The 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship, organised by GT Performance Racing Pty Ltd.[1] It was the third championship to be contested under the Australian Performance Car Championship name, with similar titles having been contested in both 2003 and 2004 as the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.[2] The 2007 championship was won by Gary Young, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six round series.[3] Each round was held over three races.[4]

Round[3] Circuit[3] State Date[1] Round winner[3] Car[4]
1 Winton Victoria 18–20 May Mark King Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS
2 Eastern Creek New South Wales 9–10 June Gary Young Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS
3 Hidden Valley Northern Territory 22–24 June Barrie Nesbitt HSV VY GTS Coupe
4 Oran Park New South Wales 17–19 August Gary Young Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS
5 Bathurst New South Wales 4–7 October Peter Floyd HSV VYII GTS
6 Symmons Plains Tasmania 16–18 November Gary Young Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS

Note: The proposed opening round at Wakefield Park was conducted as a non-championship event.[3]

Note: The Hidden Valley and Symmons Plains rounds carried double championship points.[1]

Results

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Points[3]
1 Gary Young 8 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS Salta Constructions / Westgate 380
2 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS King Springworks 366
3 Peter Floyd 98 HSV VYII GTS Samsung Communications Centre 340
4 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS Corio Auto Parts 335
5 Barrie Nesbitt 5 HSV VY GTS Coupe Donut King 318
6 Tim Poulton 16 Lotus Exige Simply Sports Cars 267
7 Tony Alford 12 HSV VY GTS Coupe Donut King 264
8 Tony Loscialpo 37 HSV VYII GTS Tempest Air & Mechanical 224
9 Jim Pollicina 4 HSV VYII GTS Excelerate Motorsport 224
10 Mark O'Connor 10 Lotus Exige Xracecam 191
11 James Phillip 3 FPV BF GT
FPV BF F6 Typhoon		 First Auto Parts Plus 183
12 Peter Leemhuis 28 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 114
13 Sam Walter 47 HSV VYII GTS Melbourne Performance Centre 104
14 Beric Lynton 23 BMW M3 E46 Donut King 93
15 Brian Smallwood 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wilson Bros Racing 88
16 Mike Hannon 89 HSV VYII GTS www.1300kawasaki.com 74
17 Richard Buttrose 13 Lotus Exige Balmain Commercial Property Finance [5] 72
18 Peter Boylan 7 BMW M3 E46 STS Turbo 61
19 Renato Loberto 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wilson Bros Racing 53
20 Gary MacDonald 15 HSV VYII GTS Interior Logistics 52
21 Steve Cramp 19 HSV VYII GTS Manta Racing Services 48
22 Andre Morris 6 Lotus Exige Witches Chase Cheese Co 43
23 Paul Freestone 20 HSV VYII GTS Donut King 31
24 Martin Miller 55 HSV VT Clubsport R8 Martin Miller 31
25 John Pagonas 77 Lotus Exige 30
26 Luke Searle 30 BMW 130i SAE College 27
27 Andrew Fisher 99 Lotus Exige Bryden Compensation Lawyers 26
28 Paul Ryan 22 Lotus Exige Choice Petroleum 26
29 Bob Brewer 60 HSV VY Clubsport R8 Professional Traffic Solutions 21
30 Drew Russell 27 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 RS Go Karts Go Australia 20
31 Rob Thomson 68 Lotus Exige QueenslandHoseandLand.com 17
32 Denis Cribbin 66 BMW M3 E46 Cribbin Blencowe Real Estate 15
33 Bob Pearson 33 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS Pro - Duct Motorsport 14
34 Stephen Kent 2 HSV VX Clubsport R8 Metalair Pty Ltd 6

Privateers Cup

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Points[3]
1 Jim Pollicina 4 HSV VYII GTS Excelerate Motorsport 448
2 Tony Loscialpo 37 HSV VYII GTS Tempest Air & Mechanical 440
3 Peter Leemhuis 28 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 289
4 Martin Miller 55 HSV VT Clubsport R8 Martin Miller 93
5 Paul Ryan 22 Lotus Exige Choice Petroleum 85
6 Bob Brewer 60 HSV VY Clubsport R8 Professional Traffic Solutions 82
7 Rob Thomson 68 Lotus Exige QueenslandHoseandLand.com 59
8 Drew Russell 27 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 RS Go Karts Go Australia 57
9 Luke Searle 30 BMW 130i SAE College 56
10 John Pagonas 77 Lotus Exige 54
11 Denis Cribbin 66 BMW M3 E46 Cribbin Blencowe Real Estate 51
12 Stephen Kent 2 HSV VX Clubsport R8 Metalair Pty Ltd 39

Privateers Cup cars were restricted to grooved Pirelli tyres, whereas Outright Class cars could use slick tyres.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ↑ 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport - Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aaron Noonan, A battle of the brands, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 3 / 2007, pages 96 to 98
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2007 Race Results Archive at www.natfoft.biz Archived 2007-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 12 March 2012
  5. ↑ Donut King Australian Performance Cars Entry List, Official 2007 Race Program, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, October 4-7 2007, page 135
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