1994 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1994 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was the eighth Australian Production Car Championship[2] and the first to be restricted to front wheel drive cars with an engine capacity of under 2.5 litres.[3] The championship was won by South Australian Phil Morriss, driving a Nissan Pulsar SSS.[4]

## Calendar

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The title was contested over a six round series with two races per round.[5]

Round[5] | Circuit[5] | State  | Date[5]

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1  | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 27 February
2  | Lakeside | Queensland | 24 April
3  | Winton | Victoria | 5 May
4  | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 5 June
5  | Mallala | South Australia | 25 June
6  | Oran Park | New South Wales | 24 July

## Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.

A separate Class B award was open to drivers of Group 3E cars of up to 1.6 litre engine capacity, with points awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six Class B finishers in each race.

## Results

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Position[4] | Driver[4][6] | No.[4][7] | Car[5] | Entrant[7] | Amaroo  | Lakeside  | Winton  | Eastern Ck  | Mallala  | Oran Pk  | Total[4]

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R1  | R2  | R1  | R2  | R1  | R2  | R1  | R2  | R1  | R2  | R1  | R2
1  | Phil Morriss  | 5  | Nissan Pulsar SSS |  | 20  | 20  | 6  | 10  | 20  | 20  | 10  | 15  | 20  | 20  | 10  | \-  | 171
2  | Murray Carter | 18  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Murray Carter  | 12  | 15  | 20  | \-  | 12  | 12  | 20  | 20  | 12  | 15  | 6  | 12  | 156
3  | Tony Scott  | 8  | Volvo 850GLT | Volvo Cars Australia | 2  | 4  | 15  | 20  | 2  | 4  | 12  | 6  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 4  | 91
4  | Warren Rush  | 36  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Procar Racing  | 15  | 3  | 12  | 15  | 10  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12  | 10  | 85
5  | Mark Brame  | 42  | Suzuki Swift GTi | Mark Brame  | 6  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 15  | 8  | 8  | 10  | 10  | \-  | 1  | 81
6  | Gary Quartly  |  | Nissan Pulsar SSS |  | 10  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 15  | 12  | \-  | \-  | 15  | 20  | 80
7  | Brian Callaghan  | 43  | Toyota Corolla GTi | Brian Callaghan  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 48
8  | Bevan Purcell  |  | Nissan Pintara TRX |  | 3  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 4  | 3  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 2  | 47
9  | Harry Bargwanna  | 97  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Larry King Motorsport  | 8  | 12  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 12  | \-  | 3  | 41
10  | Phil Alexander  | 35  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Procar Racing  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 20  | 15  | 41
11  | Kevin Burton  |  | Nissan Pulsar SSS |  | \-  | 2  | 10  | 8  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 8  | 33
12  | Phil Kirkham  | 7  | Mazda 626 | Rebound Sportswear  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 10  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 8  | \-  | \-  | 27
13  | Chris Wiles  |  | Ford Laser TX3 |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14
14  | Milton Leslight  |  | Peugeot 405 MI15 |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 2  | 3  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13
15  | Ryan McLeod  |  | Citroen BX16 |  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | 12
16  | Matt Lehmann  | 14  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Matt Lehmann  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 12
17  | Colin Osborne  | 13  | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne  | \-  | 1  | 3  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 10
18  | Lucianno Iezzi  | 27  | Toyota Corolla | Colin Osborne  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 6
19  | Andrej Pavicevic |  | Suzuki Swift |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
20  | Chris Kousparis  |  | Nissan Pulsar SSS |  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
Class B : Under 1600cc
1  | Mark Brame  | 42  | Suzuki Swift GTi | Mark Brame  | 9  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 92
2  | Brian Callaghan  | 43  | Toyota Corolla GTi | Brian Callaghan  | 4  | 4  | 9  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 9  | 80
3  | Colin Osborne  | 13  | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 48
4  | Luciano Iezzi  | 27  | Toyota Corolla | Colin Osborne  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | \-  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 31
5  | Denis Cribben  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 17
6  | Andrej Pavicevic |  | Suzuki Swift |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 3  | 15
7  | Paul Wilkin  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5
8  | Gwenda Searle  |  |  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3

## References

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1. ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 164-165
2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
3. ^ To The Front (Wheel Drive), March!, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Mallala, June 26th, 1994, pages 76 to 78
4. ^ a b c d e It's a Morriss, Australian Production Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1994/95, pages 200-204
5. ^ a b c d e Australian Production Car Championship (race results), Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1994/95, page 288
6. ^ PROCAR points tables Retrieved on 17 March 2012
7. ^ a b (Entry list), Australian Production Car Championship, Round 5, (Race 1), Official Programme, Mallala, June 26th, 1994