2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series

The 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am type cars.[1] The series was administered by the National Australian Sports Sedan Association and was sanctioned by CAMS as a National Series.[1] Held as the first Tranzam Sports Sedan Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003, it was won by Darren Hossack driving a Saab 9-3.

Calendar

The series was contested over five rounds with three races per round.[1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [2] Date [1]
1 Mallala Motor Sport Park 9 May
2 Winton Motor Raceway 6 June
3 Oran Park Raceway - South Circuit 27 June [2]
4 Eastern Creek International Raceway 1 August
5 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit [3] 13 November [3]

Eligible cars

The following cars were eligible to compete in the series:[1]

  • Class SS: Space framed Sports Sedans complying with CAMS Group 3D Sports Sedan regulations [1]
  • Class TS: Transam cars complying with regulations for North American Transam competition [1]
  • Class TZ: TraNZam cars complying with the relevant New Zealand regulations [1]
  • Class TA: Australian TA cars complying with National Australian Sports Sedan Association Class TA regulations [1]

Points system

Series points were awarded in each race according to the following criteria:[1]

Position [1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Other finishers
Points [1] 20 18 15 136 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

In addition, 2 points were awarded for first place in qualifying.[1]

Series standings
Position [3] Driver [3] No. [2] Car Entrant [2]
1 Darren Hossack 4 Saab 9-3 Aero [2] Chevrolet [4] Audi Spares
2 Tony Ricciardello 5 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV [2] Chevrolet [4] B&M Ricciardello Motors
3 Bernard Gillon 3 Ford Mustang Cobra [2] Powerbuilt Tools

The above table lists only the top three placegetters.

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References
  1. Sporting Regulations For The 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2015
  3. “Do it in the dark” race meeting at Oran Park, www.v8central.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, Sunday May 9 2004, page 4
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