2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Explained

The 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing series which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series.[1] It was the seventeenth running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia. It began on 22 April 2007 at Oran Park Raceway and ended on 9 December at Sandown Raceway after fifteen races.

The series was won by Tony Ricciardello driving an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV.[2]

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

EntrantCarNoDriver
KerrickSaab 9-3 Aero1
Hercules Engineering Mack TucksNissan 300ZX2Stephen Voight
Audi SparesAudi A44
B&M Ricciardello Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV5 Tony Ricciardello
Roddy Jag ServiceJaguar XJS6Mike Roddy
B&V Auto TechniquesFord Escort MkII7
Domain Prestige HomesHolden Calibra9
P&L Mechanical ServicesMazda RX-79
Roddy Jag ServiceJaguar XJS12Jordan Roddy
InterleasingSaab 9-3 Aero14Mark Nelson
QLD Commercial ConstructionsHonda Prelude15
Speedy FastenersOpel Calibra16Graham Smith
Marinelli's Mechanical & PerformanceFord Anglia 105E17
Kings Fibreglass/Harrop EngineeringHolden LJ Torana19Damian Johnson
RDS-Wall Racing20
DatafinFord Mustang21Phil Crompton
Airey IndustrialNissan 300ZX28
National Metal Recyclers30
RK&T Young PlumbingMazda RX-741Trent Young
Aston Air ConditioningFord EB Falcon43
MR AutomotiveRover Vitesse44Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & TrussesJaguar XKR45
Coaststeer Auto ServicesHolden Calibra46
Executive Heating & Cooling48Luke Chambers
CSJ Engineering/Steves Toy ShopHolden Calibra50Chris Jackson
Marinelli's Mechanical & PerformanceHolden VS Commodore51
Fivestar FencingHonda Prelude56
Quality ConcretingMazda RX-759Bobby Irvin
Austrack MotorsportHolden VX Commodore80
AGM EngineeringRover Vitesse91
Whiteline TransportChevrolet Camaro95

Race calendar

The 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds. The series comprised fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in four different states.

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
1Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales20–22 AprTony Ricciardello
2Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland25–27 MayTony Ricciardello
3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales13–15 JulTony Ricciardello
4Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia12–14 OctTony Ricciardello
5Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria7–9 DecTony Ricciardello

Points system

Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race.[1] All other classified finishers will be awarded one point.[1] Two points were awarded for first place in Qualifying.[1]

Series standings

PosDriver Round 1 - Ora[3] Round 2 - Que[4] Round 3 - Eas[5] Round 4 - Mal[6] Round 5 - San[7] Pts
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1Tony Ricciardello1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st2nd3rd1st259
2Stephen Voight3rd3rd2nd2nd2nd5th3rd11th7th6th3rd9th6th170
3Kerry BailyRetRet3rd4th4th2ndRet1st2nd2nd5th2nd2nd158
4Dean Randle2nd2nd11th3rdRet4th2nd6th3rd4thRetDNSDNS124
5Bobby Ervin4th6th3rd3rd4th13th8th7th8th4thRet112
6Charlie Senese8th6th6th7thRet9th8th18thRetDNS12th8th7th82
7Phil CromptonDNSRet7th10thRet3rd6thRet7th5th3rd80
8Fred Axisa6th5th8thRet7th8thRet12thRetDNSRetDNS6th67
9Daniel JamesonRet4thRetRet4th4thRet6thRet4th63
10Trent YoungRetRet6th6thRetRet5th5th46
11Colin Smith5thRet10th9thRet10th7th43
12Daniel TamasiDNSDNS1st1stRet40
13Chris Templar9th9thRet4th6thDNS40
14Mike Roddy13th5thRet7th9th34
15Dean CammRet6th10th10thRet9thRetRet33
16David McGinnissRetDNS15th12th9th10thRet8th31
17Graham Smith9thDNSRetRetRetRetDNS7th16th8thDNSDNSDNS28
18Shane Bradford7th8th9th27
19Darren Hossack8thRet3rd24
20Bob McLoughlinDNSDNS9th10th8th24
21Mark NelsonDNSRet5thRet14th11th10thDNSDNSDNS21
22Anthony Macready7thRet10thDNS17
23Chris Jackson4thRetDNSDNS13
24Mick Monterosso5thRetDNS12
25Damian Johnson17th14th11th9
26Graeme Gilliland16th15th12th8
27Jordan RoddyDNSDNSRet11thDNS6
27Geoff Munday11thRetDNS6
29Luke ChambersDNS13thRet4
Luke MarinelliRetDNS
Des WallDNSDNS

* No points were scored after the race was declared with insufficient laps completed after a crash by Jordan Roddy caused the race to be red flagged.
** Race was cancelled after race schedule overran.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070831154018/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2007%20Sports%20Sedan%20Series%20SportRegs.pdf 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080726192324/http://www.sportssedans.com.au/news/2007_KSSS_Pointscore.xls 2007 KSSS Points, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. Web site: Oran Park Raceway 22/04/2007 Shannons Nationals 2007 . National Software . 22 April 2007 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071226050629/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22%2F04%2F2007.ORAN . 26 December 2007 . live .
  4. Web site: Queensland Raceway Ipswich 27/05/2007 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Round 3 . National Software . 27 May 2007 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113072357/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?27%2F05%2F2007.QR1 . 13 November 2007 . live .
  5. Web site: Eastern Creek International Raceway 15/07/2007 Shannon's National Motor Racing Championship - Round 5 . National Software . 15 July 2007 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113062603/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?15%2F07%2F2007.ARDC . 13 November 2007 . live .
  6. Web site: Mallala Motorsport Park 14/10/2007 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships - Round 8 . National Software . 14 October 2007 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113062337/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?14%2F10%2F2007.MALL . 13 November 2007 . live .
  7. Web site: Sandown International Motor Raceway 09/12/2007 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Rd 10 . National Software . 9 December 2007 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071210125029/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?09%2F12%2F2007.SAND . 10 December 2007 . live .