2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series Explained

The 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars.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 involved two classes, the S class for cars with sequential gearboxes, and the H class for cars with H-pattern gearboxes.

It was the seventh 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 Mallala Motor Sport Park on 26 April and finished at Sydney Motorsport Park on 2 November after six meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series, with Tri State Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1]

The sequential gearbox class and the overall series was won by rookie Justin Ruggier, in a battle with Ryan Simpson. Although Simpson won three rounds to Ruggier's two, Simpson suffered from penalties and not being allowed to compete in one race at Phillip Island due to noise restrictions. Simpson still managed to break the record for the number of wins in the category with 10 victories. Matt Chahda finished 4th in the series and clinched the title for the highest placed driver with a H-pattern gearbox.[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series:

TeamNoDriverClassCar
Fernandez Motorsport3Jose FernandezHFord BA Falcon
Kustom Works/Supercar Parts4Shane HuntSFord BF Falcon
Voight Contracting5Aaron TebbHHolden VZ Commodore
501 Performance6Tony EvangelouHFord BF Falcon
Poco Racing8Steve BriffaHHolden VY Commodore
JCV Automotive12John VergotisHFord BA Falcon
selby.com.au14Simon TabinorSFord BF Falcon
Enviropress16Darrin RenoufHHolden VX Commodore
Falcon Spares/Engine Master18Matt ChahdaHFord BA Falcon
Century 21 Haselbrook21Matt ChahdaHFord BA Falcon
STR Truck Bodies24Gerard McLeodSFord BF Falcon
Drew Russell
48Matthew Palmer
MW Motorsport26Matthew WhiteSFord BF Falcon
28Ryan Cochran
Haymans Electrical31Ramon ConnellHFord AU Falcon
Eggleston Motorsport38Cameron McConvilleSHolden VZ Commodore
54Justin Ruggier
Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx39Chris SmerdonSFord BA Falcon
THR Motorsport51Craig DontasHHolden VZ Commodore
ADG Engineering57Lyle KearnsHHolden VZ Commodore
G&D Strong Excavations75Brendan StrongHHolden VZ Commodore
Parramatta Smash Repairs88Ryan SimpsonSFord BF Falcon

Calendar

The series was contested over six rounds.

Rd.CircuitLocationDateWinner
1Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia25–27 AprilRyan Simpson
2Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria13–15 JuneRyan Simpson
3Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland8–10 AugustRyan Simpson
4Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria19–21 SeptemberCameron McConville
5Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales17–10 OctoberJustin Ruggier
6Sydney Motorsport ParkSydney, New South Wales31 October-2 NovemberJustin Ruggier

Points system

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Qualifying3
Races 1 & 24035312723201715131110987654321
Races 36053474135302623201715141211986532

Series results

Position[3] DriverCarClassTotal points
1Justin RuggierS763
2Ryan SimpsonS709
3Matthew PalmerS488
4Matt ChahdaH447
5Steve BriffaHolden VY CommodoreH418
6Drew RussellFord BF FalconS227
7John VergotisFord BA FalconS226
8Chris DelfsmaFord BA FalconH137
9Cameron McConvilleHolden VZ CommodoreS133
10Brendan StrongHolden VZ CommodoreH127
11Simon TabinorFord BF FalconS114
12Shane HuntFord BF FalconS106
13Chris SmerdonFord BA FalconS99
14Aaron TebbHolden VZ CommodoreH71
15Ryan CochraneFord BF FalconS66
16Darrin RenoufHolden VX CommodoreH57
17Jose FernandezFord BA FalconH55
18Gerard McLeodFord BF FalconS52
19Craig DontasHolden VZ CommodoreH51
20Lyle KearnsHolden VZ CommodoreH24
21Tony EvangelouFord BF FalconH0
22Ramon ConnellFord AU FalconH0

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502004337/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2014/2014%20Australian%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf 2014 Australian V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. Web site: RUGGIER CROWNED KUMHO V8 CHAMPION IN SYDNEY FINALE. V8 Touring Cars. 2014-11-29.
  3. Web site: 2014 Australian V8 Touring Car Series Series Results. Kumho Tires Australian V8 Touring Car Series. 2014-11-29. 2014-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204113649/http://v8touringcars.com.au/uploads/2014%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Final%20Points%2014.pdf. dead.

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