2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

The 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor sport competition which began on 25 April 2009 at Wakefield Park and ended on 22 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit^[1] after five rounds and fifteen races. The series was open to Group 3D Sports Sedans, Tran-Am automobiles and New Zealand TraNZam automobiles.^[2] It marked the 19th running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia.

Chevrolet Corvette driver Des Wall won the series after a fierce contest between the top three competitors. Winners of the previous two series, Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo Alfetta) and Darren Hossack (Audi A4), competed initially for the race wins, but mechanical unreliability and on-track confrontations, usually with each other, allowed Wall to close the gap. Wall only won three races (compared to Ricciardello's six and Hossack's five) but was only out of the top five race positions once all season with an eighth-placed finish at Oran Park. Ricciardello and Hossack each failed to finish two races during the series. Wall, who has been a Sports Sedan front runner since 1989, claimed his first series win with a twelve-point victory over Ricciardello. Hossack was third, nine points behind Ricciardello.

The only other driver to score a race win was Opel Calibra driver Chris Jackson at Oran Park and he finished fifth in the points chase behind series veteran Kerry Baily (Nissan 300ZX).

Teams and drivers

2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner, Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette)

The following drivers competed in the 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. The series consisted of fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in three states.^[3]

Entrant	Car	No	Driver
Audi Spares	Audi A4	1	Darren Hossack
Independent Motorsports	Toyota Corolla	3	Nicholas Cambridge
B&M Ricciardello	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	5	Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird	6	Jeff Barnes
Robin O'Hare	Holden LX Torana	7	Robin O'Hare
Wayne Purdon	Holden LH Torana	7	Wayne Purdon
Pfitzner Performance Cars	Ford EF Falcon	8	Ian Wilson
Domain Prestige Homes	Holden Calibra	9	Daniel Tamasi
Centreline Suspension	Ford Escort MkI	10	Ken House
Fuel 2 Race/Steve's Toy Shop	Holden Calibra	11	Chris Jackson
repcoservice.com	Mazda RX-7	11	Laurie Williams
Pakenham Tyrepower	Holden VN Commodore	12	Chas Talbot
Alvee Products	Saab 9-3 Aero	14	Mark Nelson
Steven's Security Group	Mazda RX-7	15	Garry Stevens
Rocklea Contracting	Holden Calibra	16	Graham Smith
Coxys Motorsport Spares	Ford XA Falcon	17	Paddy Matchet
P&L Mechanical	Mazda RX-7	18	Graeme Gilliland
Decoglaze	Ford XD Falcon	18	Kerry Millar
Harrop/Kings Fibreglass	Holden LJ Torana	19	Damian Johnson
Tony Long Fibreglass/VG Auto Paint	Fiat 124 Coupe	19	Joe Said
P&L Mechanical	Mazda RX-7	21	Graeme Gilliland
Lifetime Financial	Ford Mustang	21	Phil Crompton
Glenn Pro	Ford Escort RS2000	21	Glenn Pro
Swimart Baulkham Hills	Ford Escort	22	Darren Steeden
Norm Stokes Transport	Mazda RX-7	24	Norm Stokes
Jocaro Motors	Holden Calibra	25	Neil Bryson
Brandster Serv Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	25	Dave Loftus
Steve's Toy Shop/Menai Blinds	Chevrolet Camaro	26	Scott Butler
Airey Industrial	Nissan 300ZX	28	Kerry Baily
NMR Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	30	Terry Wyhoon
Michael Graham	Holden VS Commodore	31	Michael Graham
Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro	32	Michael Robinson
RMCP	Holden VK Commodore	35	Simon Copping
Shannons/Mount Aqua	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	38	Des Wall
RK&T Young Plumbing	Mazda RX-7	41	Trent Young
Aston Air Conditioning	Ford EB Falcon	43	Chris Donnelly
MR Automotive	Rover Vitesse	44	Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR	45	Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Auto Services	Holden Calibra	46	David McGinniss
Pallet Handling Systems	Alfa Romeo GTV6	47	Mark Papadopoulos
Executive Heating & Cooling	Mazda RX-7	48	Luke Chambers
Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance	Holden VS Commodore	51	Bob McLoughlin
Jamison & Craig Consultants	Holden Gemini	51	Stephen Craig
Panorama Smash	Holden VK Commodore	53	Steve Kilic
BJ Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7	56	Bruce Banks
Sullivan Motorsport	Nissan Bluebird	57	Sean Sullivan
Quality Concreting	Mazda RX-7	59	Lester Ervin
Quality Concreting	Mazda RX-7	59	Bobby Ervin
Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	66	Dean Camm
GTA Motorsport	Alfa Romeo GTV6	67	Andrew Leithhead
Aston Air Conditioning	Chevrolet Camaro	68	Shane Bradford
Ramsdale Wreckers/Blush Photography	Holden LC Torana	73	Garry Roberts
Dance Expression	Fiat 131	76	Nick Smith
Steven Shipway	Toyota Crown	77	Steven Shipway
R&L Uhlhorn	Mazda RX-7	83	Lee Uhlhorn
Esjay Commercial Plastering	Holden VS Commodore	88	Ian Rice
Hornet Press	Ford Mustang	89	Graham Bell
Kerrick	Saab 9-3 Aero	93	Dean Randle
Bohler Uddeholm Australia	Nissan 300ZX	97	Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon	98	Jeff Brown

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series consisted of five rounds, three of which were held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships meetings and two at other meetings.^[4]

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	Location / state	Date	Winner
1	Shannons Nationals R2	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	25–26 Apr	Tony Ricciardello
2	Clem Smith Cup	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	6–7 Jun	Des Wall
3	Shannons Nationals R8	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	29–30 Aug	Darren Hossack
4	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	31 Oct – 1 Nov	Kerry Baily
5	50k Plate	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Nov	Tony Ricciardello

Note: The Clem Smith Cup was awarded to the winner of Race 2 at the Mallala round.

Drivers' points

Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top sixteen race positions in each race. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole position is indicated in bold text.

Pos Driver Round 1 – Wak[5] Round 2 – Mal[6] Round 3 – Or1[7] Round 4 – Or2[8] Round 5 – Phi[9] Pts Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 1 Des Wall 3rd 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 5th 8th 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 231 2 Tony Ricciardello 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 9th Ret 5th 2nd 1st 4th Ret 3rd 1st 1st 219 3 Darren Hossack 1st 2nd 7th 10th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd Ret DNS 1st Ret 2nd 210 4 Kerry Baily 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 141 5 Chris Jackson 7th 6th 4th 14th 4th 4th 5th 1st 4th 109 6 Scott Butler 6th 5th 3rd 7th Ret 8th 6th 5th 11th 15th 10th 4th 108 7 David McGinniss 10th Ret 6th 8th Ret DNS 12th Ret 7th 9th 5th 8th 71 8 Bob McLoughlin 4th 6th 4th 13th 8th 11th 11th 12th DNS 70 9 Bruce Banks 7th 7th 5th 15th 10th 11th 16th 14th 12th 13th DNS Ret 60 10 Daniel Tamasi 5th Ret Ret 9th 6th Ret 4th 4th Ret 57 11 Dean Camm Ret 8th 9th 7th Ret 3rd 6th 18th Ret 53 12 Trent Young 5th 7th DNS 6th 12th 7th 48 13 Graeme Gilliland 9th 9th 7th 17th Ret 14th 18th 7th 14th 42 14 Jeff Barnes 3rd 4th Ret 4th Ret Ret 41 15 Shane Bradford 10th Ret 12th 8th 16th 3rd 37 16 Damien Jameson 14th 9th Ret 13th 8th 5th 36 17 Damien Johnson Ret 8th Ret 18th 11th 15th 19th 10th 7th 33 18 Michael Robinson 6th 5th 8th 32 19 Phil Crompton 9th 6th 6th 30 Anthony Macready 8th DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 4th 9th Ret 30 21 Mark Nelson 5th Ret 3rd 27 22 Dean Randle 7th 3rd Ret 25 23 Colin Smith 16th 13th Ret 14th 10th 8th 24 24 Ian Rice 12th 6th 10th 23 25 Ian Wilson 8th Ret 6th 20 26 Dave Loftus 15th 11th 6th 19 27 Laurie Williams 14th 8th 11th 18 28 Lester Ervin 9th 8th DNS 17 Graham Smith Ret DNS DNS 10th 7th Ret 17 30 Neil Bryson Ret Ret DNS 19th Ret DNS 11th 9th Ret 14 31 Chris Donnelly 11th Ret Ret 10th Ret Ret 13 32 Lee Uhlhorn 20th 15th 6th 18 33 Nick Smith Ret Ret 13th Ret 16th 10th 12 Jeff Brown 17th 13th 9th 12 Terry Wyhoon 5th DNS DNS 12 Ken House 25th 13th 9th 12 37 Luke Chambers 16th 12th 12th 11 38 Garry Stevens 18th 15th 13th 22nd Ret DSQ 6 39 Nicholas Cambridge 24th 17th 13th 4 40 Darren Steeden 21st 17th 14th 3 Chas Talbot 17th 14th Ret 3 42 Andrew Leithhead 20th Ret 15th 2 43 Norman Stokes DNS DNS DNS 26th 19th 16th 1 Glenn Pro DNS Ret 17th Kerry Millar 25th 20th 18th Sean Sullivan 22nd 18th 21st Simon Copping 19th DNS 20th Steve Kilic 29th 22nd 19th Mark Papadopoulos 23rd 21st Ret Michael Graham 21st DNS DNS Steve Shipway 28th 23rd Ret Wayne Purdon 23rd DNS DNS Paddy Matchett Ret 24th Ret Joe Said 24th Ret Ret Graham Bell 26th DNS DNS Robin O'Hare 27th DNS DNS Garry Roberts Ret DNS DNS Bobby Ervin DSQ Ret DNS

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

References

1. Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, www.sportssedans.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 28 July 2012
2. 2009 Sports Sedan Series – Sporting Regulations – Version 1, Copyright Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd 2009
3. "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
4. "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
5. "Wakefield Park Raceway 26/04/2009 2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Round 2". National Software. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
6. "Mallala Motorsport Park 07/06/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships – Round 4". National Software. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
7. "Oran Park Raceway 30/08/2009 Shannons Nationals 2009 – Round 8". National Software. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
8. "Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit 01/11/2009 Rnd 6, 2009 NSW Motor Race Championship – The Final Round". National Software. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
9. "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22/11/2009 Island Magic 2009". National Software. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

External links

• Official series website
• Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships
• 2009 Racing Results Archive Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Images from Shannons Nationals; Mallala June 2009, www.flickr.com, as archived at web.archive.org