2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

Australian motor racing series The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans. The series commenced on 14 April at Mallala Motor Sport Park and concluded on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races. 2012 was the 28th year in which a national championship or national series for Sports Sedans had been contested in Australia. Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Sports Sedan title after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series. Teams and drivers thumb|Kerry Baily won the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in an Aston Martin DBR9 (pictured in 2013) The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. DriverNoEntrantCar Tony Ricciardello 1 B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Darren Hossack 4 Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4 Robert Gill 5 Robert Gill Ford BF Falcon Jeff Barnes 6 Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird Ron Moller 7 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro Darren Hossack 8 Pfitzner Performance Gearbox Ford EL Falcon David Cameron 8 Subway Holden Gemini Daniel Tamasi 9 Domain Prestige Homes Opel Calibra Simon Copping 11 Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore Chas Talbot 12 Pakenham Tyrepower Chevrolet Corvette Stuart Inwood 12 Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs Ford AU Falcon Anthony Cox 14 Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero Shane Ryding 15 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7 Leigh Moran 18 Image Racing Ford EL Falcon Damien Johnson 19 Damien Johnson Holden LJ Torana Graeme Gilliland 21 P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 Phil Crompton 21 Datafin Ford Mustang Geoff Whittaker 23 Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore Scott Reed 25 Procut Racing Ford Mustang Birol Cetin 27 Billy's Automotive Services Chevrolet Camaro Michael Robinson 32 Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro Steven Lacey 35 Primo Smallgoods Holden VK Commodore Des Wall 38 Wall Contracting Chevrolet Corvette GTS Chris Donnelly 43 Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon Colin Smith 44 MR Automotive Holden Monaro Daniel Jameson 45 Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR Dave McGinniss 46 Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra Mark Bowen 46 Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore Chris Jackson 50 Kumho Race Tyres Holden Calibra Geoff Russell 50 Aussie Wide Builders Toyota Corolla Tony Ricciardello 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore Bob McLoughlin 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore Bruce Banks 56 BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 Kerry Baily 58 Signstations/Baily Marine Aston Martin DBR9 Dean Camm 66 Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS Andrew Leithhead 67 GTA Motorsport Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 Shane Bradford 68 Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro Scott Tutton 71 Tutton Plumbing Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II Alfred Axisa 80 Austrack Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore Charlie Senese 81 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette GTS Anthony Macready 97 AGM Engineering Nissan 300ZX Jeff Brown 98 Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon Automobile eligibility Each automobile competing in the series was required to comply with the provisions of one of the following classes: Class SS: Sports Sedans complying with the Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published in the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport Class TA: Trans-am cars complying with 2012 SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Pro Racing Regulations Race calendar The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds,Events, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds. Rd.CircuitCity / stateDateWinner 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 13–15 April Kerry Baily 2 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 25–27 May Kerry Baily 3 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–15 July Tony Ricciardello 4 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 10–12 August Darren Hossack 5 New South Wales Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 12–14 October Tony Ricciardello Points system The point score system was given a major overhaul in 2012. The emphasis on the three races which made up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th &below Race 1 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Race 2 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 Race 3 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, Version 2, Bulletin B12/081, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Series standings Pos Driver CarNatsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2021Round 1 – MalRound 2 – PhiRound 3 – EasRound 4 – QueRound 5 – Wak 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 Kerry Baily Aston Martin DBR9 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th Ret 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 591 2 Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore Alfa Romeo GTV 4th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 8th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 561 3 Darren Hossack Ford Falcon EL Audi A4 7th 5th 4th Ret 5th 1st 14th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret 2nd 2nd 527 4 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd Ret 6th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 8th 4th 4th 477 5 Des Wall Chevrolet Corvette GTS 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Ret 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 314 6 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 5th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 13th 9th 10th 12th 9th 7th 314 7 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR Ret DNS DNS 7th 7th Ret 4th 7th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 235 8 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret Ret Ret 9th 6th 6th 18th Ret DNS 9th Ret 11th 4th 6th 6th 214 9 Colin Smith Holden Monaro 8th Ret Ret 13th 11th 10th Ret 15th 13th 11th 10th 10th 5th 7th 7th 213 10 Damian Johnson Holden Torana 11th 10th 11th 7th 8th 8th 122 11 Phil Crompton Ford Mustang 4th 5th 5th 6th Ret DNS 121 12 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 5th DNS Ret Ret 5th 6th 95 13 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette Ret DNS DNS 6th 9th 7th 12th 13th Ret 94 14 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore DNS DNS DNS 8th 7th 8th 75 15 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore VK 6th 8th 9th 72 16 Geoffory Whittaker Holden Commodore VL 7th 8th 9th 70 17 Graham Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 8th 9th 64 18 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 5th Ret 6th 62 19 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 9th 14th 8th 52 20 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette 6th 6th DNS 50 21 Anthony Cox Saab 7th 6th DNS Ret DNS DNS 48 22 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 11th 10th 14th 36 23 David McGinniss Holden Calibra Ret 12th 11th 32 24 Birol Cetin Chevrolet Camaro 5th Ret DNS 22 25 Geoff Russell Toyota Corolla 13th 11th DNS 21 26 Leigh Moran Ford Falcon EL 12th 12th Ret 20 27 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7 14th Ret 12th 20 28 Scott Reed Ford Mustang 8th Ret DNS 16 29 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 15th Ret Ret 10th Ret DNS 14 30 Chas Talbot Chevrolet Corvette C5 Ret 13th Ret 9 31 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro 16th 16th 15th 9 32 Steven Lacey Holden Commodore VK 17th 18th 16th 9 33 David Cameron Holden Gemini 19th 19th 17th 9 34 Jeff Brown Ford Falcon Ret 17th Ret 3 Alfred Axisa Holden Commodore VZ Ret Ret DNS 0 Bob Gill Ford Falcon BF Ret DNS DNS 0 Scott Tutton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Ret DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers Chris Jackson Holden Calibra 6th Ret DNS 0 Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU 10th 11th 12th 0 Andrew Leithhead Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Ret DNS DNS 0 References External links Kerrick Sports Sedan Series - 2012 Pointscore, sportssedansnational.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Gallery 2012, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org National Sports Sedan Series - official website Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012 Category:National Sports Sedan Series Sports Sedans