Drag Challenge 2019 Day Three results

A second stint at Mildura’s Sunset Strip saw things really heat up at the top of the leaderboard

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DRAG Challenge 2019 returned to Mildura’s Sunset Strip for Day Three, with the competition between the fat-tyre Turbosmart Outlaw Blown cars and the small-tyre fighters of Haltech Radial Blown going off.

Ric Pontonio and Dan Drury both got their early-model turbo 275 Commodores into the 5.20s, with Daniel Szabolics edging them out in his 632ci HQ coupe. However, his 5.17@139mph was bettered by Tuesday’s quickest man: Kai McPhee.

His VC Commodore let loose with a 5.13@140mph, topping the Haltech Radial Blown time sheets for the day and leaving him fourth Overall.

Ahead of him in the Overall stakes – and running second in Turbosmart Outlaw Blown – was Brendan Cherry, who kept his iron in the fire with a 5.22@143mph on Day Three.

However, everyone was left with their jaws flapping when Harry Haig uncorked the POP666 HQ and ran a 4.90@151mph, the only four-second pass at Mildura. Already leading Turbosmart Outlaw Blown, that flyer at Mildura moved Harry into the outright lead ahead of Dan Szabolics by one-tenth of a second.

“I don’t know how that happened,” says Harry. We didn’t change anything from Tuesday night; we just added fuel to it and Pops decided it didn’t want to be a wobbly POS. We will get the boys a decent feed and cruise on tonight – it is a long way from here to Portland.”

CARNAGE OUTLAW ASPIRATED

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Mark Busscher9.853135.566.143109.256.152108.7822.148
Daniel Cassar10.185132.356.281108.696.255109.0122.721
Chevy Taylor10.373135.096.515104.076.485104.7123.373
Robert Giangrave10.249134.956.797103.866.631104.9623.677
Jesse Davidson10.527127.887.12296.766.739101.6224.388
Andrew Natoli10.702127.56.9286.56.827101.1824.457
Stephen Willies11.02123.667.04696.937.00898.0925.074
Greg Mason11.085123.017.09197.087.07997.1625.255
James Sparkes11.512122.087.52296.637.38499.2426.418
Grant Grech11.822119.867.71290.047.63889.9727.172

TURBOSMART OUTLAW BLOWN

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Harry Haig7.603186.155.204130.094.909151.9817.716
Brendan Cherry7.798180.895.117143.635.221143.2418.136
Jason Ruby8.331165.75.406134.165.385132.0719.122
Mark Whitla8.466162.065.473127.825.438128.9319.377
Jake Edwards9.01154.375.932108.566.106105.5621.048
Marcus Howe9.556146.566.783103.996.127116.3322.466
Joshua Grant9.995137.256.415108.966.359109.8722.769
Todd O’Leary9.963142.556.875111.476.397114.7823.235
Bruce Howie11.404123.497.19196.467.29897.2225.893
Scott Taylor11.205127.287.64199.987.37799.226.223
John Whyte11.471126.367.65187.337.57999.4726.701
Con Rozokos12.325117.778.04476.777.89289.228.261
Andrew McLellan11.828118.997.6465.8912.6128.8132.084
Steve Reimann11.196123.047.66471.42205038.86

HALTECH RADIAL BLOWN

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Daniel Szabolics7.35197.745.298134.515.173139.8517.821
Kai McPhee8.083174.85.115138.735.13140.318.328
Luke Foley8.188175.075.221135.755.306139.5818.715
Riccardo Pontonio8.247155.675.549128.625.246137.6919.042
Brandon Zito8.297175.715.622128.485.318137.8519.237
Elvio Gonzalez8.341167.415.625115.985.426135.6919.392
Daniel Drury8.266174.145.97295.655.275128.1919.513
Chris Kaarsberg8.326171.825.736113.35.493132.5419.555
Matt Lampard8.376176.145.256140.186.1121.5419.732
Phillip Edmondson8.517175.095.717130.095.5131.2819.734
Luke Green8.517161.255.824115.615.462127.2219.803
Dusty Benson8.542163.655.679120.695.592126.1419.813
Cory Read8.905152.375.72008122.55.806123.4220.431
David Best8.979155.656.037116.855.551129.9920.567
Brad Kelly8.948156.055.983123.645.702127.4920.633
Brett Lowing9.286147.366.75382.675.831120.921.87
Greg Richards9.687142.266.117113.946.072114.2821.876
Murray Kelly9.906145.096.025116.056.015116.5921.946
Dean Soderblom9.768140.26.117112.916.065114.7421.95
Matt McIntosh10.0871496.3241195.854118.4922.265
Tim Rhone9.981137.896.41115.316.12114.9222.511
Josh O’Brien10.381135.696.63106.226.563106.5623.574
Andrew Ricketts10.239134.126.977105.236.518108.7123.734
Michael Rohal10.992133.476.46111.636.595110.8424.047
Matt Murphy9.813137.086.786108.267.48969.5824.088
Chris Imlach11.29490.116.775104.286.648107.0124.717
George Hatzi10.266133.436.478107.028.016103.5824.76
Gino Aiello10.639124.877.11796.088.5589.9626.306
David Barber11.926113.058.16292.957.218101.2427.306
Kevin Amey12.578112.217.89192.397.52998.8927.998
Ben Taylor20506.786108.475.775123.1632.561
Matt Czercy9.907141.566.167110.59205036.074
Tony Muscara10.165136.2320507.25104.7837.415

PACEMAKER RADIAL ASPIRATED

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Alon Vella8.497160.585.682122.645.53124.0519.709
Peter Haravitsidis9.599106.176.352108.636.185110.8322.136
Jarrod Wood9.886136.556.293108.446.303108.4622.482
Keith Hards10.024136.816.294109.296.385107.9722.703
George Haddad10.467133.656.752104.666.652105.5723.871
Joshua Ede11.201122.497.03599.367100.3725.236
Sheridan Eaton12.55578.876.918103.466.865104.4426.338
Anthony Burns11.444119.187.56693.047.49193.2526.501
Bill Ewing11.361121.847.8235.757.61295.1426.796
Chris Martin11.558120.177.7792.167.60390.8126.931
Casey Thomas11.877111.947.77991.57.70791.5827.363
Jim Sakellaridis12.333114.77.92391.297.67592.8827.931
Gavin Edmonds12.374115.188.36884.437.94985.6828.691
Carly Dale14.13599.148.71782.48.8181.8931.662

TUFF MOUNTS 235 BLOWN

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Todd Foley8.883154.265.703122.815.653123.520.239
Dominic Pelle8.865155.875.848124.175.877124.4920.59
Mark Arblaster9.155152.356.153115.285.963117.4421.271
Jason Kenny9.574161.945.468128.636.697116.6621.739
Daniel Barbary9.631148.186.118117.136.035118.5821.784
Randall Mortier10.013117.996.291109.656.244110.2222.548
Jay Robinson10.899127.286.808103.76.449109.9224.156
Scott Forrester9.15131.326.674104.79.34698.6825.17
Trevor Hunter11.397124.717.21397.667.3397.0925.94
Ryan Featherstone11.266121.087.81595.16.95497.2226.035
Corty Haig9.804141.067.179109.249.12887.9226.111
Stephen Micallef11.471122.667.62396.667.272100.9526.366
Matt Carpenter12.036115.917.33792.567.05893.7226.431
Mark Johnstone11.158133.429.05691.267.163105.9627.377
Jesse Adams12.122147.797.068112.988.398111.6427.588
David Darwin14.536102.8810.72164.9612.28169.4237.538
Daniel Kemlo12.466116.678.33776.4485.628.169106.423

TUFF MOUNTS 235 ASPIRATED

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
Nathan Ghosn9.758140.56.401111.436.216111.3422.375
Donnie Zurcas9.967133.846.271110.766.191112.5522.429
Aaron James9.876138.846.422109.356.297110.1922.595
John Kerr10.619126.686.89299.916.873100.5924.384
Matt Forbes10.896124.646.85498.966.7999.7724.54
Kevin O’Neill10.808126.217.03298.816.819102.724.659
Jason Mansweto10.721127.797.24100.626.797101.5624.758
Andrew Waight11.074125.817.0876.357.01599.8825.176
Andrew Delia11.621115.327.4194.187.37294.2426.403
Les Waight11.552123.737.4316.067.42694.2326.409
Corey Edwards11.869116.147.56790.657.61789.3327.053
Chris Collins11.915116.977.68389.67.58691.127.184
Damien Busbridge12.177112.697.87687.587.93788.3827.99
David Chapple13.013110.417.57693.647.56793.6328.156
Jason Waye12.834108.948.12172.287.73587.2428.69
Larissa Franke12.655110.88.24790.469.04182.3229.943
Mario Gaffiero15.17110.027.70890.537.84689.1230.724
Rod Williams13.731103.918.98583.449.00483.2231.72

XR6 TURBO DEVELOPMENTS SIX-CYLINDER

 CalderMilduraCalderCombined
 ETMPHETMPHETMPHET
George Lyras8.81148.86.40399.155.806121.4321.019
Chris Palfreyman9.141160.56.326116.546.211119.5921.678
Danny Bresciani9.466146.566.161117.566.334117.0121.961
Adrian Abela9.976138.236.33110.546.334111.2122.64
Warick Meldrum9.815143.036.37115.736.845113.2823.03
Mitchell Smith10.686138.437.337106.737.223109.4325.246
Charlie Attard11.264119.777.90778.297.16396.126.334
Glenn Richards11.577121.457.49892.797.42697.3326.501
Hayden Matthews12.148119.617.8275.757.95695.8427.931
Mark Barber12.63106.177.83392.787.67689.728.139
Tim Grant12.513112.98.15387.528.07388.3328.739
Tim Hudson12.242133.017.978103.478.829106.329.049
John Dzundza12.354117.558.04191.88.70490.6729.099
Leo Franke12.054120.6520507.83192.2139.885

K&N DYO

 CalderMildura  Mildura  
 ETMPHETMPHX1.555SplitETMPHx1.555Split
Steven Grima10.573135.516.793110.7410.56312-0.019226.787111.2210.55379-0.01922
Tony Muscara10.238135.866.594110.0510.25367-0.021896.598110.3510.25989-0.02189
Jason Davidson11.37899.497.32497.7611.38882-0.023327.30976.8311.3655-0.02332
Brett Smythe11.93113.057.65788.5411.90664-0.023377.66188.6611.91286-0.02337
Steven Gorie12.837108.068.24685.8212.82253-0.035768.26986.0512.8583-0.03576
Paul Turner11.396120.027.29996.3511.34995-0.052287.29595.9211.34373-0.05228
Tom Wright11.193127.357.2398.8811.24265-0.055987.19499.311.18667-0.05598
Richard Verbeek11.495121.567.36395.6111.44947-0.066867.40690.3711.51633-0.06686
Rob Bertram11.327127.987.338100.0811.41059-0.083597.314100.5911.37327-0.08359
Cam Scott12.369110.857.90983.6712.2985-0.086067.89985.3312.28295-0.08606
Scott Rowell11.068124.937.12395.7111.07627-0.092237.17790.2711.16024-0.09223
Matt Carey11.227124.377.158100.6411.13069-0.096317.290.1211.196-0.09631
Anthony Raschella12.28113.887.93288.0512.33426-0.113527.85989.612.22075-0.11352
Luke Graham11.431122.647.32696.0611.39193-0.116637.40193.411.50856-0.11663
Geoff Stone14.48295.039.23774.2414.36354-0.118479.25772.7414.39464-0.11847
Daniel Grima11.605118.977.3862893.5611.48567-0.119337.41287.0811.52566-0.11933
John Kalantzis11.931117.837.60495.4511.82422-0.120787.59592.7311.81023-0.12078
Glenn Archer11.242122.677.16896.8711.14624-0.125957.24994.6911.2722-0.12595
Dave Curtis11.759121.17.5265.9811.70293-0.12767.4895.6511.6314-0.1276
Chris Francis12.847104.888.34480.2212.97492-0.127928.27683.612.86918-0.12792
Damien Kemp11.196123.557.11198.3311.05761-0.13847.15797.7711.12914-0.1384
Nicholas McNeil11.332121.697.28689.7711.32973-0.143787.19587.2511.18823-0.14378
Alysha Teale11.29121.97.17996.211.16335-0.146877.16696.5211.14313-0.14687
Noel Inman11.146116.197.24494.3711.26442-0.185047.2868493.4711.33104-0.18504
Damien Reeves11.041125.977.03993.4110.94565-0.194387.16492.9211.14002-0.19438
Kevin Cox10.155134.396.555102.5110.19303-0.205976.663106.7810.36097-0.20597
Steve Nightingale11.265122.337.09896.9411.03739-0.227617.10296.9411.04361-0.22761
Clive Polidano12.776108.958.17786.1312.71524-0.250368.33887.6812.96559-0.25036
Ben Brown11.46123.917.22999.3511.2411-0.251567.20899.7111.20844-0.25156
Lyle Lavery11.127128.667.042101.8210.95031-0.254446.992102.710.87256-0.25444
Dale Palmer13.2761058.71282.6413.54716-0.271168.58982.813.3559-0.27116
Bill Martland11.859114.977.46191.1711.60186-0.275817.44990.9911.5832-0.27581
Campbell Farmer12.574114.758.21590.3712.77433-0.281458.03491.6812.49287-0.28145
Dominic Zito13.433107.938.85285.5413.76486-0.331868.73583.7613.58293-0.33186
Wayne Roberts12.984104.878.14183.8912.65926-0.338998.35982.8212.99825-0.33899
Matthew Tomkins10.223135.916.637107.7710.32054-0.369666.812109.5810.59266-0.36966
Scott McKenzie11.078123.496.88396.6710.70307-0.374946.969100.1610.8368-0.37494
Brett McDonald9.709146.596.083118.449.459065-0.382115.998118.49.32689-0.38211
Jamie Egan12.51116.78.25196.0212.83031-0.422948.31791.8312.93294-0.42294
Stuart Suter15.22393.299.90462.615.40072-0.4576210.08470.8715.68062-0.45762
Kyle Breed13.134108.128.45676.8313.14908-0.526678.78566.6813.66068-0.52667
Ronald Dawes12.91112.428.4785.5513.17085-0.536478.12585.2612.63438-0.53647
Daryl Amey11.688123.057.16797.4811.14469-0.543327.40398.1811.51167-0.54332
Darren Vartuli11.925117.57.90286.0912.28761-0.570988.03684.8512.49598-0.57098
Bruce Christian11.257116.717.32692.0311.39193-0.593667.62188.311.85066-0.59366
Adrian Nicholls11.617118.947.77493.3212.08857-0.705977.3296.3111.3826-0.70597
Grant Dwyer12.62590.647.70490.0211.97972-0.83817.5891.7511.7869-0.8381
Stewart Richardson14.42179.249.16292.7214.24691-0.890948.70194.1713.53006-0.89094
Tim Bennetts12.328117.998.17689.1712.71368-1.041857.50695.5711.67183-1.04185
Lewis Mason11.868122.467.38299.511.47901-1.118058.10190.9812.59706-1.11805
Enoch Bailey15.90988.7310.45769.7916.26064-1.1555710.9746917.06457-1.15557
Andrew Haines13.81899.778.98575.2513.97168-1.553189.88566.9815.37118-1.55318
Wes Parker12.26398.469.04775.7114.06809-1.805098.079512.54885-1.80509
Paul Mulcahy12.2591.278.78263.8513.65601-2.091487.43790.8911.56454-2.09148
Russell Piggott13.883101.598.51782.213.24394-2.103929.8784.2115.34785-2.10392
Jason Egan10.892129.327.12295.8311.07471-3.059468.97259.9813.95146-3.05946
Dale Koschel27.25543.098.28593.3212.88318-14.84457.98195.2412.41046-14.8445
Jamie Knight11.1498.697.311101.1911.36861-16.969718.07732.8128.10974-16.9697
Craig Walker11.201125.497.2576.211.28464-19.899205031.1-19.899

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