2008 Australian Mini Challenge

The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge was the inaugural running of the Australian Mini Challenge. It began on 7 March at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway.

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2008 Australian Mini Challenge[1][2][3][4].

Team No Drivers
Decorug Racing 5 Nathan Geier
27 Paul Stokell
95 Grant Denyer
Nathan Geier
Bib Stillwell Mini Garage 6 Michael Stillwell
60 Nicholas Stillwell
David Stillwell
66 Gary Young
Racer Industries 7 Ryan McLeod
Doulman Automotive 8 Neil McFadyen
Glory Team Racing 10 David Turner
Mini 13 Ben Tune
18 Damien White
Kingsway Mini Garage 16 Tim Leahey
Robert Graham
Motorline Mini Garage 21 Darren Berry
22 Todd Wanless
Paul Morris
43 Matt Neal
Brendan Cook
80 Jason Akermanis
Brisbane Mini Garage 23 Todd Fiore
30 Paul Fiore
BMW Uber Star 25 Jason Bargwanna
Shawn Cleary
Leanne Tander
Paul Mercurio
Bob Holden
Boris Said
Stuart Appleby
Justin Hemmes
Iron House Brewery 32 Jason White
PDL Electrical Solutions 44 Brent Collins
Trivett Classic Race Team 79 Scott Bargwanna
97 Jason Bargwanna
Bruce Lynton Mini Garage 80
99		 Beric Lynton
Darren Harris 93 Chris Wootton

Calendar

The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge will be contested over eight rounds, starting at Eastern Creek in March and finishing at Oran Park in December[5].

Rd. Supporting Circuit City / State Date Winner
1 V8SCS 2 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 7-9 Mar Neil McFadyen
2 FV8SCS 2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 4-6 Apr Nathan Geier
3 V8SCS 4 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 9-11 May Damien White
4 V8SCS 5 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 7-9 Jun Jason Bargwanna
5 V8SCS 9 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12-14 Sep Jason Bargwanna
6 V8SCS 10 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 9-12 Oct Jason Bargwanna
7 V8SCS 13 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 21-23 Nov Paul Stokell
8 V8SCS 14 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 4-7 Dec Jason Bargwanna

Driver standings

After round 8[6]:

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts
1 Neil McFadyen  ?  ? 138 132 78 65 126 117 930
2 Paul Stokell  ?  ? 75 84 69 90 180 138 906
3 Paul Fiore  ?  ? 78 84 135 51 102 132 834
4 Jason Bargwanna 0 180 180 120 150 168 798
5 Nathan Geier  ?  ? 48 90 165 48 57 27 717
6 Grant Denyer*  ?  ? 138 150 54 648
7 Gary Young  ?  ? 114 63 60 27 105 42 585
8 Todd Fiore  ?  ? 93 84 120 15 54 87 558
9 Scott Bargwanna 69  ?  ? 78 111 432
10 David Turner  ?  ? 36 36 57 12 24 48 357
11 Nathan Callaghan 138 105 243
12 Todd Wanless  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 237
13 Nicholas Stillwell  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 171
14 Damien White 156 156
15 Darren Berry  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 153
Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

The other results were 16th: Michael Stillwell – 132 17th: Iain Sherrin – 117 18th: Robert Graham – 111 19th: David Stillwell – 108 20th: Brent Collins – 96 21st: Jason White – 96 22nd: Paul Morris – 84 23rd: Barry Sternbeck – 78 24th: Matt Neal – 78 25th: Beric Lynton – 75 26th: Mike Sherrin – 69 27th: Damien Flack – 60 28th: Tim Leahey – 54 29th: Christopher Oxley – 54 30th: Ricky Occhipinti – 54 31st: Brendan Cook – 51 32nd: Jim Sweeney – 42 33rd: Callum Ballinger – 39 34th: Tim Poulton – 30 35th: Edward Singleton – 27 36th: Kevin Miller – 18 37th: Jason Akermanis – 18 38th: Ryan Mcleod – 15 39th: Chris Wootton – 9

References

  1. ^ "Symmons Plains Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 23 November 2008. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/11/2008.SYMM.R14. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
  2. ^ "Mount Panorama, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 11 October 2008. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.R9. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
  3. ^ "Sandown Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 9 June 2008. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?09/06/2008.SAN.R10. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
  4. ^ "Barbagallo Raceway, Mini Challenge Race 3". National Software. 11 May 2008. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?11/05/2008.BARB.R15. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
  5. ^ MINI Challenge - MINI Australia - Official MINI website
  6. ^ "2008 Mini Challenge - Round 8 Wrap Up". AUSmotive.com. 7 December 2008. http://www.ausmotive.com/2008/12/07/2008-mini-challenge-round-8-wrap-up.html. Retrieved 10 December 2008.