2012 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series
The 2012 V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden utilities (or "utes") built and conforming to V8 Utes series regulations and those holding valid licences to compete as issued by series organisers Spherix and Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty. Ltd. It was the twelfth running of a national series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 1 March 2012 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 4 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds.[1] It was won by Ryal Harris, driving a Ford FG Falcon XR8 Ute.
Teams and drivers[]
The following drivers contested the 2012 V8 Utes Series.[2]
Team | Car | No | Driver |
---|---|---|---|
Ice Break Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 1 | Chris Pither |
42 | Jesse Dixon | ||
SEW-Eurodrive Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 2 | |
Sage Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 3 | |
Big Gun Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 4 | |
7 | Adam Beechey | ||
14 | |||
Big Gun Racing | Ford FG Falcon XR8[3] | 58 | |
Truckline Racing | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 6 | [4] |
68 | [4] | ||
Tinkler Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 7 | |
Sieders Racing Team | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 8 | [4] |
Jesus Racing Team | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 9 | [5] |
All-Trans Truck & Spares | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 10 | |
Samios Plumbing Supplies | |||
Hi-Tech Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 11 | Jack Elsegood |
Wilson Brothers Racing | |||
Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 11 | |
23 | |||
Go Karting Gold Coast | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 14 | |
GM Motorsport | Holden VE SS Ute | 20 | |
Craig Dontas Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 22 | |
Onsite Rental Group | Ford FG Falcon XR8 | 25 | |
Stratco Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 26 | |
Bob Jane T-Marts | Holden VE SS Ute | 27 | [4] |
TZ Motorsport | Holden VE SS Ute | 28 | |
Williams Race Tech | Holden VE SS Ute | 29 | |
43 | |||
96 | |||
iSeek Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 37 | |
Wanda Paints | Holden VE SS Ute | 41 | |
Stellar Homes | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 44 | |
Rick Gill Motorcycles | |||
Giddyup Horsey Production Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 48 | [4] |
Macmahon Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 50 | [6] |
Monster Energy | Holden VE SS Ute | 56 | Nathan Pretty[4] |
Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 61 | Cameron McConville[7] |
Western General Body Works | Holden VE SS Ute | 72 | [4] |
West Coast Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 92 | |
Dunn Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 99 | |
Auto One Wildcard[4] | Holden VE SS Ute | 100 | Warren Luff |
Adam Marjoram |
Race calendar[]
The 2012 V8 Utes Series was contested over eight rounds, all of which were held on the support programmes of V8 Supercars Championship events.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–4 March | |
2 | ![]() |
Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 30 Mar – 1 Apr | Nathan Pretty |
3 | ![]() |
Barbagallo Raceway | Wanneroo, Western Australia | 4–6 May | |
4 | ![]() |
Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 15–17 June | |
5 | ![]() |
Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 4–7 October | |
6 | ![]() |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 19–21 October | |
7 | ![]() |
Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 16–18 Nov | Cameron McConville |
8 | ![]() |
Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 30 Nov – 2 Dec | Cameron McConville |
Series results[]
Position[8] | Driver[8] | No.[8] | Team[8] | Points[8] |
1 | Ryal Harris | 58 | Rexel Electrical Supplies | 948 |
2 | David Sieders | 8 | Sieders Racing | 936 |
3 | Nathan Pretty | 56 | Monster Energy | 916 |
4 | Andrew Fisher | 9 | Jesus Racing | 866 |
5 | Cameron McConville | 61 | Bundaberg Racing | 817 |
6 | Rhys McNally | 26 | Stratco Racing | 782 |
7 | Kris Walton | 68 | Rentco | 781 |
8 | Ryan Hansford | 6 | Truckline Racing | 758 |
9 | Craig Dontas | 22 | Thirsty Camel Racing | 757 |
10 | Kim Jane | 27 | Bob Jane T-Marts | 724 |
11 | Gary Baxter | 3 | Sage Automation / Roof Seal | 628 |
12 | Ben Dunn | 99 | Redass Mexican Food / BP Katoomba | 574 |
13 | Jake McNally | 92 | West Coast Racing | 474 |
14 | Ben Kavich | 23 | Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs | 441 |
15 | Danny Buzadzic | 72 | Western General Body Works | 377 |
16 | Gerard McLeod | 50 | Macmahon Mining & Construction | 365 |
17 | Jack Elsegood | 11 | Trend Micro | 341 |
18 | Warren Millett | 88 | Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | 327 |
19 | Phonsy Mullan | 20 | Ramjet Cold Air Inducition/ Ripshift/ GM Motorsport | 303 |
20 | Sean Carter | 82 | Williams Race Tech | 299 |
21 | Jeremy Gray | 7 | Teng Tools/ JMG Maintenance | 270 |
22 | Peter Burnitt | 4 | Rexel Electrical Supplies | 231 |
23 | Noel Edge | 2 | SEW – Eurodrive Racing | 191 |
24 | Jesse Dixon | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 189 |
25 | Hayley Swanson | 43 | Williams Race Tech | 179 |
26 | Travis Sharpe | 41 | Wanda Paints | 175 |
27 | Chris Pither | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 174 |
28 | Grant Johnson | 47 | Hi Tech Motorsport | 171 |
29 | Todd Zani | 28 | Ezeatm Racing Team | 166 |
30 | Benn Wilson | 51 | Southcott Hydraulics / Gates | 165 |
31 | Jason Gomersall | 77 | iseek Racing | 163 |
32 | Tom Williamson | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 161 |
33 | Rick Gill | 51 | Rick Gill Motorcycles | 141 |
34 | Andrew Waite | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 127 |
35 | Jason Bargwanna | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 120 |
36 | George Miedecke | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 114 |
37 | Gary MacDonald | 10 | Interior Logistics | 109 |
38 | Daniel Kennedy | 11 | Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs | 107 |
39 | Joshua Burdon | 10 | All -Trans Truck & Spares | 103 |
40 | Adam Beechey | 7 | Big Gun Racing | 101 |
41 | Warren Luff | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 100 |
42 | Yanis Derums | 10 | Mango Media | 93 |
43 | Glenn McNally | 10 | Samios Plumbing Supplies | 89 |
44 | Wayne Wakefield | 51 | Big Gun Racing | 78 |
45 | Allan Letcher | 21 | Revolution Roofing | 76 |
46 | Cameron Wilson | 4 | Big Gun Racing | 75 |
47 | Tony Longhurst | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 72 |
48 | Tim Blanchard | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 71 |
49 | Charlie O’Brien | 10 | Sieders Racing | 67 |
50 | Greg Crick | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 66 |
51 | Steve Charman | 77 | Pizza Hut Racing | 61 |
52 | Jack Le Brocq | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 59 |
53 | Matt Chahda | 29 | PGC Security / MRP Smash Repairs | 57 |
54 | Chris Atkinson | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 57 |
55 | Paul Williams | 25 | Onsite Rental Company | 55 |
56 | Brad Patton | 14 | Mammoth / WIcked Energy/ Teng Tools | 54 |
57 | Sam Walter | 14 | Go Karting Gold Coast | 54 |
58 | Rohan Barry | 10 | Sieders Racing | 46 |
59 | Grant Bromley | 37 | iseek Racing | 41 |
60 | Adam Marjoram | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 31 |
61 | Colin Bradley | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 31 |
62 | Michael Hector | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 31 |
63 | Josh Hunt | 14 | V8 Nights Racing | 26 |
64 | Amber Anderson | 14 | V8 Nights Racing | 26 |
65 | Layton Barker | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 21 |
66 | Troy Dontas | 44 | Stellar Homes | 18 |
67 | Charlie Kovacs Junior | 96 | Action Line Marking / City Holden | 12 |
References[]
- ^ Speedcafe.com 24 November 2011
- ^ "Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series". V8utes.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Race 3 results from Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit, racing.natsoft.com.au (Lists the Ryall Harris vehicle as a Ford FG)[permanent dead link] Retrieved 11 September 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h "New Drivers confirmed for V8 Utes series". SpeedCafe. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "New Racing Car for Jesus Racing Team". V8 Utes. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "New competitors confirmed for V8 Utes series". SpeedCafe. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bundaberg Rum to Focus on V8 Ute Series". V8 Utes. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Final V8 Utes Series results, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved 11 September 2013
External links[]
- 2012 in Australian motorsport
- V8 Ute Racing Series