2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour
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The 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour
was an endurance race for Group 3J Performance Cars and Group 3E Series Production Cars
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, Bathurst, New South Wales
, Australia
on 10 February 2008 with cars competing in the following classes:
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Bathurst 12 Hour
The Bathurst 12 Hour is an endurance event for production racing cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, Australia in February annually. The event was inspired by the long running Bathurst 1000 touring car race, which began in the early 1960s as a race for cars with minimal...
was an endurance race for Group 3J Performance Cars and Group 3E Series Production Cars
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...
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Class structure
The event was staged at the Mount Panorama CircuitMount 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 10 February 2008 with cars competing in the following classes:
- Class A - High Performance All Wheel Drive
- Class B - High Performance Rear Wheel Drive
- Class C - Hot Hatch Performance Cars
- Class D - Production Vehicles under $50K
- Class E - Production Sports under $50K
- Class F - Under 2.5 Litre Production
- Class G - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre (No starters)
- Class H - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under
Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class Pos. | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Rod Salmon, Damien White, Graham Alexander | 87 | Mitsubishi Lancer Mitsubishi Lancer The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,... Evo 9 |
SKWIRK.com | 1 | A | 253 |
| 2 | Tony Quinn, Klark Quinn, Grant Denyer | 29 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 RS | VIP Petfoods (Aust) PL | 2 | A | 253 |
| 3 | Garry Holt, Paul Morris Paul Morris (motorsport) Paul Morris is a V8 Supercar racecar driver.-Early career:Paul Morris started his motor racing career at the age of 19 in 1987, driving in the Queensland Gemini Series. He won Rookie of the Year in his debut season, and won the state championship the following year. He spent the next three years... , Craig Baird Craig Baird Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super... |
20 | BMW 335i | Eastern Creek Karts P/L | 1 | B | 252 |
| 4 | Barrie Morcom, Steve Owen, Layton Cranbrook | 11 | BMW 335i | Rondo / CIS Group | 2 | B | 247 |
| 5 | Martin Notaras, Des Wall, David Wall, Trevor Symonds | 43 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 GSR | Alan East Motorsport | 3 | A | 243 |
| 6 | Luke Searle, Peter Kelly | 3 | BMW 130 BMW 1 Series The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension... |
XEETEC | 1 | C | 243 |
| 7 | Mark O'Connor, Andre Fisher, Richard Buttrose | 10 | Lotus Exige Lotus Exige The Lotus Exige is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. It is essentially a coupé version of the Lotus Elise, a mid-engined roadster in production since 1996.... |
Lotus Cars Australia | 3 | B | 241 |
| 8 | David Schulz, Andy Knight, James Winslow | 26 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
Wilson Brothers Racing | 4 | A | 239 |
| 9 | Brian Walden, Garth Walden Garth Walden Garth Walden, born 6 December 1981, in Port Macquarie, Australia, is best known as a race driver in his native Australia. He is the son of well known Sydney race specialist Brian Walden... , Michael Auld |
24 | Holden Commodore VY | Walden Motorsport / Syd Fab | 1 | D | 236 |
| 10 | Kurt Kratzman, Ian Tulloch, Brett Collins | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WBR / Gizmo / Laminex | 5 | A | 235 |
| 11 | Colin Osborne, Neil Bates, John Roecken | 13 | Toyota Celica Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".... |
Osborne Motorsport | 1 | E | 234 |
| 12 | A Letcher, N Callaghan, C Harvey | 72 | Toyota Celica | True Blue Motorsport | 2 | E | 233 |
| 13 | Peter Conroy, Terry Conroy, Carl Schembri | 14 | Honda Integra Type S Honda Integra The Honda Integra is a compact luxury performance coupe made by Honda during the years 1985 to 2006. The sporty front wheel drive car is able to house five passengers with a two door hatch or four door sedan available.The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in... |
Hankook Tyres / Disc Brakes Au | 3 | E | 231 |
| 14 | Barrie Nesbitt, Tony Alford, Paul Freestone | 5 | HSV GTS HSV GTS The HSV GTS is an Australian high performance luxury sedan, produced by HSV. The fundamental underpinnings are based on the mainstream Holden Commodore models of the same years. The car is powered by GM's 6.2 litre LS3 V8 engine, with a maximum power output of 442 PS... |
Donut King | 4 | B | 230 |
| 15 | Richard Howe, Dennis O'Keefe, Dean Neville | 94 | Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo Ford BF Falcon The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006... |
Aporschapart | 2 | D | 228 |
| 16 | Bill Sherwood, Hadrian Morrall, Stuart Jones | 31 | Toyota Celica | Osborne Motorsport | 4 | E | 225 |
| 17 | Robert Thomson, Greg Willis, Guy Gibbons | 68 | Lotus Exige | Queensland House and Land.com | 5 | B | 221 |
| 18 | Ross Buckingham, James Augustine, Brett Youlden, Greg Sticker | 40 | Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Sonata The Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size car/full-size car manufactured and marketed globally by Hyundai Motor Company. From the sixth generation onwards, it is known as the i45 in the Australian, Singaporean and New Zealand markets... |
Kangan Batman TAFE/Hankook Tyres | 1 | F | 219 |
| 19 | Jim Hunter, Warren Bossie, Matthew Windsor | 88 | Subaru Impreza RS | Jim Hunters Suspension | 2 | F | 219 |
| 20 | David Filipetto, Nathan Gotch, Wayne Vinckx | 77 | Alfa Romeo 147 Alfa Romeo 147 The Alfa Romeo 147 is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 2000 to 2010. The 147 was voted European Car of the Year for 2001, beating the Ford Mondeo and the Toyota Prius.... JTD |
Thomson Alfa | 1 | H | 217 |
| 21 | Darren Harris, Nick Lange, Lindsay Kearns | 93 | Proton Satria GTi | Lubrimaxx | 3 | F | 217 |
| 22 | Joel Spychala, Lindsay Yelland, Alex Saliba | 17 | FPV GT-P Ford Performance Vehicles Ford Performance Vehicles is the Melbourne-based, premium performance vehicle partner of automobile manufacturer Ford Australia. The company, which is as a joint venture between Prodrive and Ford Australia, has produced a range of Ford based models under the FPV brand name since April... |
V8 Race Experience | 6 | B | 210 |
| 23 | David Heath, Warren Luff, Ian Luff | 9 | Ford Falcon BF XR8 | The Car Stockade/Blue Oval Garage | 3 | D | 193 |
| 24 | Chris Delfsma, 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.... , Paul Stubber |
21 | Ford Falcon BF XR8 | Century 21 | 4 | D | 183 |
| DNF | David Mertens, Leigh Mertens, Terry Wyhoon | 71 | HSV VY GTS | G & D Performance | B | 220 | |
| DNF | Richard Mork, David Turner, Richard Prince | 7 | Honda Integra Type R | Aussie Stop Leak | E | 142 | |
| DNF | Mark King, Michael Trimble, Mark Brame | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Mark King | A | 137 | |
| DNF | Jake Camilleri, Scott Nicholas, Tim Sipp | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | Grand Prix Mazda | C | 108 | |
| DNF | Michael Brock, Garry Young, Jack Elsegood | 80 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Coopers/Brock Harcourts | A | 77 | |
| DNF | Bob Pearson, Anton Mechtler | 33 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Pro-Duct Pty Ltd | A | 76 | |
| DNF | Allan Shephard, Dennis Cribbin, Len Cave | 27 | Mazda 3 MPS | The Shire Conveyancer | C | 71 | |
| DNF | Gary Deane, Rob Rubis | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Humes | A | 63 | |
| DNF | Cameron McConville Cameron McConville Cameron 'Cam' McConville is an Australian racing driver and motorsport media personality. While retired from full-time competition McConville still races occasionally and is an indemand endurance event co-driver. McConville spent 14 years as a professional driver, ten of those in the largest... , Nathan Pretty |
1 | Holden Commodore VE SS Sportswagon | Jack Daniels | D | 30 | |
| DNF | Steve Briffa, Lee Holdsworth | 8 | Holden Commodore | Paul Wakeling Holden | D | 6 |
External links
- 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour - Hour by Hour Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 1 November 2008
- 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour - Images Retrieved from www.trentwallis.com on 1 November 2008