The 2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on 10 and 11 September 2011, at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship and Round 2 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship. The race was won by Stuart Kostera and Ian Tulloch, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The Lancer Evolution 9 of Tony Quinn and Klark Quinn finished in second place with another Lancer Evolution 9 in third, driven by Jim Pollicina and Dean Kelland.
The race was run over two days and had two legs, each one scheduled to be eighty laps and 250km in length. However, due to stoppages and delays on each day while other categories were running, the Saturday leg was shortened to 73 laps and the Sunday leg to 60 laps. The first leg was won by John Bowe and Peter O'Donnell in a BMW 335i while Kostera and Tulloch won the second leg and the race overall.
Class Structure Class A – Extreme Performance Class B – High Performance Class C – Performance Touring Class D – Production Touring Class E – Compact Touring Class I – Invitational
Results Results were as follows: Pos Drivers No. Vehicle Team Class Laps 1 Stuart KosteraIan Tulloch 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Performance A 133 2 Tony QuinnKlark Quinn 29 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX VIP Petfoods A 133 3 Jim PollicinaDean Kelland 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Poll Performance A 133 4 Dylan ThomasDave Thomas 68 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CXC Global A 132 5 Cameron WilsonPeter Burnitt 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Go Karting Gold Coast A 132 6 Peter O'DonnellJohn Bowe 28 BMW 335i GWS Personnel B 131 7 Jake CamilleriScott Nicholas 36 Mazda 3 MPS Grand Prix Motorsport C 130 8 Garth DuffyMatthew Hayes 26 BMW 130i GWS Personnel C 130 9 Beric LyntonMathew MacKeldon 23 Mini Cooper S Bruce Lynton Mini Garage I 126 10 Brendon CookJohn Modystach 2 Mini Cooper S Abbey Cranes I 125 11 Richard MorkJake Williams 21 Honda Integra Disc Brakes Australia D 125 12 Matt McGillGeoff Brunsdon 75 Toyota Celica Weldmaster D 121 13 Grant PhillipsAndrew TurpieDaryl Martin 77 Proton Satria GTi Pedders Suspension E 118 14 Hadrian MorrallDavid Gyuni 31 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport C 118 15 Rob JarvisMichael Gray 17 Suzuki Swift Sport Toasted Motorsport E 118 Ret Allan JarvisMorgan Haber 27 Suzuki Swift Sport Toasted Motorsport E 113 Ret Barton MawerJeremy Gray 10 FPV F6 International Energy Services B 80 Ret Declan KirkhamPhil Kirkham 71 Ford Fiesta Inertia Apparel D 79 Ret Colin OsborneRic Shaw 13 Mazda 3 MPS Osborne Motorsport C 61 Ret Greg SymesGlenn Seton 93 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Symes Coaches A 61 Ret Ryan McLeodGerrard McLeod 20 HSV VXR Racer Industries C 42
References
External links Australian Manufacturers' Championship at www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au