K&N DIAL YOUR OWN TOP 5

PAUL TURNER – HQ HOLDEN – SPREAD: 0.05228SEC 1

RIGHT up until the trophy call, it was anyone’s game in the unpredictable K&N Dial Your Own class. Top spots were in a constant state of flux over the five days, but in the end it was ex-competition drag racer Paul Turner who was crowned 2019 K&N DYO champion, in his HQ sedan. The first-time DC contender finished the week with a tight 11.373sec on his 11.396sec dial-in, for a tiny 0.05228sec split for the week.

TOM WRIGHT – HG PREMIER – SPREAD: 0.05865SEC 2

RUNNER-UP in DYO was another first-time Drag Challenge entrant, Tom Wright, behind the wheel of his bronze turbo-fed LSX HG Premier. Tom finished the week 0.05865sec off his 11.193sec dial-in.

STEVE GRIMA – VK CALAIS – SPREAD: 0.09299SEC 3

DAY Three and Four class leader Steve Grima cut drag laps like crazy on Day Five, but couldn’t secure his VK Calais the win. “I might’ve got the time on the final run if rain hadn’t finished the meet,” a deflated Steve said. He had to be content with third, 0.09299sec off his initial 10.573sec pace.

CAM SCOTT – WB HOLDEN UTE – SPREAD: 0.10005SEC 4

THE sleeper 400-cube WB ute of Cam Scott produced a solid fourth-place showing in K&N DYO, with a five-day split of 0.10005sec. The understated red Holden ran low-12sec passes every day, slowly climbing up the ranks to finish up a tenth off Monday’s 12.369sec pace.

DANIEL GRIMA – 1955 CHEVY BEL AIR – SPREAD: 0.11933SEC 5

DRAG Challenge stalwart Daniel ‘Gizmo’ Grima almost gave up on the hunt after placing 27th in class on Day Two. But he put in a superb effort of playing catch-up in his immaculate 11-second ’55 Chev Bel Air to finish fifth with a final spread of 0.11933sec.