The 2017 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.2017 Touring Car Masters Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org It was the eleventh running of the Touring Car Masters series. Each car was allocated into one the following classes: Pro Masters, Pro Am, Pro Sports, IROC (Porsche), Trans Am.
The series was won by Steven Johnson driving a Ford Mustang. Johnson also won the Pro Masters class with Adam Bressington (Chevrolet Camaro) winning Pro Am and Darren Beale (Holden Monaro GTS) winning Pro Sports.2017 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2017 series.
Team Car Class No. Drivers Rounds SportsMed SA 1974 Porsche 911 IROC IROC 1 Greg Keen 1 32 Amanda Sparks 1 Hawk Brake Pads Chevrolet Camaro SS Inv 1 Dave Roberts 6 Shannons Insurance 1972 AMC Javelin Pro Master 2 Jim Richards 1 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint 3,5-7 Hercules Engines 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Am 3 Cameron Mason All Skye Sands 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Am 4 Thomas Randle 1 Rusty French 4-7 ACDelco 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Am 5 Bruce Williams 2-4,6-7 Multispares Racing 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Am 6 Ryan Hansford All Wisely Motorsport 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Sports 7 Bob Wisely 1,3-7 Lady Luck Racing 1964 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Am 8 Terry Lawlor 1,5-6 Jesus Racing 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Am 9 Andrew Fisher 1-3,6-7 Lion Mill Sol / vplates.com.au Ford Falcon XA GT Pro Sport 11 Melinda Price 1,5-6 Giraffe Civil Contracting 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Am 12 Adam Garwood 1-6 1973 Ford Capri Inv 24 Greg Garwood 3 Mark Poole Motorsport 1974 Porsche 911 IROC Pro Sport 13 Rory O'Neill 1 Carne Grill 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Master 16 Gavin Bullas 7 WM Waste / Illusion Gas Log FiresSynergy Race Engines 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback Pro Master 17 Steven Johnson All Wilson Security / PAYCE 1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 Pro Master 18 John Bowe All Tincome Industrial Services 1972 Holden Monaro GTS Coupe Pro Masters 19 Darren Beale All Treloar Roses 1973 Chrysler Charger Pro Sport 21 Robert Braune 3 Hutchinson Builders / Angliss Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Trans Am 25 Brett Curran 4 Maxi-Trans Trailers Chevrolet Camaro± Pro Am 25 Paul Freestone 6 Wanna Burger Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Trans Am 26 Shannon O'Brien 4 MOCOMM Motorsport Communication Holden Monaro GTS Coupe Pro Sport 27 Jim Policina 7 Speedgas / Tilley Auto Garage 1964 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Am 28 Brad Tilley 1 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO 6-7 Ford Mustang Coupe Pro Sport 29 Jamie Tilley 7 Matt Stone Racing 1978 Holden Torana A9X Hatchback Pro Am 35 Jason Gomersall 1-5,7 Gawler Self Storage 1974 Porsche 911 IROC IROC 38 Bernie Stack 1-2 THD Motorsport 1969 Ford Boss Mustang Pro Sports 46 Leo Tobin 1-4,6-7 Melbournes Cheapest CarsDarwins Cheapest CarsBrisbanes Cheapest Cars 1974 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop Pro Masters 48 Eddie Abelnica 2-6 Outbound Racing / wheels.com 1972 Holden Monaro GTS Pro Am 52 Keith Kassulke 4 Wasp Steering & Suspension 1972 Holden Monaro HQ GTS Coupe Pro Am 56 Brett Youlden 1 Graham Alexander Holden Monaro HT GTS Pro Sport 57 Graham Alexander 2,5 Glennan Transport / ANGLOMOIL 1969 Valiant Pacer Pro Am 60 Cameron Tilley 1-4,6-7 Cannon Trailers 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Sport 65 Michael Cannon 2-3,7 GFR Industries Chevrolet Camaro SS Trans Am 72 Geoff Fane 4-7 Lyndways Builders 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Pro Am 74 Wayne Mercer 1-3,5-7 Red Rock Winery / Werks RRRKalus Kenny InterlexPerformance 9 1974 Porsche 911 IROC IROC 77 Rohan Little 1-2,5-6 90 Sven Burchartz 1-2 91 Stan Adler 6 911 1-2 Whiteline Racing / King Springs 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS Pro Masters 85 Mark King 1-2 1972 Holden Monaro GTS 3-7 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Am 95 Adam Bressington All TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution 1969 Ford Mustang Pro Am 88 Tony Karanfilovski All SA Structural 1974 Porsche 911 IROC IROC 91 Manny Palyaris 1-2 John's Furniture Removals 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Sport 97 Allen Boughen 1,3-4,6-7
Race calendar The series was contested over seven rounds. Rounds included Series Races and non-points Domestic Trophy Races (indicated below with TR). Round Circuit City / state Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3 March John Bowe John Bowe John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE R2 4 March John Bowe† John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE TR 5 March Ryan Hansford Brad Tilley Speedgas / Tilley Auto Garage 2 TR Winton Raceway Winton, Victoria 19–21 May John Bowe John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE R1 Jason Gomersall Jason Gomersall Bigmate Racing R2 Steven Johnson Adam Garwood Giraffe Civil Contracting 3 TR Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 16–18 June Eddie Abelnica Greg Garwood Giraffe Civil Contracting R1 Steven Johnson John Bowe Steven Johnson WM Waste / Illusion Gas Log Fires R2 John Bowe John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE 4 TR Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 28–30 July John Bowe John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE R1 John Bowe John Bowe John Bowe Wilson Security / PAYCE R2 Eddie Abelnica Eddie Abelnica Brisbanes Cheapest Cars 5 R1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 15–17 September John Bowe Steven Johnson Steven Johnson WM Waste / Illusion Gas Log Fires R2 Race Cancelled R3 Steven Johnson† Steven Johnson WM Waste / Illusion Gas Log Fires 6 TR Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 5–8 October Eddie Abelnica Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars R1 Steven Johnson John Bowe Steven Johnson Synergy Race Engines R2 John Bowe† Steven Johnson Synergy Race Engines 7 R1 Newcastle Street Circuit Newcastle, New South Wales 24–26 November Ryan Hansford Steven Johnson Steven Johnson Synergy Race Engines R2 John Bowe† Steven Johnson Synergy Race Engines † New lap records Jason Gomersall had a large accident at turn six on lap one during Race 2 at Sandown Raceway. Therefore the race was abandoned.
Series standings
Outright standings Pos. Driver Car Total 1 Steve Johnson Ford Mustang 917 2 John Bowe Holden Torana SL/R 5000 906 3 Adam Bressington Chevrolet Camaro SS 881 4 Ryan Hansford Holden Torana SL/R 5000 818 5 Adam Garwood Holden Torana SL/R 5000 657 6 Eddie Abelnica Ford Falcon XB 629 7 Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang 585 8 Cameron Mason Ford Mustang 574 9 Jason Gomersall Holden Torana 565 10 Mark King Chevrolet Camaro RS 557 11 Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant Pacer 519 12 Darren Beale Holden Monaro GTS 491 13 Leo Tobin Ford Boss Mustang 477 14 Jim Richards AMC Javelin & Ford Falcon Sprint 469 15 Wayne Mercer Ford Falcon XY GTHO 465 16 Bob Wisely Holden Torana SL/R 5000 401 17 Andrew Fisher Ford Falcon XY GTHO 356 18 Bruce Williams Holden Torana SL/R 5000 309 19 Brad Tilley Ford Mustang 292 20 Allen Boughen Mercury Comet 291 21 Blu Cannon Ford Falcon XY 209 22 Rohan Little Porsche 911 194 23 Terry Lawlor Ford Mustang 163 24 Melinda Price Ford Falcon XA GT 162 25 Graham Alexander Holden HT Monaro GTS 148 26 Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 132 27 Rusty French Ford Mustang 131 28 Brett Youlden Holden Monaro GTS 104 29 Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro 104 30 Robert Braune Chrysler Charger 92 31 Keith Kassulke Holden Monaro GTS 73 32 Jamie Tilley Ford Mustang 45
Class standings Pos. Driver ADE WIN HID QLD SAN BAT NEW Pts. Pro Masters 1 Steve Johnson Ret 5 4 16 23 6 9 1 2 5 3 3 1 C 1 15 1 1 1 1 917 2 John Bowe 1 1 6 1 2 Ret Ret 2 1 4 1 4 8 C 2 4 2 2 3 3 906 3 Eddie Abelnica 3 3 2 5 4 3 DNS 2 1 6 C 5 1 6 5 629 4 Jason Gomersall 7 6 12 6 1 Ret 8 3 10 8 5 5 11 C DNS 7 18 565 5 Mark King 5 4 7 12 5 Ret 12 17 17 14 Ret 10 12 C 10 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 557 6 Jim Richards 11 7 Ret 2 12 9 13 C 6 18 8 7 14 10 469 Pro Am 1 Adam Bressington 2 2 8 13 10 3 15 7 5 3 6 7 4 C 4 16 3 4 4 2 881 2 Ryan Hansford 3 Ret 3 8 4 4 10 9 6 6 4 2 7 C 3 8 5 10 2 4 818 3 Adam Garwood 10 10 2 Ret 9 1 4 6 7 1 7 6 2 C Ret 6 4 3 657 4 Tony Karanfilovski 9 9 13 7 11 Ret 13 Ret 14 12 8 12 5 C 13 13 10 9 8 5 585 5 Cameron Mason 13 13 9 4 12 7 3 11 12 2 12 16 3 C 8 Ret DNS DNS 6 DNS 574 6 Cameron Tilley 6 Ret Ret 15 6 5 14 10 11 10 10 Ret 2 14 12 9 7 519 7 Wayne Mercer 14 11 5 5 15 10 18 16 13 16 C Ret 10 13 14 12 8 465 8 Andrew Fisher 4 3 Ret 17 24 Ret 11 DNS DNS 7 7 6 DNS DNS 356 9 Bruce Williams 2 7 Ret 6 5 4 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 13 5 Ret 309 10 Brad Tilley 11 8 1 12 12 8 10 6 292 11 Terry Lawlor Ret 12 Ret 9 C 7 Ret Ret DNS 163 12 Rusty French 9 14 13 DNS C 11 3 15 Ret 16 16 131 13 Brett Youlden 8 14 15 10414 Keith Kassulke Ret 13 11 7315 Thomas Randle DNS DNS DNS 0 Pro Sport 1 Darren Beale 19 20 17 20 25 12 20 19 19 16 15 18 17 C 16 17 19 18 19 17 491 2 Leo Tobin 15 15 10 9 14 9 7 15 16 7 11 9 14 18 16 18 15 477 3 Bob Wisely 22 22 21 21 20 20 15 17 17 15 C 15 Ret DNS DNS 20 19 4014 Allen Boughen Ret 13 14 19 18 21 13 Ret 15 11 17 17 DNS DNS 2915 Michael Cannon 11 16 8 17 14 18 17 14 2096 Melinda Price Ret C DNS 19 20 DNS 1617 Graham Alexander 24 22 16 10 C 12 1488 Robert Braune 16 13 15 929 Jamie Tilley 13 12 45 IROC 1 Rohan Little 20 21 16 19 19 14 DNS C 14 Ret DNS DNS 283 2 Manny Palyaris 18 19 19 21 20 15 254 3 Bernie Stack 17 16 11 10 13 Ret 226 4 Sven Burchartz 16 17 18 14 8 Ret 218 5 Stan Adler 22 18 11 20 21 19 110 6 Rory O'Neill 21 Ret 20 90 7 Greg Keene DNS DNS DNS 08 Amanda Sparks DNS DNS DNS 0 Trans Am1 Shannon O'Brien Ret 9 8 942 Geoff Fane 11 16 14 14 C 9 9 16 15 15 13 843 Brett Curran DNS DNS DNS 0 Invitational1 Greg Garwood 1 8 8 122
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