A good driver can shine in a bad car. But put a good driver in a good car and they become almost unbeatable. The same can be said for Jamie Whincup in the V8 Supercars or Sebastien Vettel in Formula One: Both at the peak of their game and both in machinery arguably superior to those around them perhaps, if you believe the conspiracy theories, even to those driven by their respective teammates. Ryan Simpson, the quietly spoken ex Formula Ford ace from Parramatta in Sydney’s West, is not Vettel nor is he Whincup but he is an immensely talented driver. His results in a competitive era of Formula Fording were proof enough of his talent but his transition to Touring Car racing has been an emphatic verification of the fact. We are not going out on a limb, nor attempting to be dismissive of the capabilities of Shae Davies as a would-be-champion, to suggest that this years’ Kumho V8 Touring Car series may have turned out very differently had Ryan Simpson not entered the series half way through. If you went out trackside on a clear, blue Friday afternoon at Winton Raceway this year and watched Simpson hustle his ex-Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon
around the tight circuit just outside of Benalla you would be excused for thinking that he’d been driving that rig for ages. It was, in fact, essentially his first proper run in the car – and it was hugely impressive. His results that weekend, though he wouldn’t win the round (That would come next time out) were very impressive for a first-time ‘tin top’ racer. Simpson’s season has been a shining example of what happens when a group of different individual components come together to make a cohesive whole; in this case, a talented young driver with a smart racing brain and the right attitude, plus arguably the best car in the field run by a team with the nous to back it up – in this case, Mick & Maria Ritter’s Sonic Motor Racing. Perhaps the biggest praise we can heap on Simpson this year is this; Of the judges involved and the feedback gained via social media most commented that there was only one reason he didn’t get the top spot. That reason? People expected him to be this good from the outset. Expectations were, in this case, very much met when it comes to Ryan Simpson.
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WORDS: RICHARD CRAILL IMAGES: Nathan Wong
THE ALWAYS affable John Morris, himself an extremely capable racing driver in his own right and a man who has forgotten more about how to run a successful Porsche campaign than most will ever know, had someone he wanted me to meet. Having taken in the extremely well presented Porsche in the foreground of the Mallala garage on a sunny yet not surprisingly cool Autumn’s day, the smiling face of someone clearly with parents of extremely smart taste in naming their son emerged from behind the car. “Richard, this is... Richard,” Morris grinned. ‘Good name’, I thought... ‘But can he drive?’. We had a sneaking suspicion before the opening round of this years’ Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia kicked off that Richard Muscat would probably find himself somewhere near the front of the field – but the problem was, we didn’t quite know where. Sure, we’d had Porsche 944 series champions join the fray before and succeed; Kane Rose the benchmark having won the championship the previous year, but without a national profile it was always hard to judge the Victorians stepping up to the national level. Rose had been there and done that; Muscat was a relative unknown. 16 | the Racing Magazine
He would not remain that way for long. With confidence of a guy who had been doing it for years and an approach tempered by the guidance of mentors like the Brothers Morris in his corner, Muscat settled into this years’ GT3 Cup Challenge the same way that a Porsche settles into a spin after I’ve driven it; i.e., Quickly. The full results of this years’ season are documented in depth elsewhere so we won’t go into them here, save for picking up a few key moments that define the driver perfectly. Race one at Mallala, a 40-lap feature under lights at Mallala, was brilliant. Muscat spent half the race tucked up behind Michael Almond battling for the lead and then the second half in front relentlessly being pressured. The pair drove mistake free for 40 laps at a pressure befitting a much grander stage than a cool Saturday night at Mallala. It was spectacular, high commitment motor racing between two drivers who were, as Skaifey would say, ‘operating at a very high level’. The next was Porsche Rennsport, where he showed his ability to properly race – elbows out, side by side, dog fighting on worn out Pirelli’s that had seen their best. And he came out on top. The final moment was, strangely, the Bathurst 1000. He could have been there purely as a punter, watching, as a champion driver who had earned some time to enjoy the sport and had since validated
his position with a series of stirring drives in his Carrera Cup debut at Winton, in August. But no – instead he was there working with Steve Richards Motorsport; carting tyres around, sitting in on debriefs and soaking in what it means to be at the highest level of the sport. It can be cruel to a young driver to put them on a pedestal early in their career and point; ‘look, there’s the next big thing’ and it would be easy to suggest that Richard Muscat is indeed that. The toughest thing about this sport is that, sometimes, that doesn’t come true. It’s tough for those that make the call and tougher for the person in the limelight. Expectation is a powerful thing, especially when it becomes difficult to live up to it. Richard Muscat, I think, is different, which is why six of our ten judges
put him at the top spot in their rankings and why he won the fan voting, too. In eight months, from his debut at Mallala in April to the end of the GT3 Cup season in September and being pit-side at Bathurst in October, this youngster from Melbourne has put a firm stamp on his position as one to watch. It will take commitment, the right mindset and attitude and, of course, the inevitable big budget required to get there. But if our 2013 Racer of the Year Awards are any form guide (and naturally we think they are), Richard Muscat is a name to keep an eye on well into the racing future. So, ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to our inaugural, 2013, Racing Magazine Racer of the Year..
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WHEN SIX BECOMES EIGHT WORDS: GARRY O’BRIEN IMAGES: Nathan Wong
He has dominated the six-cylinder Saloon Car series for two years now – but from here on in this champion driver will have a racing future that will see two extra cylinders connected to his right foot. Our GARRY O’BRIEN charts the fascinating racing history of Saloon Car Champion, Simon Tabinor. TWO NATIONAL AND one State race title in five years is a pretty fine
do. He was thinking of pulling up stakes and moving back to England
effort for someone who only been racing on circuits for a short period
until friends suggested he should take a look at Melbourne.
of time.
“They said it was cold, wet, full of people and busy and that it might
Simon Tabinor’s racing portfolio is particularly noteworthy as prior to
suite me,” he quipped. “So we came over and had a good look
moving from England in 2003, his motor sport activities was confined
around and thought ‘this place isn’t bad at all!’”
to Full Contact Speedway. “It is much like your Demolition Derbys.
With around $400 in the bank, he set up his own Eurostar Diesels
We do 30 race meetings in a year and use 30 cars,” he said.
mechanical business in the Victorian capital to service Mercedes
Tabinor upped stakes and moved from his home town “up north” in
vans and promoted it by putting his business card on every van he
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, to Perth, West Australia in 2003, and
found parked. He stopped vehicles in the street and passed on his
it wasn’t long before his want to race was renewed by purchasing a
credentials wherever possible.
HQ Holden from Melbourne and having it transported it across the
“That is all I have ever done for around 15 years in England – serviced
Nullarbor.
Mercedes vans. I am a mechanic by trade and that is what I still do.
He raced several meetings at Barbagallo through the following year,
Even with six people working for me now, I am still very much hands
qualifying as high as third in a competitive category and able to grab
on and when it is overwhelmingly busy and I need to get someone in,
some top five results as the season progressed. “Considering I have
I would rather have them up the front of the shop.”
never turned left in a race car, or changed a gear before, I thought we
“In England a mechanic is held in quite esteem whereas here not
did pretty good.”
so,” Tabinor suggested. “What I have striven to do with my business
But Perth wasn’t quite Tabinor’s cup of tea. In his mind the city was
is to bring that style of operation to Australia by making it a more
isolated, expensive and apart from racing, had not much on offer to
personalise service.”
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“
It is much like your Demolition Derbys. We do 30 race meetings in a year and use 30 cars
”
It is obvious that his ‘modus operandi’ has been a successful one for the operation has bloomed into a successful business. So much so that he was able to renew his interest in motor sport.
raced before,” Tabinor admitted. “There are three of us that go away and as much as possible we don’t want to take time off our holidays to go racing.”
Instead of HQs this time he went for a Saloon Car buying the Holden Commodore VN off South Australian John Goodacre who went onto race Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. It was a good car and Tabinor was runner up in the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship in it – all while constructing a VT to replace it which went one better the title and won the following year.
But circumstances will have changed for this weekend at Sandown. Firstly he won’t be rolling out the trusty two-series winning Commodore VT – that has already been sold and is racing in West Australia.
He raced the series in 2010, finishing second in Australian Saloon Car Series before taking a year’s sabbatical in 2011. Then Tabinor came back and won the series in 2012 and did it in style. In the end it was by a massive 170 points, sewing it up with the first race on the Saturday at the final round at Sandown.
The British-born now-Victorian will embrace the V8 Touring Car Series for the first time at Sandown, this November. He bought a Holden Commodore last year, but has since sold it and purchased a Ford Falcon. His reasoning was simple: “The Holden needed preparation to go racing, the Falcon was ready to go, having raced earlier in the year by Dan Day.”
In an odd twist though, he almost pulled out of coming back on the Sunday. His daughter Miley had broken her arm at a party on Saturday night and Tabinor was set to stay by her side in hospital until convinced by his wife that his presence would achieve nothing by staying at home. He came and won the two races on Sunday and it was the first time that he had won all three races that made up a round. He also confirmed that he would do something that nobody else had done in recent years – come back and defend his title. And he followed that through to claim his second national series with a round to spare. Trademark to his way of racing is that he is rarely seen at Friday practice. “We don’t want to waste money practicing where we have
Secondly Tabinor has elected to move on. “I think I have accomplished everything that I can in Saloon Cars and to a degree, it always seems to be that I am looking in the mirrors . . . so it is time for a change.”
“It won’t be a big team operation, with a big transporter, just the usual crew with the addition of Marty Brandt from Independent Race Cars to help us get our head around running this type of car,” Tabinor confirmed. The car in question has history. It’s a former Brad Jones Racing Falcon that did time in the V8 Development Series with the Novocastrian Motorsport team out of Newcastle before being on sold. Tabinor says a top 15 in qualifying and maybe a finish within the first dozen would not be out of the question, but the professional and commitment that this welcomed addition to the Aussie motor sport environment would suggest that better results will not be far away. thenationals.com.au | 19
RACE OF THE YEAR AMChamps, Race 1, Queensland Raceway WORDS: Richard Craill IMAGES: Nathan Wong THIS was a terrific motor race, a race of pressure: commitment,
Seton began struggling with gearbox issues soon after his stop and
preservation and endurance. It was captivating, compelling
this allowed McLeod to begin to draw in like a Shark hunting his
motorsport of the highest order.
prey. A series of four laps, between lap 45 and 48, within 0.1 seconds
Take away the fact that this was under lights and that it was between
showed how high the Queenslander was operating in his pursuit of
two incredible drivers – facts that always add to a show – and this
the leader. It was enthralling stuff.
would still have been the race of the season. From pole position, Glenn Seton was in near complete control as he worked to extend an early lead in the Pro-Duct Mitsubishi that he would be driving, solo, that weekend; a potential victory in Sydney
And then, with 12 laps to go, McLeod struck: a good run out of turn two and a run down the inside at three – Seton’s gearbox issues giving him a straight line disadvantage at the top, top end of his Mitsubishi’s
robbed due to mechanical issues still fresh in everyone’s mind.
power band – and McLeod was through.
The early laps were run at a frantic pace; Seton setting lap records out
In pit lane, the Eastern Creek Karts team pumped their fists as Pro
in front as Stuart Kostera chased him down in Dylan Thomas’ CXC
Duct shook their heads; but this was not over.
Global Lancer. Holt settled in third place in the early running, keeping
Seton’s response was immediate, car issues or not, and the next
co-driver Ryan McLeod as the ace up his sleeve for later in the race. Holt was the first to pit, ducking into pit lane on lap 26 for what would be the team’s only stop. McLeod rejoined in seventh place but would quickly climb the order. The first domino fell a lap later, when Kostera pitted from second place on lap 27. The blue Lancer, sporting stunning blue neon lighting
lap both leaders dropped into the 1m19s and the game lifted once more, the Pro Duct car straining at the effort and sparks flying from its exhaust under the strain. McLeod held on to relentless pressure for the next eight laps before Seton again struck; re-passing the similar Mitsubishi to take the lead
underneath, was back in the lane a lap later and then a lap later again
back. The next lap, McLeod set the fastest lap of his cars’ race. An
for what would be the end of the race for the beleaguered team. An
hour and a half in, both were right on the upper limit and posting
ECU issue forced them out.
qualifying times.
Stealthy, Grant Sherrin had moved his Class B BMW to second place
The pair finished exactly one second apart, Seton taking a gritty,
by lap 30 and, at ‘cruising’ speed could keep up with the Mitsubishi’s,
determined, brilliant victory and Garry Holt and Ryan McLeod
but third would be the best the Sherrin team could hope for on this
showing that they would fight for every point.
night. He pitted on lap 40, leaving Seton well in control of the race setting a relentless pace. The two-time Touring Car champion returned to an abbreviated race lead following his stop, but now had McLeod chasing him down. From here, the pace on got better.
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Points that would prove important, later in the year, but for now the delight of an incredible battle beamed from the man they once called the Baby-faced assassin. This was Seton’s night.
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SCHEDULE FRIDAY 15th NOVEMBER Time Description Category
Duration
700
Gates Open
910
Practice
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
20 min
935
Practice
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
20 min
1000
Practice
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
20 min
1025
Practice Aust Manuf Champ/Aust Swift- Combined
20 min
1050
Practice
Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship
30 min
1125
Practice
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
20 min
1150
Practice Aust Manuf Champ/Aust Swift- Combined
20 min
1215
Practice
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
20 min
1240
Practice
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
20 min
1305
Practice Australian Manufacturers Championship
20 min
1330
Practice
30 min
1405
Practice Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Suzuki Swift Series
20 min
1430
Practice
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
20 min
1455
Practice
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
20 min
1520
Practice
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
20 min
1545
Sponsor Rides Aust Swift/Amchamp
25 min
1610
Sponsor Rides
25 min
Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship
V8 Touring Cars/Saloon Cars
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Gates Open
815
Drivers Briefing
Saloon Cars & V8 Touring Cars Formula 3 & Sports Sedans
845
Drivers Briefing
915
Drivers Briefing Amchamp & Swift
915
Qualifying 1
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
20 min
940
Practice 1
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
20 min
1005
Qualifying 1
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
20 min
1030
Practice 1 Aust Manuf Champ/Aust Swift
20 min
1055
Qualifying 2
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
20 min
1120
Qualifying 1
Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship
20 min
1150
Qualifying 1 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Suzuki Swift Series
20 min
1220
Qualifying 1 Australian Manufacturers Championship
20 min
1250
Qualifying 1
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
20 min
1320
Qualifying 2
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
20 min
1350
Qualifying 2 Australian Manufacturers Championship
20 min
1420
Race 1
10 laps
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
1450
Race 1
Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
10 laps
1520
Race 1
Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship
12 laps
1550
Race 1
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
12 laps
1620
Race 1 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Suzuki Swift Series
8 laps
SUNDAY 17th November 700
Gates Open
855
Parade AE86 Club
2 laps
910
Race 2
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
10 laps
940
Race 2
Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
10 laps
1010
Race 2
Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship
12 laps
1040
Race 2
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
12 laps
1105
Warm Up Australian Manufacturers Championship
10 min
1125
Race 3
Dial Before You Dig Aust Saloon Car Series
10 laps
1155
Race 3
Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
15 laps
1230
Race 3
1310
Race 3
1340
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Formula 3 Aust. Drivers Championship Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
12 laps
Podium: Formula 3/ Kerrick Sports Sedans 1 Hour
First hour combined with‌.
Race 1 Australian Manufacturers Championship
Podium: Aust Swift Racing
Podium: Aust Manufacturers Championship
1830
Shannons Nationals Presentation Dinner
Sandown
18 laps
Podium: Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series
Race 2 Hi-Tec Oils Aust. Suzuki Swift Series
also 1340
Podium: Aust Saloon Car Series
3 Hours
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Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR 8
I
Briffa Smash Repairs/
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DRIVER State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
Holden VE HSV GTS
Steve Briffa
Steve Briffa
NSW
co-driver
Chris Slacksmith
NSW
11
B
Michael Benton
Michael Benton
Qld
co-driver
John Faulkner
Qld
18
Sherrin Racing
Grant Sherrin
Qld
co-driver
Iain Sherrin
19
B
B
Lovton Coal
Sherrin Rentals
BMW 135i
2995T
Sherrin Racing
Michael Sherrin
Qld
co-driver
David Ayres
Qld
20
Garry Holt
Garry Holt
NSW
co-driver
Nathan Morcom
NSW NSW
Eastern Creek Karts
21
D
Mitsubishi Evo 10
2000T
Terry Conroy
Jake Williams
co-driver
Bob Hughes
22
Robert Marshall
Shane Marshall
Vic
co-driver
Robert Mashall
Vic
Melb. Performance Centre
23
A
Honda Integra R
2995T
A
Disc Brakes Australia
BMW 135i
5000
A
Sherrin Rentals
Falcon FG FPV GT
6200
Mitsub Evo 10
1998
1998T
Beric Lynton
Beric Lynton
Qld
co-driver
Tim Leahey
NSW
26
Peter O’Donnell
Scott Gore
Qld
co-driver
Anthony Kosseris
NSW
28
Peter O’Donnell
Peter O’Donnell
NSW
B
Bruce Lynton
GWS Personnel
GWS Personnel
BMW 1M
BMW 130i
BMW 335i
2979T
2998
2995T
co-driver
34
Nick Karadimas
C
AAW Aust. Auto Wreckers
42
E
Disc Brakes Australia
George Karadimas Vic
Terry Conroy
Kevin Herben
NSW
Sarah Harley
Qld
54
Donut King
Mazda 323 Astra
Tony Alford
Tony Alford
Qld
co-driver
Peter Leemhuis
ACT
68
David Thomas
Dylan Thomas
NSW
co-driver
Stuart Kostera
WA
Adam Dodd
Adam Dodd
NSW
co-driver
Mark Bell
Qld
Grant Phillips
Vic
Andrew Turpie
Vic
CXC Global
69
C
D
Pedders/O.Z.Racing Wheels Grant Phillips
88
C
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White
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White
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2979T
1998T
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Pink
White/Blue
West End Mazda/Bell Heavy Haulage/Valvoline Aust
86
BMW 1M
1800
Orange
Ford Falcon XR6T
co-driver
A
Red
co-driver
A
Red
Alphera Financial Services/
C
Red/Silver
co-driver
Network Clothing/Dentbuster Mark Eddy
co-driver
Mazda 6 MPS
Toyota 86 GTS
2500T
1998
Mark Eddy
Vic
Francois Jouy
NSW
Renault Megane RS265 1998T
Chrome/Red/Blue
Red
Black
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Car # SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
4 Auddino First National Antonio Auddino Antonio Auddino
WA AU Falcon
4000
5
LA Auto Services Andrew Nowland Andrew Nowland
Vic AU Falcon
4000 Blue/White
8
PJT Accountants
Qld
3800
9
Silkgate Group Ian Chivas Ian Chivas NSW AU Falcon
4000 Blue/Yellow
13
Forklift Clearance Centre
Greg Murcott
VIC AU Falcon
4000 Black
16
Kleenduct Australia P/L
Peter Phelan Harley Phelan
VIC
VT Comm
3800
Purple
WA AU Falcon
4000
Whi/Blk/Org
Wayne Patten
Wayne Patten
Steve Yates
23 Tyre Pro Motorsport Travis Sharpe Travis Sharpe
VT Comm
White
Whi/Grn/Gry
27 Transley Solutions
Luke Westall
Luke Westall NSW AU Falcon
4000
White/Blue
29
Glider City Motel Benalla
Raymond Moss Bradley Moss NSW AU Falcon
4000
Green/Pink
31
Gilberts Motor Bodies
Robert Lonie
Robert Lonie
SA
3800
Yellow
33
Forklift Clearance Centre
Greg Murcott
Greg Murcott
VIC AU Falcon
4000 Black
38 Blackwell Race Engines
Gavin Ross
Gavin Ross
VIC
VT Comm
3800
Green
39 The Racing Group
Ryan Millier
Ryan Millier
VIC AU Falcon
4000
Whi/Blk/Grn
VT Comm
41
Dial Before You Dig Mark Primmer Mark Primmer NSW AU Falcon
4000 Blue/Red
42
Dial Before You Dig Mark Primmer Cameron Moss NSW AU Falcon
4100 Blue/Red
46
Sopranos Pizza Bar
VIC
VT Comm
3800 Black
51 Casey Accident Repairs Travis Lindorff Travis Lindorff
VIC
VT Comm
3800
55 Millenium Screens
Deni Razmovski
Deni Razmovski
WA AU Falcon
4000 Black/Silver
56 Baxter Electrical
Kane Baxter-Smith
Kane Baxter-Smith
QLD AU Falcon
4000 Blue/Black
57 Campbells Motorsport Craig Campbell Craig Campbell
QLD
VT Comm
3800
Red
64 Cachet Homes Chris Lillis Chris Lillis
WA
VT Comm
3800
White
67
Scotts Rods Exhausts
Lindsay Kearns
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QLD AU Falcon
4000
White
70
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Kelli Stephens
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VIC AU Falcon
4000 Blue
76 Adlam Transport
Garry Hills
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WA
3800 Black/Silver
77
Water Jet Solutions
Daniel Beaven
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VIC AU Falcon
4000
88
Spraytech Smash Repairs Brian Hine Brian Hine
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SPONSOR COMPETITOR
State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
1 Achilles Radials Trans Tasman M/sp Allan Jarvis
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Black
6
Finance Ezi Trans Tasman M/sp Ben Grice
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
7
Luke Fraser Racing Trans Tasman M/sp
SA
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Black
13
Race 4 Kids Trans Tasman M/sp Andrew Price
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Red
Rob Jarvis NSW
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
White
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Black
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
17 BVC Racing Trans Tasman M/sp
DRIVER
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VIC
Yell/Black
22
Perf Parts & Engineering Trans Tasman M/sp Clyde Campbell
24
Perf Parts & Engineering Trans Tasman M/sp
30
Project Ventures Trans Tasman M/sp Bronte Michael
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Black
33
Shannons Nationals Trans Tasman M/sp Callan Sayers
QLD
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
White
45
Perf Parts & Engineering Trans Tasman M/sp
Vic
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
White
61
Perf Parts & Engineering Trans Tasman M/sp Toby Hagon NSW
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600 Blue
84
Perf Parts & Engineering Trans Tasman M/sp Michael Sinclair
Suzuki Swift Sport
1600
Josh Dowling NSW
Greg Hede
Vic
Red
White
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series ON THE WEB: www.sportssedans.com.au
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER State
1
SS
Kerry Baily
Kerry Baily
Qld Aston Martin DBR9 6000
Silver
4
SS Auto Union Deutsche
John Gourlay
John Gourlay
Vic Audi A4
6000
Silver/Orange
5
SS B&M Ricciardello Motors Basil Ricciardello Tony Ricciardello
WA Alfa Romeo GTV
6000
Red
9
SS
11
SS Beninca Motors
14
SS
19
SS
32
Rent Depot
Luxury Auto Body
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
Daniel Tamasi
Daniel Tamasi
Vic Holden Calibra
6000 Black
Peter Beninca
Peter Beninca
Vic Alfa Romeo GTV
2000 Orange
Rosemount Smash Repairs Anthony Cox Anthony Cox
Qld
Saab
6000
White/Blue
Johnson Motorsport
Vic Holden Torana
3300
Red/White
SS Bell Real Estate Michael Robinson Michael Robinson
Vic Holden Monaro
6000
Grey
44
SS MR Automotive Colin Smith Colin Smith
Qld Holden Monaro
6000
Red
45
SS Campbelltown Frames & Trusses
51
SS MR Automotive Bob McLoughlin Bob McLoughlin NZ Commodore VS
6000
56
SS BJ Banks Electrical Bruce Banks Bruce Banks Tas Mazda RX7
5998 Blue
68 TA Aston Air Conditioning
Damian Johnson
Dameon Jameson
Shane Bradford
Damian Johnson
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Shane Bradford
81 TA The Car Mine/Liqui Moly/Meguiars Charlie Senese Charlie Senese
Jaguar XKR
6000 Black Red/White
Qld Chev Camaro
6000
Yell/White
Qld Chev Corvette
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Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
00 H
Falcon Spares & Repairs Matt Chahda Matt Chahda NSW
Ford Falcon AU
5000 Black/Silver
2
Parramatta Smash Repairs
Ryan Simpson
Ryan Simpson NSW
Ford Falcon BF
5000
Wh/Blue/Red
Fernandez Motorsport
Jose Fernandez
Shae Davies
Ford Falcon BA
5000
Green/White
WA Commodore VZ
5000
Red/White
Vic
5000 Black/Yellow
S
3 H 5
Qld
S ACM/Vanglobe/Bossen Matthew Hansen Matthew Hansen
6 H
501 Performance
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8 H Ozzy Tyres/Holden Motorsport
Steve Briffa
Steve Briffa NSW Commodore VY
10
S
Finance Ezi Maurice Pickering Maurice Pickering
12
S
JCV Automotive
14
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Qld
5000
Silver/Green
Ford Falcon BA
5000
Yellow
John Vergotis
John Vergotis NSW
Ford Falcon BA
5000
Green/Blk
Simon Tabinor
Simon Tabinor
Ford Falcon BF
5000
White/Black
22 H
Westco Equip/SA Tractors Isidoro Ambrosio Dean Kovacevich
25 H
Kitome/Exclusive Trailers Terry Wyhoon
28
Ford Falcon BF
VIC
WA Commodore VZ
Dean Neville NSW
S MW Motorsport MW Motorsport Matthew White
Vic
5000 Black
Ford Falcon BA
5000 Black/Red
Ford Falcon BF
5000 Black
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SA Commodore VZ
5000 Blk/Red/Wh
46 H The Edge Glass
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5000 Black
STR Truck Bodies Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer
Vic
Ford Falcon BF
5000
Lubrimax/Vectra Terry Wyhoon Terry Wyhoon
Vic
Ford Falcon BF
5000 Blue
48
S
49 H
Paul Pennisi
Paul Pennisi
White
51 H IR Yeing Transport/ THR Developments THR Motorsport Ian Yeing
SA Commodore VZ
5000
Red/Black
Qld Commodore VZ
5000 Black/Orange
57 H ADG Engineering/Precise Precut/
Gold Coast Postforming
62
Performance West MW Motorsport
S
Lyle Kearns
Lyle Kearns
Jack Le Brocq NSW
Ford Falcon BF
5000
Grey/White
Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship ON THE WEB: www.formula3.com.au Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR
DRIVER State
VEHICLE CC COLOUR
2 C Team BRM Mark Rundle Tim Macrow
VIC
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Blue Blue
3 C Team BRM/FNQ Larger
Qld
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Black Black
4 C Team BRM Mark Rundle
WA
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Blue Blue
5 C Team BRM/Mygale Aust. Nick Foster Nick Foster
Qld Mygale M08 - Mercedes Black Black
John Magro
John Magro
6 C
R-Tek Motorsport Ian Richards NSW
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Blk/Orange Blk/Orange
7 C
R-Tek Motorsport Ian Richards
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Blk/Orange Blue
8 N
Fujitsu Racing Ian Richards Todd Hazelwood SA
Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
Red
9 N
R-Tek Motorsport /
Yarra Web Ian Richards
Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
Grey/Red Grey/Red
16 N
Gilmour Racing/ Dallara F304 - Spiess Opel
Red/Silver
Red/Silver
Dallara F307 - Mercedes
Red/White
Red/White
Jon Collins NSW
McDonalds Chris Gilmour Arrie Marree
Qld
17 C
Gilmour Racing/
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Main Straight Length: 899 Metres Track Width: 12.5 Metres (Main Straight)
Back Straight Length: 910 Metres (incl kink) 11 Metres (Back Straight)
Direction: Anti-Clockwise
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1:12.81
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1.08.56
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1.20.74
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