2003 2 Hour Showroom Showdown

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The 2003 2 Hour Showroom Showdown Race was an endurance race for Australian GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 22 November 2003 as a support event on the program for the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. This was the seventh and final Showroom Showdown production car endurance race.

Rod Salmon and Grant Park, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STi won the race by 27 seconds ahead of the Mazda RX-7 driven by Bob Pearson with the Ford Falcon-based Tickford TE50 of John Falk finishing third.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following three classes:

Class A : GT-Performance class cars
Class B : Mitsubishi Mirage Cup
Class C : GT-Production class cars

Results

Pos.	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos.	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	A	60	Falken Tyres	Rod Salmon Grant Park	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	36	2:02:00.4090
1	A	60	Falken Tyres	Rod Salmon Grant Park	2.0 L Subaru EJ20 turbocharged H4	36	2:02:00.4090
2	A	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Bob Pearson	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	36	+27.421
2	A	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Bob Pearson	1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor	36	+27.421
3	A	87	FPR Pools / Tankworld	John Falk	FTE TE50	36	+1:02.038
3	A	87	FPR Pools / Tankworld	John Falk	5.0 L Ford Synergy 5000 V8	36	+1:02.038
4	A	300	Floyd Motorsport	Peter Floyd	HSV VX GTS 300kW	36	+1:14.425
4	A	300	Floyd Motorsport	Peter Floyd	5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8	36	+1:14.425
5	C	30	GAM Electric / Softronic Systems	David Ryan Michael Craig	Ford BA Falcon XR6T	36	+2:03.105
5	C	30	GAM Electric / Softronic Systems	David Ryan Michael Craig	4.0 L Ford Barra 240T turbocharged I6	36	+2:03.105
6	A	23	Mitsubishi Electric	Steve Knight Charlie Kovacs	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI	36	+2:06.078
6	A	23	Mitsubishi Electric	Steve Knight Charlie Kovacs	2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4	36	+2:06.078
7	A	35	Ric Shaw Racing	James Parish Ric Shaw	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	36	+2:20.581
7	A	35	Ric Shaw Racing	James Parish Ric Shaw	1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor	36	+2:20.581
8	A	91	The PMM Group	Jim McKnoulty Dean Wanless	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	36	+2:23.150
8	A	91	The PMM Group	Jim McKnoulty Dean Wanless	2.0 L Subaru EJ20 turbocharged H4	36	+2:23.150
9	A	11	Rondo Building Supplies	Graham Alexander Barry Morcom	HSV VX GTS 300kW	35	+1 lap
9	A	11	Rondo Building Supplies	Graham Alexander Barry Morcom	5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8	35	+1 lap
10	C	62	Solace / Wakeling	Scott Loadsman Ian Luff	Holden VX Commodore SS	35	+1 lap
10	C	62	Solace / Wakeling	Scott Loadsman Ian Luff	5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8	35	+1 lap
11	A	15	Bob Hughes Special Vehicles	Steve Knight Charlie Kovacs	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI	35	+1 lap
11	A	15	Bob Hughes Special Vehicles	Steve Knight Charlie Kovacs	2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4	35	+1 lap
12	C	27	Go Karts Go	Chris Alajajian	BMW E36 323i	35	+1 lap
12	C	27	Go Karts Go	Chris Alajajian	2.5 L BMW M52B25 I6	35	+1 lap
13	C	32	Circle Corporation	David Capraro John Milan	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	35	+1 lap
13	C	32	Circle Corporation	David Capraro John Milan	3.2 L Alfa Romeo 3.2 24V V6	35	+1 lap
14	B	69	Northshore Mitsubishi	Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo	Mitsubishi Mirage	34	+2 laps
14	B	69	Northshore Mitsubishi	Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	34	+2 laps
15	C	7	Hankook Tyres / DBA	Peter Conroy Terry Conroy	Honda Integra Type-R	34	+2 laps
15	C	7	Hankook Tyres / DBA	Peter Conroy Terry Conroy	1.8 L Honda B18C I4	34	+2 laps
16	B	40	Supercar Experience	Ash Samadi	Mitsubishi Mirage	34	+2 laps
16	B	40	Supercar Experience	Ash Samadi	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	34	+2 laps
17	B	41	grog2go.com.au	Brendon Cook	Mitsubishi Mirage	34	+2 laps
17	B	41	grog2go.com.au	Brendon Cook	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	34	+2 laps
18	B	66	Maxisteel	Yanis Derums	Mitsubishi Mirage	34	+2 laps
18	B	66	Maxisteel	Yanis Derums	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	34	+2 laps
19	C	68	Proton Cars Australia	Nicolas Lucas Tengku Mahaleel	Proton Satria GTi	33	+3 laps
19	C	68	Proton Cars Australia	Nicolas Lucas Tengku Mahaleel	1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4	33	+3 laps
20	C	24	Wizard Financial	David Borg Sam Astuti	Mitsubishi Mirage	33	+3 laps
20	C	24	Wizard Financial	David Borg Sam Astuti	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	33	+3 laps
21	C	67	Proton Cars Australia	Geoff Russell David Russell	Proton Satria GTi	33	+3 laps
21	C	67	Proton Cars Australia	Geoff Russell David Russell	1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4	33	+3 laps
22	B	3	Dentbuster-Equity-One	Francois Jouy Richard Luff	Mitsubishi Mirage	33	+3 laps
22	B	3	Dentbuster-Equity-One	Francois Jouy Richard Luff	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	33	+3 laps
23	B	16	Karecla Patisserie	Kurt Bieder	Mitsubishi Mirage	30	+6 laps
23	B	16	Karecla Patisserie	Kurt Bieder	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	30	+6 laps
DNF	A	9	Mek-Tek Motorsport	Anton Mechtler	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII	19
DNF	A	9	Mek-Tek Motorsport	Anton Mechtler	2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4	19
DNF	A	63	Novatec Construction Systems	Paul Mitolo Dale Brede	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	14
DNF	A	63	Novatec Construction Systems	Paul Mitolo Dale Brede	1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor	14
DNF	C	22	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	Leanne Ferrier Rick Bates	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	10
DNF	C	22	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	Leanne Ferrier Rick Bates	1.3 L Toyota 2SZ-FE I4	10
DNF	A	96	Advanced Power	Don Pulver Tony Wilson	Nissan 200SX GT	9
DNF	A	96	Advanced Power	Don Pulver Tony Wilson	2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4	9
DNF	B	4	Platetronic	Richard Gartner Enzo Piazza	Mitsubishi Mirage	3
DNF	B	4	Platetronic	Richard Gartner Enzo Piazza	1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4	3
DNF	A	70	Altiris	Michael Sainsbury Wayne Boatright	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2
DNF	A	70	Altiris	Michael Sainsbury Wayne Boatright	2.0 L Subaru EJ20 turbocharged H4	2
DNF	A	43	Hydralyte	Lee Clinnick C. Coles	Subaru Impreza WRX STi
DNF	A	43	Hydralyte	Lee Clinnick C. Coles	2.0 L Subaru EJ20 turbocharged H4
DNS	A	38	Castran Gilbert	Dennis Gilbert Glen Gilbert	HSV VX GTS 300kW
DNS	A	38	Castran Gilbert	Dennis Gilbert Glen Gilbert	5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8

References

Natsoft Race Result*

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