![]() ![]() In addition to ACDelco Australia, the championship-winning car receives valued associate backing from Holden Trade Club, Skips Racing, Narrabeen Smash Repairs, Creative Ones, Drivetrains, MSCN, DJ Safety, Diff Trans, Hussey Performance, and Kohler Generators.The class, which has brought as many as 88 entries to qualify for 16 spots, will now offer the chance for 32 or 48 cars to qualify for every event. Driver Mark Belleri, who owns and operates an automotive body shop and lives in Sydney, New South Wales, has runs in the 5.7-second zone at over 250 mph. This very fast race car, which competes in Australia’s version of Pro Modified, features a chassis by Australian car building legend Murray Anderson and an alcohol-burning PSI Supercharged engine, which is rated at over 3,000 horsepower. ![]() After a quick start that saw Belleri win the first two races of the season, his dedicated team had to dig deep after a couple of mid-season incidents set them back, but they were ultimately able to prevail. Owned by Maurice Fabietti and driven by Mark Belleri, this ACDelco-sponsored Holden Monaro (Australia’s Chevrolet equivalent brand) earned a hard-fought season title “down under” this season. Ed plans to stay active, focusing on NHRA Lucas Oil divisional events with a few national events sprinkled in for this very fast (8.4 e.t at 160 mph capable) SS/AM-classed car.Īustralia’s prestigious 400 Thunder Pro Doorslammer Championship title went to a first-time winner in 2017. Ed finished off his project in stunning style with bodywork and paint done at Phil Hatch’s Bodyline in Lake Havasu with John Pugh, Jimmy Pugh, and Darren Crocker getting credit for the paint. He then added a Pro-Trans TH350 transmission and a durable 9-inch rearend, and as the saying goes, he was off to the races. Then he installed a Gen I splayed valve 394ci Chevy small-block. After purchasing front and rear frame clips and a rollcage from Canada’s FJ Smith, Niquette and his neighbor Phil Johnson went to work self-constructing the race car. After initially planning his comeback with a simple ET bracket car, Ed exploded that idea and instead went all in with a truly stunning 2005 Chevy Cavalier. Talk about getting the bug again! Lake Havasu, Nevada’s Ed Niquette, who retired from drag racing 33 years ago, rejoined the ranks this season and did so in a very impressive way. Bob Bauer thanks Mike Mitchell and John Sokol for their ongoing support, as well as sponsors K100 Fuel Treatment, Galaxy Auto Place, Inc., VP Racing Fuels, Red Horse Performance, Lucas Oil Products, LAT Racing Oils, Mickey Thompson, Dataclutch, Team Racing RVs, Precision Racing Suspension, FTI Converters, R&R Transmissions, and Jan-Cen Racing Engines. The Chevy II weighs in at 3,000 pounds, and unleashed the car has run 9.7 e.t.’s and 137 mph. It was built by Bull Race Cars and features a Jan-Cen Motorsports 434ci Chevy small-block, which produces about 750 horsepower. This versatile car can run in a variety of classes, including NHRA- and IHRA-legal 10.90 racing as well as fast brackets. In addition to campaigning GM-powered Top Sportsman and Top Dragster cars, the team-which consists of Bob Bauer his wife, Michelle, and son Robert III-introduced an expertly constructed 1965 Chevy II to their motorsports fold last spring. The family oriented Bauer Motorsports team, based out of Elma, New York, added to their multi-car racing team for 2017. ![]()
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