Harvey swings for the fences with new look

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Carrying a brand new Dodson Motorsport scheme on his Toyota Celica, New Zealand’s Rod Harvey hired out Willowbank Raceway recently for a night test session to take a crack at the five second pass his team has been chasing.

With international competition for the first 2JZ-powered five second pass heating up, Harvey knew he had to step things up. A massive storm halted proceedings on Harvey’s first intended day of testing but he was back again and managed a 6.189/237.92mph, a little bit off his PB of 6.12.

“After a rather trying night testing at Willowbank, (we were) not quite where we were aiming but can chill out over Christmas knowing we had a crack at it,” Harvey said.

Drag Photos was there to follow the team as they sought the magic combination of set up needed.

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As with most Sport Compact cars, the laptop is just as important a tool as a spanner or screwdriver – if not more.

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There’s likely somewhere in the vicinity of 2500 horsepower right here, all from a factory Toyota block.

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Ben Bray was on hand to give Harvey some assistance.

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Hey it might not have been a five, but at least you looked good doing it, Rod.

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