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14 Feature neAle muSton

18 Feature AmChAmpS Sydney dRAmA

21 Round 8 - Categories & entries

30 television Coverage lap Records

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By Nathan Wong

Canon 1DX, 400mm, 1/200 @ f7.1, ISO100

the sound of screeching tyres at the exit of turn 1at phillip island is never a good sound. As i looked back to the corner i saw the Radical SR3 of Andy plummer starting to slide sideways and headed towards the grass. with the recent rain at phillip island there was no way the car would stop in time, so i followed the car until it impacted the tyre barriers and spun around a couple of times. A fellow photographer and i held our breath until we saw Andy climb out and give the oK sign to the marshall nearby.

Andy Plummer

By Nathan Wong

Canon 1DX, 24mm, 1/200 @f13, ISO100

not even the mixed weather at phillip island could stop Simon tabinor claiming back to back titles in the dial Before you dig Australian Saloon Car Series. As the final race of the weekend began the sun was getting the best of the remaining clouds, but not of the eurostar diesels holden Commodore.

Simon TAbinor


the SwiRlinG, dangerous waters beneath

the lone bridge between the Australian

mainland and phillip island act as an indicator

of what is to come. Sometimes calm, often

turbulent. yet always stunning.

it’s like explaining racing at the phillip

island Grand prix Circuit in one convenient

metaphor, with the added bonus that you’re

already on the way to the circuit itself.

in many ways, phillip island is very similar to

Bathurst, that other internationally recognised

race track that abides in an epic location. like

the island, Bathurst sits a reasonable drive of

several hours away from the nearest capital

city and located in a region of substantial

beauty and tourism significance. And the

approach to both is spectacular.

At Bathurst you slowly have the mountain

come into view as you roll along the highway

coming into the city. Slowly, the white markings

of the famous sign come into focus and then,

there it is – mount panorama stretched out in

front of you.

phillip island is different. Along Sunset Strip

you go – past the holiday homes, caravans

and the farms that dotter the Cliffside on the

island’s Southern side, constantly battered by

wind and waves that often feel like they’ve

been thrown directly of the Antarctic. or, in

reality, tasmania, which is almost as cold.

All roads on the island, eventually, lead to

the circuit but the revel isn’t as subtle, as

long coming as it is when driving to Bathurst.

one moment you’re seeing pointers to entry

gates, to parking zones and to the paddock

and yet you can’t see the circuit for the trees

– quite literally.

And then without any warning, it’s there. the

row of pine trees stop and boom – you’re

looking directly down Gardner straight and

straight into the sea. it’s perhaps the second

most evocative sight at an Australian circuit

after approaching that big hill a few thousand

kays north, but both take your breath away.

Racing at phillip island, as it did in many

other places, began on the public roads with

a circuit more than 10km long winding its

way around the island’s main thoroughfares’.

According to locals, drivers of the day boasted

that ‘they steered by following the treetops

through the billowing dust and flying stones’.

it’s a provocative thought that, even back in

relative dark ages of Australian motorsport,

you obviously had to have intestinal fortitude

to race at this place. But i digress.

i have worked in motorsport, full time, for

near on ten years now so it’s no surprise that

a lot of my most favourite memories are tied

to experiences at, or around, Australia’s race

tracks.

in fact it strikes me how remarkably different

the places we visit in this game really are.

From the wild winds and often driving rain

of the island we then head to Bathurst and

everything that wonderful place has to offer.

then, its north to Goulburn and a locale that

in the middle of october can offer either

surprising warmth or, in the case of last year,

snow. then it’s time to dig the shorts out of

the cupboard for the Gold Coast where the

sun is almost as warm as the water and where,

i hear, the nightlife is as fast paced as the

racing.

And that’s just a space of six weeks in

September and october. there’s the winter

respite in darwin, in June. the searing end-

of-summer heat that features at Adelaide’s

Clipsal 500 and the long haul over miles and

miles of nothingness on the way to the most

remote capital city in the world, perth.

there’s dinner at the italian place on the

corner in Cowes, or a steak at the Goulburn

workers club. there’s Seafood on the wharf in

darwin and mitchell Street to entertain later

that night. there’s morning-after Coffee in

launceston before catching the plane home

and there’s absolutely nothing like sitting on

the Strand in townsville catching some rays in

the middle of a southern winter.

that’s the thing about this game. it’s an all-

access pass to meet the locals, experience

new foods and soak in atmosphere that is

vastly different from one side of Australia to

another. in a strange yet surprisingly obvious

way, it turns out that going motor Racing

is the best possible way to soak in what is

undoubtedly the Greatest Country in the

world.

Just rug up when you get to phillip island.

SOAPBOXCrAillSy’SWoRds: RichaRd cRaill

ePiC loCATionS, neW eXPerienCeS And ATmoSPHere HunTinG – buT iT’S no TouriSTy TV SHoW.



the latest neWs...

A SeCond Sports Car category will join the Radical Australia Cup at selected Shannons nationals events in 2014.

the fledgling Sports Racer category will join the nationals for a number of rounds next year, adding a diverse mix of prototype-style race cars to the expanding group of categories already on the nationals slate.

the Sports Racer series adds to the nationals program in 2014 following the recent confirmation that several rounds of a relaunched Formula Ford national series will be run at nationals rounds next year.

the Sports Racer category was launched at the Clipsal 500 in 2010 and has grown its own national series in recent years, running primarily as a support to selected Australian Superbike Championship events and at

their own stand-alone meetings.

whilst the Radical Australia Cup offers the one-make form of racing, with

both v8 and four-cylinder powered cars, the Sports Racer mixes a group

of diverse chassis all powered by motorcycle-based engines – Kawasaki

and Suzuki the predominant choice amongst most competitors. the

engines run to more than 13,000 rpm.

Chassis brands competing include the uS-built Stohr and west chassis,

plus the South African based Speads, amongst others.

A full program will be announced closer to the commencement of the

2014 Shannons nationals season.

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SPorTS rACerS To Join SHAnnonS nATionAlS

WoRds: RichaRd cRaill image: spoRts RaceR seRies

it hAS been a rough year for Kerrick Sports

Sedan stalwart phil Crompton, the Ford

mustang driver electing to pull the pin on his

2013 season one round early following a spate

of recent engine failures.

Crompton explained that a series of crankshaft

failures had left him scratching his head,

causing him to pack up from the most recent

round in victoria after just eight laps in Friday

practice.

“For the second time in 4 race meetings i

have broken a high quality crankshaft for no

apparent reason,” he posted on Facebook

following the series most recent round at phillip

island. “this time it was our new engine that

was built in the uSA so there is no commonality

with the previous engine that was built here.”

“it was lucky i had a nice drive down in the

truck with all my favorite songs in the ipod.”

the long-time Sports Sedan racer has vowed

to return to the series next year when his

engine dramas are sorted, with his entry for the

Sandown event still presently up for grabs.


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WoRds: RichaRd cRaill

thiS iS the latest car to be built for the Australian manufacturers Championship – and we think it looks damn tough.

this is the brand new Renault megane RS 265 that former Australian Gt Champion mark eddy and his long-time teammate

Francois Joy will race in the AmChamps series, replacing their existing honda integra type R – sold to Sydney-based team Conroy motorsport.

the network Clothing / dentbuster supported entry joins a growing list of new

metal in the series this year, including Adam dodd’s mazda 6 mpS and the pedders Bendigo toyota 86 GtS.

watch this space for more new cars set to tackle the ever-expanding AmChamps series next year...

rouGH ride for fAST PHil


5 minuTeSWoRds: RichaRd cRaill & allan JaRvis images: nathan Wong

the Swift Racing Series Champion on kids movies, racing

his old man and tear-jerking moments in motorsport..

WiTH AllAn JArViS

The Racing Magazine: you had a pretty cool helmet going at the most recent round of the Swift Series... tell us about that!

Allan Jarvis: hahaha.. yeah. was a bit of fun to coincide with the release of despicable me. i found a pair of the minion goggles at toys R us and the idea snowballed from there. Ben Grice actually did the wrap on the helmet... but i think he put some lead strips under it to slow me down though!

TRM: the competition has taken another step up this year in the Swift Series. how tough has the year and what’s been the high and low points so far?

AJ: it has been a tough year with a lot of ups and downs. there aren’t any stand-out, good or bad points really, but it’s great to see the new faces in the category, new challenges and overall a great atmosphere at the track. it’s been great to work with the new drivers.

TRM: what’s easier? defending a championship, or winning one for the first time. And why?

AJ: it’s tough to say really. my first win was mainly due to the number of drivers that dropped out during the year. But then again, you gotta be in it to win it. there’s definitely a lot of pressure when defending that’s for sure.

TRM: you have been racing your old man for several seasons.. what’s that like?

AJ: we just have a lot fun stirring each other up. especially when he gets a quicker time in a session or beats me in a race... though it doesn’t happen very often though, does it dad? ha ha.

TRM: what is the coolest thing to have happened to you in your racing career? And why?

AJ: it’s from my Speedway days. i was racing v8 dirt modified racers at the time. it was the Australian titles being held in lismore nSw that year. i was leading the final heat by half a lap. one lap to go and the right front hub nut came undone and the wheel parted company. the car rolled over and came to rest on its side. once we finally got the car back to the pits we had 20 minute before the B-main to get it back together. we started tearing it apart and replacing parts when i got pulled out of the way by members of another team and got told ‘go get ready, we got this’. i looked around and there were at least 5 different teams working on the car, probably 20 people all up. we made the B-main with only seconds to spare and managed to win and secure a spot in the A. it still brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.


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At the time this magazine went to print, v8 Supercars champion

Jamie whincup had won nine races out of the 28 held to date in

the v8 Supercars season. nine wins is six more than the next best

(Craig lowndes and Fabian Coulthard) and has handed him a solid,

if slightly uncomfortable, margin at the top of Australia’s top touring

Car category.

By anyone’s standards, in the most competitive v8 season seen in

ages, that level of success is a remarkable tribute to the Queenslander

and his triple eight team.

But is he the most dominant driver in the sport this year? not even

slightly. that honour goes to an unassuming Sydneysider who has

swept all before him in Australia’s quickest sports cars across the last

two years. his name is neale muston.

Competitive, confident and supremely fit, muston has this year all but

crossed the gulf from ‘gentleman driver’ to someone with the pace of

an outright professional. last year he was seldom beaten in the four-

cylinder SR3s and won the title – netting him a trip to monza to race in

the Radical european masters just recently.

this year he has won everything in the v8-powered SR8 RX he now

drives.

muston is a driver who always had speed in abundance. his pace in

the nSw production Sports car category, driving a porsche Gt3, was

never questioned - but it was rare that he would challenge himself at

a national level. that all changed when he stepped into the Radical

Australia Cup several seasons ago.

then he found himself against the likes of James winslow, the

British two-time Australian drivers Champion, former A1Gp racer

and current Asian lemans series leader. And nathan Antunes. And

George miedecke. And Garth walden. All drivers who had proved

their capacity to race at the highest level... and it would be a level

muston would rise to.

his 2013 season has been nothing short of crushing. From eleven race

starts he has scored eleven race victories. he’s only missed out on the

front row in qualifying once, when winslow and Antunes did the job in

qualifying for the First neon Radical 250 earlier this year.

At phillip island he edged out winslow (who admittedly was forced off

the circuit early in the race and drove magnificently to charge through

the field and back into contention) by 0.1s in the ‘driver A’ qualifying

race and then won the round the following day. he swept both races

on the extended Brabham circuit at Sydney motorsport park earlier

AuSTrAliA’S moST

dominAnT driVer.


this year and then did the same job, against the same field, on the

Grand prix circuit a month later. he’s won at phillip island, and really,

a short circuit – like the final round of the series at wakefield park this

october – is all that stands between he and a sweep of every track the

series visits.

But why? it’s strange, but in a way the Radical Australia Cup itself is

responsible for muston’s rapid rise to become the most dominant

driver in any national-level category this season – simply by being a

very good place for ‘non professional’ drivers to improve their skills.

the series’ efforts in using acknowledged driving talent to mentor and

develop regular RAC competitors has undoubtedly played a role in

muston’s game being enhanced so comprehensively. Racing against

the aforementioned winslow and Antunes, for starters, is always a

good way to find your limits. when winslow goes and does 1m25s at

Sydney motorsport park you know few people are going to be able to

go quicker – so you aim to go as near to it as possible.

the shift to the 430hp, 10,000 rpm SR8s may have also helped: it’s

a well known fact that some drivers thrive on more horsepower. So,

having serious targets at which to aim and a more serious racing car

with which to steer are undoubtedly key attributes in helping to raise

muston’s game.

the series performance balancing system also helps the cause.

Because muston is classed as a ‘non-professional’ driver, he escapes

the mandatory time penalties the full-on pro’s get during the races.

For instance, at the First neon 250 an additional drive through penalty

for the professional drivers saw them drop more than thirty seconds

to the leaders of the pack. A free 30-odd seconds was always going to

help his cause, but rules are rules.

there are few drivers in Australia right now who can call themselves

‘amateur’ drivers – those who do something else for a living and race

for fun, because they can - who can take it up to the pro’s on their

day. Gt champion Klark Quinn is one, and his dad tony the other. in

the same vein, in a similar style of category that is based around the

gentleman racer rather than outright professionals, neale muston can

put himself at the same level.

on his day, he’ll take on the pros. And if the conditions are right, he’s

a chance to beat them too.

Sr3 fiGHT To THe flAGWoRds: RichaRd cRaill images: nathan Wong

whilSt neAle muSton dominAteS the outRiGht RAC BAttle,

theRe’S A FliGht to the line Between the FouR-CylindeR BRiGAde

SIMON HAGGARTY and class leader Liam Talbot will fight for the Radical Australia Cup’s SR3 class battle at Wakefield Park after each had strong weekends at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit in late September.

Haggarty, driving the No. 5 Haggarty Racing Team SR3 RS, scored the most points out of any driver at the high speed Victorian circuit and closed to within 29 points of Talbot in the SR3 class standings ahead of the finale’.

The overall RAC title battle also remains up for grabs with Muston leading Liam Talbot by 65 points – meaning the opportunity to win a fully funded drive in the UK Works team at a 2014 Radical European Masters series event remains open to either driver; one from each of the SR8 and SR3 classes.

The RAC points score allows for drivers from each class to score equally for the overall championship, despite the SR8 cars having a performance advantage.

Muston headed home Peter White and the Chris Medland

/ Greg Smith combination in both races at Phillip Island,

but the SR3 battle was where a majority of each race’s

action was focussed.

In the first 45-minute encounter Oliver Smith held out

Haggarty and Kim Burke, with and Talbot close behind in

fourth place. Haggarty then turned the tables in race two,

taking the SR3 win over Peter Johnston – who failed to

finish the opening race – and Talbot.

Radical Team Melbourne’s Gary Walker finished fourth,

just in front of the sister locally-based car driven by Robert

Baird and GT racer, Dean Koutsoumidis.

The SR3 contenders come from different backgrounds,

with Haggarty having plied his trade in the RAC for several

years, racing as part of a two-car outfit with his racing

father, Tony. Talbot, meanwhile, is using the Radical series

as way to learn his craft in high speed, high downforce

racers with a view to racing at LeMans in coming years.



WHAT HAPPened in Sydney?

SometimeS A result listing with the signature of the timekeeper at

bottom precisely and succinctly summaries the result of a motor race.

however, sometimes it does not. this is a story of one of those times.

we do know this: At approximately 5:06pm on Sunday July 14,

the chequered flag was waved and the second round of the 2013

AmChamps series was concluded at Sydney motorsport park.

At this time, there were three cars at the top of the timing screen. no.

68, the CXC Global Racing mitsubishi evo 10 of dylan thomas and

Stuart Kostera was at the top, showing 96 laps completed. Second

place was no. 23, the Alphera Financial Services Bmw 1m of Beric

lynton and tim leahey, with the no. 19 Sherrin Rentals Bmw 135i of

Grant and iain Sherrin placed in third, both having completed 95 laps.

however, it is quite possible that, at the time this magazine goes to

publication, that none of these car/driver combinations listed above

will win the motor race.

the problems bizarrely started before the cars even made it to

parc Ferme; no. 68, with Stuart Kostera aboard, crossed the line to

complete lap 96 in the pit lane.

At 5:06pm, and about to complete lap 96, no. 68 was perilously

light on fuel. with radio problems preventing communication from

the crew to Kostera, the team was unable to tell him that it was not

necessary to pit and that he should take the chequered flag.

At the time, he was one lap and twenty-plus seconds ahead when

he pulled into the pit lane to refuel. having completed his stop and

assuming time remained in the against-the-clock three-hour race,

Kostera attempted to rejoin the circuit only to find a red light at the

pit lane exit, meaning he could not rejoin the circuit. why? Because

the chequered flag had just been waved at no. 23, the second

placed car before he had pitted. At the time, the Alphera Bmw had

completed their 95th lap .with Kostera trapped in pit lane, the race

win was handed to the Bmw despite it being one lap behind the blue

mitsubishi.

WoRds: shane RogeRs images: nathan Wong

round TWo of THe 2013 AuSTrAliAn mAnufACTurerS CHAmPionSHiP WAS, in iTSelf, A drAmATiC moTor rACe – buT iT WAS THe CloSinG Ten minuTeS THAT Will rAnK AS Some of THe moST ConTroVerSiAl

in THe SerieS HiSTory. moTor SPorT ruleS & reGS Guru SHAne roGerS WAS THere And CHArTS eXACTly WHAT HAPPened in A dim SundAy AfTernoon TWiliGHT AT Sydney moTorSPorT PArK in July.

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Following the event, the stewards’ ruled that Kostera had not taken

the chequered flag and subsequently had not finished the race. lap

96 was scratched from his finishing time, leaving no. 68 as a dnF

having completed 95 laps. that decision was immediately protested.

meanwhile, as a result of post race review, the stewards deferred

finalisation of the results pending the review of the legality of the

intercooler on three cars, including the second and third-placed

Bmws - ultimately finding the two German cars were in breach of the

regulations

At the next round of the championship at Queensland Raceway,

while the Bmws were being formally disqualified, stewards heard the

protest of dylan thomas, which was duly dismissed. with the CXC

Global team denied their victory, it left the fourth-placed car, the no.

20 eastern Creek Karts mitsubishi evo of Garry holt and Ryan mcleod,

the winner.

the protest was dismissed on the basis that “[pit lane does not form]

part of the competition course for the purposes of determining the

location of the “Finishing line” [and] therefore crossing a control

line in pit lane does not amount to crossing the final control line of

a competition course.” the hearing was also told that they could

not assume that letting no. 68 out of pit lane would have resulted in

it completing the course, despite being one lap ahead at the time.

Controversial stuff.

however, that’s not where it ended. dylan thomas then lodged an

appeal to CAmS, with a hearing convened on the 24th of August, to

hear the appeal of the CXC Global Racing team who believed they

remained the rightful winners of the race.

in the eyes of the team, they were one lap ahead of the car who was

shown the flag and thus should be declared the winners.

it should be noted that i assisted dylan thomas with the conduct of

his appeal, an appeal that raised intriguing questions to answer.

Can you cross the finish line in the pit lane? if yes, should the race

be declared as having been concluded (despite the chequered flag

not being waved) at the point the CXC Global mitsubishi crossed the

finish line after the elapsed time of the race?

however, if not, you then come to an even more intriguing question:

who was the leader of the race at the time? is it the thomas/Kostera

car, which at that point was stopped in pit lane and one lap ahead

of the lynton/leahey Bmw, or is the leader the Bmw still running

on the circuit? After all, at the end of the race, you have to wave the

chequered flag at the leader.

if you believe Kostera is still the leader in this scenario, has the

chequered flag been waved early? if that is the case, then what

remedy do you apply? Can you apply a remedy that is fair to all?

Arguably overriding all of these questions is one of the oldest motor

racing expressions: ’to finish first, first you have to finish.’

the conclusion of the conundrum we’ll find out shortly, as at the time

of publication the results of the appeal had not been handed down.

But either way, the timesheet showing no. 20 winning with two laps

less than a non-finishing no. 68, or no. 68 winning by 3 laps, won’t tell

the story.

CAn you CroSS THe finiSH line in THe PiT lAne? if yeS, SHould THe rACe be

deClAred AS HAVinG been ConCluded (deSPiTe THe CHequered flAG noT beinG

WAVed) AT THe PoinT THe CXC GlobAl miTSubiSHi CroSSed THe finiSH line

AfTer THe elAPSed Time of THe rACe?

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2013 shannons nationals motoR Racing championships

PROMOTERS Wakefield Park Motor Sport Pty Ltd 4770 Braidwood Road Tirrannaville NSW 2580 Phone (02) 4822-2811

AUTHORITY The meeting is conducted under the International Sporting Code of the FIA, the National Competition Rules of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and the Standing and General Supplementary Regulations issued by the Wakefield Park Motor Sport Pty. Ltd. and authorised under CAMS Permit No. 812/1410/02

MOTOR RACING IS DANGEROUS You are present at this meeting entirely at your own risk and it is a condition of admission that all persons having any connection with the promotion and organisation and/or conduct of the meeting, including owners of the vehicles and passengers in the vehicles, are absolved from all liability in respect of personal injury (whether fatal or otherwise) to you or damage to your property however caused.

WAKEFIELD PARK 18-20 OCTOBeR 2013

Organising Committee: Craig Stevenson, Matthew Ronke

Clerk of Course: Rob Wall

Assist Clerk of Course: Jessica Nicholson

Meeting Secretary: Craig Stevenson

Series Director: Rob Curkpatrick

Series Steward: Steve Lisk

Stewards: Neil Hazelton, Bruce Pattison

Chief Scrutineer: Lance Smith

Chief Timekeeper: Lisa Drayton, eldee Timing

Recovery: Chris Lenihan and Southern Cross Motorsport Fire & Rescue

Flag Marshalls: Wakefield Park Flag Team

Pit Lane Marshalls: Michelle Luke & Team

Medical: Dr. Tristan Rappo and Ambulance Australia

Track Preparation: Sam Gill & Josh Murdoch, Will Corby

Commentary: Zac Caban, Terry Nightingale & Darren Smith

Media Liaison: Richard Craill

OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING

Round 8 WAKeFIeLD PARK, NSW

ENTRIES The organisers accept entries and drivers’ nominations in good faith. every effort is made to adhere to the printed programme of competitors, but the promoters cannot accept responsibility for the failure of any driver to appear. Although every endeavour is made to avoid inaccuracies in the description of competing cars, 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.

PROHIBITED AREAS The Organising Committee of today’s races has 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. In the event of an accident on the circuit, the public MUST remain behind the safety fence as their entry to the track may cause further accidents and hinder officials.

SAFETY The fencing erected around the circuit is there for your protection. It is forbidden to sit, stand or climb on it.

DOGS In the interests of safety, dogs are NOT permitted at the raceway.

MESSAGES The organisers regret that announcements to assist spectators cannot be made over the public address system except in cases of genuine emergency.

PARKING Vehicles 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.

APPRECIATION AND THANKS Competitors and Category Managers Medical Team All Officials of the Meeting Shannons Hi-Tec Oils

COPYRIGHT All material in this magazine/program is copyright and must not be used without permission of the publishers. The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily those held by the publishers or race organisers.



schedule FRidaY 18th octobeR

Time DescripTion caTegory DuraTion

700 Gates open

930 practice 1 nSw Formula Ford Championship 20 min

955 practice 1 Radical Australia Cup 20 min

1020 practice 1 Australian manuf.Champ./Aust Swift Series 20 min

1045 practice 1 nSw prod.touring/nSw hQ holden 20 min




1220 lunch Break 30 min






1455 Sponsor Rides Radical Aust Cup 20 min

1515 Sponsor Rides prod touring/hQ holden 20 min

1535 Sponsor Rides Aust manuf Champ/Aust Swift 20 min


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schedulesatuRdaY 19th octobeR

700 Gates open

815 drivers Briefing

900 practice 1 Australian manuf.Champ/ Aust Swift Series 20 min

925 Qualifying 1 nSw production touring Cars 15 min

945 Qualifying 1 nSw Formula Ford Championship 15 min

1005 Qualifying 1 nSw hQ holden Championship 15 min

1020 Qualifying 1 Radical Australia Cup 20 min

1045 Qualifying 1 Australian manufacturers Championship 20 min

1110 Qualifying 2 Radical Australia Cup 20 min

1205 Qualifying 2 Australian manufacturers Championship 20 min

1230 Qualifying 1 hi-tec oils Aust Swift Racing Series 20 min

1300 Race 1 nSw production touring Cars 14 laps

1325 Race 1 nSw Formula Ford Championship 14 laps

1400 Race 1 Radical Australia Cup 12 laps

1425 Race 1 nSw hQ holden Championship 14 laps

1450 Race 1 hi-tec oils Aust Swift Racing Series 14 laps

1515 Race 2 Radical Australia Cup 12 laps

1540 Race 1 Australian manuf. Championship CpS 200km/90 laps

sundaY 20th octobeR

700 Gates open



1005 warm up Radical Australia Cup 15 min



1115 Race 3 Radical Australia Cup 50 min


1240 warm up Australian manufacturers Championship 15 min




1430 Race 2 Australian manuf. Championship CpS 200km/90 laps



austRalian manuFactuReRs championship

car # class sponsor compeTiTor DriVer state VeHicLe cc coLour

13 C Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne Colin Osborne NSW Mazda 3 MPS 2300T White

14 D Anthony Robson Anthony Robson NSW Honda Integra 1998 Blk/Wh/Orange co-driver Peter Conroy NSW

18 B Sherrin Rentals Sherrin Racing Grant Sherrin Qld BMW 135i 2995T Red

19 B Sherrin Rentals Sherrin Racing Iain Sherrin Qld BMW 135i 2995T Orange

20 A Eastern Creek Karts Garry Holt Garry Holt NSW Mitsubishi Evo 10 2000T Wh/R/Y/Blue co-driver Ryan McLeod Qld

21 D Disc Brakes Australia Terry Conroy Jake Williams NSW Honda Integra R 1998 Blk/White

22 A Shane Marshall Shane Marshall NSW Mitsub Evo 10 1998T White

23 A Alphera Financial Services/ Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Beric Lynton Qld BMW 1M 2979T White

26 C GWS Personnel Peter O’Donnell Scott Gore Qld BMW 130i 2998 Blk/Yellow Michael Gore Qld

28 B GWS Personnel Peter O’Donnell Peter O’Donnell NSW BMW 335i 2995T White co-driver

31 C Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne Mazda 3 MPS 2300T White

36 C Grand Prix Mazda Jake Camilleri Jake Camilleri Qld Mazda 3 MPS 2300T Blue

42 E Disc Brakes Australia Terry Conroy Kevin Herben NSW Mazda 323 Astra 1800 Blk/White

46 C Racer Industries Ryan McLeod Astra HSV VXR 2000T White

50 D Mid West Multi Media Trevor Keene Trevor Keene NSW Mini Cooper S 1598 Grey co-driver Kean Booker NSW

54 A Donut King Tony Alford Tony Alford Qld BMW 1M 2979T Pink

68 A CXC Global David Thomas Dylan Thomas NSW Mitsub Evo 10 1998T White/Blue

69 C West End Mazda/Bell Heavy Haulage/Valvoline Aust Adam Dodd Adam Dodd NSW Mazda 6 MPS 2500T Chrome/Red/Blue co-driver Mark Bell Qld

86 D Pedders/Bosch Racing Grant Phillips Grant Phillips Vic Toyota 86 GTS 1998 Red co-driver Andrew Turpie Vic

88 C Network Clothing/Dentbuster Mark Eddy Mark Eddy Vic Renault Megane RS265 1998T Black co-driver Francois Jouy NSW



Radical austRalia cupon the Web: WWW.RadicalspoRtscaRs.com.au

car # class sponsor compeTiTor DriVer state VeHicLe cc coLour 1 SR8 excalibur Racing neale muston neale muston nSw Radical 2700 Red

2 SR3 michael Shaw Radical

3 SR3 vantage Freight david Crampon david Crampon nSw Radical 1500

5 SR3 haggarty Racing team Simon haggarty Simon haggarty nSw Radical 1500 white

6 SR3 haggarty Racing team tony haggarty tony haggarty nSw Radical 1500 white

9 SR8 Radical Australia Chris medland Chris medland nSw Radical 2700

Greg Smith uK

16 SR3 wt partnership phil Anseline phil Anesline nSw Radical 1500 Black

oliver Smith nSw

17 SR3 pJS Air peter Johnston peter Johnston nSw Radical 1500 Black

22 SR3 Radical Race experience paul Stokell liam talbot nSw Radical 1500 white

26 SR3 team tilton interiors Kostinken pohorukov Kostinken pohorukov nSw Radical 1500 Blue

27 SR8 First neon peter white peter white nSw Radical 2700 yellow

29 SR3 tachac pty ltd Andy plummer Andy plummer nSw Radical 1500 Black

31 SR3 First Focus peter paddon

32 SR3 hughes motorsport Sue hughes Sue hughes nSw Radical 1500 Green

58 SR8 RAw Racing Richard Kimber Richard Kimber nSw Radical 2700 white

66 SR8 django Racing John Corbett John Corbett nSw Radical 2700

68 SR3 RAw Racing Kim Burke Kim Burke nSw Radical 1500 multi

71 SR3 George davis

88 SR3 Radical Australia Rowan Ross Rowan Ross nSw Radical 1500 white



Car # SponSoR CompetitoR dRiveR State vehiCle CC ColouR

1 Achilles Radials trans tasman m/sp Allan Jarvis Qld Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Black

6 Finance ezi trans tasman m/sp Ben Grice Qld Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 yell/Black

7 luke Fraser Racing trans tasman m/sp luke Fraser SA Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Black

13 Race 4 Kids trans tasman m/sp Andrew price Qld Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Red

17 BvC Racing trans tasman m/sp Rob Jarvis nSw Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 white

30 project ventures trans tasman m/sp Bronte michael Qld Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Black

33 Shannons nationals trans tasman m/sp Callan Sayers Qld Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 white

hi-tec oils austRalian suzuKi sWiFt Racing seRieson the Web: WWW.sWiFtRacing.com.au



Car # SponSoR CompetitoR dRiveR State vehiCle CC ColouR

1 homebush City motors /

tyrepower Campbelltown Chris Buckley Chris Buckley nSw hQ holden 3300 Red

7 dtC Racing duane Cambridge duane Cambridge nSw hQ holden 3300 Red

8 prorich Racing Jeff proud Jeff proud ACt hQ holden 3300 Silver

11 Subway Scott Cameron Scott Cameron nSw hQ holden 3300 yellow

12 oz industries paul wright paul wright nSw hQ holden 3300 white

15 Brandon wan lum Brandon wan lum nSw hQ holden 3300 Black

23 Command digital Chris molle Chris molle nSw hQ holden 3300 orange/Silver

28 narellan hypoxi Bradley daniels Bradley daniels nSw hQ holden 3300 orange/white

30 outsider Skateboards pedro marusic pedro marusic nSw hQ holden 3300 Black/Blue

38 tyrepower dapto mike Stephenson mike Stephenson nSw hQ holden 3300 white/Red

42 A Class Automotive /

macey pty ltd Adam leach Adam leach nSw hQ holden 3300 Silver

44 Francley Speaking

ingleburn tyrepower Joshua Jackson Joshua Jackson nSw hQ holden 3300 Blue

51 Baxters Coaches John Baxter John Baxter nSw hQ holden 3300 Blue

52 paul Blackford paul Blackford nSw hQ holden 3300 Silver

56 tint A Car Garry Foreman Garry Foreman nSw hQ holden 3300 Red/Black

57 Baxters Coaches Anthony Camilleri Anthony Camilleri nSw hQ holden 3300 Green

66 tyrepower Campbelltown wayne healey Jnr wayne healey Jnr nSw hQ holden 3300 white

69 Baxters Coaches Jeff mulligan Jeff mulligan nSw hQ holden 3300 purple

75 KG walters toolmaker Keith walters Keith walters nSw hQ holden 3300 white/yellow

78 don Green engineering peter Green peter Green Jnr nSw hQ holden 3300 Red/white

82 ZoomBoom Racing /

Baxters Coaches troy hulbert troy hulbert nSw hQ holden 3300 Blue

86 osborns transport /

Boys From the Bush Brett osborn Brett osborn nSw hQ holden 3300 Green

88 narellan hypoxi Gary hadley Gary hadley nSw hQ holden 3300 orange/yellow

93 Kane Robinson Kane Robinson nSw hQ holden 3300 yellow/Grey

96 Speeds holden Spares /

empire Specialty vehicles ian mclean ian mclean nSw hQ holden 3300 yellow

99 macarthur hummers wayne healey Snr wayne healey Snr nSw hQ holden 3300 white/Gold

nsW hQ holden championshipon the Web: WWW.hQRacingnsW.com



nsW FoRmula FoRd championship

Car # SponSoR dRiveR State vehiCle

3 AnGlo AuStRAliAn motoRSpoRt william powers nSw van dieman RF91

4 GeneSiS oFFiCeS Robert Rowe nSw mondiale m89S

5 AnGlo AuStRAliAn motoRSpoRt Kane Coleman nSw Spirit wl11

7 FAStwAy Cameron walters nSw SJ2007A

9 SyneRGy motoRSpoRt Jacob parsons nSw Spectrum 012

11 G BuRton Grahame Burton nSw hawk dl11

12 FoRmulA 1 pitStop Solon tsolakki nSw Spectrum 09

13 liSteC RACe CARS Glenn welch nSw listec wil 013

20 SinoCo induStRiAl led liGhtS emma Brown nSw Spirit K08

21 AnGlo AuStRAliAn motoRSpoRt Christopher Anthony nSw mygale SJ09

23 AewA dave wood nSw van diemen RF95

25 RACinG Jimmy vernon nSw Reynard 88

29 C wood Caitlin wood nSw Spirit wl06

41 AnGlo AuStRAliAn motoRSpoRt daniel holihan nSw van dieman RF90

43 liSteC RACe CARS mark lowing nSw listec wil-05K

44 444 RACinG Jarrad Corney nSw Spectrum 06B

49 evAnS motoRSpoRt GRoup thomas Randle nSw mygale SJ 13A

54 S welleR Stephen weller nSw elfin 600

71 AnGlo AuStRAliAn motoRSpoRt Colin leung nSw van diemen RF92

73 G deGotARdi Graeme degotardi nSw Bowin p6F

74 t GRuBel trent Grubel nSw Spectrum 011B

80 JACAl RACinG Jason liddell nSw Swift SC93F

87 t hAmilton tim hamilton nSw Spectrum 011b

95 Sydney hARBouR SlipwAyS Jake hobbs nSw van diemen RF98

97 evAnS motoRSpoRt GRoup liam mcAdam nSw mygale SJ 10A

99 d pennellS david pennells nSw Swift FB90

117 GRAeme deGotARdi Craig degotardi nSw elfin 600

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lap RecoRdsWAKEFIELD PARK LAP RECORDS

caTegory eVenT DaTe DriVer VeHicLe cap FasTesT Lap

outright record sat mar 06 2010 Ben crighton (nZ) F307 mercedes 2000 00:54.6

V8 supercar sat apr 06 2008 steve owen commodore VZ 5000 00:59.0

radical sun apr 03 2011 T Berryman radical 1500 00.58.3

production car sun aug 29 2010 Bart mawer subaru 2495 1.06.8

combined Touring car sun apr 29 2012 Bob pearson mitsubishi evo 10 2000T 1.06.7

Formula Ford sat aug 122008 David Whitmore spectrum 011 1600 1.00.9

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