2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series Explained

The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars. Although the series utilised cars built for V8 Supercar racing, it was not an official V8 Supercar series.

It was the fourth running of the V8 Touring Car National Series. The series took place on the program of Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships events. It began at Wakefield Park on 1 April and finished at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 6 November after five meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Terry Wyhoon, driving a Ford Falcon, won the series[1] by 72 points, having won ten of the fifteen races and two of the five rounds. Scott Loadsman finished second, 117 points ahead of Chris Smerdon who led the series after four rounds but was disqualified from Sandown for eligibility problems. Justin Garioch finished fourth despite missing a round, 31 points behind Smerdon and 13 points ahead of Jim Pollicina in fifth.

Calendar

The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over five rounds held across three states.[2]

Rd.CircuitLocationDateWinner
1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales1–3 AprilScott Loadsman
2Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia13–15 MayChris Smerdon
3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales15–17 JulyTerry Wyhoon
4Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria9–11 SeptemberScott Loadsman
5Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria4–6 NovemberTerry Wyhoon

Points System

The following points system was used for 2011:[3]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Qualifying3
Time Attack10987654321
Races4035312723201715131110987654321

The only change from 2010 was that "Time Attack" was formalised for the ten fastest qualifying cars only, with the pointscore beginning at ten points for fastest.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series.

TeamNoDriverCar
ANT Racing1Tony EvangelouFord BA Falcon
Heinrich Performance2Bruce HeinrichFord AU Falcon
Australian Custom Moulders5Matthew HansenHolden VY Commodore
Valley Longwall International6Nathan GariochFord BA Falcon
23Justin Garioch
Poll Performance7Jim PollicinaHolden VY Commodore
Steve Ingwersen Painting8Steve IngwersenHolden VX Commodore
MrHDT Race Cars/Engines11Sean FardellHolden VX Commodore
Image Racing12Stuart InwoodFord AU Falcon
25Michael HectorFord BA Falcon
49Terry Wyhoon
50Mark Shepherd
Morphett Vale Garage15Shawn JamiesonHolden VY Commodore
Century 21 Hazelbrook21Chris DelfsmaFord AU Falcon
SA Tractor22Isi AmbrosioHolden VY Commodore
JCV Automotive26John VergotisFord AU Falcon
Graham Body Works27Shaun FennellHolden VX Commodore
Derrick Hocking31
34		Derrick HockingFord BA Falcon
Holden VY Commodore
Voight Contracting33Steven Voight
Aaron Tebb		Holden VY Commodore
Smerdon Racing39Chris SmerdonFord BA Falcon
Premium Showers and Robes46Paul PennisiHolden VY Commodore
Loadsman Racing Team62Scott LoadsmanHolden VY Commodore
Cavalier Homes Barossa81Michael BartschFord AU Falcon
Ford BA Falcon
MacArthur Truckserve98Aaron TebbHolden VY Commodore

Driver standings

PosDriverRound 1[4] Round 2[5] Round 3[6] Round 4[7] Round 5[8] Pts
QTA123QTA123QTA123QTA123QTA123
1Terry Wyhoon2nd1st1st5th8thDNS3rd1st6th2nd2nd1st1st1st5th5th6th1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st544
2Scott Loadsman1st7th2nd1st3rd3rd2nd4th2nd2nd4th1st14th6th4th2nd1st2nd3rd2nd1st2nd2nd3rdRet472
3Chris Smerdon6th6th 4th3rd2nd1st1st1st4th1st5th4th3rd3rd6thDSQDSQDSQDSQDSQ10th7thRet7th4th355
4Justin Garioch3rd4th3rd4th11th4th10th5th10thRet1st5th4th2nd2nd6th4th3rd2nd2nd324
5Jim Pollicina4th 2nd5th9th17th6th4th6th7th5th3rd6th2nd13th9th8th8th4th7th3rd12th9th5th6th311
6Michael Bartsch14th11th11th7th2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd9th7th9th9th8th3rd3rd4th6th10th253
7Matthew Hansen11th9th13th5th7th3rd5th5th3rd6th4th7th6th5th8th9th6th4thRet246
8Stephen Voight9th5th6th7th4th7th6th9th9th8th9th7th8th2ndRet170
Mark Shepherd7th8th10th12th15th5th7th7th5th4th6th10thRetEX7th10th5th12th6th170
10Aaron Tebb10th DNS19th8thRet9th9th10th8th7th12th8th12thRet7thDNS11th5th4th14th8th†DNSDNS161
John Vergotis8th9th7th6thRet11th7th7th10thDNS9th10th8th15th11th9th8th161
12Nathan Garioch13th8th14th6th8th5th8th6thRet8th9th6th4th5th5th6thRetDNSDNS160
13Michael Hector17th 18th17th16thDNS14th12th11thDNS10th10th12th11th10th11th10th11th14th8th3rd155
14Bruce Heinrich1st2nd3rd4th7th7th8th5th12th5th145
15Shaun FennellDNSDNSDNSDNS11th11th11th12th3rd3rd1st9thRet9th10th15th10th7th125
16Chris Delfsma12th13th15th9th10th8th13th14th9th10th8th13th8thRet13th7thRetDNS101
17Tony Evangelou5th3rd17th2nd1st87
18Steve Ingwersen16th14th16th13th13th12th11th11th16th12th11th9th81
19Paul Pennisi14th11thRetRet4th6thRet8th9th18th10thDNSDNS54
20Stuart Inwood19th12th10th10th31
21Isi AmbrosioDNS12th13th10th28
22Derrick Hocking18th15th19th12th15thDNSDNSDNS17thRetDNSDNS17
23Sean Fardell15th16th18th14th15
24Shawn Jamieson4th5th13thRetDNS14
Q – Qualifying
TA – Time Attack
Notes:

† – During Race 1 of Round 5 at Phillip Island, Aaron Tebb's Holden Commodore made heavy contact with the wall with two laps to go, leading to the race being red flagged and the results backdated.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyhoon confirms Kumho V8 title with victory . SpeedCafe . 6 November 2011 . 2011-11-06.
  2. Web site: 2011 Schedule . V8 Touring Cars National Series . 2011 . 2011-04-01.
  3. Web site: 2011 V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations – S10.2 Series Pointscore . V8 Touring Cars National Series . 2011 . 2011-04-02.
  4. Web site: Wakefield Park Raceway 03/04/2011 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 1 . National Software . 3 April 2011 . 2011-04-03.
  5. Web site: Mallala Motorsport Park 15/05/2011 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 2 . National Software . 14 May 2011 . 2011-05-14.
  6. Web site: Eastern Creek International Raceway 17/07/2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship 2011 – Round 4 . National Software . 17 July 2011 . 2011-07-17.
  7. Web site: Sandown International Motor Raceway 11/09/2011 – 2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 6 . National Software . 11 September 2011 . 2011-09-11.
  8. Web site: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 06/11/2011 – 2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 7 . National Software . 6 November 2011 . 2011-11-06.
  9. Web site: Major crash stops Kumho V8 Touring Car Race 1 . SpeedCafe . 5 November 2011 . 2011-11-05.

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