WESTERNATIONALS DRAG RACING EVENT- 27TH & 28TH FEB 2010

By Terri Sander

March 7, 2010

Setting out on Friday 19th February for our trek from the east coast of Australia to the west coast to compete at the 39th Annual Westernationals ANDRA PRO SERIES drag racing event to be held at the Perth Motorplex on the 27th & 28th February 2010.

7 in the bus, 2 in the transporter and 5 flying over.

Upon leaving Ipswich I really wasn't sure we'd make it out of town with all the gear crunching going on and the bus stopping a couple of times.

Finally on our way we met up with the boys in the transporter carrying the three race vehicles. Trev's 63 Jaffa Cortina, Col's 64 EH Holden and Terri's Mama's Toy Rover.

We had lots of mishaps along the way, most of which happened on the way home, and to mention a few:

Blown Headlight

Many Flat Tyres both on the bus and transporter

Battery Terminal

Whole wheels flying off the transporter and would you believe the bus door blew off but was caught and eventually put back together with 19 screws, 100 MPH race tape and for extra security a pair of thongs jammed between the door and an aerial pole.

WAY TO GO BOYS...WHAT A FIX!

We set up at the track in very hot, wild and windy conditions only to come back the next day to find Trev's pop-top damaged by the wind and un-usable.

There was two qualifying sessions on the Saturday and one on Sunday.

I dialled in 11.65 and ran 11.65 but was out-reacted and lost, so we became spectators cheering on our fellow racers from Queensland.

Col Murray won his first round and then was paired up with Trev Davis who won the race.

Trev went on to win our Super Street bracket and received the coveted ANDRA gold Christmas Tree trophy.

A very big congratulations to Trev and his crew for a great performance.

New friendships were made during this trip and what a great bunch of characters to travel and race with.

Current Standings:

3rd Place in the Willowbank Raceway Track Championship with four meetings to go till end of season.

Sitting in 2nd position in our Super Street bracket in the RARS (Rocket Allstar Racing Series) for the season 2009/2010