says. “It was tricky keeping it all under-bonnet. I had to make a range
of brackets to suit, but I’m glad I did it; I can cruise it whenever I
want with my family. My wife Haley and family love it. My two-year-
old son Jaxon’s eyes light up when he sees it. What’s better than a
nine-second grandpa-spec wagon?” he laughs.
“I’d started the project before Drag Challenge existed, but once I
heard about it I knew it was 100-percent for me.”
And how’d it handle the heat of Day One in Adelaide?
“It got really hot 10 minutes after leaving AIR,” Will says. “The
car had never driven in those sorts of temperatures, let alone while
towing a trailer! We thought we were done. Thankfully I’d packed
an angle grinder so we attacked the fan shroud, cutting holes into
it. Doing that plus popping the rear of the bonnet and altering the
tune for more fuel got it running cooler. Then later in the week we
dominated in the rain, as the wipers, demisters and heater all work!
We were passing all of these DC contenders with their windows
down and everyone all layered up.
“All week we consistently ran 10s, to keep it in a safe place. I turned
it up on Day Five and ran a PB of 9.89@137mph. Finishing Drag
Challenge and coming fifth in the Turbosmart Outlaw Blown class
was the best. It shows what I can do as a business.”
Will now has plans to be a DC top contender. “I really want to
step it up and make this thing faster. It’ll take a little while to get the
funds and get it all sorted out, but tubbing, fixing the chassis twist
and adding a twin-turbo LS 427ci is on the cards.”
Watch this space! s
romina
(Romina)
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