2008 Australian Mini Challenge

The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge was the inaugural running of the Australian Mini Challenge. It began on 7 March at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2008 Australian Mini Challenge. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Team	No	Drivers
Decorug Racing	5	Nathan Geier
	27	Paul Stokell
	95	Grant Denyer Nathan Geier
Bib Stillwell Mini Garage	6	Michael Stillwell
	60	Nicholas Stillwell David Stillwell
	66	Gary Young
Racer Industries	7	Ryan McLeod
Doulman Automotive	8	Neil McFadyen
Glory Team Racing	10	David Turner
Mini	13	Ben Tune
	18	Damien White
Kingsway Mini Garage	16	Tim Leahey Robert Graham
Motorline Mini Garage	21	Darren Berry
	22	Todd Wanless Paul Morris
	43	Matt Neal Brendan Cook
	80	Jason Akermanis
Brisbane Mini Garage	23	Todd Fiore
	30	Paul Fiore
BMW Uber Star	25	Jason Bargwanna Shaun Cleary Leanne Tander Paul Mercurio Bob Holden Boris Said Stuart Appleby Justin Hemmes
Iron House Brewery	32	Jason White
PDL Electrical Solutions	44	Brent Collins
Trivett Classic Race Team	79	Scott Bargwanna
	97	Jason Bargwanna
Bruce Lynton Mini Garage	80 99	Beric Lynton
Darren Harris	93	Chris Wootton

Calendar

The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge will be contested over eight rounds, starting at Eastern Creek in March and finishing at Oran Park in December. ^[5]

Rd.	Supporting	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	V8SCS 2	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	7–9 Mar	Neil McFadyen
2	FV8SCS 2	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	4–6 Apr	Nathan Geier
3	V8SCS 4	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	9–11 May	Damien White
4	V8SCS 5	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	7–9 Jun	Jason Bargwanna
5	V8SCS 9	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	12–14 Sep	Jason Bargwanna
6	V8SCS 10	Mount Panorama	Bathurst, New South Wales	9–12 Oct	Jason Bargwanna
7	V8SCS 13	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	21–23 Nov	Paul Stokell
8	V8SCS 14	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	4–7 Dec	Jason Bargwanna

• V8SCS - V8 Supercar Championship Series
• FV8SCS - Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

Driver standings

After round 8: ^[6]

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts 1 Neil McFadyen 168  ? 138 132 78 65 126 117 930 2 Paul Stokell 156  ? 75 84 69 90 180 138 906 3 Paul Fiore 102  ? 78 84 135 51 102 132 834 4 Jason Bargwanna 126 180 180 120 150 168 798 5 Nathan Geier  ?  ? 48 90 165 48 57 27 717 6 Grant Denyer*  ?  ? 138 150 54 648 7 Gary Young  ?  ? 114 63 60 27 105 42 585 8 Todd Fiore  ?  ? 93 84 120 15 54 87 558 9 Scott Bargwanna 69  ?  ? 78 111 432 10 David Turner  ?  ? 36 36 57 12 24 48 357 11 Nathan Callaghan 138 105 243 12 Todd Wanless  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 237 13 Nicholas Stillwell  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 171 14 Damien White 156 156 15 Darren Berry  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 153 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

The other results were 16th: Michael Stillwell – 132 17th: Iain Sherrin – 117 18th: Robert Graham – 111 19th: David Stillwell – 108 20th: Brent Collins – 96 21st: Jason White – 96 22nd: Paul Morris – 84 23rd: Barry Sternbeck – 78 24th: Matt Neal – 78 25th: Beric Lynton – 75 26th: Mike Sherrin – 69 27th: Damien Flack – 60 28th: Tim Leahey – 54 29th: Christopher Oxley – 54 30th: Ricky Occhipinti – 54 31st: Brendon Cook – 51 32nd: Jim Sweeney – 42 33rd: Callum Ballinger – 39 34th: Tim Poulton – 30 35th: Edward Singleton – 27 36th: Kevin Miller – 18 37th: Jason Akermanis – 18 38th: Ryan Mcleod – 15 39th: Chris Wootton – 9

References

1. "Symmons Plains Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
2. "Mount Panorama, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
3. "Sandown Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
4. "Barbagallo Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
5. MINI Challenge - MINI Australia - Official MINI website Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. "2008 Mini Challenge - Round 8 Wrap Up". AUSmotive.com. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.