Round one of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series kicked off with a great entry list of 95, up 10 from last year. After all of the weird weather that has been in Queensland of late it was great to see a fine and sunny day and not too hot.
New cars were seen especially in the new FG Loy & Sons Earthmoving Eighth Mile Outlaw Bracket. It was great to see nine entries for the first time running the bracket and once the turbo and nitrous guys get on to it it will only go up from here.
At the presentations, winner Rodney Hansen said: “Where else can you do seven passes in a day and still have a great time?”
It is important to understand the concept of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series and the way it has built a series for grass roots racers to compete and achieve success. The concept carries with it a “badge” of distinction for the round winners with exceptional trophies and terrific bragging rights to series winners gaining them the specially made crystal Christmas Tree trophies. All South East Queensland tracks are involved and they were all strongly represented at Warwick.
Winners on the day were:
FG LOY & SONS EARTHMOVING: EIGHTH MILE OUTLAWS BRACKET
WINNER: Rodney Hansen
RUNNER UP: David Hopper
RD WILLIAMS EXCAVATOR PARTS: MODIFIED BRACKET
WINNER: Ian Ham
RUNNER UP: Andrew Pinkstone
ICE SLUSHEE: SUPER SEDAN BRACKET
WINNER: Michael Schaper
RUNNER UP: Gary Clarke
JOHN WILLIAM AUTO SALES: SUPER STREET BRACKET
WINNER: Tony Statham
RUNNER UP: Rob Price
QUEENSLAND NAMEPLATE GROUP: MODIFIED BIKE BRACKET
WINNER: Michael Beaton
RUNNER UP: Mark Woods
DIAMOND T PRODUCTS: JUNIOR DRAGSTER BRACKET
WINNER: Shelby Leahy
RUNNER UP: Dylan Leo
We now go to Willowbank Raceway for round Two of the JP Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series on Saturday the 26th April which will also include a round of the 2014 Drag Radial Showdown. Chicago Shootout 1/8 mile heads up on drag radials, drag radial racing at its best.
The series continues to be supported by a group of dedicated sponsors:
JP Racing Series Sponsor
FG Loy & Sons Earthmoving Eighth Mile Outlaws
RD Williams Excavator Parts Modified
Ice Slushee Super Sedan
John William Car Sales Super Street
Queensland Nameplate Group Modified Bike
Diamond T Products Junior Dragster.
Report by John Winterburn
Images by Warren Jackson
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