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Old 12-09-2008, 10:09 PM   #1
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Tonight @ WSID John Zapia run ET:5.983 in his HQ Top Door Slammer.....unfortunately then touched the wall in the traps and the car rolled over in the sand.
Good news is, he is ok...

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Old 12-09-2008, 11:21 PM   #2
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Geez, bad luck there.

Good thing that Zap is still running strong in the 5's, hopefully he'll get the car back on track to its winning ways, though I think he may have a 2nd car.
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Old 12-09-2008, 11:47 PM   #3
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I was there tomight, I dont think 5's are too far away for anyone now
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benny bray put down a 5 earlier, i think zap couldnt get the shutes out in time due to hitting the wall...
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Sorry to hear about Zappia, good to hear he is ok. I have watched him over the years and been a fan !
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I was there tomight, I dont think 5's are too far away for anyone now

I remember reading street machine for a while and Victor Brays articles about cracking the 5's and the lead up, 2 or 3 years later he is still trying, though he has been a slither off of it.
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Old 14-09-2008, 08:04 AM   #7
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there was a few good times last night. couple of top fuellers into mid 4's.

did anyone get any footage of Steve reeds top fuel crash last night? i was down at Brett Stevens racing watching the crew rebuild the doorslammer engines.

what the crew can do in 1.5 hours is amazing. a really good watch.

pity about all the stoppages, was a great night of racing otherwise.
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Steve Read's crash footage I took.


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did you get any more pix of zaps car?
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Damn! Was Read OK after that one? Motor didn't like the extra few seconds!
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Looks like Zapp's sponsors have been at work on his car! Good to hear he is ok though
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I remember reading street machine for a while and Victor Brays articles about cracking the 5's and the lead up, 2 or 3 years later he is still trying, though he has been a slither off of it.
I'm not being a smartass, just curious but...
Victor is a big guy, and weight is a huge thing for these cars, so could that be a factor?
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I'm not being a smartass, just curious but...
Victor is a big guy, and weight is a huge thing for these cars, so could that be a factor?
Not at all as the weight break includes vehicle and driver. Although weight distribution could be a factor, the overall weight for all doorslammers is the same depending on which style supercharger they are using!!
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Ah yep, thanks for clearing that up GASXR6!
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