Stevens Stunning At Winternationals

SpoolMan · 16-06-2006, 12:09 AM

A near capacity crowd packed into Willowbank Raceway today (Sunday 11th June) for the Finals of the largest Drag Racing event outside North America, the Winternationals, and also witness the finale of the 2005/2006 Australian
Drag Racing Championship.

Fans were not disappointed either when crowd favourite Brett 'The Boss' Stevens took out two of the three professional racing brackets he competed
in.

Stevens, the man to beat all weekend in Top Bike after Top Qualifying his Jack Daniel's Racing Nitro Harley, powered down the quarter mile to victory in an Australian Harley Davidson Record time of 6.50 seconds at 214 mph (344 kph) and also secured an agonisingly close runner-up position in the
Australian Top Bike Championship.

With no time to celebrate the win, he was then strapped into his Kitten Car Care Products Funny Car for the Top Alcohol Final where he managed to take his second win of the night out. In the process he also secured the runner-up position in the Australian Championship for the Top Alcohol
Bracket.

"A Winternationals Christmas Tree (winner's trophy) is something that all Drag Racers want on their mantle piece but only a select few ever get, so to
win two in one night is just amazing," Stevens said.

"It was an extremely hectic weekend as well with the debut of my three brand new Falcon Top Doorslammers on top of the Top Bikes and Funny Car."

"I can't praise my crew enough for their efforts in preparing for this event, we have been working around the clock to have everything ready and two Winternationals wins and two Australian Championship runner-up's are a
great reward for team."

"It has been an incredible end to the year and as much as I need a good break, I can't wait to get all the vehicles back on track for the new season
when it starts in September."

In Top Doorslammer a record 20 cars entered to try to make the 8 Elimination spots available, and with all of the Saturday qualifying being abandoned due to persistent rain, the field was set on the single Friday qualifying run.

Stevens was able to put his brand new Jack Daniel's Racing Falcon in the field but was eliminated in his quater finals match up placing him 5th in
the Australian Championship.

Unfortunately Kath Stevens in the teams second Jack Daniel's Racing Falcon Top Doorslammer and Steve Packman in the Glenfords Racing Falcon Top Doorslammer were unable to make the final 8 on their one qualifying run.

"I was pretty disappointed at not being able to get another shot at making the field on Saturday but there is nothing I can do about the weather,"
Packman said.

"Overall it was an extremely successful weekend for the team though and we
can go back to workshop happy."

"The new Falcons are making a lot more power than Brett's old car and with a few more laps we will have them dialled in and will be a real force in the
Top Doorslammer bracket."

In the process of making the Top Bike Final, Stevens also made his 50th Group One Australian Championship Drag Racing Finals appearance.

These have spanned across the Top Bike, Top Alcohol and Top Doorslammer
bracket over a 15 year Drag Racing career to date.

Adding to the team's success was Troy McLean securing third position in the Australian Top Bike Championship on the second Jack Daniel's Racing Nitro
Harley.

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