Breaking News – Round 5 Top Fuel Australian Championship
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Phil Read and Darren Morgan re-wrote the history books on Saturday the 28th of January 2006 at the Quit Motorplex. Together they staged the fastest and quickest Top Fuel Drag Race in Australia. Both cars clocked identical terminal speeds at 319MPH. The faster reacting Phil Read winning on a holeshot with a 4.717 against Darren Morgans quicker 4.685. West Aussie Allan Dobson was out in the first round throwing the black belt off the blower. Other first round casualties were Steve Read lifting the blower off the engine and Terry Sainty losing to Darren Morgan. Rachelle Splatt made it through the first round however she smoked the tyres out of the hole in the second round against Phil Read. Morgan had the solo in the second round and decided to run the car down the track, running a 4.808 and destroying parts along the way. This did not stop them from coming back in the final and along with Phil Read broke the Australian record. Full story to come in the March issue of Circlework.
A Letter From Jo Reaney Mark has been a motor sport fanatic since he was born; he and his Dad were always at the track. When he was 12 the family left sunny England and headed to Perth. Mark lived at Claremont and Wanneroo, and when not there he was tinkering on his own machines at home. Mark has been a Mopar man since an early age and has owned the odd Chrysler or ten. He has flag marshaled at Wanneroo, Oran Park, Bathurst, Canberra; fire and rescued at Parramatta City Raceway; watched drag racing on both sides of the country; speedway in 4 states, 1 territory and another continent; NASCAR in two countries; circuit racing at most of the major venues; done karting, circuit racing & drag racing. Lucky for me he isn’t partial to rally or I would never see him. Then one day he had a good idea, let’s go drag racing. So he found a little 6 cylinder looking or a new home, and the rest is history. Two seasons in the little car then we got the big car - 2 extra cylinders - much faster. This was to be the second season with this car; last year got us the state championship for Modified. Mark was so proud. This season he wanted to do better, I don’t think this is what he had in mind. Six weeks down the track and he is doing exceptionally well considering the initial prognosis wasn’t good. He should be at Shenton Park soon and will do even better then. We are hoping to be able to take him to the track for the April meeting. I am sure he would love to see every one then and thank them for all the things that are being done, till then I will thank every one now.
photo: Brian White
Thank you all. Jo Reaney
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