1999 Details

Date:		August 21	Date:		August 22
Admission:	$		Admission:	$	30
Paddock:	$	10	Paddock:	$	15

Children under 15 free admission	Super Tourers
Gates open at 7.00 AM			GT Production
Grid Walks				Porsche Cup
					ROH Commodore Cup



  1997 Reveiw    


Austalian GT Production Car  Championship
Century Batteries Australian GT Production Car Championship
was Round Five of the championship.  Neil Bates three times
Australian Rally championship had his first run in the Dodge 
Viper. The Porsche of Peter Fitzgerald and Ferrari of John  
Bowe were the fastest qualifyer with the Porsches of Domenic  
Beninca and Ed Atkin hot on the pace. Motoring Journalist 
Paul Gover set in behind the Wheel of a Ford Falcon XR6 
while Andrej Pavicevic was the fastest Group B driver in his 
Subaru Impreza WRX.

  
Bates in the Dodge Viper

Race one
Peter Fitzgerald lead off the start and was followed by Bowe 
in the Ferrari and Beninca and Ed Aitkin in their Porsches.  
Fitzgerald opened up a lead over the rest of the pack but 
Bowe, Beninca and Aitkin battle hard for second position.  
Another battle was looming for sixth position between John 
Burke in his Toyota Supra RZ who was just managing to hold 
off Max Dunn in his Porsche RSCS. Class B saw Andrej 
Pavicevic open a commanding lead over Chris Kousparis in 
another Subaru Impreza and Murray Carter in a Nissan 200SX 
Turbo.

Results Race One

Class A
1st Peter Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 RSCS
2nd John Bowe		Ferrari F355 Challenge
3rd Domenic Beninca	Porsche 911 RSCS

Class B
1st Andrej Pavicevic	Subaru Impreza WRX

Class C
1st Paul Gover		Ford Falcon XR6

Class D
1st Troy Searle	BMW 32i

Class E
1st Nigel Stones 	Suzuki GTi


Race Two
Saw Fitzgerald and Bowe of the start well with Fitzgerald
get the early lead with Bowe passing Fitzgerald on lap 
two to take the lead of Fitzgerald for the first time in 
the two races.  Fitzgerald put pressure on Bowe and Bowe 
finally succumbed to the pressure spinning on lap 9 giving 
Fitzgerald back the race lead.  Bowe had fallen back into 
the clutches of Dodge Viper driver Neil Bates who managed 
to pass Bowe many times on the long straights with the 
tremendous power of the Viper but every time Bowe managed 
to repass Bates under brakes.  Fitzgerald took a comfortable 
win ahead of the Bowe who was closely followed by
Bates and Ed Aitkin who had made a last lap charge.

  
Bowe in the Ferrari had the early lead

Results Race Two

Class A
1st Peter Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 RSCS
2nd John Bowe		Ferrari F355 Challenge
3rd Ed Aitkin		Porsche 911 RSCS

Class B
1st Andrej Pavicevic	Subaru Impreza WRX

Class C
1st Paul Gover		Ford Falcon XR6

Class D
1st Troy Searle	BMW 32i

Class E
1st Nigel Stones 	Suzuki GTi




  1998 Reveiw    

The 1998 GT Production Showroom Showdown saw
John Bowe in his Ross Palmer Motorsport Ferrari
Contest against The Porsches of series leader
Domenic Beninca, Peter Fitzgerald, Ed Atken and
Rodney Forbes.

Bowe Lead all the way, but behind there was a good
scrap between Fitzgerald, Forbes and Benica untill
Fitzgerald pulled away.  The race also saw the
GTP Debut of television personality Sam Newman in
an XR8 prepaired by Ross Palmer Motorsport.

  
Fitzgerald Leads they way.

Results 

Class A
1st	J Bowe		Ferrari F355

Class B
1st	C Kousparis	Subaru WRX

Class C
1st	R Chadwick	Mitsubishi Magna

Class D
1st	M Simpson	BMW 323i

Class E
1st	K Kalaitizdus	Proton M21

  



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