2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans. The series commenced on 14 April at Mallala Motor Sport Park and concluded on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races. 2012 was the 28th year in which a national championship or national series for Sports Sedans had been contested in Australia.

Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Sports Sedan title after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Driver	No	Entrant	Car
Tony Ricciardello	1	B&M Ricciardello Motors	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Darren Hossack	4	Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4
Robert Gill	5	Robert Gill	Ford BF Falcon
Jeff Barnes	6	Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird
Ron Moller	7	Ron Moller	Chevrolet Camaro
Darren Hossack	8	Pfitzner Performance Gearbox	Ford EL Falcon
David Cameron	8	Subway	Holden Gemini
Daniel Tamasi	9	Domain Prestige Homes	Opel Calibra
Simon Copping	11	Industrie Clothing	Holden VZ Commodore
Chas Talbot	12	Pakenham Tyrepower	Chevrolet Corvette
Stuart Inwood	12	Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs	Ford AU Falcon
Anthony Cox	14	Rosemount Smash Repairs	Saab 9-3 Aero
Shane Ryding	15	Shane Ryding	Mazda RX-7
Leigh Moran	18	Image Racing	Ford EL Falcon
Damien Johnson	19	Damien Johnson	Holden LJ Torana
Graeme Gilliland	21	P&L Mechanical	Mazda RX-7
Phil Crompton	21	Datafin	Ford Mustang
Geoff Whittaker	23	Reds Racing Services	Holden VL Commodore
Scott Reed	25	Procut Racing	Ford Mustang
Birol Cetin	27	Billy's Automotive Services	Chevrolet Camaro
Michael Robinson	32	Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro
Steven Lacey	35	Primo Smallgoods	Holden VK Commodore
Des Wall	38	Wall Contracting	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Chris Donnelly	43	Aston Air Conditioning	Ford EB Falcon
Colin Smith	44	MR Automotive	Holden Monaro
Daniel Jameson	45	Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR
Dave McGinniss	46	Coaststeer Automotive	Opel Calibra
Mark Bowen	46	Interstate Finance & Leasing	Holden VK Commodore
Chris Jackson	50	Kumho Race Tyres	Holden Calibra
Geoff Russell	50	Aussie Wide Builders	Toyota Corolla
Tony Ricciardello	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore
Bob McLoughlin	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore
Bruce Banks	56	BJ Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7
Kerry Baily	58	Signstations/Baily Marine	Aston Martin DBR9
Dean Camm	66	Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Andrew Leithhead	67	GTA Motorsport	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Shane Bradford	68	Aston Air Conditioning	Chevrolet Camaro
Scott Tutton	71	Tutton Plumbing	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II
Alfred Axisa	80	Austrack Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore
Charlie Senese	81	Charlie Senese	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Anthony Macready	97	AGM Engineering	Nissan 300ZX
Jeff Brown	98	Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon

Automobile eligibility

Each automobile competing in the series was required to comply with the provisions of one of the following classes:

Class SS: Sports Sedans complying with the Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published in the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
Class TA: Trans-am cars complying with 2012 SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Pro Racing Regulations^[1]

Race calendar

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds,^[2] each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.

Rd.	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner
1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	13–15 April	Kerry Baily
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	25–27 May	Kerry Baily
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–15 July	Tony Ricciardello
4	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	10–12 August	Darren Hossack
5	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	12–14 October	Tony Ricciardello

Points system

The point score system was given a major overhaul in 2012. The emphasis on the three races which made up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th & below
Race 1	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Race 2	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18	15	12	9	6	3
Race 3	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4

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Series standings

Pos	Driver	Car^[3]	Round 1 – Mal			Round 2 – Phi			Round 3 – Eas			Round 4 – Que			Round 5 – Wak			Pts
Pos	Driver	Car^[3]	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Pts
1	Kerry Baily	Aston Martin DBR9	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	Ret	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	591
2	Tony Ricciardello	Holden Commodore Alfa Romeo GTV	4th	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd	8th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	561
3	Darren Hossack	Ford Falcon EL Audi A4	7th	5th	4th	Ret	5th	1st	14th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	2nd	2nd	527
4	Shane Bradford	Chevrolet Camaro	3rd	Ret	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	Ret	6th	5th	3rd	4th	4th	8th	4th	4th	477
5	Des Wall	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret	4th	3rd	4th	3rd							314
6	Michael Robinson	Holden Monaro	5th	4th	5th	8th	4th	5th	13th	9th	10th	12th	9th	7th				314
7	Dameon Jameson	Jaguar XKR	Ret	DNS	DNS	7th	7th	Ret	4th	7th	7th				3rd	5th	5th	235
8	Bruce Banks	Mazda RX-7	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	6th	6th	18th	Ret	DNS	9th	Ret	11th	4th	6th	6th	214
9	Colin Smith	Holden Monaro	8th	Ret	Ret	13th	11th	10th	Ret	15th	13th	11th	10th	10th	5th	7th	7th	213
10	Damian Johnson	Holden Torana				11th	10th	11th							7th	8th	8th	122
11	Phil Crompton	Ford Mustang										4th	5th	5th	6th	Ret	DNS	121
12	Daniel Tamasi	Holden Calibra				5th	DNS	Ret	Ret	5th	6th							95
13	Dean Camm	Chevrolet Corvette	Ret	DNS	DNS	6th	9th	7th	12th	13th	Ret							94
14	Bob McLoughlin	Holden Commodore	DNS	DNS	DNS							8th	7th	8th				75
15	Mark Bowen	Holden Commodore VK										6th	8th	9th				72
16	Geoffory Whittaker	Holden Commodore VL							7th	8th	9th							70
17	Graham Gilliland	Mazda RX-7				10th	8th	9th										64
18	Jeff Barnes	Pontiac	DNS	DNS	DNS				Ret	DNS	DNS	5th	Ret	6th				62
19	Anthony Macready	Nissan 300ZX							9th	14th	8th							52
20	Charlie Senese	Chevrolet Corvette	6th	6th	DNS													50
21	Anthony Cox	Saab										7th	6th	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	48
22	Simon Copping	Holden Commodore							11th	10th	14th							36
23	David McGinniss	Holden Calibra							Ret	12th	11th							32
24	Birol Cetin	Chevrolet Camaro							5th	Ret	DNS							22
25	Geoff Russell	Toyota Corolla										13th	11th	DNS				21
26	Leigh Moran	Ford Falcon EL				12th	12th	Ret										20
27	Shane Ryding	Mazda RX-7				14th	Ret	12th										20
28	Scott Reed	Ford Mustang							8th	Ret	DNS							16
29	Chris Donnelly	Ford Falcon EB							15th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS				14
30	Chas Talbot	Chevrolet Corvette C5				Ret	13th	Ret										9
31	Ron Moller	Chevrolet Camaro							16th	16th	15th							9
32	Steven Lacey	Holden Commodore VK							17th	18th	16th							9
33	David Cameron	Holden Gemini							19th	19th	17th							9
34	Jeff Brown	Ford Falcon							Ret	17th	Ret							3
	Alfred Axisa	Holden Commodore VZ							Ret	Ret	DNS							0
	Bob Gill	Ford Falcon BF				Ret	DNS	DNS										0
	Scott Tutton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2							Ret	DNS	DNS							0
Guest drivers
	Chris Jackson	Holden Calibra							6th	Ret	DNS							0
	Stuart Inwood	Ford Falcon AU							10th	11th	12th							0
	Andrew Leithhead	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT							Ret	DNS	DNS							0

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, Version 2, Bulletin B12/081, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
^ Events, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
^ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2021

External links

[Regs-1] 2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, Version 2, Bulletin B12/081, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

[2] Events, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

[natsoft-3] Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2021

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