2005 Biante Model Cars Historic Touring Car Series

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The 2005 Biante Models Cars Historic Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group N cars.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series.[1]

The series was open to:

  • Group Na[1] - Touring Cars pre 1958[2]
  • Group Nb[1] - Production Touring Cars pre 1965[2]
  • Group Nc[1] - Production Touring Cars 1965-1977[2]

The series was won by Brad Tilley driving a Ford XY Falcon.[3]

Schedule[edit]

Brad Tilley won the series driving a Ford XY Falcon. The car is pictured in 2014.

The series was contested over six rounds with each round contested over three races.[3]

Round[3] Circuit[3][4] State Date[3]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 17–20 March
2 Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo Western Australia 6–8 May
3 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 8–10 July
4 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 19–21 August
5 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 6–9 October
6 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 30 October

Points system[edit]

Outright series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[1]

Pos.[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Points[1] 20 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

Class points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[1]

Pos.[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points[1] 9 7 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

Series standings[edit]

Outright
Position[3] Driver[3] Car[3][4] Points[3]
1 Bradley Tilley Ford XY Falcon 245
2 Steve Mason Chevrolet Camaro SS 220
3 Christopher Stillwell Ford Mustang 183
4 Trevor Talbot Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 146
5 Jack Elsegood Ford XY Falcon GTHO 145
6 Paul Stubber Chevrolet Camaro 144
7 Garry Treloar Chevrolet Camaro 143
8 Alastair MacLean Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 112
9 Alf Bargwanna Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 105
10 Darren Davies Holden Monaro 99
Group Nc A: Over 5101cc
1 Bradley Tilley Ford XY Falcon 95
2 Steve Mason Chevrolet Camaro SS 77
3 Christopher Stillwell Ford Mustang 61
Group Nc B: 3501 - 5100cc
1 Tony Hunter Holden HQ Monaro 84
2 Les Walmsley Chrysler VH Valiant Charger 70
3 Grahame Hill Ford Mustang 65
Group Nc C: 3001 - 3500cc
1 Trevor Talbot Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 112
2 Simon Phillips Holden Torana GTR XU-1 77
3 Alastair MacLean Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 75
Group Nc D: 2001 - 3000cc
1 Steve Land Ford Capri 61
2 Harry Bargwanna Ford Capri 3000 GT 50
3 Rory O'Neill Porsche 911 26
Group Nc E: 1501 - 2000cc
1 Alan Lewis Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV 51
2 Wes Anderson Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 44
3 John Kingcott Ford Cortina GT Mark 2 42
Group Nc F: 1101 - 1500 cc
1 Chris Dubois Ford Escort 1300 GT 52
2 Benjamin Tebbutt Morris Cooper S 30
3 Matt McGrath Morris Cooper S 27
Group Nb A1: Over 4501cc
1 Roger Oliver Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint 132
2 Bill Meeke Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint 48
3 John Bryant Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint 23
Group Nb A2: 3001 - 4500cc
1 Paul Zazryn Jaguar Mark II 27
2 Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant 27
3 Peter Graham Jaguar Mark II 9
Group Nb B: 2601 - 3000cc
1 Richard Fairlam Holden EH 63
2 Kev Moore Holden EH 18
3 - - -
Group Nb E: 1301 - 1600cc
1 Scott Fleming Ford Cortina Lotus 59
2 Darren Holliday Ford Cortina GT 44
3 Stuart Barnes Ford Cortina GT Mark I
& Ford Cortina Lotus
37
Group Nb F: 1001 - 1300cc
1 Lance Stannard Morris Cooper S 63
2 Hamish Rhodes Morris Cooper S 27
3 David Wheatley Morris Cooper S 27

The above table shows only the top ten series placings outright and the top three placings in each class.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sporting Regulations For The 2005 Historic Touring Car Series, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ a b c 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Grant Rowley, History Made, Biante Model Cars Historic Touring Car Series, The Annual 2005, pages 100-106
  4. ^ a b Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > 2005

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