The 1997 Eagle Boys 3 Hour Bathurst Showroom Showdown as was an endurance race for "GT Production" cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 18 October 1997.[1]
The race was held as a support event for the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic.
The race was won by the Ross Palmer Motorsport Ferrari F355 of Gary Waldon and John Bowe.
Entries were divided into the following classes:[2]
| Class | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | A | 27 | Positive Hype Pty Ltd | John Bowe Gary Waldon | Ferrari F355 Challenge | 67 | 3:01:41.3214 | |
| 3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8 | ||||||||
| 2 | A | 3 | Falken Tyres | Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards | Porsche 993 RSCS | 67 | +5.977 | |
| 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 | ||||||||
| 3 | A | 8 | Ed Aitken | Ed Aitken Kevin Weeks | Porsche 993 RSCS | 67 | +16.737 | |
| 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 | ||||||||
| 4 | A | 46 | Dunn & Farrucia Racing | Max Dunn Rusty French Rod Wilson | Porsche 993 RSCS | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 3.6 L Porsche M64 H6 | ||||||||
| 5 | A | 5 | Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep | Neal Bates Neil Hannemann Ray Lintott | Dodge Viper GTS Coupe | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 8.0 L Chrysler Viper SR V10 | ||||||||
| 6 | A | 28 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Greg Crick Ross Palmer | Ferrari F355 Challenge | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 3.5 L Ferrari Tipo F129B V8 | ||||||||
| 7 | A | 10 | Cisco System Maserati | Alfredo Costanzo Peter McKay | Maserati Ghilbi Open Cup | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 2.0 L Maserati AM577 twin-turbocharged V6 | ||||||||
| 8 | A | 26 | Ross Almond | Ross Almond Trevor John | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-Evolution III | 62 | +5 laps | |
| 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 | ||||||||
| 9 | B | 26 | Acorn Car Rentals Osborne Motorsport | Colin Osborne Anthony Robson | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 62 | +5 laps | |
| 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 | ||||||||
| 10 | D | 29 | Calvin Gardiner | Calvin Gardiner Tom Watkinson | Mazda 626 | 62 | +5 laps | |
| 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 | ||||||||
| 11 | B | 66 | Ian McAlister | Gary Baxter Ian McAlister | Volvo 850 T-5R | 62 | +5 laps | |
| 2.3 L Volvo B5234T5 turbocharged I5 | ||||||||
| 12 | D | 71 | Rebound Clothing | Matt Lehmann Megan Lehmann Phil Lehmann | Mazda 626 | 61 | +6 laps | |
| 2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6 | ||||||||
| 13 | B | 7 | Peter M Boylan | Peter Boylan Jenni Thompson | Subaru Impreza WRX | 61 | +6 laps | |
| 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | ||||||||
| 14 | D | 23 | Bruce Lynton | Beric Lynton Bruce Lynton | BMW 323i | 61 | +6 laps | |
| 2.5 L BMW M52 I6 | ||||||||
| 15 | B | 35 | Guy Gibbons | Guy Gibbons Bob Thorn | Subaru Impreza WRX | 60 | +7 laps | |
| 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | ||||||||
| 16 | B | 49 | Acorn Car Rentals Osborne Motorsport | Adam Kaplan Mark Williams | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 60 | +7 laps | |
| 2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4 | ||||||||
| 17 | C | 44 | Prodrive Racing | Paul Gover Chris Nixon Michael Stahl | Ford EL Falcon XR6 | 60 | +7 laps | |
| 4.0 L Ford I6 | ||||||||
| 18 | C | 20 | 3D Performance | Robert Chadwick Andrew Heathershaw Steve Knight | Mitsubishi TE Magna | 60 | +7 laps | |
| 3.0 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G72 V6 | ||||||||
| 19 | E | 11 | Andrej Pavicevic | Andrej Pavicevic Trevor Sheumack | Suzuki Swift GTi | 60 | +7 laps | |
| 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 | ||||||||
| 20 | C | 99 | Prodrive Racing | Dennis Cribben Chris Sexton | Ford EL Falcon XR6 | 59 | +8 laps | |
| 4.0 L Ford I6 | ||||||||
| 21 | E | 60 | Trevor Haines | Trevor Haines Malcolm Stenniken | Ford Laser TX3 | 59 | +8 laps | |
| 1.8 L Mazda BP I4 | ||||||||
| 22 | D | 33 | Burswood Motorsport | Grant Johnson Allan Letcher | Honda Civic VTIR | 58 | +9 laps | |
| 1.6 L Honda B16B I4 | ||||||||
| 23 | E | 37 | Nathan Thomas | Glen Jorden Nathan Thomas | Suzuki Swift GTi | 58 | +9 laps | |
| 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 | ||||||||
| 24 | E | 22 | Carlos Rolfo | Danny Brian Carlos Rolfo | Suzuki Swift GTi | 58 | +9 laps | |
| 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 | ||||||||
| A | 9 | John Bourke | John Bourke Paul Stokell | Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo | 52 | |||
| 3.0 L Toyota 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo I6 | ||||||||
| DNF | B | 2 | John Cowley | John Cowley Wayne Park | HSV VS GTS-R | 51 | ||
| 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | A | 21 | Carlos Rolfo | David Scott Wayne Selby | Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo | 46 | ||
| 3.0 L Nissan VG30DETT twin-turbo V6 | ||||||||
| DNF | B | 38 | Ryan McLeod | Ryan McLeod Darren Palmer Damien White | Subaru Impreza WRX | 32 | ||
| 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | ||||||||
| DNF | D | 16 | Peter Phelan | Peter Phelan David Wood | Peugeot 405 Mi 16 | 26 | ||
| 1.9 L PSA XUD I4 | ||||||||
| DNF | E | 42 | Nigel Stones | Graham Stones Nigel Stones | Suzuki Swift GTi | 26 | ||
| 1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4 | ||||||||
| DNF | C | 55 | Mark Cohen | Mark Cohen Terry Shiel | Holden VS Commodore SS | 23 | ||
| 5.0 L Holden 5000i V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | B | 25 | Richard Davis | Richard Davis Bill Lakestins Chris Smerdon | HSV VS GTS-R | 10 | ||
| 5.7 L HSV 215i V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | B | 6 | Nepean EFI | Chris Koursparis Anthony Wilson | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2 | ||
| 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | ||||||||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||