1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

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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.

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

Entries were divided into the following classes:

• 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.	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
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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