2000 Supercheap Auto GT Production Car 3 Hour Showroom Showdown

The 2000 Supercheap Auto GT Production Car 3 Hour Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for GT Production Cars The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 19 November 2000 as a support event on program for the 2000 FAI 1000.

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

Some V8 Supercar drivers took part in the race such as John Faulkner, Greg Murphy, Steven Richards and Rick Kelly, despite their V8 Supercar commitments in the Bathurst 1000 race. After finishing third in 1998 and second in 1999, the driver pairing of Ed Aitken and John Faulkner won the race, driving a HSV GTS instead of the Porsche 911 RS Clubsport of the previous two races.

Class structure

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Class structure was substantially different than for the 1999 race. The previous Class A for Supercars of up to $300,000 purchase price were no longer eligible. These cars had moved from the Showroom Showdown's parent category; the Australian GT Production Car Championship to the Australian Nations Cup Championship. The former Class B was the new Class A. The former Class S was the new Class B. Class C, D and E were changed from being split into three classes via engine capacity to engine configuration. Class D was most affected. The Class D Holdens and Hondas were moved to Class E while the Class D Mazdas now had to race against to bulk of the former Class C Fords, Holdens, Mitsubishis and Toyotas who were all more powerful and faster. Class C was now a battle for SS Commodores and XR8 Falcons. Cars competed in the following five classes:

  • Class A : High Performance Cars
  • Class B : Sports Touring Cars
  • Class C : V8 Touring Cars
  • Class D : Six Cylinder Touring Cars
  • Class E : Four Cylinder Touring Cars

Results

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Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 8 Ed Aitken Ed Aitken
John Faulkner
HSV VT II GTS 300 53 3:00:23.8574
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
2 A 19 Sharyn Wood Ross Almond
Scott Anderson
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 53 +7.340
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
3 A 71 MAZ Motor Wreckers Phil Kirkham
Ric Shaw
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 53 +10.921
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
4 A 6 Nepean EFI Mark Brame
Chris Koursparis
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 53 +19.875
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
5 A 23 Barry Morcom Barry Morcom
Mark Stinson
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 53 +26.489
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
6 A 34 Mark King Mark King
Rod Wilson
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 53 +27.596
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
7 A 51 Scott Jacob Scott Jacob
Grant Kenny
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 53 +31.941
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
8 A 14 Scott's Transport Peter Gazzard
Clyde Lawrence
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 53 +53.612
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
9 A 96 Don Pulver Don Pulver
Terry Shiel
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 53 +1:00.262
2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4
10 C 22 James Philip James Philip
Kent Youlden
Ford AU Falcon XR8 53 +1:00.659
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
11 C 95 John McIlroy John McIlroy
Brett Youlden
Ford AU Falcon XR8 53 +1:00.827
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
12 A 4 Anton Mechtler Kevin Bell
Anton Mechtler
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 53 +1:00.880
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
13 A 28 Ross Palmer Motorsport Greg Crick
Darren Palmer
Honda S2000 53 +1:05.378
2.0 L Honda F20C I4
14 C 62 Scott Loadsman Scott Loadsman
Allan Marin
Holden VT Commodore SS 53 +1:06.419
5.0 L Holden 5000i V8
15 D 70 Daryl Coon John Bowe
Daryl Coon
Ford AU Falcon XR6 52 +1 lap
4.0 L Ford Intech HP I6
16 B 2 John Cowley John Cowley
Wayne Park
Honda Integra Type-R 52 +1 lap
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
17 B 45 Toyota Motor Corp. Neal Bates
Peter McKay
Toyota Celica VVTL-I 52 +1 lap
1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4
18 B 16 Peter Phelan Peter Phelan
David Wood
Honda Integra Type-R 52 +1 lap
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
19 C 24 Richard Winston Denis Cribbin
Roland Hill
Richard Winston
Holden VT Commodore SS 52 +1 lap
5.0 L Holden 5000i V8
20 A 57 Graham Alexander Graham Alexander
John Woodberry
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V 52 +1 lap
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
21 C 18 Warren Millett Stephen Mantle
Warren Millett
Holden VT Commodore SS 51 +2 laps
5.0 L Holden 5000i V8
22 A 87 Peter Floyd Peter Floyd
Dean Lillie
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 51 +2 laps
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
23 D 20 Robert Chadwick Robert Chadwick
Steve Knight
Mitsubishi TH Magna Sports 51 +2 laps
3.5 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G74 V6
24 D 93 Jim Myhill Jim Myhill
Trent Ulmer
Mitsubishi TH Magna Sports 51 +2 laps
3.5 L Mitsubishi Cyclone 6G74 V6
25 B 44 Coads Pty Ltd Steven Coad
Greg McPherson
Honda Integra Type-R 51 +2 laps
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
26 D 43 Calvin Gardiner Calvin Gardiner
Tom Watkinson
Mazda 626 51 +2 laps
2.5 L Mazda KL-DE V6
27 E 17 Gibson Motorsport Greg Murphy
Steven Richards
Holden Astra GSi 51 +2 laps
2.0 L Holden Family II C20XE I4
28 A 25 Richard Davis Ian Agnew
Richard Davis
HSV VS GTS-R 215i 51 +2 laps
5.7 L HSV 215i V8
29 B 66 Ian McAllister Kevin Burton
Ian McAllister
Honda Integra Type-R 51 +2 laps
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
30 E 36 Northshore Rallysport Dean Evans
Warren Luff
Peugeot 306 Style 51 +2 laps
1.8 L Peugeot XU7 I4
31 D 88 Nepean EFI David Ratcliff
Ron Searle
Toyota Camry CSi 50 +3 laps
3.0 L Toyota 1MZ-FE V6
32 B 7 Peter Boylan Peter Boylan
Melinda Price
Honda Integra Type-R 50 +3 laps
1.8 L Honda B18C I4
33 E 37 Nathan Thomas Bill Harris
Nathan Thomas
Suzuki Swift GTi 50 +3 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
34 A 61 Anton Mechtler Kevin Bell
Anton Mechtler
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 50 +3 laps
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
35 E 29 Gibson Motorsport Leanne Ferrier
Rick Kelly
Holden Astra GSi 50 +3 laps
2.0 L Holden Family II C20XE I4
36 E 49 David Crowe David Crowe
Gavin Fazakerley
Suzuki Swift GTi 50 +3 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
37 E 50 Buy-A-Drive Andrew Bretherton
Aaron McGill
Suzuki Swift GTi 50 +3 laps
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4
38 C 64 Brian Carr Brian Carr
Bruce Constable
Ford AU Falcon XR8 50 +3 laps
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
39 E 21 Kosi Kalaitzidis Michael Brock
Kosi Kalaitzidis
Proton Satria GTi 49 +4 laps
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
40 E 65 Darren Best Darren Best
Steve Cramp
Hyundai Excel Sprint 49 +4 laps
1.5 L Hyundai G4EK I4
41 B 13 Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne
Peter Rushton
Toyota MR2 Bathurst 48 +5 laps
2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4
42 D 75 V.W. Parts Service Greg Haysom
Gary Young
Ford EL Falcon XR6 40 +13 laps
4.0 L Ford Thriftpower Six I6
DNF A 39 Bob Pearson Allan McCarthy
Bob Pearson
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 43
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
DNF E 67 John Dickinson David Russell
Nigel Williams
Proton Satria GTi 32
1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4
DNF B 31 Osborne Motorsport Vern Norrgard
John Roecken
Toyota MR2 Bathurst 27
2.0 L Toyota 3S-GE I4
DNF A 40 Ben Kerrigan Dwayne Bewley
Ben Kerrigan
Subaru Impreza WRX 25
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNF C 32 Guy Gibbons Guy Gibbons
Barry Tanton
Ford AU Falcon XR8 21
5.0 L Ford Windsor V8
DNF B 26 Challenge Recruitment Danny Brian
Sue Hughes
BMW 323i 19
2.5 L BMW M52 I6
DNF A 97 Ross Dillon Ross Dillon
Anthony Scott
HSV VT II GTS 300 6
5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8
DNF A 80 Greg Waters Geoff Emery
Greg Waters
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 4
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor
DNF A 91 Jim McKnoulty Gary Deane
Jim McKnoulty
Subaru Impreza WRX 0
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DSQ A 15 Robert Hughes Rick Bates
Robert Hughes
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
DSQ A 38 Dennis Gilbert Dennis Gilbert
Hart Mason
Trevor McGuinness
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution V
2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4
DSQ A 35 Ric Shaw John Falk
Ken Lusty
Subaru Impreza WRX
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DSQ C 85 Craig Dontas Craig Dontas
Tim Pearce
Holden VT Commodore SS
5.0 L Holden 5000i V8
DNQ A 60 NSW WRX Club Wayne Boatright
Steve Burke
Subaru Impreza WRX
2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4
DNQ B 27 Challenge Recruitment Len Cave
Alan Shepheard
BMW 323i
2.5 L BMW M52 I6
DNQ D 46 On Track Motorsport Garry Mennell
Tony Newman
Ford EL Falcon XR6
4.0 L Ford Thriftpower Six I6
DNQ E 74 V.W Parts Service Paul Buda
Bradley Searle
Suzuki Swift GTi
1.3 L Suzuki G13B I4

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