Sydney Dragway Karcher Nitro Champs Report
The Nitro Champs meeting was to be a stepping stone for the RGR team and the 1st qualifier on Friday night went off with a bang in more ways than one. Pro Stock was throwing down fast ET times and it looked like the track was going to be tight for T/A, but unfortunately the track went off. The City Finance Funnycar had an over rev at the 1000ft mark which in turn dropped a valve and coasted to a 5.91 @ only 206mph. This still put us straight into number 4 qualifier position.
Ralf & Anthony from Smithfield Diff & Gear along with Wayne Newby helped, burning the midnight oil with the crew. Mark at MSCN helping out with supplying parts, as well as some of the No. 1 oil in Australia, “BRAD PENN”. Thanks guys for your commitment to RGR staying in the race.
Saturday was back to basics after we decided to play it safe by changing the engine, and the 2nd qualifier was a half track pass so the team could assess the new engines vitals. The numbers were very strong to half track which show we had lost nothing. The City Finance Funnycar finished number 6 in qualifying, which again was a solid achievement for the team.
Race day had us paired up with the very consistent dragster of Dean Oakey, and we needed to make them catch us if they can. We did get the holeshot and ran hard all the way with a 5.83 @ 248mph, only to get beaten right on the finish line and that was a killer.
The City Finance Funnycar is showing consistent 5 second passes down the track, and next the meeting at the Winternationals in Willowbank the RGR team will be a thorn in other races side.
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