2010 Touring Car Masters

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The 2010 Touring Car Masters was Australian motor racing competition for Touring Cars.[1] The series was open to models manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1973 and to specific models manufactured between 1 January 1974 and 31 December 1976.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series and ‘Australian Classic Touring Cars’ was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[1] The series was the fourth annual Touring Car Masters.[2]

Jim Richards (Ford Falcon Sprint) won Group 1, Bernie Stack (Porsche 911 RS) was victorious in Group 2 and Tony Karanfilovski (Alfa Romeo GTAm) secured the Group 3 award.

## Calendar

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Jim Richards won Group 1 driving a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Gary O’Brien placed sixth in Group 2 driving a Holden HQ SS

The series was contested over eight rounds.[3]

Round[1] | Circuit[1][4] | Date[1] | Format[1] | Round winner[5] | Car

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1  | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 11-14 March  | Three races  | Andrew Miedecke  | Chevrolet Camaro SS
2  | Winton Motor Raceway | 14-16 May  | Three races  | John Bowe | Ford Mustang
3  | Hidden Valley Raceway | 18-20 June  | Three races  | Jim Richards | Ford Falcon Sprint
4  | Eastern Creek International Raceway[5] | 4-5 September[4] | Three races  | John Bowe | Ford Mustang
5  | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | 7-10 October  | Three races  | Jim Richards | Ford Falcon Sprint
6  | Symmons Plains International Raceway | 13-15 November[4] | Three races  | John Bowe | Ford Mustang
7  | Sandown International Motor Raceway | 19-21 November  | Three races  | Jim Richards | Ford Falcon Sprint
8  | Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit | 3-5 December  | Three races  | Gavin Bullas  | Ford Mustang

Note:

* Race 2 of Round 6 at Symmons Plains was cancelled due to scheduling issues brought about by damage caused to the safety fencing during the previous race.[6]
* Race 2 of Round 7 at Sandown was cut short due to an accident and was deemed a non-event.[5]

## Classes

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Cars competed in three Groups based on engine capacity:[2]

* Group 1: Over 5100cc (plus Ford Falcon Sprint and Holden Torana SL/R 5000)[2]
* Group 2: Over 2001cc and up to 5099cc[2]
* Group 3: Up to 2000cc[2]

## Points system

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Series points were awarded on the following basis within each Group at each race.[1]

Position[1] | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th  | 11th  | 12th  | 13th  | 14th  | 15th  | 16th  | 17th  | 18th  | 19th  | 20th  | 21st  | 22nd  | 23rd  | 24th  | 25th  | 26th  | 27th  | 28th  | 29th  | 30th

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Points[1] | 60  | 56  | 52  | 48  | 45  | 42  | 39  | 36  | 33  | 30  | 27  | 24  | 21  | 18  | 17  | 16  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2

## Series standings

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Position[3][5] | Driver[3][5] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Competitor / Team[4] | Ade[3] | Win[3] | Hid[3] | Eas[3] | Bat[3] | Sym[3] | San[3] | Hom[3] | Total[3][5]
1  | Jim Richards | 2  | Ford Falcon Sprint | Shannons Insurance  | 164  | 82  | 180  | 141  | 168  | 0  | 116  | 168  | 1019
2  | Gavin Bullas  | 16 & 1  | Ford Mustang | Rain City Racing  | 150  | 108  | 164  | 156  | 160  | (45)  | 48  | 172  | 1003
3  | John Bowe | 18  | Ford Mustang | WesTrac Cat  | 129  | 180  | 108  | 180  | 0  | 120  | 60  | 156  | 933
4  | Andrew Miedecke  | 95  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | WesTrac Cat  | (168)  | 145  | 132  | 60  | 112  | 89  | 104  | 152  | 794
5  | Leanne Tander | 11  | Ford XA Falcon GT | Phil Morris  | 24  | 133  | 123  | 125  | 135  | 100  | 0  | 120  | 760
6  | Steve Mason  | 3  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Hercules Engines  | 135  | 36  | 0  | 98  | 123  | 100  | 104  | 70  | 666
7  | Bill Pye  | 15  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Bill Pye  | 105  | 126  | 114  | 72  | 138  | 0  | 0  | 45  | 600
8  | Brad Tilley  | 28  | Ford XY Falcon GT | Tilleys Automotive  | 142  | 36  | 145  | 148  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 99  | 570
9  | Graham Alexander  | 57  | Holden HT Monaro | Corio Auto Parts  | 69  | 120  | 51  | 120  | 54  | 78  | 39  | 0  | 531
10  | Brett Youlden  | 56  | Holden HQ Monaro | Driving Force / Rare Spares  | 30  | 63  | 0  | 93  | 142  | 98  | 90  | 0  | 516
11  | Mark King  | 8  | Holden HQ SS | Waddington Racing / Kings Springs  | 30  | 92  | 0  | 72  | 120  | 45  | 84  | 66  | 509
12  | George Nittis  | 83  | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | Ocean Seafoods  | 41  | 72  | 0  | 35  | 59  | 69  | 57  | 84  | 396
13  | Matt O'Brien  | 27  | Holden HQ Monaro | Australian Web Insurance  | 0  | 60  | 17  | 93  | 30  | 0  | 57  | 117  | 374
14  | Alastair MacLean  | 14  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Dukes Body Works  | 117  | 60  | 87  | 0  | 33  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 297
15  | Nigel Benson  | 22  | Holden HQ Monaro | PRT Race Fabrication  | 45  | 21  | 75  | 57  | 30  | 0  | 45  | 0  | 273
16  | Tony Hunter  | 10  | Holden HQ Monaro | Sunliner RV  | 0  | 27  | 30  | 0  | 99  | 78  | 36  | 0  | 270
17  | Tony Edwards  | 9  | Holden HQ Monaro | Romac UPC / Competition Engineering  | 42  | 90  | 132  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 264
18  | Steve Makarios  | 99  | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 351 Motorsport  | 90  | 0  | 78  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 75  | 0  | 243
19  | Doug Westwood  | 62  | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | Falcon Fire Protection  | 27  | 0  | 99  | 46  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 229
20  | Michael Acheson  | 55  | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger E55[7] | Signwise Enterprises  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 48  | 0  | 54  | 93  | 195
21  | Keith Kassulke  | 9  | Holden HQ Monaro | Upstream Printing Solutuions  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 41  | 24  | 0  | 33  | 90  | 188
22  | Bob Middleton  | 85  | Chevrolet Camaro RS | Whiteline Transport Racing  | 0  | 0  | 57  | 21  | 75  | 0  | 21  | 0  | 174
23  | Garry Treloar  | 20  | Chevrolet Camaro | Treloar Roses  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 78  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 78
24  | Elliot Barbour  | 74  | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | Jenny Barbour & Associates  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34
25  | Wayne Mercer  | 74  | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | Lyndways Builders  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 21  | 0  | 21
Group 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Position[3][5] | Driver[3][5] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Competitor / Team[4] | Ade[3] | Win[3] | Hid[3] | Eas[3] | Bat[3] | Sym[3] | San[3] | Hom[3] | Total[3][5]
1  | Bernie Stack  | 36  | Porsche 911 RS | Gawler Body Works  | 180  | 172  | 138  | 176  | 108  | 116  | (101)  | 172  | 1062
2  | Cameron Tilley  | 60  | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | Tilleys Automotive  | (48)  | 94  | 180  | 172  | 120  | 104  | 108  | 176  | 954
3  | Chris Stillwell  | 6  | Ford Mustang | Stillwell Motorsport  | 132  | 160  | 152  | 93  | 164  | 116  | (60)  | 87  | 904
4  | Ian McAlister  | 5  | Ford Mustang | McAlister Ford  | 139  | 139  | 168  | 148  | 149  | 0  | 97  | 48  | 888
5  | John Nelson  | 91  | Porsche 911 RS | Nelson Architects  | 136  | 0  | 114  | 129  | 75  | 78  | 81  | 129  | 742
6  | Gary O'Brien  | 19  | Holden HQ SS | Panels & Performance  | 0  | 81  | 66  | 149  | 49  | 84  | 96  | 126  | 651
7  | Greg Keene  | 33 & 26  | Porsche 911 RS | SportsMed & Toshiba / Copyworld  | 99  | 93  | 72  | 0  | 126  | 0  | 102  | 156  | 648
8  | Mick Wilson  | 43  | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Treloar Roses / Mick Wilson Plumbing  | 78  | 114  | 123  | 0  | 149  | 93  | 0  | 87  | 644
9  | Rory O'Neill  | 13  | Porsche 911 RS | The Wine Underground  | 126  | 78  | 0  | 111  | 102  | 72  | 72  | 75  | 636
10  | Amanda Sparks  | 33  | Porsche 911 RS | SportsMed  | 0  | 0  | 105  | 120  | 114  | 87  | 0  | 0  | 426
11  | Trevor Talbot  | 76  | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Dukes Body Works  | 56  | 116  | 145  | 0  | 42  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 359
12  | Ross Almond  | 26  | Porsche 911 RS | Toshiba / Copyworld  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 102  | 0  | 39  | 0  | 0  | 141
13  | Garry Treloar  | 21  | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Treloar Roses  | 75  | 36  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 111
14  | Graeme Cook  | 61  | Porsche 911 RS | Racemoves / Buik Motorworks  | 164  | -60  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 104
Group 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Position[3][5] | Driver[3][5] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Competitor / Team[4] | Ade[3] | Win[3] | Hid[3] | Eas[3] | Bat[3] | Sym[3] | San[3] | Hom[3] | Total[3][5]
1  | Tony Karanfilovski  | 88  | Alfa Romeo GTAm | TIFS - Wharehousing & Distribution  | 120  | 172  | 180  | 176  | 172  | 0  | 112  | 180  | 1112
2  | Phillip Showers  | 4  | Ford Escort RS1600 | Northern BM P/L  | 168  | 176  | (112)  | 172  | 172  | 120  | 120  | 168  | 1096[8]
3  | Cameron Mason  | 7  | Datsun 510 | Steve Mason Family Cars  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 52  | 160  | 112  | 104  | 104  | 532
4  | Jason Humble  | 7  | Datsun 510 | Steve Mason  | 164  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 164

Note:

* Each driver was required to drop points from one round of the series.[3] Points which were not retained are shown in the above table within brackets.
* Due to an engine irregularity, Andrew Miedecke nominated Adelaide as the round for which his points would be dropped.[5]

## Notes & references

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2010 Touring Car Masters Sporting Regulations, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. ^ a b c d e Series History, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Series Results 2010, www.touringcarmasters.com.au Archived 2010-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 July 2012, page no longer available
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Natsoft Race Results, www.natsoft.com.au Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 6 May 2015
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Grant Rowley, Master Class, The Annual - Australian Motorsports, Number 6 / 2010, pages 74 to 77
6. ^ Bowe wins in shortened round at Symmons Plains, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
7. ^ Image at www.flickr.com shows this to be a VH series Chrysler Valiant Charger
8. ^ Both www.touringcarmasters.com and The Annual gave a total of 1208 points for Phillip Showers, although the former notes that he dropped a round score of 112 points.