2007 Bathurst 12 Hour

August 2017 August 2017 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour 1995 2008 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an Australian endurance race for Production Cars, held over a twelve-hour period starting from 5:45am on 8 April 2007 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales. It was the fifth Bathurst 12 Hour race and the first to be staged since 1994.Aaron Noonan, No Bathurst Bunnies, Australian Motorsport News, No 358, 4–17 April 2007, pages 40-41 It was also the opening round of the 2007 Australian Production Car Championship.Grant Rowley and Andrew van Leeuwen, Rocking Around the Clock, Australian Motorsport News, No 359, 18 April - 22 May 2007, pages 54-59 The race was open to Group 3E Series Production Cars and to invited cars not eligible under Group 3E, but otherwise subject to compliance with Group 3E specifications.2007 Bathurst International Motor Festival - 12hour Category Supplementary Regulations – Final 10.11.06 These included Tarmac Rally Cars built to Modern Tarmac Rally Spec Rules and cars that had competed in the Australian Performance Car Championship and the Australian Production Car Championship in the last five years. After 257 laps and 1596 kilometres of racing, Garry Holt, Paul Morris and Craig Baird claimed victory in a BMW 335i, finishing a minute and 18 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRX STi of rally drivers Chris Atkinson, Dean Herridge and Cody Crocker. Class structure Cars competed in the following classes:Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro - Update / TV coverage Retrieved on 3 December 2011 Class A : Penrite Rear Wheel Drive Performance Cars Class B : Sonax All Wheel Drive Performance Cars Class C : APCC Hot Hatches Class D : APCC Production Sports and Touring Sedans Class E : APCC Production Hatch and Sedans Class F : APCC Production Micro Sports and Coupes Class G : Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre Class H : Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under Results Position2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Race Results https://web.archive.org/web/20080808015324/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?08%2F04%2F2007.MOUN.R12 8 August 2008 Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 3 October 2007 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. ClassAlthough some sources show classes as Class 1, Class 2 etc, official results at www.natsoft.com.au quote Class A, Class B etc Laps 1NZ Craig BairdAUS Garry HoltAUS Paul Morris 20 BMW 335i Eastern Creek Karts P/L 1 A 257 2AUS Chris AtkinsonAUS Cody CrockerAUS Dean Herridge 98 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Australia 1 B 257 3AUS Rick BatesAUS Peter GazzardAUS Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIIIGrant Rowley, Bring back the BIMF!, Australian Motorsport News, No 358, 4–17 April 2007, page 18 Scott's Transport 2 B 253 4AUS Beric LyntonAUS Barrie MorcomNZ Chris Pither 17 BMW 335i Rondo 2 A 253 5AUS Chris AlajajianAUS Neil CromptonAUS Grant Denyer 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Australia 3 B 248 6AUS Shaun JuniperAUS Andrew MoffatAUS David Russell 9 BMW 130i Australian Motor Finance 1 C 247 7AUS Marc CiniAUS Mark EddyAUS Dean Grant 10 BMW 130i Bended Elbow 2 C 246 8AUS Peter KellyAUS Luke Searle 3 BMW 130i SAE College 3 C 244 9AUS John BoweAUS Chris DelfsmaAUS Jack Elsegood 21 Ford BF Falcon XR8 Century 21 1 D 244 10NZ Andrew FawcetAUS David RyanAUS Michael Trimble 12 FPV F6 Typhoon Robinson Racing Developments 3 A 240 11AUS Neal BatesAUS Colin OsborneAUS John Roecken 13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 1 E 240 12AUS Andrew BrethertonAUS Trevor KeeneAUS Tim Slade 50 Mini Cooper S Mid-West Multimedia 2 E 239 13AUS David MertensAUS Leigh MertensAUS Carl Schembri 31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 3 E 238 14AUS Nathan CallaghanAUS Allan LetcherAUS David Turner 99 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Team Queensland Racing 2 D 232 15AUS Jack PerkinsAUS Nathan PrettyAUS Shane PriceNZ Jason Richards 4 HSV VXR Coupe Holden Motorsport 4 C 230 16AUS Stuart JonesAUS Grant SherrinAUS Iain SherrinAUS Jim Wallace 11 BMW 120i Sherrin Motorsport 1 F 226 17AUS Peter ConroyAUS Terry ConroyAUS Bob Hadley 14 Honda Integra Type S Hankook Tyres/DBA 4 E 223 18AUS Paul FaulknerAUS Richard HoweAUS Dennis O'KeefeAUS Don Tryhorn 94 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Aporschapart 3 D 223 19AUS Phil AlexanderAUS Gary MennellAUS Shane SmollenAUS Paul Stubber 40 BMW 323i Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon/Max/On Track Motorsport 5 E 221 20AUS Keen BookerAUS Rocco RinaldoAUS David Stone 76 Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JT Thomson Alfa Romeo 1 G 218 21AUS Amber AndersonAUS Danielle ArgiroAUS Helen Stig 72 Toyota Celica SX Thrifty Car Rental 6 E 211 22AUS Martin BaileyAUS Steve BriffaAUS Allan Shephard 27 Mazda 3 MPS Thrifty Car Rental 5 C 206 23AUS Mark BrameAUS Mark KingAUS Jason Walsh 38 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII Pro-Duct Motorsport 3 B 200 24AUS Michael AuldAUS Brian WaldenAUS Garth Walden 24 Holden VY Commodore SS Walden Motorsport / Syd Fab 4 D 188 25AUS Richard MorkAUS Richard PrinceAUS Martin RambowAUS Peter Vicary 77 Honda Integra Type R V8Racing.com 7 E 109 DNFAUS Anton MechtlerAUS Bob PearsonAUS Bruce Stewart 33 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII Pro-Duct Motorsport B 200 DNFAUS Warren BossieAUS Jim HunterAUS Jayson WilliamsonAUS Matthew Windsor 88 Subaru Impreza RS Jim Hunter's Suspension F 198 DNFAUS Christian D'agostinAUS Scott NicholasAUS Tim Sipp 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wilson Brothers Racing B 194 DNFAUS Lauren GrayNZ Christina OrrAUS Samantha ReidAUS Leanne Tander 6 Holden Astra CDTi Turbo Holden Motorsport H 136 DNFAUS Denis CribbinAUS Roland HillAUS Paul Jenkins 66 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Lakeside Motorsport Park D 79 DNFAUS Brad LoweAUS Dean NevilleAUS Ben Neilsen 2 FTE TE50 Kitome Pty Ltd A 76 DNFAUS Gary DeaneAUS Rob Rubis 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Gary Deane Constructions/Truffle Group Catering B 53 Fastest lap was 2m32.5945s, recorded by Car 20 when driven by Craig Baird.Grant Rowley, Once Around the Clock, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 172-173 References External links Images from the 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour at www.pbase.com 2007 WPS 12 Hour Race Final Results at www.bimf.com.au via web.archive.org Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Category:Bathurst 12 Hour Category:April 2007 sports events in Australia