2010 Eastern Creek 8 Hour Production Car Race Explained

The 2010 Eastern Creek 8 Hour Production Car Race was an endurance motor race for production cars.^[1] It was staged on 12 December 2010 at the Eastern Creek International Raceway^[2] in New South Wales, Australia. Jim Hunter, Barton Mawer and Gavin Bullas won the race at the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STI; completing 249 laps, one more than the second place team of Barry Morcom, Nathan Morcom and Garry Holt, driving a BMW 335i. Third place went to father and son pairing Tony and Klark Quinn, who finished ten laps down from the winners, in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX.

Eligibility

The race was open to production based cars complying with the technical regulations for any one of the following:

CAMS Group 3E Production Cars^[3]
New Zealand Production Racing^[1]
FIA Group N Production Cars^[1]
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship (Super Production 2000cc class)^[1]

Classes

The race featured five classes:^[2]

Class A:
Class B:
Class D: Production Sports Cars up to 2 Litres^[4]
Class E:
Class F:

Names for classes other than Class D are not known.

Results

Position	Drivers^[5] ^[6]	No.	Vehicle	Team	Class	Laps
1	Jim Hunter Barton Mawer Gavin Bullas	77	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Jim Hunters Motorsport	A	249
2	Barry Morcom Nathan Morcom Garry Holt	11	BMW 335i	Morcom Motorsport	B	248
3	Tony Quinn Klark Quinn	29	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	VIP Petfoods	A	239
4	Terry Conroy Bob Hughes Gerry Burges	21	Honda Integra Type R	Disc Brakes Australia	D	238
5	Richard Gartner Francious Jouy Keen Booker Carl Schembri	97	Renault Clio 197	Safe-T-Shop	D	234
6	Paul Nelson Justin Matthews Bob Holden Greg Kean	16	Toyota Yaris	Bezcorp Security	E	221
7	Ian Thorp Aaron Thorp M Heffernan^[7]	13	Renault Clio RS	R-Sport Australia	D	208
8	David Filipetto Nathan Gotch Glenn Smith	147	Alfa Romeo 147	David Filipetto Consulting Services	F	47
DNF	Mark King Anton Mechtler Jason Walsh	38	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Pro-Duct Motorsport	A	191
DNF	Trover Keene Phil Alexander G Heath	50	Mini Cooper S	Midwest Multimedia	D	171
DNF	Bob Pearson Steve Glenney	33	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Pro-Duct Motorsport	A	150
DNF	Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	35	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Pro-Duct Motorsport	A	135
DNF	Chris Reeves C Colbey Anthony Soole	000	HSV Clubsport R8	Triple Zero Racing	B	117

References

http://www.eastern-creek-raceway.com/pdf/8Hour_Dec2010_SuppRegs.pdf Supplementary Regulations
http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/12/2010.ARDC.R3 Race results
http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/06/10/new-eight-hour-proddie-car-race-at-eastern-creek/ New Eight Hour proddie race at Eastern Creek
http://www.ozracingwrap.com.au/general/2170-eastern-creek-8-hour-provides-a-strong-finish-for-conroy-motorsport.html Eastern Creek 8 Hour provides a strong finish for Conroy Motorsport
http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/12/jim-hunter-subaru-takes-out-ec-8-hour/ Jim Hunter Subaru takes out EC 8 Hour – Sunday 12 December 2010
Lachlan Mansell, In The Hunt, Australian Motorsport eNews, Issue 185, 14–20 Dec 2010, pages 30–33
Web site: R-Sport Australia . 26 April 2011 . https://archive.today/20120909220218/http://www.r-sport.com.au/site/ . 9 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all .

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