
Zappia takes Summer Slam championship lead
A B-Final win at the Nitro Slam proved enough to leapfrog John Zappia into the lead of the Direct Mining & Industrial Summer Slam Series on Saturday at Perth Motorplex.

A B-Final win at the Nitro Slam proved enough to leapfrog John Zappia into the lead of the Direct Mining & Industrial Summer Slam Series on Saturday at Perth Motorplex.

The BME WA Nitro Championship is home to an exotic group of nitro-fuelled machines, including one that has become Australia’s quickest nitro front engine dragster.

Aaron Deery is no stranger to very fast cars, but a switch to two wheels left him ‘shocked’ by the experience and ready for more ahead of the January 2 Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex.

John Zappia is optimistic of getting back close to his record performances after taking the time to do some horsepower experiments on the Dananni Hotshots/ Tony’s Auto Wreckers Monaro Top Doorslammer.

David Mills notched up an early record for the new Sydney Dragway track surface taking a chainsaw to the national aspirated rotary record.

Brandon Gosbell has recorded a new personal best in the King Kong Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car at Sydney Dragway, as part of a test session for the Aeroflow stable.

John Zappia’s rollercoaster season in the Dananni Hotshots/Tony’s Auto Wreckers Monaro Top Doorslammer continued last Saturday at Perth Motorplex, after a gear shifting gremlin cost the team a chance at making the final of Summer Slam round two.

Daniel Gregorini will be racing at today’s Direct Mining & Industrial Summer Slam after an incredible effort to repair his Camaro Top Doorslammer after a big wall hit just three weeks ago.

Kelvin Lyle is aiming to knock John Zappia off the top of the Direct Mining & Industrial Summer Slam points today at Perth Motorplex, with the Busselton Top Doorslammer driver confident his Ford Mustang is on the verge of great things.

As racing resumes at Sydney Dragway, Maatouks Racing as been arming up with new racing weaponry in the down time read for another blitz on drag racing records. Here is a sneak peak.
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