2009 Biante Touring Car Masters

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The 2009 Biante Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series [1] for pre-1974 Touring Cars. [2] It was the third annual Touring Car Masters series.

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Group 1 was won by Gavin Bullas driving a Ford Mustang and Group 2 by Trevor Talbot driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1.

Schedule

Gavin Bullas won Group 1 driving a Ford Mustang (pictured in 2011) 1969 Ford Mustang of Gavin Bullas.jpg
Gavin Bullas won Group 1 driving a Ford Mustang (pictured in 2011)
Brad Tilley placed second in Group 1 driving a Ford XY Falcon GT (pictured in 2011) Ford XY Falcon GTHO of Brad Tilley.jpg
Brad Tilley placed second in Group 1 driving a Ford XY Falcon GT (pictured in 2011)
Jim Richards placed fourth in Group 1 driving a Ford Falcon Sprint (pictured in 2010) Ford Falcon Sprint of Jim Richards.JPG
Jim Richards placed fourth in Group 1 driving a Ford Falcon Sprint (pictured in 2010)

The series was contested over seven rounds. [1]

RoundCircuit [1] [3] Date [3] Round winner [1] Car [3]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit 1–4 MarchGavin Bullas Ford Mustang
2 Winton Motor Raceway 1–3 MayGavin Bullas Ford Mustang
3 Hidden Valley Raceway 19–21 JuneGavin Bullas Ford Mustang
4 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich 21–23 August Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway 5–6 SeptemberGavin Bullas Ford Mustang
6 Mount Panorama, Bathurst 8–11 October Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint
7 Sandown International Motor Raceway 7–8 NovemberGavin Bullas Ford Mustang

Series standings

Group 1
Position [4] Driver [4] Car [3] Ade [4] Win [4] Hid [4] Que [4] Eas [4] Bat [4] San [4] Total [4]
1Gavin Bullas Ford Boss Mustang 1801681801641681531681181
2Brad Tilley Ford XY Falcon GT 82104164138156164142950
3 John Bowe Chevrolet Camaro SS &
Holden HQ Monaro
108165147168153135-876
4 Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint 52-135172155168161843
5Drew Marget Ford Mustang 12914797135-132164804
6Steve Mason Chevrolet Camaro SS 160974810214512978759
7Rod Wilson Ford XY Falcon GTHO 13590117105-9066603
8Tony Edwards Holden HQ Monaro 361299013242-148577
9Graham Alexander Holden HQ Monaro 0-10511410893111531
10Tony Hunter Holden HQ Monaro 123--871236078471
11Michael Acheson Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 -6366661117566447
12Bob Middleton Chevrolet Camaro SS 60691118157450423
13Alastair MacLean Chevrolet Camaro SS 451200--134-299
14Nigel Benson Holden HQ Monaro 9930-65102--296
15Steve Makarios Ford XY Falcon GTHO 1029630---0228
16Matt O'Brien Holden HQ Monaro ---450105-150
17Garry Treloar Chevrolet Camaro SS ---18--108126
18Ross Donnelley Ford Boss Mustang -99-----99
19Mike Erwin Ford XY Falcon GT 66------66
20Brett Youlden Ford XY Falcon GTHO -48-----48
21Cameron Tilley Ford XY Falcon GT --0----0
Group 2
Position [4] Driver [4] Car [3] Ade [4] Win [4] Hid [4] Que [4] Eas [4] Bat [4] San [4] Total [4]
1Trevor Talbot Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 156156148-160160148928
2Rory O'Neill Porsche 911 RS 1351368715298117117842
3Greg Waddington Holden Monaro &
Holden HQ SS
153-104112100153168790
4John Nelson Porsche 911 RS 17601525212684129719
5Bernie Stack Porsche 911 RS -141180-0116120557
6Graeme Cook Porsche 911 RS 112160331760-0481
7Ian McAlister Ford Mustang -12975-12339105471
8Mick Wilson Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T 48-145-4514581464
9Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant Pacer ----12016497381
10Cameron Mason Datsun 510 6611142011730-366
11Phillip Showers Ford Escort RS1600 -117-8433090324
12Greg Keene Porsche 911 RS --126-16427-317
13Mark Forgie Porsche 911 RS 114--149---263
14Greg East Holden HQ Monaro 72172-----244
15Amanda Sparks Porsche 911 RS -36-139--33208
16Richard Fairlam Holden HQ Monaro 123420-420207
17Tony Karanfilovski Alfa Romeo GTAm -000011466180
18Chris Stillwell Ford Mustang ------157157
19Garry Treloar Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T 39------39
20Mark Buik Porsche 911 RS -----0-0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rebecca Wyatt, Back-to-back for Bullas, The Annual - Australian Motorsports, Number 5 / 2009, pages 84 to 86
  2. 2009 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 3rd Category - Touring Cars, Group 3D - Touring Car Masters Technical Regulations
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 21 October 2017
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2009 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org