2010 Dial Before You Dig Australian Six Hour Explained

The 2010 Dial Before You Dig Australian Six Hour was an endurance motor race for production cars.[1] It was staged on 18 July 2010 at the Eastern Creek International Raceway in New South Wales, Australia[1] and was Round 4 of both the 2010 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and the 2010 Australian Production Car Championship.[2] The race was won by Stuart Kostera and Warren Luff at the wheel of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, leading a 1–2–3–4 for the manufacturer. Kostera and Luff won by two laps ahead of Ian Tulloch and Steve Jones, with Peter Conroy and Mark Brame finishing a further lap down in third place.

Classes

As a round of the 2010 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured six classes:

There were no entries received for Class F.

Results

Position[3] Drivers[4] No.VehicleCompetitor / TeamClassLaps
1Stuart Kostera, Warren Luff55Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XWest Surfing ProductsA195
2Ian Tulloch, Steve Jones11Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XWescone Distribution / Tulloch TransportA193
3Peter Conroy, Mark Brame17Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X[5] Disc Brakes AustraliaA192
4Glyn Crimp, Mathew Cherry10Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XWest Surfing Products AustraliaA190
5Peter O'Donnell, John Bowe28BMW 335iGWS PersonnelB190
6Barton Mawer, Gavin Bullas77Subaru Impreza WRX STiJohnson Window FilmsA190
7Jim Pollicina, Gerry Murphy4Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 RSTempest Air MocommA189
8David Wall, Des Wall38Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Easts Holiday ParksA187
9Ryan McLeod, Garry Holt20Holden AstraRacer Industries / Eastern Creek KartsD186
10Jake Camilleri, Scott Nicholas36Mazda 3 MPSGrand Prix MaxdaC184
11Allan Shephard, Garth Duffy27BMW 130iShire ConveyancerC184
12Colin Osborne, Rick Bates13Mazda 3 MPSOsborne MotorsportC181
13Terry Conroy, Richard Mork, M Hayes22Honda Integra SDisc Brakes AustraliaD179
14Lauren Gray, Jake Williams5Toyota CorollaLauren Gray MotorsportD177
15Phil Kirkham, Declan Kirkham, Matt Lehmann71Ford Fiesta XR4Inertia ApparelD177
16Trevor Keene, Ryan Dane, Steve Cramp50Mini Cooper SAdvance Document SystD173
17Chris Defsma, Dean Neville21FPV BF GTCentury 21B173
18Juston Matthews, Bob Holden, Craig Bradshaw16Toyota YarisBezcorp SecurityE168
19Tony Alford, Barrie Nesbitt25HSV VYII GTSDonut King / Excen Corp CentresB167
20Hadrian Morall, Graham Moore[6] 31Mazda 3 MPSOsborne MotorsportC140
DNFRichard Gartner, Francois Jouy, Carl Schembri97Renault Clio 197Safe-T-StopD175
DNFSteve Briffa, Cgristian D'Agostin8HSV VE ClubsportHolden MotorsportB164
DNFTony Quinn, Klark Quinn29Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9VIP PetfoodsA96
DNFIan Thorp, Aaron Thorp, Ray Curry33Renault Clio 197R-SportD96
DNFRod Barrett, (Geoff Morgan), (Peter Boylan)6FPV FG F6Boylan Traffic SolutionsB7

Note: Driver's name within brackets indicates driver did not actually drive the car in the race.

References

  1. http://www.thenationals.com.au/australian6hour/ Dial Before You Dig Australian Six Hour
  2. http://www.thenationals.com.au/2010/Pages/Nationals/rounds/rd6/SN10%20R6%20EC%206Hour%20Supplementary%20Regulations.pdf Meeting Supplementary Regulations
  3. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?18/07/2010.ARDC.R10 Natsoft Race Results Archive -2010
  4. Official Program, Eastern Creek, 16–18 July 2010, Entry List, page 24
  5. http://www.thenationals.com.au/story.asp?id=588 Luff, Kostera & Mitsubishi Dominate Six Hour
  6. http://www.r40media.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26:kostera-a-luff-top-australian-six-hour-practice Kostera & Luff Top Australian Six Hour Practice

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