2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 3D Sports Sedans.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship [1] and was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2]
The championship was won by Kerry Baily driving a Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.[3]
Calendar
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The championship was contested over a five-round series.
Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car |
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1 | Wakefield Park Raceway[4] | New South Wales | 22 & 23 February[4][5] | Three races[4][5] | Kerry Baily[4] | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet[3] |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit[1] | Victoria | 13 April[1][5] | Two race[6] | Darren Hossack[5][7] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3] |
3 | Mallala Motor Sport Park[8] | South Australia | 1 June[5] | Three races[5] | Tony Ricciardello[9] | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet[3] |
4 | Winton Motor Raceway[10][5] | Victoria | 3 August[5] | Two races[10][5] | Darren Hossack[11][5] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3] |
5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway[11] | Victoria | 13 & 14 September[5] | Two races[11][5] | Darren Hossack[11] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3] |
Note: Race 2 of Round 2 at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain[6]
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 20-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8 basis for 1st through to 10th place in each race and an additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time in Qualifying at each round.[1]
Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
Results
[edit]Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[5] | Car[3] | Entrant[5] | Wak.[12] | Phi.[7] | Mal.[9] | Win.[13] | San.[3] | Total.[3] |
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1 | Kerry Baily | 28 | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet | STS Signs | 57 | 15 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 179 |
2 | Dean Randle | 93 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Dean Randle | 34 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 137 |
3 | Tony Ricciardello | 1 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | B&M Ricciardello Motors | - | 18 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 130 |
4 | Darren Hossack | 4 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Darren Hossack | - | 20 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 129 |
5 | Rodney Woods | 23 | Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet | Hallybarton Motorsport | - | 8 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 84 |
6 | Mark Stinson | 13 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | AGM Engineering | - | 13 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 76 |
7 | Graham Smith | 16 | Opel Calibra Fiat Turbo | Speedy Fasteners | 46 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 75 |
8 | Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra Chevrolet | Spies Hecker | 30 | 12 | - | - | - | 42 |
= | Mick Monterosso | 2 | Ford Escort Chevrolet | Boffa & Russo Electrical Contractors | - | - | 13 | - | 29 | 42 |
10 | Phil Crompton | 49 | Ford EB Falcon | Black Rhino | 28 | - | 13 | - | - | 41 |
11 | Stephen Vines | 77 | Ford Cortina | Stephen Vines | - | 10 | - | 21 | 8 | 39 |
12 | Ray Ayton | 99 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Reward Insurance | 8 | - | 21 | 9 | - | 38 |
13 | Mark Duggan | 11 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Aristocrat, Schweppes, Strongbow | 35 | - | - | - | - | 35 |
14 | David Brenssell | 10 | Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet | Hancock & Just / Diamond Brothers | - | - | 34 | - | - | 34 |
15 | Trent Young | 41 | Toyota Levin | Trent Young | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
16 | Charlie Senese | 15 | Ford EF Falcon XR8 Chevrolet | Charlie Senese | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | 27 |
= | Daniel Jameson | 45 | Jaguar XKR Chevrolet | Campbelltown Frames | 9 | - | 14 | - | - | 23 |
18 | Stephen Lichtenberger | 5 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Habib Brothers Smash Repairs | 11 | - | - | 12 | - | 23 |
19 | Jeff Barnes | 6 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Chevrolet | Barnes High Performance | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
= | Bill Martin | 36 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Goulburn Workers Club | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
21 | David Thexton | 19 | Ford EF Falcon | David Thexton | 19 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
= | Fred Axisa | 80 | Holden VX Commodore Chevrolet | Austrack Motorsport | - | - | 19 | - | - | 19 |
23 | Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet | Bell Real Estate | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 |
24 | Chris Jackson | 50 | Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet | AM Electrical Contractors | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
25 | Chris Muscat | 9 | Mazda RX-7 | Penrite Oil Company | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
26 | Robert Smith | 72 | Holden VS Commodore | Smiths Trucks | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
= | David Krause | 79 | Holden VS Commodore | Ron Krause | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
28 | Dean Camm | 56 | Honda Prelude Chevrolet | Darreds Panels | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
= | Milton Seferis | 96 | Holden VS Commodore | Highbury Automotive | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Note: Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 2003 Championship Points Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- ^ a b c d Baily takes Wakefield Park win, Auto Action, March 5–11, 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Race Results Archive 2003 Archived 2004-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 17 September 2012
- ^ a b Garry O'Brien, Tranzams take on Island track, Auto Action, April 23–29, 2003, page 39
- ^ a b 2003 A.S.S.C. Points after Round 2 at Phillip Island, Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
- ^ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
- ^ a b 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- ^ a b Baily stars in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, August 13–19, 2003, page 39
- ^ a b c d Garry O’Brien, Hossack Hot at Sandown, Auto Action, August 24–30, 2003, page 39
- ^ 2003 Championship Table After Round 1 Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- ^ 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Four at Winton Raceway Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012