Round 8 - Oran Park, December 4th - 8th

STELLAR FIELD FOR BIANTE ORAN PARK FINALE

A stout 24 car field will contest this weekend’s final round of the Biante Touring Car Masters Series at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway, with several drivers returning to the fray after missing the second last round at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.

Division One front-runners Jim Richards and Brad Tilley were notable absentees from the Tassie action but will return to burn at Oran Park in their 64’ Falcon Rallye Sprint and XY GT Falcon respectively.

Also returning for the ‘final fling’ at Oran Park are Ian McAlister and his cherry red Mustang, Rod Wilson driving the Gavin Bullas owned GT Falcon, Nigel Benson in the Monaro, Richard Fairlam in the HQ Holden, Bernie Stack in the Porsche 911 RS, Chris Wilson in the LJ XU1 Torana and Cameron Tilley in the iconic blue Valiant Pacer.

You can also throw in former NRL poster boy and celebrated V8 Ute star Jack Elsegood in the Eric Stanford owned XY GT Falcon.

John Bowe will be happy to return to just one means of racing transportation this weekend after he spent most of Tassie ‘car hopping’ as a result of his Sunliner RV Chev Camaro’s engine implosion.

Gavin Bullas has effectively wrapped up the Division One championship after another stellar performance at Tasmania in his awesome Rain City Industries Boss Mustang, and Greg East will be hoping that mechanical gremlins that plagued him on the Apple Isle will be dead and buried as he staves off the advances of fellow Division 2 Championship aspirants Rory O’Neill and Trevor Talbot.

Mathematically East, Talbot and O’Neill still have a chance to win the Division 2 Championship – making for an enthralling weekend ahead to add some extra drama to what is already a very competitive field.

Entrants in this weekend’s competition are listed herewith:

   Sponsor Name                         Driver Name                                          Vehicle Make Model
1 Hercules Engines                                     Steve Mason                        Chev Camaro
2 Shannon’s Insurance                               Jim Richards                       Ford Sprint
3 Stillwell Motorsport                                    Gary Young                           Ford Mustang
5 McAlister Ford                                             Ian McAlister                        Ford Mustang
7 Cameron Mason                                        Cameron Mason                Datsun 510
8 Rain City Racing                                         Rod Wilson                         Ford XY GT HO
9 Tony Edwards                                             Tony Edwards                     Holden Monaro
12 Sunliner RV                                               John Bowe                           Chev Camaro
13 Blackcat Racing                                       Rory O'Neill                          Porsche 911 RS
14 Top Shelf Motor Company                     Alastair MacLean                Chev Camaro
16 Rain City Racing                                      Gavin Bullas                        Ford Boss Mustang
17 Marget Engineering                                 Drew Marget                        Ford Mustang Trans Am
19 Waddington Racing                                 Greg East                            Holden HQ
22 PRT Race Fabrication                             Nigel Benson                     Holden Monaro
28 Tilleys Automotive                                    Brad Tilley                            Ford XY GT
34 BT Excavations & Demolition                 Richard Fairlam                 Holden HQ
36 Mark Forgie                                                Bernie Stack                       Porsche 911 RS
43 Treloar Roses/Mick Wilson Plumbing  Mick Wilson                        Chrysler Charger RT
59 Blair-Beth Transport                                 Chris Wilson                      Holden Torana LJ XU1
60 Tilleys Automotive                                     Cameron Tilley                  Valiant Pacer
63 Eric Stanford                                               Jack Elsegood                  Ford XY GT
76 Dukes Body Works                                    Trevor Talbot                     Holden Torana LJ XU1
91 Nelson Architects                                      John Nelson                      Porsche 911 RS
99 351 Motorsport                                           Steve Makarios                 Ford XY GT HO

The naming rights sponsor of the BIANTE Touring Car Masters Series is the Biante Model Car Company – Australia’s leading Model Car Company. For all the information on their stunning range visit www.biante.com.au

Commentary sponsor for the BIANTE Touring Car Masters is Rare Spares. Rare Spares is undoubtedly the most recognised name in the Australian Automotive Aftermarket, which includes the growing restoration industry. Visit www.rarespares.net.au for more.

We are pleased to announce that we have now locked in our Calendar for 2009!

 The 2009 Season will be a total of 7 rounds, 5 with V8 Supercars, of course then Muscle car Masters and a new addition for 2009, the Sandown Historics!