2009 Australian Superkart Championship

The 2009 Australian Superkart season covers national level Superkart racing in Australia during 2009. There were three national level race meetings in 2009 all held on the calendar of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships, the first two covered the Australian Superkart Championship, which was won by Sam Zavaglia.[1] The third event, the stand-alone Pacific Superkart Challenge, was won by Warren McIlveen.[2]

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Australian Superkart Championship

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The 2009 Australian Superkart Championship was the 21st running of the national championships for Superkarts. It began on 6 June 2009 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and end on 19 July at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight races. It was contested for two engine capacity based classes, 250 cc International (incorporating 250 National Class) and 125 cc. 125cc champion was Melbourne teenager, Steven Tamasi.[3]

A third national level event was held later in the season at Morgan Park Raceway which was held for the 250 International, 125cc, the recently superseded 85cc class and the Rotax Max non-gearbox category.

Non-Gearbox Superkart Championship

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With insufficient pre-registration, non-Gearbox Rotax Max championship was not contested in 2009.

Teams and drivers

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The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of two rounds, with four races at each meeting. With only four competitors appearing from the 250 National class all season, the 250 Nationals were merged into the 250 International class.

Team Class Chassis Engine No Driver
Safe Evolutions 250 International Anderson Maverick SAFE 1   Darren Hossack
12   Shane Price
Rocket Race Engines 250 International Anderson Mirage FPE/RCS 4   Rod Prickett
Top Dog Advertising 250 International PVP PVP 6   Vince Livaditis
RMR Superkarts 250 International Anderson Maverick FPE 7   Colin McIntyre
BRC 250FE
FPE
10   Gary Pegoraro
BK Electrical 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 7   Barry Kunowski
Dunlop
Art Motorsport
250 International PVP PVP 8   Anton Stevens
Cystic Fibrosis Queensland 125 Gearbox Eliminator Honda RS125 8   Iain McIntosh
Stockman Superkarts 250 International Stockman MR2 Yamaha TZ250 9   Sam Zavaglia
Honda RS250 18   Warren McIlveen
43   Dan Ramerman
  Daniel Tamasi
Rockpress 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 12   Phil Silcock
125 Gearbox Top Kart Yamaha TZ125 13   Mick Chiodo
Maddern Oil P/L 250 International PVP PVP 14   Charles Maddern
Coach Design 85 Gearbox Gladiator Yamaha YZ80 16   Lindsay Jamieson
26   Stewart Bell
125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Laydown Honda RS125 32   Drene Jamieson
250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 35   Russell Jamieson
125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Laydown Honda RS125 86   Chryss Jamieson
Arconn Refrigeration 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 17   Rod Conn
Sugarless Confectionery Co. 250 International Stockman MR2 Yamaha TZ250 17   Phil Webb
Nick Paul 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 21   Robert Oakley
Internode
Metaplanners
Davtec
250 International Zip Eagle BRC 250FE 28   Ilya Harpas
Zip Eagle II 29   Yiani Harpas
Suburban Accounting 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 33   Kristian Stebbing
125 Gearbox Yamaha TZ125 77   Brad Stebbing
Cycle City 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 34   Jeff Reed
Top Torque 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 40   Stephen Castles
Jeff Burford 250 International Zip Eagle II 41   Jeff Burford
Paul Snaith 250 International Eliminator 44   Paul Snaith
STR Truck Bodies 250 International Stockman MR2 48   Matthew Palmer
Bakker Superkarts 125 Gearbox Bakker Honda RS250 50   Mick Bakker
N&G Motor Repairs
Iguana Signs & Concepts
125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 50   Brian Wild
Martelco Equipment Hire 250 International Zip Eagle II Yamaha TZ250 54   Brett Purdie
Crispy Racing 250 International Anderson Maverick 58   David Yuill
RFC Race Team Rotax Max Hypermax Phoenix Rotax 125 60   David McAdam
80   Richard Flanagan
Avoig Racing 125 Gearbox Avoig Elise Honda RS125 61
161
  John Pellicano
Gas Action Services 250 International PVP Honda RS250 61   Steven Murray
Rotax Max CRG Maximo Rotax 125 68   Todd Gardner
Kylope Hire Cars 125 Gearbox Benson Honda RS125 69   Mehmet Sinani
Darren O'Connor 250 International Zip Eagle 70   Darren O'Connor
Lofty Coaches 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 72   Dean McGinty
1800 Bumper 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 74   Jason Laker
Sundown Security 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 88   Michael Davies
Domain Prestige Homes 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 90   Steven Tamasi
J. Shelton & Co 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 93   Jeremy Shelton
Phoenix Dental Laboratory 250 International Zip Eagle II Yamaha TZ250 96   Mark Hanson
Bel-Ray / Prosport 250 International PVP Yamaha TZ250 250   Cameron Hoswell
Douglas Amiss 85 Gearbox Gladiator Yamaha YZ80 461   Doug Amiss

Results and standings

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Gearbox race calendar

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The 2009 www.artmotorsport.com.au Australian Superkart Championship season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings. Likewise four races were held at the Pacific Superkart Challenge.

Rd. Circuit City / state Date Winner 250 Team Winner 125 Team Winner 85 Team Winner Rotax Team
1   Mallala Motor Sport Park[4] Mallala, South Australia 6–7 June Sam Zavaglia Stockman Superkarts Steven Tamasi Domain Prestige Homes
2   Eastern Creek Raceway[5] Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 July Sam Zavaglia Stockman Superkarts Jeff Reed Cycle City
PSC   Morgan Park Raceway[6] Warwick, Queensland 8–9 August Warren McIlveen Stockman Superkarts John Pellicano Giova Design Stewart Bell Coach Design David McAdam RFC Race Team

Drivers Championship

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Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top fifteen race positions in first three races of each round. The fourth race of each round, which is longer than the others (eight laps vs five laps) awarded points for the top twenty race positions at 25-22-20-18-16-15-14-13-12–11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Points sourced from in part:[7]

Pos Driver MAL 1 MAL 2 MAL 3 MAL 4 EAS 1 EAS 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 Pts
250 INTERNATIONAL
1 Sam Zavaglia 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 160
2 Darren Hossack 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th DNS 2nd 2nd 113
3 Gary Pegoraro Ret 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd DNS Ret 3rd 87
4 Ilya Harpas 4th 5th 5th 4th Ret 7th 8th 9th 82
5 Robert Oakley 8th 8th 14th Ret 3rd 2nd Ret 4th 67
6 Shane Price Ret 6th 6th 2nd Ret 3rd 9th Ret 64
7 Russell Jamieson 10th Ret 13th 10th 8th 6th 5th 7th 62
8 Yiani Harpas 2nd 1st 1st Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 57
9 Colin McIntyre Ret 19th Ret Ret 6th 4th 3rd 6th 54
10 Stephen Castles 28th 12th Ret DNS 5th 5th 7th 5th 51
11 Jason Laker 9th 10th 9th Ret 9th 22nd 6th 10th 50
12 Kristian Stebbing 27th 9th 7th 8th Ret 19th 8th Ret 46
13 Warren McIlveen 6th 7th 15th 6th Ret Ret Ret Ret 35
14 Brett Purdie Ret 13th 12th 7th 10th 14th Ret Ret 31
15 Anton Stevens 5th 28th 10th 9th DNS DNS DNS DNS 30
16 Matthew Palmer 26th 26th 25th 17th 16th 11th 19th 16th 30
17 David Yuill 15th 21st 22nd 16th Ret 13th 15th 11th 28
18 Vince Livaditis 7th Ret 12th 8th 27
19 Charles Maddern 12th 11th 11th 14th 12th DNS DNS DNS 26
20 Mark Hanson 11th 14th Ret Ret Ret 8th 10th Ret 21
21 Daniel Ramerman 7th Ret 8th Ret 17
22 Dean McGinty 13th 16th 17th 11th 15
23 Rod Prickett DNS 20th 18th 12th 11
24 Paul Snaith 19th 15th 16th 13th 11
25 Jeff Burford 18th 17th 19th 15th 9
26 Frank Giglio 17th 20th 20th Ret 8
27 Darren O'Connor 14th 18th 21st 19th 7
28 Michael Davies Ret Ret 20th Ret 1
Daniel Tamasi DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
125 GEARBOX
1 Steven Tamasi 17th 22nd 23rd 18th 13th 12th 16th 14th 147
2 Jeff Reed 16th Ret 24th 21st 11th 9th 11th 12th 142
3 John Pellicano 20th Ret 26th 20th 19th 21st 14th 13th 107
4 Rod Conn 22nd 24th 27th 22nd 15th 16th 18th 18th 106
5 Drene Jamieson 25th 25th 28th Ret 18th 17th 17th 15th 82
6 Brad Stebbing 28th Ret Ret Ret 14th 10th 13th 17th 75
7 Michael Chiodo Ret 18th 22nd 19th 31
8 Mick Bakker 20th 15th 21st DNS 31
9 Mehmet Sinani 24th 27th 29th Ret 30
10 Chryss Jamieson 21st 23rd Ret DNS 30
Pos Driver MAL 1 MAL 2 MAL 3 MAL 4 EAS 1 EAS 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Rockpress Pacific Superkart Challenge

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Points were awarded 401-300-225-169-127-95-71 based on the top race positions in each classe in each of the four races. There was an additional bonus points structure added, multiplying the points received by the number of karts entered in that competitors class, divided by the total number of entries for the field.

Pos Driver Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Bonus Pts
250 INTERNATIONAL
1 Warren McIlveen 1st 1st 1st 1st 560 2164
2 Vince Livaditis 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 420 1620
3 Jason Laker 4th 3rd 4th 4th 259 991
4 Russell Jamieson 14th 5th 3rd 3rd 238 910
5 Steven Murray 3rd 4th Ret 5th 182 703
6 Cameron Hoswell 7th 8th 7th 7th 154 598
7 Phil Webb 17th 13th Ret DNS 49 191
125 GEARBOX
1 John Pellicano 16th 6th 5th 6th 455 1753
2 Brian Wild 5th 9th 8th 8th 406 1557
3 Drene Jamieson 8th 7th 6th 9th 392 1517
4 Phil Silcock 9th 11th 10th 11th 259 991
5 Barry Kunowski 11th 12th 11th 15th 196 746
6 Jeremy Shelton 15th 16th 15th 16th 147 559
7 Iain McIntosh DNS 19th DNS 19th 49 191
85 GEARBOX
1 Stewart Bell 6th 10th 9th 10th 240 1844
2 Lindsay Jamieson 13th 17th 13th 12th 180 1380
3 Doug Amiss Ret 18th 16th 17th 102 777
ROTAX MAX
1 David McAdam 10th 15th 12th 13th 225 1728
2 Todd Gardner 12th 14th 14th 14th 195 1496
3 Richard Flanagan DNS 20th 17th 18th 102 777
Pos Driver Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Bonus Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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  1. ^ "Congratulations champions and award winners of 2009". Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ^ "McIlveen's Wins Rockpress Pacific Superkart Championship". Superkarts Australia. 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ Jones, Mark (9 July 2009). "Zavaglia And Tamasi Win 2009 Superkart Titles". KartSportNews.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Mallala Motorsport Park 07/06/2009 Shannons National Motor Racing Championships – Round 4". National Software. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 19/07/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 6". National Software. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Morgan Park Warwick 09/08/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 7". National Software. 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  7. ^ Jones, Mark (1 August 2009). "Final Points 2009 Australian Superkart Championship". Superkarts Australia. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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