2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2005 2007 The 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with Formula Ford regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009 It was recognised by CAMS as a National Championship. The championship was the 37th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 14th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.Records & Statistics, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The championship was won by John Martin driving a Spectrum 011 Ford. Teams and drivers Team Chassis No Driver Rounds Sonic Motor Racing Services Van Diemen RF04 3 AUS Tim Slade All Van Diemen RF04 4 AUS Todd Fiore All Van Diemen RF04 5 AUS Tim Blanchard All Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 011 8 AUS Kristian Lindbom 7–8 Spectrum 011 24 AUS John Martin All Spectrum 011 71 AUS Paul Laskazeski 1–2, 6–8 John Mostyn Racing Spectrum 011 10 AUS John Mostyn 1–2 Spectrum 011 25 AUS Daniel Cotton 3, 8 Team Spirit Spirit WL06 11 AUS Joel Spychala 1–6 JB Motorsport Van Diemen RF06 13 AUS James Bergmuller 1, 3–6, 8 Doulman Industries Racing Spirit WL06 15 AUS Grant Doulman All VIP Petfoods Van Diemen RF06 16 AUS Sam Sewell 1–6 Van Diemen RF06 45 AUS Ashley Walsh All Anglo Australian Motorsport Spirit WL06 17 AUS Luke Wood 4 Spectrum 011 41 AUS Brad Lowe All Team BRM Van Diemen RF06 20 AUS Shane Wright 1 Van Diemen RF06 AUS John Magro 6 Van Diemen RF06 21 GBR Ben Clucas 1 Van Diemen RF06 AUS Kain Magro 6 JagMag Van Diemen RF04 23 AUS Tristan Hughes 1–3 Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF04 32 AUS Nathan Caratti All Van Diemen RF05 46 AUS Dale Wood 1–3 Mygale SJ06 4–8 Escalate Management Van Diemen RF06 37 AUS Tony LeMessurier All Toshiba Mobile Computers Van Diemen RF03 42 AUS Samantha Reid All Nomad Racing Van Diemen RF05 74 AUS Mark McNally 1–2 King Racing Spectrum 011 89 AUS Joshua Scott 1–7 Minda Motorsport Van Diemen RF05 92 AUS Taz Douglas 5 Calendar The title was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.Home and Abroad, The Annual - Australian Motorsport 2006, Grant Rowley, Pages 72-82 Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit 23–26 March V8 Supercar Championship Series none Australia 350 Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island right Australia -41.3934 147.1510 Symmons Plains left Australia -31.3955 115.4728 Wanneroo right Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -27.4125 152.399 Queensland bottom Australia -34.415 138.504722 Mallala right Australia -34.5550 138.3714 Adelaide left Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park top 2 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 12–14 May V8 Supercar Championship Series 3 Queensland Queensland Raceway 21–23 July V8 Supercar Championship Series 4 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 11–13 August V8 Supercar Championship Series 5 Victoria Sandown Raceway 1–3 September V8 Supercar Championship Series 6 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 15–17 September Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 7 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway 10–12 November V8 Supercar Championship Series 8 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 8–10 December V8 Supercar Championship Series Season summary + Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner 1 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit AUS Paul Laskazeski AUS Tim Slade AUS Tim Slade Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS John Martin 2 AUS Tim Slade AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments 3 AUS John Martin AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments 2 1 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway AUS Ashley Walsh AUS Tim Slade AUS Ashley Walsh VIP Petfoods AUS Todd Fiore 2 AUS Ashley Walsh AUS Todd Fiore Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Grant Doulman AUS Todd Fiore Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway AUS Todd Fiore AUS Ashley Walsh AUS Tim Slade Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Tim Slade 2 AUS Tim Slade AUS Tim Slade Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS John Martin AUS Joshua Scott King Racing 4 1 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway AUS Grant Doulman AUS John Martin AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments AUS Dale Wood 2 AUS Joshua Scott AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments 3 AUS Dale Wood AUS Dale Wood Fastlane Racing 5 1 Victoria Sandown Raceway AUS Tim Slade AUS Tim Blanchard AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments AUS John Martin 2 AUS Tim Slade AUS Ashley Walsh VIP Petfoods 3 AUS John Martin AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments 6 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park AUS Tim Slade AUS Tim Slade AUS Ashley Walsh VIP Petfoods AUS Tim Slade 2 AUS John Martin AUS Tim Slade Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS John Martin AUS Tim Slade Sonic Motor Racing Services 7 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway AUS Tim Slade AUS Joshua Scott AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments AUS Dale Wood 2 AUS Tim Slade AUS Dale Wood Fastlane Racing 3 AUS John Martin AUS Paul Laskazeski Borland Racing Developments 8 1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit AUS Joshua Scott AUS Tim Slade AUS Joshua Scott King Racing AUS Ashley Walsh 2 AUS Joshua Scott AUS John Martin Borland Racing Developments 3 AUS Ashley Walsh AUS Ashley Walsh VIP Petfoods Points system Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each round. Drivers' championship standings + Pos. Driver South AustraliaADE Western AustraliaWAN QueenslandQUE New South WalesORA VictoriaSAN South AustraliaMAL TasmaniaSYM VictoriaPHI Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 AUS John Martin 4 1 1 4 4 3 6 4 3 1 1 4 1 Ret 1 8 15 6 1 Ret 5 3 1 5 300 2 AUS Tim Slade 1 12 2 12 7 5 1 1 2 4 3 2 Ret 4 3 3 1 1 4 2 Ret 4 8 9 279 3 AUS Ashley Walsh Ret 7 Ret 1 15 7 4 8 4 5 5 Ret 6 1 5 1 6 5 3 3 Ret 2 6 1 229 4 AUS Todd Fiore 9 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 5 8 12 8 Ret 6 11 7 7 10 Ret Ret 8 7 3 3 192 5 AUS Tim Blanchard DSQ 13 7 5 3 4 5 5 6 9 Ret 9 2 11 8 4 2 2 7 8 4 5 Ret 2 186 6 AUS Dale Wood Ret 8 5 Ret 11 11 Ret 12 7 2 2 1 5 3 2 Ret 9 8 5 1 2 6 Ret 5 182 7 AUS Nathan Caratti 5 3 Ret 2 2 2 7 13 10 6 6 6 Ret Ret 10 2 4 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 152 8 AUS Brad Lowe Ret 16 11 8 5 6 10 7 Ret 7 Ret 7 4 2 7 5 5 3 Ret 10 3 8 4 7 146 9 AUS Joshua Scott Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 19 3 3 1 Ret 7 3 3 12 4 9 8 14 6 5 10 1 14 Ret 142 10 AUS Paul Laskazeski 2 Ret 4 7 6 8 10 10 9 2 6 1 9 2 8 117 11 AUS Joel Spychala 14 6 6 Ret 12 15 8 Ret DNS 3 4 5 9 Ret 13 6 3 7 86 12 AUS Grant Doulman Ret 10 8 11 18 12 15 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 8 5 9 16 16 13 8 4 7 10 9 12 56 13 AUS Kristian Lindbom Ret 9 6 Ret 5 4 32 14 GBR Ben Clucas 3 2 12 30 15 AUS John Mostyn 7 5 10 9 8 10 24 16 AUS Sam Sewell 8 Ret 14 10 10 9 12 6 14 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret Ret 12 11 12 22 17 AUS Taz Douglas Ret 7 6 14 18 AUS Samantha Reid 10 9 13 14 14 14 13 14 11 12 9 13 Ret 10 12 Ret DNS Ret 10 7 11 12 12 Ret 13 19 AUS Mark McNally Ret 14 9 6 13 16 10 = AUS Tristan Hughes 6 11 Ret 13 17 13 10 21 AUS James Bergmuller 12 15 16 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 9 Ret 14 12 15 11 10 10 7 22 AUS Tony LeMessurier 11 Ret Ret 15 16 17 14 15 15 13 11 14 11 8 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 11 12 13 13 11 6 23 AUS Daniel Cotton 9 Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 4 24 AUS Luke Wood 11 Ret 10 1 - AUS Shane Wright 13 Ret 15 0 - AUS John Magro 11 14 11 0 - AUS Kain Magro 15 13 Ret 0 Pos. Driver South AustraliaADE Western AustraliaWAN QueenslandQUE New South WalesORA VictoriaSAN South AustraliaMAL TasmaniaSYM VictoriaPHI Pts Note: The 1600cc Ford “Duratec” engine as used in the Ford Fiesta was introduced for the 2006 championship, replacing the Ford “Kent” engine that had been mandatory for Formula Ford in Australia for over 30 years.What is Formula Ford https://web.archive.org/web/20091122094156/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/about_keyfacts.php November 22, 2009 Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 3 November 2009 References External links Technical Regulations for Formula Ford in Australia – 2006 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009 Thumbnail images from the 2006 AFFC Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009 Formula Ford Australia – official website, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford Championship