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1997 ARDC AMSCAR series

The 1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series was an Australian touring car series and was run for cars eligible to V8 Supercar specifications, although the series was not sanctioned by AVESCO. It began on 22 June 1997 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Eastern Creek Raceway after four rounds.

The series was run by the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) over the two circuits operated by the club in Sydney, Australia. It was the last such series to bear the AMSCAR name having been last run previously during the 1994 season. The series itself dated back to the Amaroo Park-based Sun-7 Chesterfield Series of the 1970s.

The 1997 series can be seen as the immediate fore-runner for today's Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, acting as a second tier series for touring cars contested by privately owned and funded touring car teams, known colloquially as 'privateers'.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1997 AMSCAR series. The series consisted of four rounds.

TeamCarNoDrivers
Clive Wiseman RacingHolden VP Commodore
Holden VS Commodore7Australia Mick Donaher
Gary CannanHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV8Australia Gary Cannan
Simon EmerzidisHolden VR Commodore15Australia Simon Emerzidis
Walden MotorsportHolden VP Commodore21Australia Brian Walden
Tim SlakoHolden VS Commodore24Australia Tim Slako
M3 MotorsportHolden VP Commodore26Australia Peter Doulman
Playscape RacingFord EF Falcon28Australia Kevin Waldock
Paul Weel RacingFord EL Falcon31Australia Paul Weel
West Coast RacingFord EL Falcon32Australia Allan McCarthy
Pro-Duct RacingHolden VS Commodore33Australia Bob Pearson
Schembri MotorsportHolden VS Commodore36Australia Neil Schembri
Scotty Taylor RacingHolden VP Commodore37Australia Bill Attard
Australia Scotty Taylor
Garry Willmington PerformanceFord EB Falcon41Australia Garry Willmington
Mal Rose RacingHolden VS Commodore44Australia Mal Rose
V8RacingHolden VP Commodore77Australia Richard Mork
Cadillac ProductionsFord EB Falcon79Australia Mike Conway
Holden VP Commodore92Australia Gavin Monaghan
Don PulverHolden VP Commodore88Australia Don Pulver
Geoff KendrickHolden VS Commodore92Australia Geoff Kendrick
Shaun WalkerHolden VS Commodore99Australia Shaun Walker

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1997 AMSCAR season consisted of 4 rounds.

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinnerTeamReport1234
Australia Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales21–22 JunAllan McCarthyWest Coast Racing
Australia Amaroo ParkAmaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales19–20 JulMal RoseMal Rose Racing
Australia Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales30–31 AugMal RoseMal Rose Racing
Australia Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales6–7 DecMick DonaherClive Wiseman Racing

Drivers Championship

Points were allocated 18–14–11–9–7–5–4–3–2–1 according to top ten race position in each race with three races being held per round.

PosDriverRound 1 – EAS 1colspan="3"Round 2 – AMA 1colspan="3"Round 3 – EAS 2colspan="3"Round 4 – EAS 3PtsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 312345678910111213141515171819PosDriverRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Pts
Mal Rose4th2ndRet1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd3rd3rd167
Mick Donaher3rd3rd2nd3rd4th3rd1st1st1st121
Allan McCarthy1st1st1st4th2nd2nd91
Neil Schembri6th13th3rd8th5th5th3rd5th3rdRet6th2nd81
Bob Pearson2nd9th4th5th2nd2nd5thRet6th72
Peter DoulmanRet8th8th2ndRetDNS2nd3rd5th52
Mike Conway5th8th6th4th2nd5th45
Richard MorkRetRet5th12th9th8th6th6th6th6th7th7th40
Geoff Kendrick10th10th9th4th4th4th31
Paul Weel3rd4th4th29
Garry Willmington8th7th6th6thDNSDNS8th7th7th28
Tim SlakoRet4th10th9th3rdDNS23
Bill Attard7th6th7th10th7th7th22
Gavin Monaghan7th6th4th18
Kevin Waldock5th5th11th14
Simon Emerzidis7th5th8th14
Don PulverRet11thRet11thRet10th7th8th8th11
Gary Cannan9th12th12th13th10th9th10th10th9th9
Scotty Taylor9th9th10th5
Brian Walden11thRet13th

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References

References

  1. Brian Golding, ''Welcome'', Program, Eastern Creek, 22 June 1997
  2. (22 June 1997). "Australian Racing Drivers Club 22/06/1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series Round 1". National Software.
  3. (20 July 1997). "Australian Racing Drivers Club 20/07/1997 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Meeting". National Software.
  4. (31 August 1997). "Australian Racing Drivers Club 31/08/1997 State Open Meeting Eastern Creek". National Software.
  5. (7 December 2007). "Australian Racing Drivers Club 07/12/1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series Round 4". National Software.
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