2011 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series
The 2011 Auto One 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 eleventh running of a national racing series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 17 March 2011 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds.
The series was won by Kiwi Chris Pither, over former V8 Supercar driver David Sieders and in third place was Ryal Harris.[1]
Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2011 V8 Utes series.[2]
Team | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hi-Tech Motorsport | Holden VE SS Ute | 1 | Grant Johnson | All |
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 11 | Jack Elsegood | All | |
Holden VE SS Ute | 26 | Rhys McNally | All | |
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 51 | Rick Gill | 2–3 | |
Holden VE SS Ute | 92 | Jake McNally | 1–2 | |
SEW Eurodrive Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 2 | Noel Edge | 1–2 |
Sage Automation/Roof Seal | Holden VE SS Ute | 3 | Gary Baxter | All |
Big Gun Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 4 | Peter Burnitt | 1–2 |
14 | Brad Patton | 1–6 | ||
44 | Greg Willis | 2 | ||
58 | Ryal Harris | All | ||
Priority Engineering Services | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 5 | Kosi Kalatizidis | 1 |
Truckline Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 6 | Ryan Hansford | 1–2 |
Tinkler Motorsports | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 7 | Jeremy Gray | 1–2 |
33 | Nathan Tinkler | 5 | ||
Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 8 | David Sieders | All |
97 | Rohan Barry | 6 | ||
Jesus Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 9 | Andrew Fisher | 1–3 |
Auto One Wildcard | Holden VE SS Ute | 10 | Dean Canto[3] | 4 |
18 | Tim Blanchard[4] | 3 | ||
20 | Adam Macrow[5] | 8 | ||
52 | Tony Longhurst[6] | 7 | ||
71 | Marcus Zukanovic[7] | 5 | ||
84 | David Besnard[8] | 6 | ||
Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 15 | Charlie O'Brien[9] | 1 | |
77 | Marcus Marshall[10] | 2 | ||
Wollongong Performance Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 13 | Gary Carson | 1–3 |
Holden VE SS Ute[11] | 4 | |||
Ford FG Falcon XR8[12] | 5–8 | |||
Future Assist Group | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 15 | Charlie O'Brien | 1–2 |
Stephen White Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 19 | Stephen White | 1 |
Williams Race Tech | Holden VE SS Ute | 21 | Allan Letcher | 2 |
30 | Graham Edwards | 1 | ||
76 | Garry Hills | |||
Craig Dontas Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 22 | Craig Dontas | 1–2 |
Workhorse Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 23 | Ben Kavich | 1–2 |
Eagle Pro Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 24 | Nandi Kiss | 1 |
Transquip Hire/ECR Group | Holden VE SS Ute | 25 | Brendan Cook | 2 |
Bob Jane T-Marts | Holden VE SS Ute | 27 | Kim Jane | All |
No Limit Energy Drink | Holden VE SS Ute | 28 | Sean Carter | 1 |
Calmack Smash Repairs | Holden VE SS Ute | 29 | Nathan Callaghan | 2 |
Cribbin Blencowe Estate Agents | Holden VE SS Ute | 33 | Denis Cribbin | 6, 8 |
iseek Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 37 | Jason Gomersall | 1 |
Chris Pither Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 42 | Chris Pither | All |
Giddyup Horsey Production Racing | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 48 | Tim Boyle | 7 |
Vittoria Coffee/DIC Australia | Holden VE SS Ute | 55 | George Elliott | 1–2 |
Monster Energy | Holden VE SS Ute | 56 | Nathan Pretty | All |
Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 61 | Cameron McConville | All |
Mangomedia | Holden VE SS Ute | 66 | Yanis Derums | |
Rare Spares | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 68 | Kris Walton | 7–8 |
Red Express Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 69 | Charlie Kovacs | 1–2 |
Western General Body Works | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 72 | Danny Buzadic | 7–8 |
Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | Holden VE SS Ute | 88 | Warren Millett | 1–2 |
Dunn Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 99 | Ben Dunn | 1–2 |
Race calendar
The 2011 V8 Utes Series will consist of eight rounds, all of which will be held on the support programme of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 17–20 March | David Sieders |
2 | ![]() | Barbagallo Raceway | Wanneroo, Western Australia | 29 Apr – 1 May | Grant Johnson |
3 | ![]() | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 17–19 June | Kim Jane |
4 | ![]() | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 8–10 July | Chris Pither |
5 | ![]() | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6–9 October | Ryal Harris |
6 | ![]() | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 21–23 October | Ryal Harris |
7 | ![]() | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 18–20 November | Cameron McConville |
8 | ![]() | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 2–4 December | David Sieders |
Series Points
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Chris Pither | 935 |
2 | David Sieders | 908 |
3 | Ryal Harris | 882 |
4 | Grant Johnson | 851 |
5 | Cameron McConville | 805 |
6 | Nathan Pretty | 795 |
7 | Kim Jane | 756 |
8 | Jack Elsegood | 732 |
9 | Ryan Hansford | 703 |
10 | Gary Baxter | 700 |
11 | Craig Dontas | 696 |
12 | Charlie O'Brien | 668 |
13 | Andrew Fisher | 654 |
14 | Rhys McNally | 589 |
15 | Ben Kavich | 493 |
16 | Ben Dunn | 481 |
17 | Nandi Kiss | 407 |
18 | Warren Millett | 389 |
19 | Brad Patton | 388 |
20 | George Elliot | 357 |
References
- ^ "Pither takes Ute title from dramatic weekend". Speedcafe. 5 November 2011.
- ^ "V8 Utes 2011 Series Drivers". V8 Utes Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400". Natsoft. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Blanchard gets V8 Utes wildcard berth". SpeedCafe. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Adam Macrow awarded Wildcard V8 Utes berth". Speedcafe. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Two-time Bathurst Winner Joins V8 Utes". Speedcafe. 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Bathurst Entry List". V8 Utes. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "David Besnard set for V8 Utes debut". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "V8 Utes announce Wildcard entry for 2011". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Marcus Marshall to make V8 Ute debut". SpeedCafe. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – Townsville 400". Natsoft. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Ford FG Ute set to make debut at Bathurst". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
External links
- Official series website
- 2011 Official Pointscore
- 2011 Racing Results Archive Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine