IT’S fair to say there’ll be plenty of extremely fatigued racers in Melbourne this morning – not to mention Street Machine staff – now that Drag Challenge 2019 has finally been run and won. This year’s five-day street car torture test saw some of the quickest racing in the event’s history despite challenging weather conditions, with no less than seven competitors running their first seven-second passes. And 2019 Overall winner Harry Haig’s 4.90sec pass at Mildura on Day Three is only the second time a Drag Challenge competitor has cracked the fours at an eighth-mile track, Lorenzo Gullotto being the first to do so with his 4.97 last year.
Yep, DC 2019 was one for the ages. We’ll have a massive 80-page report on the event in the bumper 244-page January issue of Street Machine (out 19 December), but for now, here is the Top 10 Overall, class winners and trophy winners from Drag Challenge 2019.
TOP 10 OVERALL
| 1. Harry Haig – Holden HQ sedan | 30.258 |
| 2. Brendan Cherry – Holden VL Commodore | 30.845 |
| 3. Daniel Szabolics – Holden HQ coupe | 30.896 |
| 4. Kai McPhee – Holden VC Commodore | 31.498 |
| 5. Luke Foley – Holden VK Commodore | 31.915 |
| 6. Riccardo Pontonio – Holden Commodore | 32.427 |
| 7. Brandon Zito – Holden LC Torana | 32.916 |
| 8. Daniel Drury – Holden Commodore | 33.098 |
| 9. Chris Kaarsberg – Holden Torana | 33.132 |
| 10. Matt Lampard – Holden Kingswood | 33.192 |
CARNAGE OUTLAW ASPIRATED
| 1. Mark Busscher – Holden One Tonner | 30.258 | |
| 2. Daniel Cassar – Ford coupe | 30.845 |
TURBOSMART OUTLAW BLOWN
1. Harry Haig – Holden HQ sedan
2. Brendan Cherry – Holden VL Commodore
HALTECH RADIAL BLOWN
1. Daniel Szabolics – Holden HQ coupe
2. Kai McPhee – Holden VC Commodore
PACEMAKER RADIAL ASPIRATED
1. Alon Vella – Ford Capri
2. Peter Haravitsidis – Ford Falcon GT
TUFF MOUNTS 235 BLOWN
1. Todd Foley – Holden VH Commodore
2. Dominic Pelle – Mitsubishi Sigma
TUFF MOUNTS 235 ASPIRATED
1. Nathan Ghosn – Ford Capri
2. Aaron James – VG Valiant
XR6 TURBO DEVELOPMENTS SIX-CYLINDER
1. George Lyras – Ford Cortina
2. Chris Palfreyman – Ford Falcon
K&N DIAL YOUR OWN
| 1. Paul Turner – Holden HQ | -0.05228 |
| 2. Tom Wright – Holden HG Premier | -0.05865 |
LONGEST DISTANCE DRIVEN
David Barber – One-tonner
LONGEST DISTANCE TRAVELLED
Matt Carey – Commodore ute
QUICKEST WITHOUT A TRAILER
Mark Whitla – Ford Capri
QUICKEST HOLDEN-POWERED
Jake Edwards – Holden Torana
QUICKEST FORD-POWERED
Phil Edmondson – Ford Falcon
QUICKEST MOPAR-POWERED
Aaron James – Valiant Regal
QUICKEST CHEV-POWERED
Harry Haig – HQ Holden
QUICKEST LS-POWERED
Kai McPhee – VC Commodore
QUICKEST SIX
Jason Ruby – Nissan Silvia
QUICKEST FOUR/ROTOR
Jay Robinson – Mazda Capella
HARD LUCK AWARD
Cory Read – XF Falcon
QUICKEST STICK-SHIFT
Bruce Howie – XL Falcon
QUICKEST ET OF DRAG CHALLENGE
Daniel Szabolics – 7.35sec
FASTEST MPH OF DRAG CHALLENGE
Daniel Szabolics – 197.74mph
SEVEN-SECOND CLUB
Brendan Cherry
Daniel Szabolics
Kai McPhee
Luke Foley
Brandon Zito
Matt Lampard
Daniel Drury
FOUR-SECOND CLUB
Harry Haig
OVERALL WINNER
Harry Haig – HQ Holden
SPIRIT OF DRAG CHALLENGE
Daniel Szabolics
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