1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

July 2020 November 2011 1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown none 1998 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown as was an endurance race for "GT Production" cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 18 October 1997.Official results Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 4 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-11. The race was held as a support event for the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic. The race was won by the Ross Palmer Motorsport Ferrari F355 of Gary Waldon and John Bowe. Class structure Entries were divided into the following classes:Showdown set!, Australian Auto Action, 17–23 October 1997 Class A: Super Cars Class B: High Performance Cars Class C: Production Cars over 2.5 litre Class D: Production Cars 1.8 to 2.5 litre Class E: Production Cars up to 1.8 litre Results Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team / Entrant Drivers Car LapsTime/Retired Engine 1 A 27 Positive Hype Pty Ltd John Bowe Gary Waldon Ferrari F355 Challenge 673:01:41.3214 3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8 2 A 3 Falken Tyres Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards Porsche 993 RSCS 67 +5.977 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 3 A 8 Ed Aitken Ed Aitken Kevin Weeks Porsche 993 RSCS 67 +16.737 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 4 A 46 Dunn & Farrucia Racing Max Dunn Rusty French Rod Wilson Porsche 993 RSCS 66 +1 lap 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 5 A 5 Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep Neal Bates Neil Hannemann Ray Lintott Dodge Viper GTS Coupe 66 +1 lap 8.0 L Chrysler Viper SR V10 6 A 28 Ross Palmer Motorsport Greg Crick Ross Palmer Ferrari F355 Challenge 65 +2 laps 3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8 7 A 10 Cisco System Maserati Alfredo Costanzo Peter McKay Maserati Ghilbi Open Cup 63 +4 laps 2.0 L Maserati AM577 twin-turbocharged V6 8 A 26 Ross Almond Ross Almond Trevor John Mitsubishi Lancer RS-Evolution III 62 +5 laps 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 9 B 26 Acorn Car Rentals Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne Anthony Robson Toyota MR2 Bathurst 62 +5 laps 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 10 D 29 Calvin Gardiner Calvin Gardiner Tom Watkinson Mazda 626 62 +5 laps 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 11 B 66 Ian McAlister Gary Baxter Ian McAlister Volvo 850 T-5R 62 +5 laps 2.3 L Volvo B5234T5 turbocharged I5 12 D 71 Rebound Clothing Matt Lehmann Megan Lehmann Phil Lehmann Mazda 626 61 +6 laps 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 13 B 7 Peter M Boylan Peter Boylan Jenni Thompson Subaru Impreza WRX 61 +6 laps 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 14 D 23 Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Bruce Lynton BMW 323i 61 +6 laps 2.5 L BMW M52 I6 15 B 35 Guy Gibbons Guy Gibbons Bob Thorn Subaru Impreza WRX 60 +7 laps 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 16 B 49 Acorn Car Rentals Osborne Motorsport Adam Kaplan Mark Williams Toyota MR2 Bathurst 60 +7 laps 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 17 C 44 Prodrive Racing Paul Gover Chris Nixon Michael Stahl Ford EL Falcon XR6 60 +7 laps 4.0 L Ford I6 18 C 20 3D Performance Robert Chadwick Andrew Heathershaw Steve Knight Mitsubishi TE Magna 60 +7 laps 3.0 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G72 V6 19 E 11 Andrej Pavicevic Andrej Pavicevic Trevor Sheumack Suzuki Swift GTi 60 +7 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 20 C 99 Prodrive Racing Dennis Cribben Chris Sexton Ford EL Falcon XR6 59 +8 laps 4.0 L Ford I6 21 E 60 Trevor Haines Trevor Haines Malcolm Stenniken Ford Laser TX3 59 +8 laps 1.8 L Mazda BP I4 22 D 33 Burswood Motorsport Grant Johnson Allan Letcher Honda Civic VTIR 58 +9 laps 1.6 L Honda B16B I4 23 E 37 Nathan Thomas Glen Jorden Nathan Thomas Suzuki Swift GTi 58 +9 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 24 E 22 Carlos Rolfo Danny Brian Carlos Rolfo Suzuki Swift GTi 58 +9 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 DNF Did not finish A 9 John Bourke John Bourke Paul Stokell Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo 52 3.0 L Toyota 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo I6 DNF B 2 John Cowley John Cowley Wayne Park HSV VS GTS-R 51 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 DNF A 21 Carlos Rolfo David Scott Wayne Selby Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 46 3.0 L Nissan VG30DETT twin-turbo V6 DNF B 38 Ryan McLeod Ryan McLeod Darren Palmer Damien White Subaru Impreza WRX 32 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 DNF D 16 Peter Phelan Peter Phelan David Wood Peugeot 405 Mi 16 26 1.9 L PSA XUD I4 DNF E 42 Nigel Stones Graham Stones Nigel Stones Suzuki Swift GTi 26 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 DNF C 55 Mark Cohen Mark Cohen Terry Shiel Holden VS Commodore SS 23 5.0 L Holden 5000i V8 DNF B 25 Richard Davis Richard Davis Bill Lakestins Chris Smerdon HSV VS GTS-R 10 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 DNF B 6 Nepean EFI Chris Koursparis Anthony Wilson Subaru Impreza WRX 2 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 Source:CAMS Limited Results for 3hr Bathurst – Production cars, 18 October 1997 References Further reading Entry list, 1997 Official Programme, Mt. Panorama, Bathurst, 16–17 October Sheer Horse power, Australian Auto Action, 24–30 October 1997, pages 38–39 External links Bathurst News Retrieved from web.archive.org on 4 May 2009 Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown