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16 JAN 2012 - Drag Racers blow out the Cobwebs at Test n Tune
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With the Christmas and New Year festivities out of the way around 100 Drag Racers took to Sydney Dragway to blow out the cobwebs and test those new parts and combinations that they have been tinkering on over the holiday period. The action got underway early and was non stop except for a small clean up when Big Joe Meake put some fluid under the tires and got the wall, however Joe emerged ok but has a bit of work to do on his turboed VL Commodore. Then around 7:00pm mother nature decided to step in and put an early end to day however it was still a great day of Drag Racing action with everything from Top Fuel to Junior Dragsters going down the Track! |
![]() The highlight for a lot of fans (and racers) was the debut of Chris Stipanovich's awesome Pontiac Nitro Funny Car ... The team breezed through the first part of the licencing process with a Launch and a Half Track pass that still stopped the clocks in 6.009 seconds at only 170 mph considering it was going over 220 mph at half track!!! |
![]() Geoff Blake piloted the beautiful Blake Family Blown Big Block Chev FED to a new Personal Best of 6.536 @ 220.94 mph! |
![]() Brett White was out for a bit more testing in his new Top Alcohol Dragster besting with an early shut off 6.164 @ 189.44 mph showing there is fives in store for this team the next time they come out. |
![]() Tony Dutton made a return to Drag Racing after a five year layoff and this launch sure got his attention ... |
![]() ... the Pink LJ headed straight for the centreline swerving back into his lane narrowly missing the left wall by centimetres!!! ... Nice save Tony! |
![]() Daniel Schultz was another Driver out trying to finish off his Licencing Passes but after a very stout .848 sixty foot time the Uplift Cranes Top Fueller smoked the tyres at around the 300 foot mark. |
![]() Great to see veteran Pro Stock racer Bruce Leake back out in the Pro Stock ranks in a brand new Pontiac GXP. A few teething problems prevented the team from getting in a representative pass but they went away happy and confident they will be on top of it by the time the ANDRA Pro Series Pro Stock round is here at Sydney Dragway in March. |
![]() Jason Both had his Gas Motorsports Triple Rotor RX-7 out for some more development going 1.0 to the sixty foot but having problems steering it with the front wheels off the ground! |
![]() Darren Parker came up from Victoria to pick up his Gear Box and decided to stick it straight in the car and go testing ... Besting with a B/APA 7.62 @ 179.92 mph with the new combo. |
![]() Phil Read had tough launch and went .868 to sixty but dropped cylinders and shook the tyres about 200 ft out ... |
![]() Another Victorian making the trek up to Sydney Dragway was Peter Pisalidis in his very tough Twin Turboed 10.5 Camaro. |
![]() The Turbo Rota boys never fail to impress with big burnouts and firey exhausts and Lee Docherty's MX5 is no exception! |
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Well that's it for the first ANDRA Test n Tune Report of the year ... Remember we do it all again this Friday Night at the Full Throttle Friday right here at Sydney Dragway. Gates open 4:30pm and Racing from 6:00 till approx 10:00pm. You can check out more photos from this event IN OUR PHOTO GALLERY HERE thanks to Cackling Pipes Photography also check out our some Video highlights from MADMAN PRODUCTIONS below. |
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