1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

August 2017 August 2017 1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown 1997 1999 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown was an endurance motor race for GT Production Cars.Terry Steer, Top win for Fitzgerald, Australian Auto Action, 20–29 November 1998, pages 34 & 35 The race was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 14 November 1998 and was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 RSCS.Natsoft Race Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20071023185040/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?15%2F11%2F1998.MOUN.R3 23 October 2007 Retrieved on 21 April 2012 Classes Cars competed in six classes. Class A: Supercars Class B: High Performance Cars Class C: Production Cars (Over 2500cc) Class D: Production Cars (1851 to 2500cc) Class E: Production Cars (Up to 1850cc) Class S: GTP Sports Results Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team / Entrant Drivers Car LapsTime/Retired Engine 1 A 9 Falken Tyres Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards Porsche 993 RSCS 693:01:44.6934 3.8 L Porsche M64 H6 2 A 27 Ross Palmer Motorsport Neil Crompton Darren Palmer Ferrari F355 Challenge 69 +0.288 3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8 3 A 8 Ed Aitken Ed Aitken Kevin Weeks Porsche 993 RSCS 69 +1:17.998 3.8 L Porsche M64 H6 4 A 1 Beninca Motors Domenic Beninca Trevor Sheumack Porsche 993 RSCS 69 +1:27.198 3.8 L Porsche M64 H6 5 A 64 Supercheap Auto Rod Dawson Bob Thorn Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo 65 +4 laps 3.0 L Toyota 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo I6 6 A 17 Ross Almond Fred Gentile Ross Halliday Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 65 +4 laps 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 7 A 26 Ross Almond Ross Almond Trevor John Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 64 +5 laps 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 8 B 34 Mark King Mark King Rod Wilson Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution III 64 +5 laps 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 9 B 7 Peter Boylan Damien White Jim Zerefos Subaru Impreza WRX 64 +5 laps 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 10 B 2 John Cowley John Cowley Wayne Park HSV VS GTS-R 64 +5 laps 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 11 B 84 Peter Boylan Peter Boylan Ross Palmer Subaru Impreza WRX 63 +6 laps 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 12 B 6 Nepean EFI Chris Koursparis Anthony Wilson Subaru Impreza WRX 63 +6 laps 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 13 A 41 Crossover Car Conversions Craig Dean Graham Hunt Toyota Soarer Turbo 63 +6 laps 2.5 L Toyota 1JZ-GTE twin-turbocharged I6 14 S 32 Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Michael Simpson BMW 323i 62 +7 laps 2.5 L BMW M52 I6 15 S 13 Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne Ric Shaw Toyota MR2 Bathurst 61 +8 laps 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 16 C 88 David Ratcliff David Ratcliff Ron Searle Toyota Camry CSi 61 +8 laps 3.0 L Toyota 1MZ-FE V6 17 C 20 Robert Chadwick Robert Chadwick Jim Myhill Mitsubishi TE Magna 61 +8 laps 3.0 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G72 V6 18 D 43 Calvin Gardiner Calvin Gardiner Tom Watkinson Mazda 626 61 +8 laps 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 19 C 29 Ross Palmer Motorsport Joshua Dowling Toby Hagon Wayne Webster Ford AU Falcon XR6 61 +8 laps 4.0 L Ford Intech HP I6 20 D 71 Rebound Clothing Matt Lehmann Megan Kirkham Phil Kirkham Mazda 626 60 +9 laps 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 21 B 18 Murray Carter Murray Carter Wayne Vinckx Nissan 200SX Turbo 60 +9 laps 2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4 22 C 99 Prodrive Racing Ian McAlister Robert Porter Ford EL Falcon XR6 59 +10 laps 4.0 L Ford I6 23 E 22 Kosi Kalaitzidis Kosi Kalaitzidis Leigh Yarnall Proton M21 Coupe 59 +10 laps 1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4 24 E 37 Nathan Thomas Glen Jorden Nathan Thomas Suzuki Swift GTi 59 +10 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 25 C 16 Peter Phelan Peter Phelan Trevor Talbot Holden VT Commodore SS 58 +11 laps 5.0 L Holden 5000i V8 26 E 75 Aaron McGill Aaron McGill Don Pulver Suzuki Swift GTi 58 +11 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 27 D 31 Ken Talbert Ken Talbert Kimley Talbert Mazda 626 58 +11 laps 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 28 E 76 Aaron Lewis Sue Hughes Jason Veltruski Suzuki Swift GTi 54 +15 laps 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 DNF Did not finish C 36 David Bruce David Bruce John McIlroy Ford AU Falcon XR8 58 5.0 L Ford Windsor V8 NC Not classified C 55 Mark Cohen Mark Cohen Martin Miller Holden VS Commodore SS 49 +20 laps 5.0 L Holden 5000i V8 DNF B 51 Scott Jacob Scott Jacob Grant Kenny Subaru Impreza WRX 48 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 NC E 78 Darren Best Darren Best Martin Doxey Hyundai Excel Sprint 47 +22 laps 1.5 L Hyundai G4EK I4 DNF S 4 Hard Toys Racing Clayton Haynes Nigel Stones Toyota MR2 GT 46 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 DNF C 19 Ross Palmer Motorsport Tim Leahey Steve Winwood Ford EL Falcon XR8 34 4.9 L Ford Windsor V8 DNF E 80 Wayne Murphy Bruce Constable Wayne Murphy Suzuki Swift GTi 31 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 DNF B 61 Spies Hecker Geof Fickling Peter Gazzard Trevor Haines Subaru Impreza WRX 29 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 DNF C 21 Robert Chadwick Robert Chadwick Jim Myhill Mitsubishi TE Magna 29 3.0 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G72 V6 DNF B 44 Edge Motorsport Dean Canto Paul Dumbrell Subaru Impreza WRX 19 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 DNF B 14 Clyde Lawrence Clyde Lawrence Steve Russell-Clarke Graham Smith Subaru Impreza WRX 19 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 DNF E 98 Paul Steer Brian Callaghan Jr. Nigel Williams Suzuki Swift GTi 17 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 DNF A 11 Car Imports Australia Jamie Cartwright Christian D'Agostin Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo 14 3.0 L Toyota 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo I6 DNF A 5 Garry Waldon Neal Bates Garry Waldon Dodge Viper GTS Coupe 13 8.0 L Chrysler Viper SR V10 DNF A 3 Ipex Racing Team Matthew Coleman Alfredo Costanzo Maserati Ghilbi Open Cup 10 2.0 L Maserati AM577 twin-turbocharged V6 DNF C 28 Ross Palmer Motorsport Guy Andrews Sam Newman Ford AU Falcon XR6 10 4.0 L Ford Intech HP I6 DNF B 25 Richard Davis Gary Baxter Richard Davis HSV VS GTS-R 4 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 DNF A 12 Terry Bosnjak Terry Bosnjak Tomas Mezera Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo 3 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor DNF B 91 James McKnoulty Gary Deane Craig Harris Subaru Impreza WRX 3 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 DNS Did not start A 45 Statewide GT-R Racing Paul Morris John Teulan Nissan Skyline GT-R 2.6 L Nissan RB26DETT twin-turbocharged I6 DNS B 47 Daily Planet John Trimbole Wayne Wakefield Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution III 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 DNS S 35 Osborne Motorsport Richard Porter Daniel Wilkie Toyota MR2 Bathurst 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 Source:Outright Results Retrieved on 21 April 2012 References External links Porsche and Ferrari stage three hour dog fight, www.motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141013062845/http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/bathurst-race-report/ 13 October 2014 1998 Bathurst Enduro GTP 3 hour enduro, www.fitz-racing.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown