The 2006 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was administered by the Production Car Association of Australia, was the 13th Australian Production Car Championship.
The championship was won by David Ryan driving a Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo.
Calendar
The title was contested over a seven-round series with three races per round.
- Round 1, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales, 4 & 5 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 8 & 9 April
- Round 3, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 6 & 7 May
- Round 4, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 8 & 9 July
- Round 5, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 19 & 20 August
- Round 6, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 3 September
- Round 7, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 28 & 29 October
Race 1 at each round employed a massed start with Races 2 & 3 each utilising a handicap start.
Class Structure
Cars competed in three classes, designated A, B & C, as per the published Vehicle Eligibility Schedule. Additional entries competed in the Trophy Class, these being cars with a record of competition in the championship, but not included on the 2006 eligibility list. Drivers of Trophy Class cars were not eligible to score championship points.
Points system
Outright championship points were allocated on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first 14 finishers in each handicap race. One point was awarded to all other finishers in these races.
Points towards the three class awards were allocated on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the first 14 finishers in each class in each race. One point was awarded to each of the other finishers in each race and three points were awarded to the fastest driver in each Class in qualifying at each round.
Trophy drivers were awarded points only to determine the highest placed competitor at each round. No outright pointscore was to be maintained for Trophy drivers.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Joe Armour Auto | 377 |
| 2 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 259 |
| 3 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Wesfil Cooper | 228 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 202 |
| 5 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | RHM Group P/L | 195 |
| 6 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Best Racing | 153 |
| 7 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Time Mutual Finance Corp | 141 |
| 8 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 118 |
| 9 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 110 |
| 10 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | G+S Performance / Quadrant | 98 |
| 11 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 77 |
| 12 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rental | 76 |
| 13 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 68 |
| 14 | Amber Anderson | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Lauren Gray | 48 |
| 15 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Carfresh / Kingsville Accident | 46 |
| 16 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Barloworld Volkswagen | 42 |
| 17 | Darren Harris | 93 | Proton Satria GTi | DJ Embroidery and Promotional | 12 |
| Class A | |||||
| 1 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Joe Armour Auto | 606 |
| 2 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 446 |
| 3 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Wesfil Cooper | 411 |
| 4 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | RHM Group P/L | 346 |
| 5 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Time Mutual Finance Corp | 280 |
| 6 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 266 |
| 7 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 175 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 492 |
| 2 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rental | 194 |
| 3 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 176 |
| 4 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 162 |
| 5 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Barloworld Volkswagen | 90 |
| Class C | |||||
| 1 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Best Racing | 417 |
| 2 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | G+S Performance / Quadrant | 279 |
| 3 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Carfresh / Kingsville Accident | 150 |
| 4 | Amber Anderson | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Lauren Gray | 144 |
| 5 | Darren Harris | 93 | Proton Satria GTi | DJ Embroidery and Promotional | 66 |
References
- ^ CAMS Bulletin B06/032 – Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Production Car Championship
- CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 September 2010
- ^ Ryan's Rights, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 150-152
- ^ 2006 Race Results Archive Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 September 2010
- ^ Championship points as published at www.pcaa.com.au as at 23 November 2006 – Page no longer available.
External links
- Production Car Association of Australia website - as captured at web.archive.org on 24 August 2010 - includes image galleries