1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown
The 1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for GT Production Cars.
The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 13 November 1999 over a three-hour duration.
The race was won by Terry Bosnjak and Mark Williamson driving a Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo.
Class structure
The field was divided into the following six classes:- Class A : Super Cars under $300,000
- Class B : High Performance Cars & Sports Cars under $89,000
- Class C : Production Touring Cars under 5000cc, Two Wheel Drive & under $47,000
- Class D : Production Touring Cars under 2500cc, Front Wheel Drive & under $37,000
- Class E : Production Touring Cars under 1850cc, Front Wheel Drive & under $26,000
- Class S : Sports, Performance Cars under 2600cc and under $63,000
Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class Pos. | Class | Laps | Qual Pos. |
| 1 | Terry Bosnjak Mark Williamson | 41 | Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo | Terry Bosnjak | 1 | A | 61 | 7 |
| 2 | Ed Aitken John Faulkner | 8 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Ed Aitken | 2 | A | 61 | 4 |
| 3 | Jamie Cartwright Aaron McGill | 11 | Toyota Supra RZ Twin Turbo | Car Imports Australia P/L | 3 | A | 60 | 5 |
| 4 | Matthew Stoupas Christian D'Agostin | 93 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Matthew Stoupas | 4 | A | 60 | 8 |
| 5 | Chris Kousparis Mark Brame | 6 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Nepean EFI | 1 | B | 60 | 19 |
| 6 | Peter Boylan Ross Palmer | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo Evo V | Ross Almond | 5 | A | 60 | 16 |
| 7 | Don Pulver Terry Shiel | 96 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Don Pulver | 2 | B | 59 | 22 |
| 8 | John Teulan Mike Kilpatrick | 45 | Nissan Skyline GT-R | Statewide GT-R Racing | 6 | A | 59 | 12 |
| 9 | Gary Deane Jim McKnoulty | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Jim McKnoulty | 3 | B | 58 | 24 |
| 10 | Terry Finnigan Ben Walsh | 56 | BMW M3-R Coupe | Peek Performance | 7 | A | 58 | 15 |
| 11 | Paul Mitolo Julian Mazzone | 63 | Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo | Paul Mitolo | 8 | A | 58 | DNQ |
| 12 | Peter Phelan David Wood | 16 | Holden VT Commodore SS V8 | Peter Phelan | 1 | C | 58 | 27 |
| 13 | Tony Longhurst Guy Andrews | 60 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 HP | Longhurst Racing | 2 | C | 58 | 33 |
| 14 | Graham Alexander John Woodbury | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo Evo V | Graham Alexander | 9 | A | 57 | 18 |
| 15 | Robert Chadwick Steve Knight | 20 | Mitsubishi TH Magna Sport V6 | Robert Chadwick | 3 | C | 57 | 37 |
| 16 | John McIlroy Brett Youlden | 95 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | John McIlroy | 4 | C | 57 | 29 |
| 17 | Peter McLeod Ryan McLeod Peter Verheyen | 46 | Ford EL Falcon XR6 | Ryan McLeod | 5 | C | 57 | 36 |
| 18 | David Ratcliffe Ron Searle | 88 | Toyota Camry CSi V6 | Nepean EFI | 6 | C | 57 | 31 |
| 19 | Roland Hill Dennis Cribben | 33 | Holden VS Commodore Exec V8 | Roland Hill | 7 | C | 56 | 30 |
| 20 | Ian Simpson Bruce Lynton | 32 | BMW 323i | Bruce Lynton | 1 | S | 56 | 35 |
| 21 | Steven Richards Greg Murphy | 28 | Holden Vectra GL 2.2 | Gibson Motor Sport | 1 | D | 56 | 45 |
| 22 | Peter McKay Paul Gover | 21 | Proton M21 Coupe | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 2 | D | 56 | 44 |
| 23 | Grant Kenny Scott Jacob | 50 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Scott Jacob | 4 | B | 56 | 23 |
| 24 | Wayne Russell Robert Middleton | 26 | BMW 323i | Wayne Russell | 2 | S | 55 | 32 |
| 25 | Tom Watkinson Grant Denyer | 43 | Mazda 626 V6 Sedan | Calvin Gardiner | 3 | D | 55 | 41 |
| 26 | Sam Newman Melinda Price | 17 | Holden Vectra GL 2.2 | Gibson Motor Sport | 4 | D | 55 | 50 |
| 27 | Daniel Wilke Ian Freeman | 35 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 3 | S | 55 | 46 |
| 28 | Scott Loadsman Allan Martin | 62 | Holden VT Commodore SS V8 | Scott Loadsman | 8 | C | 55 | DNQ |
| 29 | Nigel Williams Danny Brian | 67 | Suzuki Swift GTi | John Dickinson | 1 | E | 54 | 52 |
| 30 | Peter Ross Warren Luff Dwayne Bewley | 36 | Peugeot 306 Style | Northshore Rallysport P/L | 2 | E | 53 | 49 |
| 31 | Bob Hughes Rick Bates | 15 | Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo | Bob Hughes | 10 | A | 53 | 14 |
| 32 | Darren Best Steve Cramp | 78 | Hyundai Excel Sprint | Darren Best | 3 | E | 53 | 54 |
| 33 | Brian Carr Bruce Constable | 64 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | Brian Carr | 9 | C | 52 | 39 |
| 34 | Carol Jackson Gary Jackson Kevin Heffernan | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Pace Racing P/L | 5 | D | 50 | 51 |
| 35 | Mark Cohen Calvin Gardiner | 55 | Holden VS Commodore SS V8 | Mark Cohen | 10 | C | 49 | 38 |
| 36 | Colin Osborne Ric Shaw | 13 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 4 | S | 48 | 34 |
| 37 | Mark King Rod Wilson | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo Evo III | Mark King | 5 | B | 47 | 20 |
| 38 | Sue Hughes Paul Budda David Crowe | 75 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Buy-A-Drive | 4 | E | 20 | 53 |
| DNF | Murray Carter Greg Waters | 18 | Chevrolet Corvette C5 | Murray Carter | A | 55 | 17 | |
| DNF | Wayne Park Darren Palmer | 27 | Ferrari F355 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | A | 46 | 2 | |
| DNF | Richard Davis Gary Baxter | 25 | HSV VS GTS-R 215i | Jayco Caravans | B | 42 | 26 | |
| DNF | Jeff Church Ross Dillon Ray Stubber | 83 | Nissan Skyline GT-R | Jeff Church | A | 30 | 13 | |
| DNF | John Cowley Greg Crick | 2 | HSV VS GTS-R 215i | John T Cowley | B | 29 | 25 | |
| DNF | Clyde Lawrence Peter Gazzard | 14 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Scott's Transport | B | 27 | 21 | |
| DNF | Leanne Ferrier Stuart Kostera | 71 | Mazda 626 V6 | Rebound Clothing Co P/L | D | 19 | 43 | |
| DNF | Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards | 3 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Falken Tyres | A | 18 | 3 | |
| DNF | Geoff Morgan Domenic Beninca | 12 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Vodafone Network P/L | A | 17 | 6 | |
| DNF | Daryl Coon Dennis Penna | 70 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Daryl Coon | C | 16 | 42 | |
| DNF | Clayton Haynes Anton Mechtler | 4 | Toyota MR2 GT | Clayton Haynes | S | 15 | 40 | |
| DNF | Megan Kirkham Len Cave Phil Kirkham | 54 | Mazda MX-5 Sports | Rebound Clothing Co P/L | S | 2 | 47 | |
| DNF | Nathan Thomas Glenn Jordan | 37 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Nathan Thomas | E | 2 | 48 | |
| DNF | Rod Salmon Craig Dean Damien White | 9 | Dodge Viper GTS | Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep | A | 2 | 11 | |
| DNF | Beric Lynton Michael Simpson | 23 | BMW M3-R Coupe | Bruce Lynton | A | 1 | 10 | |
| DNF | Garry Holt Chris Stannard Dean Canto | 99 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Garry Holt | B | 1 | 28 | |
| DNS | Garry Waldon John Bowe | 29 | Dodge Viper GTS | Garry Waldon | A | 1 | ||
| DNS | Matthew Coleman Paula Elstrek | 30 | Maserati Ghibli | Marino Ciuffptelli | A | 9 | ||
| DNS | Craig Dean Trevor Sheumack | 65 | Saleen 302 Mustang | Crossover Car Conversions | A | |||
| DNQ | John Falk Kevin Lusty | 74 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Buy-A-Drive | E |