The 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship, CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1998, page 7-11 It was the sixth iteration of the Australian Formula Ford Championship,Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
The championship was won by Adam Macrow driving a Spectrum 06. Singaporean-born Christian Murchison claimed Rookie of the Year honours.
Calendar The championship was contested over an eight round seriesRecords & Statistics for the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 15 October 2009 with two races per round.1998 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 June 2009 Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 Sandown Raceway 1 February Adam Macrow 2 Lakeside International Raceway 29 March Dugal McDougall 3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 19 April Adam Macrow Steve Owen 4 Winton Motor Raceway 3 May Adam Macrow 5 Mallala Motor Sport Park 24 May Adam Macrow 6 Wanneroo Raceway 31 May Christian Murchison 7 Calder Park Raceway 21 June Christian Jones Tim Leahey 8 Oran Park Raceway 2 August Tim Leahey
Results Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
+ Pos Driver No. Car Entrant SAN LAK PHI WIN MAL WAN CAL ORA Pts 1 Adam Macrow 8 Spectrum 06 Team Arrow 40 32 28 40 40 6 7 18 211 2 Christian Jones 6 Spectrum 06b OAMPS Insurance Group 6 20 24 17 32 30 34 20 183 3 Tim Leahey 35 Van Diemen RF98 Fastlane Racing 12 26 24 4 24 30 34 26 180 4 Greg Ritter 5 Van Diemen RF98 Garry Rogers Motorsport 10 10 - 28 16 4 28 13 109 5 Christian Murchison 18 Van Diemen RF98 Fastlane Racing - - 16 - 28 40 - 14 98 6 Dugal McDougall 16 Mygale SJ98 Apache Constructors 30 40 - 22 1 - - - 93 7 Alex Davison 40 Van Diemen RF95 Sonic Motor Racing Services 6 1 - - 16 8 28 10 69 8 Craig Zerner 4 Spectrum 06b George Stockman 8 14 14 26 - - - - 62 9 Steve Owen 27 Spectrum 06b Team Arrow 14 - 28 - 4 - 12 - 58 10 Ashley Seward 81 Spectrum 06b Ashley Seward 16 - 14 - 4 10 2 11 57 11 Iccy Harrington 45 Mygale SJ98 Apache Constructors - - 18 14 4 2 4 - 42 12 Aaron McNally 7 Van Diemen RF97 Aaron McNally 28 7 - - - - - - 35 Justin Cotter 9 Van Diemen RF95 Factory Enterprises 1 - 1 6 1 - 8 18 35 14 Owen Kelly 47 Spectrum 06b S H Racing - - 4 18 - 1 10 - 33 15 Kerry Wade 12 Van Diemen RF94 Kerry Wade - - - 3 - 24 - - 27 Tyler Mecklem 95 Van Diemen RF91 TDK Australia - - - - 16 1 10 - 27 17 Christian Jory 90 Swift SC93F Christian Jory - - 8 8 - - - - 16 Ty Hanger 55 Swift SC93F Ty Hanger - 2 6 - - - 8 - 16 19 Will Power 46 Swift SC92F Robert Power - 14 - - - - - 1 15 20 Robert Jones 43 Van Diemen RF94 Car-Trek Racing - 14 - - - - - - 14 Ray Stubber 54 Spectrum 06b - - - - - 14 - - 14 22 Stuart Kostera 21 Van Diemen RF95 - - - - - 12 - - 12 23 Christopher Dell 57 Van Diemen RF96B Christopher Dell 8 - - - - - - - 8 24 Robert Miller 29 Van Diemen RF95 Robert Miller 6 - - - - - - - 6 Michael Simpson 25 Van Diemen RF96 Michael Simpson - 6 - - - - - - 6 26 Jim McKinnon 70 Van Diemen RF95 Jim McKinnon - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 Leanne Ferrier 42 Van Diemen RF94 Leanne Ferrier - - - - - - - 5 5 28 Chris Staff 61 Van Diemen RF92 - - - - - - - 3 3 29 Dean Lindstrom 24 Van Diemen RF91 1 - - - - - - - 1 Ben Savage 36 Spectrum 06b Team Arrow - - - - - - 1 - 1 31 Ryan McLeod 96 Van Diemen RF91 - - - - - - - 0.5 0.5 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant SAN LAK PHI WIN MAL WAN CAL ORA Pts
Note: Each car was required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.1998 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations, www.ozemail.com.au/~formford, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 October 1999
Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 8 as the race was stopped prematurely due to an accident.Macrow and Spectrum win Formula Ford Championship Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
References
External links 1998 AFFC Entry List Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009 1998 AFFC Media Releases (including round reports) Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009 Image of the Champion – Adam Macrow competing in the 1998 AFFC Retrieved from web.archive.org/web on 26 June 2009