July 6th/7th 1974 |
SPR Internationals. Top Dragster qualifying saw Gerry Andrews run an 8.2 while new girl Liz Burn, in the ex-Roz Prior Age Machine turned a 9.3 and a 9.28. In the final it was Andrews who took the honours. In Top Competition, Dave Stone’s Tee Rat qualified with a storming 7.8/160. Phil Elson in Sneaky ran an 8.6, Freeman Rogers a 9.0 and Mike Hall managed a 9.7/160. In the first semi final Stone ran a best ever 7.79/167 to defeat the 9.8/116 of Freeman Rogers in the newly-painted Aardvark. In the other semi, Hall red lit handing the win to Elson. However, Elson’s Sneaky had broken allowing the Shutdown of Hall to come back in. In the final, Stone really nailed it to take the win in 7.97/196 to a losing 9.21/161 from Hall. Dennis Stone had fitted the clutch turbo-transmission three speed from Peter Crane's old Camaro in the teams Chevy Escort, but only made third with a 12.4. George Hamlyn's Escort was number four. In the first round Rose came to the line with a repaired diff and two new Holley carbs, but ran slower with a 14.4 as Hamlyn took the win with a 13.4. Stone had more problems when his fan belt broke and he had to shut down on the line, leaving Johnson to advance to the final where he beat Hamlyn 11.8 to 12.9.
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