2008 Australian Production Car Championship

Auto racing title

The 2008 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The title was awarded in conjunction with the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship[1] and was the 15th Australian Production Car Championship.[2]

The championship was won by Colin Osborne, driving a Toyota Celica.

## Schedule[edit]

The championship was contested over a four-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[1]

Round  | Circuit  | State  | Date  | Format

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1  | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 14–15 June  | Two races
2  | Oran Park Raceway | New South Wales | 30–31 August  | Three races
3  | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 19–20 September  | Three races
4  | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 29–30 November  | Two races

## Classes[edit]

Lee Castle placed third in the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX. (Image from non-championship race at Queensland Raceway in 2008.)

Cars competed in six classes:[1]

* Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k)
* Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k)
* Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans
* Class D: Production Sports
* Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches
* Class F: Eco Diesel/Hybrid (No Class F cars competed in the championship)

## Points[edit]

Points were awarded to registered drivers for class placings achieved at each race on varying scales depending on the number of competitors in each class at each round.

* Where six or more cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 30–25–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8 basis for the first ten finishers in that class in each race.
* Where four or five cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 25–20–16–12–10 basis for the first six finishers in the class in each race.
* Where one, two or three cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 20–14–10 basis for the first three finishers in the class in each race.

No points were awarded for outright race placings.

For Rounds 1 & 4, co-drivers, where nominated, were eligible to score points so long as they were registered for the Championship.[1]

## Results[edit]

Position  | Driver  | No.  | Car  | Class  | Entrant  | Phi.  | Ora.  | Sym.  | San.  | Total[3][4]

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1  | Colin Osborne  | 13  | Toyota Celica | D  | Osborne Motorsport  | 45  | 65  | 60  | 55  | 225
2  | George Miedecke  | 7  | Hyundai Tiburon | D  | Hyundai Motor Company | 45  | 70  | 50  | 48  | 213
3  | Lee Castle  | 25  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A  | Wilson Bros Racing  | 28  | 53  | 60  | 34  | 175
4  | Jake Camilleri  | 36  | Mazda 3 MPS | C  | Grand Prix Mazda  | 40  | 60  | 40  | 25  | 165
5  | Trevor Keene  | 50  | Mini Cooper S | D  | Midwest Multimedia  | 12  | 36  | 57  | 47  | 152
6  | Lauren Gray  | 15  | Toyota Echo | E  | Powron / Car Fresh  | 28  | 54  | 48  | 20  | 150
7  | Chris Delfsma  | 21  | FPV BF GT | B  | Century 21 Hazelbrook  | 24  | 20  | 60  | 40  | 144
8  | Stuart Jones  | 31  | Toyota Celica | D  | Osborne Motorsport  | 16  | 28  | 40  | 42  | 126
9  | Jamie Augustine  | 40  | Hyundai Sonata | E  | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook  | 40  | 48  | 0  | 34  | 122
10  | Des Wall  | 43  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A  | Easts Holiday Parks  | 40  | 0  | 42  | 20  | 102
11  | Garry Holt  | 20  | BMW 335i | B  | Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE  | 40  | 48  | 0  | 0  | 88
12  | Craig Hendrick  | 72  | Toyota Celica | D  | MAC Coatings  | 32  | 40  | 0  | 0  | 72
13  | Steve Briffa  | 8  | HSV E Series | B  | McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash  | 0  | 0  | 60  | 10  | 70
14  | Barry Morcom  | 11  | BMW 335i | B  | Rondo Building Services  | 14  | 54  | 0  | 0  | 68
15  | Andrew Miedecke  | 9  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS | A  | Cerasport/ CMA Recycling  | 0  | 65  | 0  | 0  | 65
16  | John Bowe | 21  | FPV BF GT | B  | Century 21 Hazelbrook  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 40  | 64
17  | Brett Youlden  | 40  | Hyundai Sonata | E  | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook  | 0  | 0  | 54  | 0  | 54
18  | Trevor Symonds  | 43  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A  | Easts Holiday Parks  | 0  | 52  | 0  | 0  | 52
19  | Allan Shephard  | 27  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 24  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 48
20  | Steve Briffa  | 8  | Holden VZ Commodore SS | C  | Briffa Smash Repairs  | 14  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 42
21  | Michael Gray  | 5  | Toyota Corolla | D  | Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 38  | 38
22  | Bob Pearson  | 38  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XIII | A  | Pro Duct Motorsport  | 0  | 37  | 0  | 0  | 37
=  | Jeremy Gray  | 14  | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C  | JMG Racing  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 37
=  | Darren Gillis  | 14  | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C  | JMG Racing  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 37
25  | Bruce Tomlinson  | 28  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 36
=  | Richard Buttrose  | 28  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 36
27  | Peter O'Donnell  | 72  | Toyota Celica | D  | MAC Coatings  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 32  | 32
28  | Gerard Keogh  | 32  | HSV E Series | B  | Gerard Keogh  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 28
29  | Amber Anderson  | 88  | Holden Vectra | E  | Briffa Smash  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24  | 24
30  | Bob Brewer  | 60  | Holden VY Commodore | C  | Professional Traffic Solutions  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 20
31  | Brian Smallwood  | 26  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A  | Wilson Bros Racing  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10
| Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k)
1  | Lee Castle  | 25  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A  | Wilson Bros Racing  | 28  | 53  | 60  | 34  | 175
2  | Des Wall  | 43  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A  | Easts Holiday Parks  | 40  | 0  | 42  | 20  | 102
3  | Andrew Miedecke  | 9  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS | A  | Cerasport/ CMA Recycling  | 0  | 65  | 0  | 0  | 65
4  | Trevor Symonds  | 43  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A  | Easts Holiday Parks  | 0  | 52  | 0  | 0  | 52
5  | Bob Pearson  | 38  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | A  | Pro Duct Motorsport  | 0  | 37  | 0  | 0  | 37
6  | Brian Smallwood  | 26  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A  | Wilson Bros Racing  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10
| Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k)
1  | Chris Delfsma  | 21  | FPV BF GT | B  | Century 21 Hazelbrook  | 24  | 20  | 60  | 40  | 144
2  | Garry Holt  | 20  | BMW 335i | B  | Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE  | 40  | 48  | 0  | 0  | 88
3  | Steve Briffa  | 8  | HSV E Series | B  | McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash  | 0  | 0  | 60  | 10  | 70
4  | Barry Morcom  | 11  | BMW 335i | B  | Rondo Building Services  | 14  | 54  | 0  | 0  | 68
5  | John Bowe | 21  | FPV BF GT | B  | Century 21 Hazelbrook  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 40  | 64
6  | Gerard Keogh  | 32  | HSV E Series | B  | Gerard Keogh  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 28
| Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans
1  | Jake Camilleri  | 36  | Mazda 3 MPS | C  | Grand Prix Mazda  | 40  | 60  | 40  | 25  | 165
2  | Allan Shephard  | 27  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 24  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 48
3  | Steve Briffa  | 8  | Holden VZ Commodore SS  | C  | Briffa Smash Repairs  | 14  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 42
4  | Jeremy Gray  | 14  | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C  | JMG Racing  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 37
5  | Darren Gillis  | 14  | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C  | JMG Racing  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 37
6  | Bruce Tomlinson  | 28  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 36
7  | Richard Buttrose  | 28  | BMW 130i | C  | GWS Personnel  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 36
8  | Bob Brewer  | 60  | Holden VY Commodore | C  | Professional Traffic Solutions  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 20
| Class D: Production Sports
1  | Colin Osborne  | 13  | Toyota Celica | D  | Osborne Motorsport  | 45  | 65  | 60  | 55  | 225
2  | George Miedecke  | 7  | Hyundai Tiburon | D  | Hyundai Motor Company | 45  | 70  | 50  | 48  | 213
3  | Trevor Keene  | 50  | Mini Cooper S | D  | Midwest Multimedia  | 12  | 36  | 57  | 47  | 152
4  | Stuart Jones  | 31  | Toyota Celica | D  | Osborne Motorsport  | 16  | 28  | 40  | 42  | 126
5  | Craig Hendrick  | 72  | Toyota Celica | D  | MAC Coatings  | 32  | 40  | 0  | 0  | 72
6  | Michael Gray  | 5  | Toyota Corolla | D  | Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 38  | 38
7  | Peter O'Donnell  | 72  | Toyota Celica | D  | MAC Coatings  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 32  | 32
| Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches
1  | Lauren Gray  | 15  | Toyota Echo | E  | Powron / Car Fresh  | 28  | 54  | 48  | 20  | 150
2  | Jamie Augustine  | 40  | Hyundai Sonata | E  | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook  | 40  | 48  | 0  | 34  | 122
3  | Brett Youlden  | 40  | Hyundai Sonata | E  | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook  | 0  | 0  | 54  | 0  | 54
4  | Amber Anderson  | 88  | Holden Vectra | E  | Briffa Smash  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24  | 24

## See also[edit]

* 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was contested concurrently with the 2008 Australian Production Car Championship.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e CAMS Bulletin B08/098 : 2008 Australian Manufacturers Championship – Sporting Regulations
2. ^ Australian Titles, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
3. ^ 2008 Drivers Championship points table Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 30 November 2009 – (Archived in WebCite on 1 December 2009)
4. ^ 2008 Drivers Championship class points table Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 1 December 2008 (Archived in WebCite on 2 December 2009)

## Further reading[edit]

* Grant Rowley, Factory Fighter, The Annual – Number 4/2008, pages 116–117

## External links[edit]

* Race Results Archive – 2008, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2008 etc
* Images from the 2008 CAMS Nationals meetings including Australian Manufacturers Championship / Australian Production Car Championship rounds
* 2008 Australian Manufacturers Championship Sporting Regulations, Version 2, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
* 2008 Group 3E Series Production Car Technical Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org