2018 Touring Car Masters
Appearance
The 2018 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978, IROC Porsche automobiles and Trans Am Class automobiles.[1] It was the twelfth annual Touring Car Masters series. Each car competing in the series was allocated into one the following classes: Pro Masters, Pro Am, Pro Sport, IROC (Porsche), Trans Am.[1]
The series was won by Steve Johnson[2] driving a Ford Mustang.[3]
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers contested the 2018 Touring Car Masters.
Entrant | Vehicle | Class | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SportsMed SA | 1974 Porsche 911 IROC | IROC | 1 | Greg Keen | 1 |
Shannons Insurance | 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint | Pro-Master | 2 | Jim Richards | 4 |
F3 Motor Auctions | 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback | Pro-Master | 3 | Cameron Mason | 3 |
Northern BM | Ford Escort RS 1600 | Pro-Sport | 4 | Nathan Geier | 3 |
ACDelco | 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Pro-Am | 5 | Bruce Williams | 1, 3–5 |
Multispares Racing | 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Pro-Am | 6 | Ryan Hansford | 1–5 |
MOCOMM Motorsport Communication | 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Pro-Sport | 7 | Jim Policina | 5 |
27 | 1–4 | ||||
Bendigo Retro Muscle Cars | Holden Monaro GTS Coupe | Pro-Sport | 8 | Rob Burns | 3 |
Jesus Racing | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO | Pro-Am | 9 | Andrew Fisher | 2–4 |
Pitman Trucks / Halkin Developments | Ford Falcon XA GT | Pro-Sport | 11 | Graham Crawford | 3 |
Carne Grill / Precinct Bar | 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback | Pro-Master | 16 | Gavin Bullas | 1–2 |
Team Johnson | 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback | Pro-Master | 17 | Steven Johnson | 1–5 |
John Bowe Racing | 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Pro-Master | 18 | John Bowe | 1–5 |
Tincone Industrial Services | Holden Monaro GTS Coupe | Pro-Sport | 19 | Darren Beale | 5 |
Wellpro Racing | Ford Mustang Coupe | Pro-Sport | 21 | Robert Hackwood | 1 |
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 5 | ||||
Maxi-Trans Trailers | Holden Monaro GTS Coupe | Pro-Sport | 22 | Nigel Benson | 1 |
Maxi-Trans Trailers | 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Pro-Am | 25 | Paul Freestone | 1–2 |
Tilley Auto Garage | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO | Pro-Am | 28 | Brad Tilley | 1 |
Ford Mustang Coupe | Pro-Sport | 29 | Jamie Tilley | 1 | |
1969 Valiant Pacer | Pro-Am | 60 | Cameron Tilley | 1–5 | |
Matt Stone Racing | 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Pro-Master | 35 | Jason Gomersall | 1–5 |
Hotchkin Racing | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO | Pro-Sport | 44 | Brett Hotchkin | 3 |
Pro-Sport | 48 | Rod Hotchkin | 3 | ||
THD Motorsport | 1969 Ford Boss Mustang | Pro-Sport | 46 | Leo Tobin | 1–4 |
Graham Alexander | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Pro-Sport | 57 | Graham Alexander | 3 |
Cannon Trailers | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO | Pro-Sport | 65 | Blu Cannon | 3 |
Fataz Competition Engines | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Pro-Sport | 69 | Ian Woodward | 3–5 |
Lyndways Builders | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO | Pro-Am | 74 | Wayne Mercer | 5 |
Ranger Lifting-Rigging-Safety | 1971 Ford Falcon XY GT | Pro-Am | 75 | Aaron McGill | 5 |
Whiteline Racing | 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS | Pro-Master | 85 | Mark King | 1–5 |
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Pro-Master | 95 | Adam Bressington | 1–5 | |
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution | 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am | Pro-Am | 88 | Tony Karanfilovski | 1, 3–5 |
Johns Furniture Removals | 1963 Mercury Comet | Pro-Sport | 97 | Allen Boughen | 4–5 |
Balmain Coffee Company | 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | Pro-Sport | 99 | Ben Dunn | 1, 4 |
Calendar
[edit]Series standings
[edit]Pos.[2] | Driver[2] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Class[2] | Points[2] |
1 | Steven Johnson | 17 | Ford Mustang | ProMasters | 1390 |
2 | John Bowe | 18 | Holden Torana SL/R | ProMasters | 1331 |
3 | Adam Bressington | 95 | Chevrolet Camaro SS | ProMasters | 1187 |
4 | Jason Gomersall | 35 | Holden Torana A9X | ProMasters | 1016 |
5 | Mark King | 85 | Chevrolet Camaro RS | ProMasters | 951 |
6 | Cameron Tilley | 60 | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | ProAm | 877 |
7 | Ryan Hansford | 6 | Holden Torana SL/R | ProAm | 870 |
8 | Tony Karanfilovski | 88 | Ford Mustang | ProAm | 839 |
9 | Jim Pollicina | 27 & 7 | Holden Torana A9X | ProSport | 790 |
10 | Andrew Fisher | 9 | Ford Falcon XY GTHO | ProAm | 752 |
11 | Leo Tobin | 46 | Ford Boss Mustang | ProSport | 647 |
12 | Bruce Williams | 5 | Holden Torana SL/R | ProAm | 522 |
13 | Cameron Mason | 3 | Ford Mustang | ProAm | 368 |
14 | Rob Hackwood | 21 | Ford Mustang Pontiac Firebird Trans Am |
ProAm | 367 |
15 | Ian Woodward | 69 | Chevrolet Camaro SS | ProSport | 358 |
16 | Paul Freestone | 25 | Chevrolet Camaro | ProAm | 352 |
17 | Jamie Tilley | 29 | Ford Mustang | ProSport | 338 |
18 | Brad Tilley | 28 | Ford Falcon XY GTHO | ProAm | 328 |
19 | Jim Richards | 2 | Ford Falcon Sprint | ProMasters | 286 |
20 | Aaron McGill | 75 | Ford Falcon XY GT | ProAm | 239 |
21 | Allen Boughen | 97 | Mercury Comet | ProSport | 234 |
22 | Wayne Mercer | 74 | Ford Falcon XY GTHO | ProAm | 192 |
23 | Marcus Zukanovic | 71 | Ford Falcon XD | ProMasters | 177 |
24 | Ben Dunn | 99 | Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | ProSport | 160 |
25 | Rusty French | 4 | Ford Mustang | ProAm | 141 |
26 | Leon Bell | 38 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProSport | 139 |
27 | Dean Lillie | 15 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProAm | 135 |
28 | Gavin Bullas | 16 | Ford Mustang | ProMasters | 122 |
29 | Brett Hotchkin | 44 | Ford Falcon XY GT | ProSport | 101 |
30 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Chevrolet Camaro SS | ProSport | 88 |
31 | Darren Beale | 19 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProSport | 78 |
32 | Rob Burns | 22 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProSport | 75 |
33 | Nathan Geier | 4 | Ford Escort RS1600 | ProSport | 70 |
34 | Rod Hotchkin | 48 | Ford Falcon XY GT | ProSport | 66 |
35 | Graeme Crawford | 11 | Ford Falcon XA GT | ProSport | 58 |
36 | Layton Barker | 15 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProSport | 57 |
37 | Blu Cannon | 65 | Ford Falcon XY GT | ProSport | 51 |
38 | Greg Keene | 37 | Porsche 911 | ProSport | 37 |
39 | Nigel Benson | 20 | Holden Monaro GTS | ProSport | 20 |
Class winners
[edit]- The ProMaster class was won by Steve Johnson[2]
- The ProAm class was won by Cameron Tilley[2]
- The ProSports class was won by Jim Pollicina[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 2018 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h 2018 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Slade Perrins, Sunday 25 November 2018, Steven Johnson wins back-to-back TCM titles, www.speedcafe.com
- ^ a b racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2018