2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series

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The 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars. Although the series utilised cars built for V8 Supercar racing, it was not an official V8 Supercar series. It involved two classes, the S class for cars with sequential gearboxes, and the H class for cars with H-pattern gearboxes.

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It was the seventh running of the V8 Touring Car National Series. The series took place on the program of Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships events. It began at Mallala Motor Sport Park on 26 April and finished at Sydney Motorsport Park on 2 November after six meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series, with Tri State Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. [1]

The sequential gearbox class and the overall series was won by rookie Justin Ruggier, in a battle with Ryan Simpson. Although Simpson won three rounds to Ruggier's two, Simpson suffered from penalties and not being allowed to compete in one race at Phillip Island due to noise restrictions. Simpson still managed to break the record for the number of wins in the category with 10 victories. Matt Chahda finished 4th in the series and clinched the title for the highest placed driver with a H-pattern gearbox. [2]

Teams and drivers

Justin Ruggier (Holden VZ Commodore placed first in the series Justin Ruggier 2014 Wakefield.JPG
Justin Ruggier (Holden VZ Commodore placed first in the series
Ryan Simpson (Ford BF Falcon) placed second in the series Ford Falcon (BF) of Ryan Simpson.JPG
Ryan Simpson (Ford BF Falcon) placed second in the series
Steve Briffa (Holden VY Commodore placed fifth in the series Holden Commodore (VY) of Steve Briffa.JPG
Steve Briffa (Holden VY Commodore placed fifth in the series
Simon Tabinor (Ford BF Falcon) placed eleventh in the series Ford Falcon (BF) of Simon Tabinor.JPG
Simon Tabinor (Ford BF Falcon) placed eleventh in the series

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series:

TeamNoDriverClassCar
Fernandez Motorsport3 Jose Fernandez H Ford BA Falcon
Kustom Works/Supercar Parts4Shane HuntS Ford BF Falcon
Voight Contracting5Aaron TebbH Holden VZ Commodore
501 Performance6Tony EvangelouH Ford BF Falcon
Poco Racing8Steve BriffaH Holden VY Commodore
JCV Automotive12John VergotisH Ford BA Falcon
selby.com.au14Simon TabinorS Ford BF Falcon
Enviropress16Darrin RenoufH Holden VX Commodore
Falcon Spares/Engine Master18 Matt Chahda H Ford BA Falcon
Century 21 Haselbrook21 Matt Chahda H Ford BA Falcon
STR Truck Bodies24Gerard McLeodS Ford BF Falcon
Drew Russell
48Matthew Palmer
MW Motorsport 26 Matthew White S Ford BF Falcon
28Ryan Cochran
Haymans Electrical31Ramon ConnellH Ford AU Falcon
Eggleston Motorsport 38 Cameron McConville S Holden VZ Commodore
54Justin Ruggier
Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx39Chris SmerdonS Ford BA Falcon
THR Motorsport51Craig DontasH Holden VZ Commodore
ADG Engineering57Lyle KearnsH Holden VZ Commodore
G&D Strong Excavations75Brendan StrongH Holden VZ Commodore
Parramatta Smash Repairs88Ryan SimpsonS Ford BF Falcon

Calendar

The series was contested over six rounds.

Rd.CircuitLocationDateWinner
1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 25–27 AprilRyan Simpson
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 13–15 JuneRyan Simpson
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 8–10 AugustRyan Simpson
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 19–21 SeptemberCameron McConville
5 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 17–10 OctoberJustin Ruggier
6 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 31 October-2 NovemberJustin Ruggier

Points system

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Qualifying3
Races 1 & 24035312723201715131110987654321
Races 36053474135302623201715141211986532

Series results

Position [3] Driver [3] CarClass [3] Total points [3]
1Justin Ruggier Holden VZ Commodore S763
2Ryan Simpson Ford BF Falcon S709
3Matthew Palmer Ford BF Falcon S488
4 Matt Chahda Ford BA Falcon H447
5Steve Briffa Holden VY Commodore H418
6 Drew Russell Ford BF Falcon S227
7John Vergotis Ford BA Falcon S226
8Chris Delfsma Ford BA Falcon H137
9 Cameron McConville Holden VZ Commodore S133
10Brendan Strong Holden VZ Commodore H127
11Simon Tabinor Ford BF Falcon S114
12Shane Hunt Ford BF Falcon S106
13Chris Smerdon Ford BA Falcon S99
14Aaron Tebb Holden VZ Commodore H71
15Ryan Cochrane Ford BF Falcon S66
16Darrin Renouf Holden VX Commodore H57
17 Jose Fernandez Ford BA Falcon H55
18Gerard McLeod Ford BF Falcon S52
19Craig Dontas Holden VZ Commodore H51
20Lyle Kearns Holden VZ Commodore H24
21Tony Evangelou Ford BF Falcon H0
22Ramon Connell Ford AU Falcon H0

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References

  1. 2014 Australian V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. "RUGGIER CROWNED KUMHO V8 CHAMPION IN SYDNEY FINALE". V8 Touring Cars. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
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