BOOSTANE OUTLAW ASPIRATED WINNER

STEPHEN Micallef’s HQ Tonner dominated Boostane Outlaw Aspirated thanks to 632 cubic inches of big-block Chevy grunt, running 9.29@148mph on Day One, a slipsliding 6.25@112mph at Warwick, and then a 9.46@144mph at Willowbank on Day Three.

Along with keeping Rahim Tarr’s Falcon ute behind him, the Shift Right Automatics boss had to deal with an engine bay fire on the road loop and going back to a three-speed TH400 auto compared to his normal four-speed 4L85. “I thought being a shorter event I’d do that to try and get some better numbers out of the car, but it was the biggest mistake and I wish I had left the four-speed in it,” Stephen admitted.

“On Day Three we had a few ignition issues, but we sorted them out. Then when I went back out the oil light came on, but I found the gauge and the line got hurt in the fire. The motor is still happy.”