2022 Touring Car Masters

Australian motor racing series

2022 Touring Car Masters

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The 2022 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1980.[1] It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series with TCM Racing Pty. Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] The series was the 16th Touring Car Masters.

The series was won by Ryan Hansford.[2]

## Entries

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John Bowe placed second in the series. He is pictured above in 2005. Ben Dunn placed eighth driving a Chevrolet Monza Tony Karanfilovski placed 12th driving a Ford Mustang Peter Burnitt placed 14th driving a Holden Torana A9X Gerard McLeod placed 16th driving a Holden Commodore VB Manufacturer  | Model  | Entrant  | No.  | Driver Name  | Class  | Rounds

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Chevrolet | Camaro RS | Whiteline Racing  | 85  |  George Miedecke  | PM  | 1-6
Camaro SS | 95
Mark King  | PA  | 1-2
Michael Almond  | PM  | 3
Adam Bressington  | PM  | 4
ACM Auto Parts  | 69  |  Cameron McConville | PM  | 2, 4
Monza | Balmain Coffee Company  | 99  |  Ben Dunn  | PA  | 1–4
Chrysler | Valiant Pacer | Anglomoil Superior Lubricants  | 60  |  Cameron Tilly  | PA  | 1–4
Ford | XD Falcon | Full Throttle Custom Garage  | 17  |  Steven Johnson | PM  | 1
Action Motor Industries  | 71  |  Marcus Zukanovic  | PM  | 1
XY Falcon GT | Pearcedale Plant Hire  | 52  |  Dave Hender  | PS  | 6 [3]
Bullet Trailers Racing Team  | 55  |  John Adams  | PS  | 1–2
XY Falcon GT HO | Jesus Racing  | 9  |  Andrew Fisher  | PA  | 1–2
Bedrug / Brad Tilley Auto Garage  | 28  |  Brad Tilley  | PA  | 2
Mustang | Bedrug / Gulf Oils Australia  | 29  |  Jamie Tilley  | PA  | 1–2
Mustang | Hancock Racing  | 33  |  Cameron Mason  | PA  | 1–2
Steven Johnson | PA  | 4
TIFS Third Party Logistics  | 88  |  Tony Karanfilovski  | PA  | 1–2, 4
Mustang | Hiller Brothers / JT Electrical  | 46  |  Leo Tobin  | PA  | 1–4
Holden | HQ Monaro | SNB Berryman Racing  | 77  |  Warren Trewin  | PA  | 1–4
Torana A9X | Western General Body Works  | 3  |  Danny Buzadzic  | PA  | 1–4
Multispares Racing  | 6  |  Ryan Hansford  | PM  | 1–4
MoCOMM Motorsport Comms  | 7  |  Jim Pollicina  | PA  | 1–4
Jesus Racing  | 9  |  Andrew Fisher  | PA  | 3-4
Lighthouse Hotel  | 12  |  Peter Burnitt  | PS  | 2-4
Torana SL/R | Northside Taxi Management  | 2  |  Allan Hughes  | PA  | 1
Torana SL/R 5000 | PAYNTER DIXON / PAYCE  | 18  |  John Bowe | PM  | 1–4
VB Commodore | Motorsport Parts Australia  | 50  |  Gerald McLeod  | PA  | 1–2
Porsche | 911 IROC  | Chris Meulengraaf  | 30  |  Chris Meulengraaf  | INV  | 6 [3]
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## Calendar

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The series was contested over six rounds:[6]

Rd.  | Circuit  | Location  | State  | Date

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1  | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 4 – 6 March
2  | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 27 – 29 May
3  | Reid Park Street Circuit | Townsville | Queensland | 8 – 10 July
4  | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne | Victoria | 17 – 18 September
5  | Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit | Bathurst | New South Wales | 11 – 13 November
6  | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | Adelaide | South Australia | 1–4 December

Each round comprised three Series Races and one Trophy Race.

## Series standings

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Pos.[2] | Driver [2] | No.[2] | Car [2] | Team [2] | Class [2] | Class Pos.[2] | Points [2]

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1  | Ryan Hansford  | 6  | Holden Torana A9X | Multispares Racing  | Pro Master  | 1  | 863
2  | John Bowe | 18  | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Rare Spares / PAYNTER DIXON  | Pro Master  | 2  | 839
3  | George Miedecke  | 85  | Chevrolet Camaro RS | Daimler Trucks Adelaide/Ausblue  | Pro Master  | 3  | 751
4  | Andrew Fisher  | 9  | Ford Falcon GTHO | Jesus Racing  | Pro Am  | 1  | 739
5  | Steven Johnson | 17 &
33  | Ford XD Falcon[7] &
Ford Mustang | Team Johnson / Kubota [8] &
Hancock Racing  |  |  | 612
6  | Cameron Tilley  | 60  | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | Anglomoil Superior Lubricants  | Pro Am  | 2  | 535
7  | Jamie Tilley  | 29  | Ford Mustang | Tilley Racing / Bedrug  | Pro Am  | 3  | 512
8  | Ben Dunn  | 99  | Chevrolet Monza | Bacci Fresh  |  |  | 487
9  | Jim Pollicina  | 7  | Holden Torana A9X | MoCOMM Motorsport Comms  |  |  | 437
10  | Danny Buzadzic  | 3  | Holden Torana A9X | Western General Body Works  |  |  | 416
11  | Leo Tobin  | 46  | Ford Mustang | Hillier Brothers / JT Electrical  |  |  | 404
12  | Tony Karanfilovski  | 88  | Ford Mustang | TIFS Third Party Logistics  |  |  | 398
13  | Warren Trewin  | 77  | Holden Monaro GTS 350 | SNB Berryman Racing  | Pro Sports  | 1  | 329
14  | Peter Burnitt  | 12  | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | The Lighthouse Hotel  | Pro Sports  | 2  | 274
15  | Cameron McConville | 69  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | ACM Auto Parts  |  |  | 272
16  | Gerard McLeod  | 50  | Holden Commodore | Motorsport Parts Australia  |  |  | 270
17  | Michael Almond  | 95  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Whiteline Racing  |  |  | 264
18  | Adam Bressington  | 95 [9] | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Whiteline Racing  |  |  | 248
19  | Cameron Mason  | 33  | Ford Mustang | Hancock Racing  |  |  | 211
20  | John Adams  | 55  | Ford Falcon GTHO | Bullet Trailers Racing Team  | Pro Sports  | 3  | 174
21  | Mark King  | 95  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Daimler Trucks Adelaide/Ausblue  |  |  | 156
22  | Marcus Zukanovic  | 71  | Ford Falcon XD | Action Motor Industries  |  |  | 110
23  | Jason Palmer  | 62  | BMW E30 | Palmers Sales and Marketing  |  |  | 98
24  | Brad Tilley  | 28  | Ford Falcon GTHO | BedRug /Brad Tilley Auto  |  |  | 93
25  | Chris Meulengraaf  | 30  | Porsche 911 IROC  | Chris Meulengraaf  |  |  | 62
26  | Paul Freestone  | 25  | Chevrolet Camaro SS | Vawdrey Trailers /Castrol  |  |  | 47
27  | Keith Kassulke  | 52  | Ford Falcon XB Hardtop | Wheels Ltd PNG  |  |  | 37

## References

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1. ^ a b 2022 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2022 Standings, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. ^ a b Natsoft, Circuit Racing, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, 2022 Retrieved 1 May 2025
4. ^ "Sydney Entries". Touring Car Masters. 2022-02-25.
5. ^ "Sydney 2 Entries". Speedcafe.com. 2022-05-24.
6. ^ 2022 Calendar, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
7. ^ Connor O'Brien, 16 November 2022, Johnson Considers Selling TCM XD, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
8. ^ Sydney Supernight Trophy Race Results, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
9. ^ TCM’S Whiteline Racing on the hunt for drivers, autoaction.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

## External links

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* Official website
* Natsoft Race results