2016 Touring Car Masters

The 2016 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.[1] It was the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd. appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS.[1]

The Pro Master class was won by John Bowe (Holden Torana), Pro Am by Jason Gomersall (Holden Torana), Pro Sport by Adam Garwood (Holden Torana) and the Invitational class by Greg Garwood (Ford Capri Perana).

The Touring Cars Masters field was combined with New Zealand Central Muscle Car series competitors for the Bathurst round.[2] The Trans-Tasman Challenge featured over 50 cars from both series 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
John Bowe (Holden Torana SL/R 5000) won the Pro Master class
Greg Ritter (Chevrolet Monza) placed seventh in Pro Master
Rusty French (Ford Mustang) placed third in Pro Am
Nigel Benson (Holden Monaro) placed fourth in Pro Sport
Greg Garwood (Ford Capri Perana) won the Invitational class

The following teams and drivers contested the series.

Team Car Class No. Drivers Rounds
Shannons Insurance 1972 AMC Javelin Pro Master 2 New Zealand Jim Richards 1–4,6–8
1964 Ford Falcon Sprint 5
Skye Sands 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Am 4 Australia Rusty French All
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
1971 Ford Falcon XY 8
1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Pro Am 88 Australia Tony Karanfilovski All
Wilson Security / PAYCE 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Master 18 Australia John Bowe All
Tincome Industrial Services 1972 Holden Monaro Pro Sport 19 Australia Darren Beale 3-8
Freestone Transport
Maxi-Trans Trailers		 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Am 25 Australia Paul Freestone 1–2,7
Angliss Meats Ford Mustang Fastback Invitational 25 Australia Brett Curran 5
Tilley Auto Garage 1964 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Sport 28 Australia Brad Tilley 8
Thunder Road Racing Team Australia 1964 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Master 30 Australia Glenn Seton All
iSeek Racing 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Am 35 Australia Jason Gomersall 1–7
1971 Holden Torana 8
Treloar Roses/Mick Wilson Plumbing Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T Invitational 43 Australia Mick Wilson 4
THD Motorsport 1969 Ford Boss Mustang Pro Am 46 Australia Leo Tobin 1–3,5–8
Adelaides Cheapest Cars
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Darwins Cheapest Cars
Brisbanes Cheapest Cars
Sydneys Cheapest Cars		 1974 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop Pro Master 48 Australia Eddie Abelnica All
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 1–4,7–8
Cannon Trailers Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Sport 65 Australia Michael Cannon 4–5
Trans Am Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro SS Invitational 68 Australia Grant Wilson 5
Lyndways Builders 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Am 74 Australia Wayne Mercer 1–4,6–8
Whiteline Racing
King Springs
CAV Power
Fabre Australia		 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS Pro Master 85 Australia Mark King All
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 95 Australia Andrew Miedecke 1
Pro Am Australia Bob Middleton 4
Australia Adam Bressington 5–8
John's Furniture Removals 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Sport 97 Australia Allen Boughen 2,5,7

Race calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds.[1] Each round comprised a minimum of two Series Races and a Trophy Race.[1]

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[4]

Classes

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

  • Pro-Master
  • Pro-Am
  • Pro-Sport
  • Invitational[5]

Points system

Series points were awarded in each Series Race per the following table:[1]

Pos.[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
Points[1] 60 56 52 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

In addition, each driver was awarded 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they started and 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they finished.[1]

Series standings
Pos. Driver[6] Car[7] Ade
South Australia		 San
Victoria (state)		 Win
Victoria (state)		 Hid
Northern Territory		 Que
Queensland		 Phi
Victoria (state)		 Bat
New South Wales		 Syd
New South Wales		 Pts.[6]
Pro Master
1 John Bowe Holden Torana 2 3 6 2 1[8] 3 1 1 6 2 5 Ret 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 8 2 2 1 3 1167
2 Glenn Seton Ford Mustang 3 5 12 Ret 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 6 1 21 1 3 2 6 1087
3 Eddie Abelnica Ford XB Falcon 5 2 9 5 5 5 6 10 6 3 6 3 5 6 1 4 11 17 16 13 6 3 5 1078
4 Steven Johnson Ford XY Falcon 6 6 14 3 10 4 4 17 1 1 10 7 3 3 3 6 4 1 Ret 1 914
5 Mark King Chevrolet Camaro 8 8 11 10 2 8 7 15 8 8 7 6 6 7 14 9 4 5 9 5 Ret 5 4 881
6 Jim Richards AMC Javelin
Ford Falcon Sprint		 4 Ret DNS 1 14 6 5 11 4 6 8 11 Ret DNS 8 8 8 7 13 9 696
7 Greg Ritter Chevrolet Monza 1 1 13 Ret Ret 234
8 Andrew Miedecke Chevrolet Camaro SS 9 4 3 131
Pro Am
1 Jason Gomersall Holden Torana 10 10 7 6 9 2 2 12 9 4 15 2 3 3 5 6 15 8 20 8 9 7 11 1008
2 Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang Ret DNS DNS 4 13 Ret 10 3 5 17 11 8 7 9 9 10 2 10 7 10 4 4 9 780
3 Rusty French Ford Mustang 17 14 8 13 12 Ret 14 14 12 11 2 12 10 11 11 11 9 14 3 14 10 10 12 741
4 Wayne Mercer Ford XY Falcon Ret 15 5 11 11 13 15 13 10 12 1 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 16 8 Ret 7 576
5 Andrew Fisher Ford XY Falcon 20 9 2 7 1 7 12 7 7 7 9 7 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 493
6 Leo Tobin Ford Mustang 14 13 DNS 15 Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 DNS 15 10 12 10 18 5 17 11 12 Ret 493
7 Adam Bressington Chevrolet Camaro SS 5 4 8 4 5 12 6 2 3 Ret 6 8 438
8 Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant Pacer Ret Ret DNS 14 7 10 16 5 Ret Ret DNS 12 14 12 5 8 2 376
9 Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro 7 7 16 8 8 13 11 Ret 290
10 Brett Youlden Holden HQ Monaro GTS 6 7 5 4 15 7 190
11 Keith Kassulke Holden Monaro GTS 21 DNS 5 11 10 11 122
12 Bruce Williams Holden Torana Ret 11 8 77
13 Bob Middleton Chevrolet Camaro SS 13 13 DNS 45
Pro Sport
1 Adam Garwood Holden Torana 11 11 1 9 6 11 8 2 14 9 4 10 8 4 13 15 7 634
2 Darren Beale Holden Monaro GTS 15 19 16 18 15 14 20 18 Ret 16 14 14 Ret 19 20 DNS 13 13 424
3 Graham Stewart Ford XA Falcon 18 19 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 16 16 13 15 13 13 352
4 Nigel Benson Holden Monaro 13 12 4 15 14 12 19 17 19 244
5 Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 RS 9 9 9 14 11 Ret 192
6 Micheal Cannon Ford XY Falcon GTHO 16 16 13 17 13 12 173
7 Allen Boughen Mercury Comet 18 12 13 16 4 18 152
8 Rohan Little Porsche 911 RS 14 17 Ret 15 14 Ret 125
9 Greg Keene Porsche 911 RS 16 DNS DNS 16 15 14 102
10 Brad Tilley Ford Mustang Ret 11 10 80
11 Rory O'Neill Porsche 911 RS IROC 19 17 17 80
12 Tony Hunter Chevrolet Monza 2+2 15 12 15 60
13 Amanda Sparks Porsche 911 RS 15 16 Ret 59
14 Mick Wilson Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T 17 Ret DNS 16
Invitational
1 Greg Garwood Ford Capri 12 17 10 12 15 12 18 4 11 10 5 680
2 Brett Curran Ford Mustang 9 9 10 170
3 Grant Wilson Chevrolet Camaro SS 22 19 18 162
4 Jim Richards AMC Javelin 7 9 Ret 145
5 Rory O'Neill Porsche 911 IROC 19 18 Ret 137
6 Allen Boughen Mercury Comet Ret 16 106
7 Dave Roberts Chevrolet Camaro SS 20 22 21 60
8 Adam Garwood Ford Capri Parena 9 1 6 60
Pos. Driver Ade
South Australia		 San
Victoria (state)		 Win
Victoria (state)		 Hid
Northern Territory		 Que
Queensland		 Phi
Victoria (state)		 Bat
New South Wales		 Syd
New South Wales		 Pts.

References
  1. 2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.au Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 November 2016
  2. Trans-Tasman Challenge set for Bathurst, speedcafe.com Retrieved 21 November 2016
  3. Meeting Points Report, Touring Car Masters Australia & New Zealand, 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 2016 Touring Car Masters Schedule, www.touringcarmasters.com.au Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 November 2016
  5. The 2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations listed the fourth class as "Trans Am", however the 2016 Standings as published at www.touringcarmasters.com.au indicates that it was an "Invitational" class.
  6. 2016 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2016 Retrieved 13 December 2019
  8. Fisher secures maiden win as Bowe takes Sandown, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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