The 1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown as was an endurance race for "GT Production

Group 3E Series Production Cars

Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...

" cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...

, Bathurst, New South Wales

Bathurst, New South Wales

-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, on 18 October 1997. Entries were divided into the following classes:

The race was held as a minor support event for the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic

1997 Primus 1000 Classic

The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic was the first running of the Australia 1000 race, sometimes known as the Bathurst Classic. The race was created in response to V8Supercar's need to hold an event at the massively popular Mount Panorama Circuit, without competing in the Bathurst 1000 as V8Supercar...

.

Class structure

• 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

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Gary Waldon John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters....	27	Ferrari F355 Challenge	Positive Hype Pty Ltd	A	67
2	Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship...	3	Porsche 911 RSCS	Falken Tyres	A	67
3	Ed Aitken Kevin Weeks	8	Porsche 911 RSCS	Ed Aitken	A	67
4	Max Dunn Rusty French Rod Wilson	46	Porsche 911 RSCS	Dunn & Farrucia Racing	A	66
5	Ray Lintott Neil Hannemann Neal Bates Neal Bates Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia...	5	Dodge Viper GTS Coupe	Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep	A	66
6	Ross Palmer Greg Crick	28	Ferrari F355 Challenge	Ross Palmer Motorsport	A	65
7	Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo is a retired Australian racing driver.The Italian-Australian was Australia's foremost domestic open wheeler driver in the late 70s and early 80s, proving equally adapt at winning races in the powerful Formula 5000 class as much as the nimble Formula Pacific cars that replaced them... Peter McKay	10	Maserati Ghilbi Cup Maserati Ghibli The Maserati Ghibli is a Gran Turismo car produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati in two generations: first from 1966–73, and again as the Maserati Ghibli II from 1992–97.- Ghibli I :...	Cisco System Maserati	A	63
8	Ross Almond Trevor John	26	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Ross Almond	A	62
9	Colin Osborne Anthony Robson	13	Toyota MR2 Bathurst	Acorn Car Rentals / Osborne Motorsport	B	62
10	Calvin Gardiner Tom Watkinson	29	Mazda 626	Calvin Gardiner	D	62
11	Ian McAlister Gary Baxter	66	Volvo 850 T5R	Ian McAlister	B	62
12	Phil Kirkham Matt Lehman Megan Kirkham	71	Mazda 626	Rebound Clothing	D	61
13	Peter Boylan Jenni Thompson	7	Subaru Impreza WRX	Peter M Boylan	B	61
14	Beric Lynton Bruce Lynton	23	BMW 323i	Bruce Lynton	D	61
15	Guy Gibbons Bob Thorn	35	Subaru Impreza WRX	Guy Gibbons	B	60
16	Mark Williams Adam Kaplan	49	Toyota MR2 Bathurst	Acorn Car Rentals / Osborne Motorsport	B	60
17	Michael Stahl Paul Gover Chris Nixon	44	Ford EL Falcon XR6	Prodrive Racing	C	60
18	Robert Chadwick Steve Knight Andrew Heathershaw	20	Mitsubishi TE Magna	3D Performance	C	60
19	Andrej Pavicevic Trevor Sheumack	11	Suzuki Swift GTi	Andrej Pavicevic	E	60
20	Chris Sexton Dennis Cribben	99	Ford EL Falcon XR6	Prodrive Racing	C	59
21	Trevor Haines Malcolm Stenniken	60	Ford Laser TX3	Trevor Haines	E	59
22	Allan Letcher Grant Johnson	33	Honda Civic VTIR Honda Civic (fifth generation) Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...	Burswood Motorsport	D	58
23	Nathan Thomas Glen Jorden	37	Suzuki Swift GTi	Nathan Thomas	E	58
24	Carlos Rolfo Danny Brian	22	Suzuki Swift GTi	Carlos Rolfo	E	58
DNF	John Bourke Paul Stokell	9	Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo	John Bourke	A	52
DNF	John Cowley Wayne Park	2	HSV VS GTS-R	John Cowley	B	51
DNF	Wayne Selby David Scott	21	Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo	Carlos Rolfo	A	46
DNF	Ryan McLeod Darren Palmer Damien White	38	Subaru Impreza WRX	Ryan McLeod	B	32
DNF	Peter Phelan David Wood	16	Peugeot 405 M16 Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines....	Peter Phelan	D	26
DNF	Nigel Stones Graham Stones	42	Suzuki Swift GTi	Nigel Stones	E	26
DNF	Mark Cohen Terry Shiel	55	Holden VS Commodore SS Holden VS Commodore The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model...	Mark Cohen	C	23
DNF	Richard Davis Bill Lakestins Chris Smerdon	25	HSV VS GTS-R	Richard Davis	B	10
DNF	Chris Koursparis Anthony Wilson	6	Subaru Impreza WRX	Nepean EFI	B	2

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

• Bathurst News Retrieved from web.archive.org on 4 May 2009