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Friday, 07 July 2006 |
The best entry of the season will line up for the fourth round of the Shannons Australian Production Car Championship at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway this weekend – in the Nationals, the CAMS National Motor Racing Championships.
After an appeal against a race disqualification from round two was
upheld, Shell/Armour Auto/DWR Petroleum Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo driver
David Ryan will be looking to consolidate his lead in the APCC.
Ryan was gutted by the initial decision and took to the ensuing race at
Symmons Plains with gutso, then backed up with a round win at the next
round - Oran Park.
But he will have to keep a close eye on Holden driver Steve Briffa who
showed that he is getting his new Time Mutual Finance Commodore SSZ up
to speed with a first-up race win there. “We were surprised that we got
the jump on everyone at Oran Park - and took a win. It was looking good
in the second too, until a miss-fire side lined us,” Briffa said.
“We have that problem all sorted now and I think we should be able to
give Ryan a real run for his money at the Creek” said Briffa.
At the helm of his InTune Motorsport Falcon XR8, John Houlder is
another Class A competitor that will be out to prove he can run at the
front of the pack after showing good speed at the previous two rounds.
For Leigh Mertens, 2006 has been a horror year. After moving from a
Class C Proton Satria to a Class A Commodore for the new season, he has
been plagued with reliability issues at each round.
Nick Dunkley’s season is improving at every round. After an ordinary
opener at Wakefield Park, his form picked up at Symmons Plains and the
subsequent Oran Park outing aboard the XR6 Turbo.
Eastern Creek will see the return of Chris Delfsma in his brand new
Century 21 backed BF model XR8 after righting off his car in a heavy
crash in Tasmania.
Also retuning to the championship is Alan Shephard in the Class B
Thrifty Rentals Toyota Celica after engine dramas made him miss the
last few rounds. Some of the best racing in the APCC has been between
he and reigning outright and class champion Colin Osborne, which could
be a highlight of this round.
Darren Best who has been running away with the Class C points in the
Ford Focus, will have to work a bit harder this weekend as there are
several Proton Satria GTi’s looking to spoil his winning run. The
Citreon Xsara will also be back in the class with Brendon Cook taking
up the drive in the little French two-door rocket.
The Trophy Class will see the regular and swift Adam Beechey out to
keep his unbeaten record in tact but with the return of Stewart Riach
in the BMW 323i and Matt Brady in his big AU XR8, Adam will have his
work cut out over the weekend.
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 SCHEDULE
| Time |
Session |
Duration |
| ROUND FOUR ~ SATURDAY JULY 8, 2006 |
| 0930 |
Production Cars Practice |
20 mins |
| 1240 |
Production Cars Qualifying |
20 mins |
| 1545 |
Shannons Australian Production Championship Rd4 Race 1 |
5 laps |
| ROUND FOUR ~ SUNDAY JULY 9, 2006 |
| 1155 |
Shannons Australian Production Championship Rd4 Race 2 |
10 laps |
| 1430 |
Shannons Australian Production Championship Rd4 Race 3 |
10 laps |
SHANNONS AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY
icaMR2
| No. |
Driver |
Car |
| CLASS A |
| 2 |
John Houlder |
Ford Falcon BF XR8 |
| 7 |
Leigh Mertens |
Holden Commodore VZ SSZ |
| 8 |
Steve Briffa |
Holden Commodore VZ SSZ |
| 12 |
Nick Dunkley |
Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo |
| 21 |
Chris Delfsma |
Ford Falcon BF XR8 |
| 30 |
David Ryan |
Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo |
| CLASS B |
| 13 |
Colin Osborne |
Toyota Cel |
| 27 |
Allan Shephard |
Toyota Celica |
| 31 |
TBA |
Toyota Celica |
| CLASS C |
| 3 |
TBA |
Proton Satria GTi |
| 15 |
Amber Anderson |
Toyota Echo |
| 29 |
Brendon Cook |
Citreon Xsara |
| 39 |
Stephen Lambrick |
Proton Satria GTi |
| 76 |
Darren Best |
Ford Focus |
| 77 |
David Mertens |
Proton Satria GTi |
| TROPHY CLASS |
| 5 |
TBA |
Toyota |
| 40 |
Stuart Riach |
BMW 323i |
| 50 |
Trevor Keene |
Toyota MR2 |
| 60 |
Adam Beechey |
Honda Integra Type R |
| 71 |
Claude Elias |
Holden Vectra |
| 75 |
Matthew Brady |
Ford Falcon AU XR8 |
SHANNONS AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS (after three rounds):
| Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
| 1 |
David Ryan |
167 |
| 2 |
John Houlder |
123 |
| 3 |
Drew Russell |
110 |
| 4 |
Darren Best |
95 |
| 5 |
Colin Osborne |
90 |
| 6 |
Nick Dunkley |
88 |
| 7 |
Ric Shaw |
77 |
2006 SHANNONS APCC CALENDAR
| Round |
Date |
Venue |
| 1 |
Mar 04-05 |
Wakefield Park NSW |
| 2 |
Apr 08-09 |
Symmons Plains TAS |
| 3 |
May 06-07 |
Oran Park NSW |
| 4 |
Jul 08-09 |
Eastern Creek NSW |
| 5 |
Aug 19-20 |
Phillip Island VIC |
| 6 |
Sep 02-03 |
Queensland Raceway QLD |
| 7 |
Oct 28-29 |
Oran Park NSW |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 07 January 2007 )
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