1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

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

Position [2] Drivers [2][3] No.[2] Car [2][3] Entrant [2] Class [2] Laps [2]
1 Peter Fitzgerald
Jim Richards		 9 Porsche 911 RSCS Falken Tyres A 69
2 Neil Crompton
Darren Palmer		 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport A 69
3 Ed Aitken
Kevin Weeks		 8 Porsche 911 RSCS Ed Aikten A 69
4 Domenic Beninca
Trevor Sheumack		 1 Porsche 911 RSCS Beninca Motors A 69
5 Bob Thorn
Rod Dawson		 64 Toyota Supra RZ Turbo Supercheap Auto A 65
6 Ross Halliday
Fred Gentile		 17 Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V Ross Almond A 65
7 Ross Almond
Trevor John		 26 Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V Ross Almond A 64
8 Mark King
Rod Wilson		 34 Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution III Mark King B 64
9 Jim Zerefos
Damien White		 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter Boylan B 64
10 John Cowley
Wayne Park		 2 HSV VS GTS-R 215i John T Cowley B 64
11 Peter Boylan
Ross Palmer		 84 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter Boylan B 63
12 Chris Kousparis
Mark Brame		 6 Subaru Impreza WRX Nepean Efi B 63
13 Craig Dean
Graham Hunt		 41 Toyota Soarer Turbo Crossover Car Conversions A 63
14 Michael Simpson
Beric Lynton		 32 BMW 323i Bruce Lynton S 62
15 Colin Osborne
Rick Shaw		 13 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport S 61
16 David Ratcliffe
Ron Searle		 88 Toyota Camry CSi David Ratcliff C 61
17 Robert Chadwick
Jim Myhill		 20 Mitsubishi TE Magna Sports Robert Chadwick C 61
18 Calvin Gardiner
Tom Watkinson		 43 Mazda 626 Calvin Gardner D 61
19 Wayne Webster
Joshua Dowling
Toby Hagon		 29 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Ross Palmer Motorsport C 61
20 Megan Kirkham
Phil Kirkham
Matt Lehmann		 71 Mazda 626 Rebound Clothing D 60
21 Murray Carter
Wayne Vinckx		 18 Nissan 200SX Turbo Murray Carter B 60
22 Robert Porter
Ian McAlister		 99 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing & M-Sport C 59
23 Kosi Kalaitzidis
Leigh Yarnall		 22 Proton M21 Coupe Kosi Kalaitzidis E 59
24 Nathan Thomas
Glen Jordan		 37 Suzuki Swift GTi Nathan Thomas E 59
25 Peter Phelan
Trevor Talbot		 16 Holden VT Commodore SS Peter Phelan C 58
26 Aaron McGill
Don Pulver		 75 Suzuki Swift GTi Aaron Mcgill E 58
27 Ken Talbert
Kimley Talbert		 31 Mazda 626 Ken Talbert D 58
28 Sue Hughes
Jason Veltruski		 76 Suzuki Swift GTi Aaron Lewis E 54
DNF David Bruce
John McIlroy		 36 Ford AU Falcon XR8 David Bruce C 58
NC Mark Cogen
Martin Miller		 55 Holden VS Commodore SS Mark Cohen C 49
DNF Scott Jacob
Grant Kenny		 51 Subaru Impreza WRX Scott Jacob B 48
NC Darren Best
Martin Doxey		 78 Hyundai Excel Sprint Darren Best E 47
DNF Clayton Haynes
Nigel Stones		 4 Toyota MR2 GT Hard Toys Racing S 46
DNF Seve Winwood
Tim Leahey		 19 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport C 34
DNF Wayne Murphy
Bruce Constable		 80 Suzuki Swift GTi Wayne Murphy E 31
DNF Trevor Haines
Peter Gazzard
Geof Fickling		 61 Subaru Impreza WRX Spies Hecker B 29
DNF Ian Statham
Dave Meaker
Chris Bailey		 21 Mitsubishi TE Magna Sports Robert Chadwick C 29
DNF Dean Canto
Paul Dumbrell		 44 Subaru Impreza WRX Edge Motorsport B 19
DNF Clyde Lawrence
Graham Smith
Steve Russell-Clarke		 14 Subaru Impreza WRX Clyde Lawrence B 19
DNF Nigel Williams
Brian Callaghan Jr		 98 Suzuki Swift GTi Paul Steer E 17
DNF Jamie Cartwright
Christian D'Agostin		 11 Toyota Supra RZ Turbo Car Imports Australia A 14
DNF Garry Waldon
Neal Bates		 5 Dodge Viper GTS Garry Waldon A 13
DNF Alfredo Costanzo
Matt Coleman		 3 Maserati Ghibli Cup Ipex Racing Team A 10
DNF Sam Newman
Guy Andrews		 28 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Ross Palmer Motorsport C 10
DNF Richard Davis
Gary Baxter		 25 HSV VS GTS-R Jayco Caravans B 4
DNF Terry Bosnjak
Tomas Mezera		 12 Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo Terry Bosnjak A 3
DNF Gary Deane
Craig Harris		 91 Subaru Impreza WRX James McKnoulty B 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 3 4 5 6 7 8 Natsoft Race Results Archive Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 21 April 2012
  3. 1 2 Outright Results Retrieved on 21 April 2012
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