Find out about past and present club members and their Motorsport careers

 

Rhys Newman (left) and Tom Drewer (right) with the Formula Vee Association of South Australia Rookie of The Year Trophy. It dates back to 1966. Rhys won it in 2009 and Tom won it in 2002.

This page is for those current and past members that have taken "the next step" in their Motorsport Career or are racing Karts regularly in a premier series around Australia. 

 

If you know of any past and/or current members who should be added and are racing regularly for 2010, email Craig Evans.

 

Included are:

 

Tom Drewer * Updated with a News Article *

 

 

Rhys Newman

News Articles

Rhys Newman - Training for Round 2 in Darwin

 

Rhys Newman - Behind The News

Rhys Newman - 2010 CAMS Aussie Young Gun

Rhys Newman - R-Tek F3 Test

 
  • 2010 CAMS Aussie Young Gun

  • 2009 SA Formula Vee Association Rookie of The Year

  • Winner 2009 Shannons Formula Vee Nationals

  • F3 Test with R-Tek

  • Rotax Max Junior Champion

  • Festival State Cup Champion

 

2010 Aussie Racing Cars

Powered by a 1.2 litre 125 BHP twin cam 16 valve engine that revs to 11500 RPM.

Weight of just 450kg

Sequential Gearbox

Adjustable: suspension, castor, camber, sway bar, roll centre, ride height and front to rear brake bias

Aussie Racing Cars

2010 Clipsal 500 - Round 1

Adelaide

Pole Time: 1:34.5178

Qualified: 17th - 1:39.1088

Race 1: 19th - 1:38.7549 fastest lap

Race 2: 16th - 1:38.5234 fastest lap

Race 3: 14th - 1:38.1488 fastest lap

Race 4: 13th - 1:37.7102 fastest lap

Aust Super Bike C'ship - Round 2

Darwin

Pole Time: 1:19.636

Qualified: 18th - 1:23.213

Race 1: 17th - 1:21.409 fastest lap

Race 2: 13th - 1:22.267 fastest lap

Race 3: 11th - 1:22.025 fastest lap

Race 4: 14th - 1:21.453 fastest lap

 

Queensland Raceway Round 3

Pole Time: 1:23.9202

Qualified: 13th - 1:24.7739

Race 1: 10th - 1:24.1744 fastest lap

Race 2: 9th - 1:24.1855 fastest lap

Race 3: 16th - 1:24.8997 fastest lap

Race 4: 11th - 1:24.2988 fastest lap

 

Next Round: July 9 - 11 GT Tourist Trophy Phillip Island Round 4

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Tom Drewer

www.tomdrewer.com

News Articles

Tom Drewer - Signs with APR Motorsport

 

Destination Le Mans - Issue # 1

 
  • 7th 2009 IMSA Lites 1 Championship (USA)

  • 2008 IMSA Lites 2 Champion (USA)

  • 2007 Australian Thundersports Car Champion

  • 2006 Australian Thundersports Champion Under 1400cc

  • 2002 SA Formula Vee Association Rookie of The Year

 

2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - Round 3

Tom will drive in Round 3 of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, a 2 hour 30 minute endurance race, at the Barber Motorsport Park, Birmingham, Alabama.

His team is APR Motorsports and he shall be driving a VW MK6 Golf GTi.

Held as part of the 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama the weekend will also feature the Grand-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and IndyCar, with fellow Australian’s Ryan Briscoe and Will Power also competing.

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

 

Round 3 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - Birmingham Alabama, USA, April 8 - 10

Pole Time: 1:36.876 - Overall

Pole Time: 1:41.644 - Class

Qualified: 1:44.071

16th class and 45th overall

Result: 24th Class and 46th Overall

Fastest Lap: 1:21.409

Co-Driver was Stephen Hooks APR Motorsport Team Principal

 

Australian F3 Championship,

May 1 - 2 Phillip Island - Round 3

Pole Time: 1:26.8243

Qualified: 7th - 1:31.9108

Race 1: 7th - 1:30.7076 fastest lap

Race 2: 8th - 1:42.4141 fastest lap

Race 3: 7th - 1:31.5486 fastest lap

Tom flew over from the US for a drive with R-Tek in a Dallara. The same Team that Rhys Newman tested with.

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Nick Percat

www.nickpercat.com

 

  • 1st 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

  • 8th (37 Points) 2008 Australian Formula 3 Championship (2 Rounds only)

  • 1st 2008 Formula Ford Festival UK Semi-Final (Brands Hatch)

  • 2007 Australian Formula Ford Series. Race win and Lap Record Symmons Plains. Podiums at Winton, Symmons Plains & Sandown

  • 2006 Aussie Cars Championship. Race Wins at Darwin, Goldcoast (Indy) & Bathurst

  • 1st 2005 SA Formula Ford State Championship

  • Superkarts 2004

  • Sprint Karts 1998 - 2003

 

2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

 

Holden Commodore VZ, 5 Litre V8

635+ BHP limited to 7,500rpm

6 Speed Hollinger Gearbox

120 Litre Fuel Capacity

1355kg without driver (Fujitsu Series minimum)

Fujitsu V8 Supercars

 

2010 Clipsal 500 - Round 1

Pole Time: 1:22.2059

Qualified: 8th - 1:24.2837

Race 1: 4th - 1:24.6801 fastest lap

Race 2: 10th - 1:24.5734 fastest lap

 

Ipswich, Queensland - Round 2

Pole Time: 1:10.8771

Qualified: 10th - 1:11.9945

Race 1: 12th - 1:13.1311 fastest lap

Race 2: 13th - 1:12.8493 fastest lap

Race 3: 7th - 1:13.5884 fastest lap

 

Winton, Victoria Round 3

Pole Time: 1:23:9847

Qualified: 8th - 1:25.1587

Race 1: 6th - 1:26:6345  fastest lap

Race 2: 3rd - 1:26:5277  fastest lap

Race 3: 3rd - 1:26:3853  fastest lap

 

Next Round: Townsville 400, Qld 9th - 11th July 2010

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Gemma Deakin

 
  • 3rd South Australian Formula Vee Circuit Racing Championships 2009 in a field of 25 cars

  • 2009 Closed State Title Sportsman SA

  • 2008 2nd SA Festival State Cup - Junior National Heavy

  • 2008 3rd SA Festival State Cup Junior Clubman

  • 2007 - 2008 Barrossa Go Kart Club Club Champion Junior National Heavy

  • 2008 Barossa Go Kart Club Club Champion Junior Clubman

  • 2008 Southern Go Kart Club Junior National Heavy Club Champion

Highlights

  • 2008 Driving from 32nd to 12th in Nationals (1st and last nationals)

  • 2009 SA Formula Vee Best Presented Car
     

 

2009 South Australian Formula Vee Championship

 

Chassis: 1982 Spectre

Engine Capacity: 1600cc

Fully Adjustable suspension, camber, castor

 

Formula Vee Australia

 

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Last updated Friday May 28, 2010 10:05:04 PM Created & Maintained by Craig Evans