2018 Alfa Romeo Twin Spark Cup - Victoria

[Neil Choi]

Go the Twin Spark.

[Evan Bottcher]

A couple of updates with regard to Twin Spark Cup racing and sprinting.

2019 Victorian competition rules have been published at http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/motorsport/ (scroll down to the download section)
- Supersprints will have a 'twin spark' class
- Victorian Alfa Racing will have a 'twin spark cup' class for cars complying to the national TSC regulations.

National Twin Spark Cup category has published three technical bulletins which provide updates to the regulations published in May (download here: http://www.alfaclubnsw.org.au/motor-sport-motoring/race/)

TB0001 – relates to the Control Suspension and ordering procedures and costing
TB0002 – relates to the Category 1 Suspension modifications
TB0003 – relates to vehicle ride height

I've attached these documents here.

Happy Twin Sparking!

[Evan Bottcher]

Third document

[John Burkhart]

The first round of the Twin Spark Cup racing championship is next weekend (9th & 10th March 2019) at Eastern Creek (Sydney Motorsport Park - GP Circuit).

It's not too late to enter. Online entry at https://motorrace.com.au/event/sydney-300/

This is an AASA event.

5 Twin Spark race cars already entered.

I can probably help one or two people out with accommodation in Sydney if you make the trip up from Victoria. PM me if you want to take me up on this.

Cheers,

John Burkhart
0416 112 187

[John Burkhart]

The 2019 Australian Alfa Romeo TwinSpark Cup championship will be comprised of the following 8 rounds:

Round 1	9th & 10th March	SMSP	NSW	VRA Round 1	AASA	Completed
Round 2	13th April	SMSP	NSW	VRA Round 2	AASA	Completed
Round 3	14th April	Winton	Vic	Alfa Racing Round 1	AASA	Completed
Round 4	(17th) 18th & 19th May	SMSP	NSW	Shannons Nationals & TCR Round 1	CAMS	Online Entry Now Open at https://www.cams.com.au/ Entries close 12th May
Round 5	1st June	SMSP	NSW	VRA Round 3	AASA	Online Entry Now Open at https://motorrace.com.au/event/2019-round3/ Entries close 23rd May
Round 6	2nd June	Winton	Vic	Alfa Racing Round 2	AASA	Entry Now Open. Details and entry form at https://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/motorsport/
Round 7	15th September	Wakefield Park	NSW	VRA Round 4	AASA	Entries Not Yet Open
Round 8	23rd November	Winton	Vic	Alfa Racing Round 3	AASA	Entries Not Yet Open

Abbreviations

AASA	Australian Auto-sport Alliance
CAMS	Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
SMSP	Sydney Motor Sport Park
TCR	Touring Car Racing series
VRA	Veloce Racing Association

[John Burkhart]

Points for the 2019 Cup will be awarded as follows:

Each competitor's best four rounds will be counted, with only 3 rounds in one state being counted.

There will be a pool of 120 points available for first place-getters for each round, split across the number of races in the round. See the table below for the examples for 3-race and 4-race rounds.

Points	3 races in        a round	4 races in        a round
1st	40	30
2nd	36	27
3rd	32	24
4th	28	21
5th	24	18
6th	20	15
7th	16	12
8th	12	9
9th	8	6
10th	4	3

[John Burkhart]

Results from TSC Round 1, 10th March, SMSP:
         

	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
1st (40 pts)	54 John Burkhart	54 John Burkhart	10 Brad Wilson
2nd (36 pts)	10 Brad Wilson	10 Brad Wilson	54 John Burkhart
3rd (32 pts)	6 David McKee	6 David McKee	6 David McKee
4th (28 pts)	65 Richard McKee	65 Richard McKee	65 Richard McKee

[John Burkhart]

Results from TSC Round 2, 13th April, SMSP:

	Race 1 – No Result	Race 2	Race 3
1st (60 pts)	-	280 Andrew Wilson	280 Andrew Wilson
2nd (54 pts)	-	10 Brad Wilson	10 Brad Wilson
3rd (48 pts)	-	54 John Burkhart	54 John Burkhart

Points were calculated as though it was a 2-race round because all TSC cars were classified as DNF in Race 1

[John Burkhart]

Results from TSC Round 3, 14th April, Winton:

	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4
1st (30 pts)	75 Hugh Harrison	75 Hugh Harrison	75 Hugh Harrison	54 John Burkhart
2nd (27 pts)	54 John Burkhart	54 John Burkhart	54 John Burkhart	53 Stephen Aarons
3rd (24 pts)	53 Stephen Aarons	53 Stephen Aarons	53 Stephen Aarons

[John Burkhart]

Alfa Romeo TwinSpark Cup Australia Championship Ladder after Round 3:

Competitor and Number	Total Points	Rounds Contested	Total of Best 4 Rounds
#6 David McKee	96	1	96
#10 Brad Wilson	220	2	220
#53 Stephen Aarons	99	1	99
#54 John Burkhart	323	3	323
#65 Richard McKee	84	1	84
#75 Hugh Harrison	90	1	90
#280 Andrew Wilson	120	1	120

[John Burkhart]

Entry forms for Rounds 4 and 5 of the TwinSpark Cup are now available, and Round 6 is just around the corner too.

Round 4 Sydney Motorsport Park (aka SMSP/SMP/Eastern Creek) 17th - 19th May.
This is part of the Shannons Nationals Sydney round and includes the first round of the Australian TCR series.
The Entry Portal for racers is now open and is via CAMS site. Select "2019 Shannons Nationals - Round 1 (Alfa Challenge)" on 17th May https://www.cams.com.au/ Entries close 12th May

Round 5 Sydney Motorsport Park (aka SMSP/SMP/Eastern Creek) 1st June.
This is part of the third round of the MRA Series.
Online entry now open and event details through the MRA website https://motorrace.com.au/event/2019-round3/. Entries close 23rd May 2019.

Round 6 Winton is 2nd June.
This event is run by AROCA Vic and we'll run as a class in the Alfa Racing series.
Entries are now open! Go to https://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/motorsport/ for event details and the entry form.

[John Burkhart]

Hi again Twin Spark Cuppers,

2019 Australian Twin Spark Cup Championship Ladder (after 8 of 9 rounds)

Pos   Driver      Total Points   Rounds 
                          From Best      Competed
                          4 Rounds         
1   John Burkhart   455         7   *
2   Richard McKee   352         4   
3   Brad Wilson   340         5   *
4   Andrew Wilson   304         4   *
5   Stephen Aarons   201         2   
6   Urs Muller      192         2
7   Hugh Harrison   180         2
8   Thomas Muller   112         1
9   David McKee   96         1
10   Leon Saliba   68         1

* Denotes driver has dropped rounds as part of points tally calculation. Note max of 3 rounds are counted in any one state.

Twin Spark Cup (race cars) Lap Records

Circuit         TSC Lap Record      Driver      Date         Session
SMP Gardiner      1:58.5837         John Burkhart   19/05/2019   Race 2
SMP Druitt         1:20.4165         Andrew Wilson   13/04/2019   Race 3
Wakefield Park      1:14.8908         Thomas Muller   15/09/2019   Race 3
Winton Long Circuit   1:44.9553         Hugh Harrison   2/06/2019      Race 1
Winton Short Circuit   1:12.7156         John Burkhart   2/06/2019      Race 3
Phillip Island      2:01.6885         Hugh Harrison   6/07/2019      Practice 2

All times above are taken from Natsoft.com.au

The final round of the 2019 season will be at Winton on 23rd November as part of AROCA's Alfa Racing series.

[John Burkhart]

The final results for the 2019 Alfa Romeo Twin Spark Cup were posted on www.twinsparkcup.com.au website.

Here is the summary:

Alfa Romeo Twin Spark Cup Racing Series
Championship Results 2019

Position	Driver	Total Points - Best 4 Rounds	Rounds  Competed	Total Points - All Rounds
1	John Burkhart	455	8	741*
2	Brad Wilson	439	6	651*
3	Andrew Wilson	358	5	434*
4	Richard McKee	352	4	352
5	Hugh Harrison	300	3	300
6	Stephen Aarons	270	3	270
7	Urs Muller	192	2	192
8	Thomas Muller	112	1	112
9	David McKee	96	1	96
10	Sheldon McIntosh	84	1	84
11	Leon Saliba	68	1	68