Racers and Sydney Dragway pushed through intermittent rain showers through out the day to finish the now long running Day of the Drags event that celebrates the nostalgia scene. This year’s addition had added depth from the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars and Nostalgia Pro Stock brackets delivering a show.
After multiple track dries the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car match racing between King Kong and Terminator dropped the hammer on two paired laps. Graeme Frawley was behind the butterflies of King King and Morice McMillin subbed in for Justin Walshe who was stuck in Queensland dealing with a cyclone.
The two blasted out a 5.67/256mph and 5.71/268mph from King Kong and Terminator respectively on the first run, then slayed a 5.54/237mph to 5.53/266mph lap to finish off the day.
In Nostalgia Pro Stock, Owen James won not only the Showman’s Award, but the event in the former Joe Polito Pro Stock Cortina, defeating Luke Romeo’s VP Commodore in the final 8.62 to 8.80. Naomi Dyson picked up the Best Presented Award with her Mexican themed crew looking after the Pro Stock Pontiac once made famous by Wayne Missingham.
In other finals
Chris Denny has a solo in the Supercharged Outlaws final in Gambler 3
CJ Davies put his slingshot into the Top Eliminator winner’s circle defeating Jack Moreau’s Capri.
Anthony Mastromauro wrapped up Middle Eliminator in his Model A over Tony De Maria’s high stepping XY.
Richard Matosevic won Top Gas final against Rob Matesic.
John Kerr chalked up another Day of the Drags win in Vintage Gas beating Kevin Landrebe in the final.
Bill Hatzi won Street 1300 over Damien Flood.
Shane Copping defeated Brett Copping in an all family Classic Bike duel with a 13.732 on a 13.73.
Highlight of Vintage Gas is always the wheelstands, Simon Adrichem’s FJ wheels up is a common site, but wild moment of the day goes to Benjamin Love’s blow Valiant Wagon who kissed the wall after flattening the front runners.
And we just love a wheelstanding stick shifter.
