2009 Australian Superkart season
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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. The third event, the stand-alone Pacific Superkart Challenge, was won by Warren McIlveen.
was the 21st running of the national championships for Superkart
s. 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.
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which was held for the 250 International, 125cc, the recently superseded 85cc class and the Rotax Max non-gearbox category.
. 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.
season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings. Likewise four races were held at the Pacific Superkart Challenge.
Superkart
Superkart is a form of motor racing based around a racing vehicle sized like a kart but with several characteristics more strongly associated with open-wheel racing cars....
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
Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships
The Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships is a series of motor racing events held across five states of Australia. It was first held as the CAMS National Racing Championships in 2006 and adopted its present name the following year when it gained Shannons Insurance as a new partner.The...
, the first two covered the Australian Superkart Championship
Australian Superkart Championship
The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and...
, which was won by Sam Zavaglia. The third event, the stand-alone Pacific Superkart Challenge, was won by Warren McIlveen.
Australian Superkart Championship
The 2009 Australian Superkart ChampionshipAustralian Superkart Championship
The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and...
was the 21st running of the national championships for Superkart
Superkart
Superkart is a form of motor racing based around a racing vehicle sized like a kart but with several characteristics more strongly associated with open-wheel racing cars....
s. It began on 6 June 2009 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and end on 19 July at Eastern Creek Raceway
Eastern Creek Raceway
Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...
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.
A third national level event was held later in the season at Morgan Park Raceway
Morgan Park Raceway
Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports complex located at Old Stanthorpe Road near Warwick, in Queensland, Australia and is operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc. The venue features a race circuit with five different layouts....
which was held for the 250 International, 125cc, the recently superseded 85cc class and the Rotax Max non-gearbox category.
Non-Gearbox Superkart Championship
With insufficient pre-registration, non-Gearbox Rotax Max championship was not contested in 2009.Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Superkart ChampionshipAustralian Superkart Championship
The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and...
. 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 |
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Safe Evolutions | 250 International | Anderson Anderson Racing Karts Anderson Racing Karts is a manufacturer of open-wheel racing cars, specifically Superkarts. Andersons have won championships in all parts of the racing world and are current holders of European Superkart Championship, as well as titles in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand.... Maverick |
SAFE | 1 | Darren Hossack Darren Hossack Darren Hossack, , is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver. Hossack currently competes in Sports Sedans and Superkarts.-Early career:... |
12 | Shane Price Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda Price... |
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Rocket Race Engines | 250 International | Anderson Anderson Racing Karts Anderson Racing Karts is a manufacturer of open-wheel racing cars, specifically Superkarts. Andersons have won championships in all parts of the racing world and are current holders of European Superkart Championship, as well as titles in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand.... Mirage |
FPE/RCS Rotax BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG , commonly known simply as Rotax, is an Austrian engine manufacturer. It develops and produces four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines for Bombardier Recreational Products products as well as for motorcycles, karts,... |
4 | Rod Prickett |
Top Dog Advertising | 250 International | PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
6 | Vince Livaditis |
RMR Superkarts | 250 International | Anderson Anderson Racing Karts Anderson Racing Karts is a manufacturer of open-wheel racing cars, specifically Superkarts. Andersons have won championships in all parts of the racing world and are current holders of European Superkart Championship, as well as titles in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand.... Maverick |
FPE Rotax BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG , commonly known simply as Rotax, is an Austrian engine manufacturer. It develops and produces four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines for Bombardier Recreational Products products as well as for motorcycles, karts,... |
7 | Colin McIntyre |
BRC 250FE FPE Rotax BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG , commonly known simply as Rotax, is an Austrian engine manufacturer. It develops and produces four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines for Bombardier Recreational Products products as well as for motorcycles, karts,... |
10 | Gary Pegoraro | |||
BK Electrical | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
7 | Barry Kunowski |
Dunlop Art Motorsport |
250 International | PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
8 | Anton Stevens |
Cystic Fibrosis Queensland | 125 Gearbox | Eliminator | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
8 | Iain McIntosh |
Stockman Superkarts | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Yamaha TZ250 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
9 | Sam Zavaglia |
Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
18 | Warren McIlveen | |||
43 | Dan Ramerman | ||||
Daniel Tamasi | |||||
Rockpress | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
12 | Phil Silcock |
125 Gearbox | Top Kart | Yamaha TZ125 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
13 | Mick Chiodo | |
Maddern Oil P/L | 250 International | PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
14 | Charles Maddern |
Coach Design | 85 Gearbox | Gladiator | Yamaha YZ80 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
16 | Lindsay Jamieson |
26 | Stewart Bell | ||||
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 Laydown | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
32 | Drene Jamieson | |
250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
35 | Russell Jamieson | |
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 Laydown | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
86 | Chryss Jamieson | |
Arconn Refrigeration | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
17 | Rod Conn |
Sugarless Confectionery Co. | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Yamaha TZ250 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
17 | Phil Webb |
Nick Paul | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
33 | Kristian Stebbing |
125 Gearbox | Yamaha TZ125 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
77 | Brad Stebbing | ||
Cycle City | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
34 | Jeff Reed |
Top Torque | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
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 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
50 | Mick Bakker |
N&G Motor Repairs Iguana Signs & Concepts |
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
50 | Brian Wild |
Martelco Equipment Hire | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
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 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
61 161 |
John Pellicano |
Gas Action Services | 250 International | PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
61 | Steven Murray |
Rotax Max | CRG Maximo | Rotax 125 | 68 | Todd Gardner | |
Kylope Hire Cars | 125 Gearbox | Benson | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
69 | Mehmet Sinani |
Darren O'Connor | 250 International | Zip Eagle | 70 | Darren O'Connor | |
Lofty Coaches | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
72 | Dean McGinty |
1800 Bumper | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
74 | Jason Laker |
Sundown Security | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
88 | Michael Davies |
Domain Prestige Homes | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
90 | Steven Tamasi |
J. Shelton & Co | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
93 | Jeremy Shelton |
Phoenix Dental Laboratory | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
96 | Mark Hanson |
Bel-Ray / Prosport | 250 International | PVP PVP Karting PVP Karting is a Danish company which designs and constructs Superkart racing karts and engines, based in Slangerup. The company was founded by Poul V Petersen and has been building PVP Superkarts for over a decade. In addition to racin kart chassis, PVP also produces a 250cc two cylinder racing... |
Yamaha TZ250 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
250 | Cameron Hoswell |
Douglas Amiss | 85 Gearbox | Gladiator | Yamaha YZ80 Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company... |
461 | Doug Amiss |
Gearbox race calendar
The 2009 www.artmotorsport.com.au Australian Superkart ChampionshipAustralian Superkart Championship
The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and...
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 |
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1 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia Mallala, South Australia Mallala is a small town about 58 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia. The name Mallala is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word 'madlola' which supposedly meant 'place of the ground frog'. At the 2006 census, Mallala had a population of 737.In 1939 the Royal Australian... |
6 – 7 June | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman Superkarts | Steven Tamasi | Domain Prestige Homes | ||||
2 | Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
18 – 19 July | Sam Zavaglia | Stockman Superkarts | Jeff Reed | Cycle City | ||||
PSC | Morgan Park Raceway Morgan Park Raceway Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports complex located at Old Stanthorpe Road near Warwick, in Queensland, Australia and is operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc. The venue features a race circuit with five different layouts.... |
Warwick, Queensland Warwick, Queensland Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562.... |
8 – 9 August | Warren McIlveen | Stockman Superkarts | John Pellicano | Giova Design | Stewart Bell | Coach Design | David McAdam | RFC Race Team |
Drivers Championship
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:EWLINE
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Rockpress Pacific Superkart Challlenge
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.EWLINE
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