Australia’s quickest-ever Top Doorslammer drag racer, Perth-based Robin Judd, is looking to run a five-second three-peat at this weekend’s 37th annual Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, West Australia.

The event is also round two of the 2008/09 Australian Top Doorslammer championship series.

Judd has recorded five-second passes, considered a milestone in Top Doorslammer drag racing, at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway, near Brisbane and at Western Sydney International Dragway (WSID).   

Judd is eager to run a five-second pass at his home track and go into the record book as having run five-second passes at all three championship series tracks – Kwinana, Willowbank and WSID.

The only Doorslammer racer to achieve a five-second three-peat is fellow Perth racer John Zappia.

Brisbane racer, Ben Bray, is the only other Doorslammer racer who could record a five-second three-peat at the event.

Judd, who is in sixth place on the all-time championship point’s list with 3021 points, is also looking for his first championship series event win at Kwinana.

Judd has won two championship series events – Tin Top Titles, Willowbank and Adelaide – both in 2000, the year he was runner-up in the 1999/2000 Australian Top Doorslammer championship. He has also been runner-up in six championship series events.     

Judd recorded Australia’s quickest-ever Top Doorslammer pass when he ran a 5.907sec at 240.77mph during qualifying at the Winternationals at Willowbank in June. He then backed up at that time with a 5.947sec at 241.54mph to establish a new Australian Elapsed Time record.      

Then at the 43rd annual Australian Nationals at WSID in September, Judd ran 5.978sec at 243.46mph.

While winning the Australian Top Doorslammer championship series is a major priority, Judd believes his William Buck/K & B Exclusive ’59 Studebaker now has the consistency to regularly run five-second passes.    

“We are really pleased with the consistency we are now getting. We have got a good car, it is running some quick numbers and while winning the championship is our major priority, we want to run a five-second pass at the Perth Motorplex,” Judd said.   

At the recent Motorplex season-opening event, Judd ran a 6.063sec at 215.31mph in qualifying before winning the Top Comp final with a 6.155sec at 237.46mph.  

“Hopefully that win is a sign of things to come at the Motorplex this weekend.

“We almost ran a five-second pass in qualifying, but the (supercharger) blower came loose at 5.4sec, cutting the engine and I rolled through (the finish line) for a 6.06sec. The sectional times to half-track pointed to a mid 5.90sec pass.

“Earlier in the year we would have been happy running a 6.06sec. Now there is the expectation to try and run a five-second pass each time we go out on the track. 

“The key to racing in Top Doorslammer is consistency, being able to run in the 6.0-second zone and reel off a five-second pass when necessary.”