The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge was the inaugural running of the Australian Mini Challenge. It began on 7 March at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway.
Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2008 Australian Mini Challenge. Team No Drivers Decorug Racing 5 Nathan Geier 27 Paul Stokell 95 Grant Denyer Nathan Geier Bib Stillwell Mini Garage 6 Michael Stillwell 60 Nicholas Stillwell David Stillwell 66 Gary Young Racer Industries 7 Ryan McLeod Doulman Automotive 8 Neil McFadyen Glory Team Racing 10 David Turner Mini 13 Ben Tune 18 Damien White Kingsway Mini Garage 16 Tim Leahey Robert Graham Motorline Mini Garage 21 Darren Berry 22 Todd Wanless Paul Morris 43 Matt Neal Brendon Cook 80 Jason Akermanis Brisbane Mini Garage 23 Todd Fiore 30 Paul Fiore BMW Uber Star 25 Jason Bargwanna Shaun Cleary Leanne Tander Paul Mercurio Bob Holden Boris Said Stuart Appleby Justin Hemmes Iron House Brewery 32 Jason White PDL Electrical Solutions 44 Brent Collins Trivett Classic Race Team 79 Scott Bargwanna 97 Jason Bargwanna Bruce Lynton Mini Garage 8099 Beric Lynton Darren Harris 93 Chris Wootton
Calendar The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge will be contested over eight rounds, starting at Eastern Creek in March and finishing at Oran Park in December.MINI Challenge - MINI Australia - Official MINI website Rd. Supporting Circuit City / State Date Winner 1 V8SCS 2 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 7–9 Mar Neil McFadyen 2 FV8SCS 2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 4–6 Apr Nathan Geier 3 V8SCS 4 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 9–11 May Damien White 4 V8SCS 5 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 7–9 Jun Jason Bargwanna 5 V8SCS 9 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 Sep Jason Bargwanna 6 V8SCS 10 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 9–12 Oct Jason Bargwanna 7 V8SCS 13 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 21–23 Nov Paul Stokell 8 V8SCS 14 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 4–7 Dec Jason Bargwanna V8SCS - V8 Supercar Championship Series FV8SCS - Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
Driver standings After round 8: Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts 1 Neil McFadyen 168 ? 138 132 78 65 126 117 930 2 Paul Stokell 156 ? 75 84 69 90 180 138 906 3 Paul Fiore 102 ? 78 84 135 51 102 132 834 4 Jason Bargwanna 126 180 180 120 150 168 798 5 Nathan Geier ? ? 48 90 165 48 57 27 717 6 Grant Denyer* ? ? 138 150 54 648 7 Gary Young ? ? 114 63 60 27 105 42 585 8 Todd Fiore ? ? 93 84 120 15 54 87 558 9 Scott Bargwanna 69 ? ? 78 111 432 10 David Turner ? ? 36 36 57 12 24 48 357 11 Nathan Callaghan 138 105 243 12 Todd Wanless ? ? ? ? ? 237 13 Nicholas Stillwell ? ? ? ? ? ? 171 14 Damien White 156 156 15 Darren Berry ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 153 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts
The other results were 16th: Michael Stillwell – 132 17th: Iain Sherrin – 117 18th: Robert Graham – 111 19th: David Stillwell – 108 20th: Brent Collins – 96 21st: Jason White – 96 22nd: Paul Morris – 84 23rd: Barry Sternbeck – 78 24th: Matt Neal – 78 25th: Beric Lynton – 75 26th: Mike Sherrin – 69 27th: Damien Flack – 60 28th: Tim Leahey – 54 29th: Christopher Oxley – 54 30th: Ricky Occhipinti – 54 31st: Brendon Cook – 51 32nd: Jim Sweeney – 42 33rd: Callum Ballinger – 39 34th: Tim Poulton – 30 35th: Edward Singleton – 27 36th: Kevin Miller – 18 37th: Jason Akermanis – 18 38th: Ryan Mcleod – 15 39th: Chris Wootton – 9
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