Fast Pizza at the Day Of The Drags

For the third year the Day Of The Drags was a great success.

Some 60 cars and 10 extra drivers took to the track to compete in an event that is quickly becoming legendary, and looks to grow substantially next year (possibly FEDs and nitro funnies to be included)! Next year we might even be opening the spectator gates to the public rather than just by invitation.

Ostensibly a day for selected pre-71 vehicles (with a few exceptions for regular supporters etc) with a preference for hot rods, classics and early muscle cars. The format welcomes entrants to run the morning session as they wish. Some people were literally doing laps, finishing a run and returning to the staging area immediately for another. During this period the racer bringing home the best reaction time scored themselves a Tony Martin trophy, Rick Diamond was the closest this year.

After a lunch time break an elimination series was run. The winner, Steve Leonard, taking home a $500 contribution to their insurance from Shannons. The runner up, Wayne Quinnell, was given a bucket of goodies and a sum of money raised by competitors and others throwing a couple of dollars into the bucket before the beginning of racing.

After elimanations the remainer of the day was open for grudge matches, and for the HAMBster guys to prise the girls out of the cars...

One highlight of the event was the inclusion of the HAMBsters, the nostalgic HA/GR cars that are built in the spirit of "The Bug", the first rail to run on the quarter mile. Further to this, several of the wives hopped into the drivers seats for their debut in this rapidly growing new ANDRA class that was just an idea only 2 years ago.

Many thanks to WSID & particularly John Henman, to Joseph Rodriquez for his huge efforts (and being too busy to race himself), to Andrew Parish for the event t-shirt, Shannons for their continuing support, Tony Martin of Road Runner Models for the trophy, to Idle Wild for the catering and to all the competitors and spectators.


Dean Hodge & Mike Kristen, 1957 2 litre VW Beetle
A few rodders thought the bug would be easy pickings... They were very impressed and Dean and Mike earned quite a bit of respect.








Gorden Alderton, 302 ci 1968 Ford


Dean Bolte, 1964 XM Ute running a 351


Luke Bolte, another 302 in a 65 Ford


Robert Bopping & Richard Bopping, 308 powered 1970 Holden Belmont


Jeremey Boskovich, 239ci flathead HAMBster




Kevin Bowden & Pam Bowden, 1928 Ford Roadster Pick Up, 302ci


Daniel Boyd & Gabriel Dox, 1974 Torana


Dael Brown, 1969 Valiant with it's 318ci Chrysler


Ezio Cacciotti, 170ci Ford powered "lil Mexican" HAMBster




Adam Cas, 302ci 1970 XY ute


Shane Corr, 1954 Plymouth Cranbrook, now in gasser guise




Stephen Corr, 1968 Holden running a 350


Marc Curran, 1933 Dodge with a LPG fed 302


Corey Daley, 1968 Plymouth Super Bee with 360 cubes of Mopar


Jeff Danglmiher, 239ci flathead powered HAMBster




Rick Diamond - winner of Quickest Reaction Time, 1935 Ford Pick Up, 351ci


Coral Dyer back again in the HAMBster, I don't think John is gonna get it back! Another 239ci sidevalve.




Troy Fewings, 1948 FX Holden with a 350




Tom Fittler, 202ci HR Holden.


Ash Fogwell, 351 powered 1974 Ford


Darren Fogwell, 69 Dodge with a thumping 440 cubes


Joe Formosa, 239ci flathead powered HAMBster




Cleave Gorden, 1930 Improved A roadster with a 327


Luke Griffiths, 68 Plymouth


Matt Hale, with 248 cubes of Buick Straight 8 in his HAMBster




Lenny Hoskins, 308 powered 1967 Holden


Don Hudson, 454 cubes in this 71 Holden


Brett Huxley, 1934 Ford with a Chev 350


Michelle Ind & Daniel Ind, 138ci Holden powered HAMBster




Luke Johnson & Susan Johnson, 2.6litre turbo EH Holden


Andrew Komnacki, LPG 350 powered Duece


Nick Koroneos, 1971 XY and the venerable 351


Steven Leonard - Winner of Eliminations, 1928 Ford RPU with another 350


Matt Linsell, 302 powered 32 Roadster


Mary-Ann Mastromauro & Nick Mastromauro, 200ci HAMBster, The Candy Express






Neville McClelland & Anthony Mahony, 1948 Anglia with a 302 crammed in there




Paul McKenna, 1940 Ford Pick Up 350ci


Kim McNiff, 1969 Cortina 318ci


Andy Minas, 1932 5 Window Coupe with a blown flathead


Tony Phillips, 1934 Ford, Ford powered with a 351


Domenic Piscioneri, 1923 bucket with a 350


Glen Pratt & Rhonda Pratt, 1936 Ford 351ci


Wayne Quinnell - Runner Up of Eliminations, 1972 302 powered Cortina


Robert Ratti, 1938 Chev 350


Nick Rees, 460 mighty cubes in this 1932 salt car


Steve Reimann, 1967 Dodge 360c1


Phil Retford, 1933 Ford with 396 cubes


Debbie Rodriquez, El Diablo, 239ci sidey HAMBster




Joe Ruytenberg, 395ci Mustang


Carl Taylor, 409 1962 Chev


Wes Ward & Shannon Ward, 1934 Chev


Rex Webster & Liz Webster, 454 powered HQ


Michael Wells, 1967 Ford with 302ci


Bruce Windred, 48 Chev running a 350


Marty Woods, 302 powered 65 Ford


David Heard, Monaro


Ryck Gleeson, Ford ute


Rougues gallery...


Trophy for quickest reaction time by Tony Martin of Road Runner Models




Huge round of applause for Joseph Rodriquez for again bringing together a great day of racing


Best Reaction (Rick Diamond), Eliminations Winner (Steve Leonard) & Runner Up (Wayne Quinnell)










More pics at:
http://www.hotrodmattimages.com/eventgals/DOTD08/index.html

Nice Pics Matt - what sort of times are hte HAMBsters running? Any links to any other times for the above pictured cars (I don't expect you to know every time of every car....I'm always interested to see what they run when you see them hooking up off the line like that Mustang above!).
Al 👍

Dasdubber wrote:Nice Pics Matt - what sort of times are hte HAMBsters running? Any links to any other times for the above pictured cars (I don't expect you to know every time of every car....I'm always interested to see what they run when you see them hooking up off the line like that Mustang above!).
Al 👍

I should have the full results sheet next week.

The HAMBsters are running 14 and 15s at the moment. Some slower times on the day as the girls are getting a handle of them. They are also all being held back a bit at the moment until everyone is running in the 14s. Most of the engines are in "as found" condition, when people start getting close they'll see some performance increase.

I think the fastest pass of the day was a 10.2.

Serious COOL pics dude....

Thanks for sharing them👍

Hey Matt,

you have done it again the pics are awsome...

thanks Dean...

how did the temp go without the fan belt ?

Craig Torrens wrote:how did the temp go without the fan belt ?

no problems hottest was about 175f.was a bit worried about smashing the fan.(I seen what Glen Murry did to his motor at Warrick did not want go down that track).

nice pics mate.. thanks for posting..

Hi Matt

Great photos as usaul, great results from the fast pizza.

Is Jeremy Boskovich, John Boskovich's son? I new John in the old days of brikkies & beafies, cruising Parramatta along Woodville Roads

Steve

1303Steve wrote:Is Jeremy Boskovich, John Boskovich's son? I new John in the old days of brikkies & beafies, cruising Parramatta along Woodville Roads

Yep... the HA/GR is a bit slower than his altered but he has more fun!

Actually while we were stuffing entrants envelopes someone (can't remember who - Jim beam does that...) asked if I knew what you were up to these days...

Hi

Ah, Beam induced memory loss. I knew a lot of rodders in the old days, had two 34 sedans as wedding cars.

Steve