FIRST 6 SECOND AUSTRALIAN PRO STOCK RUN IS BY A FORD

Tony M July 13th 2011, 4:25 pm

A doorslammer barrier has fallen in Australia.

Dave Newcombe drove his Ford Mustang to a 6.994 elapsed time [198.4 mph] to become the first of the ANDRA Pro Stockers into the six second zone during testing at Willowbank Raceway outside of Brisbane.

This run bodes well for Newcombe who is locked in a championship battle with Aaron Tremayne.

"It's very pleasing to set this time," said Newcombe briefly while preparing for another run. "It sets us up well for the weekend - we hope we'll be able to do something similar, if not a bit quicker during the meeting."

Newcombe was the quickest qualifier for the first two sessions during the originally scheduled Castrol Edge Winternationals, until Mopar racer Lee Bektash jumped to the top of the list with a 7.030 second pass.

Australian Pro Stock cars run a 400-inch small block engine and must weigh 2,300 pounds with driver. (For an explanation of ANDRA Pro Stock, as explained by Shane Tucker, click on the video above).

As in the United States, because the run was held outside of a national event format, it won't count as a national record. The current national elapsed time record is a 7.033 held by John Barbagallo and the current national speed record of 194.2mph (312.5kph) held by Peter Ridgeway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qz9y9aHrQ&feature=player_embedded