2008 Australian Superkart Championship
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The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship covers national level Superkart racing in Australia during 2008.
Featured events
Australian Superkart Championship
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship will be the 20th running of the national championships for Superkarts. It will begin on 13 July 2008 at Eastern Creek Raceway and end on 2 November at Mallala Motor Sport Park after eight races.
It will be contested for three engine based classes, 250 cc International (twin cylinder engines), 250 cc National (single-cylinder engines) and 125 cc.
Non-Gearbox Superkart Championship
The Australian championship for non-gearbox Superkarts will be held at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 10 August and will be consisted by the Rotax Max family of classes; two weight based classes Light and Heavy and Junior Max for competitors under the age of 17.
V8 Supercar
Superkarts will compete as a support category for V8 Supercars for the first time at the series second round, to be held at Eastern Creek on 9 March.
Teams and drivers
Gearbox
The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of two rounds, with four races at each meeting.
Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
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RMR Superkarts | 250 National | Anderson Maverick | KTM | 2 | Rick Setterfield |
250 International | FPE/RCS | 7 | Jason McIntyre Matthew Wall | ||
10 | Gary Pegoraro | ||||
26 | Wayne Sprostan Karl Wilson | ||||
Buildersmile Construction | 250 International | PVP | PVP | 3 | Carlo Chermaz |
Rocket Race Engines | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | FPE/RCS | 4 | Rod Prickett |
57 | Darren Tyler | ||||
125 Gearbox | Omega | TM | 95 | Steve Young | |
Zip - BDH | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | BRC | 5 | Gerard Siebert |
27 | Luke May | ||||
66 | Todd Johnson | ||||
OnGuard Safety Training | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 6 | Bruce Lewis |
Centreline | 67 | Craig Heufel | |||
MJR Bricklaying | 250 National | Stockman MR2 | Yamaha YZ250 | 6 | Martin Latta |
Electrosil Art Motorsport Kelgate |
250 International | PVP | PVP | 8 | Anton Stevens |
Stockman Superkarts | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 9 | Stephen Castles |
17 | Gerald Chait | ||||
18 | Warren McIlveen | ||||
Yamaha TZ250 | 19 | Sam Zavaglia | |||
Honda RS250 | 43 | John Roberts | |||
One Zero Racing | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | Rotax 256 | 11 12 |
Brock Nicholas |
BCR | 250 International | Anderson | 12 | Dean Davies | |
Suburban Accounting | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | 13 | Ralf Rupprecht | |
Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 33 | Kristian Stebbing | ||
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 77 | Brad Stebbing | |
B Antrobus | 125 Gearbox | Gladiator | Yamaha 80 | 14 | Bodine Antrobus |
G Milenkovic | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 15 | Goran Milenkovic |
Safe Evolutions | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | SAFE | 16 19 |
Darren Hossack |
IGA Supermarkets | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 17 70 |
Anthony Lappas |
Darren Dunn | 125 Gearbox | Topkart | Honda RS125 | 20 | Darren Dunn |
C Systems Dyno George Floth Engineering |
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 22 | Craig Philp |
23 | Tim Philp | ||||
Lombo Racing | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Honda RS250 | 25 | Adrian Lombardo |
Centreline | 27 | Rami Viitanen | |||
Internode Metaplanners Davtec |
250 International | Zip Eagle II | BRC | 28 | Ilya Harpas |
29 | Yiani Harpas | ||||
Team CRD | 125 Gearbox | Worrall | Honda RS125 | 30 | Clinton Downs |
Nick Paul | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 32 | Robert Oakley |
John Roberts | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 34 | John Reed |
Coach Design | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 Laydown | Honda RS125 | 35 | Russell Jamieson |
250 International | Anderson Maverick | Honda RS250 | 86 | Chryss Jamieson | |
250 International | PVP | Rotax | 39 | Jason Maros | |
NEC Automotive | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 40 | Greg Bass |
Jeff Burford | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | 41 | Jeff Burford | |
Sodi-Maxjet Racing | 125 Gearbox | Sodi | Rotax Max | 42 | John Hay |
Paul Snaith | 250 International | Eliminator | 44 | Paul Snaith | |
Impact Flags & Banners | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 46 | Colin Moore |
Squeeler Racing | 250 International | Zip | 48 | Jeffrey Squires | |
Stockman MR2 | 49 | Don Wheeler | |||
John Bakker | 125 Gearbox | Bakker | Honda RS125 | 50 51 |
John Bakker |
Martelco Equipment Hire | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 | 50 52 |
Brett Purdie |
MW Racing | 250 International | Anderson | 51 | Mike Wayne | |
IDM Racing ANC Health |
125 Gearbox | Centreline | Honda RS125 | 55 | Ian Mash |
Crispy Racing | 250 National | Anderson Mirage | 58 | David Yuill | |
GR Industries | 250 National | Stockman MR2 | 60 | Frank Giglio | |
Gas Action Services | 250 International | PVP | Honda RS250 | 61 | Steve Murray |
Avoig Racing | 125 Gearbox | Avoig | Honda RS125 | 61 | Sonny Luca |
62 | John Pellicano | ||||
250 International | Honda RS250 | 62 | John Pellicano | ||
81 | Luke Brown | ||||
Advantage Fastener Specialists | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 65 | Terry Lancaster |
www.trimfix.com.nz | 125 Gearbox | Bakker | Honda RS125 | 65 | Jarrod Lethborg |
Kylope Hire Cars | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 69 | Mehmet Sinani |
Team Kout | 250 International | Avoig | Honda RS250 | 72 | George Koutros |
Guards Australia | 125 Gearbox | Centreline | Honda RS125 | 74 | Alan Dodge |
R Ping | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 78 | Ron Ping |
Taplin Racing | 125 Gearbox | Arrow | Rotax Max | 82 | Graeme Taplin |
Kitten Car Care Products | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Yamaha TZ250 | 88 | Gerrit Ruff |
Nick Paul | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 89 | Robert Oakley |
Oakley Virtual Magazine |
250 International | Zip Eagle II | Rotax 256 | 94 | Michael Treloar |
Phoenix Dental Laboratory | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 | 96 | Mark Hanson |
Lagler Racing | 125 Gearbox | HyperRacer | Rotax Max | 98 | Patrick Atherton |
Fuji Xerox | 125 Gearbox | Cougar Evo-1 | Honda RS125 | 98 | Jason Smith |
KC Tools | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Yamaha TZ250 | 99 | Daniel Rammerman |
Endless Belt Racing | 125 Gearbox | Arrow | Rotax Max | 111 | Wayne Horswell |
Non-gearbox
The following drivers competed in the 2008 non-gearbox Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of a single round, with four races.
Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
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Safe Fire Electrical | Rotax Heavy | Viper | Rotax Max | 1 | Ron Goldfinch |
Jones Kart Developments Viper Superkarts |
Rotax Light | Viper | Rotax Max | 2 | Shaun Jones |
47 | Tim Scarman | ||||
BF Racing Marron Excavations |
Rotax Heavy | Monaco | Rotax Max | 3 | Colin McIntyre |
Rotax Light | Arrow | 7 | Jason McIntyre | ||
Rotax Heavy | Monaco | 10 | Gerad McLeod | ||
24 | Lee Filliponi | ||||
Arrow | 48 | Matthew Palmer | |||
Ian Williams Tuning | Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 9 | Greg Stillwell |
14 | Ian Williams | ||||
Rotax Junior | Rotax Junior Max | 25 | Rhys Newman | ||
34 | Brandon Stillwell | ||||
Rotax Heavy | Omega | Rotax Max | 61 | Ryan Felmingham | |
Rotax Light | Arrow | 71 | Michael Rogers | ||
McLaughlin Freight Lines P/L | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 15 | Chris Jewell |
Guards Australia | Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 17 | Alan Dodge |
TWR Raceline Seating |
Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 27 | Rod Clarke |
Badboy Power Drink | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 30 | Leigh Cavallin |
Suburban Accounting | Rotax Light | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 33 | Kristian Stebbing |
Azzurro | 77 | Brad Stebbing | |||
AMG Racing | Rotax Junior | Arrow | Rotax Junior Max | 37 | Mitchell Abbott |
Specialist Doors & Windows | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 39 | Shaun Pannowitch |
Viper | 82 | Matthew Pannowitch | |||
NEC Automotive | Rotax Heavy | Allkart | Rotax Max | 40 | Greg Bass |
Brendan Luneman | Rotax Heavy | CRG | Rotax Max | 41 | Brendan Luneman |
Impact Flags & Banners | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 46 | Colin Moore |
Byrnbox Home Theatre PCs | Rotax Heavy | Monaco | Rotax Max | 56 | David Byrne |
Rockett Race Engines | Rotax Light | Birel | Rotax Max | 57 | Darren Tyler |
Racecentre | Rotax Junior | Arrow | Rotax Junior Max | 66 | David Webster |
Rotax Light | Rotax Max | 80 | Peter Strangis | ||
www.kartsportnews.com | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 75 | Mark Wicks |
Doug Savage | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 78 | Doug Savage |
Race Stickerz Toyota Material Handling |
Rotax Heavy | Techno | Rotax Max | 84 | Scott Appledore |
Wild Digital | Rotax Junior | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Junior Max | 87 | Sean Whitfield |
John Bartlett | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 95 | John Bartlett |
Results and Standings
Gearbox race calendar
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings.
Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner 250Int | Team | Winner 250Nat | Team | Winner 125 | Team |
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NC | V8 Supercar Support[1] | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 7 - 9 Mar | Warren McIlveen | Stockman Superkarts | Rick Setterfield | RMR Superkarts | Tony Lappas | IGA Superkart Racing |
1 | Eastern Creek[2] | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 12–13 July | Darren Hossack | Safe Evolutions | Martin Latta | MJR Bricklaying | Brad Stebbing | Suburban Accounting |
2 | Mallala[3] | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 1 - 2 Nov | Gary Pegoraro | RMR Superkarts | Martin Latta | MJR Bricklaying | Anthony Lappas | Romeo's IGA Supermarkets |
- NC - Non-championship point scoring round.
Non-gearbox race calendar
Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner Light | Team | Winner Heavy | Team | Winner Junior | Team |
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NGB | Phillip Island[4] | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 9 - 10 Aug | Michael Rogers | Ian Williams Tuning | Mark Wicks | kartsportnews.com | Sean Whitfield | Wild Digital |
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top fifteen race positions in first three races of each round with one point for each other finisher. The fourth race of each round, which is longer than the others (eight laps vs five laps) awarded points for the top twenty race positions at 25-22-20-18-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 with one point for each other finisher.
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References
- ↑ "Mallala Motorsport Park 07/06/2009 Shannons National Motor Racing Championships – Round 4". National Software. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5". National Software. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Mallala Motorsport Park 02/11/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5". National Software. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6". National Software. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2010.