Defending Australian Top Fuel champion Darren Morgan bowed out in the opening round of the second event of the ANDRA Pro Series Championship in Perth.
The Mildura Missile drew Damien Harris in the first round and despite a superior reaction time, Harris was able to get around him with a 4.833 second pass at 299mph to Morgan’s 5.573 at 222.77mph.
Although he was eliminated early, Morgan and the team made significant progress that will serve them well at the back end of the Championship.
Morgan was the fifth fastest qualifier in the field of five that made the trek to Western Australia.
Harris went on to claim victory at the event from Andrew Cowin.
This weekend – Morgan and the DMR Top Fuel Simulator will be in Cairns on behalf of AEG Powertools for a Bunnings Sale Day at Bunnings Cairns. Bunnings is located on the corner of Spence & Fearnley Streets, Bungalow. The team will be performing a startup at the event – allowing Cairns locals to get their Nitro fix!
Morgan’s full racing setup will remain in WA for the next two months until the next ANDRA Pro Series Championship round at the end of January.
The DMR team welcomed a new partner in Hertz Rental Cars on board for the Perth round and moving forward for the remainder of the 2012 season.
MISSILE’S QUOTE BOARD:
“It was disappointing that we didn’t win – however we can take some huge positives out of the weekend – those being that we’ve made some changes to the car and setup-wise they have solved some issues that we’ve been trying to put our finger on for some time.
“At this early stage of the Championship, those discoveries are quite significant and will pay dividends as we go down the line.
“We have a real platform to progress from here.”
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