ALL PRELIMINARY RESULTS
(Live Race Results – Natsoft.com)
SATURDAY AUGUST 31
Production Touring Cars – Race 1
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Bikes – Dunlop Sydney TT – Race 1 – Red Flagged.
VENUE AND TRACK MAP, COMPETITOR GARAGES AND SPECTATOR VANTAGE POINTS
DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION
GA Parking/Entry: via Gate A, Ferrers Rd from 6.00am. GOOGLE MAP LINK
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See GETTING HERE for directions to SMSP by car or public transport.
Category/Display Map
Level 1 North Paddock Suites
Top Level North Paddock Building.
SUPERKARTS NATIONAL TITLE TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEKEND
The fastest Superkart drivers from around Australia will be congregating at the Paynter Dixon Sydney MasterBlast for the second and final round of the 2019 Superkarts Australia Nationals Series. There will be no shortage of on track action as drivers battle for championship glory in front of their biggest crowd in over a decade.
Defending 250 International champion llya Harpas will be looking to win his fourth title in succession but will have to fight hard against arch nemesis and veteran Gary Pegoraro as both drivers go into the race weekend sitting equal first on points. They will have plenty of competition from drivers such as Matt Bass, the young Victorian sitting third overall, and New Zealander Anton Stevens who has had his fair share of success at the Sydney Motorsport Park Circuit over the years.
The 250 National category will be a race of the elder statesmen vs the young newcomers with John Dunn and John Pellicano attempting to hold off Josh Miller. John Dunn will be looking to claim his first ever SKA Nationals title at his home circuit.
The 125 gearbox category will be the most hotly contested category of all with five or more drivers capable of winning races. Impressive fourteen-year-old youngster Blake Purdie from South Australia will look to consolidate his championship lead by finishing consistently at the front, whilst the two race winners so far this year, Lee Vella and Nicholas Schembri, will be ones to watch during the weekend. Local Sydney drivers will also be keen to register a good result with Adam Cogger a real threat for a race win, and Paul Campbell the reigning champion sure to be in contention at his home circuit.
If the racing in the past is anything to go by, the Superkarts will be a category not to be missed, providing one of the purest racing spectacles available in motorsport today.
TWO CLUBS, ONE GREAT FIELD FOR GROUP N
Group N is a major crowd attraction, with cars that truly represent the Golden era of Motor racing, and has been at the forefront of the Muscle Car Masters now the Master Blast since the conception of the of the race in 2005.. The appeal to many spectators is the combination of competitive racing and a car display at the same time, particularly as the Group N field at Sydney MasterBlast is 50 cars strong!
Group Nb is for series production type touring cars manufactured prior to 31st December 1964, of which 100 of the particular model must have been produced (also known as Appendix J). This group is open to cars which were built and established a competition history either in Australia or overseas, provided the make and model was homologated with the FIA.
Group Nc is for touring cars of a make and model which competed in Australia between 1st January 1965 and 31st December 1972 in either the Australian Touring Car Championship or in races specifically for the 3rd Category Group C Improved Touring Cars as an example Mustang’s, Camaro’s, XU1 Torana’s, Mazda RX2, Ford Capris, Escorts, Mini’s to name a few.
This weekend will see Round 5 of the 2019 PAYNTER DIXON Historic Touring Cars NSW Championship, and with a full field of cars from the 60’s and 70’s you can be sure the racing will be entertaining and diverse throughout the field. The Historic Touring Car Association of NSW was the first club for Group N racing in Australia, and for over 39 years the HTCA NSW has nurtured and participated in Historic Touring Car racing.
The second club to share line honours is the Historic Group N Association NSW (Inc.), whose group also includs the iconic Mini’s vs Mustangs battles, plus Holdens, Fords, BMWs Mazdas, Chevs and Datsuns.
Find them on the Skidpan at Sydney MasterBlast, and prepare for some fierce battles on the track!
Official Charity: CURE CANCER
Every second counts on the track, and it is the same for cancer research. The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club is proud to partner with Cure Cancer as the official charity for the 2019 Paynter Dixon Sydney Master Blast featuring Muscle Car Masters™.
Cure Cancer is dedicated entirely to funding early career researchers. Their researchers don’t stop when the clock does, and with your support Cure Cancer can fund crucial research from bright young scientists working across all cancer types.
Together, let’s make this the last generation to die from cancer.
To find out more or to donate, visit our CURE CANCER fundraiser page, or visit the Cure Cancer team at Block A in the SMB paddock.
PRODUCTION TOURING TITLES ON THE LINE AT SYDNEY MASTERBLAST
The 2019 NSW Production Touring Car Championship is set for an intriguing season finale at the Paynter Dixon Sydney MasterBlast ft. Muscle Car Masters event on 31 August-1 September, with titles to be decided across all seven classes, as well as the crowning of the outright champion.
The unique points structure for NSWPTC places an emphasis on class results rather than outright finishing positions – as a result, there are six drivers from four different classes with a chance of winning the overall title.
Leading the way is Class B2 (Performance Naturally Aspirated) driver Geoff Kite, who leads the outright points by virtue of winning his class in all five rounds this season aboard his Commodore SS-V.
Kite’s nearest challenger is series veteran Matt Holt, in his Class A2 (High Performance Naturally Aspirated) HSV Clubsport R8. Holt has been a consistent front-runner in NSWPTC for many seasons now, and has been the driver to beat in Class A2 all season.
Coming into the weekend third in the overall standings is Michael King, who holds the ascendancy in Class A1 (High Performance Forced Induction) aboard his Mitsubishi Evo X. The turbocharged performance and all-wheel-drive traction of the Evo continues to make it a popular choice for production car racers, and King was particularly strong in the Wakefield Park rounds, where he was able to exploit the Evo’s handling prowess against the heavier Aussie V8s at the technical Goulburn circuit.
After several seasons racing an Evo, Daniel Oosthuizen switched to an HSV for this season and is fourth in points (second in Class A2), while the overall top six is completed by a couple of Class D (Other Touring Cars) drivers, Harrison Gray and Edan Thornburrow in their Toyota 86s. The fight for Class D honours has been one of the most intense in the field, with Gray and Thornburrow separated by just four points heading into the season finale.
While the contenders in the other classes may not be in contention for outright championship honours, there are still bragging rights up for grabs. In Class B1 (Performance Forced Induction), Bathurst driver Peter O’Donnell heads the points in his BMW 335i, ahead of Darren Herbert (Mitsubishi Evo V).
Class C (Sports Touring Cars) is led by former outright champ Chris Reeves, who started the season in a Suzuki Swift before slotting into a VW Scirocco for the remaining rounds.
Making a return to the production car racing scene in 2019 has been Phil Alexander, who has driven his Pulsar to three round wins in Class E (Small Capacity Touring Cars), and holds a handy advantage over Bruce Colbey (Suzuki Swift).
While the outright and class championship battles will be the weekend’s main focus, competitors will also have the chance to experience the thrill of racing in the dark, with the event including a novel night-time qualifying session and race on Saturday evening, in addition to the three day-time races across Saturday and Sunday.
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