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Team Sonic
Manufacturer	Porsche (Porsche Carrera Cup & Porsche Sprint Challenge); Mygale (Formula Ford0
Team Principal	Michael Ritter
Race Drivers	Carrera Cup Australia; 77: Michael Almond; 78: Aaron Love; 100: Dale Wood; 777: Max Vidau; Australian Formula Ford; 2: Angelo Mouzouris; 3: Courtney Prince; 4: Jay Hanson; 5: Callum Hedge; 77: Kyle Gurton
Chassis	Mygale SJ18a (Formula Ford); [[Porsche 911 GT3 Cup\|]] (Carrera Cup Australia & Porsche Sprint Challenge)
Debut	Porsche Carrera Cup Australia: 2003; Australian Formula Ford: 1998; Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia: 2015; Fujitsu Series: 2009
Drivers' Championships	Carrera Cup: 2 ; Australian Formula Ford: 11 ; Porsche Sprint Challenge: 4
Round wins	0
Pole positions	0

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Sonic Motor Racing Services is an Australian racing team that is competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship, Porsche Sprint Challenge, the Australian Formula Ford Championship, and the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. The team was formed by Michael Ritter, son of long time touring car racer Graham Ritter and brother of V8 Supercar racer Greg Ritter. Ritter formed the team in 1998 to compete in the Australian Formula Ford Championship. The team used Van Diemen chassis' for the first decade of their existence, which brought them championship victories in the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2001, 2002, and 2004.

Formula Ford

The team was formed to run the Davison family, beginning in the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship with Alex Davison. Alex would run with the team for the 1998 & 1999 seasons before going overseas and handing the ride to younger brother Will Davison. Will would win the title in 2001 for the team, now entered under the Garry Rogers Motorsport banner. Sonic would go back to back winning the 2002 championship with GRM protégé Jamie Whincup. The team would win their first championship under their own name in 2004 with David Reynolds. Sonic would expand to 3 cars in 2006, running future supercars drivers Tim Blanchard and Tim Slade, who would finish second in the championship as well as Todd Fiore. For 2007 the team would switch to Mygale Chassis' and Blanchard would win the championship, James Moffat would finish third for the team. Sonic would run Nick Percat under the Walkinshaw racing name in the 2007, 2008, & 2009 series. He would win the series in 2009, this being the most dominant season in the history of the series. Percat would win a record 12 races in a season, as well as a record 9 races in a row.

In 2010 the team expanded to 4 cars, including one for future supercars driver Cameron Waters. Waters would win the series in 2011. Garry Jacobson would also drive for the team in 2011 and 2012. Anton DePasquale would debut with the team in 2012 and sweep the final round of the series at Winton. He would go full time with the team in 2013 alongside Simon Hodge. in 2016 Leanne Tander would win the series for Sonic, with Max Vidau 8th. Sonic would again become back to back champions in 2017, with Max Vidau winning the series. Future Super 2 driver Angelo Mouzouris would make his debut with the team, Hamish Ribarits would also make his first start in 2017. In 2018 Sonic Motor Racing Services would win their third championship in a row, with Hunter McElrea winning the series from Ribarits who had remained with the team. Mouzouris would finish 6th. Sonic would become the first team to win 4 back to back championships, Angelo Mouzouris would win the series in 2019. Jay Hanson would also make his full time debut with the team in 2019.

Carrera Cup Australia

The team also ran Australian Carrera Cup and won the championship in 2007 giving David Reynolds his second national title. The team ran programs in the Porsche Drivers Challenge, steering Sven Burchartz to win the 2007 Porsche Drivers Challenge, then backing it up winning the 2008 Porsche GT3 Challenge that succeeded it.

For the 2009 season the team acquired a pair of Ford Falcons from Triple Eight Race Engineering to run for James Moffat and Bryce Washington. Washington left the team after the second round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have subsequently secured a wildcard entry for the 2009 L&H 500 and 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000,^[1] although they then did not use the entry after Washington left the team mid-season.

Nick Percat won Sonic's fifth Formula Ford title in 2009 and the team's first using Mygale chassis.

References

^ Briar Gunther (16 June 2009). "Extra enduro entries chosen". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

External links

Sonic Motor Racing Services website

[1] Briar Gunther (16 June 2009). "Extra enduro entries chosen". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

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-| Manufacturer  = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]<br>[[Mygale]] (Formula Ford)
+| Manufacturer  = [[Porsche]] (Porsche Carrera Cup & Porsche Sprint Challenge)<br>
+[[Mygale]] (Formula Ford0
-| Principal     = [[Michael Ritter]]
-| Manager       = [[Michael Ritter]]
+| Principal     = Michael Ritter
-| Drivers       = '''[[Dunlop V8 Supercar Series|V8 Supercar]]'''<br>777. Rodney Jane<br>999. Gary Jacobson<br>'''Formula Ford'''<br>2. Anton de Pasquale<br>3. Simon Hodges<br>4. Luke Maquis
+| Drivers       = <b>Carrera Cup Australia</b><br>77: Michael Almond<br>78: Aaron Love<br>100: Dale Wood<br>777: Max Vidau<br>
+<b>Australian Formula Ford</b><br>2: [[Angelo Mouzouris]]<br>3: Courtney Prince<br>4: Jay Hanson<br>5: Callum Hedge<br>77: Kyle Gurton
-| Chassis       = [[Ford FG Falcon]]<br>[[Mygale]] (Formula Ford)
-| Debut         = [[2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series|2009]] (DV8s)
+| Chassis       = [[Mygale|Mygale SJ18a]] (Formula Ford)<br>
+[[Porsche 911 GT3 Cup{{!}}]] (Carrera Cup Australia & Porsche Sprint Challenge)
-| Drivers_champ = 0
+| Debut         = <b>Porsche Carrera Cup Australia:</b> [[2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship|2003]]<br><b>Australian Formula Ford:</b> [[1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship|1998]]<br><b>Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia:</b> 2015<br><b>Fujitsu Series:</b> [[2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series|2009]]
+| Drivers_champ = <b>Carrera Cup:</b> 2 <br> <b>Australian Formula Ford:</b> 11 <br> <b> Porsche Sprint Challenge: </B> 4
 | Wins          = 0
 | Poles         = 0
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+'''Sonic Motor Racing Services''' is an Australian racing team that is competes in the [[Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship]], [[Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia|Porsche Sprint Challenge]], the [[Australian Formula Ford Championship]], and the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. The team was formed by Michael Ritter, son of long time touring car racer Graham Ritter and brother of V8 Supercar racer Greg Ritter. Ritter formed the team in 1998 to compete in the Australian [[Formula Ford]] Championship. The team used [[Van Diemen]] chassis' for the first decade of their existence, which brought them championship victories in the Australian Formula Ford Championship in [[2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2001]], [[2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2002]], and [[2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2004]].
-'''Sonic Motor Racing Services''' is a [[V8 Supercars|V8 Supercar]] team that is competing in the second-tier [[Australian]] V8 Supercar series, the [[Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series]] and Australia's largest open wheeler category Formula Ford, competing in both the [[Australian Formula Ford Championship]] and the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. The team's 2011 drivers are [[Tim Blanchard]] and Rodney Jane in V8 Supercars, and Nicholas Foster, Cameron Waters, Garry Jacobson and Mathew Brabham in Formula Ford.
-==History==
+==Formula Ford==
 [[File: Ford BF Falcon of Tim Blanchard.JPG|thumb|left|The Sonic Motor Racing Services [[Ford BF Falcon]], as driven by [[Tim Blanchard]] at the opening round of the [[2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series]] at the [[Adelaide Parklands Circuit]]]]
+The team was formed to run the Davison family, beginning in the [[1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship]] with [[Alex Davison]]. Alex would run with the team for the 1998 & 1999 seasons before going overseas and handing the ride to younger brother [[Will Davison]]. Will would win the title in 2001 for the team, now entered under the Garry Rogers Motorsport banner. Sonic would go back to back winning the 2002 championship with GRM protégé Jamie Whincup. The team would win their first championship under their own name in 2004 with [[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds.]] Sonic would expand to 3 cars in 2006, running future supercars drivers [[Tim Blanchard]] and Tim Slade, who would finish second in the championship as well as Todd Fiore. For 2007 the team would switch to [[Mygale]] Chassis' and Blanchard would win the championship, [[James Moffat (racing driver)|James Moffat]] would finish third for the team. Sonic would run Nick Percat under the Walkinshaw racing name in the 2007, 2008, & 2009 series. He would win the series in 2009, this being the most dominant season in the history of the series. Percat would win a record 12 races in a season, as well as a record 9 races in a row.
-The team was formed by Michael Ritter, son of long time touring car racer Graham Ritter and brother of V8 Supercar racer Greg Ritter.
-Ritter formed the team in 1998 as a [[Formula Ford]] team, using [[Van Diemen]] chassis for the first decade of their existence, which brought them championship victories in the [[Australian Formula Ford Championship]] in [[2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2001]] ([[Will Davison]]), [[2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2002]] ([[Jamie Whincup]]), [[2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2004]] ([[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]]) and [[2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship|2007]] ([[Tim Blanchard]]).
+In 2010 the team expanded to 4 cars, including one for future supercars driver [[Cameron Waters]]. Waters would win the series in 2011. [[Garry Jacobson]] would also drive for the team in 2011 and 2012. [[Anton de Pasquale|Anton DePasquale]] would debut with the team in 2012 and sweep the final round of the series at [[Winton Motor Raceway|Winton]]. He would go full time with the team in 2013 alongside [[Simon Hodge]]. in 2016 [[Leanne Tander]] would win the series for Sonic, with Max Vidau 8th. Sonic would again become back to back champions in 2017, with Max Vidau winning the series. Future [[Super2 Series|Super 2]] driver [[Angelo Mouzouris]] would make his debut with the team, Hamish Ribarits would also make his first start in 2017. In 2018 Sonic Motor Racing Services would win their third championship in a row, with [[Hunter McElrea]] winning the series from Ribarits who had remained with the team. Mouzouris would finish 6th. Sonic would become the first team to win 4 back to back championships, [[Angelo Mouzouris]] would win the series in 2019. Jay Hanson would also make his full time debut with the team in 2019.
+== Carrera Cup Australia ==
 [[File:Mygale SJ08a of Garry Jacobson.JPG|thumb|left|The Sonic Motor Racing Services [[Mygale]] SJ08a, as driven by Garry Jacobson at the opening round of the [[2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship]] at the [[Adelaide Parklands Circuit]]]]
 The team also ran [[Australian Carrera Cup Championship|Australian Carrera Cup]] and won the championship in [[2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship|2007]] giving David Reynolds his second national title. The team ran programs in the Porsche Drivers Challenge, steering Sven Burchartz to win the 2007 Porsche Drivers Challenge, then backing it up winning the 2008 Porsche GT3 Challenge that succeeded it.