John Zappia blitzed the field in this year's Castrol Edge Tin Tops with an amazing string of consistent 5.8 second passes and won the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Final in Australia’s first side-by-side five second pass. The final round win by Zappia of 5.858 also resulted in him reclaiming the Australian National ET Record which he previously held.

John Zappia blitzed the field in this year's Castrol Edge Tin Tops with an amazing string of consistent 5.8 second passes and won the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Final in Australia’s first side-by-side five second pass. The final round win by Zappia of 5.858 also resulted in him reclaiming the Australian National ET Record which he previously held.
 
“This was just an amazing weekend for the Zappia Racing Team” said a jubilant Zap, “The Striker Monaro was on rails all weekend, and we are so glad to have the win for our new Sponsors United Industries. Striker Crushing and Screening deserve all the credit for sticking with their Naming Rights package through these tough economic times, and the support from our other Major Sponsors Fuchs Lubricants, Force Tools, Mickey Thompson Tyres, Beta Spuds, and Southside Engine Center has been fantastic”.
 
Zappia's 5.858, 246.58mph over Judd’s 5.946, 242.20mph reset the record books, and stunned the crowd who were all on their feet to witness one of the most memorable runs in Top Doorslammer history.
 
“It took until the Striker Monaro achieved 48 five second passes before we were able to have a side by side five second run in Australia – and what a race it was! We have now done ten 5.8 second passes, with the weather conditions governing any real advancement on the day," Zappia explained. "We had extra heat and higher corrected altitude to contend with here in Willowbank this weekend compared to Perth, but who knows what will happen in the next two rounds”.
 
“We stay in Queensland to service the car, then head down to Sydney for the Nitro Champs and Round 7 of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship. With 556 points, we are now 156 points ahead of Judd on 400 points – a nice healthy advantage. But make no mistake – we are always out to win and do our best, and in Sydney make sure you turn up for some great Aussie Doorslammer action – every time I get in and drive Zap’s Rat, I drive to go the quickest, the fastest, and to win! Long smoky burnouts are pretty cool to do in a 3,500 horsepower monster, and Sydney’s track sure makes those Mickey Thompson’s belch white smoke like no other track."
 

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