TMR Evo X wins 2010 Australian Manufacturer Championship
Stuart Kostera's Mitsubishi Evo X races to AMC victory in final round at Sandown RacewayIt didn't look good for Mitsubishi Evo X driver Stuart Kostera's TMR team when BMW 335i driver Garry Holt took out the first round of the Australian Manufacturer championship, the Bathurst 12 Hour.
A "minor mechanical issue" meant Kostera's Mitsubishi Evo X failed to finish the race, scoring no AMC points.
But the Evo X driver recovered in a spectacular way as the season unfolded, scoring victories in every succeeding round including the sixth and final race at Sandown.
The Sandown race could not have worked out better for Kostera: In both races, he took pole position, was first across the line and set fastest time. He was also fastest in every session.
The 2010 manufacturer's title is the second in a row for TMR, complemented by Kostera's driver's title and the Class A championship for high-performance all-wheel drive vehicles.
The Sandown AMC victory was underscored by teammate Ian Tulloch's Evo X scoring of second place in both races.
TMR says the team's finest moment was its victory in the Eastern Creek six-hour endurance race where "a total lack of safety cars throughout the entire race meant it was run on pure pace and strategy." Ian Tulloch and Steve Jones also followed Kostera across the line to finish in second place, with the Evo X of Glyn Crimp and Matt Cherry in fourth.
2010 AMC RESULTS (S. Kostera, TMR Mitsubishi Evo X)
Round 1 Bathurst, NSW DNF
Round 2 Symmons Plains, Tas 1st
Round 3 Phillip Island, Vic 1st
Round 4 Eastern Creek, NSW 1st
Round 5 Morgan Pk, Qld 1st
Round 6 Sandown, Vic 1st
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