2008 Australian Sports Sedan Series


The 2008 Kerrick Sports Sedan series was the 18th running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia. It began on 17 May 2008 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and ended on 30 November at Sandown Raceway after fifteen races.
The series was won by Darren Hossack. The battle between Hossack, driving the John Gourlay owned and still under development new Audi A4 and Tony Ricciardello and his family run team with their well sorted and multiple-championship winning Alfa Romeo GTV would go down to the final race of the series, with Hossack winning the race and the title. For Hossack it was the rare achievement of winning two Australian motor racing series in the same calendar year having previously won the 2008 Australian Superkart Championship.

Eligibile automobiles

The following automobiles were eligible to compete in the series:

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2008 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.
TeamCarNoDriver
B&M RicciardelloAlfa Romeo GTV1Tony Ricciardello
Audi SparesAudi A44Darren Hossack
FlamecrusherJaguar XKR5Bernie Gillon
Prahrans Fastest PlumberFord BF Falcon5Bob Gill
Barnes High PerformancePontiac Firebird Trans Am6Jeff Barnes
Simon Longhurst RacingMazda RX-77Simon Longhurst
Domain Prestige HomesHolden Calibra9Daniel Tamasi
Alvee ProductsSaab 9-3 Aero14Mark Nelson
Alvee ProductsSaab 9-3 Aero14Shane Price
QLD Commercial ConstructionsHonda Prelude15Charlie Senese
Rockley ContractingOpel Calibra16Graham Smith
Kings Fibreglass/Harrop EngineeringHolden LJ Torana19Damian Johnson
Lifetime FinancialFord Mustang21Phil Crompton
Menai Blinds/Steves Toy ShopChevrolet Camaro26Scott Butler
Airey IndustrialNissan 300ZX28Kerry Baily
NMR MotorsportChevrolet Camaro30Geoff Munday
Sonata Lounge FurnitureFord Mustang31Luke Youlden
Bell Real EstateHolden Monaro32Michael Robinson
Mt Aqua Spring WaterChevrolet Corvette GTS38Des Wall
HarmonyFord AU Falcon39Chris Smerdon
RK&T Young PlumbingMazda RX-741Trent Young
Aston Air ConditioningFord EB Falcon43Shane Bradford
MR AutomotiveRover Vitesse44Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & TrussesJaguar XKR45Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Auto ServicesHolden Calibra46David McGinniss
Fuel 2 Race/Steves Toy ShopHolden Calibra50Chris Jackson
Marinelli's Mechanical & PerformanceHolden VS Commodore51Bob McLoughlin
BJ Banks ElectricalMazda RX-756Bruce Banks
Quality ConcretingMazda RX-759Bobby Irvin
Fivestar Fencing/Darred PanelsChevrolet Corvette GTS66Dean Camm
Simons Builders Gypsum AustraliaFord Cortina77Glen Hastings
Austrack MotorsportHolden VX Commodore80Fred Axisa
Esjay Commercial PlasteringHolden VS Commodore88cIan Rice
Bohler Uddeholm AustraliaNissan 300ZX97Anthony Macready
Wildridge FabricationsFord EF Falcon98Jeff Brown
Steve Ingwersen PaintingHolden VS Commodore115Steve Ingwersen
JCV Automotive KatoombaFord AU Falcon261John Vergotis

Race calendar

The 2008 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds in three different Australian states with each round contested over three races.
Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
1Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia17–18 MayLuke Youlden
2Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria14–15 JunDarren Hossack
3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales12–13 JulDarren Hossack
4Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales30–31 AugTony Ricciardello
5Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria29–30 NovTony Ricciardello

Points system

Points were awarded 20–17–15–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2 based on the top fifteen positions in each race with all other classified finishers awarded 1 point. There were two bonus points allocated for first position in Qualifying at each round.
To be eligible to score points, competitors were required to register with the series manager.

Series standings

Note: First position in Qualifying at each round is shown in bold in the above table.