2013 Touring Car Masters

The 2013 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing competition for modified Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1976.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series with Australian Classic Touring (3D) Cars Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[1] It was the seventh annual Touring Car Masters series.

Jim Richards won Class A driving a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint. The car is pictured in 2010.
Andrew Miedecke placed third in Class A driving a Chevrolet Camaro SS. The car is pictured in 2014

The series began on 9 March 2013 at Sydney Motorsport Park and finished on 24 November at Phillip Island. Six rounds were contested as support races to the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship and rounds were also held at the Top Gear Festival and Muscle Car Masters events.[2]

2010 winner Jim Richards won the series over defending winner John Bowe. Bowe won five of the eight rounds and eleven of the twenty-four races, compared to Richards' two race wins, but fell behind Richards after being excluded from the Sandown round for making contact with an official.[3] Andrew Miedecke finished third in the series with two round and five race wins but his series aspirations were hurt by a points penalty for causing an accident at Bathurst. In Class B, 2007 outright series winner Steve Mason won from Greg Keene and William Vining.

Entries

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The following drivers competed in the series:

No. Driver Car
3   Steve Mason Ford Mustang
4   Rusty French Porsche 911RS
5   Tony Edwards Holden Torana SL/R 5000
6   Chris Stillwell Ford Mustang
8   Gary O'Brien Holden HQ Monaro GTS
9   Steve Makarios Ford XY Falcon GTHO
11   Gavin Bullas Ford XA Falcon GT
12   Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint
13   Rory O'Neill Porsche 911RS
14   Phillip Showers Holden HQ Monaro
15   Cameron Mason
  Andrew Adams
Chevrolet Camaro SS
18   John Bowe
  Stephen White
Ford Mustang
21   Garry Treloar Chrysler Valiant Charger E55
22   Nigel Benson Chevrolet Camaro
25   Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro SS
26   Michael Almond Porsche 911RS
27   Adam Bressington Holden HQ Monaro
28   Brad Tilley Ford XY Falcon GTHO
30   Glenn Seton Ford XY Falcon GTHO
32   Amanda Sparks Porsche 911RS
33   Greg Keene Porsche 911RS
35   Jason Gomersall Holden Torana SL/R 5000
43   Mick Wilson Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T
46   Leo Tobin Holden HQ Monaro
48   Eddie Abelnica Ford XB Falcon
52   Keith Kassulke Ford XB Falcon
56   Brett Youlden Holden HQ Monaro
57   Graham Alexander Holden HT Monaro
60   Cameron Tilley Ford Boss Mustang
74   Wayne Mercer Ford XY Falcon GTHO
75   Greg Crick Chrysler Valiant Charger E55
85   Mark King Chevrolet Camaro RS
88   Tony Karanfilovski Ford XY Falcon GTHO
Ford Mustang
95   Andrew Miedecke Chevrolet Camaro SS
98   William Vining Ford Mustang
99   Les Walmsley Holden HQ Monaro

† - John Bowe was excluded from taking part in the Sandown event after making contact with an official in the pit lane following a practice session. Stephen White replaced him for the rest of the event.[3]

Calendar

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The 2013 series consisted of eight rounds:[2]

Round[1] Event Circuit[1] Location Date[1] Winner
1   Top Gear Festival Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 9–10 March John Bowe
2   Perth 360 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 3–5 May Andrew Miedecke
3   Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 14–16 June John Bowe
4   Ipswich 360 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 27–28 July John Bowe
5   Muscle Car Masters Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 30 August–1 September John Bowe
6   Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 13–15 September Andrew Miedecke
7   Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 10–13 October John Bowe
8   Phillip Island 360 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 22–24 November Keith Kassulke

Points system

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Each competing automobile was classified into one of two classes,[1] Class A, Outright or Class B, Pro-Sportman.[4]

Points are awarded as follows to the top thirty finishers in each class.[1]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th
Points 60 56 52 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Only half points were awarded for Race 1 of Round 7 at Mount Panorama due to the race being shortening on account of an accident.[5]

The results for each round of the Series were determined by the number of points scored by each driver (including Guest Drivers) in each Class at that round.[1]

Any points scored by a driver within a class were not transferred if that driver changed classes.[1]

Series standings

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Pos. [4] Driver[4] Syd.
 
Bar.
 
Hid.
 
Que.
 
Syd.
 
San.
 
Mou.
 
Phi.
 
Pen. [4] Pts. [4]
Class A: Outright
1   Jim Richards 2
(2)
4
(4)
3
(3)
4
(4)
6
(5)
1
(1)
7
(7)
2
(2)
3
(3)
8
(8)
1
(1)
8
(8)
3
(3)
4
(3)
5
(4)
2
(2)
2
(2)
2
(2)
3
(3)
5
(5)
2
(2)
15
(12)
10
(10)
8
(8)
0 1122
2   John Bowe 1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
2
(2)
4
(4)
11
(9)
1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
2
(2)
1
(1)
1
(1)
2
(1)
2
(2)
EX EX EX 2
(2)
6
(6)
1
(1)
7
(7)
3
(3)
6
(6)
0 1112
3   Andrew Miedecke 3
(3)
6
(6)
2
(2)
5
(5)
2
(2)
2
(2)
8
(8)
3
(3)
5
(5)
3
(3)
3
(3)
7
(7)
2
(2)
Ret 1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
Ret DNS 4
(4)
8
(8)
5
(5)
100 935
4   Keith Kassulke Ret DNS DNS 3
(3)
3
(3)
Ret 4
(4)
5
(5)
6
(6)
2
(2)
4
(4)
3
(3)
7
(7)
5
(4)
10
(8)
14
(10)
7
(7)
6
(6)
6
(6)
7
(7)
4
(4)
1
(1)
6
(6)
1
(1)
0 899
5   Mark King Ret 10
(10)
14
(11)
12
(9)
11
(9)
6
(6)
5
(5)
8
(7)
9
(8)
10
(10)
5
(5)
6
(6)
14
(12)
7
(6)
Ret 7
(7)
4
(4)
8
(8)
9
(9)
24
(15)
11
(11)
9
(9)
11
(11)
16
(11)
0 736.5
6   Eddie Abelnica 5
(5)
2
(2)
6
(6)
Ret 10
(8)
5
(5)
5
(5)
6
(5)
DNS 6
(6)
5
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9
(9)
8
(8)
1
(1)
10
(10)
2
(2)
4
(4)
2
(2)
0 702[6]
7   Greg Crick 11
(10)
8
(8)
4
(4)
7
(7)
7
(6)
3
(3)
2
(2)
7
(6)
4
(4)
5
(5)
Ret DNS Ret 11
(10)
7
(7)
Ret 14
(11)
8
(8)
5
(5)
5
(5)
7
(7)
0 699
8   Tony Karanfilovski 12
(11)
11
(11)
13
(10)
Ret 20
(14)
13
(11)
6
(6)
Ret 5
(5)
13
(11)
9
(8)
11
(9)
4
(4)
6
(6)
5
(5)
10
(10)
10
(10)
9
(9)
10
(10)
9
(9)
Ret 0 543
9   Wayne Mercer 15
(13)
18
(14)
18
(14)
14
(11)
13
(10)
10
(8)
14
(11)
14
(11)
17
(13)
19
(13)
19
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15
(10)
16
(11)
14
(13)
13
(12)
23
(16)
19
(14)
16
(13)
13
(11)
13
(12)
13
(9)
0 506
10   Adam Bressington 8
(8)
3
(3)
7
(7)
9
(9)
6
(6)
4
(4)
Ret 11
(9)
9
(7)
Ret 9
(9)
11
(10)
7
(7)
2
(2)
6
(6)
0 502.5
11   Jason Gomersall 14
(12)
15
(12)
16
(12)
11
(8)
14
(11)
9
(7)
13
(10)
Ret DNS 7
(7)
Ret 9
(9)
9
(8)
Ret Ret Ret 13
(12)
Ret 11
(11)
3
(3)
Ret 0 398.5
12   Les Walmsley 6
(6)
Ret DNS 6
(6)
Ret 2
(2)
6
(6)
3
(2)
7
(6)
6
(6)
1
(1)
DNS 0 388
13   Brett Youlden 9
(9)
7
(7)
17
(13)
5
(5)
4
(4)
3
(3)
3
(3)
7
(7)
4
(4)
0 354.5
14   Brad Tilley 3
(3)
4
(4)
2
(2)
12
(10)
15
(11)
6
(5)
13
(12)
8
(8)
5
(5)
0 351
15   Gavin Bullas 7
(7)
9
(9)
9
(9)
16
(12)
9
(7)
4
(4)
6
(6)
9
(8)
11
(9)
0 327
16   Cameron Tilley 12
(9)
13
(10)
7
(7)
4
(4)
8
(7)
4
(3)
14
(13)
9
(9)
7
(7)
0 323.5
17   Paul Freestone 6
(6)
5
(5)
5
(5)
10
(9)
DNS DNS 3
(3)
8
(8)
4
(4)
0 301
18   Graham Alexander Ret 19
(15)
21
(15)
13
(10)
Ret DNS 13
(11)
12
(7)
12
(10)
20
(14)
18
(12)
16
(11)
17
(14)
17
(12)
20
(14)
0 280
19   Michael Almond 4
(4)
16
(13)
8
(8)
1
(1)
1
(1)
DNS DNS 10
(9)
DNS 0 258
20   Garry Treloar 18
(13)
19
(13)
12
(10)
17
(13)
16
(13)
15
(10)
0 150
21   Stephen White 5
(5)
3
(3)
3
(3)
0 149
22   Tony Edwards 8
(8)
2
(2)
3
(3)
0 144
23   Steve Makarios DNS 21
(15)
20
(14)
13
(9)
12
(11)
12
(11)
0 122
24   Cameron Mason 16
(12)
16
(12)
16
(12)
0 72
25   Andrew Adams 9
(8)
Ret 18
(13)
18
(15)
0 57
26   Glenn Seton 4
(4)
Ret DNS 0 24
27   Bill Pye 8
(NC)
1
(NC)
3
(NC)
19
(NC)
15
(NC)
18
(NC)
0 0
NC[7]   Dean Neville Ret 13
(10)
Ret 0 0
Class B: Pro-Sportsman
1   Steve Mason 17
(4)
12
(1)
10
(1)
8
(1)
5
(1)
12
(3)
11
(3)
12
(3)
10
(2)
12
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7
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15
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16
(3)
14
(3)
12
(2)
8
(1)
10
(1)
10
(1)
20
(4)
11
(1)
12
(1)
12
(2)
12
(1)
11
(3)
0 1311.5
2   Greg Keene 10
(1)
14
(3)
11
(2)
10
(3)
8
(2)
7
(1)
9
(1)
11
(2)
Ret 11
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9
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10
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11
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10
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8
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12
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12
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DNS Ret DNS DNS 0 1050
3   William Vining Ret 20
(5)
20
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Ret 18
(6)
18
(5)
18
(7)
10
(4)
13
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17
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17
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15
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14
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Ret 21
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17
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14
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12
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0 845
4   Gary O'Brien Ret 17
(4)
15
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15
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15
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Ret 20
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Ret 15
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14
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Ret Ret 17
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15
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13
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13
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16
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18
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10
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0 802
5   Amanda Sparks 15
(4)
15
(4)
14
(3)
15
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8
(2)
11
(2)
15
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12
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13
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12
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18
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16
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16
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16
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14
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0 739
6   Rory O'Neill 16
(3)
21
(6)
19
(5)
17
(5)
17
(5)
19
(6)
17
(6)
Ret Ret 21
(6)
21
(6)
17
(5)
Ret 17
(4)
DNS 22
(6)
23
(8)
19
(5)
19
(6)
19
(6)
Ret 0 710.5
7   Chris Stillwell 9
(2)
12
(3)
8
(2)
10
(2)
6
(1)
8
(1)
Ret DNS DNS 11
(1)
14
(2)
9
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0 516
8   Mick Wilson 19
(6)
Ret Ret 22
(7)
21
(7)
Ret Ret 20
(5)
21
(6)
0 201
9   Leo Tobin Ret Ret DNS 23
(8)
22
(8)
19
(7)
21
(5)
22
(7)
Ret 18
(5)
17
(4)
14
(5)
0 168
10   Nigel Benson 13
(2)
13
(2)
12
(3)
0 164
11   Rusty French 16
(5)
11
(5)
14
(4)
0 138
12   Andrew Adams 18
(?)
18
(?)
15
(?)
0 117
13   Phillip Showers 15
(5)
19
(6)
Ret 0 87
Pos. Driver Syd.
 
Bar.
 
Hid.
 
Que.
 
Syd.
 
San.
 
Mou.
 
Phi.
 
Pen. Pts.
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)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2013 Australian Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ a b "2013 Series Calendar". Touring Car Masters. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b Stefan Bartholomaeus, Bowe excluded for clash with official, speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b c d e 2013 Series Results, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org.
  5. ^ Tom Howard, Miedecke wins TCM opener behind Safety Car, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ The Series Results table at touringcarmasters.com.au shows Total = 760 points but the total of points shown for the eight rounds is actually 702
  7. ^ Neville is not listed in the Series Results table at touringcarmasters.com.au