The 2008 Biante Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series[1] for pre-1974 Touring Cars.[2] It was the second annual Touring Car Masters.
Division 1 was won by Gavin Bullas driving a Ford Mustang and Division 2 by Greg East driving a Holden HQ.
Schedule
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The series was contested over eight rounds.[1]
| Round[1] | Circuit[1][3] | Date[3] | Format[1] | Round winner[1] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 21–24 February | Four Races | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | Oran Park Raceway | 25–27 April | Three races | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 4–6 July | Three races | John Bowe | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | 1–3 August | Three races | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | 6–7 September | Three races | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 12–14 September | Three races | John Bowe | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | 21–23 November | Three races | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | Oran Park Raceway | 4–7 December | Three races | John Bowe | Chevrolet Camaro |
Points system
editCars competed in two classes designated as Division 1 & Division 2.[1]
Series points were awarded on the following basis in each Division in each race:[4]
| Position[4] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
| Points[4] | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Where four races were run in a round, the points were awarded for Races 2, 3 & 4.[4]
Each driver was permitted to count his/her best seven round results.[4]
Series standings
edit| Division 1 | |||
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[3] | Points[1] |
| 1 | Gavin Bullas | Ford Mustang | 1273 |
| 2 | John Bowe | Chevrolet Camaro | 997.5 |
| 3 | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro | 997 |
| 4 | Brad Tilley | Ford XY Falcon GT | 822 |
| 5 | Drew Marget | Ford Mustang | 763 |
| 6 | Jim Richards | Ford Mustang & Ford Falcon Sprint | 711 |
| 7 | Alastair MacLean | Chevrolet Camaro | 702 |
| 8 | Steve Makarios | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 501 |
| 9 | Eddie Abelnica | Ford Boss Mustang | 470 |
| 10 | Graham Alexander | Holden HQ | 354 |
| 11 | Rod Wilson | Ford XY Falcon GT | 272 |
| 12 | John Woodbury | Holden HQ | 248 |
| 13 | Tony Hunter | Holden Monaro | 240 |
| 14 | Dean Lilliee | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 152 |
| 15 | Brett Youlden | Holden HQ | 140 |
| 16 | Jerremy Mantello | Holden HT Monaro | 135 |
| 17 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 39 |
| Division 2 | |||
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[3] | Points[1] |
| 1 | Greg East | Holden HQ | 1049.5 |
| 2 | Rory O'Neill | Porsche 911 RS | 976.5 |
| 3 | Trevor Talbot | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 966 |
| 4 | John Nelson | Porsche 911 RS | 768 |
| 5 | Ian McAllister | Ford Mustang | 621.5 |
| 6 | Mick Wilson | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | 612.5 |
| 7 | Garry Treloar | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | 506 |
| 8 | Richard Fairlam | Holden HQ | 447 |
| 9 | Garry Young | Ford Mustang | 445 |
| 10 | Steve Makarios | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 390 ? |
| 11 | Cameron Mason | Datsun 510 | 420 |
| 12 | Bernie Stack | Porsche 911 RS | 329 |
| 13 | Mike Erwin | Ford XY Falcon GT | 306 |
| 14 | Nigel Benson | Ford XY Falcon GT & Holden Monaro | 304 |
| 15 | Greg Waddington | Holden HQ | 286 |
| 16 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 237 |
| 17 | Stephen Hoinville | Ford Mustang & Ford Escort RS1600 | 228 |
| 18 | Phil Brock | Ford XY Falcon GT | 210 |
| 19 | Chris Stillwell | Ford Escort RS1600 | 177 |
| 20 | Tony Hunter | Holden Monaro | 168 |
| 21 | Ray Challis | Ford XY Falcon GT | 129 |
| 22 | Steven Richards | Ford Escort RS1600 | 120 |
| 23 | Mark Forgie | Porsche 911 RS | 117 |
| 24 | Charlie O'Brien | Ford Mustang | 116 |
| 25 | Chris Wilson | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 90 |
| 26 | Glenn Seton | Ford Escort RS1600 | 90 |
| 27 | Michael Acheson | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | 57 |
| 28 | Elton Treloar | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | 45 |
| 29 | Tony Edwards | Holden Monaro | 36 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Lachlan Mansell, Old, Bold and Gold - Biante Touring Car Masters, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 4 / 2008, pages 90-92
- ^ John Bowe - Australian Motorsport Champion, www.johnbowe.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > 2008 Retrieved 10 July 2017
- ^ a b c d e 2008 Biante Touring Car Masters - Sporting Regulations - Amendment, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org