Mark Anthony Noske (born 25 July 1975) is a former Australian racing car driver. He has scored round wins in various Australian championships including the Australian Drivers' Championship, the Australian Formula Ford Championship and the Australian Nations Cup Championship.
| Mark Noske | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 25 July 1975 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Related to | Tony Noske (father) |
| V8 Supercar | |
| Years active | 1997-2010 |
| Teams | Allan Moffat Racing Gibson Motorsport Holden Young Lions Holden Racing Team Rod Nash Racing Prancing Horse Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport Stone Brothers Racing WPS Racing Robert Smith Racing HSV Dealer Team Tasman Motorsport Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
| Starts | 45 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 19th in 1999 |
| Previous series | |
| 1994-95 1996 1997-98 2000-01 2011 | Australian Formula Ford Champ. US Formula Ford 2000 Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Nations Cup Australian Carrera Cup |
Formula Racing
editThe son of former 1980's Sprintcar and Group A racer Tony Noske, Mark started in Formula Ford in Australia in 1992 after three seasons of Karting finishing fourth in 1994 and third in 1995[1] championships. In 1997 and 1998, he entered the Formula Holden class finishing sixth and third respectively. He made a brief return in 2002 for two races only. He competed in the US Formula Ford 2000 series.
Touring/GT Racing
editNoske raced for Allan Moffat Racing at the 1995 Bathurst 1000, Gibson Motorsport at the 1996 Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 and the Holden Racing Team in 1997/98. His only full season was in 1999 driving for the Holden Young Lions program. He continued as a co-driver for endurance events and was drafted into the vacant Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport seat for the remainder of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
He tried GT racing in the Australian Nations Cup finishing third in 2000 and seventh in 2001, both years driving a Ferrari 360 Challenge for Prancing Horse Racing. In 2011 he stood in for an ill Jason Richards as a guest driver at the Australian Carrera Cup Championship third round in Townsville.
He has also done selected Production Car Racing mainly in long-distance events. His best finish was in the 1995 Eastern Creek 12 Hour finishing third driving a Porsche 911 RSCS.
Results
editCareer results
editComplete Bathurst 1000 results
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References
edit- ^ "Formula Ford - About - Records and Statistics". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 1995 Australian Formula Ford Pointscore
External links
edit- Speedsport Magazine Race Driver Database: Mark Noske
- VESRIX: Driver Profile: Mark Noske
- Mark Noske career summary at DriverDB.com