Tassie Racing

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Tas Racing
Tassieracing.png
Full Name Tassie Racing
Base Hobart, Australia
Founder(s) Matthew Saoea
Team Principal(s)
Technical Director
Current Drivers Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Yamamura
Flag of Japan svg.png Tomo Kazama
Other Noted Drivers Flag of Ireland svg.png Connor O'Heagan
Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Jiri Komárek
Flag of Belgium svg.png Sam Baromono
Debut
Races 0
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race Wins 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 0


Tassie Racing was a mysterious racing team that competed in the 2018 season of the AutoReject World Series, along with appearances in the RTCC, International Pro Car, and F3RWRS. They were based in Tasmania, and were the first team in an RWRS-sanctioned competition to hail from the island.

Formation

As Symmons Plains was reintroduced into the V8 Supercars calendar for 2004, there were talks about a Tasmanian team to compete for the first ever time. Names were thrown out left and right, with the public saying this was a bad move for the state, but a team was formed regardless. They were named Devil Motorsport in deference to the nomenclature of the famous state animal, the Tasmanian Devil.

V8 Supercars

2004-05: Debut in the enduros

With their V8 Supercars application accepted they began with only a one car team. They went on the search to find 2 drivers, so called up Owen Kelly and Luke Youden to be their first competitors. The pair struggled in their two races together as they could only muster up a DNF in both endurance races.

2005 was the same as they only competed in the enduros for the second time running with the same pairing of Luke Youden and Owen Kelly. The team had shown with Owen Kelly getting the team into the top 10 shootout, but a puncture during their shootout lap would cost their chance of a pole. That where it ended as a 24th in Sandown and 22nd in Bathurst.

2006-07: Switch to full-time

2006 was a massive change as they were accepted to be a full time team. They went straight into driver negotiations, gaining signatures from Jamie Whincup and Dean Canto. The first few rounds they struggled to live up to their billing as a full-time team with the best result being a 20th in Ipswich. That was until the Enduros came as it started to get better. They went into attack mode as a 10th in Sandown would get the ball rolling as Jamie Whincup took pole position for the team. It would be change they needed as late form bloomed with a first victory in Bahrain when Jamie Whincup came from behind to win and proved the team had what it takes to compete at the top.

In 2007, Tassie Racing dominated the first 6 rounds as they won the first 18 of the 20 races, with Jamie Whincup winning 12. After Oran Park where they had their first DNF of the season, the enduros came with great success as the team won both Sandown and Bathurst by 20 seconds. That would be their last win as the team could only manage 4th in Philip Island as their subsequent highest result. They still won both championships easily, with Jamie Whincup just taking the championship by 2 points. It would be the end for Tassie Racing as they left the sport for a new challenge.

Hiatus

2008-14: No racing in the top flight

After leaving the V8 Supercars, the team shut up shop as the only memory of the Tassie Racing was at the Symmons Plains Raceway where the hairpin was name after the team as the Tassie hairpin. Staying quiet, they still raced but only in the smaller classes in Tasmania, as they were called Ulverstone Racing for the six years in Tasmania. Not much else was known about the team during this time.

Return to motosport (F3RWRS) (2015)

2015 was a breakthrough year as Tassie Racing were reborn. They were a surprise entry in the Spa SuperPrix as one of the wildcards. However, their F3RWRS debut was a shocker as both cars weren't up to speed by any stretch; the mix of an underdeveloped Suzuki chassis and a pair of inexperienced drivers ensured the team would not be competitive. Rookie brothers Fidel Edwards and Barry Edwards finished 47th and 48th with the car being the ROTR. It got worse in the Surfers Paradise SuperPrix weekend; it ended early as both drivers didn't get through qualfying. Although they lodged a team application for a future berth in the series, the team were renowned for being several seconds off of the pace.

F3RWRS gone, other championships in

2016

2016 was a brand new year for Tassie Racing as the extension into other competitions. Tassie Racing appeared in the entry lists of the Rejects Touring Car Championship and the F1RICS, everyone thought why with the disasters of F3RWRS would strike the team. With Fidel Edwards and Barry Edwards splitting, it was Elinor Yurko who would fit into the number 57 for the 2016 F1RICS season. After the retirement of the opening two races, Yurko scored his first points for Tassie Racing in Homestead Speedway. He would only score two more points in the final race at Fontana. In RTCC, Fidel Edwards entered alone and scored 13 points during the season with his best result being a 11th in Spa.

2017: Minimal Racing

With the V8 team now back up and running as Kiwi Racing, 2017 was only preparing for F1RWRS with FRENCH. With the main base being in Suzuka, the team finished in 5th overall with the teams debut win at the oval aspect of Motegi. The team would enter a Formula 4 team in the third edition of the Australian F4 Championship with the hope of bringing local Tasmanian drivers into the spotlight. The results coming, with two wins from Logan Johnson and Lucia White in Ipswich and Surfers Paradise.

Debut into ARWS

2018

With five teams leaving the series, Tassie Racing got an opportunity in compete in the main AutoReject competition as RWRS died out and spilt into two categories. It took a turn for the better with Tassie Racing joining the series for the first time. They would become the eighth team to join the ARWS (formely F1RWRS). After the opening two rounds when Tassie Racing DNPQ in Australia, the rain at Monza enabled both cars pass pre-qualifying for the first time as they became the last team of the new ones to escape. After a DNQ from Kazama, Akira Yamamura made in it to the race where he would retire from a puncture.

Complete Results

Bathurst 1000 Results

Year Number Chassis Drivers Position Laps
2004 412 Holden Luke Youden / Owen Kelly DNF 121
2005 111 Holden Luke Youden / Owen Kelly 24th 136
2006 47 Holden Jamie Whincup / Luke Youden 15th 161
48 Dean Canto / Owen Kelly DNF 14
2007 47 Holden Jamie Whincup / Dean Canto 1st 161
48 Allan Simonsen / David Reynolds DNF 1

F3RWRS Results

Year Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points CC
2015 Suzuka PF-15 Fiat Tipo 3/15 AUS TUR MON USA GBR GER BEL ITA JPN SUR 0 N/A
175 Flag of Australia svg.png Fidel Edwards 47 DNQ
185 Flag of Australia svg.png Barry Edwards 48 DNQ

RTCC/AutoReject Super Touring

Season Car Class # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points TC/DC
2016 Toyota Carina I
AUS ENG AUT SCO FRA GER NED BEL ADR JAP NED 13 23rd
4 Flag of Australia svg.png Fidel Edwards Ret Ret 15 12 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 18 21 13

Rejects Rallycross Championship results

Season Car Number Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points TC
INT SOS MID CHA BLY BRA SPA LYD CRO
H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F H Q S F
2016 Ford Escort 77 Flag of Australia svg.png Barry Edwards 36 DNQ 17 DNQ 2* 21st*
78 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Simon Bourne
34 DNQ 12 DNQ

Indy Championship results

Year Chassis Engine # Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Pts
2016 Swift 027.c Ford 57 SAO ARG HOM GAT LBH CAM POR INDY MIL DON EUR WGI NHA MIC TOR ROA KEN POC MON LAG SUR SUZ TEX FON
Flag of Fiji svg.png Elinor Yurko 25 21 11 17 DNQ 30 29 29 13 25 19 28 DNQ 30 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 20 DNQ 26 11 4 32nd
58 Flag of Belgium svg.png Sam Baromono DNQ 0 =50th
Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Jiri Komárek 25 23 34 22 27 25 16 19 DNQ DNQ 16 18 13 0 36th

SANDWICH

Year Chassis Engine # Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TC Pts
2016-17 Swift Honda AUO OKY SUZ YEO MOT SUG MOT FUJ
13 Flag of Ireland svg.png Connor O'Heagan 12 Ret 2 Ret 1 7 5 Ret 155 5th
14 Flag of Australia svg.png Joel Melrose 20 4 DNQ 7 Ret 12 11 15

ARWS Results

Year Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts CC
2018 Tassie TR-18 Audi AF1-5 AUS NSW ITA MOR CAL USA CAN GBR AUT GER SCA BEL MON RSA BRA ARG JPN CHN 0 20th
33 Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Yamamura DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ
34 Flag of Japan svg.png Tomo Kazama DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ
Flag of Germany svg.png Hans Einhrin DNPQ
Flag of Japan svg.png Hiroto Tojo DNPQ
  • * Season in progress
  • † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
ARWS Constructors
2019 Season ARWS Constructors
Aeroracing Blokkmonsta Euromotor Fusion Gillet ENB Jones Kamaha Kjellerup Lomas
Mecha MRT Nurminen Simpson USD Venturi Voeckler Vincent
Former ARWS Constructors
Acuri - AMR - ARC - ArrowTech - Autodynamics - Bangelia - Boxtel - Calinetic - CR - DGNgineering - Dofasco - FAT - Flying Fish - Foxdale - Gauthier - Hemogoblin - HRT - Horizon
IBR - JLD - Kingfisher - KQ - Lotus - MAN - Minardi - Mitie - Pacchia - Phoenix - Prospec - Revolution - Rosenforth - SOTL - Sunshine - Tassie - Tropico - Trueba - Virgin - West Cliff - ZimSport

*Season in progress