GT3 Series Information

Aim- To provide a place to race enabling the enthusiast to step up from Club and State level competition to National level in a cost effective ‘no thrills’ Series with Manufacturers’ support.

Mission Statement- To deliver to the competitor enjoyment through racing their Porsche in an economically sustainable way.

Description of Series- The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia is modeled on the internationally endorsed Porsche series of the same name.  The category is professionally administered, however, the primary objective is to provide a cost effective place to ‘race with your mates’ with simple rules & regulations, value for money and a real focus on fair and enjoyable Porsche motor sport.

Eligible Competitors- To be an eligible competitor the person must: Not be a ‘seeded’ driver, Hold a CAMS minimum PC licence *(NC for Rd 1, 2010 at Mt Panorama, Bathurst)

Vehicle Eligibility- The Category features the Porsche GT3 Cup car Type 997 as the benchmark vehicle. 996 GT3 Cup car’s and all normally aspirated Porsche models (996 and earlier) are  eligible to compete subject to power/weight ratios and they must hold a suitable CAMS logbook. 

Info from www.gt3cupchallenge.com.au

 Formula Ford Series

Formula Ford was established in Great Britain in 1967, as a cost effective starting point for young hopefuls beginning a career in motor racing. Since then, the sport has rapidly grown to become the world's premier junior development category.

Formula Ford is the accepted proving ground for future champions, on a local and international level.

Its links with this country go back to the original series in the UK, the 1968 Guards Championship, which was won in an outstanding fashion by young Australian driver, Tim Schenken. Schenken was the first of many driving superstars to cut his teeth in the competitive category en route to Formula One.

The first Australian Formula Ford race was held at Sandown Raceway in 1969, won by Richard Knight in an Elfin 600, a precursor to his victory the following year in the inaugural Australian Formula Ford series.

Since those early days many of the world's top drivers have come through the ranks of Formula Ford to score major international successes.

No less than eight World Formula One champions have come from the stables of Formula Ford: Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Mikka Hakkinen have all competed in the junior racing category.

The international pedigree of the Australian Championship is also alive with Mark Webber another graduate of the category. More than ever, the formative skills learnt at Formula Ford level prepare emerging young drivers for successful careers, both locally and internationally.

Info from www.formulaford.com.au

Dunlop V8 Supercar  Series

The Dunlop V8 Supercar  Series is an Australian touring car competition, specifically the second tier series for V8 Supercar competitors. Competing vehicles are older than those utilised in the V8 Supercar Championship series and are run by smaller teams with lower budgets. Approximately half the teams are for 'gentleman racers', while some team owners will put a young emerging driver into the car and team they own. The series runs half the number of events that the V8 Supercar Championship runs.

The series was first held in 2000, known originally as the Konica V8 Lites Series. The first winner of the series was former Garry Rogers Motorsport driver, Dean Canto.

Towards the end of the original season Stone Brothers Racing entered a car for David Besnard as preparation for the long distance races, in the main V8Supercar series, the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000, which unlike the other races require two drivers for each competing vehicle. Since then main series teams have used the series to help get their endurance co-drivers up-to-speed, or have employed drivers competing for other Fujitsu Series teams. While originally Fujitsu Series teams were allowed to enter main series events, this has since been discontinued as all main series events are limited to those teams carrying valid franchise slots for the main series, although in limited circumstances Fujitsu series teams have been able to lease entries from main series teams.

The 2007 champion, Tony D'Alberto, drove for the Tony D'Alberto Racing team, and like many of his predecessors, graduated to the V8 Supercar series in 2008, again with the family team.

For the 2009 series onward there will be no stand alone Dunlop Series events, instead the whole series will be a support series for the top tier V8 Supercar Championship Series.

This series carries the colloquial title of 'Development Series' which was the name given to the series by V8Supercar Australia between the 2004 and 2005 seasons. The colloquial title is referred to in many conversations, even though there has never been a Development Series race because a naming rights sponsor was found before the start of the 2005 season.

Info from wikipedia