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14 NOV 2011 - The Mopars RUMBLE On!!!

The 2nd Annual Mopar Rumble hosted by the Regals Mopar Car Club was an awesome day packed full of action all over the Sydney Dragway venue.
With non stop action on the Drag Strip including a Supercruise for the Show Cars, Dyno and Show n Shine competition on in the Pit Area along with heaps of Traders offering special deals and even a Jumpy Castle for the kids there was certainly something for everyone at the Rumble!
![]() We origanlly reported Jimmy Cemal took out the quickest Street ET with a very impressive 10.758 in his 360 powered Charger, however after scanning throught the run sheets we found that John Avouris banged out an even more impressive 10.665 in his 340 powered Charger ... sorry bout that John! ... even Timmy "2 Step" was impressed he even stopped eating to weatch the run! |
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![]() Patricia McNiff was the Quickest female ET with an 11.414 from her 318 Chrysler powered FE and she also took out best reaction time overall with a .003 light!!! |
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![]() Steve Eastern and his family towed down from Daisy Hill in Queensland to do some exhibition passes in his immaculate Dodge Daytona Funny Car besting a 6.748 on the day! |
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![]() Luke Griffiths took out the Big Block Class with a win over Darren Fogwell running an 11.366 (11.27 dial in) in his tough 440 cube Plymouth Satellite. |
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![]() Larry Etcell in his 360 Chrysler powered Nissan won the Small Block Class with an 11.402 over a red lighting Stephen Reimann in the Final. |
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![]() Louie Marinos took out the Hemi 6 Class when Victor Baralos red lit in the Final. |
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![]() David McNamara won the Slant Class in his 225 cube HAMBster over Matt Chojnacki. |
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![]() Hayley Turns is usually on the other side of the camera as one of our regular Cackling Pipes photographers, however she took the day off to race her Jeep Patriot and took out the Modern Class with a win over Liam Roberts in the Final. |
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![]() Wally Haddad took out the New Gen Hemi Class in his 12 second 300C when Tracey Roberts red lit her chances away in the Final. |
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![]() The Show n Shine had cars their moment in the sun with a huge Supercruise down the Drag Strip during the lunch break. |
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![]() Mark Arblaster had his Coupe out for the day and won the Big Block Class on the Dyno with 476.4 hp and also picked up a top 5 place in the Pro Judging. |
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![]() Neville Price's 59 Plymouth Sport Fury was another in the top 5 of the Pro Judging. |
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![]() This 1960 Desoto Adventurer belongs to Alan Fountain and quite deservidly it made it into the US Top 5 |
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![]() Lee Bektash towed up from Victoria to show his support for the Mopar Rumble running in the low sevens at over 190 mph in the hot conditions in his beautiful Dodge Stratus. |
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| FULL RESULTS | |||
| DRAG RACING | |||
| BIG BLOCK | |||
| Winner | Luke Griffiths | 440 Plymouth Satellite | |
| Runner Up | Darren Fogwell | 440 Dodge SuperBee | |
| SMALL BLOCK | |||
| Winner | Larry Etcell | 360 Nissan 300ZX | |
| Runner Up | Stephen Reimann | Dodge Dart | |
| HEMI 6 | |||
| Winner | Louie Marinos | 265 Valiant Charger | |
| Runner Up | Victor Baralos | 245 Valiant Pacer | |
| SLANT | |||
| Winner | David McNamara | 225 HAMBster | |
| Runner Up | Matt Chojnacki | 225 Valiant Safari | |
| MODERN | |||
| Winner | Hayley Turns | 2.4L Jeep Patriot | |
| Runner Up | Liam Roberts | 1.6L Chrysler Galant | |
| NEW GEN HEMI | |||
| Winner | Wally Haddad | 6.1L Chrysler 300C | |
| Runner Up | Tracey Roberts | 6.1L Chrysler 300C | |
| DYNO | |||
| SLANT 6 | Tyler Roberts | 162.1 hp | |
| BLOWN 6 | Tyler Roberts | 233.2 hp | |
| SMALL BLOCK | Chris Mead | 278.9 hp | |
| BIG BLOCK | Mark Arblaster | 476.4 hp | |
| HEMI | Russell Richardson | 349.8 hp | |
| NEW GEN | Walid Haddad | 358.7 hp | |
| BLOWN V8 | Robert Slade | 470.7 hp | |
| HP HERO | John Sotiropoulos | 537.1 hp | |
| SHOW n SHINE - PRO JUDGING TOP 5 US | |||
| Entrant #73 | Mike Hollis | 1970 Dodge Challenger | |
| Entrant #82 | Sue Morris | 1974 Dodge Challenger (SUZ440) | |
| Entrant #43 | Len Evans | 1967 Plymouth Barracuda (CU67PA) | |
| Entrant #78 | Nevill Price | 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury (NP383) | |
| Entrant #72 | Alan Fountain | 1960 Desoto Adventurer (DE5070) | |
| SHOW n SHINE - PRO JUDGING TOP 5 OZ | |||
| Entrant #75 | John Gallagher | 1968 Valiant VIP (VIP 273) | |
| Entrant #52 | Romeo Sosnjara | 1972 Valiant Charger 770 (SRT 770) | |
| Entrant #79 | Jay Arici | 1973 VJ Charger (WATEVA) | |
| Entrant #81 | Rod Harris | 1971 Valiant Charger (HEY071) | |
| Entrant #123 | Mark Arblaster | 1970 Valiant Coupe (WAR440) | |
| TOP 10 PEOPLES CHOICE | |||
| Entrant #123 | Mark Arblaster | 1970 Valiant Coupe (WAR440) | |
| Entrant #130 | Con Pendikoonis | 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner | |
| Entrant #111 | Tracey Roberts | 1955 Chrysler New Yorker (HEM155) | |
| Entrant #78 | Neville Price | 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury (NP383) | |
| Entrant #82 | Sue Morris | 1974 Dodge Challenger (SUZ440) | |
| Entrant #138 | Mick Dukic | 1966 VC Valiant (ISN332) | |
| Entrant #129 | Brett & Julie Mooring | 1971 VH Valiant | |
| Entrant #72 | Alan Fountain | 1960 Desoto Adventurer (DE5070) | |
| Entrant #52 | Romeo Sosnjara | 1972 Valiant Charger 770 (SRT 770) | |
| Entrant #43 | Len Evans | 1967 Plymouth Barracuda (CU67PA) | |
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For more on the 2011 MOPAR RUMBLE go to www.moparrumble.com.au and for more photos please VISIT OUR PHOTO GALLERY HERE thanks to Cackling Pipes Photography. Check out all the Drag Racing Finals below courtesy MADMAN PRODUCTIONS |
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