Finals

9.45pm Finals underway 

10.05pm Track preparation for group one finals is underway 

10.08pm Top Fuel are towing into start up area 

10.15pm Top fuel Final completed - Stamatis blew tyre through top end, kept it upright, damage to Read's car also from schrapnel

10.30pm Top Bike Final 

10.32pm Top Alcohol Final 

10.35 pm Top Doorslammer Final 

10.40 PM Lamattina Top Fuel Test Pass

Left Lane    Phillip Lamattina   10.804 sec     72.44 sec

8.63 60ft out of it at 200 feet

Top Bike Testing 

Left Lane     Athol Williams    6.485sec 216MPH

Great clean pass, Flames the whole way 

Welcome to Western Sydney International Dragway for the Nirto Champs 2008. The day is fine and the crowd is begining to build. If the crowd numbers last night are anything to go by it will be a huge crowd for Group One eliminations from 5.00 pm.

Finals

Finals are due to start at approximately 9.50pm

Top Fuel Testing  

8.25pm

Left Lane      Steve Read             6.792 sec    118.66MPH (0.861 60 ft)

Right Lane     Phillip Lamattina    8.193 sec     99.33MPH

Steve Read off at 300 feet, Phil had one pedal at about 100 feet

8.30pm 

Left Lane        Darren Morgan    4.638 sec   300.80 MPH

Right Lane       Terry Sainty     12.502 sec    75.66 MPH

Strong pass from Morgan, Fluid out of Sainty Dragster 

Eliminations Semi - Finals

  7.05 pm Top Fuel are due to race at 7.30pm, a number of eliminated cars will be doing test passes following the semi finals

7.25 pm - Doorslammer are in the start up area 

7.50pm After delays in Doorslammer Top Fuel are now in start up area 

8.05 pm Top Fuel Semi Finals are complete. Top Bike now move forward 

8.10pm Top Bike Semi Finals completed, Top Alcohol now move forward 

8.15pm Top Alcohol is completed there will be a delay as they clear Aaron Lynch from the deep end, Top Fuel testing now moves forward into the start up area

8.25pm

Left Lane      Steve Read             6.792 sec    118.66MPH

Right Lane     Phillip Lamattina    8.193 sec     99.33MPH

Steve Read off at 300 feet, Phil had one pedal at about 100 feet

8.30pm 

Left Lane        Darren Morgan    4.638 sec   300.80 MPH

Right Lane       Terry Sainty     12.502 sec    75.66 MPH

Strong pass from Morgan, Fluid out of Sainty Dragster 

Exhibition/Testing 

6.25pm - Darren Di Filippo is out for a test pass in the Di Filippo Performance Exhausts Top Fuel Dragster 

instant tyre smoke on the hit of the throttle, 22.990sec @50.50 MPH 

6.30pm - Jason Grima out for a test pass in Pro Stock  

7.329sec @185.79 MPH 

  6.32 pm Sam Parker testing his Top Bike

shut down after the burn out 

Eliminations Round One 

 4.00pm Doorslammer will be running before formalities today as it is running in shoot out format and is not a round of the championship

4.15pm Doorslammer have now towed into the start up area

4.25pm Top Doorslammer Shoot out round one completed 

There will be a break until as formalities are conducted , Top Fuel will be out at 5.00pm

4.55pm - The first top fuel pairing have towed into the start up area and the drivers are being strapped in. 

5.11pm Top Fuel Round One complete, Top Bike now move forward 

5.25pm Top Bike is completed and Top Alcohol move into the start up area 

5.30pm Oil down in Rocket (Right) Lane 

6.00pm Top Alcohol are about to resume Eliminations round one 

6.15 pm Round One Eliminations Complete