The 2007 Biante Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for automobiles that were visual period replicas of models that competed in Australian Touring Car racing prior to 31 December 1973.[1] Eligible cars were required to comply with Group 3D Sports Sedan regulations and with the additional provisions of the 2007 Touring Car Masters Technical Regulations.[1]
The series, which was the inaugural Touring Car Masters, was won by Steve Mason driving a Chevrolet Camaro.[2] Class B was won by Mick Wilson driving a Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T.[2]
Schedule
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The series was contested over eight rounds[2] with each round comprising three races:[3]
| Round[2] | Circuit[2] | Dates[3] | Winning driver[2] | Car[2][3] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 1–4 March | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo | 24–25 March | Eddie Abelnica | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | 9–10 June | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | 1–2 September | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | 14–16 September | Jim Richards | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | 4–7 October | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | 16–18 November | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 30 November - 2 December | Jim Richards | Chevrolet Camaro |
Series standings
edit| Pos.[2] | Driver[2] | Car[3] | Class[2] | Points[2] |
| 1 | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro | A | 1627 |
| 2 | Eddie Abelnica | Ford Mustang | A | 1481 |
| 3 | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang Ford XY Falcon GT |
A | 1865 |
| 4 | Mick Wilson | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | B | 1364 |
| 5 | Alastair MacLean | Chevrolet Camaro Holden Torana GTR XU-1 |
A | 1331 |
| 6 | Drew Marget | Ford Mustang | A | 1294 |
| 7 | Brad Tilley | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | A | 1204 |
| 8 | Rory O'Neill | Porsche 911 RS | B | 1149 |
| 9 | Les Walmsley | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | A | 1049 |
| 10 | Stephen Hoinville | Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Mustang Ford Escort RS1600 |
B | 958 |
| 11 | Tony Hunter | Holden HQ Monaro Chevrolet Camaro |
A & B | 898 |
| 12 | Jim Richards | Chevrolet Camaro | A | 743 |
| 13 | Garry Treloar | Chevrolet Camaro | A | 732 |
| 14 | Peter McLean | Holden HT Monaro | A | 650 |
| 15 | Trevor Talbot | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | B | 537 |
| 16 | Richard Fairlam | Holden HQ | B | 492 |
| 17 | Graeme Alexander | Holden HQ Monaro | A | 456 |
| 18 | Gary Baxter | Ford XY Falcon GT | A | 395 |
| 19 | Greg East | Holden HQ Kingswood | B | 390 |
| 20 | Greg Toepfer | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | B | 381 |
| 21 | Chris Wilson | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | B | 378 |
| 22 | Chris Stillwell | Ford Mustang Ford Escort RS1600 |
B | 358 |
| 23 | Bill Meeke | Ford XY Falcon GT | A | 318 |
| 24 | Gary O'Brien | Holden HQ | B | 291 |
| 25 | Cameron Mason | Datsun 1600 | B | 274 |
| 26 | Lance Stannard | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | A | 254 |
| 27 | Rod Wilson | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | A | 238 |
| 28 | John Mann | Ford Mustang | B | 227 |
| 29 | Graham Stewart | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | B | 183 |
| 30 | Darrin Davies | Ford XY Falcon GT | A | 179 |
| 31 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | B | 137 |
| 32 | Elton Treloar | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | B | 129 |
| 33 | Mark Forge | Porsche 911 | B | 125 |
| 34 | Ray Challis | Ford XY Falcon GT | A | 115 |
| 35 | Mike Erwin | Ford XY Falcon GT | A | 107 |
References
edit- ^ a b 2007 Touring Car Masters Technical Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Grant Rowley, Role Models - Biante Touring Car Masters, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 88-90
- ^ a b c d Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > 2007 Retrieved 27 April 2007