Queensland’s Gary Phillips set a new track record en route to number one qualifying position in Top Alcohol on day one of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip.
Phillips’ pass of 5.650 eclipsed the previous track record of 5.685 that was held by Darwin local Scott Maclean.
With 11 cars battling to make it into an eight car race day field, Phillips said he was just glad that he was in the show for Saturday with his Lucas Oils Funny Car.
“As long as we weren’t in those ninth, tenth or eleventh spots I didn’t care,” he said. “We elected to roll the dice and sit out the final session and the time managed to stay number one.
“We will put a new clutch pack in but the engine has come out looking perfect.”
With the ANDRA Top Alcohol championship possibly within his grasp this weekend, Phillips said he will be keeping one eye on how other results go when racing begins at 6pm on Saturday.
“Steve Reed and John Cannuli, who are both our rivals in the points, have drawn each other first round so that works out,” he said. “Now we’ve got to start racing smart and try and get a round ahead of those guys.”
The new track record was a credit to the Hidden Valley redevelopment done in 2011 with the super-smooth racing surface allowing teams to put down quick runs in the tropical humidity. In fact,
via Hidden Valley Drag Strip August 17, 2013 at 03:06AM
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