John Zappia took his Striker Monaro Top Doorslammer to a win in the
ENZED Nightfire meeting last weekend at Willowbank International
Raceway, in a flawless display of Top Doorslammer drag racing. After
top qualifying on the Friday night with a sizzling 5.987, and resetting
the ANDRA speed record with a massive 247.66mph, Zap was set to test
the resolve and tuning ability of his competitors. But it was the West Aussie that dominated the weekend's racing.
"We are thrilled with the win", said a jubilant Zappia this week, "It
would have been easy to think we did it easy, but the amount of work
that goes into this car prior to arriving at the track for racing is
substantial. 25 years of racing experience counts at this level, and my
desire to win and be the best is pretty high".
Zap faced off against "Wild Willy" racer Sean Mifsud in Round 1, but
another "five" from the Champ was hard to beat as Zap powered Zap's Rat
to a 5.987et @ 247.39mph power run against Mifsud's 6.283et @ 228.89mph.