JIM READ RACING PRESS RELEASE
Three time Top Fuel Champion Phil Read made it consecutive finals last
Sunday driving the Auto one, Wynn’s, Valvoline, McDonald’s, MTU Detroit
Diesel Top Fuel dragster after making his way through one of the
toughest fields of Top Fuel ever witnessed in Australia at last
weekend’s Nitro Champs held at Sydney Raceway.
Team mate also made the Semi-finals bolstering his
points lead.
After qualifying second with a 4.73 for Phil Read, and a 4.97 for
Stamatis in third position, the JRR team was very happy going into
eliminations with two cars well sorted for eliminations.
In the first round of eliminations, the race of the season built up as
current Championship leader Stamatis matched up to race second place
contender Phil Lamattina (just 5 points behind) while for Phil Read, he
paired up against Rob Shepherd.
As the tension built, the crowd witnessed not only arguably the best
race of the season, but also one of the best Top Fuel rounds with
several very close races.
Round One saw Stamatis v Lamattina, and after both pulling .11 reaction
times, the race was on to the finish line where Stamatis took the win.
Stamatis’ winning time a 4.717 to a 4.722. The win margin was just
4/1000ths of a second!
In the other race, Phil Read set the quickest ET for the event blasting
out an awesome 4.658 at over 311 mph (500+ kmh). Read also reacted with
a .11 reaction time while he eliminated Shepherd’s chasing 5.18.
The match up for the Semi-finals was another classic drag race for the
JRR team where Read met his team-mate in Stamatis.
Both drivers left the start-line with a .10 reaction time for Read, and
.11 for Stamatis, but it was over early for Stamatis when he smoked the
tyres and Phil Read took the win with a super quick and consistent 4.694
at 315.93 mph (508 kmh)
In the final, Read met up with Santo Rapisarda’s driver Mark Mariani who
had run 4.82 and 4.80 to make his way into the Finals, and it was Read
who was lightning quick on the start line leaving first with a .057
reaction time compared to Mariani’s also quick .084, and it was a great
drag race to the finish line as both cars caught fire, Mariani just
getting there with a 4.97 against Read’s chasing 5.05.
This was Mark’s first
ever win in Top Fuel and at the trophy presentation Phil stated ‘I was
glad to share this final run with Mark as our families have raced
together for many years’.
It was an emotional
and a great win for Mark Mariani and the Rapisarda Racing Team, and we
would like to congratulate Santo and his team on their win.
After a great weekend of racing, Stamatis commented: “We are happy with
the way our Billview, Snap on, Wynn’s car is running and to make the
semi-finals was a great result.
All of the hard work, long hours and late nights that our teams have put
in has paid off. Jim Read Racing Crew Chiefs Rob Cavagnino, Bruce Read
and all the crew put a lot of effort into giving Phil and I quick and
consistent race cars, so we are looking forward to the season ending
Winternationals in June were Jim Read Racing will be hopefully dueling
for a one-two finish in the Top Fuel Australian Championship points for
2009-2010.
Event details for the upcoming Winternationals to be held at Willowbank
Raceway Winternationals over the weekend of 10th- 13th June 2010 can be
found at:
http://www.willowbank-raceway.com.au/events/detail.aspx?EventGroupID=44
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TOP FUEL Qualifying
for 8 entries |
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Nitro Champs Day
Final Qualifying Order |
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Qual Ord |
Race # |
Brkt |
Racer Name |
Vehicle Details |
Engine Details |
ET |
Qual MPH |
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1 |
1957 |
T/F |
DARREN MORGAN |
HADMAN DRAGSTER |
BAE 498 |
4.669 |
323.66 |
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2 |
33 |
T/F |
PHIL READ |
MCKINNEY DRAGSTER |
TFX 498 |
4.736 |
309.7 |
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3 |
819 |
T/F |
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TOP FUEL DRAGSTER |
KB 496 |
4.977 |
220.51 |
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4 |
531 |
T/F |
ALLAN DOBSON |
SACREMENTO D'STER |
TFX 500 |
5.041 |
258.47 |
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5 |
3546 |
T/F |
MARK MARIANI |
ATTAC DRAGSTER |
TFX 500 |
5.066 |
283.79 |
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6 |
145 |
T/F |
PHILLIP LAMATTINA |
MC KINNEY D'STER |
TFX 498 |
9.203 |
74.87 |
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7 |
282 |
T/F |
ROBERT SHEPHERD |
UYEHARA DRAGSTER |
BAE 498 |
11.44 |
72.08 |
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8 |
700 |
T/F |
TERRY SAINTY |
SAINTY DRAGSTER |
SPW 498 |
11.533 |
72.43 |
Results courtesy:
http://www.sydneydragway.com.au/uploads/file/Group1Qualifying1May10.xls
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TOP FUEL
Eliminations |
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2-May-10 |
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Qual Ord |
Race # |
Brkt |
Racer Name |
RT |
ET |
MPH |
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ROUND 1 |
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3 |
819 |
T/F |
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0.11 |
4.717 |
295.53 |
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6 |
145 |
T/F |
PHILLIP LAMATTINA |
0.111 |
4.722 |
320.89 |
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1 |
1957 |
T/F |
DARREN MORGAN |
0.13 |
4.738 |
299.66 |
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8 |
700 |
T/F |
TERRY SAINTY |
0.11 |
15.16 |
54.52 |
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2 |
33 |
T/F |
PHILIP READ |
0.116 |
4.658 |
311.77 |
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7 |
282 |
T/F |
ROBERT SHEPHERD |
0.125 |
5.182 |
265.48 |
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5 |
3546 |
T/F |
MARK MARIANI |
0.085 |
4.82 |
296.63 |
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4 |
531 |
T/F |
ALLAN DOBSON |
0.077 |
4.85 |
279.15 |
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ROUND 2 |
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2 |
33 |
T/F |
PHILIP READ |
0.101 |
4.694 |
315.93 |
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3 |
819 |
T/F |
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0.11 |
7.343 |
102.88 |
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5 |
3546 |
T/F |
MARK MARIANI |
0.088 |
4.806 |
275.96 |
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1 |
1957 |
T/F |
DARREN MORGAN |
0.132 |
4.84 |
272.83 |
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FINAL |
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5 |
3546 |
T/F |
MARK MARIANI |
0.084 |
4.975 |
267.27 |
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2 |
33 |
T/F |
PHILIP READ |
0.057 |
5.052 |
258.32 |
Results courtesy:
http://www.sydneydragway.com.au/uploads/file/NitroChamps2010Eliminations.xls
