Aussie Racing Cars
| Category | Silhouette racing car |
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| Country | Australia |
| Inaugural season | 2001 |
| Engine suppliers | Yamaha FJ1300 |
| Drivers' champion | James Duckworth |
| Teams' champion | RDA Brakes/Rinkin Racing |
| Makes' champion | Nissan Altima |
| Official website | Official website of Aussie Racing Cars |
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Aussie Racing Cars is an Australian motor racing category. Essentially a motorcycle powered Silhouette racing car class, it was created by former touring car racer Phil Ward, influenced by the American Legends category. Ward sold the category in 2012 to Keltic Motorsport, a motorsport company owned by Queensland based father-son team of Tony and Klark Quinn with Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna acting as commercial director.
The category contests an annual Aussie Racing Car Series which is approved by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series. In 2009 the series made the transition from running at V8 Supercar events to run on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships program. The series has since reverted to having most of the rounds alongside V8 Supercar events.
The most successful drivers in the category are Paul Kemal who has won the series title three times, Mike Russell twice, while Phil Ward's two sons James and Brad have also won titles.
The Hampton Downs round of the 2016 season hosted the inaugural Trans-Tasman Woman's Challenge. Charlotte Poynting was chosen to represent Team Australian up against Alyssa Clapperton representing Team New Zealand. In Race 3 Poynting who started 9th on the grid, raced through the field to win by 2.5 seconds, becoming the first ever Female to win a race in the Aussie Racing Cars category.
Currently in 2016 Harley Haber is the youngest driver in the category, just 16 years of age.
The Aussie Racing Car combines current racing technology and performance in a one-design class where all cars are mechanically identical with strict rules in place to maintain that position. Various body styles are permitted. Originally only 1940 Ford Coupé and Holden FJ body styles were available, with Ford AU Falcon and Holden VY Commodore styles which replicate V8 Supercars later made available. A Toyota Aurion body shape was launched in 2008, followed by a Holden Cruze in 2012 and a Merecedes-Benz inspired "Euro GT" in 2013.Nissan Altima,Ford Mustang, and Chevrolet Camaro were added in 2014.Hyundai Elantra debuted during the 2015 series.
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