2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series

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The 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am type cars. [1] The series was administered by the National Australian Sports Sedan Association and was sanctioned by CAMS as a National Series. [1] Held as the first Tranzam Sports Sedan Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003, it was won by Darren Hossack driving a Saab 9-3.

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Calendar

The series was contested over five rounds with three races per round. [1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [2] Date [1]
1 Mallala Motor Sport Park 9 May
2 Winton Motor Raceway 6 June
3 Oran Park Raceway - South Circuit27 June [2]
4 Eastern Creek International Raceway 1 August
5 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit [3] 13 November [3]

Eligible cars

The following cars were eligible to compete in the series: [1]

Points system

Series points were awarded in each race according to the following criteria: [1]

Position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thOther finishers
Points [1] 201815136121110987654321

In addition, 2 points were awarded for first place in qualifying. [1]

Series standings

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [2] CarEntrant [2]
1 Darren Hossack 4 Saab 9-3 Aero [2] Chevrolet [4] Audi Spares
2 Tony Ricciardello 5 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV [2] Chevrolet [4] B&M Ricciardello Motors
3Bernard Gillon3 Ford Mustang Cobra [2] Powerbuilt Tools

The above table lists only the top three placegetters.

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