2006 Australian Production Car Championship
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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
.
Race 1 at each round employed a massed start with Races 2 & 3 each utilising a handicap start.
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.
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Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...
. The championship, which was administered by the Production Car Association of Australia, was the 13th Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
.
Calendar
The title was contested over a seven round series with three races per round.- Round 1, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 4 & 5 March - Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 8 & 9 April - Round 3, Oran Park RacewayOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 6 & 7 May - Round 4, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 8 & 9 July - Round 5, Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, Victoria, 19 & 20 August - Round 6, Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
, IpswichIpswich, QueenslandIpswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 3 September - Round 7, Oran Park RacewayOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. 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.
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 Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in... |
Go - Karts - Go | 110 |
| 10 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | G+S Performance / Quadrant | 98 |
| 11 | Ric Shaw | 35 | > Osborne Motorsport | 77 | |
| 12 | Allan Shephard | 27 | > 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 Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in... |
Go - Karts - Go | 175 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | > 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 |
External links
- Production Car Association of Australia website - as captured at web.archive.org on 24 August 2010 - includes image galleries