2016 Touring Car Masters Explained

The 2016 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.^[1] It was the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd. appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS.^[1] The Pro Master class was won by John Bowe (Holden Torana), Pro Am by Jason Gomersall (Holden Torana), Pro Sport by Adam Garwood (Holden Torana) and the Invitational class by Greg Garwood (Ford Capri Perana). The Touring Cars Masters field was combined with New Zealand Central Muscle Car series competitors for the Bathurst round.^[2] The Trans-Tasman Challenge featured over 50 cars from both series with Glenn Seton winning the round in his Ford Mustang. Dean Perkins was the best placed New Zealander with his Ford Falcon.^[3]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the series.

Race calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds.^[1] Each round comprised a minimum of two Series Races and a Trophy Race.^[1]

Classes

Each automobile was allocated into one of the following classes:^[1]

Pro-Master
Pro-Am
Pro-Sport
Invitational^[5]

Points system

Series points were awarded in each Series Race per the following table:^[1]

Pos.	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	34th	35th	36th	37th	38th	39th	40th
Points	60	56	52	48	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

In addition, each driver was awarded 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they started and 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they finished.^[1]

Series standings

Pos.	Driver^[6]	Car^[7]	Ade			San			Win			Hid			Que			Phi			Bat			Syd			Pts.
Pro Master
1		Holden Torana	2	3	6	2	1^[8]	3	1	1	6	2	5	Ret	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	8	2	2	1	3	1167
2		Ford Mustang	3	5	12	Ret		4	3	3	1	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	6	1	21	1	3	2	6	1087
3	Eddie Abelnica	Ford XB Falcon	5	2	9	5		5	5	6	10	6	3	6	3	5	6	1	4	11	17	16	13	6	3	5	1078
4		Ford XY Falcon	6	6	14	3		10	4	4	17	1	1	10				7	3	3	3	6	4	1	Ret	1	914
5	Mark King	Chevrolet Camaro	8	8	11	10		2	8	7	15	8	8	7	6	6	7	14	9	4	5	9	5	Ret	5	4	881
6	Jim Richards		4	Ret	DNS	1		14	6	5	11	4	6	8	11	Ret	DNS	8	8	8	7	13	9				696
7		Chevrolet Monza	1	1	13	Ret		Ret																			234
8		Chevrolet Camaro SS	9	4	3																						131
Pro Am
1	Jason Gomersall	Holden Torana	10	10	7	6		9	2	2	12	9	4	15	2	3	3	5	6	15	8	20	8	9	7	11	1008
2	Tony Karanfilovski	Ford Mustang	Ret	DNS	DNS	4		13	Ret	10	3	5	17	11	8	7	9	9	10	2	10	7	10	4	4	9	780
3	Rusty French	Ford Mustang	17	14	8	13		12	Ret	14	14	12	11	2	12	10	11	11	11	9	14	3	14	10	10	12	741
4	Wayne Mercer	Ford XY Falcon	Ret	15	5	11		11	13	15	13	10	12	1	12	Ret	Ret				Ret	18	16	8	Ret	7	576
5	Andrew Fisher	Ford XY Falcon	20	9	2	7		1	7	12	7	7	7	9	7	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS							493
6	Leo Tobin	Ford Mustang	14	13	DNS	15		Ret	Ret	13	Ret				13	DNS	15	10	12	10	18	5	17	11	12	Ret	493
7	Adam Bressington	Chevrolet Camaro SS													5	4	8	4	5	12	6	2	3	Ret	6	8	438
8	Cameron Tilley	Chrysler Valiant Pacer	Ret	Ret	DNS	14		7	10	16	5	Ret	Ret	DNS							12	14	12	5	8	2	376
9	Paul Freestone	Chevrolet Camaro	7	7	16	8		8													13	11	Ret				290
10	Brett Youlden	Holden HQ Monaro GTS																6	7	5	4	15	7				190
11	Keith Kassulke	Holden Monaro GTS													21	DNS	5				11	10	11				122
12	Bruce Williams	Holden Torana							Ret	11	8																77
13	Bob Middleton	Chevrolet Camaro SS										13	13	DNS													45
Pro Sport
1	Adam Garwood	Holden Torana	11	11	1	9		6	11	8	2	14	9	4	10	8	4	13	15	7							634
2	Darren Beale	Holden Monaro GTS							15	19	16	18	15	14	20	18	Ret	16	14	14	Ret	19	20	DNS	13	13	424
3	Graham Stewart	Ford XA Falcon	18	19	15	16		Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	16	16	13			15	13	13							352
4	Nigel Benson	Holden Monaro	13	12	4							15	14	12							19	17	19				244
5	Sven Burchartz	Porsche 911 RS							9	9	9	14	11	Ret													192
6	Micheal Cannon	Ford XY Falcon GTHO										16	16	13	17	13	12										173
7	Allen Boughen	Mercury Comet													18	12	13				16	4	18				152
8	Rohan Little	Porsche 911 RS							14	17	Ret				15	14	Ret										125
9	Greg Keene	Porsche 911 RS	16	DNS	DNS										16	15	14										102
10	Brad Tilley	Ford Mustang																						Ret	11	10	80
11	Rory O'Neill	Porsche 911 RS IROC													19	17	17										80
12	Tony Hunter	Chevrolet Monza 2+2																			15	12	15				60
13	Amanda Sparks	Porsche 911 RS	15	16	Ret																						59
14	Mick Wilson	Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T										17	Ret	DNS													16
Invitational
1	Greg Garwood	Ford Capri	12	17	10	12		15	12	18	4	11	10	5													680
2	Brett Curran	Ford Mustang													9	9	10										170
3	Grant Wilson	Chevrolet Camaro SS													22	19	18										162
4		AMC Javelin																						7	9	Ret	145
5	Rory O'Neill	Porsche 911 IROC	19	18	Ret																						137
6	Allen Boughen	Mercury Comet				Ret		16																			106
7	Dave Roberts	Chevrolet Camaro SS																			20	22	21				60
8	Adam Garwood	Ford Capri Parena																			9	1	6				60
Pos.	Driver	Ade			San			Win			Hid			Que			Phi			Bat			Syd			Pts.

External links

2016 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

Notes and References

http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2016/2016%20Touring%20Car%20Masters%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%202.pdf 2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.au
http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/09/15/trans-tasman-challenge-set-for-bathurst/ Trans-Tasman Challenge set for Bathurst, speedcafe.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20191213085638/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638022097/object_733611.83i/Meet?57 Meeting Points Report, Touring Car Masters Australia & New Zealand, 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/2016-series 2016 Touring Car Masters Schedule, www.touringcarmasters.com.au
The 2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations listed the fourth class as "Trans Am", however the 2016 Standings as published at www.touringcarmasters.com.au indicates that it was an "Invitational" class.
https://web.archive.org/web/20161207023215/http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/2016-series/2016-standings 2016 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2016
https://web.archive.org/web/20160404143806/http://touringcarmasters.com.au/news/117/58/FISHER-SECURES-MAIDEN-WIN-AS-BOWE-TAKES-SANDOWN Fisher secures maiden win as Bowe takes Sandown, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org