Vince Misuraca has dominated the opening round of the Porsche 944 Challenge, held as part of the Victorian Motor Racing Championship at Winton on the weekend.
Misuraca qualified on pole position and won all three races, while Chris Lewis-Williams and Cameron Beller squabbled over second and third position.
A large field of 23 cars participated in the first round of the Victorian Hyundai Excel Series; reigning Champion Jarrod Tonks looked set to dominate the weekend with victories in Races 1 and 2, but non-finishes in Races 3 and 4 allowed former HQ Holden racer Adam Bywater to take the round win ahead of the consistent Kaide Lehman and Brendan Avard, who finished on the podium by virtue of their top six finishes in all four races.
The Combined Tin Top races included a mixture of cars from different categories; Ryan Woods took the overall win in his Toyota Corolla with victories in three of the four races while Anton Bergman (BMW E30) was second overall ahead of the consistent Lee Nuttall (Nissan Pulsar). Andrew Williams (Datsun 120Y) won the first race but chalked up DNFs in the other three.
Geoff Bowles started his 2016 BMW Drivers Cup campaign in perfect fashion by winning all four races in his BMW E30 race car; brothers Chris and Sean Bell completed the podium.
Ford prevailed in the Vic V8 contest, with Victor Argento (XB Falcon Coupe) taking the overall win ahead of Damien Gambold (XD Falcon).
Blake Delaney (HSV Clubsport R8) was the best of the Holden entries while Mark Kakouri won the first three races but suffered a DNF in the final, causing him to finish just off the overall podium.
Stuart Shirvington took the PRB Clubman round win ahead of James Dick and Joshua Versluis.
