The 2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on the 10th and 11th of September, 2011, at Sandown Raceway

Sandown Raceway

Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. It was Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It is the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name...

, Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship and Round 2 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship

2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It is the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name...

. The race was won by Stuart Kostera and Ian Tulloch, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The Lancer Evolution 9 of Tony Quinn and Klark Quinn finished in second place with another Lancer Evolution 9 in third, driven by Jim Pollicina and Dean Kelland.

The race was run over two days and had two legs, each one scheduled to be eighty laps and 250km in length. However, due to stoppages and delays on each day while other categories were running, the Saturday leg was shortened to 73 laps and the Sunday leg to 60 laps. The first leg was won by 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....

 and Peter O'Donnell in a BMW 335i while Kostera and Tulloch won the second leg and the race overall.

Class Structure

• Class A – Extreme Performance
• Class B – High Performance
• Class C – Performance Touring
• Class D – Production Touring
• Class E – Compact Touring
• Class I – Invitational

Results

Results were as follows:

Pos	Drivers	No.	Vehicle	Team	Class	Laps
1	Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch	1	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Performance	A	133
2	Tony Quinn Klark Quinn	29	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	VIP Petfoods	A	133
3	Jim Pollicina Dean Kelland	7	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	Poll Performance	A	133
4	Dylan Thomas Dave Thomas	68	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	CXC Global	A	132
5	Cameron Wilson Peter Burnitt	25	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...	Go Karting Gold Coast	A	132
6	Peter O'Donnell 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....	28	BMW 335i	GWS Personnel	B	131
7	Jake Camilleri Scott Nicholas	36	Mazda 3 MPS	Grand Prix Motorsport	C	130
8	Garth Duffy Matthew Hayes	26	BMW 130i	GWS Personnel	C	130
9	Beric Lynton Mathew MacKeldon	23	Mini Cooper S MINI (BMW) Mini is a British automotive marque owned by BMW which specialises in small cars.Mini originated as a specific vehicle, a small car originally known as the Morris Mini-Minor and the Austin Seven, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and developed into a brand encompassing a range of...	Bruce Lynton Mini Garage	I	126
10	Brendon Cook Brendon Cook Brendon John Cook, , born 27 December 1970 in Belmont, Newcastle, Australia, is best known as a race driver, racing mainly in Australia, but also in Europe.-Open Wheelers:... John Modystach	2	Mini Cooper S MINI (BMW) Mini is a British automotive marque owned by BMW which specialises in small cars.Mini originated as a specific vehicle, a small car originally known as the Morris Mini-Minor and the Austin Seven, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and developed into a brand encompassing a range of...	Abbey Cranes	I	125
11	Richard Mork Jake Williams	21	Honda Integra 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...	Disc Brakes Australia	D	125
12	Matt McGill Geoff Brunsdon	75	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"....	Weldmaster	D	121
13	Grant Phillips Andrew Turpie Daryl Martin	77	Proton Satria GTi Proton Satria The Proton Satria was a hatchback produced by Proton. Production started in 1995 for the first generation and ended in 2005. The new Satria Replacement Model , known as Proton Satria Neo was launched on 16 June 2006...	Pedders Suspension	E	118
14	Hadrian Morrall David Gyuni	31	Mazda 3 MPS	Osborne Motorsport	C	118
15	Rob Jarvis Michael Gray	17	Suzuki Swift Sport Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :...	Toasted Motorsport	E	118
Ret	Allan Jarvis Morgan Haber	27	Suzuki Swift Sport Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :...	Toasted Motorsport	E	113
Ret	Barton Mawer Jeremy Gray	10	FPV F6	International Energy Services	B	80
Ret	Declan Kirkham Phil Kirkham	71	Ford Fiesta Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...	Inertia Apparel	D	79
Ret	Colin Osborne Ric Shaw	13	Mazda 3 MPS	Osborne Motorsport	C	61
Ret	Greg Symes Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Glenn Seton is an Australian racing driver.Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full time racing after the 2005 V8 Supercar season, and is only one of five drivers to have competed in over 200 rounds in the series. The other drivers are Dick Johnson ,...	93	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	Symes Coaches	A	61
Ret	Ryan McLeod Gerrard McLeod	20	HSV VXR	Racer Industries	C	42

External Links

• Australian Manufacturers' Championship at www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au