The 2015 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for
Touring Cars
Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition that uses race-prepared touring cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States.
While the cars do not move a ...
manufactured between 1963 and 1976.
[2015 Australian Touring Car Masters Series - Sporting & Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
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Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport
Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and relate ...
(CAMS) as a National Series with Touring Car Masters Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[ The series was the ninth annual ]Touring Car Masters
Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series open to modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1980. It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS Group N Touring Cars but with a greater degree of mo ...
.
The Pro Masters class was won by John Bowe (Ford Mustang
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and Holden Torana SL/R 5000), Pro Am by Cameron Tilley ( Chrysler Valiant Pacer), Pro Sport by Leo Tobin ( Holden HQ Monaro), Invitational by Paul Freestone ( Chevrolet Camaro SS) and Trans Am by Charlie O'Brien
Charles Hugh O'Brien (born May 1, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Oakland Athletics (1985), Milwaukee Brewers (1987–90), New York Mets (1990–93), Atlanta Brav ...
(Pontiac Firebird).
Calendar
The series was contested over eight rounds.[2015 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
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Classes
Each automobile was allocated into one of the following classes:[
* Pro Masters – for professional drivers][About TCM, ww.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
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* Pro Am – for part-timers or drivers competing for fun[
* Pro Sport – for those wishing to cross-enter in the same car][
* Invitational][
* Trans Am][
]
Points system
Series points were awarded on the following basis within each class at each race.[
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Series standings
Notes & references
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External links
Image Gallery for 2015 Touring Cars Masters, www.touringcarmasters.com.au via web.archive.org
Touring Car Masters
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