2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown

The 2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for Australian GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 16 November 2002 as a support event on program for the 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour. Since 1997 the Bathurst Showroom Showdown had been the lead support race for the Bathurst 1000 but moved to the 24 Hour was promoted and run by the same PROCAR organisation.

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

Entry list was smaller as some teams chose to race in the 24 Hour race so the Mirage Cup was added to the eligibility.

The race was won by Gary Young and Michael Brock driving a Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI won the race by 15 seconds ahead of the similar Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII driven by Graham Alexander and John Woodberry with the Mazda RX-7 Turbo of Bob Pearson and Mark Brame finishing third.

Class structure

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Cars competed in the following three classes:

  • Class A : GT-Performance class cars
  • Class B : GT-Production class cars
  • Class C : Mitsubishi Mirage Cup

Results

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Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 18 Brock Partners / Coopers Michael Brock
Gary Young
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI 47 2:02:38.8391
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
2 A 57 Corio Auto Parts Plus Graham Alexander
John Woodberry
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII 47 +15.326
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
3 A 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport Bob Pearson
Mark Brame
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 46 +1 lap
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
4 A 30 supercard.com.au Peter Roma
Mark Thomas
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 46 +1 lap
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
5 C 66 Maxisteel Bushley Yanis Derums
Chris Oxley
Mitsubishi Mirage 43 +4 laps
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
6 C 69 Northshore Mitsubishi Kean Booker
Rocco Rinaldo
Mitsubishi Mirage 43 +4 laps
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
7 C 7 Francois Jouy Francois Jouy
Mark Eddy
Mitsubishi Mirage 43 +4 laps
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
8 C 27 Martin Bailey Building Martin Bailey
Dean Evans
Mitsubishi Mirage 43 +4 laps
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
9 B 17 Holden / Bilstein / CVG Gas Martin Doxey
David Mertens
Holden TS Astra SRi 42 +5 laps
2.2 L Holden Z22SE I4
10 E 22 Daihatsu Motor Corporation Michael Taylor
Rick Bates
Daihatsu Sirion GTVi 41 +6 laps
1.3 L Toyota 2SZ-FE I4
11 B 21 Graham Roylett Graham Roylett
Andre Morgan
Proton Satria GTi 40 +7 laps
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
12 A 53 Ric Shaw Racing Ric Shaw
Warwick Rooklyn
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 36 +11 laps
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
DNF A 38 Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd Dennis Gilbert
Glen Gilbert
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI 42
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
DNF A 2 Brett Peters Rod Dawson
Todd Wanless
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 41
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNF B 70 Nilsson Motorsport Stephen Robinson
Stephen Voight
Honda Integra Type-R 39
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
DNF A 63 Austronic Services Julian Mazzone
Paul Mitolo
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 29
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
DNF B 67 Team Satria Racing Geoff Russell
Mike Kilpatrick
Proton Satria GTi 23
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
DNF A 220 Haysom Motorsport Tony Alford
John Grounds
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 23
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
DNF A 8 Eagle Products Mark Cohen
Tom Watkinson
HSV VX GTS 300kW 17
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
DNF A 87 Tankworld John Falk
Neil McFadyen
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 14
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
EXC A 96 Advanced Power Don Pulver
Tony Wilson
Nissan 200SX Spec-R
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
EXC C 12 Platetronic Richard Gartner
Andrew Miedecke
Mitsubishi Mirage
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
EXC C 24 Grant Park Grant Park
Graham Ryan
Mitsubishi Mirage
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
EXC C 16 Karecla Patisserie Kurt Bieder
Mohan Perera
Mitsubishi Mirage
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4
EXC C 20 Eastern Creek International Karting Troy Hunt
Garry Holt
Mitsubishi Mirage
1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4

References

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