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By Nathan Wong

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Lining up on the dummy grid for the Radical australia cup, the drivers take cover under umbrellas to shield them from the warm Spring sunshine at Wakefield Park. John corbett sits and waits alone, holding his own umbrella, a quiet inner confidence in his eyes. 50 minutes later that look would be rewarded with the overall Round Win, his first in the series.

John Corbett



PORSCHE CARRERA CUP and the Australian

Sports Racer Series joining the calendar

highlight the 2014 Shannons nationals schedule,

announced in october.

the added firepower from two high profile

categories, along with the return of all existing

categories, highlights the nine-round calendar

confirmed for next year. the biggest change is the

swap between the first and last rounds – Sandown

and Sydney motorsport Park swapping positions

to kick off and end the year, respectively, in style.

the carrera cup component will include two

pro/am endurance events at Phillip island, while

the Sports Racers will tackle five rounds next

year. other major format changes including an

endurance focus to Sydney motorsport Park’s July

event – with an expanded four-hour amchamps

enduro part of the bill.

head to www.thenationals.com.au for a full

breakdown of the 2014 season.


a brand new race entry process will be

launched in time for the 2014 Shannons

australian motor Racing nationals to make life

easier for competitors and administrators.

Race entry.com.au will be a ‘one stop shop’

for entries into the nationals for all categories

competing. it will cut out all of the paperwork

usually associated with entering the rounds

for both the competitor, the series and the

administration.

Race entry will be optional in 2014 however will

become mandatory in 2015 – with Shannons

nationals already advising category managers

of that fact. many already plan to use the

system next year.

the website will include an entry database that

will allow entrants to log on and access their

details – making entering an event a simple

process. the website will also feature an up-to-

date news section.

the latest news...

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australian Swift Racing Series to join amchamps grid next year

the australian Suzuki Swift Racing Series will merge into the australian

manufacturers championship (amchamps) grid next season following

a rationalisation of categories running at Shannons nationals events

next year.

though production spectacular racing, small grids have hamstrung

the Swift Series ability to remain financially viable with administration

taking the decision to end it’s run as a stand-alone series next year

– however cars will continue to remain eligible for the amchamps

series.

Pending sufficient interest, cars will run within their own Suzuki

Swift class within class e of the amchamps – with an option for a

shorter race within the opening hour of the amchamps enduros as

experienced this year at Phillip island and Sydney motorsport Park.

the move allows the Swift Series to retain its own identity and it’s

incredible competition yet move into a financially stable position

within the greater amchamps series.

trans tasman motorsports will continue to provide cars for lease and

sale next year.

a remarkable 2013 Swift Series will be decided at Sandown this

november with ben Grice and Luke Fraser tied on points heading

into the final round.

rACe entrY MADe eAsIer

swIft ChAnge In 2014


FinDinG the best few out of a group that numbers in the hundreds is difficult. Very difficult, in fact.

having said that, amongst the vast array of competitive souls that exist at a national level of motorsport in australia there are always a select group that, irrespective of category, class or status, find their way to stand out from the rest. and it is those drivers who we are celebrating here.

From a group of more than 200 drivers, our editorial team whittled down a short list of 30 who impressed us more than everyone else this year. to keep it fair there were three from each ‘core’ national category nominated, to give each class a chance of fair representation.

From there, our judging panel – hailing from every corner of motorsport life – set about issuing votes: ten to one, in order, of their best and brightest.

the fans had their vote, too; voting on each of our shortlisted drivers via an online poll at www.thenationals.com.au. more than 1000 votes were lodged and the top 10 listed, in order, and factored into our final standings.

From there, we put the following rundown together.

it’s not perfect. there’s every chance we’ve missed your favourite driver and for that we apologise. but we’re sure that, at least for the most part, we’ve generated the most accurate reflection of who has shone brightest this year.

So here, for the very first time, is our definitive and comprehensively produced list of the top-ten national drivers from 2013.

turn the page, and start at no. 10.

IntroDuCtIon

the PAnel:

rIChArD CrAIll editor, the Racing magazine. Shannons nationals media manager

gArrY o’brIen national editor, auto action magazine

stefAn bAtholeMeAus editor, Speedcafe.com

AAron noonAn channel 7 commentator, the V8 Sleuth, Stats guru

DArren sMIth Shannons nationals Series commentator

nAthAn wong Shannons nationals Series Photographer

rob CurKPAtrICK Shannons nationals, Series Director

lIAM CurKPAtrICK Shannons nationals, Series management

the fAns Via voting at www.thenationals.com.au


10th lIAM tAlbotUntil the very last round of our voting, Liam talbot was outside the top 10 – however it seems that the fans of our sport recognise what this first-year racer was able to achieve in his first full season in the Radical australia cup.

With second in the fan vote, talbot rocketed into the top ten however there’s no doubt that he deserves his place in our top ten drivers from this season. in a tough class fight all season, he edged out Simon haggarty in a season-long fight to the flag to take the class victory.

notabLe: Shae Davies (V8 touring cars) and John magro (Formula 3) deserve praise here. they ended up one vote behind talbot, equal in eleventh place. Davies’ consistency and on-demand pace endeared him to voters, whilst magro’s transition from one-round wonder to season-long title contender scored him strong votes. both unlucky to miss our top ten, but impressive, both.

9th tonY rICCIArDelloit is hard to know what to write when it comes to the most successful national champion in australian circuit Racing history... seven titles and a car that has reached near iconic status tend to do that.

Despite the fact that his car should be in historic racing and tony has been there and done that, this intensely competitive West australian ace continues to find new ways to make australia’s fastest tin-top go even faster. his pitched battles with Darren hossack are legendary and continued this year at – of all places – Phillip island.

tony’s last two years have been plagued by unreliability and results have not flowed as perhaps they should have. but there’s still something magical about watching this guy and his little red alfa at work.

8th MIChAel AlMonDheRe is a driver who has progressed significantly in the last year and produced some stirring performances against the most dominant champion in Gt3 cup challenge history.

We’d suggest that 90% of the reason why michael has made this list is down to his performances in the longer-distances races this year. here, the quietly spoken South australian showed a confidence and maturity that allowed him to match – and more than once, beat – Richard muscat. his 25 laps of sustained pressure at mallala was superb and his subsequent performance under lights in Queensland, where he took a stirring victory, backed that up.

michael goes to carrera cup next year and will undoubtedly be one to watch.

7th glenn setonSYDneY. Glenn Seton’s mitsubishi eVo Lancer has a broken gearbox and is missing fifth gear, third gear and just about every other one as well. Locked in fourth and with the car on the point of detonation, the two-time V8 champion continued to set lap times quicker than anyone in the field before the car finally cried ‘enough!’ late in the race.

Queensland. Leading. more gearbox issues mean he’s passed by a flying Ryan mcLeod twelve laps from home. What followed was a classic sequence of laps as the battling pair traded fastest laps and Seton attacked time and time again, eventually re-passing his rival and taking a famous win.

there is still a remarkable level of fight left in Glenn Seton. and he continues to smile whilst doing it.

6th sIMon tAbInorYoU can read more about what Simon tabinor has achieved in his Saloon car career – and what he plans to do in the future – elsewhere in this publication – but he has become one of the most dominant champions in Saloon car racing two years in a row and few have got a look in since.

You might not be a fan of the six-pot holdens and Fords, but one thing it isn’t is uncompetitive. it’s a tough fight in the Saloon car battle and for two seasons now, tabinor has excelled against big fields and in cars that are difficult to drive on the limit.

it will be very interesting to see what he can do in the V8’s next year..

5th ben grICethe apple has not fallen far from the tree when it comes to this second-generation driver, but just because he can rattle off one-liners as quickly as his old man doesn’t make ben Grice a copy of his legendary father, allan.

no. in very quick time young benjamin has rapidly established his own style off the track and shown his own potential on it. on several occasions this year he dominated a small yet intensely competitive Swift Series field and when he wasn’t dominating he was carving his way through in the mid field dice.

at Phillip island he came from six seconds back to get within 0.08s of Luke Fraser in the one-hour Swift race, having already bump-drafted (in a Swift!) his way to the front.

but the best thing about Gricey’s inclusion in this top ten? he’s done it because he’s a driver. not because he’s a Grice.


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oKaY, we’re cheating a bit with this one – but our car of the year this year comes as a package deal: for the price of one erebus motorsport mercedes benz SLS amG Gt3 racer, we’ll throw in a bonus Jack Lebrocq for free!

You see, our criteria for short-listing drivers this year ruled Lebrocq out of the voting for the driver of the year gong, but at the same time we were able to include the car he drove for much of this year. in hindsight, we should have bent our own rules because we’re fairly certain he would have been a contender in the Drivers’ gong. hindsight, indeed, is a wonderful thing.

So, we’re cheating in our own awards. they say the driver is a part of the car and as such, that’s how we’ve judged the car of the year: this duo only contested three rounds of the australian Gt championship this year but did so with such devastating effectiveness they left an otherwise competitive field reeling in their very wide wheel-tracks.

in this case the statistics do tell an awful lot of the story; three rounds for three wins. Six race starts for six race wins. Domination.

the fan appeal of erebus’ SLS makes it not just the most popular car at a national level this year, but possibly more popular than anything on the V8 Supercars side of the fence, too. the combination of stunning looks, thundering noise and riotous performance make it an easy thing to love.

but when it’s coupled with a young star in the making like the 21-year-old Formula Ford champion from melbourne it becomes even more impressive. Despite almost zero experience in ‘tin tops’ this remarkably talented young man still managed to extract the maximum from the big merc. Whilst he brained this years’ Gt field, we’re certain that he

would have run at the front of any Gt field in this country’s history – if

not anywhere in the world.

With the cars inherent traction, incredibly effective aero and mechanical

grip all at their maximum, Lebrocq was a delight to watch in this car;

smooth and precise yet dancing the car around on the very edge of the

upper limit - and almost relentlessly consistent, too. Raw pace is one

thing, but sustaining that pace over a race distance is another far more

appealing life skill for any team owner.

through Phillip island’s challenging Southern Loop the car would pick

it’s inside front up in the air as it reached the apex, Lebrocq feeding in

six-hundred horses as the car became grip limited and rotated through

the middle of the looong corner. aero cars are remarkable to watch at

that place and the fine balance between weight and grip of the SLS on

the edge makes it one of the more exciting Gt3 cars to watch at work.

the car, too, deserves credit. it’s a heavy beast, the big gull-wing, but it

appears to offer remarkable tyre sensitivity and an agility that belies its

breadth and girth. this is a physically imposing racing car with a camera

for a rear-vision mirror that transforms into a Gt racer the equal to a

light, nimble little Ferrari.

With perfect strategies that capitalised on Lebrocq’s strong track

position, faultless reliability and a devastating effectiveness to make

people standing on the fence go ‘wow’ when it thunders past, there

really wasn’t going to be any other car capable of becoming our

inaugural Race car of the year, in 2013.

the combination of SLS and JLb is one we would like to see more of in

the future, please, betty. much more.

We coVeReD neale muston’s incredible past two years in detail in the last issue of the Racing magazine so we won’t recount the same ground here – but for the leading driver in a series run mainly for amateur drivers to poll this high speaks volumes for neale’s incredible season.

the latest and greatest SR8 Radicals are tough, physical and demanding things to drive and muston’s game raised to the level required, having taken all before him twelve months prior in the four-cylinder SR3s.

he’s done the odd bit of Production Sports Racing, too, in between Radical events and there he is always somewhere towards the front in his Porsche cup car. So tick the versatility box, too.

it will be interesting, next year, to see how neale goes with some full-time competition in the Radical australia cup, in the form of the super fast and committed tim berryman – but based on the way neale has run with the best of the best in the Radicals we’re certain that he’ll be a contender again.

tim macRoW’s story has been told many times, but few would argue that the 2007 Gold Star champion and the most comprehensively successful driver in the history of australian F3 has been anything but at his best this year.

after a devastating opening round at bathurst where he failed to start either race, macrow’s dismantling of the F3 field a week later at Symmons Plains was an emphatic marker of what was to be in store this season. With cold tyre pace as always his best ally, macrow dispatched a pacy Steel Guiliana in the opening laps of the first race and was never headed from there.

comprehensive victories at Queensland Raceway emphasised his championship position, but it was perhaps the opening race in Darwin that perhaps best describes the Victorian’s season. With a car that, in his own words, wasn’t going to beat the flying mgyale that weekend, he took advantage of a turn one crash and went sixth, fifth, fourth, third

and second in the space of one corner.

then, on cold tyres he sliced past the leader just before the Safety car

came out and from there the result was a lock. it was plucky, tenacious,

gritty, skilled and showed sublime awareness of the race around him.

at Queensland Raceway his ultimately massive commitment to a

corner was on show at the high speed turn one, where he was visually

quicker than several other leading contenders early in the weekend.

another key factor of his season was also consistency; if he wasn’t first,

he was second, or third.

all traits that this driver, who has been on the podium in exactly 25%

of every Formula 3 race ever held in australia, has shown continually

throughout his stunning open wheel career.

Please, someone, give him a go overseas. he won’t disappoint.


4th neAle Muston

3rd tIM MACrow


2nd rYAn sIMPsoniF thiS coUntDoWn has taught us anything it is this; a good driver can shine in a bad car. but put a good driver in a good car and they become almost unbeatable.

the same can be said for Jamie Whincup in the V8 Supercars or Sebastien Vettel in Formula one: both at the peak of their game and both in machinery arguably superior to those around them perhaps, if you believe the conspiracy theories, even to those driven by their respective teammates.

Ryan Simpson, the quietly spoken ex Formula Ford ace from Parramatta in Sydney’s West, is not Vettel nor is he Whincup but he is an immensely talented driver. his results in a competitive era of Formula Fording were proof enough of his talent but his transition to touring car racing has been an emphatic verification of the fact.

We are not going out on a limb, nor attempting to be dismissive of the capabilities of Shae Davies as a would-be-champion, to suggest that this years’ Kumho V8 touring car series may have turned out very differently had Ryan Simpson not entered the series half way through.

if you went out trackside on a clear, blue Friday afternoon at Winton Raceway this year and watched Simpson hustle his ex-craig Lowndes Ford Falcon

around the tight circuit just outside of benalla you would be excused for thinking that he’d been driving that rig for ages.

it was, in fact, essentially his first proper run in the car – and it was hugely impressive. his results that weekend, though he wouldn’t win the round (that would come next time out) were very impressive for a first-time ‘tin top’ racer.

Simpson’s season has been a shining example of what happens when a group of different individual components come together to make a cohesive whole; in this case, a talented young driver with a smart racing brain and the right attitude, plus arguably the best car in the field run by a team with the nous to back it up – in this case, mick & maria Ritter’s Sonic motor Racing.

Perhaps the biggest praise we can heap on Simpson this year is this; of the judges involved and the feedback gained via social media most commented that there was only one reason he didn’t get the top spot.

that reason? People expected him to be this good from the outset.

expectations were, in this case, very much met when it comes to Ryan Simpson.

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THE ALWAYS affable John Morris, himself an extremely capable

racing driver in his own right and a man who has forgotten more

about how to run a successful Porsche campaign than most will ever

know, had someone he wanted me to meet.

Having taken in the extremely well presented Porsche in the

foreground of the Mallala garage on a sunny yet not surprisingly cool

Autumn’s day, the smiling face of someone clearly with parents of

extremely smart taste in naming their son emerged from behind the

car.

“Richard, this is... Richard,” Morris grinned. ‘Good name’, I thought...

‘But can he drive?’.

We had a sneaking suspicion before the opening round of this years’

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia kicked off that Richard Muscat

would probably find himself somewhere near the front of the field –

but the problem was, we didn’t quite know where.

Sure, we’d had Porsche 944 series champions join the fray before and

succeed; Kane Rose the benchmark having won the championship

the previous year, but without a national profile it was always hard to

judge the Victorians stepping up to the national level. Rose had been

there and done that; Muscat was a relative unknown.

He would not remain that way for long. With confidence of a guy who had been doing it for years and an approach tempered by the guidance of mentors like the Brothers Morris in his corner, Muscat settled into this years’ GT3 Cup Challenge the same way that a Porsche settles into a spin after I’ve driven it; i.e., Quickly.

The full results of this years’ season are documented in depth elsewhere so we won’t go into them here, save for picking up a few key moments that define the driver perfectly.

Race one at Mallala, a 40-lap feature under lights at Mallala, was brilliant. Muscat spent half the race tucked up behind Michael Almond battling for the lead and then the second half in front relentlessly being pressured. The pair drove mistake free for 40 laps at a pressure befitting a much grander stage than a cool Saturday night at Mallala. It was spectacular, high commitment motor racing between two drivers who were, as Skaifey would say, ‘operating at a very high level’.

The next was Porsche Rennsport, where he showed his ability to properly race – elbows out, side by side, dog fighting on worn out Pirelli’s that had seen their best. And he came out on top.

The final moment was, strangely, the Bathurst 1000. He could have been there purely as a punter, watching, as a champion driver who had earned some time to enjoy the sport and had since validated



his position with a series of stirring drives in his Carrera Cup debut at Winton, in August. But no – instead he was there working with Steve Richards Motorsport; carting tyres around, sitting in on debriefs and soaking in what it means to be at the highest level of the sport.

It can be cruel to a young driver to put them on a pedestal early in their career and point; ‘look, there’s the next big thing’ and it would be easy to suggest that Richard Muscat is indeed that.

The toughest thing about this sport is that, sometimes, that doesn’t come true. It’s tough for those that make the call and tougher for the person in the limelight. Expectation is a powerful thing, especially when it becomes difficult to live up to it.

Richard Muscat, I think, is different, which is why six of our ten judges

put him at the top spot in their rankings and why he won the fan voting, too. In eight months, from his debut at Mallala in April to the end of the GT3 Cup season in September and being pit-side at Bathurst in October, this youngster from Melbourne has put a firm stamp on his position as one to watch.

It will take commitment, the right mindset and attitude and, of course, the inevitable big budget required to get there.

But if our 2013 Racer of the Year Awards are any form guide (and naturally we think they are), Richard Muscat is a name to keep an eye on well into the racing future.

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when sIX beCoMes eIghttWo nationaL anD one State race title in five years is a pretty fine

effort for someone who only been racing on circuits for a short period

of time.

Simon tabinor’s racing portfolio is particularly noteworthy as prior to

moving from england in 2003, his motor sport activities was confined

to Full contact Speedway. “it is much like your Demolition Derbys.

We do 30 race meetings in a year and use 30 cars,” he said.

tabinor upped stakes and moved from his home town “up north” in

Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire, to Perth, West australia in 2003, and

it wasn’t long before his want to race was renewed by purchasing a

hQ holden from melbourne and having it transported it across the

nullarbor.

he raced several meetings at barbagallo through the following year,

qualifying as high as third in a competitive category and able to grab

some top five results as the season progressed. “considering i have

never turned left in a race car, or changed a gear before, i thought we

did pretty good.”

but Perth wasn’t quite tabinor’s cup of tea. in his mind the city was

isolated, expensive and apart from racing, had not much on offer to

do. he was thinking of pulling up stakes and moving back to england

until friends suggested he should take a look at melbourne.

“they said it was cold, wet, full of people and busy and that it might

suite me,” he quipped. “So we came over and had a good look

around and thought ‘this place isn’t bad at all!’”

With around $400 in the bank, he set up his own eurostar Diesels

mechanical business in the Victorian capital to service mercedes

vans and promoted it by putting his business card on every van he

found parked. he stopped vehicles in the street and passed on his

credentials wherever possible.

“that is all i have ever done for around 15 years in england – serviced

mercedes vans. i am a mechanic by trade and that is what i still do.

even with six people working for me now, i am still very much hands

on and when it is overwhelmingly busy and i need to get someone in,

i would rather have them up the front of the shop.”

“in england a mechanic is held in quite esteem whereas here not

so,” tabinor suggested. “What i have striven to do with my business

is to bring that style of operation to australia by making it a more

personalise service.”

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it is obvious that his ‘modus operandi’ has been a successful one for

the operation has bloomed into a successful business. So much so

that he was able to renew his interest in motor sport.

instead of hQs this time he went for a Saloon car buying the holden

commodore Vn off South australian John Goodacre who went onto

race Porsche Gt3 cup challenge. it was a good car and tabinor was

runner up in the Victorian State circuit Racing championship in it – all

while constructing a Vt to replace it which went one better the title

and won the following year.

he raced the series in 2010, finishing second in australian Saloon car

Series before taking a year’s sabbatical in 2011. then tabinor came

back and won the series in 2012 and did it in style. in the end it was by

a massive 170 points, sewing it up with the first race on the Saturday at

the final round at Sandown.

in an odd twist though, he almost pulled out of coming back on

the Sunday. his daughter miley had broken her arm at a party on

Saturday night and tabinor was set to stay by her side in hospital until

convinced by his wife that his presence would achieve nothing by

staying at home.

he came and won the two races on Sunday and it was the first time that

he had won all three races that made up a round. he also confirmed

that he would do something that nobody else had done in recent

years – come back and defend his title. and he followed that through

to claim his second national series with a round to spare.

trademark to his way of racing is that he is rarely seen at Friday

practice. “We don’t want to waste money practicing where we have

raced before,” tabinor admitted. “there are three of us that go away

and as much as possible we don’t want to take time off our holidays

to go racing.”

but circumstances will have changed for this weekend at Sandown.

Firstly he won’t be rolling out the trusty two-series winning commodore

Vt – that has already been sold and is racing in West australia.

Secondly tabinor has elected to move on. “i think i have accomplished

everything that i can in Saloon cars and to a degree, it always seems

to be that i am looking in the mirrors . . . so it is time for a change.”

the british-born now-Victorian will embrace the V8 touring car Series

for the first time at Sandown, this november. he bought a holden

commodore last year, but has since sold it and purchased a Ford

Falcon. his reasoning was simple: “the holden needed preparation

to go racing, the Falcon was ready to go, having raced earlier in the

year by Dan Day.”

“it won’t be a big team operation, with a big transporter, just the

usual crew with the addition of marty brandt from independent Race

cars to help us get our head around running this type of car,” tabinor

confirmed.

the car in question has history. it’s a former brad Jones Racing Falcon

that did time in the V8 Development Series with the novocastrian

motorsport team out of newcastle before being on sold.

tabinor says a top 15 in qualifying and maybe a finish within the first

dozen would not be out of the question, but the professional and

commitment that this welcomed addition to the aussie motor sport

environment would suggest that better results will not be far away.

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rACe of the YeArthiS was a terrific motor race, a race of pressure: commitment,

preservation and endurance. it was captivating, compelling

motorsport of the highest order.

take away the fact that this was under lights and that it was between

two incredible drivers – facts that always add to a show – and this

would still have been the race of the season.

From pole position, Glenn Seton was in near complete control as he

worked to extend an early lead in the Pro-Duct mitsubishi that he

would be driving, solo, that weekend; a potential victory in Sydney

robbed due to mechanical issues still fresh in everyone’s mind.

the early laps were run at a frantic pace; Seton setting lap records out

in front as Stuart Kostera chased him down in Dylan thomas’ cXc

Global Lancer. holt settled in third place in the early running, keeping

co-driver Ryan mcLeod as the ace up his sleeve for later in the race.

holt was the first to pit, ducking into pit lane on lap 26 for what would

be the team’s only stop. mcLeod rejoined in seventh place but would

quickly climb the order.

the first domino fell a lap later, when Kostera pitted from second

place on lap 27. the blue Lancer, sporting stunning blue neon lighting

underneath, was back in the lane a lap later and then a lap later again

for what would be the end of the race for the beleaguered team. an

ecU issue forced them out.

Stealthy, Grant Sherrin had moved his class b bmW to second place

by lap 30 and, at ‘cruising’ speed could keep up with the mitsubishi’s,

but third would be the best the Sherrin team could hope for on this

night. he pitted on lap 40, leaving Seton well in control of the race

setting a relentless pace.

the two-time touring car champion returned to an abbreviated race

lead following his stop, but now had mcLeod chasing him down.

From here, the pace on got better.

Seton began struggling with gearbox issues soon after his stop and

this allowed mcLeod to begin to draw in like a Shark hunting his

prey. a series of four laps, between lap 45 and 48, within 0.1 seconds

showed how high the Queenslander was operating in his pursuit of

the leader. it was enthralling stuff.

and then, with 12 laps to go, mcLeod struck: a good run out of turn

two and a run down the inside at three – Seton’s gearbox issues giving

him a straight line disadvantage at the top, top end of his mitsubishi’s

power band – and mcLeod was through.

in pit lane, the eastern creek Karts team pumped their fists as Pro

Duct shook their heads; but this was not over.

Seton’s response was immediate, car issues or not, and the next

lap both leaders dropped into the 1m19s and the game lifted once

more, the Pro Duct car straining at the effort and sparks flying from its

exhaust under the strain.

mcLeod held on to relentless pressure for the next eight laps before

Seton again struck; re-passing the similar mitsubishi to take the lead

back. the next lap, mcLeod set the fastest lap of his cars’ race. an

hour and a half in, both were right on the upper limit and posting

qualifying times.

the pair finished exactly one second apart, Seton taking a gritty,

determined, brilliant victory and Garry holt and Ryan mcLeod

showing that they would fight for every point.

Points that would prove important, later in the year, but for now the

delight of an incredible battle beamed from the man they once called

the baby-faced assassin. this was Seton’s night.

woRds: RichaRd cRaill images: nathan wong

AMChAMPs, rACe 1, QueenslAnD rACewAY



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SANDOWN 15-17 NOVEMBER 2013

CLERK OF THE COURSE Colin Smith

DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COURSE James Taylor

ASSISTANT CLERKS OF THE COURSE Anthony Jenkins

Bill Crouch, Gale Smith

David Mori, Lawrie Schmitt

SECRETARY OF THE MEETING Wayne Giles

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE MEETING Michael Smith

EMERGENCY CONTROLLER Simon Maas

COMPLIANCE CHECKER Danny Jonas

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Dr David Law

CHIEF MARSHAL Roger Chirnside

CHIEF FLAG MARSHAL Terry O’Callaghan

CHIEF MARSHALLING AREA Robin Wood

CHIEF PIT LANE MARSHAL Ivan Tarrant

CHIEF STARTER Jeff Benham

CHIEF TIMEKEEPER Ian Leech

SERIES STEWARD Steven Lisk

STEWARDS OF THE MEETING Bob Fraser, Alan Patterson

CHIEF SCRUTINEER Angus Black

JUDGES OF FACT

Start & Finish Ian Leech, Colin Smith,

Jeff Benham, Christian Schmidt

Pit Lane Speed Ian Leech, Colin Smith

Kerb Hopping TBA by Bulletin

Noise Angus Black

RACE DIRECTOR

Aust. Manufacturers Championship Paul Overell

TECHNICAL COMMISSIONERS

Australian Manufacturers Championship Bob Hockley

Aust V8 Touring Car Series (Scrutineer) John Mahncke

Australian Saloon Cars Series Paul Grey

Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Lawrie Griffin

Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship Fred Severin

TECHNICAL ADVISERS

V8 Touring Car Series Frank Lowndes

DRIVER STANDARDS ADVISER

Aust Saloon Car Series Peter Dane

Kumho Tyres Aust V8 Touring Car Series Cameron McConville

OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING

Round 9 SANDOWN, VIC

ENTRIES The organizers accept competitor entries and driver nominations in good faith. Every effort is made to adhere to the printed program of competitors but the promoter cannot accept responsibility for the failure of any driver or competing vehicle to appear. Although every endeavour is made to avoid inaccuracies in the description of competing vehicles, the organizers accept responsibility for any that may occur. The organizers reserve the right to postpone, abandon or cancel the meeting or any part thereof.

PROHIBITED AREAS The Organising Committee of today’s races has made every effort to ensure the safety of spectators at this meeting. In the interest of public safety, all areas other than the official spectator areas are PROHIBITED. The spectator areas are plainly defined and spectators are requested to keep behind the safety fence at all times. In the event of an accident on the circuit, the public MUST remain behind the safety fence as their entry to the track may cause further accidents and hinder officials.

SAFETY The fencing erected around the circuit is there for your protection. It is forbidden to sit, stand or climb on it.

DOGS In the interests of safety, dogs are NOT permitted at the raceway.

MESSAGES The organisers regret that announcements to assist spectators cannot be made over the public address system except in cases of genuine emergency.

PARKING Vehicles are permitted to enter and park on condition that the promoters and circuit owners are not under any liability whether in contract or in tort and whether for negligence as an occupier, or on any other basis or for any cause for action, for loss or damage to the vehicle or its contents no matter how or whether such may be caused.

SERIES DIRECTOR & EVENT MANAGER Rob Curkpatrick

MEDIA MANAGER Richard Craill

APPRECIATION AND THANKS All Officials Victorian Fire and Rescue Inc Victorian Flagmarshalling Team Recovery Team Suzuki Racesafe Medical Team All Competitors, Drivers and Teams Category Managers Shannons Insurance Hi-Tec Oils Wade Calderwood, Matthew Baragwanath and Sandown Raceway Liam Curkpatrick & Andrew Johnstone Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

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schedule FRidaY 15th noVemBeR

Time DescripTion caTegory DuraTion

700 Gates open

910 Practice Dial before You Dig aust Saloon car Series 20 min

935 Practice Kumho tyres aust V8 touring car Series 20 min

1000 Practice Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 20 min

1025 Practice aust manuf champ/aust Swift- combined 20 min

1050 Practice Formula 3 aust. Drivers championship 30 min


1150 Practice aust manuf champ/aust Swift- combined 20 min



1305 Practice australian manufacturers championship 20 min

1330 Practice Formula 3 aust. Drivers championship 30 min

1405 Practice hi-tec oils aust. Suzuki Swift Series 20 min




1545 Sponsor Rides aust Swift/amchamp 25 min

1610 Sponsor Rides V8 touring cars/Saloon cars 25 min


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schedulesatuRdaY 16th noVemBeR

700 Gates open

815 Drivers briefing Saloon cars & V8 touring cars

845 Drivers briefing Formula 3 & Sports Sedans

915 Drivers briefing amchamp & Swift

915 Qualifying 1 Dial before You Dig aust Saloon car Series 20 min

940 Practice 1 Kumho tyres aust V8 touring car Series 20 min

1005 Qualifying 1 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 20 min

1030 Practice 1 aust manuf champ/aust Swift 20 min

1055 Qualifying 2 Dial before You Dig aust Saloon car Series 20 min

1120 Qualifying 1 Formula 3 aust. Drivers championship 20 min

1150 Qualifying 1 hi-tec oils aust. Suzuki Swift Series 20 min

1220 Qualifying 1 australian manufacturers championship 20 min

1250 Qualifying 1 Kumho tyres aust V8 touring car Series 20 min

1320 Qualifying 2 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 20 min

1350 Qualifying 2 australian manufacturers championship 20 min

1420 Race 1 Dial before You Dig aust Saloon car Series 10 laps

1450 Race 1 Kumho tyres aust V8 touring car Series 10 laps

1520 Race 1 Formula 3 aust. Drivers championship 12 laps

1550 Race 1 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 12 laps

1620 Race 1 hi-tec oils aust. Suzuki Swift Series 8 laps

sundaY 17th noVemBeR

700 Gates open

855 Parade ae86 club 2 laps


940 Race 2 Kumho tyres V8 touring car Series 10 laps



1105 Warm Up australian manufacturers championship 10 min


1155 Race 3 Kumho tyres V8 touring car Series 15 laps

Podium: aust Saloon car Series


Podium: Kumho tyres aust V8 touring car Series


Podium: Formula 3/ Kerrick Sports Sedans

1340 Race 2 hi-tec oils aust. Suzuki Swift Series 1 hour

also First hour combined with….

1340 Race 1 australian manufacturers championship 3 hours

Podium: aust Swift Racing

Podium: aust manufacturers championship

1830 Sandown Shannons nationals Presentation Dinner



austRalian manuFactuReRs championship

car # class sponsor compeTiTor DriVer state VeHicLe cc coLour

8 I Briffa Smash Repairs/

Peak Airconditioning Steve Briffa Steve Briffa NSW Holden VE HSV GTS 6200 Red/Silver

co-driver Chris Slacksmith NSW

11 B Lovton Coal Michael Benton Michael Benton Qld Falcon FG FPV GT 5000 Red

co-driver John Faulkner Qld

18 B Sherrin Rentals Sherrin Racing Grant Sherrin Qld BMW 135i 2995T Red

co-driver Iain Sherrin

19 B Sherrin Rentals Sherrin Racing Michael Sherrin Qld BMW 135i 2995T Orange

co-driver David Ayres Qld

20 A Eastern Creek Karts Garry Holt Garry Holt NSW Mitsubishi Evo 10 2000T Wh/R/Y/Blue

co-driver Nathan Morcom NSW

21 D Disc Brakes Australia Terry Conroy Jake Williams NSW Honda Integra R 1998 Blk/White

co-driver Bob Hughes

22 A Melb. Performance Centre Robert Marshall Shane Marshall Vic Mitsub Evo 10 1998T White

co-driver Robert Mashall Vic

23 A Alphera Financial Services/

Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Beric Lynton Qld BMW 1M 2979T White

co-driver Tim Leahey NSW

26 C GWS Personnel Peter O’Donnell Scott Gore Qld BMW 130i 2998 Blk/Yellow

co-driver Anthony Kosseris NSW

28 B GWS Personnel Peter O’Donnell Peter O’Donnell NSW BMW 335i 2995T White

co-driver

34 C AAW Aust. Auto Wreckers Nick Karadimas George Karadimas Vic Ford Falcon XR6T

co-driver

42 E Disc Brakes Australia Terry Conroy Kevin Herben NSW Mazda 323 Astra 1800 Blk/White

co-driver Sarah Harley Qld

54 A Donut King Tony Alford Tony Alford Qld BMW 1M 2979T Pink

co-driver Peter Leemhuis ACT

68 A CXC Global David Thomas Dylan Thomas NSW Mitsub Evo 10 1998T White/Blue

co-driver Stuart Kostera WA

69 C West End Mazda/Bell Heavy

Haulage/Valvoline Aust Adam Dodd Adam Dodd NSW Mazda 6 MPS 2500T Chrome/Red/Blue

co-driver Mark Bell Qld

86 D Pedders/O.Z.Racing Wheels Grant Phillips Grant Phillips Vic Toyota 86 GTS 1998 Red

co-driver Andrew Turpie Vic

88 C Network Clothing/Dentbuster Mark Eddy Mark Eddy Vic Renault Megane RS265 1998T Black

co-driver Francois Jouy NSW

on the weB: www.amchamp.com.au



car # sponsor compeTiTor DriVer state VeHicLe cc coLour

4 auddino First national antonio auddino antonio auddino Wa aU Falcon 4000 White

5 La auto Services andrew nowland andrew nowland Vic aU Falcon 4000 blue/White

8 PJt accountants Wayne Patten Wayne Patten Qld Vt comm 3800 Whi/Grn/Gry

9 Silkgate Group ian chivas ian chivas nSW aU Falcon 4000 blue/Yellow

13 Forklift clearance centre Greg murcott Steve Yates Vic aU Falcon 4000 black

16 Kleenduct australia P/L Peter Phelan harley Phelan Vic Vt comm 3800 Purple

23 tyre Pro motorsport travis Sharpe travis Sharpe Wa aU Falcon 4000 Whi/blk/org

27 transley Solutions Luke Westall Luke Westall nSW aU Falcon 4000 White/blue

29 Glider city motel benalla Raymond moss bradley moss nSW aU Falcon 4000 Green/Pink

31 Gilberts motor bodies Robert Lonie Robert Lonie Sa Vt comm 3800 Yellow

33 Forklift clearance centre Greg murcott Greg murcott Vic aU Falcon 4000 black

38 blackwell Race engines Gavin Ross Gavin Ross Vic Vt comm 3800 Green

39 the Racing Group Ryan millier Ryan millier Vic aU Falcon 4000 Whi/blk/Grn

41 Dial before You Dig mark Primmer mark Primmer nSW aU Falcon 4000 blue/Red

42 Dial before You Dig mark Primmer cameron moss nSW aU Falcon 4100 blue/Red

46 Sopranos Pizza bar Shaun Woodhouse Shaun Woodhouse Vic Vt comm 3800 black

51 casey accident Repairs travis Lindorff travis Lindorff Vic Vt comm 3800 White

55 millenium Screens Deni Razmovski Deni Razmovski Wa aU Falcon 4000 black/Silver

56 baxter electrical Kane baxter-Smith Kane baxter-Smith QLD aU Falcon 4000 blue/black

57 campbells motorsport craig campbell craig campbell QLD Vt comm 3800 Red

64 cachet homes chris Lillis chris Lillis Wa Vt comm 3800 White

67 Scotts Rods exhausts Lindsay Kearns Lindsay Kearns QLD aU Falcon 4000 White

70 salooncars.net.au Kelli Stephens Kelli Stephens Vic aU Falcon 4000 blue

76 adlam transport Garry hills Garry hills Wa Vt comm 3800 black/Silver

77 Water Jet Solutions Daniel beaven Daniel beaven Vic aU Falcon 4000 White

88 Spraytech Smash Repairs brian hine brian hine QLD aU Falcon 4000 blu/blk/Whi

dial BeFoRe You dig austRalian saloon caR seRieson the weB: www.salooncaRs.net.au



car # SPonSoR comPetitoR DRiVeR State VehicLe cc coLoUR

1 achilles Radials trans tasman m/sp allan Jarvis QLD Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 black

6 Finance ezi trans tasman m/sp ben Grice QLD Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Yell/black

7 Luke Fraser Racing trans tasman m/sp Luke Fraser Sa Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 black

13 Race 4 Kids trans tasman m/sp andrew Price QLD Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Red

17 bVc Racing trans tasman m/sp Rob Jarvis nSW Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 White

22 Perf Parts & engineering trans tasman m/sp clyde campbell Vic Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 black

24 Perf Parts & engineering trans tasman m/sp Josh Dowling nSW Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 Red

30 Project Ventures trans tasman m/sp bronte michael QLD Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 black

33 Shannons nationals trans tasman m/sp callan Sayers QLD Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 White

45 Perf Parts & engineering trans tasman m/sp Greg hede Vic Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 White

61 Perf Parts & engineering trans tasman m/sp toby hagon nSW Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 blue

84 Perf Parts & engineering trans tasman m/sp michael Sinclair Vic Suzuki Swift Sport 1600 White

hi-tec oils austRalian suzuKi swiFt Racing seRieson the weB: www.swiFtRacing.com.au


1 SS Rent Depot Kerry baily Kerry baily Qld aston martin DbR9 6000 Silver

4 SS auto Union Deutsche John Gourlay John Gourlay Vic audi a4 6000 Silver/orange

5 SS b&m Ricciardello motors basil Ricciardello tony Ricciardello Wa alfa Romeo GtV 6000 Red

9 SS Luxury auto body Daniel tamasi Daniel tamasi Vic holden calibra 6000 black

11 SS beninca motors Peter beninca Peter beninca Vic alfa Romeo GtV 2000 orange

14 SS Rosemount Smash Repairs anthony cox anthony cox Qld Saab 6000 White/blue

19 SS Johnson motorsport Damian Johnson Damian Johnson Vic holden torana 3300 Red/White

32 SS bell Real estate michael Robinson michael Robinson Vic holden monaro 6000 Grey

44 SS mR automotive colin Smith colin Smith Qld holden monaro 6000 Red

45 SS campbelltown Frames & trusses Dameon Jameson Dameon Jameson nSW Jaguar XKR 6000 black

51 SS mR automotive bob mcLoughlin bob mcLoughlin nZ commodore VS 6000 Red/White

56 SS bJ banks electrical bruce banks bruce banks tas mazda RX7 5998 blue

68 ta aston air conditioning Shane bradford Shane bradford Qld chev camaro 6000 Yell/White

81 ta the car mine/Liqui moly/meguiars charlie Senese charlie Senese Qld chev corvette 6000 blue

KeRRicK spoRts sedan seRieson the weB: www.spoRtssedans.com.au



car # cLass sponsor compeTiTor DriVer state VeHicLe cc coLour

00 h Falcon Spares & Repairs matt chahda matt chahda nSW Ford Falcon aU 5000 black/Silver

2 S Parramatta Smash Repairs Ryan Simpson Ryan Simpson nSW Ford Falcon bF 5000 Wh/blue/Red

3 h Fernandez motorsport Jose Fernandez Shae Davies Qld Ford Falcon ba 5000 Green/White

5 S acm/Vanglobe/bossen matthew hansen matthew hansen Wa commodore VZ 5000 Red/White

6 h 501 Performance Les morrall tony evangelou Vic Ford Falcon bF 5000 black/Yellow

8 h ozzy tyres/holden motorsport Steve briffa Steve briffa nSW commodore VY 5000 Silver/Green

10 S Finance ezi maurice Pickering maurice Pickering Qld Ford Falcon ba 5000 Yellow

12 S JcV automotive John Vergotis John Vergotis nSW Ford Falcon ba 5000 Green/blk

14 S eurostar Diesels Simon tabinor Simon tabinor Vic Ford Falcon bF 5000 White/black

22 h Westco equip/Sa tractors isidoro ambrosio Dean Kovacevich Wa commodore VZ 5000 black

25 h Kitome/exclusive trailers terry Wyhoon Dean neville nSW Ford Falcon ba 5000 black/Red

28 S mW motorsport mW motorsport matthew White Vic Ford Falcon bF 5000 black

45 h thR Developments thR motorsport craig Dontas Sa commodore VZ 5000 blk/Red/Wh

46 h the edge Glass Paul Pennisi Paul Pennisi Vic commodore VY 5000 black

48 S StR truck bodies matthew Palmer matthew Palmer Vic Ford Falcon bF 5000 White

49 h Lubrimax/Vectra terry Wyhoon terry Wyhoon Vic Ford Falcon bF 5000 blue

51 h iR Yeing transport/

thR Developments thR motorsport ian Yeing Sa commodore VZ 5000 Red/black

57 h aDG engineering/Precise Precut/

Gold coast Postforming Lyle Kearns Lyle Kearns Qld commodore VZ 5000 black/orange

62 S Performance West mW motorsport Jack Le brocq nSW Ford Falcon bF 5000 Grey/White

Kumho tYRes austRalian V8 touRing caR seRieson the weB: www.V8touRingcaRs.com.au

FoRmula 3 austRalian dRiVeRs championshipon the weB: www.FoRmula3.com.au


2 c team bRm mark Rundle tim macrow Vic Dallara F307 - mercedes blue blue

3 c team bRm/FnQ Larger John magro John magro Qld Dallara F307 - mercedes black black

4 c team bRm mark Rundle Wa Dallara F307 - mercedes blue blue

5 c team bRm/mygale aust. nick Foster nick Foster Qld mygale m08 - mercedes black black

6 c R-tek motorsport ian Richards nSW Dallara F307 - mercedes blk/orange blk/orange

7 c R-tek motorsport ian Richards Dallara F307 - mercedes blk/orange blue

8 n Fujitsu Racing ian Richards todd hazelwood Sa Dallara F304 - Spiess opel Red Red

9 n R-tek motorsport /

Yarra Web ian Richards Jon collins nSW Dallara F304 - Spiess opel Grey/Red Grey/Red

16 n Gilmour Racing/

mcDonalds chris Gilmour arrie marree Qld Dallara F304 - Spiess opel Red/Silver Red/Silver

17 c Gilmour Racing/

Vic’s timber chris Gilmour ben Gersekowski Qld Dallara F307 - mercedes Red/White Red/White


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naTionaL circuiT - LengTH 3.1 Km

ouTrigHT Tom TWeeDie chevron B24/28 1.05.76 14th sept 2013

Touring & proDucTion cars

V8 supercars WiLL DaVison ForD FaLcon Fg 1.09.411 14th sept2013

KuHmo Tyres V8 Touring cars Tony eVangeLou Ford Falcon Ba 1:12.81 23rd oct 2010

KerricK sporTs seDans Darren HossacK audi a4/chev 1.08.56 2nd march 2008

proDucTion cars sTuarT KosTera mitsubishi evo X 1.20.74 24th oct 2010

saLoon cars Tim roWse VT commodore 1.23.83 24th oct 2010

ausT sWiFT racing series aLLan JarVis sWiFT sporT 1:33.93 25th nov 2012

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FormuLa 3 James cressey Dallara 301 Holden s 1.09.42 7th sept 2002

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