1998 Century Batteries Three Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown

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. Terry Steer, Top win for Fitzgerald, Australian Auto Action, 20–29 November 1998, pages 34 & 35
  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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