Misc Aus Racing discussion

[Everso Biggyballies]

Bottom post of the previous page:

Full Results

2024 RESULTS
Class winners in bold

Pos No Class Class Pos Sponsor Drivers Car Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Laps Race Time
1 1 X 1 Secure Wealth Advisers S.Hodges/J.Ojeda/G.Miedecke BMW M4 115 2:24.0935 123 06:01:31.1013
2 92 X 2 Yellow Pages /Race For A Cure B.Kavich/M.Kavich/T.Randle BMW M2 Coupe 4 2:24.2120 123 06:01:32.3147
3 23 X 3 Bruce Lynton Service B.Lynton/T.Leahey/W.Davison BMW M3 4 2:24.0127 123 06:01:32.5586
4 222 A1 1 Harding Peformance C.Yucel/I.Salteri Volkswagen Golf R 60 2:32.5244 123 06:03:17.7656
5 30 A2 1 Megalife J.Gomersall/A.Seton/B.Gomersall Ford Mustang Mach 1 109 2:26.9677 122 06:02:05.9893
6 27 X 4 Sherrin Rentals G.Sherrin/I.Sherrin BMW M4 109 2:27.6510 122 06:02:36.6100
7 16 A2 2 Moma Solar Lighting A.Levitt/L.King Mercedes-Benz C63 116 2:32.5188 122 06:02:41.4517
8 91 A1 2 Team Nineteen M.Griffith/N.Morris Mercedes AMG A45 96 2:31.7725 122 06:02:43.0545
9 81 X 5 McLennan Motorsport T.McLennan/D.Russell/S.Smollen BMW M4 51 2:26.6122 120 06:02:07.8195
10 999 B1 1 Team Buccini Racing K.Buccini/C.Prince/S.Palermo BMW 135i 94 2:33.8860 120 06:02:33.0640
11 48 A2 3 Asap Marketing S.Gore/S.Owen Lexus RC F 114 2:29.7862 120 06:02:54.9135
12 64 A2 4 Statewide Oil C.Lillis/J.Muggleton/N.Callaghan HSV Chevrolet Camaro 78 2:27.5902 120 06:03:24.7094
13 143 B1 2 A1 Towing Bathurst H.Inwood/G.Inwood/D.Inwood Subaru WRX Sti 90 2:37.5095 119 06:03:36.2791
14 28 B1 3 Spinifex Recruiting P.O’Donnell/M.Chahda/G.Mennell BMW 335i 45 2:31.3813 118 06:01:36.9952
15 46 C 1 Ares Group Racing P.Faulkner/M.Slavin Holden Astra HSV VXR 61 2:38.7685 117 06:02:35.1829
16 22 D 1 Next Step Earthworks M.Wooller/T.Barwick Toyota 86 GTS 89 2:43.3162 117 06:02:40.2671
17 2 D 2 DJA Mechanical /Voodoo M’Sport A.McMaster/D.Noble/D.Worrell BMW 125i 8 2:42.3604 116 06:01:59.0352
18 55 D 3 Fifth Gear Motoring M.Thewlis/C.Heiniger Toyota 86 GTS 19 2:44.9701 116 06:02:43.8120
19 12 A2 5 Debeers Refinish G.Keam/J.Matthews Ford Mustang GT 110 2:41.0406 116 06:04:06.4638
20 80 D 4 RX8 Cup Series R.Shaw/T.Shaw/D.Cox Mazda RX-8 Series 1 109 2:40.7289 115 06:01:57.9836
21 87 D 5 JGI Earthwork Recycler S.Rintoule/H.Robb/T.Bryant Toyota 86 GTS 86 2:49.3898 115 06:03:19.2072
22 105 B1 4 Camel Toe Racing J.Fitzgerald/A.Zerefos/B.Howard BMW 135i 68 2:43.0591 114 06:02:08.7112
23 31 C 2 Osborne Motorsport J.Rice/C.McKay Renault Megane RS 26 8 2:42.0981 114 06:02:16.8276
24 118 X 6 DA Campbell Transport D.Campbell/C.Crick BMW M2 Coupe 89 2:24.1888 114 06:03:28.8388
25 15 C 3 Starlight Childrens Foundation C.Gunther/M.Randall BMW 130i 20 2:41.6873 113 06:03:02.7733
26 50 D 6 BPRO /six80racing A.Buckley/J.Wood/J.Robotham Toyota 86 GTS 60 2:42.4880 112 06:03:15.8120
27 20 E 1 1800 Lasagne /LK Diesel A.Jackman/M.Taubitz/J.Westaway Mazda 3 SP25 21 2:47.3704 111 06:01:44.7765
28 10 X 7 Link Signs B.Giblin/B.Madden Holden HSV GTS 103 2:28.4409 111 06:02:32.7703
29 93 A1 3 Waltec Motorsport K.Quinn/K.Yu/P.Blomqvist BMW M2 Coupe 109 2:32.0281 109 06:02:43.8584
30 82 D 7 Maisie Place Motorsport N.Hanley/A.Duffin/L.Duffin Mazda RX-8 Series 1 88 2:44.2249 109 06:02:49.8320
31 84 C 4 AC Store J.Hay/P.Ansell/M.Learoyd Volkswagen Scirocco 5 2:39.8097 107 06:01:38.7276
32 77 C 5 MRPS Lolar AED P.Navin/N.Halstead Volkswagen Scirocco 88 2:37.8113 107 06:04:22.0134
33 710 D 8 710 Motorsport R.Greaves/D.Goddard/S.Logan Toyota Camry 5 2:58.5587 100 06:02:18.7020
34 35 E 2 RaceAway Track Time S.Tidyman/B.Shaw/S.Gilmore Mazda 3 SP25 6 2:48.3808 95 06:04:23.1590
35 161 E 3 Grit Photo /One Nine Media T.Gardiner/C.Gardiner/W.Longmore Mazda 3 SP25 10 2:49.2604 87 06:03:48.0110
36 90 C 6 Rent4Race C.Laws/E.Cleary/C.Gillis BMW G20 36 2:40.8058 82 06:02:00.9094
37 71 A1 4 Team Buccini Racing P.Buccini/J.Johnson/M.Von Rappard BMW M140i 8 2:36.0152 63 06:04:12.3451

DNF 66 A1 Nova Employment D.Agathos/H.Hayek Subaru Impreza WRX S 89 2:34.8927 111 05:30:39.4034
DNF 24 X Syd Fab /GWR Australia M.Auld/B.Wilson/T.Everingham BMW M3 57 2:25.0567 111 05:51:18.4787
DNF 971 A1 Team Buccini Racing P.Barnett/P.Bray/T.McDonald BMW MM135i 108 2:40.6542 110 05:51:59.4097
DNF 7 A2 Game Over A.Quinn/R.Quinn/G.Denyer Ford Mustang Mach 1 56 2:29.2811 99 04:50:56.3337
DNF 19 B1 Axis Surveys R.Shinkfield/E.Vosolo/C.Holdt BMW M3 12 2:34.4880 98 04:57:44.5525
DNF 42 D Team Integra B.Smith/R.Zoanetti/K.Andersen Honda Integra Type 20 2:47.1296 97 05:08:22.6618
DNF 29 A2 Razztech Motorsports P.Razum/B.Willmington/B.Vaughan Holden HSV R8 Clubsp 76 2:32.4537 86 04:21:33.7179
DNF 75 D Remax Property Sales M.Dicinoski/G.Pol/S.Vaughan Volkswagen Golf GTi 64 2:47.5595 72 04:14:10.1791
DNF 14 A1 Forklogic O.Loiacono/L.Loiacono Mitsubishi Lancer EV 19 2:32.5124 66 03:22:53.9959
DNF 86 D Beller Motorsport C.Beller/A.Brewer/E.Mezzasalma Toyota 86 GTS 5 2:46.8505 60 03:12:22.4643
DNF 45 A1 Wolfbrook Motorsport S.Brooks/B.Riding/G.Chappel Mercedes Benz AMG A4 7 2:31.4777 57 02:54:33.9244
DNF 51 A2 IES Motorsport G.Cheney/P.Hadley/T.Cheney Ford Mustang Mach 1 43 2:33.9483 48 02:30:06.7011
DNF 88 A1 GRW Retail G.Wakefield/I.Mewett Mitsubishi Lancer EV 9 2:41.5213 37 01:55:56.7790
DNF 9 A2 Parramatta Vehicle Services H.Morrall/T.Mecklem Ford Mustang Mach 1 20 2:30.3474 31 01:31:25.9251
DNF 96 X Mackay Goodwin /Lloyds Auction R.Rubis/J.Cox BMW M4 12 2:28.1078 25 01:35:55.5823
DNF 25 A2 TyrePlus Burleigh Lindsay Kearns (Qld) Ford Mustang GT 19 2:30.8636 24 01:12:06.8662
DNF 76 E speedsales.com.au M.Powell/L.Moyse Mazda SP23 5 2:51.7851 22 01:47:39.6665
DNF 78 C PB Motorsport Services Troy Derwent (NSW) Holden Astra HSV VXR 12 2:41.5927 18 01:00:02.8676
DNF 121 A2 Century 21 Rylan Gray (NSW) Ford Mustang GT 4 2:28.2655 16 51:33.7440
DNF 43 C Champ Group Ian Cowley (Vic) Holden Astra HSV VXR 8 2:46.2337 11 37:10.9391
DNF 69 A1 Brown Davis Motorsport Ashley Wright (Vic) Ford Focus RS 2000 4 2:38.9389 7 25:12.7104

[Everso Biggyballies]

Looked like Davo slowed, maybe missed a gear or a selection problem.... Ojeda sweeps past on Conrod and leads. Davo is back on pace though so not sure what happened.

Another hiccup for Davison and Randle takes 2nd place.

Confirmed post race it was indeed a gear selection issue that caused both incidents, and, in effect likely cost the Davison / Leahey / Lynton car both the win and also the runner up spot.

Still, a great drive by those in the Ojeda, Hodges and Miedecke car, particularly Ojeda who was mighty in the traffic.

[theracer120]

SRO has effectively taken over the SpeedSeries for 2025, basically making GT3 the second biggest category in Australia again. No info so far on what this means for TCR and Transam, you have to wonder if this might be it for TCR considering their poor grid sizes for the last couple of years.

https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/de ... ing-series

[MonteCristo]

TCR is dreadful at the moment. No loss if it goes.

[Everso Biggyballies]

TCR was always going to struggle to fit in here in Aus, given the perceptions of them in a land where motor sport culture has been so (certainly recent decades) been so V8 orientated. Trans Am seem to have found a niche as a reasonable cost series. To be honest I am not the person to comment on TCR as my interest has always been fairly low and it has been low profile in terms of TV time. So much other availability of motorsport now and I guess I mentally have drawn a line over the category.

[theracer120]

It seems like a bit of a dead end if you're a young driver, there's more locally relevant categories that you could compete in that cost about the same like TA2 and there doesn't seem like much opportunity overseas in the way that there is with GT racing.

I also think most gentleman drivers would rather drive a big V8 or GT car then a hot hatchback, if they had a few privateer cars filling out the field in TCR the series would look better. I struggle to get that excited when there's only 12-14 cars out there even though the racing is still fairly competitive. There was also a bit of a novelty factor to having European style touring car racing in Australia back when it first started and that's gone now.

[MonteCristo]

The 86 Series is great for youngsters instead.

These might be a bit faster... But it's certainly not an openwheel route, and would you really race TCR if you wanted to go into Supercars? Dead-end indeed.