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

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The title was contested over a seven-round series with three races per round.[3]

Race 1 at each round employed a massed start with Races 2 & 3 each utilising a handicap start.[1]

Class Structure

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 September 2010
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ryan's Rights, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 150-152
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b c Championship points as published at www.pcaa.com.au as at 23 November 2006 – Page no longer available.
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