Touring Car Masters

Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series open to modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1980.[1] It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS Group N Touring Cars but with a greater degree of modifications permitted to improve safety, reliability and affordability.[2] These improvements would have been against the spirit of Group N regulations which are focused on vehicles racing as much as possible as they did in the period when the cars were new.

Touring Car Masters
CategoryTouring Car Racing
CountryAustralia
Inaugural season2007
Tyre suppliersHoosier Tires
Drivers' championSteve Johnson
Official websitetouringcarmasters.com.au
Current season
The 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint of 2010 Touring Car Masters Group 1 winner, Jim Richards
John Bowe won Class C in the 2011 series in a Ford Mustang

The series has proved popular with fans for the nostalgia value and also for the mix of eligible vehicles with the majority of competing vehicles being Australian or American V8s. Each model is allocated into one of three classes by the appointed category managers, TCM Racing Pty. Ltd, with drivers competing for Outright and Class awards.[1] Performance parity is maintained between disparate models by varying maximum engine revolutions and minimum racing weights of those vehicles.[1] In addition, a driver may be classified as a seeded driver and additional parity adjustments applied to cars driven by these drivers, as deemed appropriate.[1]

Class winners

YearGroup 1[3]Group 2[3]Group 3[3]
DriverCarDriverCarDriverCar
2007Steve Mason1969 Chevrolet CamaroMick Wilson1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/TNot contested
2008Gavin Bullas1969 Ford Boss MustangGreg East1972 Holden HQ Kingswood
2009Gavin Bullas1969 Ford Boss MustangTrevor Talbot1972 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
2010Jim Richards1964 Ford Falcon SprintBernie Stack1973 Porsche 911RSTony Karanfilovski1968 Alfa Romeo GTAm
YearClass A[3]Class B[3]Class C[3]
2011Amanda Sparks1973 Porsche 911RSGary O'Brien1972 Holden HQ Monaro GTS 4 DoorJohn Bowe1969 Ford Mustang
2012John Bowe1969 Ford MustangChris Stillwell1968 Ford MustangNot contested
2013Jim Richards1964 Ford Falcon SprintSteve Mason1966 Ford Mustang
YearPro-MastersPro-AmPro-Sports
2014John Bowe1969 Ford MustangMark KingChevrolet CamaroSven Burchartz
Chris Stillwell
Ford Mustang
YearPro-MastersPro-AmPro-SportsInvitationalTrans-Am
2015John BoweFord Mustang
Holden LH Torana SL/R5000
Cameron TilleyChrysler VF Valiant PacerLeo TobinHolden HQ Monaro GTSPaul FreestoneChevrolet Camaro SSCharlie O'BrienPontiac Firebird
YearPro-MastersPro-AmPro-SportsInvitationalTrans-Am
2016John BoweHolden LH Torana SL/R5000Jason GomersallHolden LH Torana SL/R5000Adam GarwoodHolden LH Torana SL/R5000
Ford Capri Perana
Greg GarwoodFord Capri PeranaNot contested
YearPro-MastersPro-AmPro-SportsIROCInvitationalTrans-Am
2017Steven Johnson1969 Ford Mustang FastbackAdam Bressington1969 Chevrolet Camaro SSDarren Beale1972 Holden Monaro GTS CoupeRohan Little1974 Porsche 911 IROCGreg GarwoodFord Capri PeranaShannon O’BrienPontiac Firebird Trans Am
YearOutrightPro-MastersPro-AmPro-Sports
2018[4]Steve JohnsonFord MustangSteve JohnsonFord MustangCameron TilleyChrysler Valiant PacerJim PollicinaHolden Torana A9X
2019Steve JohnsonFord MustangSteve JohnsonFord MustangJim PollicinaHolden Torana A9XAllen BoughenMercury Comet
2020Adam BressingtonChevrolet Camaro SSAdam BressingtonChevrolet Camaro SSRyan HansfordHolden Torana A9XPeter BurnittHolden Torana A9X
2021John BoweHolden LH Torana SL/R5000John BoweHolden LH Torana SL/R5000Ryan HansfordHolden Torana A9XPeter BurnittHolden Torana A9X
2022Ryan HansfordHolden Torana A9XRyan HansfordHolden Torana A9XAndrew FisherFord Falcon GTHOWarren TrewinHolden Monaro GTS350
2023Steve JohnsonFord MustangSteve JohnsonFord MustangCameron TilleyChrysler Valiant PacerPeter BurnittHolden Torana A9X

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