2010 Australian Sports Sedan season

2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner, James Sera (Saab 9-3 Aero)

The 2010 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 26th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series,^[1] which began on 6 March 2010 at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program Speedweek.

The series was won by kart racer James Sera,^[2] contesting his first national circuit racing series in the Saab 9-3 of 2003 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner Dean Randle. Despite missing the opening round of the series Sera claimed the title by 17 points over 2008 champion Darren Hossack (Audi A4). Sera took six wins and six seconds from his twelve starts in a near perfect season. Hossack took six wins but took no points away from the Morgan Park round after an engine failure. Hossack finished almost 80 points clear of third in the points, multiple series champion Kerry Baily. Baily, driving a Nissan 300ZX, was one of three drivers to take a single race win, all at the season's opening round at Wakefield Park. The other two drivers were outgoing champion Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette) and Mazda RX-7 driver Trent Young.

Vehicle eligibility

The series was open to the following automobiles:^[1]

Sports Sedans complying with the Group 3D Sports Sedan Regulations as per the 2010 CAMS Manual of Motorsport ^[1]
Trans-am automobiles complying with A.S.S.C. regulations for North American Trans-am competition ^[1]
TraNZam automobiles complying with TRG of New Zealand regulations ^[1]

Teams and drivers

The Audi A4 of Darren Hossack at Mallala Motor Sport Park for Round 2 of the series.

The Ford Mustang of Phil Crompton at Mallala Motor Sport Park for Round 2 of the series.

The Chevrolet Camaro of Scott Butler at Mallala Motor Sport Park for Round 2 of the series.

The following drivers competed in the 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.^[3]^[4]

Team	Car	Engine	Class	No	Driver
Shannon's Mt Aqua Spring Water	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	1	Des Wall
Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	4	Darren Hossack
	Mazda RX-7			5	Garry Stevens
State Tennis Carline Exhaust	Mazda RX-7		S1	7	Simon Longhurst
PPG	Ford Falcon		S1	8	Simon Pfitzner
Centreline Suspension	Mazda RX-7		S2	9	Chris Muscat
Domain Prestige Homes	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	9	Daniel Tamasi
Fuel 2 Race	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	11	Chris Jackson
Pakenham Tyrepower	Holden VN Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	12	Chas Talbot
Queensland Constructions	Honda Prelude	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	S1	15	Charlie Senese
P&L Mech G&G Engineering	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B	S1	18	Graeme Gilliland
Melbourne Performance Centre	Holden LJ Torana	Holden 3.3 I6	S2	19	Damian Johnson
Melbourne East Autosmart	Datsun 1200		S1	20	Clive Ablitt
Lifetime Financial	Ford Mustang	Ford 6.0 V8	S1	21	Phil Crompton
Aussie Smoke Alarms	Datsun 1000	Mazda 13B	S2	22	Paul Hibberd
	Ford Escort Mk.I	Chevrolet 6.0 V8		22	Darren Steeden
Jocaro Motors	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	25	Neil Bryson
Steve's Toy Shop Blairs Tyres	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	26	Scott Butler
Airey Industrial	Nissan 300ZX	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	28	Kerry Baily
Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	32	Michael Robinson
Elite Fleet	Mitsubishi Magna	Holden 5.0 V8	HM	33	Daniel Natoli
Elite Fleet	Holden Monaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	HM	34	Garry Leaton
RK & T Young Plumbing	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 20B Turbo	S1	41	Trent Young
Mirror Stone	Mazda RX-4	Mazda 13B	S2	42	Brad Duckworth
Aston Air Conditioning	Ford EB Falcon	Ford 6.0 V8	S1	43	Chris Donnelly
Aston Air Conditioning	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	68	Shane Bradford
MR Automotive	Rover Vitesse	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	44	Colin Smith
Interstate Finance & Leasing	Holden VK Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	46	Mark Bowen
Coaststeer Automotive	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	46	Dave McGinniss
Executive Heating & Cooling	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 20B	S1	48	Luke Chambers
Marinellis Mechanical & Performance	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	51	Bob McLoughlin
55 by Sportique	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B Turbo	HM	55	Sam Silvestro
B J Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B	S1	56	Bruce Banks
FM Pumps	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 13B	S1	57	Frank Mascadri
Quality Concreting	Mazda RX-7	Nissan 2.0 I4 Turbo	S1	59	Bobby Irvin
Fivestar Fencing	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	66	Dean Camm
	Holden VZ Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	80	Alfred Axisa
R & L Uhlhorn P/L	Mazda RX-7	Nissan 2.0 I4	S2	83	Lee Uhlhorn
Esjay Commercial Plastering	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	88	Ian Rice
Swedish Prestige	Saab 9-3 Aero	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	93	Dean Randle James Sera
Rosemount Smash Repairs	Isuzu Gemini	Toyota 2.0 I4 Turbo	S1	95	Anthony Cox
AGM Engineering	Nissan 300ZX	Chevrolet 6.0 V8	S1	97	Anthony Macready

Series calendar

The 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.^[5]

Rd.	Circuit	City / State	Date	Format ^[6]	Winner ^[7]	Car
1	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	6–7 March	Three races	Kerry Baily	Nissan 300ZX
2	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	29–30 May	Three races	Darren Hossack	Audi A4
3	Morgan Park Raceway	Warwick, Queensland	14–15 August	Three races	James Sera	Saab 9-3 Aero
4	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	11–12 September	Three races	James Sera	Saab 9-3 Aero
5	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	23–24 October	Three races	Darren Hossack	Audi A4

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis for the top fifteen positions in each race, with each other finisher receiving 1 point.^[1] There were two bonus points allocated to the driver gaining pole position at each round.^[1]

Series results

Pos	Driver ^[8]	Round 1 - WAK^[9]			Round 2 - MAL^[10]			Round 3 - MOR^[11]			Round 4 - EAS			Round 5 - SAN			Pts ^[8]
Pos	Driver ^[8]	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Pts ^[8]
1	James Sera				2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	224
2	Darren Hossack	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	DNS	DNS	2nd	2nd	Ret	1st	1st	1st	207
3	Kerry Baily	1st	2nd	3rd	Ret	DNS	DNS	2nd	2nd	2nd	7th	Ret	4th				128
4	Phil Crompton	4th	Ret	DNS	9th	4th	3rd	5th	4th	3rd				5th	6th	7th	122
5	Dean Camm				10th	5th	Ret	8th	6th	7th	6th	4th	5th	6th	10th	4th	116
6	Scott Butler	6th	Ret	18th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	3rd	5th	4th	DSQ	3rd	4th	4th	Ret	104
7	Des Wall	2nd	1st	4th										3rd	5th	3rd	92
8	Damien Johnson	16th	10th	6th	8th	9th	6th	14th	10th	11th	12th	9th	10th	15th	15th	14th	91
9	Bob McLoughlin	13th	9th	7th	5th	6th	5th	3rd	Ret	4th							85
10	Bruce Banks	Ret	Ret	11th				Ret	8th	8th	9th	5th	7th	8th	7th	6th	84
11	Trent Young	8th	6th	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	Ret	DNS	DNS							83
12	Colin Smith	14th	12th	16th	7th	7th	DNS	7th	5th	6th	Ret	DNS	DNS	11th	12th	10th	80
13	Chris Jackson	11th	5th	9th							3rd	3rd	2nd				73
14	Graeme Gilliland				6th	8th	7th	11th	9th	10th				13th	13th	12th	64
15	Michael Robinson	12th	8th	19th							Ret	6th	8th	Ret	8th	5th	56
16	Charlie Senese	9th	7th	12th	4th	Ret	DNS	9th	Ret	DNS							44
17	Dean Randle	5th	4th	5th													37
18	Anthony Macready	7th	Ret	13th							8th	7th	Ret				33
19	Daniel Natoli	17th	11th	10th				12th	14th	13th							26
20	Chris Muscat													7th	3rd	Ret	25
20	Tony Cox							10th	7th	9th							25
22	Darren Steeden										10th	8th	9th				24
22	Ian Rice													10th	9th	8th	24
24	Fred Axisa										5th	Ret	6th				23
25	Chris Donnelly							4th	11th	Ret							19
25	Luke Chambers													12th	11th	9th	19
27	Chas Talbot													9th	16th	11th	15
28	Frank Mascadri							Ret	12th	12th							10
	Brad Duckworth							14th	13th	14th							10
	Lee Uhlhorn													14th	14th	13th	10
31	Daniel Tamasi	Ret	DNS	8th													9
31	Shane Bradford	10th	Ret	15th													9
33	Simon Pfitzner				11th	Ret	DNS										6
33	Garry Stevens										11th	Ret	DNS				6
33	Paul Hibberd	18th	13th	17th													6
36	Sam Silvestro	DNS	DNS	DNS							13th	Ret	DNS				4
37	David McGinniss	Ret	DNS	14th													3
38	Neil Bryson	15th	Ret	Ret													2
	Bobby Ervin	Ret	Ret	DNS				Ret	DNS	DNS							0
	Simon Longhurst				Ret	Ret	Ret										0
	Mark Bowen ^[12]							Ret	DNS	DNS							0
	Clive Ablitt													Ret	Ret	Ret	0

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Note: The driver gaining Pole Position at each round is indicated in bold text

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sporting Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org on 19 November 2010
↑ Stefan Bartholomaeus, Jack of all trades, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 94
↑ "Kerrick Sports Sedan National Series - Round 1 - Official Entry List". Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
↑ Entry list for Sports Sedans at Morgan Park, www.thenationals.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
↑ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
↑ Results, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
↑ Australian Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 96
1 2 Sports Sedan Final Points, The Speedcafe Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 6/2010, page 96
↑ "Wakefield Park Raceway 07/03/2010 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship Rnd 1". National Software. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
↑ "Mallala Motorsport Park 30/05/2010 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships - Round 4". National Software. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
↑ "Morgan Park Raceway (Track K) 15/08/2010 Shannon's Nationals Motor Racing Championship - Rnd". National Software. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
↑ The Annual lists Jeff Brown rather than Mark Bowen

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