2016 Touring Car Masters

The 2016 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.^[1] It was the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd. appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS.^[1]

2016 Touring Car Masters

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The Pro Master class was won by John Bowe (Holden Torana), Pro Am by Jason Gomersall (Holden Torana), Pro Sport by Adam Garwood (Holden Torana) and the Invitational class by Greg Garwood (Ford Capri Perana).

The Touring Cars Masters field was combined with New Zealand Central Muscle Car series competitors for the Bathurst round.^[2] The Trans-Tasman Challenge featured over 50 cars from both series with Glenn Seton winning the round in his Ford Mustang. Dean Perkins was the best placed New Zealander with his Ford Falcon.^[3]

Teams and drivers

John Bowe (Holden Torana SL/R 5000) won the Pro Master class

Greg Ritter (Chevrolet Monza) placed seventh in Pro Master

Rusty French (Ford Mustang) placed third in Pro Am

Nigel Benson (Holden Monaro) placed fourth in Pro Sport

Greg Garwood (Ford Capri Perana) won the Invitational class

The following teams and drivers contested the series.

Team	Car	Class	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Shannons Insurance	1972 AMC Javelin	Pro Master	2	Jim Richards	1–4,6–8
	1964 Ford Falcon Sprint				5
Skye Sands	1970 Ford Mustang Fastback	Pro Am	4	Rusty French	All
Performance & Race Tech Services	1974 Holden Torana	Pro Am	5	Bruce Williams	3
Werks Garage/Red Rock Winery Werks Garage/Kalus Kenny Intelex	1974 Porsche 911 RS	Pro Sport	7	Rohan Little	3,5
			90	Sven Burchartz	3,5
SportsMed	1973 Porsche 911 RS	Pro Sport	8	Greg Keene	5
			32	Amanda Sparks	1
			33	Greg Keene	1
Jesus Racing	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Am	9	Andrew Fisher	1–6
Sunliner RV	1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2	Pro Master	10	Greg Ritter	1–2
Leukemia Foundation / Climate PRT Fabrication Aussie Muscle Car Run	1973 Ford Falcon XA GT	Pro Sport	11	Graham Stewart	1
	1972 Holden Monaro GTS		22	Nigel Benson	1,4,7
				Graham Stewart	2–3,5–6
Giraffe Civil Contracting	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Sport	12	Adam Garwood	1–6
	1971 Ford Capri Perana		21	Greg Garwood	1–4
				Adam Garwood	7
Mark Poole Motorsport	1974 Porsche 911 IROC	Pro Sport	13	Rory O'Neill	1,5
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution Synergy Race Engines	1973 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Master	17	Steven Johnson	1–4,6–7
	1971 Ford Falcon XY				8
	1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am	Pro Am	88	Tony Karanfilovski	All
Wilson Security / PAYCE	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Master	18	John Bowe	All
Tincome Industrial Services	1972 Holden Monaro	Pro Sport	19	Darren Beale	3-8
Freestone Transport Maxi-Trans Trailers	1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro Am	25	Paul Freestone	1–2,7
Angliss Meats	Ford Mustang Fastback	Invitational	25	Brett Curran	5
Tilley Auto Garage	1964 Ford Mustang Coupe	Pro Sport	28	Brad Tilley	8
Thunder Road Racing Team Australia	1964 Ford Mustang Coupe	Pro Master	30	Glenn Seton	All
iSeek Racing	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Am	35	Jason Gomersall	1–7
	1971 Holden Torana				8
Treloar Roses/Mick Wilson Plumbing	Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T	Invitational	43	Mick Wilson	4
THD Motorsport	1969 Ford Boss Mustang	Pro Am	46	Leo Tobin	1–3,5–8
Adelaides Cheapest Cars Melbournes Cheapest Cars Darwins Cheapest Cars Brisbanes Cheapest Cars Sydneys Cheapest Cars	1974 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop	Pro Master	48	Eddie Abelnica	All
Outbound Racing/wheels.com.pg	Holden Monaro GTS	Pro Am	52	Keith Kassulke	5,7
Gabriel Shock Absorbers	Holden Monaro HQ Coupe	Pro Am	56	Brett Youlden	6–7
Glennan Transport Dulux ANGLOMOIL	1969 Valiant Pacer	Pro Am	60	Cameron Tilley	1–4,7–8
Cannon Trailers	Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Sport	65	Michael Cannon	4–5
Trans Am Race Engineering	Chevrolet Camaro SS	Invitational	68	Grant Wilson	5
Lyndways Builders	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Am	74	Wayne Mercer	1–4,6–8
Whiteline Racing King Springs CAV Power Fabre Australia	1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS	Pro Master	85	Mark King	All
	1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS		95	Andrew Miedecke	1
		Pro Am		Bob Middleton	4
				Adam Bressington	5–8
John's Furniture Removals	1964 Mercury Comet	Pro Sport	97	Allen Boughen	2,5,7

Race calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds.^[1] Each round comprised a minimum of two Series Races and a Trophy Race.^[1]

Round	Event	Circuit	City / state	Date
1	Rare Spares Adelaide Trophy	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	3–6 March
2	Shannons Touring Car Festival	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	1–3 April
3	Rare Spares Rose City Trophy	Winton Raceway	Winton, Victoria	20–22 May
4	Shannons Thunder in The Valley	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	17–19 June
5	Rare Spares Queensland Tourist Trophy	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	22–24 July
6	Shannons Phillip Island Tourist Trophy	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	9–11 September
7	Touring Car Masters Mountain Masters	Mount Panorama	Bathurst, New South Wales	6–9 October
8	The Masters Tourist Trophy	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, New South Wales	2–4 December[4]

Classes

Each automobile was allocated into one of the following classes:^[1]

• Pro-Master
• Pro-Am
• Pro-Sport
• Invitational^[5]

Points system

Series points were awarded in each Series Race per the following table:^[1]

Pos.[1]	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	34th	35th	36th	37th	38th	39th	40th
Points[1]	60	56	52	48	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

In addition, each driver was awarded 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they started and 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they finished.^[1]

Series standings

Pos.	Driver[6]	Car[7]	Ade			San			Win			Hid			Que			Phi			Bat			Syd			Pts.[6]
Pro Master
1	John Bowe	Holden Torana	2	3	6	2	1[8]	3	1	1	6	2	5	Ret	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	8	2	2	1	3	1167
2	Glenn Seton	Ford Mustang	3	5	12	Ret		4	3	3	1	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	6	1	21	1	3	2	6	1087
3	Eddie Abelnica	Ford XB Falcon	5	2	9	5		5	5	6	10	6	3	6	3	5	6	1	4	11	17	16	13	6	3	5	1078
4	Steven Johnson	Ford XY Falcon	6	6	14	3		10	4	4	17	1	1	10				7	3	3	3	6	4	1	Ret	1	914
5	Mark King	Chevrolet Camaro	8	8	11	10		2	8	7	15	8	8	7	6	6	7	14	9	4	5	9	5	Ret	5	4	881
6	Jim Richards	AMC Javelin Ford Falcon Sprint	4	Ret	DNS	1		14	6	5	11	4	6	8	11	Ret	DNS	8	8	8	7	13	9				696
7	Greg Ritter	Chevrolet Monza	1	1	13	Ret		Ret																			234
8	Andrew Miedecke	Chevrolet Camaro SS	9	4	3																						131
Pro Am
1	Jason Gomersall	Holden Torana	10	10	7	6		9	2	2	12	9	4	15	2	3	3	5	6	15	8	20	8	9	7	11	1008
2	Tony Karanfilovski	Ford Mustang	Ret	DNS	DNS	4		13	Ret	10	3	5	17	11	8	7	9	9	10	2	10	7	10	4	4	9	780
3	Rusty French	Ford Mustang	17	14	8	13		12	Ret	14	14	12	11	2	12	10	11	11	11	9	14	3	14	10	10	12	741
4	Wayne Mercer	Ford XY Falcon	Ret	15	5	11		11	13	15	13	10	12	1	12	Ret	Ret				Ret	18	16	8	Ret	7	576
5	Andrew Fisher	Ford XY Falcon	20	9	2	7		1	7	12	7	7	7	9	7	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS							493
6	Leo Tobin	Ford Mustang	14	13	DNS	15		Ret	Ret	13	Ret				13	DNS	15	10	12	10	18	5	17	11	12	Ret	493
7	Adam Bressington	Chevrolet Camaro SS													5	4	8	4	5	12	6	2	3	Ret	6	8	438
8	Cameron Tilley	Chrysler Valiant Pacer	Ret	Ret	DNS	14		7	10	16	5	Ret	Ret	DNS							12	14	12	5	8	2	376
9	Paul Freestone	Chevrolet Camaro	7	7	16	8		8													13	11	Ret				290
10	Brett Youlden	Holden HQ Monaro GTS																6	7	5	4	15	7				190
11	Keith Kassulke	Holden Monaro GTS													21	DNS	5				11	10	11				122
12	Bruce Williams	Holden Torana							Ret	11	8																77
13	Bob Middleton	Chevrolet Camaro SS										13	13	DNS													45
Pro Sport
1	Adam Garwood	Holden Torana	11	11	1	9		6	11	8	2	14	9	4	10	8	4	13	15	7							634
2	Darren Beale	Holden Monaro GTS							15	19	16	18	15	14	20	18	Ret	16	14	14	Ret	19	20	DNS	13	13	424
3	Graham Stewart	Ford XA Falcon	18	19	15	16		Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	16	16	13			15	13	13							352
4	Nigel Benson	Holden Monaro	13	12	4							15	14	12							19	17	19				244
5	Sven Burchartz	Porsche 911 RS							9	9	9	14	11	Ret													192
6	Micheal Cannon	Ford XY Falcon GTHO										16	16	13	17	13	12										173
7	Allen Boughen	Mercury Comet													18	12	13				16	4	18				152
8	Rohan Little	Porsche 911 RS							14	17	Ret				15	14	Ret										125
9	Greg Keene	Porsche 911 RS	16	DNS	DNS										16	15	14										102
10	Brad Tilley	Ford Mustang																						Ret	11	10	80
11	Rory O'Neill	Porsche 911 RS IROC													19	17	17										80
12	Tony Hunter	Chevrolet Monza 2+2																			15	12	15				60
13	Amanda Sparks	Porsche 911 RS	15	16	Ret																						59
14	Mick Wilson	Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T										17	Ret	DNS													16
Invitational
1	Greg Garwood	Ford Capri	12	17	10	12		15	12	18	4	11	10	5													680
2	Brett Curran	Ford Mustang													9	9	10										170
3	Grant Wilson	Chevrolet Camaro SS													22	19	18										162
4	Jim Richards	AMC Javelin																						7	9	Ret	145
5	Rory O'Neill	Porsche 911 IROC	19	18	Ret																						137
6	Allen Boughen	Mercury Comet				Ret		16																			106
7	Dave Roberts	Chevrolet Camaro SS																			20	22	21				60
8	Adam Garwood	Ford Capri Parena																			9	1	6				60
Pos.	Driver	Ade			San			Win			Hid			Que			Phi			Bat			Syd			Pts.