2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans. The series commenced on 14 April at Mallala Motor Sport Park and concluded on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races. 2012 was the 28th year in which a national championship or national series for Sports Sedans had been contested in Australia.

Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Sports Sedan title after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.

Teams and drivers

Kerry Baily won the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in an Aston Martin DBR9 (pictured in 2013)

The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Driver	No	Entrant	Car
Tony Ricciardello	1	B&M Ricciardello Motors	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Darren Hossack	4	Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4
Robert Gill	5	Robert Gill	Ford BF Falcon
Jeff Barnes	6	Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird
Ron Moller	7	Ron Moller	Chevrolet Camaro
Darren Hossack	8	Pfitzner Performance Gearbox	Ford EL Falcon
David Cameron	8	Subway	Holden Gemini
Daniel Tamasi	9	Domain Prestige Homes	Opel Calibra
Simon Copping	11	Industrie Clothing	Holden VZ Commodore
Chas Talbot	12	Pakenham Tyrepower	Chevrolet Corvette
Stuart Inwood	12	Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs	Ford AU Falcon
Anthony Cox	14	Rosemount Smash Repairs	Saab 9-3 Aero
Shane Ryding	15	Shane Ryding	Mazda RX-7
Leigh Moran	18	Image Racing	Ford EL Falcon
Damien Johnson	19	Damien Johnson	Holden LJ Torana
Graeme Gilliland	21	P&L Mechanical	Mazda RX-7
Phil Crompton	21	Datafin	Ford Mustang
Geoff Whittaker	23	Reds Racing Services	Holden VL Commodore
Scott Reed	25	Procut Racing	Ford Mustang
Birol Cetin	27	Billy's Automotive Services	Chevrolet Camaro
Michael Robinson	32	Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro
Steven Lacey	35	Primo Smallgoods	Holden VK Commodore
Des Wall	38	Wall Contracting	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Chris Donnelly	43	Aston Air Conditioning	Ford EB Falcon
Colin Smith	44	MR Automotive	Holden Monaro
Daniel Jameson	45	Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR
Dave McGinniss	46	Coaststeer Automotive	Opel Calibra
Mark Bowen	46	Interstate Finance & Leasing	Holden VK Commodore
Chris Jackson	50	Kumho Race Tyres	Holden Calibra
Geoff Russell	50	Aussie Wide Builders	Toyota Corolla
Tony Ricciardello	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore
Bob McLoughlin	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore
Bruce Banks	56	BJ Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7
Kerry Baily	58	Signstations/Baily Marine	Aston Martin DBR9
Dean Camm	66	Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Andrew Leithhead	67	GTA Motorsport	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Shane Bradford	68	Aston Air Conditioning	Chevrolet Camaro
Scott Tutton	71	Tutton Plumbing	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II
Alfred Axisa	80	Austrack Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore
Charlie Senese	81	Charlie Senese	Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Anthony Macready	97	AGM Engineering	Nissan 300ZX
Jeff Brown	98	Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon

Automobile eligibility

Each automobile competing in the series was required to comply with the provisions of one of the following classes:

• Class SS: Sports Sedans complying with the Group 3D Sports Sedans regulations as published in the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
• Class TA: Trans-am cars complying with 2012 SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Pro Racing Regulations^[1]

Race calendar

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds,^[2] each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.

Rd.	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner
1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	13–15 April	Kerry Baily
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	25–27 May	Kerry Baily
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–15 July	Tony Ricciardello
4	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	10–12 August	Darren Hossack
5	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	12–14 October	Tony Ricciardello

Points system

The point score system was given a major overhaul in 2012. The emphasis on the three races which made up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th & below
Race 1	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Race 2	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18	15	12	9	6	3
Race 3	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4

^[1]

Series standings

Pos Driver Car[3] Round 1 – Mal Round 2 – Phi Round 3 – Eas Round 4 – Que Round 5 – Wak Pts 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 1 Kerry Baily Aston Martin DBR9 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th Ret 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 591 2 Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore Alfa Romeo GTV 4th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 8th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 561 3 Darren Hossack Ford Falcon EL Audi A4 7th 5th 4th Ret 5th 1st 14th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret 2nd 2nd 527 4 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd Ret 6th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 8th 4th 4th 477 5 Des Wall Chevrolet Corvette GTS 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Ret 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 314 6 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 5th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 13th 9th 10th 12th 9th 7th 314 7 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR Ret DNS DNS 7th 7th Ret 4th 7th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 235 8 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret Ret Ret 9th 6th 6th 18th Ret DNS 9th Ret 11th 4th 6th 6th 214 9 Colin Smith Holden Monaro 8th Ret Ret 13th 11th 10th Ret 15th 13th 11th 10th 10th 5th 7th 7th 213 10 Damian Johnson Holden Torana 11th 10th 11th 7th 8th 8th 122 11 Phil Crompton Ford Mustang 4th 5th 5th 6th Ret DNS 121 12 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 5th DNS Ret Ret 5th 6th 95 13 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette Ret DNS DNS 6th 9th 7th 12th 13th Ret 94 14 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore DNS DNS DNS 8th 7th 8th 75 15 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore VK 6th 8th 9th 72 16 Geoffory Whittaker Holden Commodore VL 7th 8th 9th 70 17 Graham Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 8th 9th 64 18 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 5th Ret 6th 62 19 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 9th 14th 8th 52 20 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette 6th 6th DNS 50 21 Anthony Cox Saab 7th 6th DNS Ret DNS DNS 48 22 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 11th 10th 14th 36 23 David McGinniss Holden Calibra Ret 12th 11th 32 24 Birol Cetin Chevrolet Camaro 5th Ret DNS 22 25 Geoff Russell Toyota Corolla 13th 11th DNS 21 26 Leigh Moran Ford Falcon EL 12th 12th Ret 20 27 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7 14th Ret 12th 20 28 Scott Reed Ford Mustang 8th Ret DNS 16 29 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 15th Ret Ret 10th Ret DNS 14 30 Chas Talbot Chevrolet Corvette C5 Ret 13th Ret 9 31 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro 16th 16th 15th 9 32 Steven Lacey Holden Commodore VK 17th 18th 16th 9 33 David Cameron Holden Gemini 19th 19th 17th 9 34 Jeff Brown Ford Falcon Ret 17th Ret 3 Alfred Axisa Holden Commodore VZ Ret Ret DNS 0 Bob Gill Ford Falcon BF Ret DNS DNS 0 Scott Tutton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Ret DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers Chris Jackson Holden Calibra 6th Ret DNS 0 Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU 10th 11th 12th 0 Andrew Leithhead Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Ret DNS DNS 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)