2010 Australian Sports Sedan season

April 2020 thumb|right|2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner, James Sera (Saab 9-3 Aero) The 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans, Trans-Am automobiles and New Zealand TraNZam automobiles.2010 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The series, which began on 6 March 2010 at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October at Sandown Raceway after fifteen races, was televised on SBS program SBS Speedweek. 2010 was the 26th year in which an Australian Sports Sedan Championship or national series had been contested. The series was won by kart racer James Sera,Stefan Bartholomaeus, Jack of all trades, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 94 contesting his first national circuit racing series in the Saab 9-3 of 2006 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner Dean Randle. Despite missing the opening round of the series Sera claimed the title by 17 points over 2008 champion Darren Hossack (Audi A4). Sera took six wins and six seconds from his twelve starts in a near perfect season. Hossack took six wins but took no points away from the Morgan Park round after an engine failure. Hossack finished almost 80 points clear of third in the points, multiple series champion Kerry Baily. Baily, driving a Nissan 300ZX, was one of three drivers to take a single race win, all at the season's opening round at Wakefield Park. The other two drivers were outgoing champion Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette) and Mazda RX-7 driver Trent Young. Vehicle eligibility The series was open to the following automobiles: Sports Sedans complying with the Group 3D Sports Sedan Regulations as per the 2010 CAMS Manual of Motorsport Trans-am automobiles complying with A.S.S.C. regulations for North American Trans-am competition TraNZam automobiles complying with TRG of New Zealand regulations Teams and drivers thumb|Darren Hossack placed second driving an Audi A4 thumb|Phil Crompton placed fourth driving a Ford Mustang thumb|Scott Butler placed sixth driving a Chevrolet Camaro The following drivers competed in the 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series - Round 1 - Official Entry List http://www.thenationals.com.au/2010/pages/Nationals/rounds/rd1/SR10_R1_entries.xls Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 3 March 2010 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508114633/http://www.thenationals.com.au/2010/pages/Nationals/rounds/rd1/SR10_R1_entries.xls dead Entry list for Sports Sedans at Morgan Park, www.thenationals.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org TeamModel NoDriver Shannon's Mt Aqua Spring Water Chevrolet Corvette GTS 1 Des Wall Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 4 Darren Hossack Steven's Security Mazda RX-7 5 Garry Stevens State Tennis Carline Exhausts Mazda RX-7 7 Simon Longhurst PPG Ford EF Falcon 8 Simon Pfitzner Domain Prestige Homes Opel Calibra 9 Daniel Tamasi Centreline Suspension Mazda RX-7 9 Chris Muscat Fuel 2 Race Opel Calibra 11 Chris Jackson Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore 12 Chas Talbot Queensland Constructions Honda Prelude 15 Charlie Senese P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 18 Graeme Gilliland Melbourne Performance Centre Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 19 Damien Johnson Melbourne East Autosmart Datsun 1200 20 Clive Ablitt Lifetime Financial Ford Mustang 21 Phil Crompton Aussie Smoke Alarms Datsun 1000 22 Paul Hibberd Darren Steeden Ford Escort MkI 22 Darren Steeden Jocaro Motors Opel Calibra 25 Neil Bryson Steve's Toy Shop Blairs Tyres Chevrolet Camaro 26 Scott Butler Airey Industrial Nissan 300ZX 28 Kerry Baily Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro 32 Michael Robinson Elite Fleet Mitsubishi Magna 33 Daniel Natoli RK&T Young Plumbing Mazda RX-7 41 Trent Young Mirror Stone Mazda RX-4 42 Brad Duckworth Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon 43 Chris Donnelly MR Automotive Rover Vitesse 44 Colin Smith Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra 46 Dave McGinniss Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore 46 Mark Bowen Executive Heating & Cooling Mazda RX-7 48 Luke Chambers Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore 51 Bob McLoughlin 55 By Sportique Mazda RX-7 55 Sam Silvestro BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 56 Bruce Banks FM Pumps Mazda RX-7 57 Frank Mascadri Quality Concreting Mazda RX-7 59 Bobby Ervin Fivestar Fencing Chevrolet Corvette GTS 66 Dean Camm Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro 68 Shane Bradford Austrack Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 80 Alfred Axisa R&L Uhlhorn Mazda RX-7 83 Lee Uhlhorn Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore 88 Ian Rice Swedish Prestige Saab 9-3 Aero 93 Dean Randle Swedish Prestige Saab 9-3 Aero 93 James Sera Rosemount Smash Repairs Isuzu Gemini 95 Anthony Cox AGM Engineering Nissan 300ZX 97 Anthony Macready Series calendar The 2010 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 3 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112344/http://www.sportssedans.com.au/page.php?page=events 6 July 2011 dead Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateFormatResults, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.orgWinnerAustralian Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 96Car 1 New South Wales Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 6–7 March Three races Kerry Baily Nissan 300ZX 2 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 29–30 May Three races Darren Hossack Audi A4 3 Queensland Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 14–15 August Three races James Sera Saab 9-3 Aero 4 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 11–12 September Three races James Sera Saab 9-3 Aero 5 Victoria Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 23–24 October Three races Darren Hossack Audi A4 Points system Points were awarded on a 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis for the top fifteen positions in each race, with each other finisher receiving 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated to the driver gaining pole position at each round. Series results Pos DriverSports Sedan Final Points, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 96Round 1 - Wak.http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?07/03/2010.WAKE Wakefield Park Raceway 07/03/2010 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship Rnd 1 National Software 7 March 2010 7 March 2010 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Round 2 - Mal.http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?30/05/2010.MALL Mallala Motorsport Park 30/05/2010 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships - Round 4 National Software 30 May 2010 5 June 2010 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110223101744/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?30%2F05%2F2010.MALL dead Round 3 - Mor.http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?15/08/2010.MGPK Morgan Park Raceway (Track K) 15/08/2010 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship - Rnd National Software 15 August 2010 22 August 2010 18 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110218224735/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?15/08/2010.MGPK dead Round 4 - Eas.Round 5 - San. 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 James Sera 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 224 2 Darren Hossack 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret DNS DNS 2nd 2nd Ret 1st 1st 1st 207 3 Kerry Baily 1st 2nd 3rd Ret DNS DNS 2nd 2nd 2nd 7th Ret 4th 128 4 Phil Crompton 4th Ret DNS 9th 4th 3rd 5th 4th 3rd 5th 6th 7th 122 5 Dean Camm 10th 5th Ret 8th 6th 7th 6th 4th 5th 6th 10th 4th 116 6 Scott Butler 6th Ret 18th Ret Ret Ret 6th 3rd 5th 4th DSQ 3rd 4th 4th Ret 104 7 Des Wall 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 5th 3rd 92 8 Damien Johnson 16th 10th 6th 8th 9th 6th 14th 10th 11th 12th 9th 10th 15th 15th 14th 91 9 Bob McLoughlin 13th 9th 7th 5th 6th 5th 3rd Ret 4th 85 10 Bruce Banks Ret Ret 11th Ret 8th 8th 9th 5th 7th 8th 7th 6th 84 11 Trent Young 8th 6th 1st 3rd 3rd 4th Ret DNS DNS 83 12 Colin Smith 14th 12th 16th 7th 7th DNS 7th 5th 6th Ret DNS DNS 11th 12th 10th 80 13 Chris Jackson 11th 5th 9th 3rd 3rd 2nd 73 14 Graeme Gilliland 6th 8th 7th 11th 9th 10th 13th 13th 12th 64 15 Michael Robinson 12th 8th 19th Ret 6th 8th Ret 8th 5th 56 16 Charlie Senese 9th 7th 12th 4th Ret DNS 9th Ret DNS 44 17 Dean Randle 5th 4th 5th 37 18 Anthony Macready 7th Ret 13th 8th 7th Ret 33 19 Daniel Natoli 17th 11th 10th 12th 14th 13th 26 20 Chris Muscat 7th 3rd Ret 25 Tony Cox 10th 7th 9th 25 22 Darren Steeden 10th 8th 9th 24 Ian Rice 10th 9th 8th 24 24 Fred Axisa 5th Ret 6th 23 25 Chris Donnelly 4th 11th Ret 19 Luke Chambers 12th 11th 9th 19 27 Chas Talbot 9th 16th 11th 15 28 Frank Mascadri Ret 12th 12th 10 Brad Duckworth 14th 13th 14th 10 Lee Uhlhorn 14th 14th 13th 10 31 Daniel Tamasi Ret DNS 8th 9 31 Shane Bradford 10th Ret 15th 9 33 Simon Pfitzner 11th Ret DNS 6 Garry Stevens 11th Ret DNS 6 33 Paul Hibberd 18th 13th 17th 6 36 Sam Silvestro DNS DNS DNS 13th Ret DNS 4 37 David McGinniss Ret DNS 14th 3 38 Neil Bryson 15th Ret Ret 2 Bobby Ervin Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 0 Simon Longhurst Ret Ret Ret 0 Mark Bowen The Annual lists Jeff Brown rather than Mark Bowen Ret DNS DNS 0 Clive Ablitt Ret Ret Ret 0 Note: The driver gaining pole position at each round is indicated in bold text References External links Official series website Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2010 Racing Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214413/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2010 18 March 2012 Category:National Sports Sedan Series Sports Sedans