2008 Australian Mini Challenge

Template:Short description The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge was the inaugural running of the Australian Mini Challenge. It began on 7 March at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2008 Australian Mini Challenge.

Team	No	Drivers
Decorug Racing	5	Template:Flagicon Nathan Geier
	27	Template:Flagicon Paul Stokell
	95	Template:Flagicon Grant Denyer Template:Flagicon Nathan Geier
Bib Stillwell Mini Garage	6	Template:Flagicon Michael Stillwell
	60	Template:Flagicon Nicholas Stillwell Template:Flagicon David Stillwell
	66	Template:Flagicon Gary Young
Racer Industries	7	Template:Flagicon Ryan McLeod
Doulman Automotive	8	Template:Flagicon Neil McFadyen
Glory Team Racing	10	Template:Flagicon David Turner
Mini	13	Template:Flagicon Ben Tune
	18	Template:Flagicon Damien White
Kingsway Mini Garage	16	Template:Flagicon Tim Leahey Template:Flagicon Robert Graham
Motorline Mini Garage	21	Template:Flagicon Darren Berry
	22	Template:Flagicon Todd Wanless Template:Flagicon Paul Morris
	43	Template:Flagicon Matt Neal Template:Flagicon Brendan Cook
	80	Template:Flagicon Jason Akermanis
Brisbane Mini Garage	23	Template:Flagicon Todd Fiore
	30	Template:Flagicon Paul Fiore
BMW Uber Star	25	Template:Flagicon Jason Bargwanna Template:Flagicon Shaun Cleary Template:Flagicon Leanne Tander Template:Flagicon Paul Mercurio Template:Flagicon Bob Holden Template:Flagicon Boris Said Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby Template:Flagicon Justin Hemmes
Iron House Brewery	32	Template:Flagicon Jason White
PDL Electrical Solutions	44	Template:Flagicon Brent Collins
Trivett Classic Race Team	79	Template:Flagicon Scott Bargwanna
	97	Template:Flagicon Jason Bargwanna
Bruce Lynton Mini Garage	80 99	Template:Flagicon Beric Lynton
Darren Harris	93	Template:Flagicon Chris Wootton

Calendar

The 2008 Australian Mini Challenge will be contested over eight rounds, starting at Eastern Creek in March and finishing at Oran Park in December.

Rd.	Supporting	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	V8SCS 2	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	7–9 Mar	Neil McFadyen
2	FV8SCS 2	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	4–6 Apr	Nathan Geier
3	V8SCS 4	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	9–11 May	Damien White
4	V8SCS 5	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	7–9 Jun	Jason Bargwanna
5	V8SCS 9	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	12–14 Sep	Jason Bargwanna
6	V8SCS 10	Mount Panorama	Bathurst, New South Wales	9–12 Oct	Jason Bargwanna
7	V8SCS 13	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	21–23 Nov	Paul Stokell
8	V8SCS 14	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	4–7 Dec	Jason Bargwanna

• V8SCS - V8 Supercar Championship Series
• FV8SCS - Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

Driver standings

After round 8:

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts 1 Neil McFadyen 168 ? 138 132 78 65 126 117 930 2 Paul Stokell 156 ? 75 84 69 90 180 138 906 3 Paul Fiore 102 ? 78 84 135 51 102 132 834 4 Jason Bargwanna 126 180 180 120 150 168 798 5 Nathan Geier ? ? 48 90 165 48 57 27 717 6 Grant Denyer* ? ? 138 150 54 648 7 Gary Young ? ? 114 63 60 27 105 42 585 8 Todd Fiore ? ? 93 84 120 15 54 87 558 9 Scott Bargwanna 69 ? ? 78 111 432 10 David Turner ? ? 36 36 57 12 24 48 357 11 Nathan Callaghan 138 105 243 12 Todd Wanless ? ? ? ? ? 237 13 Nicholas Stillwell ? ? ? ? ? ? 171 14 Damien White 156 156 15 Darren Berry ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 153 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts

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The other results were 16th: Michael Stillwell – 132 17th: Iain Sherrin – 117 18th: Robert Graham – 111 19th: David Stillwell – 108 20th: Brent Collins – 96 21st: Jason White – 96 22nd: Paul Morris – 84 23rd: Barry Sternbeck – 78 24th: Matt Neal – 78 25th: Beric Lynton – 75 26th: Mike Sherrin – 69 27th: Damien Flack – 60 28th: Tim Leahey – 54 29th: Christopher Oxley – 54 30th: Ricky Occhipinti – 54 31st: Brendon Cook – 51 32nd: Jim Sweeney – 42 33rd: Callum Ballinger – 39 34th: Tim Poulton – 30 35th: Edward Singleton – 27 36th: Kevin Miller – 18 37th: Jason Akermanis – 18 38th: Ryan Mcleod – 15 39th: Chris Wootton – 9