2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship. [1] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship. [2]

Contents

The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04. [3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round. [1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [4] StateDate [1] Round winner [3] Car [4]
1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 20–22 FebruaryBryce Washington Van Diemen RF04
2 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 2–4 AprilJames Small Van Diemen RF04
3 Barbagallo Raceway Western Australia 11–13 June Dean Fiore Van Diemen RF04
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 2–4 July Steve Owen Spectrum 010
5 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 23–25 JulyJason Liefting Spectrum 09B
6 Oran Park Motorsport Circuit New South Wales 13–15 August Tim Macrow Spectrum 010
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 20–22 August Steve Owen Spectrum 010
8 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 10–12 September David Reynolds Van Diemen RF04

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race. [1] An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round. [1]

Standings

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [4] R1 [3] R2 [3] R3 [3] R4 [3] R5 [3] R6 [3] R7 [3] R8 [3] Total [3]
1 David Reynolds 6 Van Diemen RF04 Sonic Motorsport 2422384410524849287
2 Tim Macrow 25 Spectrum 010 Bosch Batteries 3228403612574040285
3 Steve Owen 26 Spectrum 010 Bosch Batteries -22-6140305440247
4Brett Francis2 Van Diemen RF03VIP Petfoods / BF Racing40404234824834230
5James Small5 Van Diemen RF04 Sonic Motorsport 2353462342730170
6 Dean Fiore 18 Van Diemen RF04Landscape Developments / Fleetcare1014603226718-167
7Bryce Washington3 Van Diemen RF04ADRAD / Sonic Motorsport 452172681020-128
8Jason Liefting77 Spectrum 09
Spectrum 09B [4] 		Project Sports145241246-156122
9Michael Trimble5 Van Diemen RF04 Sonic Motorsport 10344623-724108
10David Sieders23Stealth Van Diemen RF94 Sime Tyres 162-141514161289
11 Andrew Thompson 62 Spectrum 010Latitude Development Group1424-386-1873
12Anthony Preston8 Van Diemen RF01Pettaras Press Racing-18---38--56
13 Shane Price 39 Spectrum 09Arrow Karts----18-181046
14Shannon O'Brien79 Van Diemen RF03Shannon O'Brien6-6114-9238
15Clayton Pyne10 Van Diemen RF01Maxim Constructions-6---24-636
16 Mark McNally 74 Spectrum 010Nomad Racing17-125---25
17Joel Spychala11Stealth Van Diemen RF94Mid Coast Ford-9---12--21
18Glenn Welch17 Mygale SJ98S&D Welch Removals17-------17
Mark Douglas16 Van Diemen RF01HSE Mining / North City Holden--17-----17
20Todd Fiore40Stealth Van Diemen RF93Fastlane Racing--16-----16
21 James Davison 44 Van Diemen RF95Alex Davison----12---12
22Cade Southall28 Van Diemen RF01Collex / Davies Craig61-----411
23Nathan Caratti32 Van Diemen RF04Fastlane Racing--4----26
Aaron Caratti 22Stealth Van Diemen RF92Aaron Caratti--4----26
25Ian Moncrieff45 Van Diemen RF01 Brisbane Bullets / VIP Petfoods----4---4
26Dominic Kennedy27 Van Diemen RF01Minda Motorsport----3---3
27Paul Fiore30Stealth Van Diemen RF94Landscape Developments / Fleetcare--2-----2
Daniel Pappas9Stealth Van Diemen RF93QLD Group---2----2
29 Tim Slade 24 Van Diemen RF01Ben Fitzgerald1-------1
William Hall55 Spectrum 06Net Velocity--1-----1
Tristan Hughes37Stealth Van Diemen RF93Tony Lemessurier---1----1
Brett Hobson50 Spectrum 09c CAMS Driver Development Program -----1--1
Robert Storey16 Van Diemen RF92Fuchs Lubricants / Transtar Express-----1--1
Troy Woolston9 Mygale SJ01James Small Racing-------11

All competing cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as defined by CAMS. [1] These regulations specified the mandatory use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-06-23. Retrieved 2005-06-23.
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2004-10-13.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 2004 Retrieved 3 April 2019
  5. ↑ Formula Ford, 2004 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-34
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