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2011 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series
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The 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden utilities (or "utes") built and conforming to V8 Utes series regulations and those holding valid licences to compete as issued by series organisers Spherix and Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty. Ltd. It was the eleventh running of a national racing series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 17 March 2011 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds.
The series was won by Kiwi Chris Pither, over former V8 Supercar driver David Sieders and in third place was Ryal Harris.https://speedcafe.com/pither-takes-ute-title-from-dramatic-weekend/ Pither takes Ute title from dramatic weekend Speedcafe 2011-11-05
Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2011 V8 Utes series.http://www.v8utes.com.au/index.php?page_id=26 V8 Utes 2011 Series Drivers V8 Utes Australia 2011-04-16
TeamCarNoDriverRounds Hi-Tech Motorsport Holden VE SS Ute 1 Grant Johnson All Ford BF Falcon XR8 11 Jack Elsegood All Holden VE SS Ute 26 Rhys McNally All Ford BF Falcon XR8 51 Rick Gill 2–3 Holden VE SS Ute 92 Jake McNally 1–2 SEW Eurodrive Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 2 Noel Edge 1–2 Sage Automation/Roof Seal Holden VE SS Ute 3 Gary Baxter All Big Gun Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 4 Peter Burnitt 1–2 14 Brad Patton 1–6 44 Greg Willis 2 58 Ryal Harris All Priority Engineering Services Ford BF Falcon XR8 5 Kosi Kalatizidis 1 Truckline Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 6 Ryan Hansford 1–2 Tinkler Motorsports Ford BF Falcon XR8 7 Jeremy Gray 1–2 33 Nathan Tinkler 5 Sieders Racing Team Ford BF Falcon XR8 8 David Sieders All 97 Rohan Barry 6 Jesus Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 9 Andrew Fisher 1–3 Auto One Wildcard Holden VE SS Ute 10 Dean Cantohttp://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?10/07/2011.TVSC.UTE.M 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400 Natsoft 2011-10-11 4 18 Tim Blanchardhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/05/09/blanchard-gets-v8-utes-wildcard-berth/ Blanchard gets V8 Utes wildcard berth SpeedCafe 2011-05-09 2011-05-20 3 20 Adam Macrowhttps://speedcafe.com/adam-macrow-awarded-wildcard-v8-utes-ride/ Adam Macrow awarded Wildcard V8 Utes berth Speedcafe 2011-11-25 8 52 Tony Longhursthttps://speedcafe.com/two-time-bathurst-1000-winner-joins-v8-utes/ Two-time Bathurst Winner Joins V8 Utes Speedcafe 2011-11-10 7 71 Marcus Zukanovichttp://www.v8utes.com.au/index.php?page_id=roundresults&round_id=43&page=drivers Bathurst Entry List V8 Utes 2011-10-10 5 84 David Besnardhttps://speedcafe.com/david-besnard-set-for-v8-utes-debut/ David Besnard set for V8 Utes debut Speedcafe 2011-10-14 6 Ford BF Falcon XR8 15 Charlie O'Brienhttps://speedcafe.com/v8-utes-announce-wildcard-entry-for-2011/ V8 Utes announce Wildcard entry for 2011 Speedcafe 2011-03-14 1 77 Marcus Marshallhttp://www.speedcafe.com.au/2011/04/14/marcus-marshall-to-make-v8-ute-debut/ Marcus Marshall to make V8 Ute debut SpeedCafe 2011-04-14 2011-04-28 2 Wollongong Performance Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 13 Gary Carson 1–3Holden VE SS Utehttp://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?10/07/2011.TVSC.UTE.M 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400 Natsoft 2011-10-114Ford FG Falcon XR8https://speedcafe.com/ford-fg-ute-set-to-make-debut-at-bathurst/ Ford FG Ute set to make debut at Bathurst Speedcafe 2011-10-115–8 Future Assist Group Ford BF Falcon XR8 15 Charlie O'Brien 1–2 Stephen White Racing Holden VE SS Ute 19 Stephen White 1 Williams Race Tech Holden VE SS Ute 21 Allan Letcher 2 30 Graham Edwards 1 76 Garry Hills Craig Dontas Racing Holden VE SS Ute 22 Craig Dontas 1–2 Workhorse Racing Team Ford BF Falcon XR8 23 Ben Kavich 1–2 Eagle Pro Racing Holden VE SS Ute 24 Nandi Kiss 1 Transquip Hire/ECR Group Holden VE SS Ute 25 Brendon Cook 2 Bob Jane T-Marts Holden VE SS Ute 27 Kim Jane All No Limit Energy Drink Holden VE SS Ute 28 Sean Carter 1 Calmack Smash Repairs Holden VE SS Ute 29 Nathan Callaghan 2 Cribbin Blencowe Estate Agents Holden VE SS Ute 33 Denis Cribbin 6, 8 iseek Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 37 Jason Gomersall 1 Chris Pither Racing Holden VE SS Ute 42 Chris Pither All Giddyup Horsey Production Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 48 Tim Boyle 7 Vittoria Coffee/DIC Australia Holden VE SS Ute 55 George Elliott 1–2 Monster Energy Holden VE SS Ute 56 Nathan Pretty All Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE SS Ute 61 Cameron McConville All Mangomedia Holden VE SS Ute 66 Yanis Derums Rare Spares Ford BF Falcon XR8 68 Kris Walton 7–8 Red Express Racing Holden VE SS Ute 69 Charlie Kovacs 1–2 Western General Body Works Ford BF Falcon XR8 72 Danny Buzadic 7–8 Wake-Up Backpackers Racing Holden VE SS Ute 88 Warren Millett 1–2 Dunn Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 99 Ben Dunn 1–2
Race calendar
The 2011 V8 Utes Series will consist of eight rounds, all of which will be held on the support programme of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinner 1 South Australia Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 17–20 March David Sieders 2 Victoria Trading Post Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia 29 Apr – 1 May Grant Johnson 3 Northern Territory Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 June Kim Jane 4 Queensland Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 8–10 July Chris Pither 5 New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 6–9 October Ryal Harris 6 Queensland Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 21–23 October Ryal Harris 7 Victoria Norton 360 Sandown Challenge Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 18–20 November Cameron McConville 8 New South Wales Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 December David Sieders
Series Points
PosDriverPoints 1 Chris Pither 935 2 David Sieders 908 3 Ryal Harris 882 4 Grant Johnson 851 5 Cameron McConville 805 6 Nathan Pretty 795 7 Kim Jane 756 8 Jack Elsegood 732 9 Ryan Hansford 703 10 Gary Baxter 700 11 Craig Dontas 696 12 Charlie O'Brien 668 13 Andrew Fisher 654 14 Rhys McNally 589 15 Ben Kavich 493 16 Ben Dunn 481 17 Nandi Kiss 407 18 Warren Millett 389 19 Brad Patton 388 20 George Elliot 357 21 Jeremy Grey 333 22 Peter Burnitt 301 23 Greg Willis 292 24 Jason Gomersall 259 25 Jake McNally 257 26 Graham Edwards 248 27 Gary Carson 245 28 Brendon Cook 202 29 Kris Walton 189 30 Rick Gill 170
References
External links
Series results at The Third Turn
Pointscore on Driver Database
Official series website https://web.archive.org/web/20100325192504/http://www.v8utes.com.au/ 25 March 2010
2011 Official Pointscore
2011 Racing Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110449/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2011 6 July 2011
V8 Utes
Category:V8 Ute Racing Series