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The 2016 Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series for touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.[1] It is the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. John Bowe is the defending series winner. On the September 15, 2016, it was announced that the Touring Cars Masters would combined with the New Zealand Central Muscle Car series for the Bathurst round.[2] The Trans-Tasman Challenge featured over 50 cars from both championships with Glenn Seton winning the round in his Ford Mustang. Dean Perkins was the best placed New Zealander with his Ford Falcon.[3]

Teams and drivers

Rusty French is contesting the series with a 1969 Ford Mustang
Greg Ritter is contesting the series with a 1975 Chevrolet Monza
John Bowe is contesting the series with a Holden Torana SL/R 5000
Greg Garwood is contesting the series with a Ford Capri
Nigel Benson is contesting the series with a Holden HQ Monaro GTS350
Team Car Class No. Drivers Rounds
Shannons Insurance 1972 AMC Javelin Pro Master 2 New Zealand Jim Richards 1-4,6-7
1964 Ford Falcon Sprint 5
Skye Sands 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Am 4 Australia Rusty French 1-7
Performance & Race Tech Services 1974 Holden Torana Pro Am 5 Australia Bruce Williams 3
Werks Garage/Red Rock Winery
Werks Garage/Kalus Kenny Intelex 		1974 Porsche 911 RS Pro Sport 7 Australia Rohan Little 3,5
90 Australia Sven Burchartz 3,5
SportsMed 1973 Porsche 911 RS Pro Sport 8 Australia Greg Keene 5
32 Australia Amanda Sparks 1
33 Australia Greg Keene 1
Jesus Racing 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Am 9 Australia Andrew Fisher 1-6
Sunliner RV 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 Pro Master 10 Australia Greg Ritter 1-2
Leukemia Foundation / Climate
PRT Fabrication
Aussie Muscle Car Run 		1973 Ford Falcon XA GT Pro Sport 11 Australia Graham Stewart 1
1972 Holden Monaro GTS 22 Australia Nigel Benson 1,4,7
Australia Graham Stewart 2-3,5-6
Giraffe Civil Contracting 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Sport 12 Australia Adam Garwood 1-6
1971 Ford Capri Perana 21 Australia Greg Garwood 1-4
Australia Adam Garwood 7
Mark Poole Motorsport 1974 Porsche 911 IROC Pro Sport 13 Australia Rory O'Neill 1,5
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution
Synergy Race Engines 		1973 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Master 17 Australia Steven Johnson 1-4,6-7
1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Pro Am 88 Australia Tony Karanfilovski 1-7
Wilson Security / PAYCE 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Master 18 Australia John Bowe 1-7
Tincome Industrial Services 1972 Holden Monaro Pro Sport 19 Australia Darren Beale 3-7
Freestone Transport
Maxi-Trans Trailers 		1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Am 25 Australia Paul Freestone 1-2,7
Angliss Meats Ford Mustang Fastback Invited 25 Australia Brett Curran 5
Thunder Road Racing Team Australia 1964 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Master 30 Australia Glenn Seton 1-7
iSeek Racing 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Am 35 Australia Jason Gomersall 1-7
Treloar Roses/Mick Wilson Plumbing Chrysler Charger RT Invited 43 Australia Mick Wilson 4
THD Motorsport 1969 Ford Boss Mustang Pro Am 46 Australia Leo Tobin 1-3,5-7
Adelaides Cheapest Cars
Melbournes Cheapest Cars
Darwins Cheapest Cars
Brisbanes Cheapest Cars 		1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe Pro Master 48 Australia Eddie Abelnica 1-7
Outbound Racing/wheels.com.pg Holden Monaro GTS Pro Am 52 Australia Keith Kassulke 5,7
Gabriel Shock Absorbers Holden Monaro HQ Coupe Pro Am 56 Australia Brett Youlden 6-7
Glennan Transport
Dulux
ANGLOMOIL 		1969 Valiant Pacer Pro Am 60 Australia Cameron Tilley 1-4,7
Cannon Trailers Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Sport 65 Australia Michael Cannon 4-5
Trans Am Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro SS Invited 68 Australia Grant Wilson 5
Lyndways Builders 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Am 74 Australia Wayne Mercer 1-4,6-7
Whiteline Racing
King Springs
CAV Power
Fabre Australia 		1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS Pro Master 85 Australia Mark King 1-7
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 95 Australia Andrew Miedecke 1
Pro Am Australia Bob Middleton 4
Australia Adam Bressington 5-7
John's Furniture Removals 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Sport 97 Australia Allen Boughen 2,5,7

Race calendar

The series is being contested over eight rounds, each consisting of three races.[4]

Round Event Circuit City / State Date
1 Rare Spares Adelaide Trophy South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3–6 March
2 Shannons Touring Car Festival Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–3 April
3 Rare Spares Rose City Trophy Victoria (state) Winton Raceway Winton, Victoria 20–22 May
4 Shannons Thunder in The Valley Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 June
5 Rare Spares Queensland Tourist Trophy Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 22–24 July
6 Shannons Phillip Island Tourist Trophy Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–11 September
7 Touring Car Masters Mountain Masters New South Wales Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 6–9 October
8 The Masters Tourist Trophy New South Wales Sydney Olympic Park Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 December [5]

Classes

Each automobile is allocated into one of the following classes:[1]

  • Pro Master
  • Pro Am
  • Pro Sport
  • Trans Am

Series standings

Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia 		SAN
Victoria (state) 		WIN
Victoria (state) 		HID
Northern Territory 		QLD
Queensland 		PHI
Victoria (state) 		BAT
New South Wales 		SMP
New South Wales 		Pts.
Pro Master
1 John Bowe 2 3 6 2 3 1 1 6 2 5 Ret 4 1 1 2 1 1 941
2 Eddie Abelnica 5 2 9 5 5 5 6 10 6 3 6 3 5 6 1 4 11 874
3 Glenn Seton 3 5 12 Ret 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 6 869
4 Steven Johnson 6 6 14 3 10 4 4 17 1 1 10 7 3 3 744
5 Mark King 8 8 11 10 2 8 7 15 8 8 7 6 6 7 14 9 4 726
6 Jim Richards 4 Ret DNS 1 14 6 5 11 4 6 8 11 Ret DNS 8 8 8 636
7 Greg Ritter 1 1 13 Ret Ret 234
8 Andrew Miedecke 9 4 3 131
Pro Am
1 Jason Gomersall 10 10 7 6 9 2 2 12 9 4 15 2 3 3 5 6 15 823
2 Tony Karanfilovski Ret DNS DNS 4 13 Ret 10 3 5 17 11 8 7 9 9 10 2 574
3 Rusty French 17 14 8 13 12 Ret 14 14 12 11 2 12 10 11 11 11 9 565
4 Andrew Fisher 20 9 2 7 1 7 12 7 7 7 9 7 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 493
5 Wayne Mercer Ret 15 5 11 11 13 15 13 10 12 1 12 Ret Ret 437
6 Leo Tobin 14 13 DNS 15 Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 DNS 15 10 12 10 351
7 Adam Bressington 5 4 8 4 5 12 286
8 Paul Freestone 7 7 16 8 8 230
9 Cameron Tilley Ret Ret DNS 14 7 10 16 5 Ret Ret DNS 230
10 Brett Youlden 6 7 5 130
11 Bruce Williams Ret 11 8 77
12 Keith Kassulke 21 DNS 5 62
13 Bob Middleton 13 13 DNS 45
Pro Sport
1 Adam Garwood 11 11 1 9 6 11 8 2 14 9 4 10 8 4 13 15 7 634
2 Darren Beale 15 19 16 18 15 14 20 18 Ret 16 14 14 300
3 Graham Stewart 18 19 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 16 16 13 15 13 292
4 Sven Burchartz 9 9 9 14 11 Ret 192
5 Nigel Benson 13 12 4 15 14 12 184
6 Micheal Cannon 16 16 13 17 13 12 173
7 Rohan Little 14 17 Ret 15 14 Ret 125
8 Greg Keene 16 DNS DNS 16 15 14 102
9 Allen Boughen Ret 16 18 12 13 92
10 Amanda Sparks 15 16 Ret 59
11 Mick Wilson 17 Ret DNS 16
Invited
1 Greg Garwood 12 17 10 12 15 12 18 4 11 10 5 680
2 Brett Curran 9 9 10 170
3 Grant Wilson 22 19 18 162
4 Rory O'Neill 19 17 17 137
Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia 		SAN
Victoria (state) 		WIN
Victoria (state) 		HID
Northern Territory 		QLD
Queensland 		PHI
Victoria (state) 		BAT
New South Wales 		SMP
New South Wales 		Pts.

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.au Retrieved 11 November 2016
  2. ^ Trans-Tasman Challenge set for Bathurst, speedcafe.com Retrieved 21 November 2016
  3. ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638857027/object_683091.87L/Meet?57< Meeting Points Report, Natsoft] Retrieved 21 November 2016
  4. ^ "Touring Car Masters - 2016 Series". www.touringcarmasters.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ 2016 Touring Car Masters Schedule, www.touringcarmasters.com.au Retrieved 4 November 2016
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