Touring Car Masters
Appearance
Category | Hoosier Tires |
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Drivers' champion | Steve Johnson |
Official website | touringcarmasters.com.au |
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Touring Car Masters is an Australian
CAMS Group N Touring Cars but with a greater degree of modifications permitted to improve safety, reliability and affordability.[2]
These improvements would have been against the spirit of Group N regulations which are focused on vehicles racing as much as possible as they did in the period when the cars were new.
The series has proved popular with fans for the nostalgia value and also for the mix of eligible vehicles with the majority of competing vehicles being Australian or American V8s. Each model is allocated into one of three classes by the appointed category managers, TCM Racing Pty. Ltd, with drivers competing for Outright and Class awards.[1] Performance parity is maintained between disparate models by varying maximum engine revolutions and minimum racing weights of those vehicles.[1] In addition, a driver may be classified as a seeded driver and additional parity adjustments applied to cars driven by these drivers, as deemed appropriate.[1]
Class winners
Year | Group 1[3] | Group 2[3] | Group 3[3] | |||||||||
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Driver | Car | Driver | Car | Driver | Car | |||||||
2007 | Steve Mason | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | Mick Wilson | 1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T | Not contested | |||||||
2008 | Gavin Bullas | 1969 Ford Boss Mustang
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Greg East | 1972 Holden HQ Kingswood | ||||||||
2009 | Gavin Bullas | 1969 Ford Boss Mustang
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Trevor Talbot | 1972 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||||||||
2010 | Jim Richards | 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint | Bernie Stack | 1973 Porsche 911RS
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Tony Karanfilovski | 1968 Alfa Romeo GTAm | ||||||
Year | Class A[3] | Class B[3] | Class C[3] | |||||||||
2011 | Amanda Sparks | 1973 Porsche 911RS
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Gary O'Brien | 1972 Holden HQ Monaro GTS 4 Door
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John Bowe | 1969 Ford Mustang
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2012 | John Bowe | 1969 Ford Mustang
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Chris Stillwell | 1968 Ford Mustang
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Not contested | |||||||
2013
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Jim Richards | 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint | Steve Mason | 1966 Ford Mustang
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Year | Pro-Masters | Pro-Am | Pro-Sports | |||||||||
2014 | John Bowe | 1969 Ford Mustang
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Mark King | Chevrolet Camaro | Sven Burchartz Chris Stillwell |
Ford Mustang | ||||||
Year | Pro-Masters | Pro-Am | Pro-Sports | Invitational | Trans-Am | |||||||
2015 | John Bowe | Ford Mustang Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 |
Cameron Tilley | Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer | Leo Tobin | Holden HQ Monaro GTS | Paul Freestone | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Charlie O'Brien | Pontiac Firebird | ||
Year | Pro-Masters | Pro-Am | Pro-Sports | Invitational | Trans-Am | |||||||
2016 | John Bowe | Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 | Jason Gomersall | Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 | Adam Garwood | Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 Ford Capri Perana |
Greg Garwood | Ford Capri Perana | Not contested | |||
Year | Pro-Masters | Pro-Am | Pro-Sports | IROC | Invitational | Trans-Am | ||||||
2017 | Steven Johnson | 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback | Adam Bressington | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Darren Beale | 1972 Holden Monaro GTS Coupe | Rohan Little | 1974 Porsche 911 IROC
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Greg Garwood | Ford Capri Perana | Shannon O’Brien | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
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Year | Outright | Pro-Masters | Pro-Am | Pro-Sports | ||||||||
2018[4] | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer
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Jim Pollicina | Holden Torana A9X
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2019 | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Jim Pollicina | Holden Torana A9X
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Allen Boughen | Mercury Comet | ||||
2020 | Adam Bressington | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Adam Bressington | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X
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Peter Burnitt | Holden Torana A9X
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2021 | John Bowe | Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 | John Bowe | Holden LH Torana SL/R5000 | Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X
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Peter Burnitt | Holden Torana A9X
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2022 | Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X
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Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X
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Andrew Fisher | Ford Falcon GTHO
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Warren Trewin | Holden Monaro GTS350
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2023 | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Steve Johnson | Ford Mustang | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer
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Peter Burnitt | Holden Torana A9X
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The 1972Holden HQ SSof Gary O'Brien at the opening round of the 2010 series
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The 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS of Alastair MacLean at the opening round of the 2011 series
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TheFord XY Falcon GTHOof Brad Tilley at the opening round of the 2011 series
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TheFord XB Falcon GT Hardtopof Eddie Abelnica at the opening round of the 2011 series
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TheFord Escort RS1600of Phillip Showers at the opening round of the 2011 series
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The1969 Ford Mustangof Gavin Bullas at the opening round of the 2011 series
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TheAlfa Romeo GTAmof Tony Karanfilovski at the opening round of the 2011 series
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TheChrysler VH Valiant Charger R/Tof Mick Wilson at the opening round of the 2011 series
References
- ^ a b c d 2023 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Series History Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 20 June 2011
- ^ a b c d e f Champs & Stats, www.touringcarmasters.com.au Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 August 2013
- ^ 2018 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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