2014 Australian Touring Car Masters Series

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The 2014 Australian Touring Car Masters Series was an Australian motor racing competition for modified Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1976. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series with Australian Classic Touring (3D) Cars Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager. [1] It was the eighth annual Touring Car Masters series.

Contents

The Pro Masters class was won by John Bowe (Ford Mustang), the Pro Am class by Mark King (Chevrolet Camaro RS) and the Pro Sports class by Chris Stillwell & Sven Burchartz (Ford Mustang).

Calendar

Andrew Miedecke placed 2nd in Pro Masters driving a Chevrolet Camaro SS 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS of Andrew Miedecke - 2014.JPG
Andrew Miedecke placed 2nd in Pro Masters driving a Chevrolet Camaro SS
Keith Kassulke placed 3rd in Pro Masters driving a Ford XB Falcon Hardtop Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop of Keith Kassulke.JPG
Keith Kassulke placed 3rd in Pro Masters driving a Ford XB Falcon Hardtop
Jim Richards placed 4th in Pro Masters driving a Ford Falcon Sprint Ford Falcon Sprint of Jim Richards 2014.JPG
Jim Richards placed 4th in Pro Masters driving a Ford Falcon Sprint
Eddie Abelnica placed 6th in Pro Masters driving a Ford XB Falcon Hardtop Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop of Eddie Abelnica - 2014.JPG
Eddie Abelnica placed 6th in Pro Masters driving a Ford XB Falcon Hardtop
Brad Tilley placed 8th in Pro Masters driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Ford XY Falcon GT of Brad Tilley.JPG
Brad Tilley placed 8th in Pro Masters driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO
Mark King placed 1st in Pro Am driving a Chevrolet Camaro RS 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS of Mark King.JPG
Mark King placed 1st in Pro Am driving a Chevrolet Camaro RS
Jason Gomersall placed 4th in Pro Am driving a Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Holden LH Torana SLR 5000 of Jason Gomersall.JPG
Jason Gomersall placed 4th in Pro Am driving a Holden Torana SL/R 5000
Cameron Tilley placed 8th in Pro Am driving a Ford Boss Mustang 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 of Cameron Tilley.JPG
Cameron Tilley placed 8th in Pro Am driving a Ford Boss Mustang
Garry Treloar placed 12th in Pro Am driving a Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger E55 of Garry Treloar.JPG
Garry Treloar placed 12th in Pro Am driving a Chrysler Valiant Charger E55

The series was conetested over seven rounds. [1] [2]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [2] Date [1] [2] Format [2]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit 27 February - 2 MarchThree races
2 Winton Motor Raceway 4–6 AprilThree races
3 Hidden Valley Raceway 20–22 JuneThree races
4 Sydney Motorsport Park 22–24 AugustThree races
5 Sandown International Motor Raceway 12–14 SeptemberThree races
6 Mount Panorama Circuit 9–12 OctoberThree races
7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 14–16 NovemberThree races

Classes and points system

Each competing automobile was classified into one of three classes, Pro Masters, Pro Am or Pro Sport. [1]

Series points were awarded on the following basis within each class in each race: [1]

Pos. [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Points [1] 6056524845423936333027242118171615141312111098765432

For the Pro Sport class only, up to three drivers could be nominated to compete in a car during the Series. [1] Only one driver was permitted to compete at each round, however each nominated driver received Series points awarded to that car for each round of the Series. [1]

Series standings

Pro Masters          
           
PositionDriver [3] Car [2] Ade [3] Win [3] Hid [3] Syd [3] San [3] Mou [3] Phi [3] Total [3]
1 John Bowe Ford Mustang 168168172172154831721088.5
2Andrew Miedecke Chevrolet Camaro SS 16512910417615456172956
3Keith Kassulke Ford XB Falcon Hardtop 143128156128138100144937
4 Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint 1441681681421601240906
5Greg Crick Chrysler Valiant Charger 000145150136160591
6Eddie Abelnica Ford XB Falcon Hardtop 160160700000390
7Kim Jane Ford XB Falcon Hardtop 00001531250278
8Brad Tilley Ford XY Falcon GT 450000840129
           
Pro Am          
           
PositionDriver [3] Car [2] Ade [3] Win [3] Hid [3] Syd [3] San [3] Mou [3] Phi [3] Total [3]
1Mark King Chevrolet Camaro RS 1651681721721681501721167
2Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang 961701381601641101681006
3Brett Youlden Holden HQ Monaro 1608013615013839126829
4Jason Gomersall Holden Torana SL/R 5000 123901148417284121788
5Wayne Mercer Ford XY Falcon GTHO 9912312611111447117736.5
6Carey McMahon Holden Torana SL/R 5000 7015213269111840618
7Les Walmsley Holden HQ Monaro GTS 00301569312487489.5
8Cameron Tilley Ford Boss Mustang 9800129098126450.5
9Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro SS 4800529046149385
10Bill Pye Chevrolet Camaro 00011709356266
11Andrew Fisher Ford XY Falcon GTHO 03900811280248
12Garry Treloar Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 1240720000196
13Adam Bressington Ford XA Falcon GT 0015700360193
14Tony Hunter Chevrolet Monza 2+2 0011100800190.5
15Steve Mason Ford Mustang 808700000167
16Nigel Benson Holden HQ Monaro 7800000078
           
Pro Sport          
           
PositionDriver [3] Car [2] Ade [3] Win [3] Hid [3] Syd [3] San [3] Mou [3] Phi [3] Total [3]
1Chris Stillwell /
Sven Burchartz
Ford Mustang 15614815011616892168998
2Cameron Mason Chevrolet Camaro SS 16448160120159129120900
3William Vining Ford Mustang 9212514616015654160893
4Rusty French /
Gavin Bullas
Porsche 911 RS 13612310414610412152786
5Greg Keene Porsche 911 RS 1801605601291400665
6Bruce McLeod Ford XA Falcon 010812012911711045628.5
7Mick Wilson Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T 8181129139010848586
8Leo Tobin /
Keith Davidson
Holden HQ Monaro 129123399613900526
9Tony Hunter Chevrolet Monza 2+2 017200000172
10Amanda Sparks Porsche 911 RS 001320000132
11Rory O'Neill Porsche 911 RS 120000000120
12Phillip Showers Ford Escort RS1600 0000098097.5
13Graham Alexander Holden HT Monaro 0000900090

Half points were awarded in race two at Mount Panorama, Bathurst due to 75% of race distance not being reached. [4]

There are minor discrepancies between round points and the total points for some drivers in the quoted reference at touringcarmasters.com.au (e.g. for John Bowe). The above table reflects the points as published in that source.

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