# 2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown

The 2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown 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 16 November 2002 as a support event on program for the 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour. Since 1997 the Bathurst Showroom Showdown had been the lead support race for the Bathurst 1000 but moved to the 24 Hour was promoted and run by the same PROCAR organisation.
Entry list was smaller as some teams chose to race in the 24 Hour race so the Mirage Cup was added to the eligibility.
The race was won by Gary Young and Michael Brock driving a Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI won the race by 15 seconds ahead of the similar Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII driven by Graham Alexander and John Woodberry with the Mazda RX-7 Turbo of Bob Pearson and Mark Brame finishing third.

## Class structure

Cars competed in the following three classes:
* Class A : GT-Performance class cars
* Class B : GT-Production class cars
* Class C : Mitsubishi Mirage Cup

## Results

| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | A | 18 | Brock Partners / Coopers | Michael Brock Gary Young | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI | 47 | 2:02:38.8391 |
| 1 | A | 18 | Brock Partners / Coopers | Michael Brock Gary Young | 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 | 47 | 2:02:38.8391 |
| 2 | A | 57 | Corio Auto Parts Plus | Graham Alexander John Woodberry | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII | 47 | +15.326 |
| 2 | A | 57 | Corio Auto Parts Plus | Graham Alexander John Woodberry | 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 | 47 | +15.326 |
| 3 | A | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Mark Brame | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | 46 | +1 lap |
| 3 | A | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Mark Brame | 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor | 46 | +1 lap |
| 4 | A | 30 | supercard.com.au | Peter Roma Mark Thomas | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | 46 | +1 lap |
| 4 | A | 30 | supercard.com.au | Peter Roma Mark Thomas | 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor | 46 | +1 lap |
| 5 | C | 66 | Maxisteel Bushley | Yanis Derums Chris Oxley | Mitsubishi Mirage | 43 | +4 laps |
| 5 | C | 66 | Maxisteel Bushley | Yanis Derums Chris Oxley | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | 43 | +4 laps |
| 6 | C | 69 | Northshore Mitsubishi | Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo | Mitsubishi Mirage | 43 | +4 laps |
| 6 | C | 69 | Northshore Mitsubishi | Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | 43 | +4 laps |
| 7 | C | 7 | Francois Jouy | Francois Jouy Mark Eddy | Mitsubishi Mirage | 43 | +4 laps |
| 7 | C | 7 | Francois Jouy | Francois Jouy Mark Eddy | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | 43 | +4 laps |
| 8 | C | 27 | Martin Bailey Building | Martin Bailey Dean Evans | Mitsubishi Mirage | 43 | +4 laps |
| 8 | C | 27 | Martin Bailey Building | Martin Bailey Dean Evans | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | 43 | +4 laps |
| 9 | B | 17 | Holden / Bilstein / CVG Gas | Martin Doxey David Mertens | Holden TS Astra SRi | 42 | +5 laps |
| 9 | B | 17 | Holden / Bilstein / CVG Gas | Martin Doxey David Mertens | 2.2 L Holden Z22SE I4 | 42 | +5 laps |
| 10 | E | 22 | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | Michael Taylor Rick Bates | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | 41 | +6 laps |
| 10 | E | 22 | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | Michael Taylor Rick Bates | 1.3 L Toyota 2SZ-FE I4 | 41 | +6 laps |
| 11 | B | 21 | Graham Roylett | Graham Roylett Andre Morgan | Proton Satria GTi | 40 | +7 laps |
| 11 | B | 21 | Graham Roylett | Graham Roylett Andre Morgan | 1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4 | 40 | +7 laps |
| 12 | A | 53 | Ric Shaw Racing | Ric Shaw Warwick Rooklyn | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | 36 | +11 laps |
| 12 | A | 53 | Ric Shaw Racing | Ric Shaw Warwick Rooklyn | 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor | 36 | +11 laps |
| DNF | A | 38 | Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd | Dennis Gilbert Glen Gilbert | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI | 42 | |
| DNF | A | 38 | Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd | Dennis Gilbert Glen Gilbert | 2.0 L Mitsubishi Sirius 4G63 turbocharged I4 | 42 | |
| DNF | A | 2 | Brett Peters | Rod Dawson Todd Wanless | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 41 | |
| DNF | A | 2 | Brett Peters | Rod Dawson Todd Wanless | 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | 41 | |
| DNF | B | 70 | Nilsson Motorsport | Stephen Robinson Stephen Voight | Honda Integra Type-R | 39 | |
| DNF | B | 70 | Nilsson Motorsport | Stephen Robinson Stephen Voight | 1.8 L Honda B18C I4 | 39 | |
| DNF | A | 63 | Austronic Services | Julian Mazzone Paul Mitolo | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | 29 | |
| DNF | A | 63 | Austronic Services | Julian Mazzone Paul Mitolo | 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW twin-turbocharged twin-rotor | 29 | |
| DNF | B | 67 | Team Satria Racing | Geoff Russell Mike Kilpatrick | Proton Satria GTi | 23 | |
| DNF | B | 67 | Team Satria Racing | Geoff Russell Mike Kilpatrick | 1.8 L Mitsubishi 4G93 I4 | 23 | |
| DNF | A | 220 | Haysom Motorsport | Tony Alford John Grounds | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 23 | |
| DNF | A | 220 | Haysom Motorsport | Tony Alford John Grounds | 2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4 | 23 | |
| DNF | A | 8 | Eagle Products | Mark Cohen Tom Watkinson | HSV VX GTS 300kW | 17 | |
| DNF | A | 8 | Eagle Products | Mark Cohen Tom Watkinson | 5.7 L GM Generation III LS1 V8 | 17 | |
| DNF | A | 87 | Tankworld | John Falk Neil McFadyen | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 14 | |
| DNF | A | 87 | Tankworld | John Falk Neil McFadyen | 2.0 L Subaru EJ turbocharged H4 | 14 | |
| EXC | A | 96 | Advanced Power | Don Pulver Tony Wilson | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | | |
| EXC | A | 96 | Advanced Power | Don Pulver Tony Wilson | 2.0 L Nissan SR20DET turbocharged I4 | | |
| EXC | C | 12 | Platetronic | Richard Gartner Andrew Miedecke | Mitsubishi Mirage | | |
| EXC | C | 12 | Platetronic | Richard Gartner Andrew Miedecke | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | | |
| EXC | C | 24 | Grant Park | Grant Park Graham Ryan | Mitsubishi Mirage | | |
| EXC | C | 24 | Grant Park | Grant Park Graham Ryan | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | | |
| EXC | C | 16 | Karecla Patisserie | Kurt Bieder Mohan Perera | Mitsubishi Mirage | | |
| EXC | C | 16 | Karecla Patisserie | Kurt Bieder Mohan Perera | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | | |
| EXC | C | 20 | Eastern Creek International Karting | Troy Hunt Garry Holt | Mitsubishi Mirage | | |
| EXC | C | 20 | Eastern Creek International Karting | Troy Hunt Garry Holt | 1.6 L Mitsubishi MIVEC 4G92 I4 | | |