Quentin Feasts On Another Drag Racing Award.

Quentin Feasts On Another Drag Racing Award.

By Mark Humphrey

Keilor, Vic/Aus. 4^th November 2015. Quentin Feast has added to his silverware collection with the addition of the Calder Park Drag Racing Street Outlaws Modified trophy after Ali Sead was unable to complete a re-run.  With both drivers red-lighting due to an incorrect Xmas tree setting it was decided to re-run the Street Outlaws Modified final to determine the champ. Unfortunately for Sead who had been experiencing mechanical issues for the latter part of the day, a re-run was out of the question handing the win over to Feast who earlier had posted a PB with a pass of 8.13 @169.9mph in his LH Torana which was outstanding considering the car was in complete street trim. Feast who had just taken out the Street Machine Drag Challenge the week before lined up after the final for a solo hit at trying to dip into the 7’s but unfortunately spun the bags on the start line.  Richard Dedood in a Holden Monaro picked up the Street Outlaws category with a win over George Haddad in his GT Falcon.

Promoter Peter Pisalidis ventured into the unknown by running the Street Outlaw finals on the Melbourne Cup Tuesday public holiday which proved to be disastrous with regards to car numbers with around two dozen vehicles including comp cars lining up to run the quarter. Of the two dozen or so cars only 7 were contesting the Street Outlaw series which was disappointing. Pisalidis was quick to point out that the racing on the day was exceptional from the competitors and after a dozen rounds contested over an extended period due to the track upgrades the competition on finals day was nothing short of quality. To drive your car to the track, post a 169.9mph pass and then stop in for a counter meal on the way home in the same car is what the Street Outlaw Series is all about. Pisalidis has vowed to keep with the series hoping to see it grow over the years to become an elite street car event.

Although the car count was low on the drag racing side of things the same could not be said for the Kingpin Kuztums Thunder Road event which had tied into the Cup day billing. Kingpin promoter Rob Bellio had put together an event that included a show n shine, trade stalls, live music from some of Melbourne’s best Rock a Billy bands, track cruising and drag racing match ups from some of the best Gasser drag cars going around. Hundreds of spectators had ventured into Calder to catch the Rock a Billy lifestyle event which carries its own signature within the Melbourne car scene. Although the promoters have vowed to leave the Melbourne Cup day to the animal horsepower variety, expect Kingpin Kuztums to share a billing at the iconic drag racing venue in the future.

Drag racing continues at Calder with a Friday night street meet pencilled in for November the 13^th.

Click on the link for more details:https://www.facebook.com/calderparkdragracing/?fref=ts

Kingpin Kuztums next event is their Xmas show which is scheduled for the 29^th of November.

For more details go to:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009446201545&fref=ts

Drag racing returns to Victoria with round 3 of the ANDRA Summit Series at Portland’s Fuchs South Coast Raceway on the 14^th & 15^th of November. A huge event at one of the nations premiere coastal drag racing venues and one event not to be missed.

For more detail click on the link.http://www.southcoastraceway.com/

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Street meets are a great way to try out drag racing and test the performance of your everyday street vehicle in a safe and legal environment.

Calder Park will be hosting ANDRA sanctioned street meets through the second half of 2013 so you can experience the thrill of Melbourne's own quarter mile.

Entry cost: $65 (includes $5 ANDRA divisional day licence)

Spectator entry: $25

To go racing at street meets, all you need is a street vehicle that passes basic safety checks on tyres, brakes, steering and liquid leaks. If you race a vehicle with a manufacture date of pre 1 January 2008 you can run up to 11.00 seconds without the need for a tech inspection or ANDRA licence. Vehicles manufactured post 1 January 2008 can run to 10.00 seconds without the need for a tech inspection or ANDRA licence. Check www.andra.com.au for specific information on safety and licence requirements.