2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series
The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars.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 was the fourth 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 Wakefield Park on 1 April and finished at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 6 November after five meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Terry Wyhoon, driving a Ford Falcon, won the series[1] by 72 points, having won ten of the fifteen races and two of the five rounds. Scott Loadsman finished second, 117 points ahead of Chris Smerdon who led the series after four rounds but was disqualified from Sandown for eligibility problems. Justin Garioch finished fourth despite missing a round, 31 points behind Smerdon and 13 points ahead of Jim Pollicina in fifth.
Calendar
The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over five rounds held across three states.[2]
| Rd. | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 1–3 April | Scott Loadsman |
| 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 13–15 May | Chris Smerdon |
| 3 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 15–17 July | Terry Wyhoon |
| 4 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 9–11 September | Scott Loadsman |
| 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 4–6 November | Terry Wyhoon |
Points System
The following points system was used for 2011:[3]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Time Attack | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Races | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The only change from 2010 was that "Time Attack" was formalised for the ten fastest qualifying cars only, with the pointscore beginning at ten points for fastest.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series.
| Team | No | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT Racing | 1 | Tony Evangelou | Ford BA Falcon |
| Heinrich Performance | 2 | Bruce Heinrich | Ford AU Falcon |
| Australian Custom Moulders | 5 | Matthew Hansen | Holden VY Commodore |
| Valley Longwall International | 6 | Nathan Garioch | Ford BA Falcon |
| 23 | Justin Garioch | ||
| Poll Performance | 7 | Jim Pollicina | Holden VY Commodore |
| Steve Ingwersen Painting | 8 | Steve Ingwersen | Holden VX Commodore |
| MrHDT Race Cars/Engines | 11 | Sean Fardell | Holden VX Commodore |
| Image Racing | 12 | Stuart Inwood | Ford AU Falcon |
| 25 | Michael Hector | Ford BA Falcon | |
| 49 | Terry Wyhoon | ||
| 50 | Mark Shepherd | ||
| Morphett Vale Garage | 15 | Shawn Jamieson | Holden VY Commodore |
| Century 21 Hazelbrook | 21 | Chris Delfsma | Ford AU Falcon |
| SA Tractor | 22 | Isi Ambrosio | Holden VY Commodore |
| JCV Automotive | 26 | John Vergotis | Ford AU Falcon |
| Graham Body Works | 27 | Shaun Fennell | Holden VX Commodore |
| Derrick Hocking | 31 34 |
Derrick Hocking | Ford BA Falcon Holden VY Commodore |
| Voight Contracting | 33 | Steven Voight Aaron Tebb |
Holden VY Commodore |
| Smerdon Racing | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Ford BA Falcon |
| Premium Showers and Robes | 46 | Paul Pennisi | Holden VY Commodore |
| Loadsman Racing Team | 62 | Scott Loadsman | Holden VY Commodore |
| Cavalier Homes Barossa | 81 | Michael Bartsch | Ford AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon |
| MacArthur Truckserve | 98 | Aaron Tebb | Holden VY Commodore |
Driver standings
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Notes:
† – During Race 1 of Round 5 at Phillip Island, Aaron Tebb's Holden Commodore made heavy contact with the wall with two laps to go, leading to the race being red flagged and the results backdated.[9]
See also
External links
References
- "Wyhoon confirms Kumho V8 title with victory". SpeedCafe. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- "2011 Schedule". V8 Touring Cars National Series. 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- "2011 V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations – S10.2 Series Pointscore" (PDF). V8 Touring Cars National Series. 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- "Wakefield Park Raceway 03/04/2011 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 1". National Software. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Mallala Motorsport Park 15/05/2011 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 2". National Software. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Eastern Creek International Raceway 17/07/2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship 2011 – Round 4". National Software. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- "Sandown International Motor Raceway 11/09/2011 – 2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 6". National Software. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 06/11/2011 – 2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 7". National Software. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- "Major crash stops Kumho V8 Touring Car Race 1". SpeedCafe. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.