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NUMBER 45 - JULY 2018
RACING MAGAZINE AUSTRALIA
ROUND 4/QUEENSLAND RACEWAY Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Australian Production Car Series Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels National Sports Sedan Series Series X3 Queensland
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WELCOME TO
ROUND 4
QUEENSLAND IN THIS ISSUE
Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director
3 Welcome to Queensland Raceway On behalf of the CAMS National Racing Championships, welcome to the fourth Shannons Nationals round for 2018. Coming from one of the most successful Shannons Nationals rounds at Phillip Island, we are excited to be heading north for both the sunshine and to the Ipswich region. Round 4 boasts a strong line-up, with some of Australia's best championships and series joining us this weekend. At every round in 2018 we have the Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia feature amongst our great line-up of categories, with the series producing some fantastic and close racing this season. We also have the fan-favourite 'Fight in the Night' race return, with the Australian Production Car Series to have a strong field for their two races across the weekend. The Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels also returns this weekend, with the title fight well and truly on.
Returning from their success at the QR event in 2017 is the X3 Series Queensland, with competitors eager to race at a nationallevel event.
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2018 calendar
We are also thankful for the continued support from Shannons Insurance, who join us for the 12th year as our naming-rights partner. Shannons have been an amazing long-time supporter of motor sport and we are delighted to work with them again this year in what promises to be another fantastic season.
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Round 4 points update
Finally, a big thank you goes out to our dedicated CAMS officials, who work day-in and day-out to make our motor racing happen. Enjoy the fourth round of the year.
5 Shannons Nationals live stream
8 Fuelling the fire 10 Shannons Nationals Safety Car 12 Lap records 12 Event map 13 Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia 14 Australian Production Car Series 16 Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels 18 National Sports Sedans Series 19 Series X3 Queensland
Michael Smith
We also welcome National Sports Sedan Series back to our schedule for Queensland Raceway, which will be fantastic to view going flat-out around the 'Paperclip'.
20 Officials of the meeting
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ROUND 4 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, QLD
SCHEDULE SATURDAY 28 JULY TIME
DURATION
ON TRACK
0940 - 1000
20 minutes
National Sports Sedan Series Qualifying 1
1005 - 1025
20 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Practice 1
1030 - 1050
20 minutes
Series X3 Queensland Qualifying 1
1055 - 1115
20 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Qualifying 1
1120 - 1140
20 minutes
National Sports Sedan Series Qualifying 2
1145 - 1205
20 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Qualifying 1
1210 - 1225
15 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Qualifying 1
1235 - 1250
15 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Qualifying 2
1300 - 1320
20 minutes
Series X3 Queensland Race 1
1330 - 1350
20 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Race 1
1400 - 1420
20 minutes
National Sports Sedan Series Race 1
1430 - 1530
60 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 1 [40 laps]
1535 - 1635
60 minutes
Officials Dinner Break
1645 - 1930
165 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Race 1 [300 km]
SUNDAY 29 JULY TIME
DURATION
ON TRACK
0900 - 0920
20 minutes
Series X3 Queensland Race 2
0930 - 0950
20 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 2
1000 - 1020
20 minutes
National Sports Sedan Series Race 2
1030 - 1050
20 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Race 2
1055 - 1105
10 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Warm up
1115 - 1135
20 minutes
Series X3 Queensland Race 3
1145 - 1205
20 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Race 3
1215 - 1235
20 minutes
National Sports Sedan Series Race 3
1245 - 1310
25 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Race 3
1320 - 1605
165 minutes
Australian Production Car Series Race 2 300 km
Note: Times are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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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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ROUND 3
POINTS UPDATE Po rs c h e Mi c h elin GT 3 Cu p Challenge Au st ral i a 1. Cooper Murray 2. Simon Fallon 3. Max Vidau
461
414 342
Pro leader: Cooper Murray Pro-Am leader: Danny Stutterd Class B leader: Christian Pancione
N a t i o na l Spo rts S edan S eries 1. Steven Tamasi
354
2. Tony Ricciardello
347
3. Thomas Randle
323
Po rs c h e Mi c h elin GT 3 Cu p Challenge Au st ral i a 1. Beric Lynton
160
2. Rick Bates
83
3. Bob Pearson
73
A1 Class leader: Beric Lynton A2 Class leaders: Justin Anthony/Karl Begg B1 Class leaders: Michael Benton/Hadrian Morrall C Class leader: Blake Aubin/Kyle Aubin D Class leaders: Aaron Cameron/Declan Fraser E Class leader: James Brock
Au stra l i a n P rototype Series p r es e nte d by H ot Wheels 1. Jason Makris
188
2. John-Paul Drake
186
3. Philip Hughes
178
Kumho Cup leader: John-Paul Drake Radical/Supersport Trophy: Philip Hughes
S e ri e s X3 Queen sland 1. Richard Peasey
159
2. Kaden Olsen
135
3. Frank Mammarella
135
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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 4 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, QLD
LAP RECORDS TIME
DRIVER
VEHICLE
YEAR
Simon Wills
Reynard 94D Holden
1999
Audi A4
2015
OUTRIGHT 1:04.0661
NATIONAL SPORTS SEDAN SERIES 1:07.5097
Jack Perkins
AUSTRALIAN PROTOTYPE SERIES PRESENTED BY HOT WHEELS 1:08.4740
James Winslow
West
2013
PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA 1:10.9903
Ryan Simpson
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2015
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES 1:18.1908
Glenn Seton
Mitsubishi Evo 10
2013
Hyundai Excel
2017
SERIES X3 QUEENSLAND 1:31.8312
Jaylyn Robotham
EVENT MAP
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ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
2
Tectaloy UNLMTD Racing
Dan Day
SA
Porsche GT3 Cup
7
McElrea Racing
Jimmy Vernon
QLD
Porsche GT3 Cup
9
Triffid Bar+Venue
Tony Martin
QLD
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
26
Taplin Real Estate
Tom Taplin
SA
Porsche GT3 Cup
Sam Fillmore
NZ
Porsche GT3 Cup
27 36
Lodge Bros Racing
Cooper Murray
VIC
Porsche GT3 Cup
38
PAYCE/Wilson Security
Chelsea Angelo
NSW
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
222
Scott Taylor Motorsport
Scott Taylor
SA
Porsche GT3 Cup
230
OPS Gateway
Luis Leeds
TB
Porsche GT3 Cup
131
Sonic/Williams Racing
Graham Williams
VIC
Porsche GT3 Cup
230
OPS Gateway
Luis Leeds
TB
Porsche GT3 Cup
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Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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T H E N AT I O N A L S . C O M . AU // 13
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES
ENTRY LIST NO.
Series
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
1
Sherrin Rentals
A - Grant Sherrin B - Iain Sherrin
A - QLD B - QLD
A1
BMW M4
2
Angry Cactus Racing / Massel
Mark Caine
NSW
A2
Holden HSV Clubsport R8
4
Property Investment Store
A - Anthony Soole B - Arthur Magaitis
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
BMW 1M
5
MARC Cars
A - Brad Woods B - TBC
A1
BMW 1M
6
Aqualuma Racing
A - Rod Salmon B - Leigh Burges
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
Mercedes A45
7
MoComm Motorsports Communications
A - Jim Pollicina B - Ryan Simpson
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
8
G and K Refrigeration
Geoff Kite
NSW
B2
Holden Commodore SSV Redline
10
Simply Sports Cars
A - Grant Denyer B - Tony D'Alberto
A - NSW B - ViC
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
12
Griffith Corporation
A - Will Brown B - Mark Griffith
A - QLD B - QLD
E
Toyota Echo
13
Osborne Motorsport
A - Colin Osborne B - Geoff Full
A - NSW B - NSW
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
16
HiTec Oils / Smith & Sons
A - Steve Hodges B - Robert Coulthard
A - NSW B - NSW
A2
Holden CSV Mondo GT
17
Aubin Brothers Racing
A - Kyle Aubin B - Blake Aubin
A - NSW B - NSW
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
20
Stokes Skis Australia
A - Jason Miller B - David Wall
NSW
A1
Mitsubishi EVO 9
21
Aussie Wide Builders
A - Geoff Russell B - TBC
NSW
B1
Ford Faclon
23
Bruce Lynton Jaguar / Landrover
Beric Lynton
QLD
A1
BMW M3
24
MG Motorsport
A - James Brock B - Elliot Barbour
VIC
E
MG MG6
28
Potts Motorsports
A - Dean Potts B - Barry Sternbeck
A - NSW B - NSW
B2
Holden HSV R8 Clubsport s2
30
Probuilders.com.au
A - Andreas Veryinis B - Alex Veryinis
A - NSW B - NSW
B2
Holden VX SS
31
Osborne Motorsport
Calum Jones
QLD
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
33
PRO-DUCT Motorsport
Bob Pearson
NSW
A1
Porsche Cayman
34
Browns Automotive
A - Mark McHenry B - Jason Cutts
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
Mitsubishi EVO 9
Fierce Racing
A - Thomas Muller B - Shane Smollen
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
BMW 1M
41
Royalty Wraps & Graphics
A - Tony Virag B - John Bowe
A - NSW B - TAS
A1
Holden HSV VF GTS
43
Memada Motorsport
Adam Gosling
NSW
B2
BMW E46
38
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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AUSTRALIANPRODUCTIONCARS.COM.AU NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
50
Trevor Keene
A - James Keene B - Dominic Martens
A - NSW B - NSW
B1
Volkswagen Golf R Gti
51
Trevor Keene
A - Richard Luff B - Matt Thewlis
A - NSW B - NSW
D
Mini JCW
53
Project Dry Hire / Coast Wide Civil
A - Trevor Symonds B - Scott Bargwanna
A - NSW B - NSW
A2
Holden Commodore VY GTS
54
Simply Sports Cars
A - Kyle Alford B - Anthony Alford
VIC
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
64
Jack Motorsport
A - Chris Lillis B - Nathan Callaghan
A - WA B - WA
A2
Holden HSV VE GTS
65
Cavanagh Electrics
A - Matt Holt B - Brett Howard
A - NSW B - NSW
A2
Holden HSV Clubsport R8
66
FullGas Racing / Nova Employment
A - Dimitri Agathos B - Lachlan Gibbons
A - NSW B - NSW
A1
Subaru WRX STi
69
S BAC / Moore Stephens
Joe Krinelos
NSW
B2
Holden SSV CL
73
TLA Racing
A - Trevor Mirabito B - Adam Talbert
A - NSW B - NSW
C
BMW 130i
81
JJM Motorsports / Volksmuller
A - Joshua Muggleton B - Jarrod Muggleton
A - NSW B - NSW
D
Volkswagen Golf GTI
83
PRO-DUCT Motorsport
Rick Bates
NSW
A1
Mitsubishi EVO X
84
Disc Brakes Australia
A - Ellexandra Best B - Gerry Burges
A - VIC B - NSW
D
KIA Proceed GT
85
Shylan Motorsports / K&N Filters / Shockwave Signs
Matt Shylan
NSW
D
Honda Integra Type R
90
Boss Surveillance
A - Justin Anthony B - Karl Begg
A - QLD B - QLD
A2
Mercedes C63
91
Track School / New Image Kitchens
Daniel Smith
NSW
D
Honda Integra Type R
96
Evolve Technik
A - Brent Howard B - Christian Fitzgerald
A - NSW B - NSW
A2
BMW M3 E92
111
FEDC Contracting
A - Michael Benton B - Hadrian Morrall
A - NSW B - NSW
B1
Ford Falcon GT
212
Tempest Solutions / John Lafolla Racing
A - Zach Loscialpo B - John Lafolla
A - NSW B - NSW
D
Toyota 86
223
Katilyn Hawkins Motorsport
A - Katilyn Hawkins B - Richard Baskis
A - VIC B - NSW
A2
Holden
333
McLaurin Motorsport / ICEC Group
Harrison Gray
NSW
D
Toyota 86
777
Red Hot Couriers Racing
A - Aaron Cameron B - Declan Fraser
A - VIC B - QLD
D
Toyota 86
917
Clarke Motorsport
A - Gavin Clarke B - Stuart Clarke
A - NSW B - NSW
A2
BMW M3
921
Mazda / Beers R Us
A - Andrew McMaster B - David Noble
A - NSW B - NSW
E
Mazda SP 2.5
938
Prolicam Autosport
Oliver Shannon
NSW
D
Toyota 86
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ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
1
Laucke Flour Mills
Mark Laucke
SA
P1
West WX10
5
5B Autosports
Scott Bingham
QLD
RAD/SS
Minetti SS-V1
7
Keough Racing
Brenton Keough
QLD
Kumho Cup
West WR1000
8
Racesah Pty Ltd/Jam Motorsport
Sage Murdoch
NSW
P1
Wolf GB08CN
10
Driving Events
Grant Green
QLD
RAD/SS
Radical SR3
14
Melos Rendering
Carmelo Bonaventura
QLD
RAD/SS
Radical SR3
27
Fractures United
Adam Beesley
QLD
RAD/SS
Radical SR3
34
Champion's Business Growth Advisers
Stephen Champion
NSW
RAD/SS
Radical SR3
44
Mirage Racing - Marina Mirage Gold Coast
Jason Makris
QLD
P1
Wolf GB08CN
46
David Barram
David Barram
QLD
P1
Chiron LMP3
66
Jam Motorsport
John-Paul Drake
SA
P1
Wolf GB08CN
117
Brian Pettit
Brian Pettit
QLD
RAD/SS
Minetti SSV1
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Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CC
1
Billy's Motorsport & Automotive Services
Birol Cetin
NSW
6000
Chev Camarov
4
Auto Union Motorsport
Kerry Baily
VIC
6000
Audi A4
5
Ricciardello Racing
Tony Ricciardello
WA
6000
Alfa Romeo GTV
9
Domain Prestige Homes
Steven Tamasi
VIC
6000
Holden Calibra
12
Datafin Engine Dyno
Phil Crompton
QLD
6000
Ford Mustang TA
16
Landells Signs
Shane Woodman
VIC
6000
BMW M3 GTR
18
Montalayne Racing
Lisa Montgomerie
QLD
5000
MARC CAR Ford Focus V8
19
Kulig Engineering
Michael Kulig
QLD
6000
Chev Monte Carlo
20
MARC Cars
Adam Hargraves
QLD
5000
MARC 2 V8
32
Bell Real Estate
Michael Robinson
VIC
6000
Holden Monaro
44
MR Automotive
Colin Smith
QLD
6000
Holden Monaro
49
DREAM Motorsport
Thomas Randle
VIC
6000
SAAB 93
68
Aston Air Conditioning
Shane Bradford
QLD
6000
Chev Camaro
71
Bob Jane T Marts Southport
Ashley Bright
QLD
6000
Commodore
92
Gladrock Transport
Jason Busk
QLD
5000
MARC CAR Ford Focus V8
95
East Gate Engineering
Geoff Taunton
QLD
5000
MARC CAR Ford Focus V8
Real Dairy Australia/Tomkin
Steven Lacey
NSW
6000
Chev Comaro
118
VEHICLE
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ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
SERIES X3 QUEENSLAND
Federal Tyres Series X3 Invitation Cup Shannons Nationals 2017
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
1
Brock Giblin
Qld
Hyundai Excel
3
Bayley Hall
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Kaden Olsen
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Richard Chaseling
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Bradley Smith
Qld
Hyundai Excel
5 10
CHASE MOTORSPORT
11 12
Steven Pilkington
Qld
Hyundai Excel
15
SHITZNGIGGLES
Mark Lamberth
Qld
Hyundai Excel
16
The Car Mine Qld Commercial Construction
Charlie Senese
Qld
Hyundai Excel
20
Brayden Slater
Qld
Hyundai Excel
21
Kaleb Mustow
Qld
Hyundai Excel
25
Cameron Wilson
Qld
Hyundai Excel
26
Natasha Passaris
WA
Hyundai Excel
27
Heath Murdoch
SA
Hyundai Excel
28
Mark Goldspink
Qld
Hyundai Excel
35
Matthew Wells
Qld
Hyundai Excel
37
Richard Peasey
Qld
Hyundai Excel
42
Seiton Connor Young
Qld
Hyundai Excel
50
Phillips Wilson Racing
Mark Pryor
Qld
Hyundai Excel
51
M.R. Automotive Racing
Gabriel Gasperak
Qld
Hyundai Excel
53
Darren Whittington
Qld
Hyundai Excel
54
Samios plumbing supplies/BPRO
Brett Parrish
Qld
Hyundai Excel
55
SSR SELECTED SMASH REPAIRS
Frank Mammarella
Qld
Hyundai Excel
60
Halstead Racing
David Halstead
Qld
Hyundai Excel
65
Hudson Panel Beaters Pty Ltd
Zak Hudson
Qld
Hyundai Excel
67
Scotts Rods
Scott Green
Qld
Hyundai Excel
75
Chubby Wombat Motorsport
Sean Beggs
Qld
Hyundai Excel
95
LJ Hooker Caboolture
Cameron Batholomew
Qld
Hyundai Excel
99
AutoFast Australia
Ross Donaldson
NSW
Hyundai Excel
Tomas Gasperak
Qld
Hyundai Excel
MTAQ Racing Team
David Wood
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Bebrok
Troy Perrins
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Llewellyns motors
Anthony Ranse
Qld
Hyundai Excel
Jam Motorsport
John Paul Drake
SA
Hyundai Excel
195
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ROUND 4 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, QLD
OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING Permit number National Sporting Authority Promoter
818/2907/02 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
Michael Smith Graham Sattler John Tetley Keith Lewis Neil Lewis Robert Haseldine
Stewards of the Meeting Chief Steward Stewards
Bradley Tubb Steve O’Connor Barry Neuendorff
Senior Race Officials Series Director Michael Smith Secretary of the Meeting Neil Lewi Clerk of the Course Phillip Livingstone Chief Scrutineer Lloyd Evan Chief Timekeeper Ian Leech Judges of Start & Finish Ian Leech Steve Buchanan Phillip Livingstone
Do you want to be more involved in motorsport? Have you considered becoming a volunteer official? QMROA is a CAMS affiliated club operating for over 50 Years. Members of QMROA have worked as officials for many events throughout Queensland, Australia & overseas, from local club race meetings to Formula 1 Grands Prix.
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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
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