Perth's Martin Stamatis, in the Jim Read Racing/Billview Top Fuel Dragster, took a well deserved win at round 2 of the ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing Top Fuel Championship held last weekend at far Western Australia's Perth Motorplex.
In front of a large crowd Stamatis worked his way through 3 rounds of eliminations defeating fellow West Aussie Allan Dobson in the Santo Rapisarda entry before downing team mate Phil Read with a solid 4.74 second ET in the semi finals to set up a final round match up with the defending Australian Champion Phil Lamattina.
It was all Stamatis who rocketed across the finish line in 4.70 seconds to beat the Victorian.
Team owner, Jim Read, said that while 3 engines had been put into Phil's car, Stamatis car had the same engine in it all weekend. (Hmmmm....Karma?)
Stamatis said the win capped of a tulmultuous, emotional, but rewarding fortnight.
Current ANDRA points after season round #2:
| Position |
Driver |
State |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Total |
| 1 |
Martin Stamatis |
WA |
80 |
150 |
230 |
| 2 |
Phillip Lamattina |
VIC |
45 |
120 |
165 |
| 3 |
Mark Mariani |
NSW |
60 |
90 |
150 |
| 4 |
Phil Read |
NSW |
40 |
105 |
145 |
| 5 |
Steve Read |
QLD |
105 |
|
105 |
| 6 |
Darren Morgan |
VIC |
40 |
60 |
100 |
| 6 |
Bob Shepherd |
NSW |
40 |
60 |
100 |
| 8 |
Allan Dobson |
WA |
|
60 |
60 |
| 8 |
Luke Shepherd |
NSW |
60 |
|
60 |
In other brackets at Perth it was Pat Carbone who recorded a sub record 6.22 in AA/AP to take the win in Top Comp over a red lighting Jeff Clarke who also ran right on the BB/D National record of 6.15 with a 6.153.
A number of other racers also recorded sub record pass includung Allen Puglia (A/G) 7.13, Steve Flynn (B/G) 7.62 and the event surprise packet Michelle Osborne who has made the transition from Junior Dragster to racing an A/MA with a series of 7.2 second passes all under the existing A/MA National record of 7.32 in her first full event!
Photo by: Daniel Ward
Top Fuel Winner: Martin Stamatis
(Photo by: Daniel Ward)
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