The 2006 Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship[1] for production-based touring cars.[2] It was the second championship to be contested under the Australian Performance Car Championship name with similar titles having been run in 2003 and 2004 as the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.[3] GT Performance Racing Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the 2006 championship.[1]
The championship was won by Gary Holt driving a Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII. It was Holt's first title after racing in various categories of high performance sedans from V8 Supercars to Production Cars since 1999. Beric Lynton was second in a BMW M3 with defending champion Peter Floyd third in a HSV GTS.
Calendar edit
The championship was contested over a seven round series.[4]
| Round[4] | Circuit[4][5] | State[4] | Date[4] | Format[4] | Round winner[4] | Car[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oran Park Raceway | New South Wales | 6-7 May | 3 races | Barry Morcom | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII |
| 2 | Wakefield Park Raceway | New South Wales | 26-28 May | 2 races | Garry Holt | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII |
| 3 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 8-9 July | 3 races | Garry Holt | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 19-20 August | 3 races | Peter Floyd | HSV VYII GTS |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 15-17 September[6] | 3 races | Graham Alexander | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII |
| 6 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 10-12 November | 3 races | Graham Alexander | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII |
| 7 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 25-26 November | 2 races | Beric Lynton | BMW M3 E46 |
Classes edit
Car competed in two classes, Outright and Privateer.[1] The latter class was for non-current model vehicles running on a control tyre.[2]
Points system edit
Championship points were awarded on the results of each race as per the following table:
| Race position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st |
| Rounds with two races[1] | 45 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 25.5 | 24 | 22.5 | 21 | 19.5 | 18 | 16.5 | 15 | 13.5 | 12 | 10.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Rounds with three races[1] | 30 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, 3 points were awarded to the driver gaining Pole Position for Race 1 at each round.[1]
The same points score structure was applied for the Privateers Cup award.[1]
Results edit
| Position | Driver[4] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Points[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Holt | 21 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII | Century 21 Real Estate | 447.5 |
| 2 | Beric Lynton | 23 | BMW M3 E46 | Bruce Lynton BMW/Donut King | 425.5 |
| 3 | Peter Floyd | 300 & 98 | HSV VYII GTS | www.kawasaki-fp.com | 413 |
| 4 | Barry Morcom | 11 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII | Rondo Building Services | 396.5 |
| 5 | Dean Lillie | 15 | HSV VYII GTS | LPGAS 1 | 342 |
| 6 | Steve Cramp | 19 | HSV VYII GTS | Manta Racing Services | 308.5 |
| 7 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII | Corio Auto Parts | 280.5 |
| 8 | Tony Alford | 12 | HSV VY GTS Coupe | Donut King | 158.5 |
| 9 | Andrew Moffat | 9 | FPV BF F6 Typhoon | Australian Motor Finance | 156 |
| 10 | James Philip | 3 | FPV BF GT | First Auto Parts Plus | 130 |
| 11 | Barrie Nesbitt | 5 | HSV VY GTS Coupe | Donut King Racing | 115 |
| 12 | Sam Walter | 99 | HSV VYII GTS | www.kawasaki-fp.com | 46 |
| 13 | Gary Young | 8 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Salta / Westgate | 43.5 |
| 14 | Adam Beechey | 60 | Nissan 200SX GT | Beechey's Service Centre | 18 |
| 15 | John Falk | 87 | FPV BA GT | Fiberglass International | 15 |
| Privateer's Cup | |||||
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Drew Russell | 27 | Mazda RX-7 Honda S2000 |
Go Karts Go | 422 |
| 2 | Mark Cohen | 44 | HSV VX GTS | MGC Racing | 350.5 |
| 3 | Jim Pollicina | 4 | HSV VX GTS | Excellerate Motorsports | 145 |
| 4 | Martin Miller | 58 | HSV VT GTS | Ferntree Gully Holden | 92 |
| 5 | Steve Knight | 3 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VI | Steve Knight | 90 |
| 6 | Chris Alajajian | 2 | Subaru Liberty GT | Jack Hillermans/Elf Oil | 61.5 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h CAMS Bulletin B06/60, 2006 Australian Performance Car Championship Sporting Regulations
- ^ a b High Performance, Official Programme, Mallala, June 24-25, 2006
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Grant Rowley, Performing Arts, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 138-142
- ^ a b c d e 2006 Race Results Archive, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 10 May 2012
- ^ Official Event Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, September 15-17, 2006