Read Keeps ANDRA TF Title Hopes Alive
Event Essentials: ANDRA Nitro Champs – April 29-30 – May 1, 2011 — Sydney NSW Australia
By: Bruce Biegler
A very timely win in Top Fuel by Phil Read has kept his ANDRA Top Fuel Championship title hopes alive…..Read moved into 2nd place in points with one race left on the 2010/11 season calendar when he topped the field during the Nitro Champs….Top Doorslammer powerhouse John Zappia prevailed again winning from the pole and setting both low ET and top speed driving his highly feared Holden Monaro…. Zappia tamed the ultra cool new ’57 Saratoga driven by Peter Kapiris in the final……David Newcombe’s GTO defeated Lee Bektash’s Mopar in the Pro Stock final round…..other Pro winners included John Cannuli in Top Alcohol, Chris Matheson in Top Bike and Maurie Allen in Pro Stock Motorcycle….
Top Fuel Winner - Phil Read
| ANDRA Series | Name | ET | MPH | |
| Top Fuel | ||||
| Winner: | Phil Read | 4.900 | 291.82 | |
| R/UP: | Damien Harris | 14.18 | 90.07 | |
| Low ET: | Phil Read | 4.616 | ||
| Top Speed: | Phil Read | 305.01 | ||
| Bump Spot: | 16.99 | |||
| Top Alcohol | ||||
| Winner: | John Cannuli | 5.733 | 251.81 | |
| R/UP: | Wayne Newby | 10.62 | 79.20 | |
| Low ET: | John Cannuli | 5.598 | ||
| Top Speed: | John Cannuli | 256.80 | ||
| Bump Spot: | 9.345 | |||
| Top Doorslammer | ||||
| Winner: | John Zappia | 5.888 | 240.25 | |
| R/UP: | Peter Kapiris | 5.922 | 245.27 | |
| Low ET: | John Zappia | 5.833 | ||
| Top Speed: | John Zappia | 248.39 | ||
| Bump Spot: | 6.288 | |||
| Top Bike | ||||
| Winner: | Chris Matheson | 7.616 | 202.27 | |
| R/UP: | Mick Murray | 12.11 | 82.62 | |
| Low ET: | Chris Matheson | 6.629 | ||
| Top Speed: | Chris Matheson | 202.27 | ||
| Bump Spot: | N/A | 7 Bikes | ||
| Pro Stock Car | ||||
| Winner: | David Newcombe | 7.296 | 169.55 | |
| R/UP: | Lee Bektash | 17.08 | 42.69 | |
| Low ET: | Nick Xerakias | 7.078 | ||
| Top Speed: | Nick Xerakias | 194.19 | ||
| Bump Spot: | 7.222 | |||
| Pro Stock Bike | ||||
| Winner: | Maurice Allen | 7.555 | 175.66 | |
| R/UP: | Bob Shaw | 8.100 | 171.95 | |
| Low ET: | Bob Shaw | 7.352 | ||
| Top Speed: | Bob Shaw | 179.21 | ||
| Bump Spot: | 7.749 | |||
| Sportsman Winners: | ||||
| Competiton | Jason Maggs | 6.655 | 207.27 | |
| Supercharged Outlaws | John Trinder | 7.500 | 183.42 | |
| Super Compact | Po Tung | 7.725 | 182.18 | |
| Super Stock | Jim Ioannidis | 9.958 | 136.30 | |
| Modified | Tony Littlewood | 8.707 | 153.02 | |
| Super Sedan | Darren Doeblien | 9.935 | 135.05 | |
| Super Street | Carl Taylor | 11.44 | 117.64 | |
| Super Gas | Colin Griffin | 9.967 | 150.15 | |
| Comp Bike | Peter Everett | 9.907 | 137.74 | |
| Mod Bike | Lorie Capogna | 9.572 | 138.68 |
John Zappia was dominate again in Top Doorslammer
Tony Kapiris placed runner-up in TD with his ultra cool '57 Saratoga
- David Newcombe took his GTO to victory lane in Pro Stock
Photos courtesy of www.cacklingpipes.com and www.dragnews.com.au
