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04/02 - WSID Test N Tune

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Well I arrived at 4:45pm and after being hissed at by a snake in the carpark (t'is ok security was there... luckily) I paid my $10 and walked the 4 mile hike to the grandstand.

Boy oh boy I can't believe how long its been since I seen a Top Fuel drag car !!! Cowan did a 4.9sec pass on his second run of the day and I swear the grandstand moved about a foot when he tapped that right pedal. Another Top Fuel driver (Luke ??) had to do a 5.7sec or better pass to get his competition license and he managed a 5.4sec pass and everyone went wild.

Their were plenty of "near miss" moments. Afew cars launched from the lights at right angles and had to back off at the 300ft mark otherwise they woulda ended up head on into the wall.

I believe also that a Top Fuel bike ran a National record.

Once again I didn't take any pics because I didn't decide on if I was going until literally when I left work. I'm not sure which day i'll be going on the weekend (a mate has a corporate box for all of friday, but im working grrrr), most likely Sunday.

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