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

External links

• Porsche and Ferrari stage three hour dog fight, www.motorsport.com
• 1998 Bathurst Enduro GTP 3 hour enduro, www.fitz-racing.com.au