2011 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2011 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 27th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 May 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 6 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program SBS Speedweek. After winning four rounds and ten races in the 2011 Series, Western Australian Alfa Romeo GTV driver Tony Ricciardello took his seventh Sports Sedan series victory, expanding his own record. Ricciardello won by 112 points from Queensland Chevrolet Camaro driver Shane Bradford. Eligible vehicles Automobiles that complied with the provisions of any one of the following groups were eligible to compete in the Series:Bulletin B11/037, 2011 Sports Sedan Series – Sporting Regulations – Version 1, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd SS: Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport TA: 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations Article 4 for Trans-am TNZ: Schedule TZ regulations published by MotorSport New Zealand Teams and drivers thumb|Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo GTV) won the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series thumb|Shane Bradford (Chevrolet Camaro) placed second in the series thumb|Jeff Barnes (Pontiac Firebird) placed 19th in the series The following drivers competed in the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. TeamCarNoDriver Fuel 2 Race Opel Calibra 1 Chris Jackson Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 4 Darren Hossack B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo GTV 5 Tony Ricciardello Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird 6 Jeff Barnes Menai Blinds Chevrolet Camaro 7 Scott Butler Centreline Suspension Mazda RX-7 9 Chris Muscat Unitex Architectural Products Opel Calibra 9 Daniel Tamasi Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore 11 Simon Copping Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore 12 Chas Talbot Stuart Inwood Ford AU Falcon 12 Stuart Inwood Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero 14 Anthony Cox Rocklea Motors Opel Calibra 16 Graham Smith Johnson Motorsport Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 19 Damien Johnson P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 21 Graeme Gilliland Glenn Pro Ford Escort MkII 21 Glenn Pro Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore 23 Geoff Whittaker Jocaro Motors Ford Mustang 25 Neil Bryson Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro 32 Michael Robinson Sinoco LED Lighting Holden VK Commodore 35 Grant Doulman Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon 43 Chris Donnelly MR Automotive Rover Vitesse 44 Colin Smith Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR 45 Daniel Jameson Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra 46 David McGinniss Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore 46 Mark Bowen Pipeline Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro 49 Dave Pettit Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore 51 Bob McLoughlin Aston's Pharmacy Holden VC Commodore 55 Chris Aston BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 56 Bruce Banks FM Pumps Mazda RX-7 57 Frank Mascadri Holton Spares Holden VZ Commodore 59 Jake Williams Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS 66 Dean Camm Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro 68 Shane Bradford Dandy Engines Ford Cortina 70 Keith Linnell Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73 Garry Roberts Ramsdale Wreckers Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 73 Lauren Gray Dance Expressions Fiat 131 76 Nick Smith Austrack Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 80 Alfred Axisa Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore 88 Ian Rice Glenn White Ford Capri MkI 93 Glenn White Swedish Prestige Saab 9-3 Aero 93 Dean Randle Rosemount Smash Repairs Holden Gemini 95 Anthony Cox Bohler Uddeholm Australia Nissan 300ZX 97 Anthony Macready Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon 98 Jeff Brown Race calendar thumb|The rolling start for Race 3 of Round 1 at Mallala Motor Sport Park The 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.http://www.sportssedans.com.au/page.php?page=events National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 5 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112344/http://www.sportssedans.com.au/page.php?page=events 2011-07-06 dead Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 14–15 May Tony Ricciardello 2 Victoria Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 25–26 June Tony Ricciardello 3 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 July Tony Ricciardello 4 Queensland Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 13–14 August Tony Ricciardello 5 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 5–6 November Darren Hossack Point system Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race, with each other race finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole position is indicated in bold text. Series standings Pos Driver CarNatsoft Race Results Retrieved 4 July 2020Round 1 – MalRound 2 – WinRound 3 – EasRound 4 – MorRound 5 – Phi Pts Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 1 Tony RicciardelloKerrick Sports Sedan Series - 2011 Pointscore, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Alfa Romeo GTV 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 293 2 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 4th 5th 9th 7th 6th 4th 8th 10th 7th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 181 3 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 6th 11th 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 154 4 Darren Hossack Audi A4 2nd 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 148 5 Scott Butler Chevrolet Camaro 2nd 2nd 1st 16th 3rd 2nd Ret Ret Ret 4th Ret Ret 100 6 Colin Smith Rover Vitesse Ret 8th 6th 9th Ret 9th 14th 13th 14th 6th 5th 6th 79 7 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret 7th DNS 13th 12th 11th 15th 14th 10th 8th Ret Ret 8th 5th 6th 78 8 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore VS 3rd 4th 9th 11th 9th 8th 3rd Ret DNS 74 9 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 7th 2nd 3rd 7th 8th 7th 71 10 Damien Johnson Holden Torana 7th 9th 7th 14th 13th 12th 16th 16th 12th Ret DNS DNS 10th 9th 8th 70 11 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 6th Ret 5th 4th 16th 7th 10th Ret Ret 53 12 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 8th 7th 5th 6th 7th Ret 52 13 Chris Muscat Mazda RX-7 3rd 4th 3rd 43 14 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 7th 3rd 3rd 40 15 Geoff Whittaker Holden Commodore 4th 4th 5th 38 16 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore 5th 4th 5th 37 17 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR 3rd 11th 4th 34 18 Dean Randle Saab 3rd Ret 3rd 30 19 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS 6th 2nd 28 Frank Mascadri Mazda RX-7 9th 7th 7th 28 21 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 9th 9th 6th 27 22 Tony Cox Holden Gemini & Saab 11th DNS DNS 9th 6th Ret 25 23 Ian Rice Holden Commodore 6th 8th 13th 24 24 David McGinniss Holden Calibra 6th 7th Ret 21 Lauren Gray Holden Torana 11th 10th 9th 21 26 Fred Axisa Holden Commodore Ret 8th 8th 18 Grant Doulman Holden Commodore 12th 12th 9th 18 28 Graeme Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 11th 14th 16 Chris Aston Holden Commodore 10th 8th DNS 16 30 Neil Bryson Ford Mustang Ret 10th 10th 14 31 Chris Jackson Holden Calibra Ret 5th Ret 12 Graham Smith Opel Calibra 5th Ret DNS 12 33 Geoff Brown Ford Falcon DNS 15th 11th 8 34 Garry Roberts Holden Torana 12th 15th Ret 7 35 Jake Williams Holden Commodore 17th 17th 13th 6 Dave Pettit Chevrolet Camaro 17th 14th 15th 6 37 Nick Smith Fiat 131 13th Ret DNS 4 38 Chas Talbot Holden Commodore 15th 18th DNS 3 Keith Linnell Ford Cortina 18th 17th 16th 3 40 Glen Pro Ford Escort RS2000 18th Ret DNS 1 Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU Ret DNS DNS 0 Glenn White Ford Capri DNS DNS DNS 0 References External links Official series website Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Natsoft Race Results Category:National Sports Sedan Series Sports Sedans