1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship
{{Motorsport season
|title = Australian Formula Ford Championship
|link = Australian Formula Ford Championship
|year = 1998
}}
The 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship, CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1998, page 7-11 The title, which was the sixth Australian Formula Ford Championship,[https://www.webcitation.org/6R6iap8Hn?url=http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2014-1.pdf Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014] was won by Adam Macrow driving a Spectrum 06.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series[https://web.archive.org/web/20091015103625/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/records/1998.php Records & Statistics for the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 15 October 2009] with two races per round.[https://web.archive.org/web/19991005085514/http://www.ozemail.com.au/~formford/scrut/regs.htm 1998 AFFC Sporting Regulations] Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 June 2009
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| Sandown | Victoria | 1 February |
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| Lakeside | 29 March |
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| Victoria | 19 April |
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| Winton | Victoria | 3 May |
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| Mallala | 24 May |
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| 31 May |
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| Victoria | 21 June |
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| 2 August |
Points system
Results
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! No. ! Entrant |
| 1
| align="center" | 8 | Spectrum 06 | Team Arrow | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 211 |
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| 2
| align="center" | 6 | Spectrum 06b | OAMPS Insurance Group | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 183 |
| 3
| Tim Leahey | align="center" | 35 | Van Diemen RF98 | Fastlane Racing | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 180 |
| 4
| align="center" | 5 | Van Diemen RF98 | Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 109 |
| 5
| align="center" | 18 | Van Diemen RF98 | Fastlane Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 98 |
| 6
| Dugal McDougall | align="center" | 16 | Mygale SJ98 | Apache Constructors | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 93 |
| 7
| align="center" | 40 | Van Diemen RF95 | Wynns Australia P/L | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 69 |
| 8
| Craig Zerner | align="center" | 4 | Spectrum 06b | George Stockman | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 62 |
| 9
| align="center" | 27 | Spectrum 06b | Team Arrow | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 58 |
| 10
| Ashley Seward | align="center" | 81 | Spectrum 06b | Ashley Seward | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 57 |
| 11
| Iccy Harrington | align="center" | 45 | Mygale SJ98 | Apache Constructors | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 42 |
| rowspan=2 | 12
| Aaron McNally | align="center" | 7 | Van Diemen RF97 | Aaron McNally | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 35 |
| Justin Cotter
| align="center" | 9 | Van Diemen RF95 | Factory Enterprises | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 35 |
| 14
| align="center" | 47 | Spectrum 06b | S H Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 33 |
| rowspan=2 | 15
| Kerry Wade | align="center" | 12 | Van Diemen RF94 | Kerry Wade | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 27 |
| Tyler Mecklem
| align="center" | 95 | Van Diemen RF91 | TDK Australia | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 27 |
| rowspan=2 | 17
| Christian Jory | align="center" | 90 | Swift SC93F | Christian Jory | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 |
| Ty Hanger
| align="center" | 55 | Swift SC93F | Ty Hanger | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 |
| 19
| align="center" | 46 | Swift SC92F | Robert Power | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 15 |
| rowspan=2 | 20
| Robert Jones | align="center" | 43 | Van Diemen RF94 | Car-Trek Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 |
| Ray Stubber
| align="center" | 54 | Spectrum 06b | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 |
| 22
| Stuart Kostera | align="center" | 21 | Van Diemen RF95 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 |
| 23
| Christopher Dell | align="center" | 57 | Van Diemen RF96B | Christopher Dell | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 |
| rowspan=2 | 24
| Robert Miller | align="center" | 29 | Van Diemen RF95 | Robert Miller | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| Michael Simpson
| align="center" | 25 | Van Diemen RF96 | Michael Simpson | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| rowspan=2 | 26
| Jim McKinnon | align="center" | 70 | Van Diemen RF95 | Jim McKinnon | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 |
| Leanne Ferrier
| align="center" | 42 | Van Diemen RF94 | Leanne Ferrier | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5 |
| 28
| Chris Staff | align="center" | 61 | Van Diemen RF92 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 |
| rowspan=2 | 29
| Dean Lindstrom | align="center" | 24 | Van Diemen RF91 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| Ben Savage
| align="center" | 36 | Spectrum 06b | Team Arrow | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| 31
| Ryan McLeod | align="center" | 96 | Van Diemen RF91 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 0.5 | align="center" | 0.5 |
Note: Each car was required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[https://web.archive.org/web/19991005122604/http://www.ozemail.com.au/~formford/scrut/techs.htm 1998 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations, www.ozemail.com.au/~formford, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 October 1999]
Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 8 as the race was stopped prematurely due to an accident.[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~formford/media/100898.html Macrow and Spectrum win Formula Ford Championship] Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
References
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External links
- [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~formford/media/entries.htm 1998 AFFC Entry List] Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
- [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~formford/media/media.html 1998 AFFC Media Releases (including round reports)] Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070126211312/http://www.ozemail.com.au/~formford/1919_12.jpg Image of the Champion – Adam Macrow competing in the 1998 AFFC] Retrieved from web.archive.org/web on 26 June 2009
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