1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

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.[1]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

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

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Entries were divided into the following classes:[2]

  • 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

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Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 27 Positive Hype Pty Ltd John Bowe
Gary Waldon
Ferrari F355 Challenge 67 3:01:41.3214
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 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:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Official results Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 4 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ Showdown set!, Australian Auto Action, 17–23 October 1997
  3. ^ CAMS Limited Results for 3hr Bathurst – Production cars, 18 October 1997

Further reading

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  • Entry list, 1997 Official Programme, Mt. Panorama, Bathurst, 16–17 October
  • Sheer Horse power, Australian Auto Action, 24–30 October 1997, pages 38–39
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