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NUMBER 47 - SEPTEMBER 2018
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ROUND 6/SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship Aussie Racing Cars Australian Production Car Series Radical Australia Cup Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Veloce Racing Association
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SYDNEY ROUND 6 MOTORSPORT PARK
WELCOME TO
IN THIS ISSUE
Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director
3 Welcome to SMSP On behalf of the CAMS National Racing Championships, welcome to the final round of the Shannons Nationals for 2018. Back from our previous round at Winton, we are excited to return to New South Wales this weekend and race at Sydney Motorsport Park, in what will be our sixth event for the season. The NSW State Government has thrown its support behind the Shannons Nationals final round, as part of the NSW government’s Sport Development Grant Program. We are very grateful to the State Government for their significant investment into the Nationals, ensuring that this round will be a successful one. This weekend's Round 6 of the Nationals includes a bumper line-up of categories, with seven series and championships joining us for the last round celebrations. Approaching their final round this weekend is the Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, which recently crowned their Jim Richards Endurance Cup winner with Cooper Murray at Winton. Murray goes into the final round with a small lead to Simon Fallon, which will be an exciting battle to watch unfold on Saturday. The rising stars of the CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship return this weekend to our schedule for their penultimate round for the season, with Jayden Ojeda leading the way after Winton's double F4 event.
This weekend we will also welcome the ever-popular Aussie Racing Cars, which are always a fan-favourite no matter where they are racing.
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2018 calendar
The Australian Production Car Series reaches its penultimate round for the season, with Beric Lynton leading the way over the Sherrin brothers.
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Round 6 points update
We will also have the Australian Prototype Series, the Radical Australia Cup and Veloce Racing Association with us.
12 Lap records
This weekend spectators can also view the Motum Simulation VSR Showdown at the event, which will take place across the weekend.
5 Shannons Nationals live stream
8 Fuelling the fire 10 Shannons Nationals Safety Car 12 Event map 13 Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia 14 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship
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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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.
22 Esports history to be made in Sydney
Join the celebrations and enjoy our final round for season 2018.
17 Australian Production Car Series 18 Radical Australia Cup 20 Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels 21 Veloce Racing Association
24 Officials of the meeting
Publisher: Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Editor: Loren Hazelwood
Michael Smith
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ROUND 6 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK, NSW
SCHEDULE SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER TIME
DURATION
ON TRACK
0830 - 0850
20 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Qualifying 1
0855 - 0925
30 minutes
Australian Production Car Series - Practice 1
0930 - 0950
20 minutes
Aussie Racing Cars - Qualifying 1
0955 - 1015
20 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels - Qualifying 1
1020 - 1040
20 minutes
Veloce Racing Association - Qualifying 1
1045 - 1115
30 minutes
Radical Australia Cup - Qualifying 1
1120 - 1140
20 minutes
CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship - Qualifying 1
1148 - 1218
30 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Race 1 [15 Laps]
1218 - 1235
15 minutes
Officials Lunch
1235 - 1255
20 minutes
Aussie Racing Cars - Race 1 [8 Laps]
1303 - 1328
25 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels - Race 1 [12 Laps]
1333 - 1348
15 minutes
Australian Production Car Series - Qualifying 1
1353 - 1408
15 minutes
Australian Production Car Series - Qualifying 2
1416 - 1436
20 minutes
Veloce Racing Association - Race 1 [8 Laps]
1444 - 1534
50 minutes
Radical Australia Cup - Race 1 [28 Laps]
1542 - 1612
30 minutes
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Race 2 [15 Laps]
1620 - 1640
20 minutes
CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 1 [9 Laps]
1648 -1708
20 minutes
Aussie Racing Cars - Race 2 [8 Laps]
SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER TIME
DURATION
ON TRACK
0830 -0850
20 minutes
Veloce Racing Association - Race 2 [8 Laps]
0858 - 0918
20 minutes
Aussie Racing Cars - Race 3 [8 Laps]
0926 - 1016
50 minutes
Radical Australia Cup - Race 2 [28 Laps]
1024 - 1044
20 minutes
CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 2 [9 Laps]
1049 - 1059
10 minutes
Australian Production Car Series - Warm up
1107 - 1142
35 minutes
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels - Race 2 [18 Laps]
1150 - 1210
20 minutes
Aussie Racing Cars - Race 4 [8 Laps]
1210 - 1230
20 minutes
Officials Lunch
1230 - 1250
20 minutes
CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship - Race 3 [9 Laps]
1258 - 1318
20 minutes
Veloce Racing Association - Race 3 [8 Laps]
1326 - 1726
240 minutes
Australian Production Car Series - Race 1
Note: Times are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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Australian Production Car Series CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship
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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- 2 S e p t e m b e r
Winton, Victoria
Sydney Motorsport Park
2 2- 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 6
POINTS UPDATE Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia 1. Cooper Murray 2. Simon Fallon 3. Max Vidau
Australian Production Car Series 749
1. Beric Lynton
274
738
2. Grant Sherrin/Iain Sherrin
207
614
3. Anthony Alford/Kyle Alford
189
Pro leader: Cooper Murray
A1 leader: Beric Lynton
Pro-Am leader: Danny Stutterd
A2 leaders: Chris Lillis/Nathan Callaghan
Class B leader: Christian Pancione
B1 leaders: James Keene/Dominic Martens B2 leaders: Kaitlyn Hawkins/Ross Donaldson/ Hadrian Morrall Class C leaders: Blake Aubin/Kyle Aubin Class D leader: Matt Thewlis
CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship
Class E leader: James Brock
1. Jayden Ojeda
269
2. Ryan Suhle
248
3. Cameron Shields
242
Aussie Racing Cars 1. Kyle Ensbey
244
2. Joel Heinrich
242
3. Kel Treseder
239
Masters Cup leader: Leigh Bowler
Radical Australia Cup 1. Kim Burke
255
2. Chris Perini
193
3. Brad Neilson/Mitch Neilson
150
Veloce Racing Association
Gold Cup leader: Brendon Tucker
1. Darren Harris
127
Rookies leader: Kyle Ensbey
2. Danny Gatto
97
Ladies leader: Madison Dunston
3. Michael Musumeci
93
Under 2 Litre leader: Darren Harris Nuovo A leader: Danny Gatto
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels 1. Jason Makris
301
2. Mark Laucke
223
3. John-Paul Drake
217
Nuovo B leader: Michael Musumeci Twin Spark Cup leader: John Burkhart Group S leader: Andrew Wilson
Kumho Cup leader: John-Paul Drake Radical/Supersport Trophy: Philip Hughes
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FUELLING THE FIRE It might not be a sexy subject, but one Aussie company is proudly making the racing wheels go around thanks to a fire for all things fuel. 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 6 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK, NSW
LAP RECORDS - GARNER GP CIRCUIT TIME
DRIVER
VEHICLE
YEAR
Nico Hulkenberg
A1 Lola Zytek
2007
Radical SR8
2013
Stohr WF-1
2011
OUTRIGHT 1:19.142
RADICAL AUSTRALIA CUP 1:25.7027
James Winslow
AUSTRALIAN PROTOTYPE SERIES 1:27.1481
Adam Proctor
PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA 1:30.8692
Jaxon Evans
Porsche GT3 Cup
2016
CAMS PAYCE AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP 1:31.5520
Nick Rowe
Mygale F4
2017
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES 1:33.5918
Paul Stokell
Diablo GTR
2004
Camaro Yamaha
2017
Alfetta GTV6
2017
AUSSIE RACING CARS SERIES 1:42.7115
James Duckworth
VELOCE RACING ASSOCIATION 1:49.2257
Danny Gatto
EVENT MAP
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PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA GT3CUPCHALLENGE.COM.AU
ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
2
Tectaloy UNLMTD Racing
Dan Day
SA
Porsche GT3 Cup
7
Platinum Night Club Broadbeach
Jimmy Vernon
QLD
Porsche GT3 Cup
9
Triffid Bar+Venue
Tony Martin
QLD
Porsche GT3 Cup
10
Hallmarc
Michael Loccisano
VIC
Porsche GT3 Cup
13
Cure FA
Jonathan Gliksten
VUC
Porsche GT3 Cup
17
360 Motorsport/Valmont
Marcel Zalloua
NSW
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
57
Okey Dokey
Richard Bloomfield
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
117
360 Motorsport
Sergio Pires
NSW
Porsche GT3 Cup
230
OPS Gateway
Luis Leeds
VIC
Porsche GT3 Cup
Photo: Nathan Won g Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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CAMS PAYCE AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP FORMULA4.COM.AU
ENTRY LIST C O N F E D E R AT I O N O F A U S T R A L I A N M O T O R S P O R T
NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
5
CAMS Rising Star/Ray White [AGI Sport]
Ryan Suhle
QLD
Formula 4
11
Objective Racing [PatriziCorse]
Jackson Walls
NSW
Formula 4
12
Shamick Racing/Team BRM [Team BRM]
Josh Smith
VIC
Formula 4
15
Team BRM [Team BRM]
Lachlan Hughes
QLD
Formula 4
16
SCT Logistics [Team BRM]
Thomas Smith
VIC
Formula 4
27
Team BRM [Team BRM]
Zayd Tones
QLD
Formula 4
31
Engine Sensors Australia [AGI Sport]
Jayden Ojeda
NSW
Formula 4
39
Astuti Motorsport [Astuti Motorsport]
Antonio Astuti
VIC
Formula 4
50
Jonic Motors [AGI Sport]
Ardie Jonic
QLD
Formula 4
78
Coco's/Team BRM [Team BRM]
Aaron Love
WA
Formula 4
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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AUSSIE RACING CARS AUSSIERACINGCARS.COM.AU
ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
3
McDonalds Restaurants
Madison Dunston
QLD
Camaro
4
Variety Group
Brendon Tucker
QLD
Camaro
6
Silkgate Group
Ian Chivas
NSW
Nissan Altima
8
Western Sydney Motorsport
Justin Ruggier
NSW
Mustang
11
Supergroups Conplex Constructions
Leigh Bowler
VIC
Camaro
15
Lustre Bar Melbourne
Emma Clark
VIC
Camaro
16
Osborns Transport
Joel Heinrich
SA
Cruze
21
Uber Graphics
Kyle Ensbey
QLD
Mustang
22
Western Sydney Motorsport
TBA
NSW
Mustang
23
Opteon Motorsport
Jonathan Bloxsom
QLD
Camaro
25
Motorsport 25
Reece Chapman
NSW
Camaro
29
Western Sydney Motorsport
Grant Thompson
NSW
Mustang
36
RDA Brakes / Perenso
Joshua Anderson
NSW
Camaro
46
PT Painting
Pawel Faber
NSW
Euro GT
47
Procool Racing
Troy Jones
NSW
Camaro
51
RDA Brakes / Lustre Bar
Adam Clark
QLD
Mustang
52
Western Sydney Motorsport
Charlotte Poynting
NSW
Mustang
65
Axil Coffee Rosters
David Makin
VIC
Camaro
68
Western Sydney Motorsport
Blake Scibberas
NSW
Mustang
72
Western Sydney Motorsport
Craig Thompson
NSW
Mustang
75
KKP Motorsport
Kel Treseder
QLD
Camaro
Aughterson's Insurance Brokers
Jeff Watters
VIC
Nissan Altima
96
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES AUSTRALIANPRODUCTIONCARS.COM.AU
ENTRY LIST NO. 1
Series
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
Sherrin Rentals
A-Grant Sherrin B-Iain Sherrin
A-QLD B-QLD
A1
BMW M4
A-QLD B-NSW
A1
BMW 1M
A-QLD B-QLD
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
4
MARC Cars
A-Brad Woods B-Hadrian Morrell
5
MARC Cars
A-Adam Hargraves B-Jake Camilleri
7
MoComm Motorsports Communications
A-Jim Pollicina B-Ryan Simpson
A-NSW B-NSW
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
10
Lotus Cars Australia
A-Grant Denyer B-Tony D'Alberto
A-NSW B-ViC
A1
Lotus Exige 350 Sport
12
Griffith Corporation
A-Mark Griffith B-Will Brown
A-QLD B-NSW
E
Toyota Echo
Osborne Motorsport
A-Colin Osborne B-TBC
NSW
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
Race For A Cure
A-Michael Kavich B-Ben Kavich
A-NSW B-NSW
A1
Mitsubishi Evo 10 RS
Aubin Brothers Racing
A-Kyle Aubin B-Blake Aubin
A-NSW B-NSW
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
Sherrin Rentals
A-Michael Sherrin B-Klae Eckhardt
A-QLD B-QLD
B1
BMW 135i
A-NSW B-NSW
13 15 17 19 20
Stokes Skis Australia
A-Jason Miller B-Dylan Thomas
A1
Mitsubishi Evo 10 RS
21
Aussie Wide Builders
A-George Karadimas B-Geoff Russell
A-ViC B-NSW
B1
Ford Faclon FGX Turbo Sprint
23
Bridgestone Select Southport
A-Beric Lynton B-Tim Leahey
A-QLD B-NSW
A1
BMW M3
24
MG Motorsport
A-James Brock B-Elliot Barbour
A-VIC B-ViC
E
MG MG6
29
Fierce Racing
A-Scott Turner B-Rob Rubis C-Jordan Cox
A-NSW B-NSW C-NSW
B1
BMW 135i
31
Osborne Motorsport
A-Calum Jones B-TBC
QLD
C
Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R
33
PRO-DUCT Motorsport
A-Bob Pearson B-Rick Bates
A-NSW B-NSW
A1
Mitsubishi Evo 10 RS
38
Fierce Racing
A-Thomas Muller B-Shane Smollen
A-NSW B-NSW
A1
BMW 1M
Naylor Racing
A-Mitchell Naylor B-Leigh Naylor
A-QLD B-QLD
C
Mazda 3MPS
MWM Racing
A-James Keene B-Dominic Martens
A-NSW B-NSW
B1
Volkswagen Golf R
MWM Racing
A-Richard Luff B-Matt Thewlis
A-NSW B-NSW
D
Mini JCW
64
Jack Motorsport
A-Chris Lillis B-Nathan Callaghan
A-WA B-WA
A2
Holden HSV VE GTS
66
FullGas Racing / Nova Employment
A-Dimitri Agathos B-Lachlan Gibbons
A-NSW B-NSW
A1
Subaru WRX STi
Disc Brakes Australia
A-Jason Walsh B-Gerry Burges
A-NSW B-NSW
D
KIA Proceed GT
86
Double J Auto
A-Cem Yucel B-Iain Salteri
A-NSW B-NSW
E
Nissan Pulsar
88
Prolicam Autosport
A-Oliver Shannon B-Justin Ruggier
A-NSW B-NSW
D
Toyota 86 GTS
42 50 51
84
TBC
TBC
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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RADICAL AUSTRALIA CUP RADICALSPORTSCARS.COM
ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
VEHICLE
5
Axiom Wealth/RA Motorsports
Simon Haggarty
NSW
SR3RS
6
Axiom Wealth/RA Motorsports
Tony Haggarty
NSW
SR3RSX
9
RA Motorsports
A-JP Drake B-Aldous Mitchell
SR3RS
16
WT Partnership/RA Motorsports
A-Phil Anseline B-Aldous Mitchell
SR3RSX
31
First Focus
A-Peter Paddon B-Oliver Smith
33
Taylor Collison Ltd/Laucke Flour Mills
38
A-NSW
SR3RS
Michael Whiting
SA
SR3RS
RA Motorsports
A-Brad Neilson B-Mitchell Neilson
A-NSW B-NSW
SR3RS
47
Shared Runway
Peter Clare
NSW
SR3RS
52
RA Motorsports
Bill Medland
NSW
SR3RSX
56
RA Motorsports
Greg Kenny
NSW
SR3RS
68
RA Motorsports
Kim Burke
NSW
SR3RSX
77
Vantage Property/RA Motorsports
NSW
SR3RS
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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4 YEAR/800,000KM EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ARGOSY & CORONADO 114.
GIVING YOU ADDED PEACE OF MIND FOR THE LONG ROAD AHEAD. Freightliner Trucks continue to be the trusted choice for truck drivers, built tough to suit the rugged Australian conditions. So tough and reliable in fact, that we offer an impressive 4-year/800,000km extended warranty across Argosy and Coronado 114 models.* With the thought of long journeys and thousands of kilometres ahead, you can rest assured you’re making a smart business decision. Boasting one of the strongest service networks across the nation and an offer packed with this much value, there has never been a better time to get into a Freightliner. Visit your nearest Authorised Freightliner dealership today for more details.
The extended warranty* offer is available from participating Freightliner Truck dealerships on new truck orders placed between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. Extended Warranty is subject to standard terms, conditions and exclusions.
AUSTRALIAN PROTOTYPE SERIES PRESENTED BY HOT WHEELS PROTOTYPESERIES.COM.AU
ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
1
Laucke Flour Mills
Mark Laucke
SA
P1
West WX10
5
RA Motorsport
Simon Haggarty
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
6
RA Motorsport
Tony Haggarty
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
14
Melos Rendering
Carmelo Bonaventura
QLD
RADICAL
Radical SR3
26
Elec Motorsport
Zig Fuhrmeister
VIC
RADICAL
Radical SR3
31
First Focus
Peter Paddon
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
32
Hughes Motorsport/Pro Vinyl
Sue Hughes
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
33
Taylor Collision
Michael Whiting
SA
RADICAL
Radical SR3
34
Champion's Business Growth Advisers
Stephen Champion
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
35
321 Motorsport
Chris Sutton
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
42
Hughes Supercar Services
Philip Hughes
VIC
RADICAL
Radical SR3
44
Mirage Racing - Marina Mirage Gold Coast
Jason Makris
QLD
P1
Wolf GB08CN
47
Shared Runway Racing Team
Peter Clare
NW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
66
Jam Motorsport
John-Paul Drake
SA
P1
Wolf GB08CN
80
GWR Racing
Paul Braico
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
81
GWR/991Racing.net
Chris Perini
NSW
RADICAL
Radical SR3
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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VELOCE RACING ASSOCIATION FACEBOOK.COM/VELOCERACINGASSOCIATION
ENTRY LIST NO.
TEAM/SPONSOR
DRIVER
STATE
CLASS
VEHICLE
5
Ray White Haberfield
Alfio Musumeci
NSW
E
Alfa GTV 4T
11
Veloce Racing Association
Colin Wilson-Brown
NSW
S
Alfa 105 GTV
12
Veloce Productions
Anthony Amante
NSW
U2
Alfa 156 TS
15
Austrite Air Conditioning
David Capraro
NSW
E
Alfa GTV 6
17
Ray White Haberfield
Michael Musumeci
NSW
E
Alfa GT
18
Giddy Gaot Café
Roberto Seritti
NSW
N
Alfa GTV6
19
Veloce Racing
John Lenne
NSW
S
Alfa 105 GTV
20
Veloce Racing Association
Andrew Wilson
NSW
S
Alfa 105 GTV
28
Trident Civil Contracting
Mark Bargetto
NSW
U2
Alfa GTV TS
54
Webstercare
John Steven Burkhart
NSW
U2
Alfa 156 TS
66
I A Designs
Frank Carigliano
NSW
N
Alfa GTV6
75
Manning Motors Brookvale
Robert Panetta
NSW
U2
Alfa 75 TS
86
Get Concreted
Daniel Gatto
NSW
N
Alfa GTV6
281
Moody Motor sport
Bradley Scott Moody
NSW
E
Alfa GTV6 24V
477
Magraith Motorsport
Matt Magraith
NSW
S
Alfa 105 GTV
623
Guy Harris Auto
Darren Harris
NSW
U2
Alfa GTV 4
901
Veloce Racing Association
Paul Murray
NSW
U2
Alfa Sud
Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.
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ESPORTS HISTORY TO BE MADE IN SYDNEY The Shannons Nationals this weekend welcomes a unique category, the Motum Simulation VSR Showdown.
The events will comprise of elimination heats and finals on iRacing, using three Motum Simulation’s MP6-VR. Anyone is welcome to attend and enter.
It is the first of its kind to be piloted by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, with digital licences, regulations and permits issued for the first time.
The winner of the event will get a chance to show off their real world skills, with a test day in a CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 car.
Incorporated within this weekend’s Sydney Motorsport Park round, CAMS simulator partner Motum Simulation will host the Esports component at the venue with CAMS to provide officiating and judicial support to the event. Online qualifying concluded over the weekend, with the top 12 to advancing to the VSR Showdown. Out of 140 starters, 109 entrants set a valid time aboard the control Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car at the Mount Panorama Circuit. A mix of actual and virtual racers qualified, with Joshua Anderson the fastest in the Porsche with a 2:04.389. Live Qualifying will begin on Friday, 21 September at Sydney Motorsport Park, with 23 races to take place between Saturday and Sunday across a field of 27 drivers.
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The pilot is expected to continue with further events in October and February, with the intention of a CAMS Australian Championship in the near future. The Motum Simulation VSR Showdown 2018 at Shannons Nationals will be held at the Amaroo South Pit Building, situated between Turns 4 & 5 of the Gardner GP Circuit. The event will be streamed on the iRacing Esports Network on YouTube, along with coverage across the Shannons Nationals live stream at thenationals.com.au. For more information on the Motum Simulation VSR Showdown, visit virtualsimracing.com.au.
ROUND 6 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK, NSW
OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING Permit number
818/2309/05
National Sporting Authority Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) Promoter and Co-Organiser The CAMS National Racing Championships Pty. Ltd. & Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd Organising Committee Organising Committee Series Director Series Operations Manager
Michael Smith Graham Sattler Michael Hancock Steven Preece Alex Fairweather Doreen Butchers Michael Smith Graham Sattler
Officials of the Meeting Clerk of the Course Steven Preece Deputy Clerk of the Course Michael Hancock Assistant Clerk of the Course Gary Peterson Ross Hill Joanne Hodge Stewards Chair Lynn Rattray Stewards John Buckley Bradley Tubb Secretary of the Meeting Doreen Butchers Assistant Secretary of the Meeting Carol Drake Olive Robinson Maureen Durkin Dianne Mawer Chloe Noy Laura Campbell Race Control Brian Goulding Tony Limn Jessica Nicholson Phillip Revill Ronda Turner Emergency Co-Ordinator David Martin Safety Car Driver John Cotter Safety Car Communicator Karin Ross Course Car Drivers Alan Grix Peter Durkin Circuit Co-Ordinator Paul Soster Circuit Co-Ordinator Assistants Trent Norwil Merv Flood Andrew Slender Judge of Noise Ken Hodge Judges of Start Andrew Beattie Derek Taylor Matthew McNicol C.R.O Neil Turner Chief Scrutineer Steven Dimmock Scrutineers Carol Armstrong Greig Black Robert Butler Dennis Castellarin Rina Castellarin Norm Crompton Virginia Crompton Ralph Dick Diana Dimmock Brian Easey Lester Gough, Ronald Henson Robert Hockley Patricia Jones William Jones David Kay Peter Kemp Janet King Teena Lamb Natasha Moraitis Narelle Murphy Robert Panetta Glenn Pincott Katia Pincott Dylan Randle John Read Suellen Ryan Samantha Stratford Mike Walsh Chris Wheatley Kim Woodward
Chief Timekeeper Chief Fire & Rescue Fire & Rescue Chief Recovery Recovery Chief Flag Marshal Flag Marshals Sector Marshals
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David Douglas Greg Bretherton Tony Agius Samantha Aitken Jared Besant Wayne Bowden Heather Connolly Susanne Dixon Daniel Dohnt Dave Fitchett, Anthony Gilroy Phillip Harragon Robert Murphy Greg Saunders, Murray Shorten Neil Hazelton Loren Bennett David Berger Vicki Cooke Taylor Cooke-Robson John Dwyer Aleks Novakovic Mary Novakovic Gary Tucker Stewart Curtis Mick Bullis Colin Cooke Taylor Cooke-Robson Alan Dunn Matthew Ellison Terrina Fernando Alan Firth Scott Fuller Mick Gallagher John Garaty Adam Hodson Lyle Hughes Jayson Jenkins Pok lam Bradley Lee David Lee David Macefield Jacob Maher Geoff Mansfield Micheal Mansfield Nik Masters Stephen McKay Bob Millard Simon Nicola Kyle Oliver Rex Parker Alan Perry Stephen Pinnington Craig Price Nick Price Sharnie Roberts Michael Rovere Leon rust Brian Selwood Mark Simmons Nick Simpson Shaun Stockdale Liam Tame Alexander Tickle David Trotter Simon Venn Thomas Wilding Erin Woolaston Timothy Bunt James Cook Jacqueline Devereaux Derek Fleming David Garland Trevor Inglis Steven McLeod Tim Millar Mark Moore Raymond Morris Tony Thorne
Chief Grid Marshal Grid Marshal Chief Pitlane Marshal Pitlane Marshal Chief Timing Timing Chaplain Chief Medical Officer
John Spies Geoffrey Baker Martin Bishop John Burgess Steven Burgess Robert Campbell Katie Dixon Steven Dixon Greg Holden Tammy Mansfield Keith Nicholls Kyle Oliver Jason Pollard Corey Slade Ronan Soussa Gordon White Debra Morell David Douglas Scott Campbell Richard Cormick Dr Jessica Nathan
Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Category Administrator Matleena Pukkila Technical Delegate Stephen Robertson Driving Standards Advisor Steven Johnson CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship Race Director Lawrie Schmitt Category Administrator David Corrigan Technical Delegate Jamie Augustine Investigating and Prosecuting Officer Tony Aloi Driving Standards Advisor Karl Reindler
Aussie Racing Cars Race Director Category Administrator Technical Delegate
Vince Ciccerello Brad Ward Phillip Wilkinson
Australian Production Car Series Race Director Paul Overell Category Administrator Iain Sherrin Technical Delegate David Howard Radical Australia Cup Category Administrator Technical Delegate
Tahlia Neilson Stephen Robertson
Australian Prototype Series presented by Hot Wheels Category Administrator Liam Curkpatrick Technical Delegate Fred Severin Veloce Racing Association Category Administrator
Alfio Musmeci
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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