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Friday, 04 August 2006 |
Round five of the Shannons Australian Production Car Championship ventures to the fastest track on the series trail – Phillip Island in southern Victoria on August 19-20.
With its long straight and fast flowing corners, it is idyllic race
venue not only for the V8 and turbo-charged six cylinder engine cars,
but also for the many free revving four cylinder racers.
Prolific fastest qualifier, race winner and outright Shannons APCC
leader David Ryan will have pace to burn in his Class A Ford Falcon XR6
Turbo – but he is wary of the V8 Holden Commodore SSZ of Steve Briffa.
“Our lap times were near enough tenth for tenth and its only my better
run through traffic that kept me ahead,” he surmised after round four
at Eastern Creek.
What he didn’t have then that is on the entry list for round five, is
the rapid BMW 130i of Luke Searle which is making its debut in the
series. The car has produced comparable lap times on the same race
circuits.
Other contenders in the fast Class A include the XR6s of Nick Dunkley
and Viejo Phillips, the XR8s of John Houlder and Chris Delfsma, as well
as the improving Commodore SSZ of Leigh Mertens.
Defending Shannons champion Colin Osborne appears to have Class B well
in hand but the Toyota Celica driver will be expected to be engrossed
in a titanic struggle with the Trophy Class Honda Integra Type R of
Adam Beechey (as was the case at round four), and Allan Shephard’s
Celica if he can get the gremlins out of it.
Tearaway Class C leader Darren Best was put to task for the first time
at the last outing, his Ford Focus was beaten narrowly by David Mertens
in a Proton Satria in all three races. Meanwhile Lauren Gray’s Toyota
Sportivo Echo will again be driven by Amber Anderson.
The Shannons Australian Production Car Championship is unique in that
it has one scratch race that counts to class points only, followed by
two class handicapped events that count to both the class and outright
championships.
All the latest news is on the website www.pcaa.com.au, and for information regarding the 2006 Shannons APCC, contact Garry Mennell - Series Administrator - on 02 4577 2779
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SHANNONS AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY
| Driver |
Team |
Car |
| CLASS A |
| John Houlder |
Intune Motorsport |
Ford Falcon BF XR8 |
| Luke Searle |
Newcastle Performance Centre |
BMW 130i |
| Leigh Mertens |
G+S Performance |
Holden Commodore VZ SSZ |
| Steve Briffa |
Time Mutual Finance |
Holden Commodore VZ SSZ |
| Nick Dunkley |
Wesfil/Dayco |
Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo |
| Chris Delfsma |
Century21 Hazelbrook |
Ford Falcon BF XR8 |
| David Ryan |
Shell/Armour Auto |
Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo |
| Veijo Phillips |
Veijo Phillips Motorsport |
Ford Falcon BA XR6 Turbo |
| CLASS B |
| Colin Osborne |
Osborne Motorsport |
Toyota Celica |
| Allan Shephard |
Thrifty Car Rental |
Toyota Celica |
| TBA |
Osborne Motorsport |
Toyota Celica |
| CLASS C |
| Amber Anderson |
Lauren Gray Motorsport |
Toyota Sportivo Echo |
| Darren Best |
Best Racing |
Ford Focus |
| David Mertens |
Bendigo Tyre Centre |
Proton Satria GTi |
| TBA |
Oz Motorsport |
Proton Satria GTi |
| TROPHY CLASS |
| TBA |
Midwest Multimedia |
Toyota MR2 |
| Denis Pana |
Nippon Max |
BMW 323i |
| Trevor Keene |
Midwest Multimedia |
Toyota MR2 |
| Adam Beechey |
Donut King |
Honda Integra Type R |
| Luke Wood |
Matt Brady Motorsport |
Ford Falcon AU XR8 |
SHANNONS AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS (after four rounds):
| Driver |
Points |
| OUTRIGHT |
| David Ryan |
227 |
| John Houlder |
155 |
| Colin Osborne |
132 |
| Nick Dunkley |
116 |
| Darren Best |
111 |
| Drew Russell |
110 |
| Ric Shaw |
77 |
| Leigh Mertens |
71 |
| Steve Briffa |
59 |
| Lauren Gray |
46 |
| Kosi Kalaitzidis |
42 |
| Chris Delfsma |
40 |
| David Mertens |
32 |
| Amber Anderson |
18 |
| Darren Harris |
12 |
| Allan Shephard |
6 |
| CLASS A |
| David Ryan |
357 |
| John Houlder |
254 |
| Nick Dunkley |
219 |
| Drew Russell |
175 |
| Leigh Mertens |
152 |
| Steve Briffa |
145 |
| Chris Delfsma |
104 |
| CLASS B |
| Colin Osborne |
311 |
| Ric Shaw |
162 |
| Kosi Kalaitzidis |
90 |
| Allan Shephard |
50 |
| CLASS C |
| Darren Best |
299 |
| Lauren Gray |
150 |
| David Mertens |
93 |
| Amber Anderson |
69 |
| Darren Harris |
66 |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 January 2007 )
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