A R B Y C H A T
OVER THE POND
THE recent Duck-X Promotions Sweet 16 event
at South Georgia Motorsports Park saw driver
Mark Micke from M&M Transmission and owner
Jason Carter continue to amaze the radial
world, running a staggering 3.62 seconds over
the eighth-mile and a jaw-dropping 214mph in
their G-body Malibu. In doing so they claimed
the richest payday in racing history, netting over
US$100,000 in prize money. The radial war was
a nail-biter, with Daniel Pharris running a 3.64
in his Corvette, Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson clocking
3.66 in his blown Camaro and Jeff Sitton’s BAE
Camaro running 3.68.ILL WIND BLOWS SOME GOOD
JOHN Zappia has taken the win over Pro
Slammer Championship leader Paul Mouhayet
at AIR, with a 3.799 to Mouhayet’s 3.867, after
strong crosswinds forced racing to be reduced
to eighth-mile for safety reasons. The ‘Crusher’
HQ Monaro is Australia’s quickest Doorslammer,
holding the ANDRA national record of 5.693
seconds and the 400 Thunder record of 5.635
seconds. To add to his list of accomplishments,
Zap is also a 10-time ANDRA national champion.DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER
SPOTTED recently performing full street duties
was the seven-second TC Cortina of Goran
Ivanovic. The twin-turbo LS-powered Corty
(pictured below) recently ran a 5.11@140mph
over the eighth. Goran then cranked a little into
it and went 7.96@169mph on an early shut-off
on the first full pass.
“He was only into it for 7.56 seconds,” tuner
Justin Simpson of Horsepower Solutions said.
“It’s gotta go 178-182mph with what it’s got,
and to be honest it’s not a mega-dollar set-up.
It’s running an old Haltech Platinum ECU and
an early LS motor, but the car went 1.25 in the
60ft, so it’s all kinda there. We just need to
string it together.”
At the moment the combo is running around
26psi over the finish line, and the Cortina is
said to be mega-reliable and a real family car.
From where we are sitting, it has the makings
of an absolutely killer Drag Challenge package!THE TURBOCHARGED 420CI SMALL-BLOCK
FORD USED TO RUN IN STU HENRY’S
CAPRI, AND ON THE DYNO IT PUNCHED
OUT 1200RWHP ON JUST 22PSI