July 24, 2015 | General

BOWE AND JOHNSON SHOW TO CONTINUE AT QR

THE BOWE and Johnson show will continue during round five of the ENZED Touring Car Masters series at Queensland Raceway next week.

Racings ‘first family’ will be reunited under the John Bowe Racing banner once again at the V8 Supercars Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint Steven Johnson to take the wheel of Bowe’s 1969 Ford Mustang for the Shannons Queensland Tourist Trophy after winning the most recent round in Darwin.

Having been beaten by his own car in Darwin last month Bowe will be keen to get one back on Johnson when he returns to the wheel of the Holden Torana SL/R 5000 in which he won the Winton round in earlier this year.

Having won two races in Darwin – netting him the round victory in the process – and having dominated all three races in Tasmania earlier this year whilst deputising for Bowe Johnson said he was keen to return to the wheel of ‘Sally’ on home turf.

“I’m stoked to be able to go head to head with JB again this time in my home state of Queensland†said Johnson.

“We’ve gained some momentum and understanding of ‘Sally’ in the TCM category and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I must admit it’s tough up the front - I’ve got quality racers like JB running so strongly in Gary O’Brien’s Bendigo Retro Muscle Car Torana with Andy Miedecke Jim Richards and Greg Crick also dialling their cars in nicely.

“Queensland Raceway has been pretty good to me in the past and to race in front of my home crowd in a ‘69 Mustang – with great support from Payce Wilson Security WM Waste Knox Transfer Station TG Motorsport and Herrod Motorsport – it’s really exciting for me. It’s been a few years since I’ve competed at QR. I’ll have a lot of personal friends there watching so I better do well or I’ll never hear the end of it.â€Â

Johnson will arrive back in Australia just in time for his third TCM round of the year having jetted off to Europe earlier this week for a flying visit to an iconic European endurance race.

“After a weeklong trip to Belgium to have a look at the Spa 24 hour I get back just in time for Friday practise so hopefully jet lag won’t be an issue I just want to race.

“A personal thank you to our dear family friend John Bowe he’s almost my older brother … it means a lot to our family to be reunited after so many years.â€Â

For his part Bowe – who edged Johnson for pole in Darwin but couldn’t topple him for the round victory – said he was keen to redress the balance and beat his own car at the vastly different Queensland Raceway.

“If I wanted an easy time (to race) there’s no way I would do this – I love the Johnson family and Stevie is probably the most naturally talented driver I’ve ever met in over 40 years of racing
 Bowe enthused.

“It’s great fun and really enjoyable for me I love the challenge of trying to beat someone of his calibre even if he’s in my car!

“I love and believe in Touring Car Masters I genuinely believe Stevie J adds incredible value to TCM.. I’m not so sure the other drivers share our/my enthusiasm though. Just for the record Mustang Sally won her 65th TCM race in hands of Stevie’s J at Darwin in Race 2. She’s truly legendry in my eyes.â€Â

The fifth round of the popular Muscle Car series will be bolstered by the addition of a host of local competitors from the Queensland TransAm Series eight of the local runners to join the grid next week including legendary Bathurst veterans Charlie O’Brien and John English.

Four different drivers have topped the outright ProMaster class standings so far this season with Andrew Miedecke’s Lubrimaxx Chevrolet Camaro the latest to take the points lead.

Miedecke second-placed Jim Richards’ AMC Javelin and Greg Crick’s Chrysler Charger in third are covered by just 25 points heading into the second half of the season.

Former points leader two-time champ Gavin Bullas will miss the Queensland round following the engine dramas his Ford Mustang endured at Hidden Valley.

Valliant Pacer star Cameron Tilley holds a slightly more comfortable lead in the ProAm standings over Jesus Racing’s Andrew Fisher while Holden Monaro racer Leo Tobin has a comfortable lead in the ProSports class standings after four rounds.

The Shannons Queensland Tourist Trophy will be conducted over three races at the Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint on July 31-August 2 at Queensland Raceway.

Every session will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Motorsport on channel 506.

ENTRY LIST – ENZED TOURING CAR MASTERS ROUND 5

Shannons Queensland Tourist Trophy

No.	Sponsor Name	Driver Name	State	Year	Make	Model	Colour	Cap
2	Shannons Insurance	Jim Richards	VIC	1972	AMC	Javelin	Grey/Green	5890cc
3	Fataz Competition Engines	Charlie O’Brien	QLD	1970	Pontiac	Firebird	White	5800cc
4	Skye Sands	Rusty French	VIC	1970	Ford	Mustang Fastback	Black	5800cc
8	Faranda Automotive Service	Martin O’Kane	QLD	1970	Chevrolet	Camaro	Blue	5800cc
9	Jesus Racing	Andrew Fisher	NSW	1971	Ford	Falcon XY GTHO	Grey/Red	5800cc
17	PAYCE/Wilson Security	Steven Johnson	QLD	1969	Ford	Mustang Trans Am	Blue/Yellow	5800cc
18	Dunlop Super Dealers/ Wilson Security/ PAYCE	John Bowe	VIC	1974	HoldenÂÂ	Torana SL/R 5000	Blue/Yellow	5047cc
20	Storage King	Ian Palmer	QLD	1970	Pontiac	Trans-Am	White/Blue	5800cc
22	Collins Hay	Mike Collins	QLD	1965	Ford	Mustang	Red	5000cc
25	Angliss Meats	Brett Curran	QLD	1967	Ford	Shelby Fastback	White/Red	5800cc
30	Thunder Road Racing Team Australia	Glenn SetonÂÂ	QLD	1964	Ford	Mustang Coupe	Black/Gold	5000cc
35	iseek RacingÂÂ	Jason Gomersall	QLD	1974	HoldenÂÂ	Torana SL/R 5000	White/Blue	5047cc
46	THD Motorsport	Leo Tobin	VIC	1972	HoldenÂÂ	HQ Monaro	Orange	5810cc
48	Brisbane’s Cheapest Cars	Eddie Abelnica	VIC	1974	Ford	Falcon XB Coupe	Red	5800cc
52	Outbound Racing / wheels.com.pg	Keith Kassulke	QLD	1974	Ford	Falcon XB Coupe	Blue/Silver	5800cc
60	Glennan’s Transport	Cameron Tilley	NSW	1969	Valiant	Pacer	Blue	4390cc
68	Loaders ‘R’ Us	Alwyn Bishop	QLD	1968	Ford	Mustang	Grabber Orange	5800cc
69	Tenkate Plant Hire	Anthony Tenkate	QLD	1969	Ford	Mustang Fastback	Green	5800cc
72	Fataz Competition Engines	Ian Woodward	QLD	1970	Chevrolet	Camaro	Orange	5800cc
75	Mopar Performance	Greg Crick	TAS	1973	Chrysler	Charger E55	Black/Blue	5570cc
85	Whiteline Transport Racing / King Springs	Mark King	QLD	1970	Chevrolet	Camaro RS	Red/Black/White	5800cc
88	TIFS – Warehousing & Distribution	Tony Karanfilovski	NSW	1969	Ford	Mustang Trans Am	Orange	5800cc
95	Whiteline Transport Racing / Lubrimaxx	Andrew Miedecke	NSW	1969	Chevrolet	Camaro SS	Black/Blue	5800cc
99	Loaders ‘R’ Us	John English	QLD	1967	Ford	Mustang Coupe	Blue	5800cc