Adam Beechey

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Adam Beechey
NationalityAustralian
Born1981 (age 4142)
Tasmania
Commodore Cup
Years active2009-12
Starts18
Wins10
Poles4
Best finish1st in 2010, 2011, 2012
Previous series
2004-06

2005
Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Performance Car Championship

Adam Beechey (born 1981 in Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver.

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Beechey's career began in the 1990s, and since then he has competed in a wide range of series and vehicles in Australia, from the Tasmanian Super Sedan Series to the Commodore Cup National Series. [1]

After winning the championship in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Beechey became one of only two drivers to win the Commodore Cup title three times in a row, with the other being five-time champion Geoff Emery. Beechey was also the last driver to win the series after the category folded at the end of 2012. [2] Beechey is also a three-time winner of the Ashley Cooper Memorial Trophy. [3]

Career results

YearSeriesPositionCarEntrant
2004 Australian Production Car Championship - Class B 4th Honda Integra Type-R Greg Crick Honda
2005 Australian Performance Car Championship 27th Nissan 200SX GT Donut King
2004 Australian Production Car Trophy 1st Honda Integra Type-R Greg Crick Honda
2008Holden HQ - Nationals2nd Holden HQ Donut King
2009 Commodore Cup 42nd Holden VS Commodore Top Shelf Fruits
2010 Commodore Cup 1st Holden VS Commodore Donut King
2011 Commodore Cup 1st Holden VS Commodore Donut King
2012 Commodore Cup 1st Holden VS Commodore Donut King

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References

  1. Beecheys Service Centre (2009). "Motorsport". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. "Beechey and Donut King Racing Collect Third Commodore Cup Title". Octane Alley Performance. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. "Tasmanian duo takes third Cooper Memorial Trophy". SpeedCafe. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.