Going into the final round of the “ANDRA PRO SERIES” at the Winternationals in Queensland the RGR team knew nothing short of a PB was going to get them into the top 8 elimination field & this was the goal the team had to finish the season. Only having 3 passes on the Willowbank track prior to this event & no existing data for the event made it so much more of a challenge.

The 1st qualifier saw the City Finance Funnycar break a blower belt before the 1000ft mark & still run its quickest pass to date with a 5.72 @ only 213mph which put the team straight into 6th spot & showed we were on the right track to make race day. With a couple of tweaks the 2nd qualifier was a jaw dropper & had the crew ecstatic with the time of 5.602 @ 254.95mph. With only 2 seasons & 43 passes on the City Finance Funnycar, Rick Gauci put his name down as the 5th quickest Alcohol fueled driver in the Australian Pro Series. Rick commented “We are now going fast but we will be going even faster!”

The exposure of Australian Drag Racing is currently growing at a very healthy rate and during the event over 39,000 people walked through the gate and over 25,000 in the USA alone watched the event live stream through the web which in turn made the huge achievement even sweeter. With the start of the New Season on 10th 11th and12th September at Sydney Dragway the RGR team will be working hard to kick the season off on the same note as they finished the this one and staying consistently fast will be the key to moving forward.

Rick Gauci Racing is proudly sponsored by:
Aeroflow Performance ~ www.aeroflowperformance.com.au
City Finance ~ www.cityfinance.com.au
ROBBOS Spares ~ www.robbos.com.au
Smithfield Diff & Gear ~ www.diffandgear.com.au
BRAD PENN ~ www.mscn.com.au
Rocket Industries ~ www.rocketind.com.au
Newby Engineering ~ www.newby.com.au
www.rickgauciracing.com.au