The 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural standalone series for the second tier of V8 Supercar racing.[1] The series began on 26 March 2000 at the Eastern Creek Raceway and finished on 27 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park and was contested over five rounds across four different states.
The series was won by Dean Canto who placed first in five of the fifteen races of the series and finished 31 points ahead of Matthew White. Wayne Wakefield placed third.
All cars were required to comply with the Technical Regulations applicable to V8 Supercars as defined within CAMS Group 3A.[2] Eligible models were Ford and Holden vehicles up to, but not including, the Ford AU Falcon and the Holden VT Commodore.[2]
Teams and driversEdit
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series.[3]
^2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group. 5–6 August 2000.
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2000, konica, lites, series, previous, none, next, 2001parent, series, supercars, australian, motor, racing, competition, supercars, inaugural, standalone, series, second, tier, supercar, racing, series, began, march, 2000, eastern, creek, raceway, finished, a. 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Previous none Next 2001Parent series V8 Supercars The 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars It was the inaugural standalone series for the second tier of V8 Supercar racing 1 The series began on 26 March 2000 at the Eastern Creek Raceway and finished on 27 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park and was contested over five rounds across four different states The series was won by Dean Canto who placed first in five of the fifteen races of the series and finished 31 points ahead of Matthew White Wayne Wakefield placed third Contents 1 Vehicle eligibility 2 Teams and drivers 3 Race calendar 4 Points system 5 Series standings 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksVehicle eligibility EditAll cars were required to comply with the Technical Regulations applicable to V8 Supercars as defined within CAMS Group 3A 2 Eligible models were Ford and Holden vehicles up to but not including the Ford AU Falcon and the Holden VT Commodore 2 Teams and drivers EditThe following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series 3 Team Car No Driver RoundEastern Creek Karts Ford EL Falcon 20 nbsp Garry Holt AllHarris Racing Ford EL Falcon 30 nbsp Craig Harris All88 nbsp Craig Bastian 4Gearbox Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 36 nbsp Gary Quartly 2Holden VS CommodoreFord EL Falcon nbsp Neil Schembri 1 3 5Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 37 nbsp Bill Attard 1 3 nbsp Roger Hurd 4 5South Pacific Motor Racing Holden VS Commodore 38 nbsp Peter Field 1 2 5 nbsp Shane Howison 3 4Sieders Racing Team Ford EL Falcon 42 nbsp Bill Sieders AllFord EB Falcon Ford EL Falcon 56 nbsp John Falk 1 3Ford EL Falcon nbsp Luke Sieders 4 5Mal Rose Racing Holden VS Commodore 44 nbsp Mal Rose 3 4Dean Canto Racing Ford EL Falcon 45 nbsp Dean Canto AllDaily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 47 nbsp John Trimbole 2Trevor Crittenden Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 57 nbsp Daniel Natoli 1 3 4 nbsp Tim Toth 5Halliday Motor Sport Ford EL Falcon 61 nbsp Ross Halliday AllRobert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 72 nbsp Robert Smith 1 3 5Terry Wyhoon Racing Holden VS Commodore 76 nbsp Matthew White All125 nbsp Terry Wyhoon AllV8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77 nbsp Richard Mork 1 3 5 nbsp Craig Bastian 2Rowse Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 81 nbsp Tim Rowse AllMiller Racing Holden VS Commodore 84 nbsp Daniel Miller AllThe Race Centre Ford EL Falcon 87 nbsp Rod Salmon AllStone Brothers Racing Ford EL Falcon 89 nbsp David Besnard 4 5Geoff Kendrick Holden VS Commodore 92 nbsp Geoff Kendrick 1John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 96 nbsp Ryan McLeod AllGraphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 97 nbsp Wayne Wakefield AllRiverlea Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 127 nbsp Chris Butler 1 3 5Power Racing Ford EL Falcon 500 nbsp Alan Heath 5Peter Hansen Ford EL Falcon 550 nbsp Peter Hansen 3Race calendar EditThe series was contested over five rounds Each round comprised three races Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner1 nbsp Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney New South Wales 25 26 March nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing nbsp Dean Canto nbsp Matthew White nbsp Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing2 nbsp Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 6 7 May nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Matthew White nbsp Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing nbsp Ryan McLeod nbsp Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing3 nbsp Oran Park Raceway Sydney New South Wales 17 18 June nbsp Craig Harris nbsp Dean Canto nbsp Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing nbsp Dean Canto nbsp Matthew White nbsp Matthew White Terry Wyhoon Racing nbsp Dean Canto nbsp Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing4 nbsp Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 5 6 August nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard nbsp Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing5 nbsp Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala South Australia 26 27 August nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard nbsp Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing nbsp David Besnard nbsp David Besnard Stone Brothers RacingPoints system EditPoints were awarded for the top ten positions in each race on the following basis Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10thPoints 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1Series standings EditPos Driver No EAS nbsp PHI nbsp ORA nbsp LAK nbsp MAL nbsp Points1 nbsp Dean Canto 45 3 2 1 5 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 10 2 1 2 2292 nbsp Matthew White 76 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 Ret 5 4 2 3 2 3 1983 nbsp Wayne Wakefield 97 1 Ret Ret 1 1 5 3 Ret 8 2 2 4 5 5 4 1644 nbsp Ryan McLeod 96 4 1 2 2 2 1 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 10 6 1575 nbsp David Besnard 89 1 3 1 1 3 1 1086 nbsp Craig Harris 30 Ret DNS DNS 4 DNS 4 2 4 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 4 5 877 nbsp Daniel Miller 84 7 9 8 7 7 13 6 Ret 3 8 6 6 Ret DNS 7 728 nbsp Garry Holt 20 5 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 7 7 7 8 Ret 9 12 709 nbsp Mal Rose 44 4 2 Ret 9 5 3 5410 nbsp Neil Schembri 36 6 4 5 11 9 5 10 12 DNS Ret DNS DNS 4311 nbsp Terry Wyhoon 125 8 7 9 12 Ret 6 10 11 6 DNS 9 7 7 11 DNS 4312 nbsp Richard Mork 77 12 8 6 17 8 2 Ret 10 Ret 12 13 16 3313 nbsp Rod Salmon 87 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 Ret 9 13 11 6 16 9 13 Ret 13 2614 nbsp Chris Butler 127 Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Ret Ret 8 2415 nbsp Geoff Kendrick 92 9 6 7 1616 nbsp Alan Heath 500 9 6 10 1117 nbsp Craig Bastian 77 88 9 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 1018 nbsp Tim Rowse 81 11 10 DNS 10 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 1019 nbsp Peter Field 38 13 DNS 13 15 DNS 10 11 7 11 720 nbsp Ross Halliday 61 15 11 12 13 10 7 16 Ret Ret 12 15 12 15 12 Ret 721 nbsp Bill Attard 37 Ret DNS DNS 14 9 8 15 12 12 622 nbsp Roger Hurd 37 14 14 14 14 8 9 623 nbsp Luke Sieders 56 11 Ret 11 8 DNS DNS 424 nbsp Robert Smith 72 14 12 11 11 8 12 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 425 nbsp Bill Sieders 42 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 DNS 15 326 nbsp John Falk 56 16 13 14 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret DNS 227 nbsp Shane Howison 38 12 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1Pos Driver No EAS nbsp PHI nbsp ORA nbsp LAK nbsp MAL nbsp Points Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX See also Edit2000 Australian Touring Car seasonReferences Edit Bruce Moxon Konica Kids Motor Racing Australia No 55 December 2000 January 2001 pages 46 47 a b The V8 Lites Series 2000 Policies www v8supercar com au as archived at web archive org 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway Hornsby Chevron Publishing Group 5 6 August 2000 External links EditImage of Dean Canton Ford Falcon EL at the opening round of the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series speedcafe com via web archive org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series amp oldid 1073289134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
