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About New Zealand Drag Racing Association
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This is the official website of the New Zealand Drag Racing
Association. You will find full information on the New Zealand Drag
Racing scene including a comprehensive list of NZDRA race dates,
National Drag Racing Records, vehicle classification, safety
regulations, driver profiles, sanctioned tracks and sponsorship
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| TRUST HOUSE CENTRAL NATIONALS MASTERTON |
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| Tuesday, 16 February 2010 | |
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Trust House are once again the event sponsors of the Century Yuasa Power Series national round held at the Masterton Motorplex. With events of this size coming to the Wairarapa we bring a bigger awareness of our sport and the need to pursue a venue worthy of the 3000hp machines racing this weekend.Top Doorslammer has had a great turnout of racers this season with some exciting racing throughout, with Mike Witterveen’s Wittz Automotive Ferrari holding on to a 37 point lead over nearest rival Squig Miles in the STA Falcon with only two points separating Ross Taylor from him. With the final of the Digga round to be completed here at Masterton, Wayne Hussey may receive another 20 points if he can take out the Fuchs Customline of Mark Thomas, Mark although out of the seat of a race car for some time has kept up with the play by crewing on the Digga Dragster of John Neilan and if the first pass at the Digga event was anything to go by has a handle on the clutch vs power balancing act it takes to get a doorslammer down the NZ tracks. The other final to be run at the Trust House event is of cause the Top Alcohol dragsters of the Vincent family driven by 21 year old Todd Vincent and the Digga Dragster of John Neilan. Neilan would love to take the title of his sponsors event (Digga) unfortunately the points are needed by his opposition if they are to keep there hopes of a forth championship trophy. With the world renown Camp Stanley out for tune-up advice in the Vincent team this weekend who would put a wager on the win? Ok 3000 hp machines are not the only action on track at the Trust House event, there are a number of 300 hp hopefuls also taking a chance on getting to the winners spot and although not difficult to traverse the strip cutting a good light and running on your dial in is tuff, especially when you have to do it up to 7 times in competition! Super Street is not about a vehicles performance as much as the racers performance, Scott Campbell is a prime example, after towing his friends Top Doorslammer around the country he unhooks the trailer and races his Ford Bronco pickup to 18 second passes and wins! Not earth shattering to watch compared to his own 8 second Mustang but vehicle performance is not what this class is about. Super street has a 11.0 second limit and many of the racers would prefer to chase their opponent down and the five other competitors chasing Scott for a championship have to do just that. Leading Super Street is Rex Ford from Nelson with 8 points separating him from Gary Ellis from Taupo in his HQ Holden. Less than one round behind him is Darryl Robson in his XY Ute, Scott is 8 points behind him and last years champ Dave Chesham just 5 behind him in his model A roadster from Mt Maunganui. As can be seen very close and with sometimes 7 rounds of competition it’s anybodies.
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