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2017 Aussie Racing Car Series

The 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series is an Australian motor racing series. The category is made up of Silhouette racing cars which use Yamaha FJ1300 engines and Kumho Tyres.[1] James Duckworth is the defending champion.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Body No. Driver Rounds
RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing Nissan Altima 1 Australia James Duckworth 1
Chevrolet Camaro 2–4
Dr Ink Tattoo Removal Ford Mustang 2 Australia Ben Walsh 1–2
Australia Travis Sharpe 3
Townsville Auto Group Nissan Altima 3 Australia Madison Dunston 1
Toyota Aurion 2, 4
Variety Group Chevrolet Camaro 4 Australia Brendon Tucker 1–4
Pitstop Karting Holden Commodore 5 Australia Dale Dunston 4
Silkate Group Nissan Altima 6 Australia Ian Chivas 2–4
Dutton Motor Sport Chevrolet Camaro 8 Australia Cobi Rontaunay 1, 4
Ruthie Racer Racing Ford Coupe 9 Australia Ruth Bowler 1–3
Advantage Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro 11 Australia Leigh Bowler 1–4
Colac Windscreens Chevrolet Camaro 13 Australia Ross Higgins 1–2
Lustre Bar Melbourne Nissan Altima 15 Australia Emma Clark 1–4
Financial Destiny Racing Holden Commodore 23 Australia Todd O'Brien 1
Motorsport 25 Chevrolet Camaro 25 Australia Reece Chapman 1–4
Oknalux Window and Doors Toyota Aurion 26 Australia Layton Barker 1
Axil Coffee Rosters Toyota Aurion 26 Australia David Makin 4
Motorcare Auto Solutions Toyota Aurion 27 Australia Sam Milton 1
Barbouts Racing Nissan Altima 34 Australia Alexander Barbouts 3
Perenso Chevrolet Camaro 36 Australia Darren Chamberlin 2
Australia Joshua Anderson 4
Fraser Racing Nissan Altima 39 Australia Luke Fraser 1
Sean Rose Motorsport Holden Cruze 39 Australia Joel Heinrich 2
Chevrolet Camaro 56 Australia Sean Rose 1–2
Fleurieu Milk Company Holden Cruze 40 Australia Troy Dontas 1
Ross Haven Marine Racing Ford Mustang 4
Charlotte Poynting Racing Chevrolet Camaro 52 Australia Charlotte Poynting 1–3
Hynes Racing Nissan Altima 57 United States Bill Hynes 3
United States Robby Gordon 11[3]
United States Sheldon Creed 12[3]
PZ Racing Ford Falcon 58 Australia Glenn Boyd 1
Erina Fair Medical Centre Ford Mustang 61 Australia Peter Carr 4
Uebergang Transport Chevrolet Camaro 63 Australia Adam Uebergang 1
Western Sydney Motorsport Ford Mustang 64 Australia Craig Woods 1–4
68 Australia Blake Sciberras 1–4
72 Australia Craig Thompson 1–3
78 Australia Grant Thompson 1–3
Nissan Financial Services Chevrolet Camaro 71 Australia Michael Rinkin 1–3
KKP Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro 75 Australia Kel Treseder 1–4
Spray Booth Services Australia Holden Commodore 77 Australia Sam Chester 1–3
Hertz Chevrolet Camaro 88 Australia Chris Stevenson 1–4
Cure for MND Foundation Nissan Altima 96 Australia Jeff Watters 1–3
National Fire and Safety Chevrolet Camaro 98 Australia Jaie Robson 1–4
Aussie Racing Cars Ford Mustang 100 Australia Kent Quinn 3
ACE Construction Group Toyota Aurion 111 Australia Adam Casuccio 1
Multi Services Solutions Nissan Altima 222 Australia Scott O'Keefe 1

Race calendar

The series was contested over seven rounds with four races at each round.[4]

Round Circuit City / State Date Pole Poisiton Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 2 March Australia Kel Treseder Australia Kel Treseder Australia James Duckworth RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
R2 3 March Australia Ben Walsh Australia Craig Woods Western Sydney Motorsport
R3 4 March Australia Kel Treseder Australia Kel Treseder KKP Motorsport
R4 5 March Australia Kel Treseder Australia James Duckworth RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
2 R1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 7–9 April Australia Kel Treseder
R2
R3
R4
3 R1 Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 5–7 May Australia James Duckworth
R2
R3
R4
4 R1 Queensland Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 7–9 July
R2
R3
R4
5 R1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 August
R2
R3
R4
6 R1 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Gold Coast, Queensland 20–22 October
R2
R3
R4
7 R1 New South Wales Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 24–26 November
R2
R3
R4

Series standings

Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia 		SYM
Tasmania 		BAR
Western Australia 		TOW
Queensland 		SMP
New South Wales 		SUR
Queensland 		NEW
New South Wales 		Pts.
1 James Duckworth 1 2 6 1 249
2 Craig Woods 2 1 5 5 242
3 Blake Sciberras 6 3 4 3 241
4 Luke Fraser 7 11 3 2 235
5 Brendon Tucker 4 7 12 8 221
6 Chris Stevenson 8 6 11 7 221
7 Adam Casuccio 5 9 10 11 214
8 Jeff Watters 10 10 13 10 207
9 Kel Treseder 25 4 1 12 206
10 Reece Chapman 13 12 7 15 198
11 Sam Milton 9 Ret 15 9 189
12 Jaie Robson 27 Ret 8 4 187
13 Charlotte Poynting 12 16 17 14 187
14 Adam Uebergang Ret 27 9 6 182
15 Scott O'Keefe 14 13 16 18 181
16 Cobi Rotaunay 3 8 14 Ret 175
17 Craig Thompson Ret 14 18 13 174
18 Michael Rinkin 11 19 19 20 171
19 Ben Walsh 26 5 2 29 169
20 Leigh Bowler 15 15 Ret 16 167
21 Sam Chester 17 23 20 17 166
22 Glenn Boyd 16 18 23 23 157
23 Emma Clark 20 20 22 21 156
24 Bill Hynes 18 17 24 25 151
25 Ross Higgins 23 22 27 22 144
26 Ruth Bowler 21 21 29 24 141
27 Grant Thompson Ret Ret 25 19 137
28 Madison Dunston 19 Ret 26 26 128
29 Layton Barker 24 26 28 27 128
30 Todd O'Brien 22 25 30 28 127
31 Troy Dontas Ret 24 21 Ret 122

Notes

  • The top 3 finisher of Race 1 of Round 1 at the Adelaide Street Circuit (Kel Treseder, Ben Walsh, Jaie Robson) were each awarded 28 seconds time penalties for indiscretions behind the safety car and therefore finished 25th-27th respectively. James Duckworth was awarded the win.[5]
  • James Duckworth, Brendon Tucker and Sam Chester were each awarded 5 seconds penalties in Race 2 of Round 1.[5] Duckworth's position went unchanged whilst Tucker and Chester fell from 6th to 7th and 22nd to 23rd respectively.
  • Kel Treseder was awarded a 22 seconds penalty in Race 4 of Round 1 for contact with Craig Woods.[6] He fell from 1st to 12th giving James Duckworth the win.
  • Kel Treseder set a new lap record for Aussie Racing Cars at the Adelaide Street Circuit during Race 3 beating Paul Kemal record set in 2006 in a Ford Falcon.[7] He later broke his own record in Race 4.

References

  1. ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/about/about-the-cars, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
  2. ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/news/aussie-racing-cars-round-one-2017-clipsal-500, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
  3. ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (7 May 2017). "Gordon, Creed to make ARC debuts in Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Aussie%20Racing%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf Archived 2017-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, 6/03/2017
  5. ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/posts/10155015048774144:0, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017 [user-generated source]
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/photos/a.238143529143.136007.206521299143/10155022590324144/?type=3&theater, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017
  7. ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638791482/object_248848.85W/Result?34[permanent dead link‍], Natsoft Race Results, 6/03/2017
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