the racing magazine - issue 3, 2014

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4 Speed Shots

6 Pitlane Whiteboard

8 Feature THE CHANGING FACE OF PORSCHE

13 Feature FALCON PROUD

16 Feature ROD SALmON – AUSTRALIAN GT’S RISING STAR?

18 Feature XTREmE DREAmS.

21 Round 3 - Categories & Entries

29 meeting News

30 Television Coverage Lap Records

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Future thinkingBy Richard Craill

THE OPENING ROUND of the Australian Formula Ford Series was an interesting one. A large group of young drivers fronted at mallala and put on a good show, with mostly clean racing and a high standard of competition that has the potential to develop into a highly interesting and competitive championship battle as the season continues this year. The revamped Formula Ford series has drawn plenty of comment since it was announced during the off season. With the existing Championship – run predominantly on the V8 Supercars program – wound up at the conclusion of last season there was debate aplenty about which way the series would continue. There were advocates for a state-level only approach and there were those who wanted to see the status quo retained. What has appeared was, in hindsight, probably the best overall outcome for most of the parties involved – certainly the drivers. And the drivers are the important thing because at the moment it is hard to see many opportunities for young drivers to find their way into the upper levels of the sport. The current repressed sponsorship climate is obviously partly to blame. It is very difficult to find dollars as a young driver and as a result more and more are finding it difficult to raise the cash required to race at a high level whilst learning your craft.

But the Formula Ford issue raises a more interesting point because there has been a slow shift in the places where young drivers are gaining their experience before taking on the bigger categories during their path to overseas or V8 Supercars. Our cover story this month focuses on some of the younger stars in the Porsche Carrera Cup and charting their backgrounds was an interesting exercise. Whereas once a young driver would jump from Formula Ford to second-tier V8’s or Carrera Cup, these days budgets are tighter and steps less clearly defined. These days it’s not surprising to see young drivers in the GT3 Cup Challenge or Kumho V8’s before they take their next, planned step. Series’ that began as the realm of the ‘gentleman driver’ only are now becoming cost effective places for young drivers to get laps before taking the next step. I make this point because it is crucial that we get this right in Australia. As more major series are filled with ‘owner-drivers’ or ‘gentleman racers’ (it’s not a criticism, just an observation), it’s important that the young drivers still have somewhere of a very high standard in which to compete, to prove their capabilities. It is up now to the powers that be to ensure that the right opportunities for young drivers continue to be presented, or else our racing scene will look very different in the future than it does now – and possibly not for the better.

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ANOTHER YEAR, another epic between two of the best that the Kerrick Sports Sedan series has ever seen. mallala’s annual Clem Smith Cup race is the biggest in the Sports Sedan year and once again Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack left absolutely nothing on the table; racing at lap record pace and swapping the lead like it was the fight for a world title. Ricciardello triumphed in the end – thanks in part to his use of the mallala kerbs, no doubt – but in the end, it was sport who came out the winner from this epic bout.

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It’s time to remember a very special 20th anniversary. Not, not him and that fateful day at Imola, though we’ll get back him later.A very important 20th anniversary in the history of the Australian manufacturers Championship is coming up. Perhaps the most single remembered moment in the history of the AmC.On the 19th of June 2014, it will be 20 years since Tony Longhurst tried to punch Paul morris in the face during Race 2 of Round 3 of the 1994 AmC at Winton. The red flag came out, although we’re still not sure if anybody saw the flag for all the red mist that had descended.I can tell you the red mist had descended for a fact, because “No Baloney” Tony was suffering so much from a lack of vision due to said mist that he tried to punch the young “Dude,” while he still had his helmet on. Not overly effective. Especially on your teammate when you’re paying for the helmet.Longhurst copped a $10k fine at the time, with a 2-year probation. Aren’t probations excellent? Everybody’s favourite motorsport penalty: The whack with the giant feather. Paul Tracy is on lifetime probation from Indycar. In fact, I think whatever he reincarnates as will have a carry over probation as well. “Now, Paul, if you chew up the cushions while I’m gone, you’ll be getting in trouble. Good dog.”

Paul Tracy loved a fight nearly as much as he loved crashing into things. However he found himself on the wrong side of a fight with Alex Tagliani in 2006 as Tagliani smartly followed the rule “if you’re going to pick a fight with a guy three times bigger than you, put the Bell on your head before you ring the bell.”Of course, in most recent times, we’ve seen our own marcos Ambrose stand up and make his country proud with a right hook to Casey mears’ head. In accordance with NASCAR’s fight policy, Ambrose copped a $25,000 fine, for not starting the fight within 20 yards of a TV camera and in bad lighting, as per NASCAR’s strict “there’s no point having a fight if we can’t use it in the next race’s TV commercial“ policy.mears unfortunately made a small error, picking a fight with a bloke that said his only regret from V8 Supercars, keeping in mind he did not win Bathurst, was not punching a rival in the head when he had the opportunity. There’s your first mistake, right there Case mate. Do your research.Of course, then there are those crazy Brazilians. Senna gave Eddie Irvine one in the face after the race, presumably for just being Eddie Irvine.Piquet tried in 82 on Salazar at the German Grand Prix, soon figuring out that the Longhurst helmet punching method wasn’t working, and some South American Karate was in order.

And his son of course, followed that up in NASCAR, and actually made contact with Brian Scott, prompting him to ask the series sponsor Nationwide Insurance on twitter, if they insured the “family jewels” afterwards.But they all pale into insignificance compared to the gloomy afternoon at Winton 20 years ago, when the BmW teammates took each other out. “He’s put the biffo back into the bingle!” screamed the great Darrell Eastlake afterwards. It may have been Australian Super Touring’s highest profile moment.

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It’s the anonymous Twitter account that loves David Reynolds (@daffidreynolds) so much he tried to become an intruder in the Big Brother house so he could subsequently then be voted out to be with him. We almost fell over when we read this column because it’s actually relevant and insightful. I know, right? It’s a crazy world we live in. Next thing you know, Russia will be trying to start the cold war all over again, or something equally ridiculous. Anyway... we digress...


Tony Ricciardello with Vicki Wall, representing the Wall family.

“WINNING the Des Wall Cup also means a lot because he was such a great competitor, he was a fantastic guy behind the scenes and also a real gentleman racer, so it is pretty inspirational. I raced with him back in the days at Oran Park and he was always fair and a great competitor. It’s a great trophy to win and it means a lot.

tonY ricciarDelloDes Wall troPhY race Winner: mallala


the changing Face oF Porsche

THERE HAS been a shift in focus at the pointy end of Carrera Cup, as a host of fresh, young stars enter the series looking to stamp their authority on this most competitive of series’. RICHARD CRAILL takes a look at the new stars of Carrera Cup and what it is about them that makes this season so exciting to watch. Words: Richard Craill Images: Porsche Carrera Cup/EDGE Photographic.

FOR A SPORT that thrives itself on reinvention, both artificially via regulatory means and naturally through the turnover of teams, drivers and everything around them, motorsport is something of an anomaly and it is perhaps the best thing about the sport; despite all this change, the good drivers more often than not remain at the top. Removing Formula One from the equation – car performance plays just too much of a role in determining who can win or not to be fairly counted here – there are examples across the racing world of drivers continuing to do the business despite new regulations designed to shake up the establishment.

Take V8 Supercars. Jamie Whincup dominated before Car of the Future was introduced and whilst the first year of the next-generation cars wasn’t exactly a rout, he still did the job. Sebastien Loeb (is he the best driver in history?) endured three or four major shifts in World Rally Car philosophy and yet continued to dominate. And while Craig Baird, the undisputed king of Porsche one-make racing in most corners of the globe, has struggled in the opening rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup this year you would be a particularly brave human being to bet against him featuring at the front at some stage this season. Stuff the pundits; you don’t forget to drive from one season to the next and thus, results will come.

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Baird’s struggles this season, coupled with the electric early-round performances posted by the likes of Warren Luff and Steven Richards – both champion drivers in their own right – have probably only served to expose just how competitive the one-make Porsche championship is this year. It’s tough. Damn tough. Part of this is down to the new car, which – like it did in V8 Supercars – has somewhat levelled the playing field. The other, is down to the list of talent that fills the pointy end of the professional division that gets the discussion going. There would be few series in Australia that can boost a list of younger talent than Carrera Cup can this season. Like all young drivers, they all come from differing backgrounds. Shae Davies came from Formula Ford and a double season of Carrera Cup and V8 Touring Cars. Nick Foster was also strong in Formula Ford, then raced Porsche’s, switched to F3 last year and won

and is now back for a second crack in the GT3 Cup Car. Both are experienced and extremely quick. Nick mcBride came from the Dunlop Series last year and Formula Ford before that. michael Almond took a different path and raced GT3 Cup Challenge and Touring Car masters – but has the racing gene from his dad, Ross. Duvashen Padayachee owns a factory Kart team and regularly races with his Dad, Indiran, and then there’s the driver who made perhaps the biggest step of all; Karter-turned-Porsche headliner, Renee Gracie, who continues to improve in every session. It is an eclectic bunch and the same can be said for South Australian, Sam Power. WHEN you first meet Sam out of a racing environment it is clear that he doesn’t run to what is generally accepted as the young-racing driver stereotype. There’s no designer stubble. No expensive headphones on the ears and an obvious lack of brooding intensity.

Instead, Power looks like a tennis player, which is appropriate given his idol is the great Swiss legend Roger Federer. He greets you with a firm handshake and inevitably a burst of self-deprecating humour: Hair, height, lack of a current girlfriend or amusing level of geek-factor are all on the agenda. The 25-year-old from Adelaide beat a different path to his current status – ironically, tied on points with Craig Baird after two rounds in the 2014 season – in Carrera Cup. Karts were ignored for simulator racing as a career kickoff, before Formula Vee and then Fords beckoned. Third in the National Championship last year proved his capability and his early pace in the otherwise foreign world of Carrera Cup validated it. If anything, though, Power exemplifies the new breed of Carrera Cup racer: Young. Talented. Very fast and, importantly, not afraid to battle the establishment made up of the likes of Baird, Richards and Luff, et al.

“I don’t think there’s any added pressure,” Power says. “I think, if anything there’s probably less because you can take a lot of solace in the fact that you’re doing a good job against the best in the sport. We’re very lucky in Australia that the Carrera Cup field has the likes of Bairdo, Richo and Luffy, who have proven themselves against not only each other, but the best overseas. Bairdo goes over to Singapore and basically wins in Supercup, so you take a lot of comfort out of the fact that these guys are really good.”Power suggests that it’s not just adapting to the 460-hp, 3.8-litre powered Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Car that has been on the ‘to do’ list this year; it’s adapting to the different style of racing that comes with what could be called a more ‘grown up’ championship. “There’s probably less aggression overall in Carrera Cup in comparison to Formula Ford, but there’s far more wisdom in a lot of the

drivers. In Formula Ford some drivers are quite happy to ruin not only your race but inadvertently theirs also when trying to pull off a pass. The thing I’ve noticed in Carrera Cup is that, for the most part, they’re smarter about where they position their car, the way they drive is not so much in the moment but it’s thinking a few more moves ahead - much more like chess – which just speaks to their level of experience. “I think that also adds hugely to the mental battle which is a major aspect of the racing in Carrera Cup.”It’s a good point that Power makes. Experience, of course, leads to generally better racing with a level of intensity that can often be found missing in the junior categories. most will agree that watching the best in the business going as fast as they can, is about as good as it gets in the sport. And as much as the young guys and girls of Carrera Cup get to race the best benchmarks in the industry – despite all

the talk about the new faces as we went to print Warren Luff led Steven Richards in the Carrera Cup Championship – the ‘old guys’ still get something out of the equation as well.

“If anything, it’s probably more on them because they’re getting beaten by the young guys,” Power quipped.

“But I think they’d probably relish it as much as I do. They like proving themselves against the young blood like we do against guys who are the yardsticks of the industry.”

In reality, the youth-versus-experience argument has no end and can trace its origins to the time the first automobile driver decided that he ‘liked to go fast’. There will always be experienced drivers at the top with targets on their back for the young stars coming through the ranks. And the result is compelling racing and good stories to tell – like this one. Long may it continue.

Amongst a field of Japanese Turbos and German Coupe’s, a lone representative is flying the flag for Aussie muscle in this year’s Australian Manufacturers Championship. AMANDA JACKSON catches up with George Karadimas to find out why. Words: Amanda Jackson Images; Nathan Wong

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GEORGE KARADImAS is currently running and driving the only Australian-made entry in the AMChamps field. Here, the 30-year-old Australian Auto Wreckers Director from Campbellfield (Vic), he tells us what it is like to be the only one flying the Aussie flag amongst this extremely diverse field and his exciting plans for the future. The Racing Magazine: What inspired you to choose an Australian-made make for your AMChamp campaign?Karadimas: my business Australian Auto Wreckers is a late model Ford dismantler and my father also has had a long association with the Ford motor Company since the seventies. We have always had Fords and run them in various categories and we are certainly extremely proud to be running a Falcon – for us it is Ford or nothing really.TRM: Tell us about the #34 AAW Ford Falcon XR6T?GK: When we debuted at the 2013 Series finale it was brand new with no mileage whatsoever. After starting out fastest in its class we moved to another due to the size of the front brakes, and went on to run the entire three hours faultlessly save for a slightly warm temperature. It is a very

well balanced car with a lot of engineering, time and thought having gone into her construction and I can’t thank my crew, Herrod motorsport, Robinson Racing Developments, the Ford motor Company, Alrin Panels, everyone at Australian Auto Wreckers and my close friend Allan moffat enough for all their input into the car.

TRM: What are its advantages and disadvantages?

GK: In the context of the rest of the AmChamp field the car is quite unique. It is the heaviest and has the smallest brakes in its class however it carries good straight line speed compared to some of the others and is very well balanced and consistent lap after lap. It can be a bit thirsty but looks after its tyres extremely well – for instance we ran the entire three hour on debut on one set, and at the 2014 three Hour changed only one wheel due to a puncture, not tyre wear.

TRM: Do you have any future development plans you can tell us about?

GK: In the second half of the year we will be updating to the new model FH Falcon before it is publicly released or even updated within the V8 Supercar Championship, which we are pretty excited about. Essentially as soon as the Ford

motor Company starts pressing the panels we will be making the change. TRM: What is necessary for success in the AMChamp Series in your opinion?GK: You have to have consistency, reliability and a good group of people behind you. After crewing for many years I have had to hand over the crew management to focus on driving and that has been difficult for me, but I am lucky to have a great group of people headed up by Roger Sloley who has more than 40 years of experience. Paired with our co-drivers Lauren Gray and matt Lehmann we have great experience in the driver’s seat as well which I think is important. TRM: What do you love about the AMChamp Series? GK: It is a very good series with a much wider relevancy I think than some others – what you see racing on Sunday, you can go and buy on monday. There isn’t many categories where you can truly buy exactly what you have watched racing around the track. It has a good mix to it, and I will take endurance racing over sprint racing any day of the week – it is very strategic and you have to be right on the ball, which I think really adds to the atmosphere and competitiveness of the category.


roD salmon; Back to the Front

working his way through to the tail of the leaders before diving through to take the win in the closing stages of the race after the race leader succumbed to a deflating tyre.“That’s fantastic,” Rod Salmon beamed afterwards. “That has to be one of the best wins of my career.”Whilst Salmon was pleased to have taken his maiden Australian GT victory, the word from the pits was that his peers were just as impressed, and if victory in race one wasn’t enough, the New South Welshman went on to take third in the second 40-minute race, and then with V8 Supercar regular Jason Bright joining he and Talbot, second outright in the inaugural ‘Highlands 101’ endurance race.The mojo was back, and it was on to Bathurst for an assault on the 2014 12-Hour enduro with Bright and Talbot replacing Lowndes alongside Warren Luff. However, in events that remain recent history, the car was ousted early in the weekend after a massive crash from Bright all but destroyed the car. Back on track for the opening Aussie GT round at Sandown, Salmon – joined once more by Liam Talbot – qualified strongly and out-paced his younger team-mate to put the team at the front of the Trophy Class, ultimately scoring a round podium finish. “The result was okay, but I still felt a little jaded by the Bathurst experience, so I decided to spend my Easter up there competing in the Bathurst International motor Festival event against a string of current-spec Carrera Cup cars, and some of my Australian GT rivals. I wanted to see if I still had the pace.”

Ultimately the former 12-Hour race winner showed that he had not forgotten the fast way around mount Panorama, qualifying the Skwirk Audi R8 LmS on pole for both races and winning the one-hour finale. “That’s fantastic,” he beamed afterwards with wife Kylie close at hand enjoying the celebrations. “It doesn’t quite make up for the disappointment

of the 12-Hour, but from my perspective, I feel very comfortable in the car and the times are there. Importantly too, I’m able to punch them out lap after lap, and that’s they key to success in endurance racing.”It’s true: Salmon is Australian GT’s newest/oldest rising star!


One of the talking points over the last six months of Australian GT has been the ever-improving performance of a driver who during the opening stanza of the 2013 season appeared to have lost his customary pace. But in 2014, Rod Salmon is back better than ever. Words: Sean Henshelwood/Australian GT/The Racing magazine Images: Nathan Wong

AT SOmE point during the long break in the lead-up to the inaugural Highlands 101, dual Bathurst 12-Hour champion Rod Salmon rediscovered his mojo to emerge as the ‘coming man’ of Australian GT!You normally associate the term ‘rising star’ with a driver who is in the formative stages of his career - someone who is ‘learning the ropes’ – not a driver who in the past has recorded some memorable wins, but in all essence, could be considered as riding out the final years of his career.Rod Salmon typifies the term ‘gentleman driver’, however is different to many of the drivers that are grouped under that banner – because he has actually been involved in the sport at various times in his life over a career that spans more than 25 years.It started with club cars and rally cars, and evolved into Production cars culminating in victory at the Bathurst 12-Hour in 2008 and 2009 in mitsubishi Lancer Evos.In 2012 he decided that if he was ever going to achieve that elusive third win at Bathurst, then he’d need to invest in a competitive GT3-spec car, and after back-to-back wins in 2011 and 2012, an Audi R8 seemed like the weapon of choice.

“We kicked off at the Phillip Island round in 2012 and I had a ball, battling wheel-to-wheel with fellow Audi driver Peter Conroy, and I loved it.

“From that point I got a little carried away and bought the Bathurst-winning 2012 car and put

Craig Lowndes in it for the following event at the Island, and he took it to victory over the two Erebus Mercedes. At the same time I figured the best chance I had to win at Bathurst was to grab Lowndes (who had been part of the Audi assault

on Bathurst in both 2011 and 2012) and his partner Warren Luff to drive with me in 2013.”The race did not go well. Salmon made contact with the wall early on before the car was ultimately retired when the suspension broke on Craig Lowndes during his stint. “I was devastated, but I learnt then that I had probably pushed myself too far by running just three drivers.”The Bathurst round would set the tone for the next stanza of the season; over subsequent rounds, Salmon had appeared to have lost his mojo and appeared ill-at-ease with the car, but all that changed in New Zealand as he prepared to fight new Audi team-mate Dean Koutsoumidis for the final championship podium position.From the outset in New Zealand it was clear that Salmon was a different man, whether it was the clean crisp Central Otago air, the fine wine which makes the region so popular, or the three month break between rounds, from the opening practice session he was quick.Team-mate Liam Talbot put the car on the third row of the grid for the opening 40-minute race and then Salmon drove like a man possessed,

Rod Salmon typifies the term ‘gentleman driver’


THIS IS the new Radical RXC Coupe, and it’s coming to Australia this year. Basically, the British company has taken everything they know about making extreme yet entirely accessible sports racing cars (which, it turns out, is quite a lot) and rolled it into one conveniently roofed package. RXC stands for ‘Radical Xtreme Coupe’, and in every possible measurable way it lives up to its name. Radical Oz has been good enough to let us get the lowdown on what is going to be a properly spectacular addition to the Australian motorsport landscape. Now... how about that drive, Radical?Words: Richard Craill Images: Radical Australia

DRIVELINE:The RXC is powered by a high-specced variant of a production-based Ford engine you’d find in their European road car range. It’s 3.7 litres, 24 valves and variable cam timing combine to help it pump out 360bhp (225kw) at 6,750rpm and 320lb ft of torque. With max torque being produced at just over 4,200 rpm it’s got a grunty midrange which, when coupled with the paddle shift Quaife seven-speed sequential gearbox, should result in acceleration potential that at worst could be considered ‘very brisk’ and shatteringly rapid when the ones right foot is depressed fully. BODY:A clean-sheet concept by Radical’s chief designer, Nick Walford, there’s no question that this is a Radical.. just one that mixes the SR8’s open-top prototype effect with the cab-forward designs of the current crop of Lemans weapons. The spaceframe chassis is made from tubular steel but adds FIA-specification crash boxes to the front and rear. The body and aero components work together to generate huge downforce levels – topping out at 900kg at V-max and when you consider the fact the car weighs just 920kg in total, giving a power-to-weight ratio of 410hp/ton, you understand how effective this car should

be. By the way, the gull wing doors are as cool as they look. TECH:This is a serious racing car. The double-wishbone, pushrod suspension features four-way adjustable dampers that are bespoke to the car. Given its weight, air-cooled 350mm front and 310mm rear rotors and six-pot callipers should give stopping power measured in Gs. The throttle is drive-by-wire, the gearbox has an autoblipper on downshifts and the lights LEDs. Inside, a full AIm data logging system completes the race car feel. PERFORMANCE:Insiders suggest that the car should lap somewhere around the pace of top-level GT3 cars, which means 1m27s at Phillip Island, 2m04s at Bathurst and several seconds quicker than V8 Supercars everywhere it goes. It will run the 0-100km/hr dash in 2.8 seconds and top out at 280km/hr.EVERYTHING ELSE:Because this is a Radical, masters of everything turn-key motor racing, this car has got it all. Australian cars will be shipped with a 100-litre endurance spec FIA Fuel cell and air jacks to make it an easy proposition to roll off the container and onto your local circuit.

Xtreme Dreams


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organisation anD statusThis meeting is conducted under the International Sporting Code of the FIA, the National Competition Rules of the CAmS Ltd, the Race meeting Standing Regulations of CAmS, Phillip Island Standing Regulations 03/2012, and Supplementary Regulations issued for this meeting. CAmS Permit: 814/2505/01

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oFFicials oF the meetingSeries Director: Rob Curkpatrick meeting Director: Peter Nelson Stewards of the meeting: Steve Lisk, Bradley Tubb, Keith mcKay Clerk of the Course: Colin Smith Deputy Clerk of the Course: matt Balcombe Assistant Clerks of the Course: Ken Smith Secretary of the meeting: Jean Bellenger Deputy Secretary of the meeting: Geoff Bull Judges of Start & Finish: C. Smith, m. Balcombe, I. Leech, A. Bond Chief Paddock marshal: Danny Jonas Chief of Recovery: Ken Johnston Course marshal : Skip Taylor Chief marshal: Roger Chirnside Chief Flag marshal: Terry O’Callaghan Chief Fire marshal: Gus Luke Chief marshalling Area: Barry Parker Compliance Checker: Danny Jonas Organising Committee: Jean Bellenger, Colin Smith, matt Balcombe, Geoff Bull, Peter Nelson

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acknoWleDgementsThe thanks of the motorsport fraternity in general must go to the following groups for their assistance with this meeting:

• Phillip Island Auto Racing Club officials for their manning and management of the meeting

• Phillip Island Operations P/L for their work in presenting the circuit and facilities as they are

• Victorian Fire & Rescue Service for the fire fighting equipment, the driver rescue facilities, and their expertise

• Victorian Flag Marshalling team for flags and marshals

• Rob Curkpatrick as the series director for his untiring efforts to make the series a success

• Competitors and the competitor groups for their participation and cooperation

• Team Medical Australia for medical services

• PIARC Recovery Team with the help through the year from Concours Towing (Sean Finn), magic Towing (mick Kidd), Cowes Total Car Centre (Brad Rodwell), SAS Towing (Aaron Stokes), Bunyip Crane Trucks (Syd Smith), Powerful Enterprises (Daryl Poynton), Yogi Haulage (David miljkovic)

• Dazzle Signs for assistance with event signage

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• Bass Coast Shire for assistance with promotion.


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900 Engines may be started

905 Qualifying 1 Porsche Carrera Cup 15 min

925 Qualifying 1 Radical Australia Cup 15 min

945 Practice 1 Australian Manuf. Championship 15 min

1005 Qualifying 2 Porsche Carrera Cup 15 min

1025 Qualifying 2 Radical Australia Cup 15 min

1045 Qualifying 1 Australian Manuf. Championship 15 min

1105 Qualifying 1 Australian GT Championship 25 min

1135 Qualifying 2 Australian Manuf. Championship 15 min

1200 Race 1 Radical Australia Cup 40 min

1250 Race 1 Porsche Carrera Cup 1 Hour

1405 Race 1 Australian GT Championship 101 laps

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910 Warm up Radical Australia Cup 10 min

925 Warm up Porsche Carrera Cup 10 min

940 Warm up Australian Manuf. Championship 10 min


1045 Race 2 Porsche Carrera Cup 1 Hour


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940 Practice 1 Australian GT Championship 20 min

1005 Practice 1 Radical Australia Cup 20 min

1030 Practice 1 Porsche Carrera Cup (Pro) 20 min




1210 Practice 2 Porsche Carrera Cup (Elite) 20 min




1420 Practice 3 Porsche Carrera Cup (Pro/Elite) 30 min

1455 Sponsor Rides Aust Manufacturers Champ 20 min

1520 Sponsor Rides Australian GT Champ 20 min

1545 Sponsor Rides Radical Aust Cup 20 min

1620 Sponsor Rides Porsche Carrera Cup 20 min





australian manuFacturers chamPionshiPon the WeB: WWW.amchamP.com.au

car sPonsor DriVer state Vehicle13 Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne NSW Mazda 3 MPS

co-driver Rick Bates ACT

14 Kandi Warehousing Kevin Herben Qld Honda Integra DC5

co-driver Luke King NSW

18 Sherrin Rentals Grant Sherrin Qld BMW 135i

co-driver Iain Sherrin Qld

19 Sherrin Rentals Michael Sherrin Qld BMW 135i

co-driver David Ayres Qld

20 Eastern Creek Karts Garry Holt NSW Mitsubishi Evo 10

co-driver Stuart Kostera WA

21 Disc Brakes Australia Jake Williams NSW Honda Integra DC5

co-driver Geoff Rands NSW

22 Melbourne Performance Centre Shane Marshall Vic Mitsub Evo 10

co-driver Robert Marshall Vic

28 GWS Personnel Peter O'Donnell NSW BMW 335i

co-driver John Bowe Vic

31 Osborne Motorsport Nick Lange Qld Mazda 3 MPS

co-driver Brock Giblin Qld

32 Carter Grange Daniel Stutterd Vic Mini Challenge

co-driver Mike Eady NZ

33 Castrol/Turbosmart/DBA/Bilstein Bob Pearson NSW Mitsubishi Evo 10

co-driver Glenn Seton Qld

34 AAW Australian Auto Wreckers George Karadimas Vic Ford Falcon XR6T

co-driver Matt Lehmann Vic

co-driver Lauren Gray Vic

35 Sennheiser/Ric Shaw Racing Ric Shaw NSW BMW 130i

co-driver Michael Sloss NSW

36 Grand Prix Mazda Jake Camilleri Qld Mazda 3 MPS

co-driver

40 Alphera Financial Services Beric Lynton Qld BMW 1M

co-driver Tim Leahey NSW

54 Donut King Tony Alford Qld BMW 1M

co-driver Ryan McLeod Qld

55 Kintyre Racing Glyn Crimp WA BMW 1M

co-driver Matthew Cherry WA

86 Pedders/Valvoline Racing Grant Phillips Vic Toyota 86 GTS

co-driver Andrew Turpie Vic

88 Network Clothing/Dentbuster Mark Eddy Vic Renault Megane RS265

co-driver Francois Jouy NSW

Dear enthusiast, WELCOmE to this weekend’s event which is promoted and organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club (PIARC), and welcome to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Under the current owners, Linfox, the circuit has been developed to a point where it matches the other world-class circuits in the world and we are continually thrilled to have the opportunity to present our motorsport here. It never ceases to thrill me to recognise that it is the fastest motor-cycle circuit on the international calendar.This Shannons Australian motor Racing Nationals has been developing as a series for a number of years now and has progressed into a very compact and enjoyable series of events, and one which we eagerly look forward to each time it returns to Phillip Island. This series allows us to show off many national categories at the same meeting and features a blend of most types of cars seen on our race tracks. The series is set up so that we can plan on the categories to be allocated to our round of the series from a list of about twelve, and whatever happens, it is an interesting blend of cars to be enjoyed by all.

This meeting is focusing on endurance type races with a now regular feature of the four-hour Production Car race (known as Amchamp), 2 x 1 hour races for Carrera Cup Porsches, a 101 lap race for GTs, and 3 x 40 minute races for the Radical Sportscars. Every category is well supported and they should all produce great racing for you to enjoy.

All of the marshals here today are volunteers who are trained by the sport for their various roles, and the majority of marshals here today are PIARC members. The remainder come from other dedicated groups who lend their specialities to what we are doing. These extend to services such as medical, Fire, Flags, Timing and Scrutiny. We work in close cooperation with the Confederation of Australian motorsport (CAmS) and in conjunction with CAmS, we have a licensing and training program for marshals at all the circuits in Australia. This provides for a consistently high level of skills and application of the rules at the CAmS events; a standard that is widely recognised around the world.

If you are interested in taking your involvement further than watching from outside the track fencing, have a look at the PIARC website at www.piarc.com.au Follow this through as an official, and you can also get involved with the International motorcycle races held here at Phillip Island each year as well as the AGP at Albert Park and the V8 Supercar races at Phillip Island and other circuits in the country. You will find further detail in the website, and also a membership form.Best regards from the Club, and we look forward to seeing you again at our clubrooms at the moorabbin Airport, or perhaps at other race meetings here, later in the year.

Peter Nelson Secretary – PIARC

If today is of interest to you, make sure you do not miss our next car race meeting of the year. Round 7 of the Shannons Australian Motor Racing Nationals on September 20-21.

To finish off the year, we then have at Phillip Island the V8 Supercar Championship Meeting on November 14-16 and the very traditional Island Magic Race Meeting on November 29-30.

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car sPonsor DriVer state Vehicle1 Bonaire/Wilson Security Craig Baird Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Max Twigg Vic

4 Grove Group Stephen Grove Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Scott McLaughlin

5 Objective Racing Tony Walls Qld Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver David Reynolds

7 No Second Chance/Phase 8 Warren Luff Qld Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Geoff Emery

9 Hallmarc Marc Cini Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Dean Fiore Vic

11 Royal Purple Oil/Garth Walden Racing Ash Samadi NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Jonny Reid

12 Laser Plumbing & Electrical Steven Richards Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Damien Flack

13 Porsche Centre Brighton James Bergmuller Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Dale Wood

22 V.I.P. Home Services Brenton Ramsay SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Jason Bright

23 JBS Australia Roger Lago Qld Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Dave Russell

24 Alternative Freight Services/ All Star Equipment Sales

Tony Bates Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Dan Gaunt

26 Copyworld Michael Almond SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver John Karytinos

27 Childhood Cancer Association Sam Power SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver James Koundouris

29 Onsite Rental Group Michael Patrizi SA Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Troy Bayliss

39 Veritas Adrian Mastronadro NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Tim Slade

45 VIP Petfoods Duvashen Padayachee NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Neale Muston

55 Fujitsu Racing Renee Gracie Qld Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Tim Miles

56 McGrath Real Estate Agents Shane Smollen NSW Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Nick Percat

77 Bob Jane T-Marts Nick McBride Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Rodney Jane

88 Davbridge Constructions Shae Davies Qld Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Adam Gowans

777 Bob Jane T-Marts Nick Foster Vic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

co-driver Ryan Simpson



car sPonsor DriVer state Vehicle1 Darrell Lea Klark Quinn Qld McLaren MP4-12C

co-driver Craig Baird NZ

3 Motor School George Foessel Qld Porsche 997GT3 Cup

co-driver Ben Foessel Qld

6 Swirk Rod Salmon NSW Audi R8 LMS Ultra

co-driver Nathan Antunes

7 VIP Petfoods Tony Quinn Qld Aston Martin Vantage GT3

9 TM Motorsports Tony Martin Qld Ginetta G50 GT4

co-driver Grant Bromley

14 Peter Conroy Motorsport Peter Conroy NSW Porsche 997 2011

co-driver Dean Grant

19 Hogs Breath Café Mark Griffith Qld Ginetta G50 GT4

co-driver Karl Reindler Vic

21 RockStar Racing Jeff Neale Qld Porsche 997 GT3 Xup

co-driver Terry Knight Qld

23 Lago Racing Roger Lago Qld Lamborghini LP600 2012

co-driver David Russell Qld

25 Walz Group Brendan Cook Qld Porsche 997 Cup

co-driver Matt Kingsley Qld

29 Trofeo Motorsport/Pirelli Jim Manolios Vic Chev Corvette

co-driver Ryan Millier Vic

33 Fastway Couriers Simon Ellingham NZ Porsche MY11 997 Cup

co-driver Jono Lester NZ

35 Rentcorp Indiran Padayachee NSW Porsche 996 Cup Car

co-driver Andrew Fisher NSW

36 Wilsons Security/Erebus Academy Richard Muscat Vic Merc AMG SLS GT3

co-driver Jack Le Broq Vic

47 Supabarn Supermarkets James Koundouris NSW Porsche FIA GT3-R

co-driver Steven Owen NSW

48 Interlloy M Motorsport Justin McMillan Vic Lamborghini Gallardo FL II

co-driver Steven Richards Vic

51 Amac Motorsport Andrew Macpherson NSW Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S

co-driver Ben Porter NSW

52 Keith Kassulke Qld Ascari KZR-1

co-driver Johnathan Venter NSW

54 Donut King Tony Alford Qld Lotus

co-driver Ryan McLeod Qld

69 Supabarn Supermarkets Theo Koundouris NSW Porsche 997 Cup S

co-driver Sam Power SA

71 Equity-One Mortgage Fund Dean Koutsoumidis Vic Audi R8 LMS

co-driver James Winslow UK

72 Ockert Fourie Qld Audi R8 LMS 2011

co-driver John Magro

Porsche carrera cuP australia australian gt chamPionshiPon the WeB: WWW.carreracuP.com.au on the WeB: WWW.australiangt.com.au

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car sPonsor DriVer state Vehicle73 Associated Projects Michael Hovey Qld Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car

co-driver Matt Campbell Qld

75 JAMEC PEM RACING Steven McLaughlan Vic Audi R8 LMS 2011

co-driver Warren Luff

77 JJA Consulting Group Jan Jinadasa Vic Lamborghini LP520

88 IL Bello Rosso Peter Edwards Vic Ferrari 458 Italia GT3

co-driver John Bowe Vic

australian gt chamPionshiPon the WeB: WWW.australiangt.com.au


car sPonsor DriVer state Vehicle1 Excalibur Racing Neale Muston NSW Radical

2 Industrial Parks of Australia Michael Shaw NSW Radical

5 Axiom Wealth/Radical Aust Simon Haggarty NSW Radical

6 Axiom Wealth Management Tony Haggarty NSW Radical

9 Radical Australia Chris Medland NSW Radical

11 DESA Australia Robert Baird Vic Radical

17 PJS Air Peter Johnston NSW Radical

27 First Neon Peter White NSW Radical

29 TACHAC Pty Ltd Andy Plummer NSW Radical

31 First Focus Peter Paddon NSW Radical

32 Hughes Motorsport /ProVinyl Sue Hughes NSW Radical

33 RAW Racing Tim Berryman NSW Radical

34 The GT3 Factory John Morriss Vic Radical

35 Austech Wire & Cable Andrew Richmond Vic Radical

co-driver Adam Newton Vic

48 G. Walker Air Conditioning Gary Walker Vic Radical

52 Radical Australia Bill Medland Qld Radical

66 Django Racing John Corbett NSW Radical

68 RAW Racing Kim Burke NSW Radical

78 Radical Australia Greg Smith NSW Radical

86 Radical Australia Oliver Smith

88 Radical Australia Rowan Ross NSW Radical

raDical australia cuPon the WeB: WWW.raDicalsPortscars.com



marVellous mallalaIT IS RARE in sports to win one ‘marquee’ trophy in a season and winning two is almost unheard of – just don’t tell that to Kerrick Sports Sedan Series hero Tony Ricciardello.

THE SEVEN-TImE CHAmPION won both of his series’ marquee trophies in the space of five hours, taking the Clem Smith Cup at lunchtime and the Des Wall memorial Trophy just before the sun set over the plains north of Adelaide. It amounted to a superb day for the West Australian amongst a day filled with stories at the second round of the 2014 Shannons Australian motor Racing Nationals at mallala motor Sport Park.Ricciardello and his famous Chevrolet powered Alfa Romeo GTV scored a record fourth victory in the biggest Sports Sedan race of the year, before later doing the job to score the Des Wall Trophy in race three – recognising the efforts of a long-time Sports Sedan hero. The Alfa Romeo-Chev driver and his long-time rival Darren Hossack staged another epic battle for the Clem Smith Cup trophy, named after the long-time mallala circuit owner and promoter. Hossack led the race early before Ricciardello battled his way past and then held on to secure the win in the series’ biggest race of the year, with Hossack second and Calibra-Chev driver Steven Tamasi third – mirroring the ultimate round results. “This has been a pretty bad circuit for us the last few years, so (to win the Clem Smith Cup) is pretty good for the guys, it is a good start for the year to come here and have a good win,” he said. “Clem is pretty old, he has broken ribs and he is still turning up at the track; he even passed me on the highway back to Adelaide last night so he still has that racing spirit – that strength he has got to keep racing is admirable, it is an honour to win it. “Winning the Des Wall cup also means a lot because he was such a great competitor. I raced with him back in the days at Oran Park and he was always fair and a great competitor. It’s a great trophy to win and it means a lot.”

Ricciardello continues to thrive on the competition at the pointy end of the Sports Sedan field as he searches for a near-unfathomable eighth title this year.

“We just keep coming back for more, makes it worth all the hard work and the pain we go through to get the car on-track. Now we have another big trophy to try and regain that we lost last year.”

Victorian teenager James Golding won the opening round of the 2014 Australian Formula Ford series, dominating the weekend to win all three races and leave with the new mallala lap record as well.

Golding held out Hamish Hardeman in a one-lap dash to the flag in race two, before being forced to work hard for the clean sweep when Queenslander Jordan Lloyd made the best start in race three and led the early laps.

The pair ran closely and battled for the lead until lap eight, when Golding took the lead and, ultimately, the race and round win.

Hamish Hardeman and Jordan Lloyd completed the overall podium and James Garley won the Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) series round.

Ryan Simpson continued his domination of the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Cars Series, sweeping both races on Sunday – following a race one win on Saturday – en route to victory in the opening round of the 2014 series.

Simpson headed home Eggleston motorsport Commodore driver Justin Ruggier and Falcon driver matt Chahda in each Sunday race and will head to the second round of the series with a 20-point series lead thanks to his clean sweep at mallala.

Simpson also set a new lap record for the class in his comprehensive overall weekend performance.

John Goodacre won the third round of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli series, bouncing back from misfortune in Saturday night’s Jim Richards endurance trophy race to win both sprint races.

The South Australian driver led in the Saturday twilight enduro however a mechanical glitch that momentarily slowed his progress dropped him back to second place, behind eventual winner Fraser Ross.

However on Sunday he was never headed, holding off stern challenges from both Ross (race 2) and Jon mcCorkindale in the third to seal his first round victory of the year. Ross and mcCorkindale completed the podium with matt Campbell finishing fourth overall and first in Class B.

South Australian driver Roger I’Anson took the opening round of the Australian Sports Racer Series, winning two of the three races en route to the big trophy.

I’Anson (West) was in top form as race one winner James Winslow struck dramas in his similar car; failing to finish both races. The variety in the field was showcased on the outright podium with round winner I’Anson driving a West, second-placed Adam Proctor a Stohr and third-placed mark Short driving a Prince Sports Racer.

Victorian Gavin Ross won the second round of the Dial Before You Dig Australian Saloon Car Series in a weekend where three different drivers won the three races.

Ross won race one and finished second in races two and three to take the round: Kane Baxter-Smith and Shawn Jaimeson taking the additional race victories. Ross won the round from Baxter-Smith and Luke Westall.



laP recorDs

Round 2 mallala, sa

Category Driver vehiCle Date timeOutright Simon Wills Reynard 94D 13/02/2000 1.24.2215

Radical Australia Cup James Winslow Radical SR8 RX 25/05/2013 1.25.9294

Australian GT Jack LeBrocq Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 26/05/2013 1.27.1505

V8 Supercar Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF 21/11/2013 1.32.0246

Porsche Carrera Cup Daniel Gaunt Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 18/09/2011 1.34.6465

AMChamp Glenn Seton Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X 26/05/2013 1.44.3974

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