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4 Latest News
5 In Brief...
7 CraILLsy’s soapBox
8 Feature The Top FIve Car raCINg soNgs
10 Feature MaTT speakMaN - parapLegIC porsChe raCer
14 Feature CLassIC CIrCuITs
16 Feature v8 sLeuThINg
19 round 2 program
24 Categories & entries
30 Television Coverage & Lap records
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Big WinneRs in nationals
sYDneY oPeneR
the latest neWs...
ToNy rICCIardeLLo opened his kerrick sports sedan series title
attack in style with a round win and victory in the des Wall Trophy race,
whilst there were wild scenes in the final kumho v8 Touring Car series
race of the weekend – shae davis carving his way through the pack to
bounce back from a drive-through penalty yesterday to take the win.
Neale Muston won the radical australia Cup round to continue his
clean sweep of race wins – dating back to the start of 2012 – at his
home circuit whilst simon Tabinor opened his saloon Car title defence
in style with a round win.
British-born but victorian-based Tabinor, last year’s saloon Car series
winner, won all three races in the six-cylinder holden-versus-Ford series
to kick off his title defence in style, driving a holden Commodore.
Tabinor’s performance this weekend was complete – taking pole
position and three victories in his vT Commodore to lead the dial
Before you dig saloon Car series after round one. gavin ross was
second in all three races and for the round, whilst kane Baxter-smith
completed the top three.
There Were pLeNTy oF BIg WINNers aT The opeNINg shaNNoNs ausTraLIaN MoTor raCINg NaTIoNaLs aT sydNey MoTorsporT park, IN MarCh.
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the latest neWs...
this month in
social meDiaThe shannons Nationals Facebook page has
been busy this past month – especially thanks
to the heroics of kumho v8 Touring Car ace Jim
pollicina. The holden driver made a stunning
start in the opening race of the weekend at
sydney Motorsport park and fortunately the
series filmed it from the big grandstand – and it
went viral, quickly!
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Justin garioch won the opening round of the kumho Tyres australian v8 Touring Car
series, though it took some post-round stewards intervention to do it.
having won the opener on saturday, the Makay-based driver was in the box seat to win
the round in sunday’s final race before wild scenes following a safety car intervention
caused mayhem.
a big dive by Morgan haber into turn six on the last lap saw contact with Terry Wyhoon
and garioch, the winner of the first two races, coming off second best and – at the time
– out of the round winning position.
haber was penalised post-race for an earlier incident with Nathan assalit - the penalty
elevating garioch one position up the final race order and back into the winning position
he arguably deserved after dominating the opening two races of the round.
shae davies came from fifth on the grid to win the third race – in his first v8 round – and
scored second overall for the weekend, but will actually lead the series going into round
two following a 10-point penalty handed to garioch post round.
Tony ricciardello was forced to work for his trophy in round one of the kerrick sports
sedan series today, though he was able to win all three races.
Closest rivals darren hossack and kerry Baily had mixed weekends, hossack failing to
finish race two after his car stopped at the final turn mid way though the 10-lap affair.
he recovered for the third race and charged his way through the field to be racing
ricciardello for the race lead in the feature before spinning off the circuit at speed at turn
one, making contact with the tyre barriers in the process.
hossack was uninjured but will trail his longstanding series rival by a hefty margin going
into the second round at Mallala.
The third and final race of the weekend was run in memory of des Wall, the kerrick sports
sedan series confirming today that the final race of the first round each season will be
run in Wall’s honour.
Neale Muston continued his winning ways in the radical australia Cup, taking the second
50-minute race of the weekend ahead of ash samadi and richard kimber, having won
the first on saturday afternoon. simon haggarty won the sr3 class ahead of Liam Talbot
and greg smith.
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a WhILe ago now a certain major australian series issued a mandate
that its winning drivers could no longer exuberantly showcase their joy
at winning races by doing what many refer to as a post-race ‘skid’.
In its aftermath, the ‘banning of the burnout’ by v8 supercars became
one of the most hotly discussed topics within the industry. some agreed,
emphasising that these drivers, as role models to our youth, needed to
exercise caution in doing burnouts as to not unduly influence our youth
in doing the same on the roads.
oh, please. I was the biggest fan of peter Brock growing up yet not
once in my life have I ever gone into a shop with the intent of buying a
packet of Marlboro’s because they were his major sponsor.
It’s the same as shane van gisbergen smoking some dunlops post-
race. 99% of people watching it will say ‘oh look, there’s a young driver
celebrating’. The 1% who go ‘oh look, something I can do on the
streets’ are idiots, will be caught by the constabulary and deserve to
have their cars crushed. I just don’t believe it translates like the political-
correctness Nazi’s think it does.
Motorsport is, at its very core, a passionate sport. how can it not be,
when people invest their heart, soul and countless thousands of dollars
into it day in and day out?
so why on earth do particular elements of the sport, and even the
media, try to stop the sport showing of its passionate foundations?
so while the v8’s reversed their call on the burnouts – allowing us, the
fans, to enjoy some more excellent car control by van gisbergen and
Craig Lowndes, in particular – the sport (and not just the v8’s) continues
to shy away from letting people say and do what they really think.
Let me stress, I’m not an advocate for a full on footy-style fist-fight, but
let’s have at least a shred of emotion.
NasCar, I reckon, have the balance about right. The Clint Bowyer-
versus-Jeff gordon feud of last year in particular, was superb, and it
culminated in something that gained NasCar more airtime around
the world than the similarly exciting championship battle that was won
by Brad kesolowski.
at phoenix, the pair collided and we were treated to two minutes
of brilliant television of Bowyer charging down the garages to give
gordon a piece of his mind. That his crew followed and a 20-person
all-in melee ensured added to the vision. It was beamed around the
world and Tv stations that had never shown a spot of NasCar all of a
sudden picked up on it.
Now, NasCar fined everyone involved and put people on probation
and wrapped them over the kuckles and, publically, said all the right
things. But I reckon internally, they were slapping themselves on the
back.
heck, NasCar was made on the basis of a brawl. as the first ever
nationally televised NasCar race, the 1979 daytona 500 already
had plenty going for it but when leaders donnie allison and Cale
yarborough collided several times on the final lap before stopping at
turn three, it got better.
The pair argued, were joined by donnie’s brother – Bobbie – in a full on
punch on as a captivated nation – much of the West Coast of it snowed
in with nothing else to do – watched on.
It was a turning point for NasCar, a sport built on pure, raw, emotion
spilling over and being settled in the most basic way.
What the sport needs is more of greg Murphy yelling at Marcos
ambrose, their two cars torn to shreds at the Cutting. It needs more of
Mark skaife on the side of the track gesticulating at russell Ingall after
being served out of a key race.
The various football codes have this kind of thing week in, week out,
and it doesn’t hurt their image. It’s time for motorsport to embrace the
passion that is the absolute foundation of everything we do within it.
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the toP FiVe caR Racing songs
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LeT’s Be hoNesT – Motor sport has been one of the hardest disciplines to transfer from reality into pop culture.
a majority of serious, drama-oriented movies made about the sport (save for the ridiculously brilliant days of Thunder) are rubbish whilst driven set the entire genre back a decade. That film should be banned.
and then there’s music – or funnily enough, a lack thereof.
It’s funny, you know. Music is generally created out of emotions, out of feelings, thoughts or comment on a situation. Motorsport offers a rich tapestry of all three and more – and yet, not many have chosen to embrace it as a writing subject.
except for a brave few, that is. We’ve gone through our record library (and some really were on the big, black, vinyl Cd’s) and dug out the top five songs about car racing that we can think of.
If you can think of any more, get on to our facebook page and let us know – and we’ll publish them in Issue 3!WoRDs: RichaRD cRaill
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1. MARK KNOPFLER – Speedway at Nazareth (Sailing to Philadelphia, 2000).
No song about motorsport encapsulates the feeling and
emotion behind the sport better than this. Composed and
performed by former dire straits lead singer and guitarist
Mark knopfler, speedway is a brilliant tribute IndyCar
racing from his 2000 solo work, sailing to philadelphia.
knopfler was reportedly friendly with swedish racer,
stefan Johansson, who was racing in CarT IndyCar racing
at the time – a relationship that apparently inspired this
song that features a thumping bass riff and knopfler’s
signature finger-picking and sublime guitar style.
The song charts the story of a desperate racer, trying to
ply his trade and coming up short at tracks across america
before succeeding at the circuit made most famous as
the home-town track of the andretti family – Nazareth
speedway. Though a work of fiction, the song roughly
charts the 1994 CarT season.
as well as featuring knopfler’s virtuoso guitar work,
speedway features incredibly telling lyrics – such as this
wonderful piece about a certain race in the Month of May:
“Well the Brickyard’s there to crucify anyone who will
not learn; I climbed a mountain to qualify I went flat
through the turns; But I was down in the might-have-
beens and an old pal good as died; And I sat down in
Gasoline Alley and I cried”
It’s wonderful and, in our opinion, the best song ever
written about the sport.
2. GEORGE HARRISON – Faster
(george harrison, 1979)
The guitar-playing Beatle was a noted car nut and a
regular attendee at Formula one races throughout his
life, as well as an accomplished driver and car enthusiast.
Faster, was written by harrison in 1977-8 after spending a
year off attending Formula one races. Featuring sound
effects recorded at the British grand prix, the song
never directly references the sport – though is clearly a
tribute to it.
of note is the video clip of the song – filled with racing
clips interspersed with shots of harrison in the back of a
taxi singing and playing the song. The Taxi driver?
That would be Jackie stewart, three-time world champion.
3. METALLICA – Fuel (reLoad, 1998)
“ooh, I burn, Fuel is pumping engines,
Burning hard, loose and clean; and I burn,
Churning my direction, Quench my thirst with gasoline”
Metallica lead singer James heitfeld’s vocals about driving
are appropriate – the man is a noted hot-rodder and fan
of all things with petrol. Fuel is your typical Metallica song.
hard, fast, loud and irrepressibly catchy. Fuel is like a pop
song after three bottles of scotch.. which is appropriate, if
you know the history of Metal’s most famous group.
Fuel has become a defacto anthem for motorsport and, in
particular, the motorsport video montage. everyone from
the BBC to NBC has used it and, in fact, NBC and TNT
used it as the intro song of their NasCar coverage for
several seasons.
give Me Fuel. give me Fire. This is a racing song if there
ever was one.
4. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - Supreme
(sing When you’re Winning – 2000)
speaking of Jackie stewart, the three-time world
champion is a feature of robbie William’s hit from the
year 2000, supreme.
Thought the song itself has no real relevance to
motorsport, the video clip alone gets it on our list.
It’s a wonderful extrapolation of robbie digitally inserted
into period 1970 Formula one world Championship vision
playing a character called Bob Williams – and battling for
that year’s title with stewart.
It’s brilliantly shot, brilliantly produced and in five minutes
successfully narrates a full world championship battle to
its – rather humorous – conclusion.
The fact that one of the world’s biggest pop stars chose
to include classic Formula one on a hit song from his
biggest ever album is a pretty good vote of confidence in
the sport – old or new!
5. DIRT TRACK COWBOYS
(adam Brand, 1998)
okay, non-country fans will have a crack at us for this but
you can’t deny that adam Brand is one heck of a high-
profile advocate for motorsport.
The multiple golden-guitar winning artists’ hit dirt Track
Cowboys has become a speedway anthem over the
summer months and perfectly encapsulates the whole
speedway landscape – the mud, the stars and the action.
The fact that the voice of speedway, Wade aunger, makes
an appearance mid-song calling the action and the big
names in his typical, excitable style only validates this
song as the official anthem of speedway. and you can’t
knock Brand for not knowing the sport; he spent several
season in the v8 utes racing wheel to wheel with the best
in the series.
you might not like Country Music – but there’s no hating
the enthusiasm of Brandy and his love of the sport.
Michael Andretti racing his Newman / Hass IndyCar in 1994 – the season that forms the basis of Speedway at Nazareth, by Mark Knopfler. Photo via Flickr (user: Stupix).
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aT age 26 and with a professional contract to ride racing bikes in his
back pocket, Matt speakman should have been on top of the world.
except he wasn’t. Instead, he was in hospital being told by doctors that
he would never walk again after being hit by a drunk driver whilst riding
his motorcycle on the road in March, 1993.
a serious spinal cord injury resulted in paraplegia, a life confined to a
wheelchair and dreams of a racing career on the backburner.
except now he’s ready to make a comeback to the sport he loves. after
years of waiting, negotiations and tests to obtain a racing licence and a
search for the right people to work with, speakman will this year race in
the porsche gT3 Cup Challenge australia series – a one-make porsche
championship that is renowned for being highly competitive and not
for the faint-hearted.
except Matt is very much competitive. and faint-hearted doesn’t seem
to be in his vocabulary.
speakman will race a hand-controlled porsche 997 gT3 Cup Car this
season for the experienced Queensland-based Mcelrea racing team
this year, as part of a wider program that created an entirely new
organisation: No second Chances, dedicated to raising awareness
about youth violence and drunk driving amongst australia’s youth.
speakman has his second chance and as such, a fascinating journey
awaits this exceedingly driven individual.
The Racing Magazine: One of the most remarkable things I’ve ever
seen in Motorsport is Alex Zanardi’s return to the cockpit after losing
his legs in his CART crash in Germany years ago. His story has been
pretty well documented – is it an inspiration to what you are trying
to achieve this year?
Matt Speakman: Most definitely. To find out that there are other people
out there in my situation and not only competing, but competing
successfully was a huge inspiration. I’d been racing for a few years
before someone brought Zanardi to my attention and when I did some
searching I saw what I was doing it most definitely helped.
We’ve actually spent a lot of time looking at his in car, especially when
he went into the BMW in the touring Car series to see what we could
pinch ideas-wise about the setup of the car as wel.
TRM: I imagine that this has been something of a voyage to get to
this point – is where you are at now the realisation of a dream?
MS: Most definitely and it’s been a huge journey. I first started applying
to CaMs for a circuit licence way back in 1994 after I completed the
sydney hobart yacht race with a full disabled crew and at the time they
were less than enthusiastic about me having a circuit racing licence, in
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“
No seCoNd ChaNCe was an idea of mine to combine the efforts we
were already making to make a difference in kids lives.”
so says Mcelrea racing’s andy Mcelrea on his brilliant ‘No second
Chance’ campaign that this year has become a travelling road show of
inspiration for australia’s youth.
proudly adorning the sides of Warren Luff’s Mcelrea racing porsche
Carrera Cup entry, N2C is a youth safety Campaign that has the
objective of saving teenage lives by educating them about the dangers
of street violence and the realities of road Carnage.
The campaign combines the work of the Matthew stanley Foundation
– long supported by Mcelrea racing – and team newcomer Matt
speakman, who was paralysed from the waist down after being
crashed into by a drunk driver 20 years ago.
speakman, paul stanley – the father of Matthew, who was tragically
killed in an act of street violence – and Mcelrea drivers including Luff
have embarked on a campaign of public speaking events this year to
get their cause out and about.
“We have spoken to a high-end private school in adelaide before
Clipsal, a Community Collage which looks after troubled and homeless
youths in Melbourne before the grand prix and all of the junior aFL
clubs in and around the gold Coast and the reaction has been
extraordinary,” Mcelrea says.
“We are making a combined effort to get this message out to these
kids. The center-point of the whole program is that once these kids
have got this message from paul, Matt and Luffy, the race cars are an
opportunity to remind them and keep dragging them back to our
social media portals and keep coming back to it.
“We plan to have a lot more cars with N2C signage with them – with
Matt being the next cab of the ranks – this program has a lot of program
to be enormous. When we first started getting schools to allow us to
come and speak was hard work – but now they are coming to us.”
fact, in three years of campaigning CaMs and ringing back, ringing
back and ringing back just to get some kind of licence – finally they said
‘you can have a hillclimb, super sprint or rally licence – so there was only
one car at a time, to give me time to get out of the car if I needed too.
on the day I had the accident I had signed a contract to race a 600
supersport championship in 1993, so I had a big desire to get back as
much of my life as I could and get back to national level motorsport,
so I jumped straight into the rally Cars and went into the NsW series.
after 5 or 6 rally’s I did fairly well, got third in class and jumped straight
into the national series in a group a evo lancer.
unfortunately I had the driving talent, and was doing top 10 stage
times, but didn’t have the backup or team behind me. It was just a
group of mates trying to do a backyard operation and that ended up
ending up in tears with a huge crash coming back from perth, trying to
rush the car back to try and get it all sorted out.
TRM; So there was some time between that and the moves that has
you at this point, about to race Porsche’s...
MS: This time around it was 2009 that I went back into Motorsport
again, and I made a decision again that I wouldn’t go out and try to
compete in a national series straight up – and that I would go back to
grass roots initially thanks to the mistake I made in ’99.
I went right back to kanahcross and made myself a promise that I
wouldn’t step up a class until I had won the class I was in. I went into
kanahcross and won 15 events from 15 starts and it was at that point
where I went back to CaMs and said ‘look, is there any chance of a
circuit racing licence, is there a chance we could reassess the situation?’.
This time around CaMs were quite accommodating. They set me up
with a few tests, extra medical evaluations and an observed test at a
kanahcross event and also some emergency evacuation tests all of
which I passed with flying colours.
I got my circuit racing licence at the end of 2010 and then immediately
lost a year in 2011 waiting for people to call me back.
TRM: Waiting for people to call you back?
MS: No one really believed what I was trying to achieve or that I could
be competitive.
I took the old rally car I raced in 1998 and converted that into an
improved production car and raced in the Queensland improved
production car championship and dominated my class – pole at every
round and won the championship at every round.
With those results in hand I then turned to porsche and applied at
the porsche driving school first to see if they would accommodate
me by putting some driving aids and hand controls on one of their
school cars. They got me to speak to Tomas Mezera and Tomas was
very enthusiastic about the whole program, put me in touch with andy
Mcelrea.
I got a call from him the next day and he was really keen and we’ve
been going strong ever since.
TRM: Andy’s team is not only very experienced but also very
professional.. That has got to be an asset to have in your corner when
it comes to the process of putting all this together.
MS: It’s been a huge advantage to me being able to travel with the
N2C crew to the major Carrera Cup events. It gives me a great insight
into how everything runs, what it’s like being at those events and being
around Luffy, patrizi and those guys and getting information on driving,
and to the whole Mcelrea team and the professionalism that they bring
to it just helps me move forward in leaps and bounds.
I can see myself spending three to four years on my own trying to get
to the same point I am now.
TRM: Do you expect to be competitive from the outset?
MS: I’ve got to get my head around the porsche a little bit more... Just
getting the race lines. Last year in my little Celica – it was just a little 1600
with a three-speed auto so the big thing for me was about keeping as
much mid-corner speed up as I could and take wide, sweeping lines.
I didn’t have a lot of power to get out of the corners so I had to keep
the speed up.
I’m going in very confident. The hand control system they’ve given
me has put me on a level playing field with everybody else. I’m a very
competitive driver and I like to drive fast so I’m going in with a lot of
confidence that I’ll be somewhere in the front.
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TraveL across the united kingdom and you will find circuit after circuit
that evolved from ex royal air Force air bases.
silverstone. snetterton. Croft. The names echo with the history of
wartime action that following the cessation of hostilities saw the
runways and taxiways turned into straights and corners for car racing.
australia has traditionally done it
differently. our circuits have either
been purpose-built for motorsport
or double up as multi-use facilities –
look at sandown, for instance.
But Mallala, about 50-minutes north
of adelaide’s CBd in south australia,
is different – and few circuits echo
with history like the 2.6km track on
the flat Northern plains just off the
road to port Wakefield.
during World War II Mallala was
home of the No. 6 service Flying
Transport school before being later
selected as the temporary base for
flight test and transport support to
the joint united kingdom – australian
Weapons research establishment, at Woomera.
Following the construction of raaF edinburgh – still the major air
Force base in south australia – Mallala housed No. 24 (City of adelaide)
squadron until the base was finally closed for good in 1960.
however, that wasn’t its end.
Motorsport in south australia had been held mainly on “closed road”
circuits such as victor harbour, Nuriootpa, Lobethal and Woodside.
When racing on these circuits was banned, a purpose-built circuit
was established at port Wakefield, 60 miles north of adelaide. This
circuit was used for many years, but was seen to be too dusty and too
far from adelaide.
during 1959 CaMs decided that
the port Wakefield circuit would be
unsuitable for the scheduled 1961
australian grand prix. With new
high standard motor racing circuits
being built interstate it was decided
to start with a new site closer to
adelaide and with the raaF exiting
Mallala, a sale of the property was
negotiated.
Following a subdivision of the
airfield, work commenced quickly to
transform the precinct into a racing
circuit and a ‘premier race meeting’
was held there earlier in the year to
test the facilities.
15,000 people attended and a packed program saw the last race
commence at 6:15pm!
With the circuit finished and tested to an appropriate standard, the
1961 australian grand prix was held at Mallala, and was the first to have
sponsorship by Wd & ho Wills (Craven a cigarettes), to the value of
1000 pounds.
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sixteen cars faced the starter for the 32-lap race, won by the great Lex
davidson
Mallala hosted many important championship races over the next
10 years including 1962 & 1964 gold star Championship, 1962
& 1968 australian Tourist Trophy, and 1963 and 1965 Touring Car
Championship. The track was shortened during 1964 from 2.1 miles to
1.6 miles and the pits were moved to outside the circuit.
during 1977 Clem smith purchased the property and the track was
used for Club sprints, motorcross and mud plugging events on
purpose built courses.
It was during this time that Bob Jane’s adelaide International raceway
– located 20 minutes closer to the city on port Wakefield road, took
prominence as south australia’s premier circuit – but up north things
were changing.
In 1982 Mallala was reopened to circuit racing with a CaMs B - class
track license (no national championship races). With each event Clem
smith slowly upgraded the facilities, with these improvements paying
off when the circuit hosted it’s first major national meeting in years
when the south australian round of the 1989 australian Touring Car
Championship was held at the circuit. The track would host the aTCC
from ’89 through to the end of 1998, when the Clipsal 500 took over.
In 1997 a record crowd of 30,500 people packed the circuit to farewell
Touring Car great, peter Brock, at his final appearance at the venue.
other Championship events have included 2-litre super Touring cars,
super Trucks, super Bikes and drift supercup.
The initial “loss” of the v8 supercars to the Clipsal 500 at the adelaide
street grand prix Circuit reduced the number of major events at
Mallala. however, new events and activities at the circuit has ensured
that is booked almost all year round with Club sprints, go-kart and
motorcycle race meetings, historic race meetings, drifting, sa police
driver training, motor racing schools and “driving experiences”.
Circuit racing is still popular at Mallala, including the shannons
Nationals, the sCCsa state series and the easter historics. however, in
recent years Mallala has become one of australia’s premier drift tracks,
holding several state and national level events.
The recent introduction of Time attack events and the popular
MallaNats events has started new era of motorsport at Mallala.
This is a circuit that echoes with the history of not only great racing –
but the service men and women who worked there during it’s time as
a raaF base.
It remains the home of south australian Motorsport.
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RICHARD CRAILL looks at the history of the Mallala ciruit
and where it all began. WoRDs: RichaRD cRaill (With thanks to mallala.com)
images: mallala museum / mallala.com
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IN The first issue of ‘The racing Magazine australia’ we focused on a
pair of holden racing Team Commodores competing in the kumho
Tyres australian v8 Touring Car series.
This time around, we’ve catered for Ford fans and picked a pair of ex-
Brad Jones racing Falcons.
In the case of long-time kumho series competitor John vergotis, he’s
certainly gone the ‘full hog’ in reverting his BJr–built Falcon to 2004
ozemail livery for his return to the category this year.
But there’s a quirk in the storyline – that car never actually raced under
those colours.
Certainly one with great attention to detail, vergotis is aware of the
fact but felt the black colours (as carried by John Bowe) were far more
distinctive than the white livery this car actually ran in the hands of team
boss Brad Jones.
and we agree – it looks sharp!
The car first debuted in Brad Jones’ hands at albert park before being
driven by Jones all season, though renumbered from #21 to #888 for
the endurance races where it was driven by nephew andrew Jones and
scot John Cleland.
Brad again raced the car in 2004 and again it became the #888 a.Jones/
Cleland car for the enduros, but this time things didn’t go quite as well
and the former British Touring Car Champion found himself launched
onto his roof when he tripped over a limping Jason plato in peter
Brock’s hrT Commodore.
repaired, the car returned in BoC colours in 2005 for Jones to drive
but it found itself rolling over again – twice! – at pukekohe and
Barbagallo after being part of a 1-2 with John Bowe in the non-title
albert park event.
This chassis reverted to being the team’s spare for the second part of
’05 (after dale Brede had raced it in the hpdC series round at Mallala)
through to early 2007 when it was leased by Britek Motorsport and
became Jason Bright’s Fujitsu Falcon after he’d had a practice accident
in perth for the next few rounds.
It was stripped of Britek bits and returned to BJr before being sold to
dean Neville and run by Terry Wyhoon’s Image racing.
In fact, this car then found itself a place in history at a wet oran park
in 2007 when owen kelly won a Fujitsu series race in it – after starting
last in the pit lane!
Neville made infrequent development series starts in the car over
tHe albury Falcon
v8 sleuth aaroN NooNaN takes a look at a pair of Brad Jones racing Falcons competing in this year’s kumho Tyres australian v8 Touring Car series …WoRDs: aaRon noonan
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the next season or so before it was placed up for sale, though not
before he’d run the car in the Winton round of the v8 Touring Car
series in 2010.
It was purchased by Mark shepherd for the 2011 kumho series and
again prepared by Image racing, who again ran him in the same car
last year.
he took pole and won a race in it at Mallala before engine dramas
sidelined him, though things got worse at Winton when he crashed
heavily at turn three, prompting his withdrawal from the series.
eventually the car was secured by vergotis, who set about having it
repaired and re-liveried in time for this return to the kumho series in
the opening round for 2013.
he secured the #12 plate and put the car ‘back to John Bowe black’,
finishing it just before heading to sydney Motorsport park for its first
race meeting in his hands.
While vergotis is a veteran of the kumho series, the pilot of the other
BJr Falcon in 2013 is at the opposite end of the experience spectrum.
Teenager dan day’s background is in rallying, but his #4 Falcon shares
common history with vergotis’ given it’s also a BJr-built Falcon – the
last constructed before the team swapped to Commodores.
debuted at the 2005 sandown 500 by Brad Jones and John Bowe, it
became Jones’ car for the remainder of the season in BoC colours
before a number change from #21 to #14 for 2006.
Jones drove it all season – including the endurance races with Bowe –
before it was converted to BF spec for 2007 and again raced by Jones
until he decided to retire from full-time driving on the eve of Winton.
simon Wills took over the car and raced it through to the enduros,
where Christian Murchison and damien White drove it, though White
crashed it at Bathurst in qualifying and it was badly damaged and
sidelined for the season.
It eventually was purchased by Wayne russell’s Novocastrian
Motorsport in 2010 as a spare, returning on-track in the 2011 Fujitsu
series with drew russell driving. he drove it again last year in the
development category before the car was secured at the start of this
year by dan day racing for the 2013 kumho series.
he made his debut in the car at the opening round at sydney Motorsport
park with the next round on his home track at Mallala on april 20-21.
For more on the kumho series: www.v8touringcars.com.au
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WeLCoMe to Mallala Motor sport park and round 2 of the
shannons australian Motor racing Nationals. a special welcome
to competitors in the porsche gT3 Cup Challenge and the
hi-Tec oils australian suzuki swift racing series who are joining
the shannons Nationals for the first time in 2013.
The 2013 series commenced around 4 weeks ago in perfect
weather at the new look sydney Motor sport park. The full program
of motor racing was entertaining and in some cases controversial,
with some interesting results. The live streaming of round 1 and
the follow-on speedweek television shows, with new formats and
new technology have entertained our fans in even greater numbers
than in previous years.
as always, we are looking forward to our annual Mallala round.
The technically difficult track will provide some unique challenges.
Mallala is the only motor racing circuit in australia with lights
around the entire track, and we are looking forward to using them
this weekend. Night racing is a unique spectacle. Whilst a full view
of the racing is not always possible after dark, bright lights and
brakes glowing red are just part of the spectacle and ambiance
that is motor racing at night. our plans for the future will include
night racing each year at Mallala and Queensland raceway.
The feature event for this weekend is the Clem smith Cup. apart
from the prize money offered by Mallala Motor sport park owner
and motor racing legend, Clem smith, the Clem smith Cup is a
much sought after trophy at the top end of australian sports sedan
racing. race 2 on sunday is longer and tougher than normal,
and an event firmly implanted in the heritage of national sports
sedan racing.
‘The racing Magazine’, which includes our official event program
has been well received. This (our second edition) is our own
‘shannons Nationals’ magazine edited by Media Manager, richard
Craill. It is now available in printed format and electronic format via
www.thenationals.com.au
To improve driving standards, reduce race car damage and
improve safety, our categories have recently been introducing
driving standards observers. Cameron McConville is looking after
the kumho Tyres australian v8 Touring Car series and the dial
Before you dig australian saloon Car series this weekend, and for
the first time touring car legend, allan grice joins the hi-Tec oils
australian suzuki swift racing series as their dso.
Finally, I would like to say thank you the officials who are making
this weekend possible for all of us. There have been some ‘changes
of the guard’ in recent weeks and the enthusiasm and dedication
of our volunteer officials is very much appreciated, especially those
of you who have stepped into new roles.
Welcome to RounD 2of the shannons australian Motor racing Nationals!
WoRDs: RoB cuRkPatRick, seRies DiRectoR images: nathan Wong
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2013 shannons austRalian motoR Racing nationals
seRies ManaGeR the CAMS National racing Championships Pty ltd t/A Shannons Nationals
auThoRiTythis Meeting is conducted under the international Sporting Code of the FiA, the National Competition rules of the CAMS ltd, the race Meeting Standing regulations of CAMS, Phillip island Standing regulations 03/2012, and Supplementary regulations issued for this Meeting. CAMS Permit : 812/1507/01
iMPoRTanT noTices & GeneRal infoRMaTion EXCluSiON OF liABilitY, rElEASE AND ASSuMPtiON OF riSK MoToR sPoRT is danGeRous
in exchange for being able to attend or participate in the event, you agree: to release Confederation of Australian Motor Sport ltd (“CAMS”) and Australian Motor Sport Commission ltd, promoters, sponsor organisations, land owners and lessees, organisers of the event, their respective servants, officials, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Associated Entities”) from all liability for your death, personal injury (including burns), psychological trauma, loss or damage (including property damage) (“harm”) howsoever arising from your participation in or attendance at the event, except to the extent prohibited by law; that CAMS and the Associated Entities do not make any warranty, implied or express, that the event services will be provided with due care and skill or that any materials provided in connection with the services will be fit for the purpose for which they are supplied; and to attend or participate in the event at your own risk. You acknowledge that: the risks associated with attending or participating in the event include the risk that you may suffer harm as a result of: motor vehicles (or parts of them) colliding with other motor vehicles, persons or property; acts of violence and other harmful acts (whether intentional or inadvertent) committed by persons attending or participating in the event; and the failure or unsuitability of facilities (including grand-stands, fences and guard rails) to ensure the safety of persons or property at the event. motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to you. You accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities.
PRohiBiTed aReasthe organisers of the event have made every effort to ensure the safety of spectators at this meeting. in the interest of public safety, all areas other than the official spectator areas are prohibited. the spectator areas are plainly defined and spectators are requested to keep behind the safety fence at all times. Do not
walk on the circuit at any time, or move into prohibited areas. in the event of an accident on the circuit, the public must remain behind the safety fence as their entry to the race track may cause further accidents and hinder officials.
safeTythe fencing erected around this circuit is there for your protection. it is forbidden to stand, sit or climb on it.
PaRkinGVehicles are permitted to enter and park on condition that the promoters and circuit owners are not under any liability whether in contract or in tort and whether for negligence as an occupier, or on any other basis or for any cause for action, for loss or damage to the vehicle or its contents no matter how or whether such may be caused.
PeTsPets are not allowed at Mallala Motor Sport Park during race meetings, unless approved by State legislation.
coPyRiGhTAll material in this program is copyright and may not be used without permission of the publishers. the opinions of the contributors are not necessarily those held by the publishers or the event organisers.
enTRiesthe organisers accept entries and driver nominations in good faith. Every effort is made to adhere to the printed program of competitors but the promoter cannot accept responsibility for the failure of any driver or competing vehicle to appear. Although every endeavour is made to avoid inaccuracies in the description of competing vehicles, the organisers accept no responsibility for any that may occur. the organisers reserve the right to postpone, abandon or cancel the meeting or any part thereof.
aPPReciaTion and ThanksMallala Motorsport Park thanks the following for their support; Competitors and Category Managers All Officials of the Meeting SAMrOA (Flag Officials) SA Scrutineers Women for Wheels Mallala Motorsport Park Staff Gilbert Motor Bodies Dave’s Dynamic towing and transport Xtreme towing Austin 7 Club timing team Shannons Hi-tec Oils Kumho tyres Adelaide BMW livingstone Motorsport Safety
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clerk of course: David Mori
deputy clerk of course: lawrie Schmitt
assistant clerk of course: rob thiry
secretary of the Meeting: Wayne Giles
assistant secretary: Joan Shearer
series steward: Steve lisk
stewards: Gordon Boyce, David Petterson
series director: rob Curkpatrick
Judges of fact: tBA
start: David Mori, Barry Frost or Deputy
finish: David Mori, Peter Green, Peter Cirillo Barry Frost or Deputy
chief Medical officer: Dr John Cooper-Smart
chief Timekeeper: Barry Frost
chief scrutineer: tim Edmonds
compliance checker: Wayne Giles
communications: tBA (SAMrOA)
speed: Sue South
noise: tBA
starter: Peter Green, Peter Cirillo or Deputy
course Marshals: tBA
safety car: Keith Williamson & ryan Pym
course car: Steve lewis
chase car: rob Meade
chief Grid Marshal: June Bunker
chief Pit Marshal: trevor unsworth
chief Paddock Marshal: Peter South
fire & Rescue: Women for Wheels
flag Marshals: SA Motor racing Officials Ass
chief Recovery Marshal: Alistair Walker
ambulance and first aid: Mallala Motorsport Park
Radios: tBA
equipment & supply: Gordon Sweeney & Peter Winton
chief flag Marshal: Karl Fleming
asst chief flag Marshal: Steve Clift
series announcer: Darren Smith
credentials office: Sally Cowan
Media Manager: richard Craill
documentation: Chief Scrutineer & Joan Shearer
Acknowledgment is also made to the many officials who will be assisting at the meeting
but whose names were not available when this programme was printed.
oRGanisaTion and sTaTus
officials of The MeeTinG
Mallala Motorsport Park Pty ltd 1050 South road Edwardstown SA 5039Phone: 08 8276 7744, Fax 08 8276 7290Email: [email protected]: www.mallala.com
the event shall be held under the international Sporting Code of the Fed-
eration internationale de l’automobile (FiA,) the National Competition rules
of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), the race Meeting
Standing regulations published by CAMS, relevant Category Championship
or Series Sporting regulations as approved by CAMS, the Supplementary
regulation, and any Further regulations or Bulletins that may be issued by
either the Series or Meeting Organisers. this event will be conducted under
aand in accordance with CAMS OH&S and risk management Policies which
can be found on the CAMS Website at www.cams.com.au. insurance for
this event is provided in accordance with Appendix 1 of the current CAMS
Manual. Authorised under caMs Permit no. 813/2104/01
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0700 gates open
0900 practice 1 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 20 mins
0925 practice 1 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 20 mins
0950 practice 1 kerrick sports sedan National series 20 mins
1015 practice 1 kumho Tyres v8 Touring Car series 20 mins
1040 practice 2 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 20 mins
1105 practice 2 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 20 mins
1130 practice 2 kerrick sports sedan National series 20 mins
1155 practice 2 kumho Tyres v8 Touring Car series 20 mins
1215 Lunch Break documentation to Category Managers 35 mins
1250 practice 1 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 30 mins
1325 practice 3 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 20 mins
1350 practice 3 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 20 mins
1415 practice 3 kerrick sports sedan National series 20 mins
1440 practice 3 kumho Tyres v8 Touring Car series 20 mins
1505 practice 2 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 30 mins
1540 sponsor rides australian swift series/saloon Cars 30 mins
1610 sponsor rides v8TC/porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 30 mins
satuRDaY 20th aPRil0800 gates open
1130 practice 1 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 20 mins
1155 practice 1 kumho Tyres aust. v8 Touring Car series 20 mins
1220 practice 1 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 30 mins
1255 Qualifying 1 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 20 mins
1315 officials Break 30 mins
1350 Qualifying 1 kerrick sports sedan National series 25 mins
1420 Qualifying 1 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 20 mins
1445 Qualifying 2 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 20 mins
1510 Qualifying 1 kumho Tyres aust. v8 Touring Car series 20 mins
1540 Qualifying 1 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 30 mins
1615 Qualifying 2 kerrick sports sedan National series 25 mins
1645 race 1 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 14 laps
1715 race 1 kumho Tyres aust. v8 Touring Car series 15 laps
1735 officials Break & demonstrations 30 mins
1805 race 1 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 12 laps
1840 race 1 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 40 laps
sunDaY 21st aPRil0700 gates open
1000 race 1 kerrick sports sedan National series 12 laps
1030 race 2 kumho Tyres aust. v8 Touring Car series 15 laps
1100 race 2 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 14 laps
1130 race 2 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 12 laps
1155 race 2 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 14 laps
1230 race 2 Clem smith Cup 15 laps
kerrick sports sedan National series
1255 Clem smith Cup podium on Track 15 mins
1310 demonstrations 10 mins
1330 race 3 kumho Tyres aust. v8 Touring Car series 20 laps
1405 race 3 porsche gT3 Cup Challenge 14 laps
1435 race 3 hi-Tec oils aust. swift racing series 12 laps
1500 race 3 dial Before you dig aust.saloon Car series 14 laps
1530 race 3 kerrick sports sedan National series 12 laps
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keRRick sPoRts seDan seRies
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR DRIVER State VEHICLE CC COLOuR
1 SS Rent Depot Kerry Baily Kerry Baily Qld Aston Martin DBR9 6000 Silver
4 SS Auto union Deutsche John Gourlay Darren Hossack Vic Audi A4 6000 Silver/Orange
5 SS B&M Ricciardello Motors Basil Ricciardello Tony Ricciardello WA Alfa Romeo GTV 6000 Red
9 SS Luxury Auto Body Daniel Tamasi Daniel Tamasi Vic Holden Calibra 6000 Black
19 SS Johnson Motorsport Damian Johnson Damian Johnson Vic Holden Torana 3300 Red/White
21 TA Moonbi Oil Traders Phil Crompton Phil Crompton Qld Ford Mustang 5936 Orange
32 SS Bell Real Estate Michael Robinson Michael Robinson Vic Holden Monaro 6000 Grey
38 SS Barnes High Performance Jeff Barnes Jeff Barnes Qld Pontiac 6000 Red/Blue
44 SS MR Automotive Colin Smith Colin Smith Qld Holden Monaro 6000 Red
45 SS Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Dameon Jameson Dameon Jameson NSW Jaguar XKR 6000 Black
51 SS MR Automotive Bob McLoughlin Bob McLoughlin NZ Commodore VS 6000 Red/White
72 TA BJ Banks Electrical Bruce Banks Bruce Banks Tas Chev Camaro 5860 yellow
68 TA Aston Air Conditioning Shane Bradford Shane Bradford Qld Chev Camaro 6000 yell/White
81 TA The Car Mine/Liqui Moly/Meguiars Charlie Senese Charlie Senese Qld Chev Corvette 6000 Blue
WheN CLeM sMITh fires up his old Charger sports sedan and leads the kerrick series field around for the pace laps in sunday, you’ll be watching one of the best moments in sports sedan racing of the season.
The Clem smith Cup has turned into a must-win event for australia’s fastest tin-top field and this weekend will be no exception.
Last year we were robbed of a spectacle when both contenders Tony ricciardello and darren hossack were forced into ‘loaned’ cars after their original rides broke early in the weekend, handing a relatively unchallenged win to the man who would go on to take the title, kerry Baily.
But this year will be different. one round under the belts, both ricciardello and hossack are plenty fast and, though hossack had a wretched opening round in sydney, both are keen for Mallala success. The audi always goes well at Mallala, too, so this could be the round where hossack gets things back on track after just one race finish in the opener.
Baily, with No. 1 on the door of his stunning aston Martin, will surely contend and this weekend you can’t count out the speedy daniel Tamasi, who has his Calibra particularly flying following a strong run at the opening round.
The 14-car field includes the return of phil Crompton’s stunning new Mustang.
on the WeB: WWW.sPoRtsseDans.com.au
kumho tYRes austRalian V8 touRing caR seRies
Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR DRIVER State VEHICLE CC COLOuR
00 H PGC Security/Fallow Spares & Repairs Matt Chahda Matt Chahda NSW Ford Falcon Au 5000 Black/Silver
3 H Fernandez Motorsport Jose Fernandez Shae Davies Qld Ford Falcon BF 5000 Green/White
4 S S & J Automotive Sean Day Dan Day SA Ford Falcon BF 5000 White
5 S ACM/Vanglobe/Bossen Matthew Hansen Matthew Hansen WA Commodore VZ 5000 Red/White
6 H 501 Performance Les Morrall Tony Evangelou Vic Ford Falcon BA 5000 Black/yellow
7 S Poll Performance/McDonalds Jim Pollicina Jim Pollicina NSW Commodore VZ 5000 Orange/Black
8 H Ozzy Tyres/Holden Motorsport Steve Briffa Steve Briffa NSW Commodore Vy 5000 Silver/Green
12 S JCV Automotive John Vergotis John Vergotis NSW Ford Falcon BA 5000 Green/Blk
21 H Century 21 Hazelbrook Chris Delfsma Chris Delfsma NSW Ford Falcon BA 5000 White
22 H Westco Equip/SA Tractors Isidoro Ambrosio Isidoro Ambrosio WA Commodore VZ 5000 Black
25 H Bartsch Homes Terry Wyhoon Michael Bartsch SA Ford Falcon BA 5000 Black/Red
39 H Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx Chris Smerdon Chris Smerdon SA Ford Falcon BA 5000 Blue/yellow
45 H THR Motorsport/Wemake Horsepower THR Motorsport Josh Kean SA Commodore VZ 5000 Blk/Red/Wh
49 H Lubrimax/Vectra Terry Wyhoon Terry Wyhoon Vic Ford Falcon BF 5000 Blue
51 H IR yeing Transport/THR Developments Ian yeing Ian yeing SA Commodore VZ 5000 Red/Black
57 H ADG Engineering/Precise Precut/
Gold Coast Postforming Lyle Kearns Lyle Kearns Qld Commodore VZ 5000 Black/Orange
72 H uSQ Engineering Nathan Assaillit Nathan Assaillit Qld Ford Falcon BF 5000 yellow
Fresh from a wild opening round, both old hands and new are likely to be frontrunners during Mallala’s second round of the exciting kumho v8’s this weekend. porsche racer shae davies was speedy in sydney and won the third race of the weekend and must be considered a favourite ahead of this weekend – especially in the absence of round one winner, Justin garioch.
But don’t count out the experienced hands like Terry Wyhoon, Tony evangelou and Chris smerdon – all of whom started slowly in sydney but ended the weekend with race-winning potential.
series newcomer, steve Briffa, might also be another to surprise at Mallala after an exciting introduction to the category at his home track in sydney’s west a month ago.
Local drivers always go well at Mallala – it’s the kind of track where local knowledge of circuit and weather conditions can really deliver an advantage – so watch for smerdon, especially, to perform on home turf.
Impressive rally driver-turned racer dan day is another to have laps at Mallala as is holden driver, Ian yeing. Barossa valley racer Michael Bartsch returns to Terry Wyhoon’s team and is always fast at Mallala, so he’s also one to watch.
saloon Car champion, shawn Jamieson, missed the opening round and as such will be another local star to watch for race-winning potential on his home turf.
on the WeB: WWW.V8touRingcaRs.com.au
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Car # Class SPONSOR COMPETITOR DRIVER State VEHICLE CC COLOuR
4 997 Grove Group Stephen Grove Stephen Grove VIC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Red/Balck
9 997 Fleetplus McElrea Racing Scott Taylor NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 White
14 997 No Second Chance McElrea Racing Mathew Speakman QLD Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Blue/White
15 996 Veloce Motorsport Keith Wong Keith Wong SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 yellow
16 997 Kinpath John Karytinos John Karytinos SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 White
17 997 Wallerawang Engineering Philip Woodbury Philip Woodbury NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 White
18 997 Copyworld/Toshiba Michael Almond Michael Almond SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Wh/Red/Black
22 997 Muscrete Constructions/PEG
Genis Steel/ Genisis (Aust) Richard Muscat Richard Muscat VIC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 White
26 997 Mc Fadyen Pipeline Group/
Prosurv Surveyors John Modystach John Modystach NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Blue/White
34 997 GT3 Factory/Copyworld John Morriss John Morriss VIC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Blue/Wh/Silver
44 997 Merry Sparks Art Grant Sparks Grant Sparks QLD Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Wh/Or/Blue
65 997 The Ross Partnership/
Porsche Centre Brighton Fraser Ross Fraser Ross SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 Green/White
66 997 GaP Soultions/Sektor John Goodacre John Goodacre VIC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3600 White
91 997 Eva Racing/
AF Engineering Services Alex Franes Peter Fitzgerald
The aLL-porsche championship takes on a new look and feel this year.
several new names have joined group of second or third-year drivers who look ready to step up to the mark in the absence of regular winning names of the past several seasons like Jeff Bobik and 2012 champion, kane rose.
so, who is favourite? That’s a hard one to pick, but it’s probably best to look at four key names that we think will contend this weekend and, this year.
adelaidian John goodacre is now amongst the most experienced racers in the field and his gap solutions porsche is well proven. Not only is Mallala home, but goodacre has been a regular frontrunner in the series for the past two seasons and there’s no reason for that to not continue.
John Modystach won brilliantly at Mallala last year, sweeping the weekend with fast and consistent performances that kept him in title contention for much of the year. Meanwhile, second-generation adelaide driver Michael almond backs up for his second year in the category after shocking the establishment with pole position on his debut at the same track twelve months ago.
almond since has accrued a full season – plus a Carrera Cup start – under his belt and should contend this weekend. victorian racer Fraiser ross, another newcomer last year, finds himself in a similar situation and will look to build on last year’s experiences.
perhaps the biggest surprise of all could come from a wildcard who has snuck his way onto the entry list in car No. 91.
Not only is he the driving standards observer for Carrera Cup (no excuses here, then), but peter Fitzgerald remains one of the most successful and enduring porsche racers in australia. Fitzy just could be the biggest wildcard of all.
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Dial BeFoRe You Dig austRalian saloon caR seRieson the WeB: WWW.salooncaRs.net.au
Car # SPONSOR COMPETITOR DRIVER State VEHICLE CC COLOuR
1 Eurostar Diesels Simon Tabinor Simon Tabinor Vic VT Comm 3800 White/yellow
Frank Walsh Drilling Josh Kean Naomi Maltby SA VT Comm 3800 Green/Black
3 Amcap/Just Commodore Tony James Tony James WA VT Comm 3800 Red
6 Morphett Vale Garage Wayne King Wayne King SA VT Comm 3800 Red
7 NIPPy’S Chris Milton Sam Milton SA Au Falcon 4000 Black
8 PJT Accountants Wayne Patten Wayne Patten Qld VT Comm 3800 Whi/Grn/Gry
9 Silkgate Group Ian Chivas Ian Chivas NSW Au Falcon 4000 Blue/yellow
10 Eurostar Diesels Tony McKenzie Tony McKenzie SA VN Comm 3800 White
12 Trik Trailers Keven Stoopman Keven Stoopman Vic Au Falcon 4000 Black
16 Kleenduct Australia P/L Peter Phelan Harley Phelan Vic VT Comm 3800 Purple
23 Tyre Pro Motorsport Travis Sharpe Travis Sharpe WA Au Falcon 4000 Whi/Blk/Org
27 Transley Solutions Luke Westall Luke Westall NSW Au Falcon 4000 White/Blue
38 Blackwell Race Engines Gavin Ross Gavin Ross Vic VT Comm 3800 Green
40 Fox Roofing Reginald Ralph Reginald Ralph WA VT Comm 3800 Red
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
45 Millenium Screens Deni Razmovski Deni Razmovski WA Au Falcon 4000 Orange/White
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
61 Mike Dale Automotive Michael Dale Michael Dale SA EA Falcon 3900 Red
62 Bridge Model Cars Mark Bryan Mark Bryan SA Au Falcon 4000 Green/Black
67 Scotts Rods Exhausts Lindsay Kearns Lindsay Kearns QLD Au Falcon 4000 White
71 Betta Calibrations Brett Campbell Brett Campbell Vic Au Falcon 4000 Blk/Purp/Silv
93 Thornlie Just Commodore Frank Panizza Frank Panizza WA VT Comm 3800 White/Red
BIg FIeLd, holden and Ford, close racing. sounds familiar, doesn’t it.
The dial Before you dig saloon Cars had a sensational season opener at sydney Motorsport park in March, but no one could catch defending series champion, simon Tabinor, and his flying eurostar diesels vT Commodore.
But Mallala often throws up some wildcards, so keep an eye on round one performers gavin ross and harley phelan to make some inroads on the defending champ this weekend.
adelaide driver, sam Milton, is back this weekend in his Nippy’s sponsored au Ford and always runs at the front on home (or away, for that matter) turf so he could just be the one flying the flag for
the Ford fans amongst the crowd and the paddock.
Ford drivers Luke Westall and kevin stoopman – a hQ champion – could also contend for strong results so keep an eye on their respective au Ford’s.
one other name springs out on the entry list, as well – the #6 entry of Wayne king.
Those who have followed hQ racing at Mallala over the years will know Wayne’s name and will also know that he is very hard to beat at the place. he has plenty of experience under his belt in saloon Cars, too, and armed with a front-running vT Commodore could a new king topple the old at Mallala?
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CAR # SPONSOR COMPETITOR DRIVER STATE VEHICLE CC COLOuR
1 achilles radials Trans Tasman allan Jarvis QLd suzuki swift 1600 Black
2 g1 drift series Trans Tasman Tom Monkhouse sa suzuki swift 1600 red
6 Finance ezi Trans Tasman Ben grice QLd suzuki swift 1600 yellow/Black
7 Trans Tasman Luke Fraser sa suzuki swift 1600 Black
9 Macline group Jamie MacMaster Jamie MacMaster QLd suzuki swift 1600 White
17 BvC racing Trans Tasman rob Jarvis QLd suzuki swift 1600 White
24 Joe Cool’s airconditioning Trans Tasman Mitch Lukasz sa suzuki swift 1600 TBa
33 shannons Nationals Trans Tasman Callan sayers QLd suzuki swift 1600 White
47 CLs Finance Trans Tasman Mike gore QLd suzuki swift 1600 Blue
57 Trans Tasman keishi ayukai QLd suzuki swift 1600 TBa
99 CLs Finance Trans Tasman scott gore QLd suzuki swift 1600 Black
ThIs Could be the season where the swift racing series comes
of age.
The swift series can put on a great show with half a dozen cars, but
add in another six and all of a sudden you have a recipe for very
competitive things as the new season commences this weekend.
defending champion allan Jarvis is back as his dad and regular
on-track rival, Captain rob.
after impressing in February’s swift drivers Challenge, Callan
sayers will compete in the full season this year and will look to
put his competition-winning pace and all-rounder ability into a
championship campaign this year. his one-off rounds at the end of
last year showed that he can contend regularly for podiums.
Impressive Queenslander Brooke Leech is back for another year
after an interruputed 2012-campaign, whilst familiar swift racing
names like Brothers Mike and scott gore and Jamie MacMaster
are all back.
But perhaps the biggest addition to the series might not even be
on the race track – it might be in race control.
Two-time Bathurst winner and Touring Car great allan grice joins
the series as driving standards observer, thanks in part to his son,
Ben, joining the series to drive the #6 car.
gricey will surely impart his wisdom on the field and help lift
the level of a series that looks to be taking the next step forward
in 2013.
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NaThaN WoNg captured this great still of kerrick sports sedan
racer at sydney Motorsport park last month. We’re not sure if this
car – entered as a holden Calibra – is trying to be a Nissan gTr or
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CATEGORy DRIVER VEHICLE EVENT DATE FASTEST LAP V8 Touring Car Scott Loadsman Commodore Vy 15/05/11 1:10.3755 Porsche GT3 David Stevens, NSW Porsche GT3 25/06/06 1: 09.7070 Sports Sedan Tony Ricciardello,WA Alfetta GTV/Chev 18/05/08 1: 05.9536 Saloon Car Bruce Heinrich Commodore VT 23/08/08 1: 18.8580
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