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CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGER ROCKETS RICHARDS TO THE TOP
A CHAMPIONSHIP-CHANGING day has seen Jim Richards rocket to the lead of the ENZED Touring Car Masters ProMaster class following the three races at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend.
John Bowe won the sixth round of the championship at the Muscle Car Masters by sweeping all three races but the compelling TCM title fight took a new dimension this weekend thanks in part to former series leader Andrew Miedecke enduring a rough weekend.
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The Lubrimaxx Chevy Camaro driver scored just 80 points for the round dropping 10 points behind the ever-consistent and consistently accumulating Jim Richards in the ProMaster point score with two rounds remaining.
Richards’ elevation to the championship lead came on Fathers’ Day – an appropriate milestone given his son Steven currently leads the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.
Bowe’s stunning weekend which included pole a new lap record and three wins in his Wilson Security / Bendigo Retro Muscle Cars Torana SL/R 5000 drew him to within 37 points of the leader ahead of the penultimate round of the year at Bathurst in a Month’s time.
Eddie Abelnica finished second in the Pro Master class at Sydney Motorsport Park two strong performances in the opening races setting him up for the strong round result in the Sydney’s Cheapest Cars XB Falcon Coupe – despite contact from behind spinning him out of second place after contact at turn two in the final race.
Mark King’s consistency saw him third overall the Whiteline Racing / King Springs driver also winning the Rare Spares Achievement award for round six.
Richards’ was only sixth overall in the Shannons Javelin however his famous consistency has ensured the former TCM champion remains in the hunt for another title.
In his TCM debut Neil Crompton performed strongly in the Ford Mustang netting fourth in race one and third in race two.
His progress took a backward step in race three however after contact in turn two with Abelnica’s Falcon. The damage to the front of the Mustang caused a substantial lock-up of both front tyres at the same point later in the race Crompton electing to retire the car with two badly flat-spotted Hoosiers.
Miedecke was also caught up in the turn two dramas at the beginning of race three pitting with damage and for a replacement left-front tyre. He returned to the circuit and circulated to score points following his stop.
Three wins in class ensured that iSeek Racing Holden Torana driver Jason Gomersall snared the ProAm victory at Sydney Motorsport Park – but it was his overall performance in the final race of the weekend that had people talking.
Taking advantage of the lap one turn two dramas at the front of the field Gomersall snuck into second place on the opening lap and shadowed Bowe’s similar Torana for the duration to bring home a career-best second outright.
It was also the first 1-2 finish for the Holden Torana in TCM history.
Consistent top-five outright race performances from Tony Karanfilovski saw the local Ford Mustang driver finish second in ProAm for the weekend with the rebuilt Valliant Pacer of Cameron Tilley third.
Karanfilovski also won the PWR ‘Cool Master’ award and a $1000 voucher for his efforts this weekend on home turf.
A win and two seconds handed Wayne Mercer the ProSports class win in his Ford Falcon GTHO edging out the returning Chris Stilwell and round five winner Leo Tobin in the round standings.
The ENZED Touring Car Masters thanks the ongoing support of ENZED Rare Spares and Shannons Insurance for their ongoing support of the series.
All three major partners will present the next round of the championship to be held with the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama Bathurst on October 8-11.
PRO MASTER POINTS (provisional) following 6 of 8 rounds.
- Jim Richards 811
- Andrew Miedecke 801
- John Bowe 774
- Mark King 724
- Eddie Abelnica 646
- Glenn Seton 608
 RACE 2 RESULTS:
Pos Car Driver Competitor/Team Vehicle Cap CL Laps Race.Time Fastest...Lap1 18 John Bowe (VIC) DUNLOP SUPER DEALERS / WILSON Holden Torana Sl/R 5 5047 8 13:45.6623 5 1:41.2680R2 48 Eddie Albelnica SYDNEYS CHEAPEST CARS Ford Falcon XB Coupe 5800 8 13:46.9682 5 1:42.1267 3 7 Neil Crompton (NSW) PAYCE / WILSON SECURITY Ford Mustang Trans A 5800 8 13:47.5117 6 1:42.4161 4 35 Jason Gomersall ISEEK RACING Holden Torana Sl/R 5 5047 8 13:48.6766 6 1:42.3699 5 85 Mark King WHITELINE TRANSPORT RACING / K Chevrolet Camaro RS 5800 8 13:51.7774 5 1:41.7007 6 88 Tony Karanfilovski TIFS WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTIO Ford Mustang Trans A 5800 8 13:53.0555 5 1:42.7261 7 30 Glenn Seton (QLD) THUNDER ROAD RACING AUSTRALIA Ford Mustang Coupe 5000 8 13:53.6076 5 1:42.7193 8 2 Jim Richards (VIC) SHANNONS INSURANCE AMC Javelin 5890 8 13:56.9470 5 1:41.7658 9 95 Andrew Miedecke WHITELINE TRANSPORT RACING / K Chevrolet Camaro SS 5800 8 13:57.7090 6 1:42.6318 10 25 Paul Freestone (VIC) FREESTONES TRANSPORT / FREESTO Chevrolet Camaro SS 5800 8 14:03.8994 7 1:43.3193 11 60 Cameron Tilley (NSW) GLENNAN TRANSPORT/TILLEY'S RA Valliant Pacer 4390 8 14:04.5288 7 1:43.2463 12 11 Tony Edwards LION MILL SOLUTIONS / ULTRA PE Ford Falcon XA GT 5768 8 14:08.4373 6 1:44.0358 13 74 Wayne Mercer LYNDWAYS BUILDERS Ford Falcon XY GTHO 5800 8 14:17.4060 5 1:45.4265 14 20 Ian Palmer (QLD) STORAGE KING Pontiac Trans-Am 5800 8 14:18.0187 6 1:44.8923 15 4 Rusty French (VIC) SKYE SANDS Mustang Fastback 5800 8 14:18.0974 6 1:43.5132 16 6 Chris Stillwell (VIC) CHRIS STILLWELL RACING Ford/ Mustang Trans 5000 8 14:19.1701 6 1:44.8822 17 46 Leo Tobin (VIC) THD MOTORSPORT Holden HQ Monaro 5810 8 14:19.9191 4 1:45.6535 DNF 56 Brett Youlden GABRIEL SHOCK ABSORBERS Holden HQ Monaro 5800 4 15:00.9192 3 1:43.1890
RACE 3 RESULTS:
Pos Car Driver Competitor/Team Vehicle Cap CL Laps Race.Time Fastest...Lap1 18 John Bowe (VIC) DUNLOP SUPER DEALERS / WILSON Holden Torana Sl/R 5 5047 8 13:46.4879 2 1:41.4857*2 35 Jason Gomersall ISEEK RACING Holden Torana Sl/R 5 5047 8 13:47.6397 2 1:42.4438 3 85 Mark King WHITELINE TRANSPORT RACING / K Chevrolet Camaro RS 5800 8 13:50.7620 4 1:42.4123 4 88 Tony Karanfilovski TIFS WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTIO Ford Mustang Trans A 5800 8 13:51.7835 5 1:42.5365 5 2 Jim Richards (VIC) SHANNONS INSURANCE AMC Javelin 5890 8 13:52.0158 4 1:42.2124 6 30 Glenn Seton (QLD) THUNDER ROAD RACING AUSTRALIA Ford Mustang Coupe 5000 8 13:52.4692 4 1:42.1863 7 25 Paul Freestone (VIC) FREESTONES TRANSPORT / FREESTO Chevrolet Camaro SS 5800 8 13:53.5648 5 1:42.4727 8 48 Eddie Albelnica SYDNEYS CHEAPEST CARS Ford Falcon XB Coupe 5800 8 13:54.7373 5 1:41.6408 9 60 Cameron Tilley (NSW) GLENNAN TRANSPORT/TILLEY'S RA Valliant Pacer 4390 8 13:56.5476 2 1:42.8756 10 4 Rusty French (VIC) SKYE SANDS Mustang Fastback 5800 8 14:09.5099 4 1:44.3124 11 74 Wayne Mercer LYNDWAYS BUILDERS Ford Falcon XY GTHO 5800 8 14:19.6873 4 1:45.6660 12 6 Chris Stillwell (VIC) CHRIS STILLWELL RACING Ford/ Mustang Trans 5000 8 14:21.1180 2 1:45.1634 13 20 Ian Palmer (QLD) STORAGE KING Pontiac Trans-Am 5800 8 14:21.2234 7 1:45.3883 14 46 Leo Tobin (VIC) THD MOTORSPORT Holden HQ Monaro 5810 8 14:21.7632 2 1:45.7794 15 7 Neil Crompton (NSW) PAYCE / WILSON SECURITY Ford Mustang Trans A 5800 7 14:54.9170 2 1:42.7620 16 95 Andrew Miedecke WHITELINE TRANSPORT RACING / K Chevrolet Camaro SS 5800 6 14:30.3744 4 1:41.9157 DNF 56 Brett Youlden GABRIEL SHOCK ABSORBERS Holden HQ Monaro 5800
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