Gold class – ANDRA Pro Series report

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Top Comp

Rob Pilkington proved quick again in qualifying, a -.69 5.78 putting his Force Equipment/Alutech Chev on top.

Wayne Keys returned to some pace with a AA/AP 6.22 to qualify fourth.

John Napier ran his first five second pass, a 5.97, to make for a very happy team.

Aaron Deery ran as quick as 5.70 but also endured oiling the track a couple of times and having to shut down after the burnout to make for an up and down weekend.

Debbie O’Rourke had a few troubles with the body interrupting the staging beams, which husband Grant accepted responsibility for in the post-race interview after some work he did on the car.

Andrew Minogue made it to the A Final with a -.71 CC/GA 7.26 in the elimination round from his Falcon but the rain meant the final, where he was to face Pilkington, could not be run.

Shane Weston ran quick enough for a B Final spot alongside Jeffrey Clarke but like the A Finalists they were unable to race.

Super Comp

Dave Dequen had his new E/AA on track for the first time. He ran a best of 7.83 in eliminations after making it to the semi finals, though one of his runs at the crowd oohing and aahhing after it almost rolled in the burnout.

Moreno Gullotto was back on track with the Soarer but had some errant runs.

Ralph Lewis made it all the way to the catch net with his Falcon after a brake failure. It damaged the front end but he has already had plenty of offers of help.

Allen Puglia started his season with two wins but this time had to settle for runner up spot with the Nuford Probe.

Mick Frossos avenged his runner up to Puglia at the last event with a win in this edition, the A/GA Nissan besting with a 7.38 that also top qualified him.

Comp Bike

Greg Durack had his new turbocharged Kawasaki on track for the first time but had some issues. This will be a real weapon in CC/CB once it is running right.

Kevin Gummow started out well with a 7.73 in qualifying to be .62 under the CC/CB index but then welded a clutch together in the first round.

David Shaw was one of two interstate visitors in Comp Bike, along with “Keg” Garland.

Justin Townson reached the final for the first time in Competition Bike after graduating from Mod Bike. Supported by bracket sponsor Trikeworks he gave it all he had…

…but could not top Neil Anderson who continued his streak of victories. Part of the reason Anderson is so good is the way he literally watches the competition as shown here, he plays Group Two like Group Three and never takes more off the index than he has to.

Supercharged Outlaws

Phil Glendinning made an appearance in Supercharged Outlaws with the ex-BSR Falcon. He top qualified for the bracket and actually ran a 6.4 too. He made it to the B Final which had to be cancelled due to rain.

Frank Mamone towed over from NSW to put in some laps with his popular Nova. He struggled to get the power down with plenty of wheelstands and tyre smoke.

Mark Mackay’s altered made it to the B Final but the team had to settle for splitting the prizemoney.

Ian Foster scored an A Final place against Don Freind but would not get the chance to prove his mettle against the champion.

Modified

Norm Butler got to the final and had his chance to shine, but a close 8.23 on an 8.24 breakout in the final meant he had to settle for runner up. He did take his chance to say “that thing was on a mission” in trophy presentations, however.

Kim Nordahl took his front engine dragster through for a win. An 8.86 on an 8.83 was enough to push Butler to a break out.

Super Sedan

Greg Carter pushed his Cobalt to a break out 6.98 in the second round of Super Sedan but he was still a very happy man.

Shane Catalano is taking the opportunity to race his Charger ute while his dad’s Outlaws car is repaired from its fire at the last event. This thing has a real tough, lumpy idle.

Kaine Weighell is suffering the third round blues at the moment as he tried to get another championship on track.

A -.037 red light in the final by Matt Treloar handed away victory.

Paul Downe in the Black Market Commodore won for the first time in Super Sedan. A .013 reaction and a 9.14 on a 9.13 dial in would have been a tough package for Treloar to defeat anyhow.

Modified Bike

Troy Thompson took his Hayabusa into the final of Modified Bike but came up against a tough Keith Bentley and took a runner up for Warhead Racing.

Keith Bentley endured a tough last event when his nitrous assisted Mod Bike burnt up some gear but this time he had no such issues and used some very good reaction times to reach and win the final.

Super Street

Bernie Ellerby’s HB Torana represents the six cylinder brigade well.

Roger Moorhouse was in his second final for the season but an 11.24 on an 11.29 break out in the final handed away his shot at the trophy.

Ethan Hort is a Junior Dragster graduate showing great potential in Super Street. After doing some damage last event Hort rushed his motor off to Balcatta Engines to get fixed up and after some late nights it was all worth it.

Junior Dragster

Jason Djuric might not have the quickest car in Junior Dragster but he showed he has the skills to match it with the others after making the semi finals.