2022 Touring Car Masters

The 2022 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1980.[1] It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series with TCM Racing Pty. Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] The series was the 16th Touring Car Masters.

The series was won by Ryan Hansford.[2]

John Bowe placed second in the series

Entries

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Manufacturer Model Entrant No. Driver Name Class Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro RS Whiteline Racing 85   George Miedecke PM 1-6
Camaro SS 95
  Mark King PA 1-2
  Michael Almond PM 3
  Adam Bressington PM 4
ACM Auto Parts 69   Cameron McConville PM 2, 4
Monza Balmain Coffee Company 99   Ben Dunn PA 1–4
Chrysler Valiant Pacer Anglomoil Superior Lubricants 60   Cameron Tilly PA 1–4
Ford XD Falcon Full Throttle Custom Garage 17   Steven Johnson PM 1
Action Motor Industries 71   Marcus Zukanovic PM 1
XY Falcon GT Bullet Trailers Racing Team 55   John Adams PS 1–2
XY Falcon GT HO Jesus Racing 9   Andrew Fisher PA 1–2
Bedrug / Brad Tilley Auto Garage 28   Brad Tilley PA 2
Mustang Bedrug / Gulf Oils Australia 29   Jamie Tilley PA 1–2
Mustang Hancock Racing 33   Cameron Mason PA 1–2
  Steven Johnson PA 4
TIFS Third Party Logistics 88   Tony Karanfilovski PA 1–2, 4
Mustang Hiller Brothers / JT Electrical 46   Leo Tobin PA 1–4
Holden HQ Monaro SNB Berryman Racing 77   Warren Trewin PA 1–4
Torana A9X Western General Body Works 3   Danny Buzadzic PA 1–4
Multispares Racing 6   Ryan Hansford PM 1–4
MoCOMM Motorsport Comms 7   Jim Pollicina PA 1–4
Jesus Racing 9   Andrew Fisher PA 3-4
Lighthouse Hotel 12   Peter Burnitt PS 2-4
Torana SL/R Northside Taxi Management 2   Allan Hughes PA 1
Torana SL/R 5000 PAYNTER DIXON / PAYCE 18   John Bowe PM 1–4
VB Commodore Motorsport Parts Australia 50   Gerald McLeod PA 1–2
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Calendar

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The series was contested over six rounds:[5]

Rd. Circuit Location State Date
1 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek New South Wales 4 – 6 March
2 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek New South Wales 27 – 29 May
3 Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville Queensland 8 – 10 July
4 Sandown Raceway Melbourne Victoria 17 – 18 September
5 Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit Bathurst New South Wales 11 – 13 November
6 Adelaide Parklands Circuit Adelaide South Australia 1–4 December

Each round comprised three Series Races and one Trophy Race.

Series standings

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Pos.[2] Driver [2] No.[2] Car [2] Team [2] Class [2] Class Pos.[2] Points [2]
1 Ryan Hansford 6 Holden Torana A9X Multispares Racing Pro Master 1 863
2 John Bowe 18 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Rare Spares / PAYNTER DIXON Pro Master 2 839
3 George Miedecke 85 Chevrolet Camaro RS Daimler Trucks Adelaide/Ausblue Pro Master 3 751
4 Andrew Fisher 9 Ford Falcon GTHO Jesus Racing Pro Am 1 739
5 Steven Johnson 17 &
33
Ford XD Falcon[6] &
Ford Mustang
Team Johnson / Kubota [7] &
Hancock Racing
612
6 Cameron Tilley 60 Chrysler Valiant Pacer Anglomoil Superior Lubricants Pro Am 2 535
7 Jamie Tilley 29 Ford Mustang Tilley Racing / Bedrug Pro Am 3 512
8 Ben Dunn 99 Chevrolet Monza Bacci Fresh 487
9 Jim Pollicina 7 Holden Torana A9X MoCOMM Motorsport Comms 437
10 Danny Buzadzic 3 Holden Torana A9X Western General Body Works 416
11 Leo Tobin 46 Ford Mustang Hillier Brothers / JT Electrical 404
12 Tony Karanfilovski 88 Ford Mustang TIFS Third Party Logistics 398
13 Warren Trewin 77 Holden Monaro GTS 350 SNB Berryman Racing Pro Sports 1 329
14 Peter Burnitt 12 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 The Lighthouse Hotel Pro Sports 2 274
15 Cameron McConville 69 Chevrolet Camaro SS ACM Auto Parts 272
16 Gerard McLeod 50 Holden Commodore Motorsport Parts Australia 270
17 Michael Almond 95 Chevrolet Camaro SS Whiteline Racing 264
18 Adam Bressington 95 [8] Chevrolet Camaro SS Whiteline Racing 248
19 Cameron Mason 33 Ford Mustang Hancock Racing 211
20 John Adams 55 Ford Falcon GTHO Bullet Trailers Racing Team Pro Sports 3 174
21 Mark King 95 Chevrolet Camaro SS Daimler Trucks Adelaide/Ausblue 156
22 Marcus Zukanovic 71 Ford Falcon XD Action Motor Industries 110
23 Jason Palmer 62 BMW E30 Palmers Sales and Marketing 98
24 Brad Tilley 28 Ford Falcon GTHO BedRug /Brad Tilley Auto 93
25 Chris Meulengraaf 30 Porsche 911 IROC Chris Meulengraaf 62
26 Paul Freestone 25 Chevrolet Camaro SS Vawdrey Trailers /Castrol 47
27 Keith Kassulke 52 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop Wheels Ltd PNG 37

References

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  1. ^ a b 2022 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2022 Standings, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ "Sydney Entries". Touring Car Masters. 2022-02-25.
  4. ^ "Sydney 2 Entries". Speedcafe.com. 2022-05-24.
  5. ^ 2022 Calendar, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ Connor O'Brien, 16 November 2022, Johnson Considers Selling TCM XD, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. ^ Sydney Supernight Trophy Race Results, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  8. ^ TCM’S Whiteline Racing on the hunt for drivers, autoaction.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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