2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series


The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars. Although the series utilised cars built for V8 Supercar racing, it was not an official V8 Supercar series.
It was the fourth running of the V8 Touring Car National Series. The series took place on the program of Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships events. It began at Wakefield Park on 1 April and finished at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 6 November after five meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Terry Wyhoon, driving a Ford Falcon, won the series by 72 points, having won ten of the fifteen races and two of the five rounds. Scott Loadsman finished second, 117 points ahead of Chris Smerdon who led the series after four rounds but was disqualified from Sandown for eligibility problems. Justin Garioch finished fourth despite missing a round, 31 points behind Smerdon and 13 points ahead of Jim Pollicina in fifth.

Calendar

The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over five rounds held across three states.
Rd.CircuitLocationDateWinner
1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales1–3 AprilScott Loadsman
2Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia13–15 MayChris Smerdon
3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales15–17 JulyTerry Wyhoon
4Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria9–11 SeptemberScott Loadsman
5Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria4–6 NovemberTerry Wyhoon

Points System

The following points system was used for 2011:
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Qualifying3
Time Attack10987654321
Races4035312723201715131110987654321

The only change from 2010 was that "Time Attack" was formalised for the ten fastest qualifying cars only, with the pointscore beginning at ten points for fastest.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series.
TeamNoDriverCar
ANT Racing1Tony EvangelouFord BA Falcon
Heinrich Performance2Bruce HeinrichFord AU Falcon
Australian Custom Moulders5Matthew HansenHolden VY Commodore
Valley Longwall International6Nathan GariochFord BA Falcon
Valley Longwall International23Justin GariochFord BA Falcon
Poll Performance7Jim PollicinaHolden VY Commodore
Steve Ingwersen Painting8Steve IngwersenHolden VX Commodore
MrHDT Race Cars/Engines11Sean FardellHolden VX Commodore
Image Racing12Stuart InwoodFord AU Falcon
Image Racing25Michael HectorFord BA Falcon
Image Racing49Terry WyhoonFord BA Falcon
Image Racing50Mark ShepherdFord BA Falcon
Morphett Vale Garage15Shawn JamiesonHolden VY Commodore
Century 21 Hazelbrook21Chris DelfsmaFord AU Falcon
SA Tractor22Isi AmbrosioHolden VY Commodore
JCV Automotive26John VergotisFord AU Falcon
Graham Body Works27Shaun FennellHolden VX Commodore
Derrick Hocking31
34		Derrick HockingFord BA Falcon
Holden VY Commodore
Voight Contracting33Steven Voight
Aaron Tebb		Holden VY Commodore
Smerdon Racing39Chris SmerdonFord BA Falcon
Premium Showers and Robes46Paul PennisiHolden VY Commodore
Loadsman Racing Team62Scott LoadsmanHolden VY Commodore
Cavalier Homes Barossa81Michael BartschFord AU Falcon
Ford BA Falcon
MacArthur Truckserve98Aaron TebbHolden VY Commodore

Driver standings

Notes:
† – During Race 1 of Round 5 at Phillip Island, Aaron Tebb's Holden Commodore made heavy contact with the wall with two laps to go, leading to the race being red flagged and the results backdated.