2018 Touring Car Masters

The 2018 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for Touring Cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978, IROC Porsche automobiles and Trans Am Class automobiles.^[1] It was the twelfth annual Touring Car Masters series. Each car competing in the series was allocated into one the following classes: Pro Masters, Pro Am, Pro Sport, IROC (Porsche), Trans Am.^[1]

The series was won by Steve Johnson^[2] driving a Ford Mustang.^[3]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2018 Touring Car Masters.

Entrant	Vehicle	Class	No	Driver	Rounds
SportsMed SA	1974 Porsche 911 IROC	IROC	1	Greg Keen	1
Shannons Insurance	1963 Ford Falcon Sprint	Pro-Master	2	Jim Richards	4
F3 Motor Auctions	1969 Ford Mustang Fastback	Pro-Master	3	Cameron Mason	3
Northern BM	Ford Escort RS 1600	Pro-Sport	4	Nathan Geier	3
ACDelco	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro-Am	5	Bruce Williams	1, 3–5
Multispares Racing	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro-Am	6	Ryan Hansford	1–5
MOCOMM Motorsport Communication	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro-Sport	7	Jim Policina	5
			27		1–4
Bendigo Retro Muscle Cars	Holden Monaro GTS Coupe	Pro-Sport	8	Rob Burns	3
Jesus Racing	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro-Am	9	Andrew Fisher	2–4
Pitman Trucks / Halkin Developments	Ford Falcon XA GT	Pro-Sport	11	Graham Crawford	3
Carne Grill / Precinct Bar	1970 Ford Mustang Fastback	Pro-Master	16	Gavin Bullas	1–2
Team Johnson	1969 Ford Mustang Fastback	Pro-Master	17	Steven Johnson	1–5
John Bowe Racing	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro-Master	18	John Bowe	1–5
Tincone Industrial Services	Holden Monaro GTS Coupe	Pro-Sport	19	Darren Beale	5
Wellpro Racing	Ford Mustang Coupe	Pro-Sport	21	Robert Hackwood	1
	Pontiac Firebird Trans Am				5
Maxi-Trans Trailers	Holden Monaro GTS Coupe	Pro-Sport	22	Nigel Benson	1
Maxi-Trans Trailers	1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro-Am	25	Paul Freestone	1–2
Tilley Auto Garage	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro-Am	28	Brad Tilley	1
	Ford Mustang Coupe	Pro-Sport	29	Jamie Tilley	1
	1969 Valiant Pacer	Pro-Am	60	Cameron Tilley	1–5
Matt Stone Racing	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro-Master	35	Jason Gomersall	1–5
Hotchkin Racing	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro-Sport	44	Brett Hotchkin	3
		Pro-Sport	48	Rod Hotchkin	3
THD Motorsport	1969 Ford Boss Mustang	Pro-Sport	46	Leo Tobin	1–4
Graham Alexander	1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro-Sport	57	Graham Alexander	3
Cannon Trailers	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro-Sport	65	Blu Cannon	3
Fataz Competition Engines	1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro-Sport	69	Ian Woodward	3–5
Lyndways Builders	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro-Am	74	Wayne Mercer	5
Ranger Lifting-Rigging-Safety	1971 Ford Falcon XY GT	Pro-Am	75	Aaron McGill	5
Whiteline Racing	1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS	Pro-Master	85	Mark King	1–5
	1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro-Master	95	Adam Bressington	1–5
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution	1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am	Pro-Am	88	Tony Karanfilovski	1, 3–5
Johns Furniture Removals	1963 Mercury Comet	Pro-Sport	97	Allen Boughen	4–5
Balmain Coffee Company	1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2	Pro-Sport	99	Ben Dunn	1, 4

Calendar

Rnd		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Adelaide Street Circuit (Adelaide, South Australia)	1–4 March	Steven Johnson	John Bowe	Adam Bressington	Whiteline Racing
	R2				John Bowe	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R3				Steven Johnson	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
	R4				Steven Johnson	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
2	R1	Symmons Plains Raceway (Launceston, Tasmania)	6–8 April	John Bowe	John Bowe	Jason Gomersall	Matt Stone Racing
	R2				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R3				John Bowe	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R4				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
3	R1	Winton Motor Raceway (Benalla, Victoria)	18–20 May	Steven Johnson	John Bowe	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
	R2				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R3				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R4				John Bowe	Adam Bressington	Whiteline Racing
4	R1	Hidden Valley Raceway (Darwin, Northern Territory)	15–17 June	Steven Johnson	Mark King	Mark King	Whiteline Racing
	R2				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R3				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R4				John Bowe	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
5	R1	Townsville Street Circuit (Townsville, Queensland)	6–8 July	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R2				John Bowe	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R3				Ryan Hansford	Ryan Hansford	Multispares Racing
6	R1	Sandown Raceway (Melbourne, Victoria)	14–16 September	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R2			Race cancelled
	R3				John Bowe	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
7	R1	Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales)	4–7 October	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R2				Jason Gomersall	Brad Tilley	Tilley Auto Garage
	R3				Steven Johnson	Steven Johnson	Team Johnson
	R4				John Bowe	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
8	R1	Newcastle Street Circuit (Newcastle, New South Wales)	23–25 November	John Bowe	Steven Johnson	Brad Tilley	Tilley Auto Garage
	R2				John Bowe	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
	R3				John Bowe	John Bowe	John Bowe Racing
	R4				John Bowe	Adam Bressington	Whiteline Racing

Series standings

Class winners

• The ProMaster class was won by Steve Johnson^[2]
• The ProAm class was won by Cameron Tilley^[2]
• The ProSports class was won by Jim Pollicina^[2]

References

This page was last edited on 20 January 2022, at 08:23