Saturday was go-fast day at Alice Springs Inland Dragway for Red CentreNATS 12, with Wild Bunch headlining the Saturday night drags that saw a prize pool of $31,000 for the Wild Bunch National Titles and $21,000 across the Heavy Hitters categories up for grabs.
Outside of the Wild Bunch series, the Heavy Hitters ran to a Chicago Shootout-style of racing, with brackets from 7.00 all the way to 12.00 and up for competitors to dial into. With no dew in the air and the ASID track staff working overtime to provide the best surface they possibly could, racers were throwing down over the quarter mile.
The crowd packed the hill all night around the ASID burnout pad, with eliminations getting underway just after dark and going into the beautifully mild evening. There was plenty of familiar faces in the lanes duking it for top honours, including Mick Jury’s small-block-powered HQ Monaro that went on to win the 11.00 – 11.99 bracket.
You can see the full list of results from all categories including the bikes below, and stay tuned for the Pro Burnout series and Red CentreNATS Champion announcements later this evening!
| Bracket | Results |
|---|---|
| Wild Bunch | Winner: Mark Hunt – 1956 Ford Customline |
| Runner up: Greg Angus – 1974 Holden Monaro | |
| 7.00 – 7.99 | Winner: Dan Hodgins – Altered T Bucket |
| Runner up: Matt Abel – 1957 Chev | |
| 9.00 – 9.99 | Winner: Lee Povey – Holden VL Calais |
| Runner up: Gary Baker – Toyota HiLux | |
| 10.00 – 10.99 | Winner: William Melvin – HSV Clubsport VE |
| Runner up: Luke Matthews – 1966 Ford Cortina | |
| 11.00 – 11.99 | Winner: Mick Jury – Holden Monaro HQ |
| Runner up: Sean O’Brien – 1977 Holden Kingswood | |
| 12.00 + | Winner: Chris Beetham – 1986 Holden Commodore VL |
| Runner up: David Fendt – 2016 VF HSV Clubsport R8 | |
| Bike | Winner: Dean Jamieson – 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa |
| Runner up: Leith Darrach – 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa | |
| Junior bike | Winner: Aliza Harris – 2015 Kawasaki Ninja |
| Runner up: Immanual Gillatt – 2021 Yamaha YZFR3 |
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