27-663: Sonic Motor Racing Services is an Australian racing team that is competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship , Porsche Sprint Challenge , the Australian Formula Ford Championship , and the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. The team was formed by Michael Ritter, son of long time touring car racer Graham Ritter and brother of V8 Supercar racer Greg Ritter. Ritter formed the team in 1998 to compete in
54-539: A broken leg. Wood was contracted to drive the No. 21 Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship . After achieving his first Championship podium finish at Winton earlier in the year, Wood placed third in Qualifying for the 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 . He Remained with the team in 2015 V8 Supercars Championship . For 2016, Wood returned to Nissan Motorsport , Having previously driven for
81-618: A joint round between the series and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia was held at Sydney Motorsport Park . The event featured individual races for each series before two combined races, one for both the Pro and Challenge classes. Both combined races were won by Australian entrants. In 2017, the Australian series travelled to Asia to contest a similar joint round at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia . The series also introduced an Endurance Cup in 2017, with
108-524: A leading support category for the Supercars Championship . New Zealand driver Craig Baird has been the most successful driver, winning the series five times. The regulations for the series are based on those used for Porsche Carrera Cup racing series in Europe and the rest of the world, with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005
135-531: A national championship. Notes: Dale Wood (racing driver) Dale Ian Wood (born 9 June 1983) is an Australian racing driver who currently co-drives for Brad Jones Racing 's No. 8 Holden ZB Commodore in the Pirtek Enduro Cup . He currently resides in Melbourne , Victoria. He commenced his full-time V8 Supercar career in 2009 with the newly formed team Kelly Racing team, having raced previously for
162-453: A season, as well as a record 9 races in a row. In 2010 the team expanded to 4 cars, including one for future supercars driver Cam Waters . Waters would win the series in 2011. Garry Jacobson would also drive for the team in 2011 and 2012. Anton DePasquale would debut with the team in 2012 and sweep the final round of the series at Winton . He would go full time with the team in 2013 alongside Simon Hodge . in 2016 Leanne Tander would win
189-595: A series to race in as the cars were neither able to compete in the Australian GT Championship , to which they were eligible but were prevented by CAMS with the intention of preventing the collapse that ultimately occurred or the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia as models newer than 996s were not eligible for points. As the situation evolved permission was gained for the Porsches to enter
216-566: A two-time champion, dominated again, winning a further three championships. The following seven seasons saw seven new champions, with Baird remaining the only multiple champion as of 2021. Since 2013, an annual two-driver pro-am event has been included in the series, with several guest appearances from Supercars drivers. In 2015 the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport announced that Carrera Cup would be downgraded from national championship to national series status from 2016. In 2016 and 2018,
243-446: Is an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd and is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia (Formerly Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a national championship through to 2015 and as a National Series from 2016-2021. Starting in 2022 the category returned back as a national championship. During its history, Carrera Cup has been
270-416: Is set to be introduced. Jim Richards was the inaugural champion, fresh from having taken Porsche 996s to three consecutive Australian Nations Cup Championships . The series quickly proved its worth as a ladder category for emerging young drivers with Alex Davison and Fabian Coulthard winning championships while Marcus Marshall , Jonathon Webb and David Reynolds were also early graduates. The series
297-588: The Tasman Motorsport aligned Greg Murphy Racing Fujitsu series squad. Wood was replaced after the Hidden Valley round although he returned to the team for the endurance race season, pairing up with Jack Perkins. He returned to the team a year later, again in an endurance race role. Wood competed in the Fujitsu Development Series for Greg Murphy Racing in 2007 and 2008. Wood was confirmed as
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#1732891997935324-587: The 1998 & 1999 seasons before going overseas and handing the ride to younger brother Will Davison . Will would win the title in 2001 for the team, now entered under the Garry Rogers Motorsport banner. Sonic would go back to back winning the 2002 championship with GRM protégé Jamie Whincup. The team would win their first championship under their own name in 2004 with David Reynolds. Sonic would expand to 3 cars in 2006, running future supercars drivers Tim Blanchard and Tim Slade, who would finish second in
351-489: The 2009 season. Wood's first track appearance in his Kelly Racing Commodore was at the V8 Supercars Official Category Test Day, at Winton Raceway on 9 March 2009, where he was joined by the other three Kelly Racing entries, and all other Victorian-based V8 Supercar teams. At the test day, with the sponsorship of the car still to be confirmed, it ran in an interim testing livery, thanking
378-609: The Australian Formula Ford Championship. The team used Van Diemen chassis' for the first decade of their existence, which brought them championship victories in the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2001 , 2002 , and 2004 . The team was formed to run the Davison family, beginning in the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship with Alex Davison . Alex would run with the team for
405-585: The GT series in strictly limited numbers and likewise 997s were allowed to compete in the GT3 Challenge but to compete to their own pointscore rather than take points away from the 996 and 993s that made up the bulk of the series competitors. Porsche Cars Australia announced the series would return for the 2011 season featuring the 2011 specification version of the Type 997 GT3 Cup. Since the series revival Craig Baird , already
432-470: The championship as well as Todd Fiore. For 2007 the team would switch to Mygale Chassis' and Blanchard would win the championship, James Moffat would finish third for the team. Sonic would run Nick Percat under the Walkinshaw racing name in the 2007, 2008, & 2009 series. He would win the series in 2009, this being the most dominant season in the history of the series. Percat would win a record 12 races in
459-523: The championship in 2007 giving David Reynolds his second national title. The team ran programs in the Porsche Drivers Challenge, steering Sven Burchartz to win the 2007 Porsche Drivers Challenge, then backing it up winning the 2008 Porsche GT3 Challenge that succeeded it. Sonic would not return to the national series until 2014 fielding cars for Nick McBride, Nick Foster, and Adrian Mastronardo. This lineup would return for 2015 with foster winning
486-586: The championship. Ash Walsh would replace Foster for 2016. The team would enter Jordan Love and Andre Heimgartner for 2017 alongside long time driver Nick McBride with Heimgartner finishing runner up in the championship. They would step up to 5 cars for the 2018 season running Peter Major, Michael Almond, and Dale Wood alongside Love in the Pro class with a 5th entry for Graham Williams in the Pro-Am class. Sonic scaled back to 4 full time cars for 2019 with Thomas Maxwell joining Almond, Love, and Wood. Aaron love would join
513-402: The driver of the No. 16 Kelly Racing entry for 2009, with sponsorship from Hi-Tec Oils and Red Rooster. This car will use one of the licences owned by Kelly Racing teammate, Jack Perkins' father, Larry Perkins . Wood's No. 16 car for 2009 is the car previously run by Jack Perkins at Perkins Engineering in 2008, chassis number PE046. Oscar Fiorinotto has been named as Dale's engineer for
540-681: The first round alongside the Supercars Sandown 500. In the 2020 season of Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. It would be cancelled after Race 1 of Round 2 during the 2020 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend in Albert Park Melbourne due to the COVID-19 pandemic . There here by no champion would be crowned for the season. In the 2022 season. Motorsport Australia (Formerly Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS)) has announced that Porsche Carrera Cup Australia would regain its status as
567-427: The series for Sonic, with Max Vidau 8th. Sonic would again become back to back champions in 2017, with Max Vidau winning the series. Future Super 2 driver Angelo Mouzouris would make his debut with the team, Hamish Ribarits would also make his first start in 2017. In 2018 Sonic Motor Racing Services would win their third championship in a row, with Hunter McElrea winning the series from Ribarits who had remained with
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#1732891997935594-520: The specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ( Type 996 ) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ( Type 997 ) used from 2006 and various iterations of the car beyond that, usually in a three-year cycle until the end of 2013. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ( Type 991 ) was first introduced and used in 2014 until the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II iteration arrived in 2018. Starting in the 2022 season the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992
621-587: The team after the second round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series . The team have subsequently secured a wildcard entry for the 2009 L&H 500 and 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 , although they then did not use the entry after Washington left the team mid-season. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Australia (known commercially as the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia )
648-467: The team for getting all four cars ready for the season in two months. In mid-2011, it was announced that Wood would compete alongside Tony D'Alberto for Phillip Island and Bathurst in their Ford Performance Racing built Falcon. Wood was also given some extra race miles at the Townsville Fujitsu Series round in a VE Commodore, as their regular Fujitsu driver, David Wall was suffering from
675-534: The team for the final round in Surfers Paradise. Jordan Love won the team's 2nd championship. For the shortened 2020 season the team would continue with Love, Almond, and Wood joined by rookie Max Vidau. The team would scale down to 3 cars for the 2021 season, running Almond, Aaron Love, & Simon Fallon. For the 2009 season the team acquired a pair of Ford Falcons from Triple Eight Race Engineering to run for James Moffat and Bryce Washington . Washington left
702-426: The team. Mouzouris would finish 6th. Sonic would become the first team to win 4 back to back championships, Angelo Mouzouris would win the series in 2019. Jay Hanson would also make his full time debut with the team in 2019. With the return of a national championship in 2021, Sonic would field entries for 3rd year driver Harrison Goodman and debutant Valentino Astuti. The team also ran Australian Carrera Cup and won
729-472: Was also responsible for the creation of a number of professional motor racing teams, including Paul Cruikshank Racing and VIP Petfoods Racing while also giving teams like Sonic Motor Racing Services , Tekno Autosports and International Motorsport opportunities to expand. In the lead up to the 2009 season the series organisers were forced to cancel the series, citing a lack of competitors. Those competitors left with 997 GT3 Cup Cars found themselves without
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