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** Stewards imposed a 39 point penalty and a monetary fine on Leigh Burgess after Race 3

Points: 1st - 30; 2nd - 26; 3rd - 24; 4th - 22; 5th - 20; 6th - 18; 7th - 16; 8th - 14; 9th - 12; 10th - 11;11th - 10; 12th - 9; 13th - 8;

PRESS RELEASES NSW Championship Media Officer Daniel Powell - Redline Media - 0432 126 210 mailto:daniel@redlinemedia.com.au
August 27, 2008	Morcom Scores First Formula Ford Win
Image by John Morris - MPix	Teenager Nathan Morcom has continued his impressive debut year in Formula Ford by registering his first race win in the category last weekend at the fifth and penultimate round of the Victorian Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Winton Motor Raceway. Morcom's first race win came during the opening race when he started from the front row after qualifying in second, and the 16-year-old Anglo Australian Motorsport driver caught and passed pole sitter and V8 Supercar driver Taz Douglas, who has over three years of Formula Ford experience at both a State and national level, during the middle stages of the six lap race and went on to score a solid victory aboard his #71 Rondo Building Services backed Comtec Spirit WL08. ...... Read Full Release
August 21, 2008	Simpson and Tweedie Share Wakefield Park Wins, but Simpson Emerges on Top for Round Success
Tom Tweedie & Leigh Burgess leading the way Image by John Morris - MPix	The cream of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship rose to the top yet again in Ryan Simpson and Tom Tweedie last weekend at Wakefield Park Raceway during the fifth and penultimate round of the championship. It was Simpson that qualified on pole position, and it was a spin during the opening race that cost him yet another win and he eventually finished back in third, but he managed to bounce back to winning form by taking our both race two and three and extending his lead in the championship points standings in the process. Simpson's pace around the 2.2km Wakefield Park circuit was clearly evident over the course of the weekend as he came very close to eclipsing the existing Formula Ford 1600 lap record that was set by now V8 Supercar star Jamie Whincup back in 2002 ......... Read Full Release
August 21, 2008	No Walk in the Park for Icon Motorsport at Wakefield Park
Derryn Harrison in action Adam Lucas Images by John Morris - MPix	The results of the Icon Motorsport team drivers, Adam Lucas and Derryn Harrison, during the fifth and penultimate round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Wakefield Park Raceway certainly didn't reflect the pace they had shown over the course of the weekend. Both Lucas and Harrison showed that they had the pace to be Top 5 runners at the weekend but unfortunately it wasn't to be. In fact, during the third and final race Lucas, driving the #14 Vodafone Mobile Advertising backed Spectrum 06B, was up to third place during the middle stages of the race only to be spun out due to contact from a driver behind him. Despite regathering and returning to the circuit, Lucas had his hopes of a podium finish dashed and eventually finished in sixth. Race one resulted in Lucas working his way up to seventh place after qualifying down in ninth due to understeer problems, and during race two he spun out on his own while he sat inside the Top 5 but worked his way back to finish sixth .......... Read Full Release
August 19, 2008	Simpson Moves Closer to 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Image by John Morris - MPix	With one round left of the 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship, Ryan Simpson has all but clinched the championship after taking out victory in round five, held over the weekend at Goulburn's Wakefield Park Raceway. Back in April the Anglo Australian Motorsport driver made his Formula Ford debut during the opening round of the NSW Championship and it saw him qualify on pole position and win all three races, and on his return to the circuit, he was close to duplicating that performance, but it didn't happen ....... Read Full Release
August 19, 2008	Tweedie Returns to Victory Lane and Maintains Second Place in NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Image by John Morris - MPix	After qualifying second and winning the opening race during the fifth and penultimate round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship it looked as though Tom Tweedie was on track to take out his first round win of the year, but unfortunately it wasn't to be. Both race two and three didn't turn out the best, as during the second race Tweedie and Leigh Burgess came together that saw Tweedie spin and become airborne and that caused suspension and brakes damage, but he still finished the race, although back in ninth. Tweedie was on a charge through the field in the third and final race only to be slowed by gearbox woes, which quite possibly could have been caused by his race two accident, and once again finished ninth ....... Read Full Release
August 19, 2008	Morcom clinches Podium Result
Image by John Morris - MPix	It has been a result that he has sought after all year long during his rookie year in the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship, and over the weekend during the fifth and penultimate round at Wakefield Park Raceway, teenage Anglo Australian Motorsport driver nathan Morcom managed to achieve podium success. So far this year, Morcom has finished on the podium on may occasions in both race one and two, but with the way the NSW Championship is structure the third and final race is regarded as the trophy race. At Wakefield Park Morcom charged his way into a third place finish on the podium in the third and final race, after starting from grid position seven........ Read Full Release
August 13, 2008	NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship Travels Down to Wakefield Park Raceway this Weekend
Image by John Morris - MPix	So far this year in the Formula Ford ranks it's been nothing other than a Ryan Simpson and Tom Tweedie show, but as the fifth round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship heads down to Wakefield Park Raceway in Goulburn this weekend (August 26 - 27) their rivals are hoping to deny the pair of more success. Anglo Australian Motorsport team drivers, Simpson and Tweedie, have been beating their rivals by comfortable margins, as throughout the championship so far there's only been one spot left for the other drivers in the field to try and land on the podium, third spot........... *Read Full Release*
July 31, 2008	Same Circuit, Same Result in Latest NSW FF1600 Championship Round
Image by John Morris - MPix	Just as it was a month ago at the third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship, current championship leader Ryan Simpson, Tom Tweedie and Daniel Lewis graced the podium for the fourth round at Oran Park Raceway over the weekend. It was Anglo Australian Motorsport team-mates, Simpson and Tweedie, that once again showed their class throughout the weekend and they were 1 - 2 in qualifying and all three races, with Tweedie unable to deny Simpson his third clean sweep of the year. Qualifying saw Simpson top the time sheets again with a best lap of 1:12.9746 around the 1.62km circuit and he ended up ahead of Tweedie (1:13.2404), teenager Nathan Morcom (1:13.7553), Lewis (1:14.49223) and with Adam Lucas (1:14.7386) completing the top 5 ........ Read Full Release
July 31, 2008	Another Strong Run for Morcom in Rookie Formula Ford Season
Image by John Morris - MPix	It was once again another strong performance by rookie Formula Ford driver Nathan Morcom when he recorded a pair of third places and a fourth place during the fourth round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Oran Park Raceway last weekend. For the first time this year Morcom returned to a circuit that he has competed at previously after the third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship was held at the Oran Park circuit the previous month ............ Read Full Release In 2008 Morcom is proudly supported by Rondo Building Supplies, Plastamasta Smithfield - Campbelltown and Canberra and NSW Stretch Ceilings.
July 29, 2008	Simpson's Winning Ways Continue
Image by John Morris - MPix	Ryan Simpson is another step closer to taking out the 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship over the weekend at Oran Park Raceway when he clinched victory in the fourth round. For the third occasion this year, adding to his efforts at Wakefield Park Raceway in round one and Oran Park Raceway last round, Simpson went through the weekend undefeated when he topped the time sheets in qualifying and then went on to take out all three race wins. The third and final race was run under wet conditions and due to a downpour the race was changed to the South circuit ...... Read Full Release
July 29, 2008	Second on the Podium Again for Tweedie
Image by John Morris - MPix	With the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship winding down, Tom Tweedie was eager to break through for a maiden round victory when the fourth round was fought out last weekend at Oran Park Raceway on the Grand Prix long circuit. After showing great speed throughout Friday's practice sessions, Tweedie was unable to repeat that form in qualifying on Saturday morning when he was second behind Anglo Australian Motorsport teammate Ryan Simpson also finishing in second place in all three races behind Simpson as well but felt his car set-up had changed and was not quite 100% and his team worked on trying to recapture Friday's form ........ Read Full Release
July 21, 2008	NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship Returns to Oran Park Raceway
	The 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship will make a return to Oran Park Raceway (Narellan, NSW) this weekend (July 26 - 27) for the fourth round and it is certainly going to be interesting if the previous round action is any indication. Current NSW Championship leader and Anglo Australian Motorsport team driver Ryan Simpson is the one everyone will be chasing and after three rounds he has won eight out of nine races, but this weekend he is sure to have things not so easy........ *Read Full Release*
June 27, 2008	Simpson and Tweedie Continue to Dominate, while Newcomers Shine
Image by John Morris - MPix	Although the Anglo Australian Motorsport pair of Ryan Simpson and Tom Tweedie continued their reign during last weekend's third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Oran Park Raceway, there were a number of newcomers that shone brightly throughout the weekend with some impressive drives. Over the three races Simpson managed to come through for victory in all of them, and completed his clean sweep of the round by taking the top sport in qualifying earlier on Saturday morning. Simpson's closest rival so far this year, Tweedie, once again proved Simpson's only real concern around the 2.62km Oran Park circuit, but it still wasn't enough to deny him of a clean sweep of the weekend's round proceeding. After his third win in succession has now built up a 36 point buffer over his nearest rival, Tweedie, in the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship standings, and Simpson is just after the half way mark of the championship proving that he will take some beating......... Read Full Release
June 23, 2008	Simpson's Oran Park Clean Sweep Extends NSW Championship Lead
Image by Ashley Smith Pole Line Photography	Ryan Simpson has been able to consolidate his command of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship last weekend when he recorded a clean sweep of the third round at Oran Park Raceway Simpson's latest round victory in the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship extends his lead over Tom Tweedie in the championship point standings and builds his winning tally to eight from nine races...... *Read Full Release*
June 23, 2008	A Close Second for Tweedie Again
Image by John Morris - MPix	Second place is certainly starting to lose its thrill with Tom Tweedie after he once again finished in second place in the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship this time at Oran Park Raceway last weekend. Over the weekend Tweedie was a close second to Anglo Australian Motorsport team-mate Ryan Simpson in both qualifying and the opening race on Saturday, but on Sunday an uncharacteristic spin during the second race on the last lap and a good recovery saw him finish in fourth spot, but he bounced back in the third race to finish in a close second place again, driving the #19 Anglo Australian Motorsport Comtec Spirit WL07 ......... *Read Full Release*
June 23, 2008	Oran Park Weekend Brings both Joy and Disappointment for Morcom
Image by John Morris - MPix	There was no question about it, the third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Oran Park Raceway last weekend has seen youngster Nathan Morcom make yet another step forward. The 16-year-old Anglo Australian Motorsport driver was on track for his first round podium finish of his rookie year only to finish back in ninth place in the third and final race due to contact from another competitor during the closing stages while being placed in third........... *Read Full Release*
June 23, 2008	Icon Motorsport Fight It Out at Oran Park Raceway
Image by John Morris - MPix	Icon Motorsport drivers, Derryn Harrison and Adam Lucas, endured mixed results during the third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship last weekend at Oran Park Raceway. Yet again, the newset member of the Icon Motorsport team, Adam Lucas, driving the Vodafone Mobile Advertising supported Spectrum 06B, impressed and the highlight of the weekend was his third place finish in the second race.......... *Read Full Release*
June 20, 2008	Nathan Morcom Launches Official Website
	Rookie NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship driver, and Premier State Cup Go Kart Series front runner, Nathan Morcom, has launched his official website: www.nathanmorcom.com www.nathanmorcom.com has everything you need to know about the 16-year-old, such as news, photos, race calendar, information and so much more. So don't forget to check out: www.nathanmorcom.com Round three of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship is to be fought out this weekend (June 21-22) at Oran Park Raceway (Narellan, NSW) and Morcom, who drives for the Anglo Australian Motorsport team, is looking forward to continuing his learning curve.
June 16, 2008	The Battle of Oran Park in NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship
	As history has proven in recent years there has been no shortage of action when the third round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship is fought out at Oran Park Raceway, near Narellan NSW, this weekend (June 21-22). The 2.62km Oran Park Raceway circuit always throws up plenty of curves and it also has seen numerous drivers over the years break through for maiden race wins, as well as cause a few problems for some with the demanding layout, and this weekend should be no different. In recent years Oran Park has seen the likes of ex-Formula Ford drivers Greg Woodrow (retired) and Nick Lowe (Aussie Racing Cars) record their first victories in the NSW Championship. In 1994 Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber was able to score his first win in the NSW Formula Ford Championship at the circuit ......... Read Full Release
May 27, 2008	Eastern Creek Raceway's Simpson and Tweedie Show
Image by John Morris - MPix	The second round of the 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship last weekend at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway was taken out by Anglo Australian Motorsport team driver Ryan Simpson but it was achieved after a hard fought battle with team-mate Tom Tweedie. Over the course of the weekend little separated Simpson and Tweedie as Simpson took two out of the three race wins and Tweedie won the other, and aside from Simpson and Tweedie, one of the standout drives of the weekend came from former Australian Touring Car racer in veteran John Smith who drove one of the oldest cars in the field, a Reynard FF89 owned by Don Holland, to third place....... Read Full Release
May 27, 2008	Simpson Takes out Back-to-Back Round Wins in NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Image by Ashley Smith Pole Line Photography	The fantastic start to the 2008 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship continued for Ryan Simpson when he claimed victory during the second round over the weekend at his home track Eastern Creek Raceway. After dominating the opening round of the NSW Championship, the Anglo Australian Motorsport driver in only his first year in the Formula Ford category didn't have it all his own way and once again his main opposition came from Anglo Australian Motorsport team-mat Tom Tweedie....... Read Full Release
May 27, 2008	Tweedie Breaks Through for Maiden Formula Ford Victory
Image by John Morris - MPix	A maiden victory was the highlight for Tom Tweedie's during the second round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway last weekend. Tweedie and his Anglo Australian Motorsport team-mate Ryan Simpson once again locked horns and little separated the two as they battled it out around the fast flowing 3.9km Eastern Creek circuit.... Read Full Release
May 27, 2008	Rookie Driver Shining Bright in 2008 for Icon Motorsport Team
Image by John Morris - MPix	Judging by the results that Icon Motorsport's newest team member, Adam Lucas, has achieved in the opening two rounds of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship it's hard to believe that he is a rookie. Lucas, driving the #14 Icon Motorsport Spectrum 06B that is backed by Vodafone Mobile Advertising, is already up amongst the Top 5 runners and is mixing it with drivers that have far greater experience in only his second ever full race meeting. .......... *Read Full Release*
May 27, 2008	Morcom Continues Formula Ford Initiation
Image by John Morris - MPix	There is no question about it; Nathan Morcom has shown that he has had the speed to be a front running contender and has proven so during the opening two rounds of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship. The Anglo Australian Motorsport driver endured a positive, yet character building weekend during the second round of the NSW Championship at Eastern Creek Raceway last weekend, and he came away with more experience under his belt that is no doubt going to serve him well for the remainder of the year. Read Full Release
May 19, 2008	NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship Resumes at Eastern Creek Raceway
	After the exciting duel between Ryan Simpson and Tom Tweedie during the opening round, Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway is set to be the venue for the second round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship this weekend (May 24 and 25). Simpson and Tweedie, who are both Anglo Australian Motorsport team-mates, duelled it out throughout all three races during the opening round of the NSW Championship and they are no doubt looking to lock horns once again. Others keen to join the battle will be fellow Anglo Australian Motorsport driver Nathan Morcom and Bruce McCabe, Matthew Howard and Derryn Harrison. Newcomers include Adam Lucas, Daniel Lewis, James Stewart and ex Formula Vee racer Russell Newell, whilst Queenslander Tony Chapman makes his first appearance in 2008. Joining this weekend's field will be a bunch of drivers contesting the annual Peter Larner Festival for historic Formula Ford, which includes Greg Watson, Rob Tweedie, Cas Galjaardt, Norm Vesty, Doug Matley and John Pymble. Full Release in Acrobat format
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April 15, 2008	Simpson Stars at Wakefield Park in NSW FF1600 Championship Opener
Image by John Morris - MPix	Dominant! That was the best way to describe the performance of newcomer Ryan Simpson at Wakefield Park Raceway last weekend during the opening round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship. Simpson, who has joined the Anglo Australian Motorsport team for this year after a highly successful stint in Formula Vee, was simply a cut above the rest ........ Full release in Acrobat format

April 15, 2008	Simpson Makes a Sensational Formula Ford 1600 Debut
Image by John Morris - MPix	Three from three wins that was the scorecard that read for Ryan Simpson after he made what can only be described as a sensational debut during the opening round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship. Driving for the Anglo Australian Motorsport team ....... Download full release in Acrobat format

April 15, 2008	Icon Motorsport's Weekend of Promise
Image by John Morris - MPix	A third place finish by Derryn Harrison in the opening race was the highlight of the weekend for the Icon Motorsport team at Wakefield Park Raceway during the opening round of the New South Wales Formula Ford 1600 Championship. Although the weekend ended in disappointing fashion with an involvement in someone else's mistake .......... Full Release in Acrobat format

April 15, 2008	Morcom's Formula Ford Debut Filled with Promise
Image by John Morris - MPix	Nathan Morcom's debut performance in the opening round of the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Wakefield Park last weekend was one filled with promise. Although it was a spectacular ending to Morcom's weekend when he came together with a car ahead of him during the middle stages of the final race .......... Download release in Acrobat format

April 7, 2008	Morcom Set for Formula Ford Debut
*Photo by Ash Budd*	After recently taking out his maiden National Go Karting Title, teenager Nathan Morcom will make his Formula Ford debut in the NSW State Championship with the Anglo Australian Motorsport team. Morcom has just turned 16 and is very excited about contesting the entire six rounds of the NSW State Championship with the Anglo Australian Motorsport team who have helped launch the Motorsport careers of the likes of Michael Patrizi, Brad Lowe, and also current Fujitsu V8 Supercar drivers David Sieders and Joel Spychala.................... Full Release in Acrobat format
April 10, 2008	Fresh Faces Invade NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship in 2008
Image by John Morriss	The NSW State Formula Ford 1600 Championship will be invaded by a number of new faces going into the opening round of 2008 this weekend (April 12 and 13) at Goulburn's Wakefield Park Raceway ........ ................. More

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Round 1	April 12 - 13	Wakefield Park
Round 2	May 24 - 25	Eastern Creek
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Pos	Driver	Car	Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Round 4			Rd 5			Rd 6	TOTAL
			R 1	R 2	R 3	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 1	R 2	R 3
1	Ryan Simpson	Comtec Spirit K08	30	30	30	30	26	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	24	30	30		440
2	Tom Tweedie	Comtec Spirit WL07	26	26	26	22	30	26	26	22	26	26	26	26	30	12	12		362
3	Bruce McCabe	Van Diemen RF98	22	24	24	18	20	18	-	18	22	20	22	20	20	22	20		290
4	Daniel Lewis	Van Diemen RF02	18	20	20	16	14	16	-	20	24	22	16	24	22	24	22		278
5	Nathan Morcom	Comtec Spirit	14	16	-	11	16	14	24	26	14	24	24	22	10	16	24		255
6	Adam Lucas	Spectrum 06b	16	18	18	20	18	20	14	24	-	14	20	-	16	18	18		234
7	James Stewart	Spectrum 07	12	11	16	9	11	11	20	14	16	18	14	18	11	10	-		191
8	Derryn Harrison	Spectrum 09	24	12	-	12	9	10	22	-	-	16	18	16	12	14	10		175
9	Matthew Howard	Van Diemen RF91	20	22	22	24	22	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		132
10	Russell Newell	Spectrum 07	11	14	14	14	12	12	16	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-		111
11	Jason Liddell	Swift SC93F	-	-	-	8	10	9	18	16	20	-	-	-	-	-	-		81
12	John Smith	Reynard FF89	-	-	-	26	24	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		74
13	Craig Brogan	Mygale SJ08A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	20	11		49
14=	Leigh Burgess **	Van Diemen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	-13	26		39
14=	William Vass	Mygale SJ04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	11	14		39
16	Dave Wood	Van Diemen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9		27
17	Alan Price	Listec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16		16
18	David Holland	Reynard FF90	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10