2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series


The 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars.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 involved two classes, the S class for cars with sequential gearboxes, and the H class for cars with H-pattern gearboxes.
It was the seventh 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 Mallala Motor Sport Park on 26 April and finished at Sydney Motorsport Park on 2 November after six meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
The sequential gearbox class and the overall championship was won by rookie Justin Ruggier, in a battle with Ryan Simpson. Although Simpson won three rounds to Ruggier's two, Simpson suffered from penalties and not being allowed to compete in one race at Phillip Island due to noise restrictions. Simpson still managed to break the record for the number of wins in the category with 10 victories. Matt Chahda finished 4th in the series and clinched the title for the highest placed driver with a H-pattern gearbox.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series:
TeamNoDriverClassCar
Fernandez Motorsport3Jose FernandezHFord BA Falcon
Kustom Works/Supercar Parts4Shane HuntSFord BF Falcon
Voight Contracting5Aaron TebbHHolden VZ Commodore
501 Performance6Tony EvangelouHFord BF Falcon
Poco Racing8Steve BriffaHHolden VY Commodore
JCV Automotive12John VergotisHFord BA Falcon
selby.com.au14Simon TabinorSFord BF Falcon
Enviropress16Darrin RenoufHHolden VX Commodore
Falcon Spares/Engine Master18Matt ChahdaHFord BA Falcon
Century 21 Haselbrook21Matt ChahdaHFord BA Falcon
STR Truck Bodies24Gerard McLeodSFord BF Falcon
STR Truck Bodies24Drew RussellSFord BF Falcon
STR Truck Bodies48Matthew PalmerSFord BF Falcon
MW Motorsport26Matthew WhiteSFord BF Falcon
MW Motorsport28Ryan CochranSFord BF Falcon
Haymans Electrical31Ramon ConnellHFord AU Falcon
Eggleston Motorsport38Cameron McConvilleSHolden VZ Commodore
Eggleston Motorsport54Justin RuggierSHolden VZ Commodore
Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx39Chris SmerdonSFord BA Falcon
THR Motorsport51Craig DontasHHolden VZ Commodore
ADG Engineering57Lyle KearnsHHolden VZ Commodore
G&D Strong Excavations75Brendan StrongHHolden VZ Commodore
Parramatta Smash Repairs88Ryan SimpsonSFord BF Falcon

Calendar

The series was contested over six rounds.
Rd.CircuitLocationDateWinner
1Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia25–27 AprilRyan Simpson
2Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria13–15 JuneRyan Simpson
3Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland8–10 AugustRyan Simpson
4Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria19–21 SeptemberCameron McConville
5Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales17–10 OctoberJustin Ruggier
6Sydney Motorsport ParkSydney, New South Wales31 October-2 NovemberJustin Ruggier

Points system

Series results