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| Mark Noske | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | (1975-07-25)25 July 1975 (age 50) |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Related to | Tony Noske (father) |
| V8 Supercar | |
| Years active | 1997-2010 |
| Teams | Allan Moffat Racing Gibson Motorsport Holden Young Lions Holden Racing Team Rod Nash Racing Prancing Horse Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport Stone Brothers Racing WPS Racing Robert Smith Racing HSV Dealer Team Tasman Motorsport Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
| Starts | 45 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 19th in1999 |
| Previous series | |
| 1994-95 1996 1997-98 2000-01 2011 | Australian Formula Ford Champ. US Formula Ford 2000 Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Nations Cup Australian Carrera Cup |
Mark Anthony Noske (born 25 July 1975) is a former Australian racing car driver. He has scored round wins in various Australian championships including theAustralian Drivers' Championship, theAustralian Formula Ford Championship and theAustralian Nations Cup Championship.
The son of former 1980'sSprintcar andGroup A racerTony Noske, Mark started inFormula Ford in Australia in 1992 after three seasons ofKarting finishing fourth in1994 and third in 1995[1] championships. In1997 and1998, he entered theFormula Holden class finishing sixth and third respectively. He made a brief return in2002 for two races only. He competed in theUS Formula Ford 2000 series.
Noske raced forAllan Moffat Racing at the1995 Bathurst 1000,Gibson Motorsport at the1996 Sandown 500 andBathurst 1000 and theHolden Racing Team in 1997/98. His only full season was in1999 driving for theHolden Young Lions program. He continued as a co-driver for endurance events and was drafted into the vacantLucas Dumbrell Motorsport seat for the remainder of the2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
He tried GT racing in the Australian Nations Cup finishing third in2000 and seventh in2001, both years driving aFerrari 360 Challenge for Prancing Horse Racing. In2011 he stood in for an illJason Richards as a guest driver at theAustralian Carrera Cup Championship third round inTownsville.
He has also done selectedProduction Car Racing mainly in long-distance events. His best finish was in the1995 Eastern Creek 12 Hour finishing third driving aPorsche 911 RSCS.
| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | Ford EB Falcon | DNF | 16 | |
| 1996 | 6 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 9th | 158 | |
| 1997 | 97 | Holden Young Lions | Holden VS Commodore | DNS | 0 | |
| 1998 | 50 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 86 | |
| 1999 | 15 | Holden Young Lions | Holden VT Commodore | 6th | 161 | |
| 2001 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | 27 | |
| 2002 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | DNF | 72 | |
| 2003 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | DNF | 102 | |
| 2004 | 14 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden VY Commodore | DNF | 59 | |
| 2005 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | DNF | 32 | |
| 2006 | 23 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 15th | 159 | |
| 2007 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | DNF | 138 | |
| 2008 | 51 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 13th | 160 | |
| 2009 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 6th | 161 | |
| 2010 | 30 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 17th | 161 |