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The Touring Car Masters is an Australian
Retrieved 11 November 2016 It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...
series open to modified touring cars
Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States.
While the cars do not move ...
manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978.2016 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.auRetrieved 11 November 2016 It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS
Group N Touring Cars
Group N Touring Cars is an Australian motor racing category for touring cars built before December 1972.Series History
Retrieved on 20 June 2011 These improvements would have been against the Group N regulations which are focused on vehicles racing as much as possible as they did in the period when the cars were new.
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 four classes by the appointed category managers, Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd, with drivers competing for Series Class awards based on finishing positions within each Class at each race. 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.
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
Retrieved on 20 June 2011 These improvements would have been against the Group N regulations which are focused on vehicles racing as much as possible as they did in the period when the cars were new.
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 four classes by the appointed category managers, Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd, with drivers competing for Series Class awards based on finishing positions within each Class at each race. 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.
Class winners
Chevrolet Camaro SS
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro share ...
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
The Ford Falcon (XY) is a full-size car produced by Ford Australia from 1970 to 1972. It was the fourth and last iteration of the second generation of the Falcon and included the Ford Fairmont (XY)—the luxury-oriented version.
Overview
The X ...
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
The Ford Falcon (XB) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1973 to 1976. It was the second iteration of the third generation of the Falcon and also included the Ford Fairmont (XB), the luxury-oriented version.
Overview
The ...
of Eddie Abelnica at the opening round of the 2011 series
File:Ford Escort RS1600 of Phillip Showers.jpg, The Ford Escort RS1600
The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. In total there were six generations, spread across three basic platforms beginning with the original rear-wheel drive Mk.1/Mk.2 (1968–1980) ...
of Phillip Showers at the opening round of the 2011 series
File:1969 Ford Mustang of Gavin Bullas.jpg, The 1969 Ford Mustang
The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March 1964 until 1973. The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobiles known as the pony cars. The Mustang’s styling, with its long hood and short deck, prove ...
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
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* {{V8 Supercar support categories Touring car racing series Motorsport categories in Australia Auto racing series in Australia