adminSeventeen competitors entered the different classes of cars and there were three motorcycles.
Bulawayo competitors stole the show as they dominated top positions.
Bulawayo’s Ian Gutherless and Harare’s Kevin Allmark won the overall fastest bike and fastest car respectively.
Gutherless clocked 11.26 seconds in his Kawasaki 1000 while Allmark recorded 11.22 seconds in his Subaru STi in the quarter-mile course.
Bulawayo Motoring Club’s (BMC) spokesperson Leonora Young said the competition went well and they were looking forward to their next race.
“The race on Saturday was a great success as it was filled with thrills and excitement.
“The event witnessed the return of the public drags to the Falls Road Circuit for the second round of the 2012 series. Our sponsors were very pleased with the event and the support it received.
“We are now looking forward to our next drag event in Bulawayo that will be on 25 August,” Young said.
The event was sponsored by Suzuki Centre, Car-Tech, Greens Supermarkets, Tin Cup, Absolute Aqua, Prestige Paints, Colour World and Safeguard.
Results
Class A 0-1600 cc
Jimmy Zevgolis, Byo (VW Golf) 14.34 secs
Hussein Rahman, Byo (Datsun 1400) 16.49 secs
Ivan Callaghan, Byo (Datsun 1200) 17 secs
Class B 1601-2000 cc
Stuart Young, Byo (Sports 2000) 15.14 secs
Zane Shah, Byo (Mitsubishi FTO) 16.03 secs
Conroy Porter, Byo (VW Golf) 18.98 secs
Class D 3000 cc and over
Kirk Allberry, Byo (Cobra) 13.91 secs
Terry Allberry, Byo (Chevrolet Lumina) 14.37 secs
Dan Rousseau, Byo (BMW M3) 14.39 secs
Class TA, up to 2000 cc turbo charged
Darren Pragji, Byo (Subaru STi) 13.39 secs
Class TB, 2001 cc and over
Kevin Allmark, Hre (Subaru STi) 11.22 secs
Darren Pragji, Byo (Mercedes C32) 14.16 secs
Philip Minaar Snr, Byo (Nissan 300 zx) 14.03 secs
Bikes
Ian Gutherless, Byo (Kawasaki 1000) 11.26 secs
Dave Marsburg, Byo (Kawasaki zx1000) 11.39 secs
Jonathan Pretorius, Byo (Honda 1000) 13.89 secs
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