Touring Car Masters

{{Short description|Australian motor racing series}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2013}}

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| category = Touring Car Racing

| country/region = Australia

| inaugural = 2007

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| tyres = Hoosier Tires

| champion driver = Steve Johnson

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| website = [http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au touringcarmasters.com.au]

| current_season = 2023 Touring Car Masters

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Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series open to modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1980.[https://web.archive.org/web/20230304084846/https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/sporting-technical/national/2023/2023-gulf-western-oil-touring-car-masters-series-sporting-and-technical-regulations---version-1.pdf?sfvrsn=d6660278_4 2023 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org] It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS Group N Touring Cars but with a greater degree of modifications permitted to improve safety, reliability and affordability.[http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/History/seriesInformation.html Series History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112842/http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/History/seriesInformation.html |date=6 July 2011 }} Retrieved on 20 June 2011 These improvements would have been against the spirit of Group N regulations which are focused on vehicles racing as much as possible as they did in the period when the cars were new.

File:Ford Falcon Sprint of Jim Richards.JPG of 2010 Touring Car Masters Group 1 winner, Jim Richards]]

File:1969 Ford Mustang of John Bowe (Adelaide 2011).JPG

The series has proved popular with fans for the nostalgia value and also for the mix of eligible vehicles with the majority of competing vehicles being Australian or American V8s. Each model is allocated into one of three classes by the appointed category managers, TCM Racing Pty. Ltd, with drivers competing for Outright and Class awards. Performance parity is maintained between disparate models by varying maximum engine revolutions and minimum racing weights of those vehicles. In addition, a driver may be classified as a seeded driver and additional parity adjustments applied to cars driven by these drivers, as deemed appropriate.

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Class winners

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rowspan="2" | Year

! colspan="2" | Group 1[http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/History/championsStatistics.html Champs & Stats, www.touringcarmasters.com.au] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112807/http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/History/championsStatistics.html |date=6 July 2011 }} Retrieved on 4 August 2013

! colspan="2" | Group 2

! colspan="2" | Group 3

Driver

! Car

! Driver

! Car

! Driver

! Car

2007

| Steve Mason

| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

| Mick Wilson

| 1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | Not contested

2008

| Gavin Bullas

| 1969 Ford Boss Mustang

| Greg East

| 1972 Holden HQ Kingswood

2009

| Gavin Bullas

| 1969 Ford Boss Mustang

| Trevor Talbot

| 1972 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1

2010

| Jim Richards

| 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint

| Bernie Stack

| 1973 Porsche 911RS

| Tony Karanfilovski

| 1968 Alfa Romeo GTAm

Year

! colspan="2" | Class A

! colspan="2" | Class B

! colspan="2" | Class C

2011

| Amanda Sparks

| 1973 Porsche 911RS

| Gary O'Brien

| 1972 Holden HQ Monaro GTS 4 Door

| John Bowe

| 1969 Ford Mustang

2012

| John Bowe

| 1969 Ford Mustang

| Chris Stillwell

| 1968 Ford Mustang

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Not contested

2013

| Jim Richards

| 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint

| Steve Mason

| 1966 Ford Mustang

Year

! colspan="2" | Pro-Masters

! colspan="2" | Pro-Am

! colspan="2" | Pro-Sports

2014

| John Bowe

| 1969 Ford Mustang

| Mark King

| Chevrolet Camaro

| Sven Burchartz
Chris Stillwell

| Ford Mustang

Year

! colspan="2" | Pro-Masters

! colspan="2" | Pro-Am

! colspan="2" | Pro-Sports

! colspan="2" | Invitational

! colspan="2" | Trans-Am

2015

| John Bowe

| Ford Mustang
Holden LH Torana SL/R5000

| Cameron Tilley

| Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer

| Leo Tobin

| Holden HQ Monaro GTS

| Paul Freestone

| Chevrolet Camaro SS

| Charlie O'Brien

| Pontiac Firebird

Year

! colspan="2" | Pro-Masters

! colspan="2" | Pro-Am

! colspan="2" | Pro-Sports

! colspan="2" | Invitational

! colspan="2" | Trans-Am

2016

| John Bowe

| Holden LH Torana SL/R5000

| Jason Gomersall

| Holden LH Torana SL/R5000

| Adam Garwood

| Holden LH Torana SL/R5000
Ford Capri Perana

| Greg Garwood

| Ford Capri Perana

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Not contested

Year

! colspan="2" | Pro-Masters

! colspan="2" | Pro-Am

! colspan="2" | Pro-Sports

! colspan="2" | IROC

! colspan="2" | Invitational

! colspan="2" | Trans-Am

2017

| Steven Johnson

| 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

| Adam Bressington

| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS

| Darren Beale

| 1972 Holden Monaro GTS Coupe

| Rohan Little

| 1974 Porsche 911 IROC

| Greg Garwood

| Ford Capri Perana

| Shannon O’Brien

| Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Year

! colspan="2" | Outright

! colspan="2" | Pro-Masters

! colspan="2" | Pro-Am

! colspan="2" | Pro-Sports

2018[https://web.archive.org/web/20181209220438/http://www.touringcarmasters.com.au/standings-2/2018-standings 2018 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Cameron Tilley

| Chrysler Valiant Pacer

| Jim Pollicina

| Holden Torana A9X

2019

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Jim Pollicina

| Holden Torana A9X

| Allen Boughen

| Mercury Comet

2020

| Adam Bressington

| Chevrolet Camaro SS

| Adam Bressington

| Chevrolet Camaro SS

| Ryan Hansford

| Holden Torana A9X

| Peter Burnitt

| Holden Torana A9X

2021

| John Bowe

| Holden LH Torana SL/R5000

| John Bowe

| Holden LH Torana SL/R5000

| Ryan Hansford

| Holden Torana A9X

| Peter Burnitt

| Holden Torana A9X

2022

| Ryan Hansford

| Holden Torana A9X

| Ryan Hansford

| Holden Torana A9X

| Andrew Fisher

| Ford Falcon GTHO

| Warren Trewin

| Holden Monaro GTS350

2023

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Steve Johnson

| Ford Mustang

| Cameron Tilley

| Chrysler Valiant Pacer

| Peter Burnitt

| Holden Torana A9X

2024

|Adam Garwood

|Holden VK Commodore

|Joel Heinrich

|Chevrolet Camaro SS

|Adam Garwood

|Holden VK Commodore

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File:Holden HQ SS of Gary O'Brien.jpg|The 1972 Holden HQ SS of Gary O'Brien at the opening round of the 2010 series

File:Chevrolet Camaro SS of Alastair MacLean.jpg|The 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS of Alastair MacLean at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:Ford XY Falcon GTHO of Brad Tilley.jpg|The Ford XY Falcon GTHO of Brad Tilley at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop of Eddie Abelnica (2).jpg|The Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop of Eddie Abelnica at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:Ford Escort RS1600 of Phillip Showers.jpg|The Ford Escort RS1600 of Phillip Showers at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:1969 Ford Mustang of Gavin Bullas.jpg|The 1969 Ford Mustang of Gavin Bullas at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:Alfa Romeo GTAm of Tony Karanfilovski.jpg|The Alfa Romeo GTAm of Tony Karanfilovski at the opening round of the 2011 series

File:Chrysler VH Valiant Charger RT of Mick Wilson.jpg|The Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T of Mick Wilson at the opening round of the 2011 series

References

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