Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

The 1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown was an endurance motor race for GT Production Cars.[1] 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.[2]

Classes

Cars competed in six classes.[1]

  • Class A: Supercars[1]
  • Class B: High Performance Cars[1]
  • Class C: Production Cars (Over 2500cc)[1]
  • Class D: Production Cars (1851 to 2500cc)
  • Class E: Production Cars (Up to 1850cc)[1]
  • Class S: GTP Sports[1]

Results

Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 9 Falken Tyres Peter Fitzgerald
Jim Richards		 Porsche 993 RSCS 69 3:01:44.6934
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 29 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 C 36 David Bruce David Bruce
John McIlroy		 Ford AU Falcon XR8 58
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
NC 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 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:[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Terry Steer, Top win for Fitzgerald, Australian Auto Action, 20–29 November 1998, pages 34 & 35
  2. 1 2 Natsoft Race Results Archive Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 April 2012
  3. ↑ Outright Results Retrieved on 21 April 2012
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