John Zappia and the Striker Top Doorslammer head up to Queensland for the Winternationals and the Final Round of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship on the 5th - 8th June. Look out for some exciting racing from Australia's No 1 Champion, as he turns up the wick on the Rat.
John Zappia and the Striker Top Doorslammer are in Sydney this weekend for the 2008 Snap On Nitro Champs, where eleven cars will compete in the CIVENEX Doorslammer Shootout. Look out for some sizzling times from the current Top Doorslammer Champion now he has the championship in the bag. [WSID web site]
Qualifying: Zap top qualified in cold track conditions, with a pedalling 6.268et @ 235 mph, rattled off a 5.987et @ 242 mph in round one, before hitting the wall in the burnout and getting disqualified.
John Zappia has been declared the 2007/2008 Top Doorslammer Champion by ANDRA after completing enough rounds at the Tin Tops run last weekend to achieve an unbeatable lead in the points with one event to go. [ Post Event Media Release ]
Zap ready to take Championship
Five-second man John Zappia heads off to Willowbank International Raceway for the Fifth Round of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship at the annual Tin Tops event this weekend, with a strong chance of winning his first Australian Championship. His Striker HQ Monaro has dominated this season’s championship, with stunning five-second passes and a consistent step ahead of his challengers. [ Event Media Release ]
John Zappia and his Zappia racing Team conducted testing at the local Nitro Funny Car event at the Perth Motorplex on 15th March, with the Striker Top Doorslammer and Striker Super Street Commodore testing new equipment. Zap has taken another step up in engine power, and is going through the chassis and clutch set-up process to get the car arrow straight and consistent.
John Zappia presented the Striker Top Doorslammer Monaro at his home track last weekend for the spectacular Top Fuel two-day event.
Competing in the local “Top Comp” competition, Zap and his crew were back testing the new clutch combo but most of the runs ended up hazing the tyres for the ¼ mile, or blowing off the tyres completely and forcing Zap to pedal repeatedly. [STORY and PHOTOS]
Zap wins B Final at USA Jet Meeting
Quick man John Zappia fronted the Perth Motorplex for the “USA Jets” National Open meeting with his Striker Top Doorslammer Monaro last weekend to compete in Top Comp, and took out the B Final trophy.
Racing on the weekend continued further clutch development, with qualifying passes in the afternoon of 6.544et @ 222.77mph and 6.218et @ 232.55mph with wheel spin off the line. The passes put Zap 7th in the qualifying list 0.202 under his index.[STORY and PHOTOS]
