The 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am type cars. [1] The series was administered by the National Australian Sports Sedan Association and was sanctioned by CAMS as a National Series. [1] Held as the first Tranzam Sports Sedan Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003, it was won by Darren Hossack driving a Saab 9-3.
The series was contested over five rounds with three races per round. [1]
Round [1] | Circuit [1] [2] | Date [1] |
1 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | 9 May |
2 | Winton Motor Raceway | 6 June |
3 | Oran Park Raceway - South Circuit | 27 June [2] |
4 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | 1 August |
5 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit [3] | 13 November [3] |
The following cars were eligible to compete in the series: [1]
Series points were awarded in each race according to the following criteria: [1]
Position [1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Other finishers |
Points [1] | 20 | 18 | 15 | 136 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, 2 points were awarded for first place in qualifying. [1]
Position [3] | Driver [3] | No. [2] | Car | Entrant [2] |
1 | Darren Hossack | 4 | Saab 9-3 Aero [2] Chevrolet [4] | Audi Spares |
2 | Tony Ricciardello | 5 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV [2] Chevrolet [4] | B&M Ricciardello Motors |
3 | Bernard Gillon | 3 | Ford Mustang Cobra [2] | Powerbuilt Tools |
The above table lists only the top three placegetters.