2017 Aussie Racing Car Series

The 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series is an Australian motor racing series. The category is made up of Silhouette racing cars which use Yamaha FJ1300 engines and Kumho Tyres.[1] James Duckworth is the defending champion.[2]

Teams and drivers edit

Team Body No. Driver Rounds
RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing Nissan Altima 1   James Duckworth 1
Chevrolet Camaro 2–4
Dr Ink Tattoo Removal Ford Mustang 2   Ben Walsh 1–2
  Travis Sharpe 3
Townsville Auto Group Nissan Altima 3   Madison Dunston 1
Toyota Aurion 2, 4
Variety Group Chevrolet Camaro 4   Brendon Tucker 1–4
Pitstop Karting Holden Commodore 5   Dale Dunston 4
Silkate Group Nissan Altima 6   Ian Chivas 2–4
Dutton Motor Sport Chevrolet Camaro 8   Cobi Rontaunay 1, 4
Ruthie Racer Racing Ford Coupe 9   Ruth Bowler 1–3
Advantage Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro 11   Leigh Bowler 1–4
Colac Windscreens Chevrolet Camaro 13   Ross Higgins 1–2
Lustre Bar Melbourne Nissan Altima 15   Emma Clark 1–4
Financial Destiny Racing Holden Commodore 23   Todd O'Brien 1
Motorsport 25 Chevrolet Camaro 25   Reece Chapman 1–4
Oknalux Window and Doors Toyota Aurion 26   Layton Barker 1
Axil Coffee Rosters Toyota Aurion 26   David Makin 4
Motorcare Auto Solutions Toyota Aurion 27   Sam Milton 1
Barbouts Racing Nissan Altima 34   Alexander Barbouts 3
Perenso Chevrolet Camaro 36   Darren Chamberlin 2
  Joshua Anderson 4
Fraser Racing Nissan Altima 39   Luke Fraser 1
Sean Rose Motorsport Holden Cruze 39   Joel Heinrich 2
Chevrolet Camaro 56   Sean Rose 1–2
Fleurieu Milk Company Holden Cruze 40   Troy Dontas 1
Ross Haven Marine Racing Ford Mustang 4
Charlotte Poynting Racing Chevrolet Camaro 52   Charlotte Poynting 1–3
Hynes Racing Nissan Altima 57   Bill Hynes 3
  Robby Gordon 11[3]
  Sheldon Creed 12[3]
PZ Racing Ford Falcon 58   Glenn Boyd 1
Erina Fair Medical Centre Ford Mustang 61   Peter Carr 4
Uebergang Transport Chevrolet Camaro 63   Adam Uebergang 1
Western Sydney Motorsport Ford Mustang 64   Craig Woods 1–4
68   Blake Sciberras 1–4
72   Craig Thompson 1–3
78   Grant Thompson 1–3
Nissan Financial Services Chevrolet Camaro 71   Michael Rinkin 1–3
KKP Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro 75   Kel Treseder 1–4
Spray Booth Services Australia Holden Commodore 77   Sam Chester 1–3
Hertz Chevrolet Camaro 88   Chris Stevenson 1–4
Cure for MND Foundation Nissan Altima 96   Jeff Watters 1–3
National Fire and Safety Chevrolet Camaro 98   Jaie Robson 1–4
Aussie Racing Cars Ford Mustang 100   Kent Quinn 3
ACE Construction Group Toyota Aurion 111   Adam Casuccio 1
Multi Services Solutions Nissan Altima 222   Scott O'Keefe 1

Race calendar edit

The series was contested over seven rounds with four races at each round.[4]

Round Circuit City / State Date Pole Poisiton Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1   Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 2 March   Kel Treseder   Kel Treseder   James Duckworth RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
R2 3 March   Ben Walsh   Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
R3 4 March   Kel Treseder   Kel Treseder KKP Motorsport
R4 5 March   Kel Treseder   James Duckworth RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
2 R1   Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 7–9 April   Kel Treseder
R2
R3
R4
3 R1   Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 5–7 May   James Duckworth
R2
R3
R4
4 R1   Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 7–9 July
R2
R3
R4
5 R1   Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 August
R2
R3
R4
6 R1   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Gold Coast, Queensland 20–22 October
R2
R3
R4
7 R1   Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 24–26 November
R2
R3
R4

Series standings edit

Pos. Driver ADE
 
SYM
 
BAR
 
TOW
 
SMP
 
SUR
 
NEW
 
Pts.
1 James Duckworth 1 2 6 1 249
2 Craig Woods 2 1 5 5 242
3 Blake Sciberras 6 3 4 3 241
4 Luke Fraser 7 11 3 2 235
5 Brendon Tucker 4 7 12 8 221
6 Chris Stevenson 8 6 11 7 221
7 Adam Casuccio 5 9 10 11 214
8 Jeff Watters 10 10 13 10 207
9 Kel Treseder 25 4 1 12 206
10 Reece Chapman 13 12 7 15 198
11 Sam Milton 9 Ret 15 9 189
12 Jaie Robson 27 Ret 8 4 187
13 Charlotte Poynting 12 16 17 14 187
14 Adam Uebergang Ret 27 9 6 182
15 Scott O'Keefe 14 13 16 18 181
16 Cobi Rotaunay 3 8 14 Ret 175
17 Craig Thompson Ret 14 18 13 174
18 Michael Rinkin 11 19 19 20 171
19 Ben Walsh 26 5 2 29 169
20 Leigh Bowler 15 15 Ret 16 167
21 Sam Chester 17 23 20 17 166
22 Glenn Boyd 16 18 23 23 157
23 Emma Clark 20 20 22 21 156
24 Bill Hynes 18 17 24 25 151
25 Ross Higgins 23 22 27 22 144
26 Ruth Bowler 21 21 29 24 141
27 Grant Thompson Ret Ret 25 19 137
28 Madison Dunston 19 Ret 26 26 128
29 Layton Barker 24 26 28 27 128
30 Todd O'Brien 22 25 30 28 127
31 Troy Dontas Ret 24 21 Ret 122

Notes edit

  • The top 3 finisher of Race 1 of Round 1 at the Adelaide Street Circuit (Kel Treseder, Ben Walsh, Jaie Robson) were each awarded 28 seconds time penalties for indiscretions behind the safety car and therefore finished 25th-27th respectively. James Duckworth was awarded the win.[5]
  • James Duckworth, Brendon Tucker and Sam Chester were each awarded 5 seconds penalties in Race 2 of Round 1.[5] Duckworth's position went unchanged whilst Tucker and Chester fell from 6th to 7th and 22nd to 23rd respectively.
  • Kel Treseder was awarded a 22 seconds penalty in Race 4 of Round 1 for contact with Craig Woods.[6] He fell from 1st to 12th giving James Duckworth the win.
  • Kel Treseder set a new lap record for Aussie Racing Cars at the Adelaide Street Circuit during Race 3 beating Paul Kemal record set in 2006 in a Ford Falcon.[7] He later broke his own record in Race 4.

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/about/about-the-cars, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
  2. ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/news/aussie-racing-cars-round-one-2017-clipsal-500, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
  3. ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (7 May 2017). "Gordon, Creed to make ARC debuts in Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Aussie%20Racing%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf Archived 2017-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, 6/03/2017
  5. ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/posts/10155015048774144:0, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017 [user-generated source]
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/photos/a.238143529143.136007.206521299143/10155022590324144/?type=3&theater, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017
  7. ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638791482/object_248848.85W/Result?34[permanent dead link], Natsoft Race Results, 6/03/2017