2000 Konica V8 Lites Series

The 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural standalone series for the second tier of V8 Supercar racing.[1] The series began on 26 March 2000 at the Eastern Creek Raceway and finished on 27 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park and was contested over five rounds across four different states.

The series was won by Dean Canto who placed first in five of the fifteen races of the series and finished 31 points ahead of Matthew White. Wayne Wakefield placed third.

Vehicle eligibility edit

All cars were required to comply with the Technical Regulations applicable to V8 Supercars as defined within CAMS Group 3A.[2] Eligible models were Ford and Holden vehicles up to, but not including, the Ford AU Falcon and the Holden VT Commodore.[2]

Teams and drivers edit

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series.[3]

Team Car No. Driver Round
Eastern Creek Karts Ford EL Falcon 20   Garry Holt All
Harris Racing Ford EL Falcon 30   Craig Harris All
88   Craig Bastian 4
Gearbox Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 36   Gary Quartly 2
Holden VS Commodore
Ford EL Falcon
  Neil Schembri 1, 3–5
Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 37   Bill Attard 1–3
  Roger Hurd 4–5
South Pacific Motor Racing Holden VS Commodore 38   Peter Field 1–2, 5
  Shane Howison 3–4
Sieders Racing Team Ford EL Falcon 42   Bill Sieders All
Ford EB Falcon
Ford EL Falcon
56   John Falk 1–3
Ford EL Falcon   Luke Sieders 4–5
Mal Rose Racing Holden VS Commodore 44   Mal Rose 3–4
Dean Canto Racing Ford EL Falcon 45   Dean Canto All
Daily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 47   John Trimbole 2
Trevor Crittenden Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 57   Daniel Natoli 1, 3–4
  Tim Toth 5
Halliday Motor Sport Ford EL Falcon 61   Ross Halliday All
Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 72   Robert Smith 1–3, 5
Terry Wyhoon Racing Holden VS Commodore 76   Matthew White All
125   Terry Wyhoon All
V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77   Richard Mork 1, 3–5
  Craig Bastian 2
Rowse Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 81   Tim Rowse All
Miller Racing Holden VS Commodore 84   Daniel Miller All
The Race Centre Ford EL Falcon 87   Rod Salmon All
Stone Brothers Racing Ford EL Falcon 89   David Besnard 4–5
Geoff Kendrick Holden VS Commodore 92   Geoff Kendrick 1
John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 96   Ryan McLeod All
Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 97   Wayne Wakefield All
Riverlea Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 127   Chris Butler 1–3, 5
Power Racing Ford EL Falcon 500   Alan Heath 5
Peter Hansen Ford EL Falcon 550   Peter Hansen 3

Race calendar edit

The series was contested over five rounds. Each round comprised three races.

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner
1   Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 25–26 March   Ryan McLeod   Ryan McLeod   Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing   Dean Canto
  Matthew White   Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing
  Ryan McLeod   Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
2   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 6–7 May   Ryan McLeod   Ryan McLeod   Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing   Ryan McLeod
  Matthew White   Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing
  Ryan McLeod   Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing
3   Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 17–18 June   Craig Harris   Dean Canto   Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing   Dean Canto
  Matthew White   Matthew White Terry Wyhoon Racing
  Dean Canto   Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
4   Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 5–6 August   David Besnard   David Besnard   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing   David Besnard
  David Besnard   Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
  David Besnard   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing
5   Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 26–27 August   David Besnard   David Besnard   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing   David Besnard
  David Besnard   Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
  David Besnard   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing

Points system edit

Points were awarded for the top ten positions in each race on the following basis:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Series standings edit

Pos. Driver No. EAS
 
PHI
 
ORA
 
LAK
 
MAL
 
Points
1   Dean Canto 45 3 2 1 5 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 10 2 1 2 229
2   Matthew White 76 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 Ret 5 4 2 3 2 3 198
3   Wayne Wakefield 97 1 Ret Ret 1 1 5 3 Ret 8 2 2 4 5 5 4 164
4   Ryan McLeod 96 4 1 2 2 2 1 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 10 6 157
5   David Besnard 89 1 3 1 1 3 1 108
6   Craig Harris 30 Ret DNS DNS 4 DNS 4 2 4 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 4 5 87
7   Daniel Miller 84 7 9 8 7 7 13 6 Ret 3 8 6 6 Ret DNS 7 72
8   Garry Holt 20 5 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 7 7 7 8 Ret 9 12 70
9   Mal Rose 44 4 2 Ret 9 5 3 54
10   Neil Schembri 36 6 4 5 11 9 5 10 12 DNS Ret DNS DNS 43
11   Terry Wyhoon 125 8 7 9 12 Ret 6 10 11 6 DNS 9 7 7 11 DNS 43
12   Richard Mork 77 12 8 6 17 8 2 Ret 10 Ret 12 13 16 33
13   Rod Salmon 87 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 Ret 9 13 11 6 16 9 13 Ret 13 26
14   Chris Butler 127 Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Ret Ret 8 24
15   Geoff Kendrick 92 9 6 7 16
16   Alan Heath 500 9 6 10 11
17   Craig Bastian 77/88 9 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 10
18   Tim Rowse 81 11 10 DNS 10 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 10
19   Peter Field 38 13 DNS 13 15 DNS 10 11 7 11 7
20   Ross Halliday 61 15 11 12 13 10 7 16 Ret Ret 12 15 12 15 12 Ret 7
21   Bill Attard 37 Ret DNS DNS 14 9 8 15 12 12 6
22   Roger Hurd 37 14 14 14 14 8 9 6
23   Luke Sieders 56 11 Ret 11 8 DNS DNS 4
24   Robert Smith 72 14 12 11 11 8 12 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 4
25   Bill Sieders 42 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 DNS 15 3
26   John Falk 56 16 13 14 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret DNS 2
27   Shane Howison 38 12 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1
Pos. Driver No. EAS
 
PHI
 
ORA
 
LAK
 
MAL
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bruce Moxon, Konica Kids, Motor Racing Australia No. 55, December 2000 / January 2001, pages 46-47
  2. ^ a b The V8 Lites Series 2000 Policies, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group. 5–6 August 2000.

External links edit