2006 Australian Production Car Championship
The 2006 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The championship, which was administered by the Production Car Association of Australia,[1] was the 13th Australian Production Car Championship.[2]
The championship was won by David Ryan driving a Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo.
Calendar[edit]
The title was contested over a seven-round series with three races per round.[3]
- Round 1, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales, 4 & 5 March[3][4]
- Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 8 & 9 April[3][4]
- Round 3, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 6 & 7 May[3][4]
- Round 4, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 8 & 9 July[3][4]
- Round 5, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 19 & 20 August[3][4]
- Round 6, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 3 September[3][4]
- Round 7, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 28 & 29 October[3][4]
Race 1 at each round employed a massed start with Races 2 & 3 each utilising a handicap start.[1]
Class Structure[edit]
Cars competed in three classes, designated A, B & C, as per the published Vehicle Eligibility Schedule.[1] Additional entries competed in the Trophy Class, these being cars with a record of competition in the championship, but not included on the 2006 eligibility list.[1] Drivers of Trophy Class cars were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
Points system[edit]
Outright championship points were allocated on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first 14 finishers in each handicap race.[1] One point was awarded to all other finishers in these races.[1]
Points towards the three class awards were allocated on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the first 14 finishers in each class in each race.[1] One point was awarded to each of the other finishers in each race and three points were awarded to the fastest driver in each Class in qualifying at each round.[1]
Trophy drivers were awarded points only to determine the highest placed competitor at each round.[1] No outright pointscore was to be maintained for Trophy drivers.[1]
Results[edit]
| Position[5] | Driver[5] | No.[4] | Car[1][4] | Entrant[4] | Points[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Joe Armour Auto | 377 |
| 2 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 259 |
| 3 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Wesfil Cooper | 228 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 202 |
| 5 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | RHM Group P/L | 195 |
| 6 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Best Racing | 153 |
| 7 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Time Mutual Finance Corp | 141 |
| 8 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 118 |
| 9 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 110 |
| 10 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | G+S Performance / Quadrant | 98 |
| 11 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 77 |
| 12 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rental | 76 |
| 13 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 68 |
| 14 | Amber Anderson | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Lauren Gray | 48 |
| 15 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Carfresh / Kingsville Accident | 46 |
| 16 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Barloworld Volkswagen | 42 |
| 17 | Darren Harris | 93 | Proton Satria GTi | DJ Embroidery and Promotional | 12 |
| Class A | |||||
| 1 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Joe Armour Auto | 606 |
| 2 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 446 |
| 3 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Wesfil Cooper | 411 |
| 4 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | RHM Group P/L | 346 |
| 5 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Time Mutual Finance Corp | 280 |
| 6 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 266 |
| 7 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 175 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 492 |
| 2 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rental | 194 |
| 3 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 176 |
| 4 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 162 |
| 5 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Barloworld Volkswagen | 90 |
| Class C | |||||
| 1 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Best Racing | 417 |
| 2 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | G+S Performance / Quadrant | 279 |
| 3 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Carfresh / Kingsville Accident | 150 |
| 4 | Amber Anderson | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Lauren Gray | 144 |
| 5 | Darren Harris | 93 | Proton Satria GTi | DJ Embroidery and Promotional | 66 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m CAMS Bulletin B06/032 – Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Production Car Championship
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 September 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ryan's Rights, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 150-152
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2006 Race Results Archive Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 September 2010
- ^ a b c Championship points as published at www.pcaa.com.au as at 23 November 2006 – Page no longer available.
External links[edit]
- Production Car Association of Australia website - as captured at web.archive.org on 24 August 2010 - includes image galleries