summer rain
and it’s good to come and race these
guys. So with 16 cars tomorrow it should
be good, it won’t be easy.”
Geddes .521 seconds under the B/D
index in third, while Darren Parker is .438
seconds under the B/APA index in fourth
and Daniel Camilleri .417 seconds under
the DD/GA index.
“I’m wrapped we’ve top qualified again,”
said Murrihy. “We had a couple of guys,
Alan and Patrick come down from Darwin
to give us a hand so we’ve got our normal
crew with us.
SUPERCHARGED OUTLAWS
“We went out there and ran three
times within three one hundredths of
themselves. We’ve got a bit of an idea
of what we’re going to run. The car is on
song, the track is good for us and we’re
just doing our thing at the moment.”
Reigning Supercharged Outlaws Champion
Adam Murrihy picked up where he left off
in Adelaide when he secured the title at
the Grand Final last season.
Justin Russell secured second place from
Shane Kramer, Doina Day and Darren Astle
dipping into the five-second zone with
positions 6-11 all above six seconds.
Murrihy recorded three five second passes
over the 1000 feet race distance, all within
hundredths of a second of each other, to
take top spot with a 5.552 second pass
and dial his A.M Cranes Altered right in for
race day.
TOP SPORTSMAN
The man they call “Salad Bar” Darren
Saliba secured yet another top qualifying
position in Top Sportsman with a 7.247
from Rowe Memorial winner Paul Russo in
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second with a 7.526.
Matt Forbes qualified third from Michael
Braggs, Bruno Romeo, Graham Hargrave
and Julian Carafa – all in the seven-second
zone. Jason Arbery, Roc Puccini and Greg
Damiani close out the field.
SUPER SEDAN
Theo Spartalis set the stall in Q1 in his
Nissan and never looked back, occupying
top position all day with an 8.579.
Spartalis couldn’t improve on that time
without running quicker than the Super
Sedan cut off but no one could match him
with Vlado Turic the closest in second
place on an 8.646.
Scott Cohen was third, Rob Evans fourth
and Phillip Bennet fifth in a 35 car field.
MODIFIED
MODIFIED BIKE
Leanne Braggs recorded a perfect .000
light in her last qualifier propelling her
dragster to a 7.162 second pass to top
qualify and steal the number #1 from Jess
Turner who led the field in the second and
third sessions.
Tony Frost led Modified Bike all day
improving on his earlier qualifiers in Q3 to
record an 8.085 and then finally an 8.075
in Q4.
Turner ended the day in second from
Cory Dyson who set the early going in Q1.
Kenny Stewart, David Bonetti and Bradley
Hicks rounded out the top six – all running
under eight seconds.
That was good enough to take top spot
from Gavin Dohnt who occupied second
place through all four qualifiers.
Danny Rickard, Rob Cassar and Gordon
Crawford completed the top five while the
in form Matt Lisle sits in sixth place.
SUPER STREET
Robert Bergamin and Graeme Cooper
remained the only drivers to go under 11
seconds to lead the field – Bergamin in first
place with a 10.518 while “The Bricklayer”
wasn’t far behind with a 10.836.
Tony Barbara was the lowest into the
11s with an 11.007 to claim third placing
as positions 3 to 23 are all separated by
less than one second with just two drivers
above 12 seconds.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT JUNIOR
DRAGSTER
Andrew Shirley posted an 8.015 in his first
hit out for the day and was never bested
as Brooke Camilleri and Luke Veersma
came closest with identical 8.026 second
passes.
behind in fourth with an 8.027 and the
ever-consistent Bradley Bishop just
behind in fifth.
SUPER GAS
Coming off his Rowe Memorial victory,
Colin Griffin looked to have top qualified
with a 9.909 in his second qualifier of
the 9.90-fixed index class. That was until
Warren Bull recorded a perfect 9.900 in
the third session to take the number #1
overnight with a fourth and final qualifier
to come.
Griffin was relegated to second with
Graeme Spencer, Johnny Ienco and Matt
Forbes all in the low 9.90s with Jeff
Romeo, Peter Datsun, Dylan Argent and
Warren Smith all above 10 seconds.
Kelly Donnelly was just one thousandth
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