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BETTES
THUNDERS TO CONVINCING FIRST
VICTORY |
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| Rookie Top Fuel
driver Kelly Bettes took a stunning
upset maiden win at round 3 of the 400
Thunder Top Fuel Championship at the
Santo's Summer Thunder in Sydney last
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Bettes backed up her performance from
night one with a solid effort that
netted enough points under the All-Run
format or racing to be placed into the
trippy race against current Championship
leader Damien Harris. |
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At the green took a
hole-shot advantage and stormed home to
the quickest run of the event, a 3.832
at 496 kmh.
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“I knew we had a
good car, I just had to do my job and
get it down there – I couldn’t be
happier for my team to take this trophy
home to them”.
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Harris coasted to a
4.89 with problems in the other lane,
but will retain his championship lead.
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Title contender
Peter Xiberras had a tough day at the
office despite laying down good
performances throughout the weekend.
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With her maiden
win, Bettes moves into third in the
Championship Race.
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Pro Slammer saw the
number one and two ranked drivers head
into the final round, with John Zappia
taking on Paul Mouhayet.
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The race was a
crucial point in the championship as
whoever won would take the point lead
out of the event.
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In the end, Zappia
overpowered the track for the first time
in the event, and Paul Mouhayet recorded
a sensational 5.74 to take the win.
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It was third time lucky for us, we have
had a couple of runner ups so to finally
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“John and that team
are world class competitors, so when you
beat them you know that you’ve done
well.
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Top Bike was the
Chris Matheson show, with the Queensland
rider taking maximum points out of the
event.
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The highlight was undoubtedly the 6.10
recorded in the final round, which would
have almost certainly been the first 5
second run in Australian history had
Matheson made a full power pass to the
finish line. With
the win, Matheson extended his points
lead in the 400 Thunder series.
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Pro Alcohol came to a dramatic
conclusion with the top two in points,
Steve Reed and Russell Mills, doing
battle for the second consecutive event
in a final round |
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The result was the
same, however the method was far from
conventional with Mills leaving a red
light on the start line, handing the
instant win the Steve Reed
despite recording a 5.55 to
reed’s 5.79 in the final.
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The 400 Thunder
series now heads west on the 3-4th
March to the Perth Motorplex for the
next round of the championship for Pro
Alcohol, Pro Slammer and Top Bike.
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For more information on the 400 Thunder
Series, visit 400thunder.com.au |
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