The final fourth round of the Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series will decide the One-Hour titles this Saturday at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. One slip-up from any of the leading contenders means that all the hard work in the previous three rounds will be undone.
With 20-points for making the grid and a maximum of 75 for the win, eight drivers have a mathematical chance of winning the overall Class C (>3500cc) and Class D (GT) title. Having won all three races this season, Ryan Woods (Porsche 991.1) leads by just 33-points from Marco Schelp (Porsche 997 Cup S) with Jarrod Owens five-points further back.
While Class C will be decided by the overall contenders, the Class D title has effectively been handed to Bruce Davidson (Chev Corvette C6R) with the withdrawal from the final round of Chris Henderson (Toyota GT86 V8) with engine problems.
It’s a similar situation in the separate race for the overall Class A (0-2000cc) and Class B (2001-3500cc) title with 13 drivers with a mathematical chance of winning. While Rhys Gould (Hyundai i30N TCR) has won two of the three races held in the series, having missed the opening round, it is Scott O’Donnell in a similar Hyundai TCR that has the overall lead. Dennis Chapman (Audi RS3 LMS TCR is in second, four points behind, with his wife, Debbie Chapman (Audi RS3 LMS TCR), in third.
As Gould has proven difficult to beat in the last two outings, O’Donnell just needs to finish well and ahead of Dennis Chapman to win the title and Class B honours. In Class A, Tim Dossett (Honda Civic) leads by 17-points ahead of William Taylor (Honda Integra) with Brad Rule (Honda Civic) in third.
Qualifying gets underway on Saturday morning at from 9am with two separate One-Hour races starting from 10:20am. Spectators are welcome, only $20 at the gate with children under 16 free.
Class A & B Points Table (Top 10)
Place, Name, Car, Class, Points
1/ S O’Donnell, Hyundai TCR, B, 254
2/ Dennis Chapman, Audi RS3 LMS TCR, B, 250
3/ Debbie Chapman, Audi RS3 LMS TCR, B, 230
4/ M Hall, VW Golf TCR, B, 227
5/ R Gjaja, Lotus Exige turbo, B, 214
6/ T Dossett, Honda Civic EF, A, 203
7/ R Gould, Hyundai TCR, B, 190
8/ W Taylor, Honda Integra, A, 189
9/ K Mackie, Mazda RX8, B, 186
10/ B Rule, Honda Civic, A, 178
Class C & D Points Table (Top 10)
Place, Name, Car, Class, Points
1/ R Wood, Porsche 991 Cup Car, D, 285
2/ Marco Schelp, Porsche 997 Cup S, D, 252
3/ J Owens, Porsche GT3 Cup S, D, 250
4/ J Michels, Marc Ford Focus V8, D, 237
5/ B Byers, Porsche 991, D, 231
6/ A Dippie, Porsche GT3 Cup S, D, 213
7/ B Derrick/G Derrick, Porsche 991 GT3, D, 210
8/ Bruce Davidson, Chev Corvette C6R, C, 198
9/ G Aitken, Porsche GT3, D, 182
10/ S Scoles, Ginetta G55, D, 168
One-Hour Class A & B Entries
Numer, Driver/s, Class, Vehicle
5, Rhys Gould, B, Hyundai i30N TCR
8, Harrison O’Donnell/Blake Knowles, B, Mini Cooper S
10, Brad Rule, A, Honda Civic
17, Robert Gjaja, B, Lotus Exige
21, Patrick Heagney/Ryan Heagney, B, Toyota Sprinter
22, Dennis Chapman, B, Audi TCR LMS
24, James Paterson, A, Toyota 86
32, James Mitchell, A, Honda Civic Type R
43, Brayden Phillips, A, Mazda MX5
56, Daniel Cropp, B, Honda Civic SIR
61, Jordan Rae, A, Honda Civic
64, Clark Scott, A, Honda Integra Type R
88, Sam Wallace, B, Mazda RX8
91, Andrew Gibson/Paul Booth, A, Honda Civic
94, Tim Stanton, A, Peugeit 106 Rallye
99, William Taylor, A, Honda Type R
111, Matthew O’Donnell, B, BMW M1 GTR
114, Chris Mackie, B, Mazda RX8
115, Mark Meadows, A Lotus Exige
117, Mike Hall, B, Volkswagon Golf Gti 35
119, Tim Dossett, A, Honda Civic
123, Peter Bennetts, B, VW Golf
183, Steven Kelly, B, BMW E46 M3 GTR
193, Warren Black, B, Renault Clio
199, Marcus Barnett, B, Seat Leon
200, Scott O’Donnell, B, Hyundai i30N
216, Josh Ward/Shane Roughan, A, Honda Civic
223, Debbie Chapman, B, Audi TCR LMS
224, Bryce Mitchell/Alan Turner, A, Toyota Starlet
331, Ben Barlow, B, Honda Civic
486, Andre Simon/Ben Silcock, B, Toyota 86
Phil Mauger, B, Ford Cosworth
Shane Paget/Dalan Price, B, Mazda RX8
One-Hour Class C & D Entries
No, Driver/s, Class, Vehicle
6, Grant Williams/Ben Williams, C, Toyota GT86
9, Marco Schelp, D, Porsche GT3 Cup S
11, Grant Aitken, D, Porsche 981 GT4
12, Milne Horne/Tim Horne, D, V8 Super Tourer
13, Jarrod Owens, Porsche GT3 997 Cup S
23, Jordan Michels, D, Ford Focus MARC
25, John Wadsworth, C, Chev Cruze
30, Mana Malmezac, D, Porsche Cayman GT4
35, Bruce Davidson, C, Chev Corvette C6R
40, Ryan Wood, D, Porsche 991 Cup Car
58, Steve Scoles, D, Ginetta G55 GT4
66, Mike Driver, D, Porsche 997.1 GT3
74, Rick Matheson/Liam Matheson, C, Mazda RX7
83, John Buchanan, D, Porsche Cayman GT4
84, Adam Julian, D, Ginetta G55 GT4
97, Hamish Wilton/David Nixon, C, Holden Commodore
112, Lindsay O’Donnell, C, McLaren GT4 570S
148, Garry Derrick/Ben Derrick, D, Porsche 991.2
185, Martin Neill, D, Porsche 997.2 GT3 Cup
256, Ben Byers, Porsche 991.2 GT3
451, Marcus Mulcay, C, Mazda RX8
911, Allan Dippie, D, Porsche GT3 Cup S
991, Martin Dippie, D, Porsche 991.1
997, Chris Nicholas, D, Porsche 997.1 GT3
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