NZ Hot Rod – August 2019

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Locked in the 7.5s for five rounds of Top Sportsman, David Hellyer

clinched the title to deny a massive field in a very popular bracket.

Who doesn’t like the nostalgic front engine dragsters?, especially when

they look good and run strong like Graham Blake’s entry in Modified.

Glenn Wooster was not a factor in eliminations, however, during the Winternationals

test session weekend, he hit 196mph on a 7.120 pass and turned heads.

Only Gary Phillips knows how he does it! Another

double-up, with trophies for the Winternationals

and the Championship for Pro-Alcohol.

Here’s the complete Top Sportsman package, thanks

to Glen Hurley. His strong burnouts, wheelstanding

launches and 8.1-second rides were entertaining

Geoff Gradden earned his first 5.7 in Pro Slammer

during qualifying in an impressive pairing with Scott

McLean, who also ran in the ’70s. Gladden’s 5.77 and

McLean’s 5.78 secured the 2nd and 3rd positions.

A .017 light coupled with a 9.257 on a 9.21 dial

in, will generally turn on a win light. For Dereck

Brooks, these were his final round numbers, and he

did indeed get the super tough Super Sedan win.