Nostalga shot - Zap's Rat I in the early Australian Doorslammer days.
25th Nov 2003 ANDRA Professional Drag Racing Categories Open 2003/2004 Championship Chase
Opening rounds of the 2003/2004 Australian Championships for all six ANDRA Group One Drag Racing categories headlined last weekend’s iTel Community Telco Australian Nationals at Willowbank Raceway, Queensland.
The warm, humid conditions presented teams with some tuning challenges, but the smooth finish of the new Willowbank racing surface and consistent preparation by the track crew delivered a great “field of play”.
Points in each ANDRA Australian Group One Championship are allocated as follows;
Win 100 Runner-Up 80 Semi Final Lose 60 Quarter Final Lose 40 Non Qualifier 20 Low Elapsed Time (Event) 5 Top Speed (Event) 5
NB: At least one round of each national championship staged in Western Australia attracts a 50% bonus on the total for each competitor.
2003/2004 ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer Championship
After beating current champion Ben Bray in the semi-final, Sydney’s Steve Stanic took the beautiful new ’67 Camaro of Lucky Belleri to a debut win in round one of the 2003/2004 ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer Championship. Brisbane’s Brett Stevens, doing double duty on four wheels and two, took his Jack Daniels Studebaker to hard earned runner-up spot. Low Elapsed Time stayed with Top Qualifier Andrew Searle, whose Acme Ford struck engine problems in the first pairing, while Ben Bray’s 235.48 mph (377 kph) added 5 points to his total.
Steve Stanic NSW 100
Brett Stevens QLD 80
Ben Bray QLD 65
Grant O’Rourke WA 60
Andrew Searle QLD 45
Victor Bray QLD 40
Peter Kapiris VIC 40
Robin Judd WA 40
Allan Sarkis NSW 20
Maurice Fabietti NSW 20
Gary Phillips QLD 20
Shane Olive NSW 20
Joe Schembri NSW 20
Next round of the 2003/2004 ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer Championship is scheduled for December 5th and 6th 2003 at Perth’s Quit Motorplex – Kwinana Beach.
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