2005 Biante Model Cars Historic Touring Car Series

The 2005 Biante Models Cars Historic Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group N cars.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series.[1]

The series was open to:

• Group Na [1] - Touring Cars pre 1958 [2]
• Group Nb [1] - Production Touring Cars pre 1965 [2]
• Group Nc [1] - Production Touring Cars 1965-1977 [2]

The series was won by Brad Tilley driving a Ford XY Falcon.[3]

Schedule

Brad Tilley won the series driving a Ford XY Falcon. The car is pictured in 2014.

The series was contested over six rounds with each round contested over three races.[3]

Round [3]	Circuit [3][4]	State	Date [3]
1	Adelaide Parklands Circuit	South Australia	17–20 March
2	Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo	Western Australia	6–8 May
3	Eastern Creek International Raceway	New South Wales	8–10 July
4	Mallala Motor Sport Park	South Australia	19–21 August
5	Mount Panorama, Bathurst	New South Wales	6–9 October
6	Eastern Creek International Raceway	New South Wales	30 October

Points system

Outright series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[1]

Pos.[1]	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points [1]	20	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1

Class points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[1]

Pos.[1]	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points [1]	9	7	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1

Series standings

	Outright
Position [3]	Driver [3]	Car [3][4]	Points [3]
1	Bradley Tilley	Ford XY Falcon	245
2	Steve Mason	Chevrolet Camaro SS	220
3	Christopher Stillwell	Ford Mustang	183
4	Trevor Talbot	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	146
5	Jack Elsegood	Ford XY Falcon GTHO	145
6	Paul Stubber	Chevrolet Camaro	144
7	Garry Treloar	Chevrolet Camaro	143
8	Alastair MacLean	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	112
9	Alf Bargwanna	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	105
10	Darren Davies	Holden Monaro	99
	Group Nc A: Over 5101cc
1	Bradley Tilley	Ford XY Falcon	95
2	Steve Mason	Chevrolet Camaro SS	77
3	Christopher Stillwell	Ford Mustang	61
	Group Nc B: 3501 - 5100cc
1	Tony Hunter	Holden HQ Monaro	84
2	Les Walmsley	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger	70
3	Grahame Hill	Ford Mustang	65
	Group Nc C: 3001 - 3500cc
1	Trevor Talbot	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	112
2	Simon Phillips	Holden Torana GTR XU-1	77
3	Alastair MacLean	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	75
	Group Nc D: 2001 - 3000cc
1	Steve Land	Ford Capri	61
2	Harry Bargwanna	Ford Capri 3000 GT	50
3	Rory O'Neill	Porsche 911	26
	Group Nc E: 1501 - 2000cc
1	Alan Lewis	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV	51
2	Wes Anderson	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	44
3	John Kingcott	Ford Cortina GT Mark 2	42
	Group Nc F: 1101 - 1500 cc
1	Chris Dubois	Ford Escort 1300 GT	52
2	Benjamin Tebbutt	Morris Cooper S	30
3	Matt McGrath	Morris Cooper S	27
	Group Nb A1: Over 4501cc
1	Roger Oliver	Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint	132
2	Bill Meeke	Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint	48
3	John Bryant	Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint	23
	Group Nb A2: 3001 - 4500cc
1	Paul Zazryn	Jaguar Mark II	27
2	Cameron Tilley	Chrysler Valiant	27
3	Peter Graham	Jaguar Mark II	9
	Group Nb B: 2601 - 3000cc
1	Richard Fairlam	Holden EH	63
2	Kev Moore	Holden EH	18
3	-	-	-
	Group Nb E: 1301 - 1600cc
1	Scott Fleming	Ford Cortina Lotus	59
2	Darren Holliday	Ford Cortina GT	44
3	Stuart Barnes	Ford Cortina GT Mark I & Ford Cortina Lotus	37
	Group Nb F: 1001 - 1300cc
1	Lance Stannard	Morris Cooper S	63
2	Hamish Rhodes	Morris Cooper S	27
3	David Wheatley	Morris Cooper S	27

The above table shows only the top ten series placings outright and the top three placings in each class.

References

1. Sporting Regulations For The 2005 Historic Touring Car Series, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
3. Grant Rowley, History Made, Biante Model Cars Historic Touring Car Series, The Annual 2005, pages 100-106
4. Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > 2005

External links

• 2005 Bathurst, Biante Series 2005, Round Five, www.htcav.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org