1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

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]

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:[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[]

Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 27 John Bowe
 Ferrari F355 Challenge 67 3:01:41.3214
3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8
2 A 3
Jim Richards 		Porsche 993 RSCS 67 +5.977
3.6 L Porsche M64 H6
3 A 8 Ed Aitken
Porsche 993 RSCS 67 +16.737
3.6 L Porsche M64 H6
4 A 46 Dunn & Farrucia Racing

Porsche 993 RSCS 66 +1 lap
3.6 L Porsche M64 H6
5 A 5 Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep Neal Bates

 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe 66 +1 lap
8.0 L Chrysler Viper SR V10
6 A 28
Ferrari F355 Challenge 65 +2 laps
3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8
7 A 10 Cisco System Maserati Alfredo Costanzo
 Maserati Ghilbi Open Cup 63 +4 laps
2.0 L Maserati 475 twin-turbocharged V6
8 A 26 Ross Almond
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-Evolution III 62 +5 laps
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
9 B 26 Acorn Car Rentals
Toyota MR2 Bathurst 62 +5 laps
2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4
10 D 29 Calvin Gardiner
Mazda 626 62 +5 laps
2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6
11 B 66 Ian McAlister
Volvo 850 T-5R 62 +5 laps
2.3 L Volvo B5234T5 turbocharged I5
12 D 71 Rebound Clothing

Mazda 626 61 +6 laps
2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6
13 B 7 Peter M Boylan
Subaru Impreza WRX 61 +6 laps
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
14 D 23 Bruce Lynton
BMW 323i 61 +6 laps
2.5 L BMW M52 I6
15 B 35 Guy Gibbons
Subaru Impreza WRX 60 +7 laps
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
16 B 49 Acorn Car Rentals
Toyota MR2 Bathurst 60 +7 laps
2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4
17 C 44 Prodrive Racing

Ford EL Falcon XR6 60 +7 laps
4.0 L Ford I6
18 C 20 3D Performance

Mitsubishi TE Magna 60 +7 laps
3.0 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G72 V6
19 E 11 Andrej Pavicevic Andrej Pavicevic
 Suzuki Swift GTi 60 +7 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
20 C 99 Prodrive Racing
Ford EL Falcon XR6 59 +8 laps
4.0 L Ford I6
21 E 60 Trevor Haines
Ford Laser TX3 59 +8 laps
1.8 L Mazda BP I4
22 D 33 Burswood Motorsport
Honda Civic VTIR 58 +9 laps
1.6 L Honda B16B I4
23 E 37 Nathan Thomas
Suzuki Swift GTi 58 +9 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
24 E 22 Carlos Rolfo
Suzuki Swift GTi 58 +9 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
DNF A 9 John Bourke
Paul Stokell 		Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo 52
3.0 L Toyota 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo I6
DNF B 2 John Cowley
HSV VS GTS-R 51
5.7 L HSV 215i V8
DNF A 21 Carlos Rolfo
Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 46
3.0 L Nissan VG30DETT twin-turbo V6
DNF B 38 Ryan McLeod Ryan McLeod

 Subaru Impreza WRX 32
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNF D 16 Peter Phelan
Peugeot 405 Mi 16 26
1.9 L PSA XUD I4
DNF E 42 Nigel Stones
Suzuki Swift GTi 26
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
DNF C 55 Mark Cohen
Holden VS Commodore SS 23
5.0 L Holden 5000i V8
DNF B 25 Richard Davis

HSV VS GTS-R 10
5.7 L HSV 215i V8
DNF B 6 Nepean EFI
Subaru Impreza WRX 2
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
Source:[3]

References[]

  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[]

  • 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[]

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