ABOVE: Another Drag Challenge
team going places was the duo of
Brendan Cherry and Josh Ploeger
in their big-block, twin-turbo VL
Calais. The boys not only dipped
into the sevens for the first time,
but also placed second in the
Outlaw classLEFT: Robert Marjan had his
Croydon Racing Developments-
prepped R32 GT-R Skyline
running in the Outlaw class,
having previously run a
6.86@204mph to make it the
quickest street-registered Skyline
GT-R in the world. “We’ve got
70psi in it and a 400-shot of gas,
and it makes about 1800hp at the
wheels,” Robert said2: While the Pro Mod rocketships
were awesome to watch, there
was something incredible
about seeing a ’69 Camaro
run a standing 400m strip
in the low sixes at 200mph.
Jeremy Callaghan actually got
his twin-turbo, 572ci Pro Line
481X-equipped beast to the
semis of Grudge Kings last year,
but he was on a mission in 2019
and took out the Pro Street class1: Having previously run an
8.49@165mph, Matt Whiting’s VE
SS-V ute was one of the quickest
street-driven VE Commodores
on the planet, but that wasn’t
enough for him. Running in the
Outlaw class at Grudge Kings,
he unveiled a new LSX 427 build,
with a gigantic 94mm GTX55
turbo, pump E85 in the tank and
a Haltech Elite 2500 controlling
the show. Matt set a new PB of
8.01@171mph, which is an epic
result on an IRS rear endCAMARO AGAINST CRAIG HEWITT’S CV8
TURBO VS BLOWER DOGFIGHT: JEREMY CALLAGHAN’S
THE PRO STREET FINAL SAW A CLASSIC
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