A huge Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships round at Sydney Motorsport Park has come to an end, with 16,671 spectators across three days enjoying some epic racing.
Hereβs how the categories finished up after another busy day.
Radical Cup Australia
Bing Technologiesβ Chris Perinin has narrowly edged out First Focusβ Peter Paddon and Peter Carr, taking the Radical round win by just two points.
Periniβs race victory on Saturday made the difference, with Paddon and Carr enjoying a consistent weekend with a second and third across the two races.
While Perini only finished Sundayβs race in fourth, he had done enough to win the round.
Radicals next round will take place at Queensland Raceway, joining the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships return to the sunshine state in August.
Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series
Nathan Morcom won Sundayβs final race of the weekend, making it a HMO Customer Racing one-two, with teammate Josh Buchan in second.
Jordan Cox rounded out Sundayβs final race podium.
Earlier in the day, AWC MPC Racingβs Jay Hanson secured victory in the reverse grid race, steering his Audi RS to a memorable win over Moutai/Zip Payβs Luke King.
Morcom also featured in Sunday morningβs race, leaving Sydney Motorsport Park with the most points of any driver.
Honda Wall Racingβs Tony DβAlberto leaves Sydney with his Series lead still in tact, ahead of Schaeffler GRMβs Dylan OβKeefe and Buchan.
TCRβs next outing is again part of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships, with the category next racing at Queensland Raceway on 5-7 August.
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge
Team Porsche New Zealandβs Ryan Woodβs near perfect weekend saw the Queenslander enjoy a round win.
Two race wins and a second place saw him take the victory over Tegra Australiaβs Thomas Sargent.
Sargent claimed a race win of his own in Sundayβs final encounter, backing up his two second place finishes.
It was a seven point differential between the pair, with Wood standing on the top step of the podium.
Rounding out the podium was Sonic Motor Racingβs Courtney Prince who finished each of the three races in third – a consistent weekend rewarded with a worthy podium.
Phillip Island plays host to the next round of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, part of the Shannons event on 24-26 June.
S5000 Australian Driversβ Championship
Alabar/Form 700βs Joey Mawson claimed the round win at Sydney as he looks towards claiming another Motorsport Australia Gold Star.
The 2021 Gold Star recipient was on song at SMSP, claiming 100 points across qualifying and three races, including a race one victory on Saturday.
Sundayβs feature race was won by Team Valvolineβs Aaron Cameron, who himself could have been on for a round win, had he not been involved in an opening lap incident in the categoryβs second race of the weekend through no fault of his own.
UCS Group Racingβs Tim Macrow rounded out the weekendβs podium, ahead of Team Valvolineβs James Golding and Nippyβs Blake Purdie in fifth.
The next round of the S5000 Australian Driversβ Championship takes place at Hidden Valley Raceway, part of the Supercarsβ visit to the Northern Territory on 17-19 June.
Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters
In the Pro Am class, Anglomoil Superior Lubricantβs Cameron Tilley has taken his Valiant Pacer to a round win in Sydney.
G&V Earthmovingβs Jamie Tilley claimed second, while Motorsport Parts Australiaβs Gerard McLeod claimed third in Pro Am.
In the Pro Masters, Rare Sparesβ John Bowe put in a dominant performance across the weekend, three race wins from three in class and 200 points to his name across the four different races.
The only entrant in Pro Sport, The Lighthouse Hotelβs Peter Burnitt secured maximum points in class in his Holden Torana.
TCM head to Townsville for their next event, as part of the Supercars Championship on 8-10 July.
Turtle Wax Trans Am Series
Owen Kelly has capitalised on a poor weekend from title rival Nathan Herne, edging out Ben Grice for the round win.
It was a Ford Mustang 1-2-3 on the overall podium, with Series debutant Zach Bates impressing throughout the two days of racing.
Nathan Herneβs trouble started on Saturday night in the categoryβs second race – a drive belt failure resulting in a DNF and zero points. Herne did recover well to claim second place in Sundayβs only race, behind Kelly.
Trans Am will return to the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships bill with a visit to Queensland Raceway its next event on 5-7 August.
GC Marine Australian Prototype Series
It was a perfect Sunday for Jam Motorsportβs John Paul Drake as he claimed his first ever GC Marine Australian Prototypes Series round win.
Drake won the third and final race ahead of Ready Set Relineβs Ryan Godfrey, the pair enjoying an epic battle in the dying stages of the race.
It was a solid Series debut for Praga Racing ANZβs Ricky Capo, who finished yet another race on the podium β third in Sundayβs final hit out and second outright for the round.
The APS will next visit Phillip Island as part of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships on 24-26 June.
Australian Production Cars
Go-Karts-Go Drew Russell, Aaren Russell and Wayne Russell stood on the top step of the podium courtesy of a clean sweep of race wins.
The trio starred throughout the Sydney Motorsport Park weekend, including winning Sunday morningβs 300km endurance race in their BMW M3.
It was yet another BMW dominated podium, with Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey in second for the weekend. Rounding out the podium was Anthony Soole and Adam Wright.
Australian Production Cars return in just under one monthβs time, part of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships at Phillip Island on 24-26 June.
