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.

2000 Supercheap Auto GT Production Car 3 Hour Showroom Showdown

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2001

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

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

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

References

• Auto Action, 24–30 November 2000
• Natsoft Race Result
• Natsoft practice and qualifying results