2012 Australian Touring Car Masters Series
The 2012 Australian Touring Car Masters Series was an Australian motor racing competition for modified Touring Cars.[1] The series was open to cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1973 and to specific models manufactured between 1 January 1974 and 31 December 1976.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Australian Classic Touring (3D) Cars Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[1] The series was the sixth annual Touring Car Masters.
John Bowe (Ford Mustang) won Class A - Outright and Chris Stillwell (Ford Mustang) won Class B - Pro Sportsman.
Calendar[edit]
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The series was contested over eight rounds.[1]
| Round[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Format[2] | Round winner (Outright)[3] | Car[2] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands | 4 March | Three races | John Bowe | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | Phillip Island | 27 May | Three races | Gavin Bullas | Ford Boss Mustang |
| 3 | Hidden Valley | 17 June | Three races | John Bowe | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | 5 August | Three races | John Bowe | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park[2] | 2 September | Three races | John Bowe | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | Sandown | 16 September | Three races | Jim Richards | AMC Javelin |
| 7 | Mount Panorama | 7 October | Three races | Brad Tilley[4] | Ford XY Falcon GTHO |
| 8 | Sandown | 25 November | Three races | John Bowe | Ford Mustang |
Note: The results for each round of the Series were determined by the number of points scored by each driver in each Class at the round.[1]
Classes & points system[edit]
Each competing car was classified into one of two classes.[1]
Series points were awarded on the following basis within each class at each race.[1]
| Position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points[1] | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
The driver gaining the highest points total from his/her best seven round results was declared the winner of that class.[1]
Any points scored by a driver within a class were not transferred if that driver changed classes.[1]
Series standings[edit]
Class A - Outright[edit]
| Position[5] | Driver[5] | Car | Ade[5] | Phi[5] | Hid[5] | Que[5] | Eas[5] | San[5] | Mou[5] | San[5] | Pen.[5] | Total[5] |
| 1 | John Bowe | Ford Mustang | 176 | (129) | 180 | 180 | 180 | 138 | 164 | 160 | -60 | 1118 |
| 2 | Jim Richards | AMC Javelin | 148 | 109 | 157 | 108 | 156 | 168 | 108 | (60) | 954 | |
| 3 | Andrew Miedecke | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 164 | 93 | 130 | 108 | 164 | 98 | 122 | (60) | -30 | 849 |
| 4 | Tony Edwards | Holden Torana SL/R | (0) | 150 | 152 | 126 | 117 | 132 | 99 | 39 | 815 | |
| 5 | Keith Kassulke | Holden HQ Monaro & Ford XB Falcon Hardtop |
111 | 120 | 139 | 138 | (99) | 111 | 123 | 105 | -39 | 808 |
| 6 | Bill Pye | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 135 | 75 | 78 | 111 | (66) | 117 | 99 | 142 | 757 | |
| 7 | Mark King | Holden HQ Monaro GTS & Chevrolet Camaro RS |
114 | 122 | 75 | 90 | 57 | 111 | 99 | (36) | -33 | 668 |
| 8 | Brett Youlden | Holden HQ Monaro | 105 | 153 | 105 | 90 | 90 | - | (81) | 105 | 648 | |
| 9 | Gavin Bullas | Ford Boss Mustang | 133 | 158 | (0) | - | - | 164 | 81 | - | -56 | 536 |
| 10 | Brad Tilley | Ford XY Falcon GT | - | - | 142 | - | (132) | - | 164 | 148 | 454 | |
| 11 | Eddie Abelnica | Ford XB Falcon Hardtop | 45 | 30 | - | 125 | 139 | - | 99 | (0) | 438 | |
| 12 | Greg Crick | Ford XY Falcon GTHO & Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 |
- | - | - | 75 | (42) | 134 | 78 | 149 | 436 | |
| 13 | Chris Collins | Ford XA Falcon GT | - | 111 | - | - | 61 | (27) | 48 | 127 | 347 | |
| 14 | Adam Bressington | Chevrolet Camaro SS | - | - | - | - | 78 | 114 | 114 | (0) | 306 | |
| 15 | Tony Karanfilovski | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 60 | (0) | 45 | 59 | 0 | 21 | 48 | 39 | 272 | |
| 16 | Les Walmsley | Ford XA Falcon GT | (63) | - | - | 142 | 120 | - | - | - | 262 | |
| 17 | George Nittis | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 81 | 75 | 51 | (0) | - | - | - | 54 | 261 | |
| 18 | Michael Wedge | Holden HQ Monaro | - | - | - | 81 | 66 | (0) | 62 | - | 209 | |
| 19 | Steve Makarios | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | - | 42 | - | - | 17 | 33 | (0) | 90 | 182 | |
| 20 | Paul Freestone | Chevrolet Camaro SS | - | - | - | (0) | 35 | 54 | 0 | 81 | 170 | |
| 21 | Garry Treloar | Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 | - | 81 | 66 | - | (0) | - | 0 | 0 | 147 | |
| 22 | Doug Westwood | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 39 | - | - | - | (24) | - | - | - | 39 | |
| 23 | Matt O'Brien | Holden HQ Monaro | - | 30 | - | (0) | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | |
| 24 | Graham Alexander | Holden HT Monaro | - | - | (63) | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 25 | Cameron Tilley | Ford Boss Mustang | - | - | - | - | - | - | (60) | - | 0 | |
| 26 | Bernie Stack | Chevrolet Camaro SS | (75) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 27 | Glenn Seton | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | - | - | - | - | - | - | (0) | - | 0 |
Note: Points shown within brackets in the above table could not be counted towards the drivers series total.[5]
Class B - Pro Sportsman[edit]
| Position[5] | Driver[5] | Car | Ade[5] | Phi[5] | Hid[5] | Que[5] | Eas[5] | San[5] | Mou[5] | San[5] | Pen.[5] | Total[5] |
| 1 | Chris Stillwell | Ford Mustang | 164 | 168 | 157 | 180 | (112) | 168 | 164 | 156 | 1157 | |
| 2 | Nigel Benson | Holden HQ Monaro | 160 | 164 | 139 | 164 | (0) | 180 | 147 | 126 | 1080 | |
| 3 | Amanda Sparks | Porsche 911 RS | (66) | 139 | 157 | 126 | 152 | 142 | 123 | 111 | 950 | |
| 4 | Greg Keene | Porsche 911 RS | 102 | 132 | 134 | 145 | (60) | 100 | 142 | 149 | 904 | |
| 5 | Wayne Mercer | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | - | 117 | 102 | 120 | 139 | 132 | ('75) | 143 | 753 | |
| 6 | Michael Almond | Porsche 911 RS | - | - | (100) | 153 | 112 | 100 | 139 | 129 | 633 | |
| 7 | Steve Mason | Ford Mustang | - | (81) | 162 | 138 | - | - | 176 | 108 | 584 | |
| 8 | Gary O'Brien | Holden HQ Monaro GTS | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | (96) | 176 | 311 | |
| 9 | Rory O'Neill | Porsche 911 RS | 114 | (30) | 105 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 249 | |
| 10 | John Nelson | Porsche 911 RS | 138 | 108 | (45) | - | - | - | - | - | 246 | |
| 11 | Mick Wilson | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T | 78 | (0) | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 102 | 180 | |
| 12 | Tony Hunter | Holden HQ Monaro | 168 | (159) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 168 | |
| 13 | Bob Middleton | Chevrolet Camaro SS | - | 135 | (132) | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | |
| 13 | Cameron Mason | Ford Mustang | - | - | - | - | (105) | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 14 | Jason Gomersall | Holden Torana SL/R | - | - | - | - | (101) | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 16 | Ross Almond | Porsche 911 RS | (75) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 17 | Phillip Showers | Ford Escort RS1600 | - | (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Note: Points shown within brackets in the above table could not be counted towards the drivers series total.[5]
Notes & references[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 2012 Australian Touring Car Masters Series - Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2 - Bulletin B12/048, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd 2012
- ^ a b c racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 22 December 2017
- ^ Round winners have been determined from the referenced points per round as shown in the Series standings table unless otherwise indicated
- ^ Ryley McKay, Tilley edges Bowe in thrilling Touring Car Masters races, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 2012 Series Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org