The 2024 Road Warrior Trailers Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip was once again one of the largest collections of Junior Dragsters and Bike of the year all vying for what is now a prestigious title in the Junior ranks.
53 racers from all over the country rocked up to the regional venue for two fun-filled days of racing – though challenging at times as it turned out with the wet menace showing up on Sunday at times.
Saturday the Juniors were split up into their individual classes and after qualifying, raced against a pro tree in a round robin format for an enjoyable taste of something different.
Winning the day were:
Junior Bike
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Seth Jarvis
RU (Deakin Motorcycles), Seth Jarvis
Winner (Deakin Motorcycles), Lawrence Raschella
C/JD
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Adriana Florimell
RU (Brickngo Bricklaying), Savanna Luci
Winner (Brickngo Bricklaying), Lilly Horton
B/JD
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Aubree Maggs
RU (PBM Earthmoving), Deklan McGregor
Winner (PBM Earthmoving), James Barlow
A/JD
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Daniella Axiak
RU (Kuchel Koncepts), Cooper Plummer
Winner (Kuchel Koncepts), Zayne Condello
Best Bike Package
Winner (Ballistic Performance Parts), Adam Jordan
Best Boys Package
Winner (Princi Motorsport), Josh Maggs
Best Girls Package
Winner (Kardum Racing), Piper Bennett
Saturday night culminated in a track dinner, auction and games letting everyone chill after a frantic day of racing. Overnight rained pushed the start of Sunday’s proceedings back and intermittent showers through out the day limited the day’s all in bracket to just one qualifier.
Once racing was underway, everyone raced hard into the evening to determine the Junior Dragster Nationals Champion for 2024. In Junior Bike the final came down to Adam Jordan and Lucas Bergamin with Bergamin going 0.066 on the tree to set the race up for a win at the stripe with a 9.480 on a 9.45 aboard his Honda.
The monster Junior Dragster field was whittled down to Zayne Condello and Makayla Reed going head to head in the final. Condello was crisp on the tree with a 0.034 light driving around Reed comfortably before the stripe with a 8.149 on a 8.09 for the win.
Full results for the day are:
Junior Bike
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Seth Jarvis
RU (Kuchel Koncepts), Adam Jordan
Winner (Hawkeye Motorsports), Lucas Bergamin
Best Presented Bike and Crew (Nicole McLeod Occupational & Hand Therapy), Adam Jordan
Best Bike Package (Kitchens By Peter), Lucas Bergamin
Junior Dragster
Top Qualifier (Atlantic Oils), Charlize Grivell
Semi Finalist (Nicole McLeod Occupational & Hand Therapy), Ava Walker
RU (Nicole McLeod Occupational & Hand Therapy), Makayla Reed
Winner (Automation & Robotic Services), Zayne Condello
Best Presented Dragster and Crew
Winner (Reaction Time Racing), Team Horton
Best Dragster Package
Winner (Kitchens By Peter), Mason Sparrow
Perfect Light
Winner (Rambunctious Rodders & Barlow Family), Brock Furlanetto
Anita Board Sportsmanship Award
Winner (Board Family Racing), Mason Kuchel
Mason Kuchel was honoured to receive the Anita Board Sportsman Award for lending his HANS device to a fellow competitor for licensing when their did not arrive in time.
Check out some shots from the event courtesy of Steven Bloomfield Photography.
