The 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3J Performance Cars and Group 3E Series Production Cars.2008 Bathurst Motor Festival - 12 Hour Category Supplementary Regulations – Final, Page 3 The race was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 10 February 2008. It was the sixth Bathurst 12 Hour to be held and the second since its 2007 revival. The race was won by Rod Salmon, Damien White and Graham Alexander driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. It was the first time a Mitsubishi had won the race.
Class structure Cars competed in the following classes: Class A - High Performance All Wheel Drive Class B - High Performance Rear Wheel Drive Class C - Hot Hatch Performance Cars Class D - Production Vehicles under $50,000 Class E - Production Sports under $50,000 Class F - Under 2.5 Litre Production Class G - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre (No starters) Class H - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Final Entry List Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 1 November 2008
Results
Position2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Race Results Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 1 November 2008 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Rod Salmon Damien White Graham Alexander 87 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SKWIRK.com 1 A 253 2 Tony Quinn Klark Quinn Grant Denyer 29 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX VIP Petfoods (Aust) PL 2 A 253 3 Garry Holt Paul Morris Craig Baird 20 BMW 335i Eastern Creek Karts P/L 1 B 252 4 Barrie Morcom Steve Owen Layton Cranbrook 11 BMW 335i Rondo / CIS Group 2 B 247 5 Martin Notaras Des Wall David Wall Trevor Symonds 43 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Alan East Motorsport 3 A 243 6 Luke Searle Peter Kelly 3 BMW 130i XEETEC 1 C 243 7 Mark O'Connor Andrew Fisher Richard Buttrose 10 Lotus Exige Lotus Cars Australia 3 B 241 8 David Schulz Andy Knight James Winslow 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wilson Brothers Racing 4 A 239 9 Brian Walden Garth Walden Michael Auld 24 Holden VY Commodore SS Walden Motorsport 1 D 236 10 Kurt Kratzmann Ian Tulloch Brent Collins 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi WBR / Gizmo / Laminex 5 A 235 11 Colin Osborne Neal Bates John Roecken 13 Toyota Celica Osborne Motorsport 1 E 234 12 Allan Letcher Nathan Callaghan Clint Harvey 72 Toyota Celica True Blue Motorsport 2 E 233 13 Peter Conroy Terry Conroy Carl Schembri 14 Honda Integra Type S Hankook Tyres / Disc Brakes Au 3 E 231 14 Barrie Nesbitt Tony Alford Paul Freestone 5 HSV GTS Donut King 4 B 230 15 Richard Howe Dennis O'Keefe Dean Neville 94 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Aporschapart 2 D 228 16 Bill Sherwood Hadrian Morrall Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica Osborne Motorsport 4 E 225 17 Rob Thomson Greg Willis Guy Gibbons 68 Lotus Exige Queensland House and Land.com 5 B 221 18 Ross Buckingham Jamie Augustine Brett Youlden Greg Sticker 40 Hyundai Sonata Kangan Batman TAFE/Hankook Tyres 1 F 219 19 Jim Hunter Warren Bossie Matthew Windsor 88 Subaru Impreza RS Jim Hunters Suspension 2 F 219 20 David Filipetto Nathan Gotch Wayne Vinckx 77 Alfa Romeo 147 JTD Thomson Alfa 1 H 217 21 Darren Harris Nick Lange Lindsay Kearns 93 Proton Satria GTi Lubrimaxx 3 F 217 22 Joel Spychala Lindsay Yelland Alex Saliba 17 FPV GT-P V8 Race Experience 6 B 210 23 David Heath Warren Luff Ian Luff 9 Ford BF Falcon XR8 Code Blue Motorsport 3 D 193 24 Chris Delfsma John Bowe Paul Stubber 21 Ford BF Falcon XR8 Century 21 4 D 183 DNF David Mertens Leigh Mertens Terry Wyhoon 71 HSV VY GTS G & D Performance B 220 DNF Richard Mork David Turner Richard Prince 7 Honda Integra Type R V8 Racing E 142 DNF Mark King Michael Trimble Mark Brame 34 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Mark King A 137 DNF Jake Camilleri Scott Nicholas Tim Sipp 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Mazda C 108 DNF Michael Brock Garry Young Jack Elsegood 80 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Coopers/Brock Harcourts A 77 DNF Bob Pearson Anton Mechtler Jason Walsh 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Pro-Duct Motorsport A 76 DNF Allan Shephard Dennis Cribbin Len Cave 27 Mazda 3 MPS The Shire Conveyancer C 71 DNF Gary Deane Rob Rubis 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Humes A 63 DNF Cameron McConville Nathan Pretty Shane Price 1 Holden VE Commodore SS Sportwagon Jack Daniels D 30 DNF Steve Briffa Lee Holdsworth Brett Holdsworth 8 Holden VY Commodore SS Paul Wakeling Holden D 6 DNS Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Michael Sherrin 16 BMW 130i Sherrin Motorsport C DNS Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo David Stone 76 Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTD Thomson Alfa G
References
Further reading A parting shot - 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour, The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour: a race around the clock, pages 46 to 50
External links 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour - Hour by Hour Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 1 November 2008 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour - Images Retrieved from www.trentwallis.com on 1 November 2008