Drag Challenge 2018 – K&N Dial Your Own final results

Consistency is key in the K&N DYO class

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Photographers: Shaun Tanner, Michelle Porobic

NOBODY in the K&N Dial Your Own class at Street Machine Drag Challenge is reeling off seven-second passes, but when you consider how many moving parts are involved in setting clinically consistent ETs at five different tracks on five different days, being competitive in this class is a huge challenge in itself.

Track conditions, atmospheric conditions, fuel loads and wear-and-tear on your car are just some of the variables involved, and getting them all to line up in a row is a mission.

By week’s end, Darren Parker managed to wheel his VF Sportwagon with aplomb and hand in five separate timeslips all within 0.008315sec of one another. That’s a split of less than one hundredth of a second! Nipping at his heels was Paul Topping in his Gen-F HSV ClubSport on a split of 0.012005, which he managed to achieve on a 10-second ET – pretty impressive stuff.

Steve Nightingale rounded out the DYO podium in his XB Falcon sedan, proving that you don’t need EFI (or a late-model GM car) to be competitive, finishing the week with a fractionally broader split of 0.014905.

As always, it was tough at the top of the K&N DYO ranks!

Holden VF sportwagonK&N Dial Your Own

  Calder ParkSwan HillMilduraSwan HillCalder Park 
  ETMPHETMPHETMPHx1.555ETMPHETMPH Split
1.Darren Parker
VF Sportwagon
11.774118.6811.772116.887.56792.311.76668511.77115.7711.775115.06-0.008315
2.Paul Topping
VF HSV
ClubSport
10.907129.0710.908126.477.009102.3810.89899510.911118.1110.905120.51-0.012005
3.Steve
Nightingale

Ford Falcon
11.138122.9111.136121.527.17196.2911.15090511.136119.7411.138120.83-0.014905
4.Steve Grima
VK Calais
10.424133.5410.409131.276.697104.7110.41383510.429131.3110.413132.93-0.02
5.Matt Carey
VZ Commodore
11.041125.7911.022124.247.09100.6411.0249511.043124.3411.038123.95-0.021
6.Chris
Thompson

Holden Director
10.934121.6510.939126.587.018103.5810.9129910.922126.8310.912122.78-0.027
7.John Kerr
Mercury Comet
11.22121.9111.246120.127.2189611.2239911.222118.8911.218120.06-0.028
8.Cam Scott
WB Holden
12.374110.5412.369109.327.97186.4312.39490512.371107.9112.365109.39-0.029905
9.Alysha Teale
HQ Holden
11.278120.9111.276119.427.25695.2411.2830811.253118.211.26119.43-0.03008
10.Daniel Grima
Chev Bel Air
11.711118.1611.704116.427.52690.6811.7029311.718106.0311.682103.67-0.036
11.Clive
Polidano

Kingswood
11.143123.3511.124121.817.17397.611.15401511.101120.5411.103121.52-0.053015
12.Zaaron
Titmarsh

AU wagon
12.402110.6812.401108.877.98287.3712.4120112.382106.9812.438109.18-0.056
13.Scott
McKenzie

FE Holden
11.276121.5811.265118.547.24995.5211.27219511.326118.0411.304120.14-0.061
14.Joseph Freire
Cressida
11.055122.1911.045126.017.13592.1811.09492511.107122.6411.044123.36-0.063
15.Simon Jones
Willys roadster
11.783117.4511.747116.427.58592.8311.79467511.808114.6211.823115.32-0.076
16.Kris Allan
HG Holden
11.897116.6811.889115.447.65392.4811.90041511.873114.311.951115.54-0.078
17.Greg Richards
Ford Fairlane
10.093135.4310.08134.046.431108.9710.00020510.072133.9210.055135.1-0.092795
18.Brett Smythe
LX Torana SS
12.017111.8312.087110.137.71887.4412.0014912.06212.06212.104109.29-0.10251
19.Rod Kerr
Torana
11.718118.1111.655117.217.56991.1211.76979511.676111.8811.661115.52-0.114795
20.Matthew
Robinson

HT Premier
12.12113.1212.24110.47.84388.6612.19586512.151110.0512.166111.66-0.12
21.Carolyn
Rosser

Commodore
13.1106.4613.075105.288.38182.5113.03245512.97596.1313.022106.49-0.125
22.Mark Dryden
Ford BF utility
12.15116.3412.241114.217.84192.1312.19275512.169112.5212.276113.47-0.126
23.Les Waight
HQ Premier
11.228124.5311.312122.817.22997.4911.24109511.211121.7211.179122.92-0.133
24.Chris Oliver
XT Falcon
11.723116.811.681104.847.58176.6411.78845511.7999.611.81613.49-0.135
25.Glenn Archer
Toyota Celica
11.107124.1311.14122.317.18296.7211.1680111.031111.4611.057123.08-0.13701
26.Phil Andrews
Ford Mustang
11.36123.2711.372121.887.22596.411.23487511.334120.4111.343121.9-0.137125
27.Dale Palmer
HQ Holden
13.468103.1713.48101.268.64182.0713.43675513.434100.7613.339101.93-0.141
28.Chris Martin
Chev Camaro
12.05100.2112.04291.057.74782.0512.04658511.969110.111.909114.91-0.141
29.Paul Kent
Ford Fairmont
11.456122.2811.502120.677.33596.6111.40592511.343120.2211.402120.88-0.159
30.Damien
Reeves

XT Fairmont
11.286131.6911.106123.427.17597.7111.15712511.134122.7111.148121.91-0.18
31.Greg Mason
Chv El Camino
11.306118.8711.314117.737.15895.8711.1306911.231116.5811.304117.03-0.18331
32.James Vinton
Falcon XR6
Turbo
12.556116.7712.422118.14>8.05292.2612.5208612.353112.8612.5116.93-0.203
33.Scott Hore
HQ Holden
12.795106.1812.835104.238.16583.8812.69657512.912101.8512.901103.55-0.215425
34.Shane & Carly
Dale
HZ Holden
11.911114.0211.95112.697.58789.611.79778511.91111.7412.016111.08-0.218215
35.Steve
Hutchins

HX Kingswood
14.84190.4714.96588.869.46872.414.7227414.85487.9214.85688.79-0.24226
36.Patrick Lawler
Valiant AP6
11.118101.1211.189105.097.19678.8711.1897811.37894.211.11697.11-0.262
37.Peter Gibbs
VK Commodore
11.126122.2911.24119.97.20995.9711.20999511.213118.8211.394116.98-0.268
38.Benjamin
Reusch

VE Commodore
12.058117.5711.965116.857.82592.7612.16787512.133117.0312.256117.17-0.291
39.Grant Dwyer
VH Val hardtop
12.402112.9712.313112.357.85189.0912.20830512.141112.1612.066113.37-0.336
40.Peter
Karayannis

V2 Monaro
11.266121.9211.285120.967.2596.511.2737511.319121.1910.947128.29-0.372
41.Andrew Natoli
VK Commodore
11.076123.5311.005122.616.98997.9910.86789510.949121.9811.274119.39-0.406105
42.Daryl Amey
HG Holden
11.883115.711.816113.697.77391.912.08701511.925111.9412.282108.84-0.466
43.Karen Bawden
VF Val hardtop
11.507119.9411.477120.517.18496.711.1711211.208119.1411.696110.09-0.52488
44.Kevin O’Neill
FE Holden
11.10511?.1211.118120.447.12595.9411.07937511.171118.8511.637120.36-0.557625
45.Luke
Hadfield

Falcon ute
12.704120.3812.412120.518.15696.7712.6825812.185119.7712.142117.86-0.562
46.Rob Bertram
1957 Chev
11.521126.6511.505126.477.56499.8311.7620211.185130.2811.272107.08-0.57702
47.Peter Nay
VZ SS Thunder
ute
11.212124.0311.287121.887.22297.6411.2302111.866121.1311.22128.47-0.654
48.Mitchell
Pullen

Toyota HiLux
10.575132.49.881140.976.671112.3510.37340510.272136.5210.271136.52-0.694
49.Anthony
Sellick

Ford Falcon
13.294109.0513.79108.538.95888.7513.9296913.129112.6113.148112.87-0.80069
50.John
Polkinghorne
Mazda RX2
12.35112.612.73106.838.45958.3113.15374512.483111.0212.529110.8-0.803745
51.Andrew
Wheatley

Statesman
12.992110.0813.294103.377.99588.9712.43222512.723108.2212.579110.15 -0.861775
52.Matt Forbes
VC Commodore
11.209122.5911.9994.377.12596.5111.07937511.22115.5611.068121.34-0.922
53.Kevin Cox
Holden Premier
11.379120.1811.308118.67.29495.9611.3421711.80485.7310.851123.64-0.953
54.Mick
Heawood

Nova wagon
13.48298.812.881101.927.94185.9412.34825512.95299.5712.793104.1-1.133745
55.Danny Moore
HSV ClubSport
10.432107.112.276113.956.757103.710.50713511.77298.5910.751126.97-1.844
56.Matthew
Vella

HT Kingswood
11.35119.611.488116.037.22496.2711.2333213.188103.2511.306116.37-1.95468
57.Adam Davis
Ford FPV
Tornado
13.199112.9813.317117.498.34596.0212.97647514.106104.7712.047122.7-2.059
58.Jason
Davidson

Holden One-
Tonner
10.801120.8412.484102.157.77287.7912.0854612.9683.2111.129114.57-2.159
59.Mark Barber
LJ Torana
13.794103.2813.96598.619.66471.4515.0275212.802105.4812.53796.71-2.49052
60.Ash Hendy
HJ Tonner
12.12983.9615.03689.919.22271.4714.3402114.60290.515.0587.65-2.921
61.Robert
Colombani

Chev Camaro
12.4468.9212.91574.449.03967.3714.05564510.46116.4511.02128.26-3.595645
62.Rick Verbeek
HK Holden
11.132124.2911.134122.517.20197.7411.19755511.118121.5514.85954.01-3.741
63.Paul Mulcahy
VH Commodore
12.36582.7712.00985.667.50880.4811.6749415.81675.9412.37874-4.14106
64.Matthew
Tomkins

Kingswood
11.02898.1310.92299.957.06478.9310.9845211.386100.415.32440.24-4.402
65.Dave Chapple
HK Monaro
12.269107.5512.278109.597.90578.7512.29227517.96577.0615.00897.96-5.696
66.Scott Whitley
Commodore
205011.901139.837.99466.6712.4306715.54165.8512.98572.24-8.099
67.Ben Walker
Chrysler Valiant
11.412120.6420507.37295.7811.4634611.317118.3813.16644.79-8.683
68.Riccardo
Pontonio

Commodore
11.52186.9724.96842.147.015114.1410.90832513.86857.915.25548.44-14.059675
69.Stephen
Hyslop

UC Torana
17.70488.3716.8786.7710.55468.8416.4114788.8816.04815.791145.11-73.089

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