DAY FIVE: TOP FIVE OUTRIGHT1 QUENTIN FEAST, Holden LH Torana 29.668
2 MARK DREW, Holden LH Torana 30.025
3 ADAM ROGASH/JOHN PILLA, Holden VK Commodore 30.966
4 JOSH LOPREIATO, Holden VZ ClubSport 31.095
5 LUKE FOLEY, Holden VH Commodore 31.157Outlaw Blown class, while in the Tuff Mounts Outlaw Aspirated class,
Stephen Micallef in his HQ tonner scored another winner’s trophy, but
was pushed all the way this time by Mark Clifford in his ’69 Mustang.
Alon Vella in his Capri ran several tenths quicker than anybody else in
Pacemaker Radial Aspirated at every track to secure his third straight
class win. Alon’s Top 10 overall finish is a credit to him, especially
after breaking a rocker arm overnight between Portland and Adelaide!
John Pilla overcame a lack of experience behind the wheel of the
ALLSHOW VK to make it down in 8.51 seconds to help solidify third
position overall and third in Haltech Radial Blown.
First-day leader Mark Drew did everything he could to make up the
deficit to fellow Torana owner Quentin Feast, but in the end had to
settle for second on the day (8.202 seconds), second in Haltech
Radial Blown and second overall.
And so Quentin Feast and his GMPWR Torana claimed a third
Australia’s Quickest Street Car title with an eight flat at 174.04mph,
and did so with no mess or fuss. For the most part it was a spectacularly
unspectacular victory, which is further kudos to him and his crew. It’s
called Drag Challenge because it’s damn hard. Watching Quentin do
it this year, you wouldn’t know it. sTHE AIR TRACK STAFF DIDN’T EVEN BAT AN EYELID WHEN DUSTY
BENSON’S VC COMMODORE SHAT ITS TAILSHAFT INTO THE LEFT LANE
01: Dusty Benson’s VC
Commodore is a crowd-
pleasing sleeper that blends
factory-spec unrestored paint
and interior trim with the
hardware to go fast. Dusty’s
Radial Blown-class turbo
LS had no trouble lifting
the wheels at DC17, but
unfortunately it suffered a
catastrophic driveline failure
just milliseconds after this
photo was snapped on Day 5
02: Swapping from a
ProCharger to a GT51R turbo
only four weeks before DC saw
Steve Evans race well off of
his usual 10.5sec pace, with a
11.34@125mph best at DC17.
The motor will be back next
year, in a Foxbody Mustang
and sporting twin turbos
03: Hands down one of the
best-presented cars on Drag
Challenge, Mick Darke’s
sinister-looking LX hatch is
pictured here at a checkpoint
between Portland and
Adelaide. Finishing fourth in
Pacemaker Radial Aspirated,
the car hovered between
the high nines and low 10s
all week, and looked great
doing itBELOW: Tasmanian Mark
Whitla tuned down his 7sec
Capri for DC, swapping out
the blower for a carb on his
358ci Chev. His DC PB was
9.7@139mph, as one of a
handful of entrants who raced
and buzzed the highways in
the same rubber in minimalist
no-trailer styleDAY FIVE: TOP FIVE OUTRIGHT1 QUENTIN FEAST,Holden LH Torana 29. 668
2 MARK DREW,Holden LH Torana 30. 025
3 ADAM ROGASH/JOHN PILLA,Holden VK Commodore 30 .966
4 JOSH LOPREIATO, Holden VZ ClubSport31. 095
5 LUKE FOLEY, Holden VH Commodore 31.1 57Outlaw Blown class, while in the Tuff Mounts Outlaw Aspirated class,
Stephen Micallef in his HQ tonner scored another winner’s trophy, but
was pushed all the way this time by Mark Clifford in his ’69 Mustang.
Alon Vella in his Capri ran several tenths quicker than anybody else in
Pacemaker Radial Aspirated at every track to secure his third straight
class win. Alon’s Top 10 overall finish is a credit to him, especially
after breaking a rocker arm overnight between Portland and Adelaide!
John Pilla overcame a lack of experience behind the wheel of the
ALLSHOW VK to make it down in 8.51 seconds to help solidify third
position overall and third in Haltech Radial Blown.
First-day leader Mark Drew did everything he could to make up the
deficit to fellow Torana owner Quentin Feast, but in the end had to
settle for second on the day (8.202 seconds), second in Haltech
Radial Blown and second overall.
And so Quentin Feast and his GMPWR Torana claimed a third
Australia’s Quickest Street Car title with an eight flat at 174.04mph,
and did so with no mess or fuss. For the most part it was a spectacularly
unspectacular victory, which is further kudos to him and his crew. It’s
called Drag Challenge because it’s damn hard. Watching Quentin do
it this year, you wouldn’t know it. sTHE AIR TRACK STAFF DIDN’T EVEN BAT AN EYELID WHEN DUSTY
BENSON’S VC COMMODORE SHAT ITS TAILSHAFT INTO THE LEFT LANE
01 :Dusty Benson’s VC
Commodore is a crowd-
pleasing sleeper that blends
factory-spec unrestored paint
and interior trim with the
hardware to go fast. Dusty’s
Radial Blown-class turbo
LS had no trouble lifting
the wheels at DC1 7 , but
unfortunately it suffered a
catastrophic driveline failure
just milliseconds after this
photo was snapped on Day 5
02 : Swapping from a
ProCharger to a GT51R turbo
only four weeks before DC saw
Steve Evans race well off of
his usual 10.5sec pace, with a
11.34@125mph best at DC17.
The motor will be back next
year, in a Foxbody Mustang
and sporting twin turbos
03 : Handsdown one of the
best-presented cars on Drag
Challenge, Mick Darke’s
sinister-looking LX hatch is
pictured here at a checkpoint
between Portland and
Adelaide. Finishing fourth in
Pacemaker Radial Aspirated,
the car hovered between
the high nines and low 10s
all week, and looked great
doing itBELOW:Tasmanian Mark
Whitla tuned down his 7 sec
Capri for DC, swapping out
theblower for a carb on his
358ci Chev. His DC PB was
9.7@139mph, as one ofa
handful of entrants who raced
and buzzed the highways in
the same rubber in minimalist
no-trailer style