1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition Australian Formula Ford Championship Australian Formula Ford Championship 1998 Drivers' Champion: Adam MacrowRookie of the Year: Christian Murchison The 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship, CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1998, page 7-11 It was the sixth iteration of the Australian Formula Ford Championship,Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014 The championship was won by Adam Macrow driving a Spectrum 06. Singaporean-born Christian Murchison claimed Rookie of the Year honours. Calendar The championship was contested over an eight round seriesRecords & Statistics for the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 15 October 2009 with two races per round.1998 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 June 2009 Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 Victoria Sandown Raceway 1 February AUS Adam Macrow none Australia 350 Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island bottom Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -36.316 146.515 Winton top Australia -31.395508 115.472868 Wanneroo bottom Australia -37.4018 144.4521 Calder Park right Australia -34.415 138.504722 Mallala left Australia -27.1341 152.5754 Lakeside bottom Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park top 2 Queensland Lakeside International Raceway 29 March AUS Dugal McDougall 3 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 19 April AUS Adam MacrowAUS Steve Owen 4 New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway 3 May AUS Adam Macrow 5 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 24 May AUS Adam Macrow 6 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 31 May SIN Christian Murchison 7 Victoria Calder Park Raceway 21 June AUS Christian JonesAUS Tim Leahey 8 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 2 August AUS Tim Leahey Results Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 + Pos Driver No. Car Entrant VictoriaSAN QueenslandLAK VictoriaPHI VictoriaWIN South AustraliaMAL Western AustraliaWAN VictoriaCAL New South WalesORA Pts 1 AUS Adam Macrow 8 Spectrum 06 Team Arrow 40 32 28 40 40 6 7 18 211 2 AUS Christian Jones 6 Spectrum 06b OAMPS Insurance Group 6 20 24 17 32 30 34 20 183 3 AUS Tim Leahey 35 Van Diemen RF98 Fastlane Racing 12 26 24 4 24 30 34 26 180 4 AUS Greg Ritter 5 Van Diemen RF98 Garry Rogers Motorsport 10 10 - 28 16 4 28 13 109 5 SIN Christian Murchison 18 Van Diemen RF98 Fastlane Racing - - 16 - 28 40 - 14 98 6 AUS Dugal McDougall 16 Mygale SJ98 Apache Constructors 30 40 - 22 1 - - - 93 7 AUS Alex Davison 40 Van Diemen RF95 Sonic Motor Racing Services 6 1 - - 16 8 28 10 69 8 AUS Craig Zerner 4 Spectrum 06b George Stockman 8 14 14 26 - - - - 62 9 AUS Steve Owen 27 Spectrum 06b Team Arrow 14 - 28 - 4 - 12 - 58 10 AUS Ashley Seward 81 Spectrum 06b Ashley Seward 16 - 14 - 4 10 2 11 57 11 AUS Iccy Harrington 45 Mygale SJ98 Apache Constructors - - 18 14 4 2 4 - 42 12 AUS Aaron McNally 7 Van Diemen RF97 Aaron McNally 28 7 - - - - - - 35 AUS Justin Cotter 9 Van Diemen RF95 Factory Enterprises 1 - 1 6 1 - 8 18 35 14 AUS Owen Kelly 47 Spectrum 06b S H Racing - - 4 18 - 1 10 - 33 15 AUS Kerry Wade 12 Van Diemen RF94 Kerry Wade - - - 3 - 24 - - 27 AUS Tyler Mecklem 95 Van Diemen RF91 TDK Australia - - - - 16 1 10 - 27 17 AUS Christian Jory 90 Swift SC93F Christian Jory - - 8 8 - - - - 16 AUS Ty Hanger 55 Swift SC93F Ty Hanger - 2 6 - - - 8 - 16 19 AUS Will Power 46 Swift SC92F Robert Power - 14 - - - - - 1 15 20 AUS Robert Jones 43 Van Diemen RF94 Car-Trek Racing - 14 - - - - - - 14 AUS Ray Stubber 54 Spectrum 06b - - - - - 14 - - 14 22 AUS Stuart Kostera 21 Van Diemen RF95 - - - - - 12 - - 12 23 AUS Christopher Dell 57 Van Diemen RF96B Christopher Dell 8 - - - - - - - 8 24 AUS Robert Miller 29 Van Diemen RF95 Robert Miller 6 - - - - - - - 6 AUS Michael Simpson 25 Van Diemen RF96 Michael Simpson - 6 - - - - - - 6 26 AUS Jim McKinnon 70 Van Diemen RF95 Jim McKinnon - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 AUS Leanne Ferrier 42 Van Diemen RF94 Leanne Ferrier - - - - - - - 5 5 28 AUS Chris Staff 61 Van Diemen RF92 - - - - - - - 3 3 29 AUS Dean Lindstrom 24 Van Diemen RF91 1 - - - - - - - 1 AUS Ben Savage 36 Spectrum 06b Team Arrow - - - - - - 1 - 1 31 AUS Ryan McLeod 96 Van Diemen RF91 - - - - - - - 0.5 0.5 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant VictoriaSAN QueenslandLAK VictoriaPHI VictoriaWIN South AustraliaMAL Western AustraliaWAN VictoriaCAL New South WalesORA Pts Note: Each car was required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.1998 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations, www.ozemail.com.au/~formford, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 October 1999 Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 8 as the race was stopped prematurely due to an accident.Macrow and Spectrum win Formula Ford Championship Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009 References External links 1998 AFFC Entry List Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009 1998 AFFC Media Releases (including round reports) Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009 Image of the Champion – Adam Macrow competing in the 1998 AFFC Retrieved from web.archive.org/web on 26 June 2009 Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford Championship