Zap's Five Second Guest Book (Last updated 9th November 2005)
Congratulations Zap on the five. Having watched you and the new Doorslammer from design, construction, first pass, the testing, I was impressed with your vision and belief in what you were doing. The peer pressure and expectations from people were constant, yet you persisted with your plans and vision, and now you have the result. Paul Carey - Zapsrat.com.au web master, and supporting sponsor.
Well done guys, without a doubt seeing it was my best moment in drag racing. Carl Witt - www.dragmania.com.au
Well done John and Maria. Pat all the team on the back, and tell them the party has just started. STU BOND
Congratulations on a fastastic entrance into the record books. I was lucky enough to be on the startline to witness the milestone. I havent been that excited sinse Jim Read ran 300.Good luck with the rest of the season!!!!! Mal Burgess
Good on ya Zap, we were down working on the car and I came up to see what you would run, glad I did because it was absolutely awesome!! Congrats on all the hard work, I saw how hard everyone was working over the whole weekend to get you out on track.
Rock on Zap!!!! Ryan Taylor
Hi John - congratulations on your pass and all the best for the future hope to see u at wsid again. Jason Mulherin
John, I am absolutely rapt that this milestone has been achieved by a racer who makes up for less funding than the Bray and Stevens teams with sheer talent, commitment and hard work. While I know you had to come further, that run alone made my trip from Melbourne worthwhile. It was one of the most satisfying spectacles I've enjoyed in some 35 years of going to the drags. Well done and congratulations. GEOFF MCINNES
Congratulations, John & team, I new that you could do it. And glad that it was you, the only other person I wish could do it is me. Thanks for all the advise on the week end. Joe Schembri
Fantastic pass! It was absolutely awesome to hear 5.96!!! Bet ya it felt great to stick it up the east coasters.....
Well Done we are proud of you, .Sharon, a fan since Ravenswood days......
Awsome effort guys, I am the ANDRA Steward that was weighing you in Sydney, and you guys are just a dream to deal with.
I hope to see you at the Nationals ! Wayne Downes
Well done to you and all the crew and your family. You and your car defernetly was the high light of the whole race meet. So when will you be back to Sydney to better that et and mph and it is good to see a aussie upset the americans if you havnt already check out www.promodsource.com - well hope to see back racing in sydney in the near future. Scott Brown
Congrat zap the 5.96et couldnt have gone to a better bloke.keep up the good work. Danny Sedgwick
Congrats to the ZAP. I am glad that i had the previlege to witness this historic event and it could not have happened to someone more deserving as yourself. As i am only 19 years of age i can't wait to tell the grand kiddies in 50 years that a bloke by the name of John Zappia ran the first 5 second pass by a doorslammer and i was there to see it. Thanks for the memories guys. Congrats to the whole crew !!!! Jeremy Reimann
Well done to you and the team Zap, great effort! I wish I had been there. Robert Ristic
Well done on the five second pass! Can't wait till watch you when the Western Australian season starts! Lisa and Cindy Crockett
Great to see Zap congratulations on the 5!!! good to see reward for your of hard work. I hope your comming to the Nationals at Willowbank and run even quicker we can't have WSID having braging rights for everything. Tony Rieck
We would like to congratulate you on the best speed yet. We wish we were over there , to see it all happen, best wishes Elaine and Paul Visioli
Zap
I always thought that you would be the first in the fives. It just proves that a four link will work, so all that hard work has paid off.
My hat is off to you and the rest of the team. I look forward to catching up at the track soon to shake your hand in person. Cheers Darrin McDonald B/MB 3450
Congratulations to everyone involved. It was a class act under tough circumstances and a honestly cannot think of a more deserved person to have claimed the first five. well done! Nathan Prendergast
Congratulations, Absolutely awesome. And best of all, it's in a HQ!!! Peter Wilson
First 5 from a west Aussie. congratz Tim Hayes
Well Done Zap nice to see a 5 even if you are in a Holden :-)Bradley Mckay
Congratulations on the 5. It made a great weekend of racing monumental. Well done to all the team for the fast and consistant times. Leigh Turner
Zapp,been following your progress since the injected days when Brian Hanich and I first started racing the Torana ( over 21 years ago now ), and we all had big parties at Ravenswood after the meets. It is fitting that one of the best doorslammer drivers I have ever seen , and the hardest working , achieves the first 5 . Congratulations to all the Team. John Althuizen
Well done John its good to see you did it first. Who said you needed a PSI and BAE heads to go that fast. Michael Harvey
message: Congratulations guys on the 5 second pass. Travelled to Eastern Creek in the hope there would be a 5 second doorslammmer pass, and as a fellow West Aussie drag racer could not be happier. Well deserved! Steve Mitchinson
Great job on the fastest pass in door car. Harry J Snyder
Well done Zap and your team, you have raised the benchmark again - Stuart & Matt Keast
Legendry Zap,some talk it up big, but as always you DO it !!See you at the plex this year all the best FatboyzRacing. Darren Moss
Absolutely a top effort. This goes hand in hand with all the other records you have set, and to come back to racing on the east coast again and do what no one else has been able to but have been trying to do for years is totally outstanding. Congratulations john and your team. All this from a team that is not a full time race team with huge budgets. Waiting to see you at the 40th Australian Nationals in November. All the best, and may RENTCO keep up the sponsorship. PETER NEWMAN JET DRIER WILLOWBANK RACEWAY
Gidday Zap, we were at the ac delcos on sunday but due to a prior commimttment (bloody oil down) we had to miss the last round BUGGER! congrats! how bout coming to NZ sometime? cheers Paul Sharman
Well it took yall long enough but when you went 5's you went it.i wonder how long it will take AMS promods to go 5's they already went 6.030 at 236.92 Steven Williams
John congrats to you and your crew for a job well done, your constant testing of new ideas & doing things your way have paid off big time "WORLDS QUICKEST DOORSLAMMER" :) Doug Stewart
Congratulations to all of the team on the worlds first legal five second pass.How long till you break the 250mph barrier? Richo. Richard Wheeler
Congratulations to the first 5 sec run in history from Sweden. I hope that you have more succes in your career. Chris
Congratulations to all of the Zap's Rat team on that magnificent five second pass.I can't wait to see the car in action at Willowbank, hopefully going even quicker. So what's next for the team the first 250mph pass? That five second pass at the season opening event has defenetly sent a message that we are in for a great year of Doorslammer racing, and it gives those Pro-Mod guys in the states something to think about.Zap's Rat is truely the "TOP" DOORSLAMMER.Congratulations once again on the worlds first legal five second pass. Richard Wheeler
Well done brother,great to see after all the hard work and effort from you and the crew that the shit just fell into place and fuck me a five!!!regards from me and all the celica turbo boy's from bunbury....George Kontorinis
I HAVE PRIVIOUSLY MEET U IN THE PAST WHEN I USED TO WORK FOR GENIE IN MYAREE I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE U ON YOUR 5.96 PASS AND WANT TO SEE MORE...GO HARD ZAP... Mick Farmer
It was amazing news Zap - 5.967 seconds to re-create history. The phones were ringing and beeping like crazy over here in WA. Great to see another West Aussie getting the tongues wagging ;) Just need to get Scotty Cannon back now for a heads-up "Battle of the Titans". Onya Zap (on behalf of everyone in WA) - PHIL BLONDEL
Well done Zap,Crew&Ladies,Ive heard people say Zap cant leave the car aloan always trying to rotate the earth. Well you just did rotate it in the biggest way.CONGRATULATIONS - Whitey
Well Done John, You, Maria and all the crew deserved this. Im so happy you were the one to do it. I hope this brings you more sponsorship to live your dream the way you want! Lance Ginbey
Go you good thing , just like the good old days about 15 0dd years ago when i was 12 or so (shit im getting old) when you were king letting it rip at ravo ! ZAPS RAT IS BACK . Congrats john the news made it to gove in the n.t thanks to some good mates .You the crew and your sponsors deserve it . It is amazing what happens when a major sponser backs a bloke and crew with brains. well done hope to seeya race soon. Steven Barac
Zap, congratulations on this wicked news. I am a local spearwood boy and grew up in that area my entire life, which makes your world record even sweater. Good luck for the rest of season 05/06. I will be there to support you. Keep blowing em away! Frank Paratore
Hey there guys. im 26 years old who has been racing for 6 years and ran my first 8second pass after many years of hard work at the same event, and me and my farther and team were over the moon!!!! but what you guys did made me even happyer, me and my farther have been watching Zap for 10 years atleast..We always new you old school W.A guys would kick these high buddget , heads up there ass wankers on the east coast... good stuff keep up the good work..... LET IT GO HARD ZAP... TRAVIS AND IAN N.S.W CENTRAL COAST Travis Connor
U have herd it many times allready but now its reality. A LIVING KING OF DOOR CARS. thanku 4 the oportunity to b apart ( 1%) of your ORSOME PACKAGE. it is a sincere onnor 4 that repect u have given me WELL DONE TEAM AND ALL INVOLVED Peter Veersma
Congratulations John and crew, I have been following and watching you for the last 20 odd years and have always been impressed with your driving abillity, your showmanship and the abillity you have to tune you race cars to run with the best of them, thanks for your commitment to the sport, the shows you put on and of course your legendary Burnouts. Rex Bickers
Congratulations to John and the entire Zap's Rat crew on an amazing series of runs and winning ANDRA's season opener! Outlaw Nick
That was amazing... a milestone that i will remember and look back apon for many years to came. and it couldn't have gone to a more deserving team. well done. Stuart Watson
Congratulations john, first aussie in the fives and in an aussie car doesn't get any better !! Ken Lamborn
Congrats John and team, persistance pay off hopefully a national sponsor comes throught and you can races the whole series and develop the car further. I've been waiting 2 years for you to crack the fives and now it can only get faster.It looks like you got on top of the handling problems. Once again John congratulations. Andrew Puljar
Congratulations on a magnificent result! This is the best thing I have seen in Drag Racing period. On our trip to the track bets were taken between my crew who would break into the fives and you and your team were odds on favourite. Well done, Matt Forbes Super Gas 1013.
John, after all the talk from Max Raffaele and Peter I finally got to meet you and your team. What an absolute privelige it was for me to assist where ever I could regardless of outcome. In the end I'm now just so honoured with that 5 sec pass and all the accomplishments over the weekend!! Your crew are just a very special lot of people, all equal to one another. I couldn't help but help when I saw their determination throughout that freezing night. Cheers mate. Sam Zavaglia
G,Day John and crew you signed my car on Saturday my son and I where so excited to hear of your history making run ,we spent most of day talking to friends telling them of the pass.Congratulations for the first in 5's kind regards Joe and Anthony Campagna Picnic Point Sydney. joe campagna
m8 a big congrats to you,i have been a fan of yours for a long time. what an owesome effort,best of luck this season..... Coups
Way to go Zap! Well done team! Bam Bam
Hey Guys. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We are so happy for you. Must get down to the drags and have a look sometime :O) Take care Lindy & Steven Lorima xxx
It takes more than bucket loads of money to be the best car out there! What an awesome effort. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now get out there and win the championship, you deserve it. And in an Aussie bodied car. What a great piece of Aussie drag racing history that I will remember for a very long time. Thanks guys Darren Bingham
Hey zap heard the news of ur 5.96 YOU LEGEND cant wait for this season i reckon youre names on it all the best and congrats to you and the crew you guys are awesome see you at kwinana. Drad Massie
CONGRATS ZAP ON MAKING HISTORY GLAD IT WAS "U" AND NOT THOSE BANANA BENDERS. Russell
Its great to see the top teams eat a little crow you did really well on what was at times a wet and miserable weekend congratulations on a great effort regards Bill Gable and Alex Souris from B @ A RACING
Congratulations on a well deserved result after all your efforts you have made australian drag racing proud regards Con and Vic Elfes
To John and all the crew, two words, bloody awesome!!!! Great job guys i can't wait to see the Goldenstates when i'm in Perth next. Keep it up. Bruce Simpson
Well done Zap, None more deserving. Mat Treasure
Well done John, I have followed your progress for years , back as far as when the "Q" had a 350 and pretty stock and running at Ravenswood. What a tremendous achievement that has seen countless hours and dedication go into the car. Once again Congratulations to You , Marie , Kids and team and look forward to you one day getting to the SA Adelaide strip as I have been transferred over here and am completly starved of anything that even looks like a Doorslammer. Well Done Regards Greg Goodall
Congrats to the whole team. It was truly beautiful to see the 5 sec barrier broken by yourselves. It gave me that teary eyed, tingly feeling I got when I saw Jim Read run the 1st 300mph. Good Luck for the season! Jane Casos
Congradulations!!! That is some awsome numbers. I run a outlaw car with a whipple at 45% on a 540 KB Olds. Do you do any consultant work for other teams? Thanks for reading. Bill Doucet
WELL DONE ON YOUR SENSATIONAL PASS, THAT WAS A FANTASTIC EFFORT DONE BY ALL, LETS HOPE YOU CAN DO IT BACK HOME IN KWINANA. Debbie Bendetto
New you would do it, well done John. And congratulations to the crew for all the hard work. Barb and Dave Kounis
My brother Mark and I are regular visitors to Kwinana and looked forward to your runs more than anyone. Mark used to own a fine white 35) HQ Monaro coupe. We often joked "Zap will pull a 5 this time". I wish I was in Sydney to see it. Tops! Steve Pielage
You absolute champion. well done. could'nt happen to a nicer person and a more deserving team. great that you beat the big boys and the yanks. all the best for the rest of the season. Steve Carrol
Congrats, not only to you John, but to everyone involved in getting the car ready, i know what it takes to run fast, well done.
Jon Andriopoulos, Pro-Stock, Dodge Avenger(it's MOPAR or no car). Jon Adriopoulos
AWESOME. when is it coming to new zealand. we want to see it. Clarke Fiddes
Good on ya! Camp Stanley
Well done Zap, we knew all the years ago watching you at Ravenswood before going blown that you'd still be winning and winning well for many years to come. Ash McPhee
Hey Zap, awesome run!!! good on you, you really deserved it.it's great to see a west AUSSIE in the record books.i cant wait until i can meet you in person here in W.A to congratulate you face to face.Good luck with everything. Cindy Crockett
Congradulations John and your team and family, lee and myself are very happy for you all,we have been your fans for a long time now and it was just a matter of time before you cracked the 5 second run ,i cant wait for the framed picture to add to our colletion of the rats best,we once again hail the master kind regards Mick and Lee Nicholson.
John, great news mate I am in the UK so I guess I won't have to listen to Gerry carrying on as it will be old hat when I get back! Dave Totty
Brilliant! Glad it was you, since you were the first true doorslammer in the country and with a much smaller budget. Well done. Bob Kennedy
Congradulations zap i new you could do it . Greg Byrne
congratulations john and your whole team for being the first doorslammer into the 5 second zone. Its great to see all the hard work paying off. looking forward to seeing you race at the quit motorplex in kwinana. Keep up the good work john and keep zaps rat at the top where you both belong. Barry Silva
Congrate's Bro! Awesome effort. All the best for the coming season. HSV BRO Clarke Puru
Your "The Bomb" John. Well done to all involved with the team over the years, it's a long heart felt win. Excellent Stuff. Stuff going for the TD Championship.....they should just give it to you!! If there is a Drag Racing Hall of Fame you should be in there too.
Vic must be happy for you, but rippin his hair out as well. LOL. All in all it's excellent news for Drag Racing . Lets hope the TV media get behind you and your achievments. Up that Septics!! Ciao Mike. Rammelt
Congratulations, you're an inspiration for all things Aussie, Well done to you and the team. Donald Hudson
I have been a fan for a long time glad to see that you were the the one to crack the big 5 well deserved . Wayne Fitzgerald
Congratulations Zap and the whole team on the first 5. Great to see an aussie car beat the shoebox yank tanks to it. Go the Q. Michael Carrigan
I always thought benny was going to run the first 5 but it was you. ben's car is no longer my fav car anymore its zaps rat. good work and keep it up, i'll b rooting for you at the nats in november lets hope you can batta the 5.6. Matt Moxham
Congrats on running that magical number! Even better in a HQ Monaro! You are an inspiration to many! Adam Duncan
Good on ya Zap. I knew it was only a matter of time. Bored it up the East coasters. Bones. Dean Lorimer
Well done really pleased that you have been the first to take it out. Barry Smith
Congrats, i crew on a vette p/m, i know what it takes to go a 5. keep it up and go faster. Glenn at Sheppardmotorsports.
GOOD SHIT ZAP!! ALWAYS WANTED U TO BE THE 1ST, CONGRATS TO U AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE HOLE CREW AND SPONSORS. CANT WAIT TO SEE YA AT KWINANA AT THE FIRST MEET. YOU DID IT 4 THE WEST AUSSIES CONGRATLATIONS!!! "THUNDASTRUK RACING" SS/A 2299 DANIEL GREGORINI
John,I'm as rapt as you are that you got that magic 5sec pass. My good friend Ross Spudaro was messaging me all weekend with each pass you ran,we were both blown away.Were so happy a West Aussie done it 1st,hope this helps you get some decent sponsorship so you can show the rich boys how it's done. Next barrier 5.80 hopefully at Kwinana,BEST WISHES Dean Hampton
Good onya great to see your run and everyone will talk about it for years , congrats from micks metal craft. Mick West
Well done John it was a dream run and i was standing on the hill near the finish when you made the pass congratulations to u and your team. Stuart McAdam
Congratulations to Zap and the crew on the first legal 5 sec pass in a doorslammer. Hopefully the first of many for the team and good luck for the championship. Brett White
Too much! After the winters, it really looked like this would happen somewhere, and you did it. Congrats to the team, a huge achievement. I've been smiling for days, which is good at the moment. Can't wait to see the outlaw runs! Phil Spitalny
Congrats on your record pass.hpoefully we will see at air some time soon.well done. Dennis Allen
congrats john and crew awsome pass,we all know how hard you have worked and cant wait to see that at motorplex. Steve Winter
Congrats Zap! Smashing the 5 sec. barrier - biggest feat we will probably see in our lifetime - whats next!!!!!!! Rob Thompson
Congratulations John and the Team BLOODY Fantastic. Brian O'Rourke
Congratulations for a well-deserved record. We towed our CC/D to Ravenswood for the Nationals (1990?)and I was hooked the moment that the Qship rolled into the water. I'm so glad it was you who ran the 5.....one of the original wild men who has remained true to the real reasons we go racing..... Alan Chin
Congrat's to you John,all your crew and sponsors,Sunday was a magical day, I had the pleasure of pushing the button on the Worlds first "Five", something I will never forget, See you next time arround, Bill Crealy Starter WSID..
I was fortunate enough to be there watching the pass. UNREAL!! We were 'attempting' to compete at the event, (in Doorslammer too) but that single pass made my whole weekend. Congrats again. Dave Belcastro
CONGRATULATION ZAP'S ON RUNNING THE FIRST 5 IN AUSTRALIA & quickest doorslammer in the world, You deserve this as you work the hardest for it. I saw you run the first 7 in super stock, first 200mph & first 6 at ravo, we always reckon you run the first 5. w.blythe ( lindsey catalano nephew)catalano family racing (lindsey & shane catalano) Wayne Blythe
congrats zap could not of hapened to a better person all that hard work has payed off keep up the good work for the whole season lets hope sponsors help out. Mark MacKay
Hi John,
Congratulations to you and the crew. What a run....I blame my addiction to drag racing on you and a match race you had back in the 1992/1993 season at Ravenswood against a visiting American called Wayne Torkelson. This was my first visit to the drags......one I will never forget. Well done on the 5.96....you're make West Aussies proud. Nick Dicembre
Great run guys. I got to see it and it was just awesome to watch. Lockie Boyde
Mate awesome run was blown away when I fired up your website Monday morning. Hope you have a few more up your sleeve when you come home to The Motorplex. Not only is The Rat the most awesome looking Doorslammer around it is also the fastest. Congratulations, Dave Eatts a fan from Ravenswood. Dave Eatts
Well done to you and your crew, i am one of the track safety crew at the Motorplex and i have seen this car get better and better and go so close to this on a number of occasions it was only a matter of time till you found the exact combination and this is a just reward for so much hard work and effort congrats guys I look forward to seeing it do exactly the same over here go the west aussies!! Stephen Cornell
Well done to a legend of the sport one of my first memories of drag racing in the early 90;s was of the rats HQ .you drive the car to its edge all the time i have seen it .Well done to a LEGEND of drag racing. what next 250 mph????? Matthew Lancaster
Well done john have followed you for many years, well deserved and good to see a smaller team like you be the first to run the 5 second, there can only be one person to achieve this honour. Have always had you listed as one of my favourites in my list of web sites. Regards Greg price. A New Zealand Top Alcohol Dragster Competitor.
CONGRATS on your world record. I knew that if anybody could take the 5 sec record, you could. Look forward to seeing you at the Motorplex. I have witnessed your drag career (with my 3 sons), and we are all big fans. Well done mate! Rhett Winter
To Zap and the whole crew, especially Lumpy and Jimbob, the biggest men in Drag Racing!!!, fantastic effort, we never lost faith in you guys, it was just a matter of time before the King of the Doorslammers would reign again!!!! I look forward to seeing you guys at "the Plex", having a yarn, a couple of beers and a lot of laughs. Zap, try not to run over me or my bike in the morning, OK. Cheers, Harley Dave from the Staging Lanes. Dave Delane
HEY DAD NOW THATS WHAT U CALL SOME GOOD SHIT HE HE LUV ALWAYS YOUR FAVOURITE DAUGHTER JESS XOXOXOXOXO
Congratulations on your five second pass and the first not only for the sport but for a West Aussie. Nick Triantafyllou
WELL DONE ZAPPY!!WEVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR YEARS AND IM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST DOORSLAMMER TO HIT THE 5 SECOND MARK,COULDNT HAPPEN TO A BETTER RACER.I HOPE YOUR DREAM HAS COME TRUE AS ALWAYS.WELL DONE MATE AND DONT FORGET ABOUT YOUR TEAM FAMILY AND FREINDS THERE BEEN WITH YOU ALL THE WAY.SEE YOU WHEN I COME AND GRAB A NEW 5.96 SECOND SHIRT.ONCE AGAIN STUFF THE REST ZAP IS THE BEST....ROOSTERS!!!!! Shane Roose
DEAR JOHN YOUR A WORLD CHAMPION NOW ALL WAY FROM FREO I WATCHED YOU RACE A GT FALCON FROM WANNAROO AT SUDLOW RD SPEARWOOD IN 1980 IT LEFT A FOND MEMORY IN A YOUNGE HAMMY HILL LADS MIND WELL DONE JOHN YOU ROCK . Ken Richardson
U came back into tds you did that & now they all have to lift there game, the king is back. Glad to see the long side by side burnouts with Victor are still part of it, mate from the crowds point of veiw they are awsom. Hope to see the team regualy on the east coast. Regards Bob Ferguson
Zap! Congrats on the pass. Im a big fan of PM and TD racing and a big fan of yours. Keep up the good work. Eric Brady
Well done John and the team, what awesome news!!!!!! Can't wait for the Kwinana TD rounds, go get 'em!!!! Christopher Ian Walker
Congrats Mr Zappia, well done in sydney. i heard u bet the record by how many seconds i wasnt listening. i hope u beet the record that u just peformed i want to come c 1 1 time cya later algigator lol Leon Armenti
Hey well cograts on your big win! i wish i was there with you's but i was here cheering you on after every race! I heard Jess and the crew cheering lets hope you run the same here. love you love jazz
Awsome!!!! well done great to see you back at the top of the heap after your absence.hope you can better the time at kwinana so all the local supporters can cheer you on. hope this makes getting sponsorship a bit easier well done again. regards Mark Strother
Congrats on doing the first 5! Hangin's out for October 22, from one of the fans in the stand. Drew Cavill
Well done Zap. I remember watching you when I was a young bloke with my old man at Ravenswood and ever since you returned to the Motorplex I've loved watching you drive and always hoped it would be you to run the first 5. Congratulations, hopefully the Championship is the next thing to come up for you! Regards Paul Lekias
Congratulations John and the Team. The yanks might have a tough field of Nitro cars but us Aussies have ZAPS RAT. Glad to see it was a West Aussie as well and not one of those Banana Benders. Can't wait to see you blow 'em away at the Golden State Nationals. Cheers, Dave Loye
Well done to you and the team, I talked to Graham Jones when you were building the car and it first appeared and he predicted the 5 back then. Good luck for the rest of the championship as well. Mike Naylor.
Good on yous john and team ,well done,Pricemotorsport ,New Zealand. Malcolm & Greg Price
What do you expect. the toughtest slammer around and one of the last tuff ozzy models around.good on ya mate.lets see some more......... Jason Andrews
Congratulations on your record pass, it's a far cry from rapping the original car around the armco railing at Ravenswood all those years ago. Tom Mellitt
We never tell you enough YOU ARE AWESOME we are so proud you were rewarded for all the hard work by the crew and you over the years can.t wait to celebrate with everyone. Noeleen and Alan.
Congratulations on you and your crews achievement. The List Family
Well done john, family and team. Always knew you would be the one and sometimes that heart for racing can give you that edge. From the day i bought the blue hq from you, i have seen you hit the 7s 6s and now the 5s. Joe Rechichi
Congrats on your effort i saw you run at calder park on sat and that was still awesome to see spoke to your crew man hes looking to go fishing on way home enjoy marty vic fire rescue. Marty Hendriks
Well done John , always said you could do it ( just ask bazz )...come a long way since our freo days eh ! congats ... noel denney and all the boys & girls from the wa muscle car club....especially us monaro owners. Noel Denny
Zap what can we say that has already been said but it makes me feel great that u r the man to do it we where at the winters & we new u had it there but not to be & u finally did it in sydney now its time to come home so all the west aussies can aplued you & your crew job well done see u at the plex. Vince Armandi
Fantastic you ran the first five, can't wait to see you back at the Motorplex.Congrats to you and the crew. Tim Henry
You beauty !!!!!!! i am thankful that someone other than a bray broke the barrier. stick it up 'em. Daniel Cupitt
Congratulations on such a milestone acheivement. always knew you would be the man to do it. the only time i dont travel to a race meet and i miss the most amazing moment in the best bracket there is. again congratulations on what will be a remembered run for many years (maybe more so than the year u mowed the grass at calder an never lifted). you are a true legend to doorslammers. Moses McNabb
Sensational! I watched on speedweek with my 8 month old son in Brisbane and I couldn't believe it, I was stocked.. Since ravenswood with the injected big block til now, remember watching you match race Victor and winning! back in the original HQ, the big burnouts. AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME!!! Mark Harris
John, Maria and all the crew, Can't say anything that hasn't alrerady been said, I am only dissapointed I wasn't there to see it for myself, I wish you guys all the best for season 2005\06, it has got off to a flying start. Will see you on Opening night, with a chilled bottle a f champagne, (for after the meeting) Richie Howlett
Wow, I remember the earlier evolutions of Zaps Rat from Ravenswood. It gave me goosebumps watching it race. It looks like the latest has lived up to it's heritage. I can't wait to see it in the flesh when I move home to Perth. Brian Harman
On ya Zap Your advise has always been well taken Maybe more should listen Years of watching you race has made many people die hard drag fans.... Congrats.Dave McMahon Bunbury
Awesome run great to see the first doorslammer into the 5s is a west aussie great run and thanks to SBS for broadcasting so i actually got to watch it not just hear about how great it was. Michael Jones
Congratulations John well done to you and the team. I was away overseas when you won but i sure heard about it when i got back."WAY TO GO NEIBOUGHOR" Carmel at No 5. Carmel
Congratulations Zap to you and your team on your milestone. I was watching the televised event on Saturday after the Bathurst shoot out and said to my mate, this guy on a low budget will be the first to break the 6 second barrier and you did it in the final. Well done. Keep it going. Ralph DellaMaddalena
Congrats zap, youve been one of my idols since i started watching drag racing at ravo when i was 6, now im 21. saw the run on sbs, absolutely magnificent pass. look forward to seeing another one( just a tad quicker) at the motorplex this season. keep up the good work. Dean N
Hi Ya Zap!! I was on the camera crew (startline camera) when you were still running injected - boy how things have changed!! It's great to see local boy set the strip on fire, and make those Eastern Staters take notice. It's been a long time coming John, so thanks for hanging in there. Congrats on the 5 man - Mark Johnston
Hey zap i wasnt there when u did a 5 but i did c it on tv and it was great. im a wa boy and i hope 2 c u there doing a 5 cya go WA. Aaron Canfora
Congratulations to all at Team Zap!! It was just a matter of time before u guys did the deal. All the best for the rest of the season. I will be following developments with great relish. Robin Simpson - Dunedin, New Zealand. Robin Simpson
Saw the run. You the man. Van Den Munckhof
Congratulations guys good to see the West Aussies still able to show those east coast guys how it is done. Good luck for the rest of the season. Ben & AJ Matters
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PASS I NEW U WOULD BE THE FISRT CAN'T WAIT TILL OCTOBER 22 WHEN U RETURN TO THE GREAT CITY OF PERTH. Jesse Nicolaou
Well done Zap always knew it had a 5 in it knowing you and the crew it wont be long till a 5 at 250plus comes your very deserving way and remember go hard or leave it on the bus RICHO Paul Richardson
Congratulations Zap and your team!!!!! We have followed you since Ravenswood days and we're rapt that you're the first to get a 5. A fantastic effort - you really deserve it and we look forward to following you again this season! Bill & Marion O'Neil.
A tutti a Zaps Rat. Troppo spesso quando le leggende sono accennate nella discussione della pietra successi, una volta che-fuori gli esecutori prendono il glory per la regolazione del campione. Voi hanno indicato nel corso degli anni come le leggende dovrebbero essere fatte - usando l'intelligenza & la progettazione, aiuto dagli amici allineare, supporto da quelli si è preparata per dare esso & la determinazione per riuscire senza lasciare una traccia di quelli usati & ha abusato dietro voi. Voi inoltre celebri il successo dell'altra gente mentre restante humble circa il vostri propri. Congratulazioni sul vostro successo continuato. haloosen8
I love the shit fight this has caused in the states. Congrats guys and fully deserved by the whole team. Cheers Jason Elliott
Awesome! The first legal 5, by a Aussie in a Holden! Mick O'Dowd
WELL DONE" Zap & Crew , You so deserve it , great to see it was You who was the first into the 5's with a car that still looks like a car , OLD SCHOOL style ,AL Bennett
Congratulations on your first five second pass hope you can do it at kwinana home track. JASON DRAGICEVIC
ongratulations from across the pond in the US ! GREAT run Zap !! When will we be celebrating the 1st 4 second pass ?
Great job mate ! Mr Metal
Awesome machine, awesome time, I reckon you should bring it to the UK. Mark Townend
Well done, Go the west. Definately one to go down in the books n you have definately become one of if not the best. Jamie Chappell
You Rock and you allways have!!!!! Jimmy Hendrix
Good on ya Zap. Most of all I'd like to thank u for doin it for Matt. All the best. Evan Masson
WELL DONE ZAP WE STILL REMEMBER THE DAYS AT OL RAVENSWOOD U CLEANED UP FAT MAN BRAY(QLD),TORKELSEN(usa),WILLEMSEN,KUHNS(usa),CAMPOS(usa) AND NOW U R DOIN IT AGAIN WELL DONE "WORLDS FIRST REAL & ONLY 5 SECOND PASS "NOW STICK IT UP THESE OTHER MULTI MILLION DOLLAR WANNA BE 5 SECOND PASS WANKERS .BLOWIN
My son and I drove from Ipswich to WSID for September's meet, slept in the back of my ute for 4 nights, endured the cold and rain, BUT it was all worth it just to see that pass live!!!! Neil & Matt Spall
Great job Zap... and then so close at Kwinana weeks later, I was hoping you would go 5 but 6 flat was pretty damn fast anyway. Ypu are a legend Zap, keep it up, you can win teh championship this year!!! Ryan Jeffrey
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