Big Hitters Start To Flex Their Muscle.

       Big Hitters Start To Flex Their Muscle.

By Mark Humphrey

Calder Park, Vic/Aus. 14^th October 2014. Round 6 of the Street Outlaws qualifying series at Calder Park Drag Racing took place last Friday evening in near on perfect conditions. Originally slow to get going the drivers eventually rolled out their machines onto the pavement to set about improving their current Outlaw qualifying times. Drivers have 10 opportunities to qualify their machine in the top 16 of their category before the finals come around in late December.

One of the series heavy hitters Daniel Sharban had his turbo charged Capri in white hot form posting an 8.68 @ 159.29mph to stamp himself as a genuine contender for the Street Outlaw category. Over the qualifying series Sharban has managed to knock off nearly a full second from his ET with no doubt more to come. The car looks strong and definitely has more to give as we creep towards the December final.

As has been the case throughout the Street Outlaws series there were plenty of guys who had rocked up to get some test n tuning done on their comp machines. Tim Holmyard had his Higgins Race Developments VX Commodore out testing again under the watchful eye of Stef from Western Link Auto. Having put together a number of engines for customers over the past year Holmyard finally got his comp engine assembled and in the car for his first hit out at Street Outlaws qualifying 5.

Back again last Friday, Holmyard put down his quickest ever mph in the car running through the beams at just over 164mph. His ET of 8.66 was 3 one hundredths outside his PB. With no sign of engine stress Holmyard believes there is still a bit left in the car. The car is now back in the garage having a Strange rear end installed in place of the original IRS suspension. Expect the car to go even quicker once the alterations are completed.

Craig Munro was another out testing.  Currently still developing his VX Commodore, Munro put down several passes in the low 8’s with a best of 8.09 @ 175mph. The Commodore is running a Nelson Brothers Racing 632ci big block Chev with a couple of turbo chargers bolted to the power plant. Producing an estimated 2500+ hp, look for the car to tip the 200mph mark in the not too distant future.

The night definitely belonged to Drago Nikodijeuic in his 2010 supercharged Chevy Camaro. Sounding like a Top Doorslammer Nikodijeuic had the entire gallery waiting in anticipation as his crew fired up the mega horse powered Camaro. Having completed the customary burnout Nikodijeuic punched out a stout 7.52 ET @ 187mph. At just over 300 clicks for the quarter this was no doubt the highlight of the night and a sign of things to come when the track upgrades are completed. Nikodijeuic is exactly what drag racing is all about, awesome looking machinery, eardrum blowing noise and an extreme showcase of raw vicious automotive power. What a rush!!

We now move into round 7 of the qualifying series with the added attraction of the Street Machine drag week entrants who will be cruising through Friday night. This will be an awesome night with weather predictions ideal for big numbers. For more info on the event go to http://www.calderparkdragracing.com.au/.

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