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.
Featured events
Australian Superkart Championship The 2009 Australian Superkart Championship was the 21st running of the national championships for Superkarts. 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event was held later in the season at Morgan Park Raceway which was held for the 250 International, 125cc, the recently superseded 85cc class and the Rotax Max non-gearbox category.
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 Championship. 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. TeamClassChassisEngineNoDriver Safe Evolutions 250 International Anderson Maverick SAFE 1 Darren Hossack 12 Shane Price Rocket Race Engines 250 International Anderson Mirage FPE/RCS 4 Rod Prickett Top Dog Advertising 250 International PVP PVP 6 Vince Livaditis RMR Superkarts 250 International Anderson Maverick FPE 7 Colin McIntyre BRC 250FEFPE 10 Gary Pegoraro BK Electrical 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 7 Barry Kunowski DunlopArt Motorsport 250 International PVP PVP 8 Anton Stevens Cystic Fibrosis Queensland 125 Gearbox Eliminator Honda RS125 8 Iain McIntosh Stockman Superkarts 250 International Stockman MR2 Yamaha TZ250 9 Sam Zavaglia Honda RS250 18 Warren McIlveen 43 Dan Ramerman Daniel Tamasi Rockpress 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 12 Phil Silcock 125 Gearbox Top Kart Yamaha TZ125 13 Mick Chiodo Maddern Oil P/L 250 International PVP PVP 14 Charles Maddern Coach Design 85 Gearbox Gladiator Yamaha YZ80 16 Lindsay Jamieson 26 Stewart Bell 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Laydown Honda RS125 32 Drene Jamieson 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 35 Russell Jamieson 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Laydown Honda RS125 86 Chryss Jamieson Arconn Refrigeration 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 17 Rod Conn Sugarless Confectionery Co. 250 International Stockman MR2 Yamaha TZ250 17 Phil Webb Nick Paul 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 21 Robert Oakley InternodeMetaplannersDavtec 250 International Zip Eagle BRC 250FE 28 Ilya Harpas Zip Eagle II 29 Yiani Harpas Suburban Accounting 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 33 Kristian Stebbing 125 Gearbox Yamaha TZ125 77 Brad Stebbing Cycle City 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 34 Jeff Reed Top Torque 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 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 50 Mick Bakker N&G Motor Repairs Iguana Signs & Concepts 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 50 Brian Wild Martelco Equipment Hire 250 International Zip Eagle II Yamaha TZ250 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 61 161 John Pellicano Gas Action Services 250 International PVP Honda RS250 61 Steven Murray Rotax Max CRG Maximo Rotax 125 68 Todd Gardner Kylope Hire Cars 125 Gearbox Benson Honda RS125 69 Mehmet Sinani Darren O'Connor 250 International Zip Eagle 70 Darren O'Connor Lofty Coaches 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 72 Dean McGinty 1800 Bumper 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 74 Jason Laker Sundown Security 250 International Stockman MR2 Honda RS250 88 Michael Davies Domain Prestige Homes 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 90 Steven Tamasi J. Shelton & Co 125 Gearbox Stockman MR2 Honda RS125 93 Jeremy Shelton Phoenix Dental Laboratory 250 International Zip Eagle II Yamaha TZ250 96 Mark Hanson Bel-Ray / Prosport 250 International PVP Yamaha TZ250 250 Cameron Hoswell Douglas Amiss 85 Gearbox Gladiator Yamaha YZ80 461 Doug Amiss
Results and standings
Gearbox race calendar The 2009 www.artmotorsport.com.au Australian Superkart Championship season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings. Likewise four races were held at the Pacific Superkart Challenge. Rd.CircuitCity / stateDateWinner 250TeamWinner 125TeamWinner 85TeamWinner RotaxTeam 1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 6–7 June Sam Zavaglia Stockman Superkarts Steven Tamasi Domain Prestige Homes 2 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 July Sam Zavaglia Stockman Superkarts Jeff Reed Cycle City PSC Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 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: Pos Driver MAL 1 MAL 2 MAL 3 MAL 4 EAS 1 EAS 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 Pts 250 INTERNATIONAL 1 Sam Zavaglia 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 160 2 Darren Hossack 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th DNS 2nd 2nd 113 3 Gary Pegoraro Ret 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd DNS Ret 3rd 87 4 Ilya Harpas 4th 5th 5th 4th Ret 7th 8th 9th 82 5 Robert Oakley 8th 8th 14th Ret 3rd 2nd Ret 4th 67 6 Shane Price Ret 6th 6th 2nd Ret 3rd 9th Ret 64 7 Russell Jamieson 10th Ret 13th 10th 8th 6th 5th 7th 62 8 Yiani Harpas 2nd 1st 1st Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 57 9 Colin McIntyre Ret 19th Ret Ret 6th 4th 3rd 6th 54 10 Stephen Castles 28th 12th Ret DNS 5th 5th 7th 5th 51 11 Jason Laker 9th 10th 9th Ret 9th 22nd 6th 10th 50 12 Kristian Stebbing 27th 9th 7th 8th Ret 19th 8th Ret 46 13 Warren McIlveen 6th 7th 15th 6th Ret Ret Ret Ret 35 14 Brett Purdie Ret 13th 12th 7th 10th 14th Ret Ret 31 15 Anton Stevens 5th 28th 10th 9th DNS DNS DNS DNS 30 16 Matthew Palmer 26th 26th 25th 17th 16th 11th 19th 16th 30 17 David Yuill 15th 21st 22nd 16th Ret 13th 15th 11th 28 18 Vince Livaditis 7th Ret 12th 8th 27 19 Charles Maddern 12th 11th 11th 14th 12th DNS DNS DNS 26 20 Mark Hanson 11th 14th Ret Ret Ret 8th 10th Ret 21 21 Daniel Ramerman 7th Ret 8th Ret 17 22 Dean McGinty 13th 16th 17th 11th 15 23 Rod Prickett DNS 20th 18th 12th 11 24 Paul Snaith 19th 15th 16th 13th 11 25 Jeff Burford 18th 17th 19th 15th 9 26 Frank Giglio 17th 20th 20th Ret 8 27 Darren O'Connor 14th 18th 21st 19th 7 28 Michael Davies Ret Ret 20th Ret 1 Daniel Tamasi DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 125 GEARBOX 1 Steven Tamasi 17th 22nd 23rd 18th 13th 12th 16th 14th 147 2 Jeff Reed 16th Ret 24th 21st 11th 9th 11th 12th 142 3 John Pellicano 20th Ret 26th 20th 19th 21st 14th 13th 107 4 Rod Conn 22nd 24th 27th 22nd 15th 16th 18th 18th 106 5 Drene Jamieson 25th 25th 28th Ret 18th 17th 17th 15th 82 6 Brad Stebbing 28th Ret Ret Ret 14th 10th 13th 17th 75 7 Michael Chiodo Ret 18th 22nd 19th 31 8 Mick Bakker 20th 15th 21st DNS 31 9 Mehmet Sinani 24th 27th 29th Ret 30 10 Chryss Jamieson 21st 23rd Ret DNS 30 Pos Driver MAL 1 MAL 2 MAL 3 MAL 4 EAS 1 EAS 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 Pts
Rockpress Pacific Superkart Challenge 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. Pos Driver Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Bonus Pts 250 INTERNATIONAL 1 Warren McIlveen 1st 1st 1st 1st 560 2164 2 Vince Livaditis 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 420 1620 3 Jason Laker 4th 3rd 4th 4th 259 991 4 Russell Jamieson 14th 5th 3rd 3rd 238 910 5 Steven Murray 3rd 4th Ret 5th 182 703 6 Cameron Hoswell 7th 8th 7th 7th 154 598 7 Phil Webb 17th 13th Ret DNS 49 191 125 GEARBOX 1 John Pellicano 16th 6th 5th 6th 455 1753 2 Brian Wild 5th 9th 8th 8th 406 1557 3 Drene Jamieson 8th 7th 6th 9th 392 1517 4 Phil Silcock 9th 11th 10th 11th 259 991 5 Barry Kunowski 11th 12th 11th 15th 196 746 6 Jeremy Shelton 15th 16th 15th 16th 147 559 7 Iain McIntosh DNS 19th DNS 19th 49 191 85 GEARBOX 1 Stewart Bell 6th 10th 9th 10th 240 1844 2 Lindsay Jamieson 13th 17th 13th 12th 180 1380 3 Doug Amiss Ret 18th 16th 17th 102 777 ROTAX MAX 1 David McAdam 10th 15th 12th 13th 225 1728 2 Todd Gardner 12th 14th 14th 14th 195 1496 3 Richard Flanagan DNS 20th 17th 18th 102 777 Pos Driver Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Bonus Pts
References
External links Official championship website CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles