Australian Production Car Championship

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The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national championship for drivers of vehicles complying with CAMS Group 3E Series Production Car regulations.

The title was first contested in 1987, with the inaugural champion determined from the results of two races held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on 27 September. The APCC was expanded to a series format in 1988. Changes to the Group 3E regulations in 1990 saw various cars including turbocharged and V8 powered models deemed ineligible for the championship from that year and competitors were restricted to using only front wheel drive cars of less than 2.5 litre capacity in 1994 and 1995. The introduction in 1996 of the Australian GT Production Car Championship (which permitted GT type cars such as Porsche 911 and Ferrari F355) saw the APCC merged with that championship for a period of seven years. The APCC title was reintroduced for the 2003 season and has been held each year since then.

2008 series is split into 6 classes. SP - Super Production, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D for alternative fuel cars and Trophy Series for older cars. The Championship starts at the Bathurst 12 Hour in February. The series is contemplating a change of name to the Australian Manufacturers Championship. [1]

Past outright winners of the Australian Production Car Championship are listed below.

Year Champion Vehicle
1987 Peter Fitzgerald Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
1988 Garry Waldon Mazda RX-7 Turbo
1989 Peter Fitzgerald Toyota Supra Turbo
1990 Kent Youlden Ford Falcon EA
1991 Kent Youlden Ford Falcon EA
1992 Terry Lewis Holden Commodore VP SS
1993 Mal Rose Ford Falcon EB SS
1994 Phil Morriss Nissan Pulsar SSS
1995 Harry Bargwanna Nissan Pulsar SSS
1996-2002 Championship not contested
2003 Scott Loadsman Holden Commodore VX SS
2004 Chris Alajajian Subaru Liberty GT
2005 Colin Osborne Toyota Celica
2006 David Ryan Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo
2007[1] Garry Holt BMW 335 T

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shannons APCC 2007 Corrected Round Points APCC Outright Points score Production Car Association of Australia retrieved on January 20, 2008
  • Australian Auto Action, October 9, 1987
  • Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1987/88 to 1995
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987 to 2006

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