Pro Stock Motorcycle & Top Fuel Motorcycle, Winternationals, Willowbank Raceway - June 10, 2018

hello and welcome to 400 Thunder on today's show, we have all the Brigade Pro two wheel bike action and the best bike here from the 51st Western Oils Winter Nationals golf race, let's take a look at the points coming in this event because One of those championships is closed at the top of the bike with Chris Matheson, but the pro bike is still very open at this stage. Chris Matheson is well and truly in control of the top bike championship and has taken home another national title which he leads in this event. With 424, the Western Australian and former champion came second with Chris Porter, Adam Leighton and Ben Stephens completing the top five.

The Pro Stock bike is tight, it's not mathematically finished, but it's close. Cory is currently looming with the points lead, the only man with a mathematical chance of catching him is Morris Allen, but he has his work cut out for him and certainly needs the chips to fall his way this weekend. Reigning champion Brad Lamberg is in third place with Andrew Badcock fourth and fills hell with the rounding veteran. come out in the top five well if you love it too much we have a lot of action here this weekend I can't wait to get in here for the 51st annual western oils golf winter nationals.

Pro Stock Motorcycle is what we're going to do. Watch here at Willowbank Raceway for the 51st Western Golf Championships or the 51st Winter Nationals and the Mark Allen 9 Bikes, so qualifying will really come into play today. Yes, I'm very excited to see Luke Crowley return and feel the kind of pro bikes that The bike would be something special Crowley will be a threat, but Boris Allen is trying to win a championship. He is in the pits with Gerald McDonald Pro Stock Motorcycle. 9 bikes that appeared this weekend, which pleases IHRA CEO and number two in points Morris Alan Morris. 47 points separate you from Cory, man, it's going to be a tough weekend.

The first goal is to qualify, obviously, absolutely Gerald. I mean, you know the biggest endurance race of the year, the Winter Nationals, and we're here to win the championship we have. getting on the field first so it's really tough, it's going to be fantastic and exciting and I'm looking forward to the challenge ahead of me and Cory is a great teammate, we've been to the last three finals so we're excited to try it. and make it four in a row, but you know in this game you just have to get a few races under your belt first in the standings before you can worry about eliminations, that's Uzuki, does he have what it takes?

To be able to pass the v-twin, yeah, look, there's no doubt that Cory certainly outperformed me this season performance-wise. We've upped the capacity on my Suzuki now, so it's NHRA SPECT capable, so we've been learning. to tune it and improve it throughout the year and at the last event we saw the fastest runs from four of the fastest bikes in the country with Luke Crowley this weekend Brad Lemberg I think you'll see a series of seven o's of maybe four, five or even six bikes so it's going to be tough, well it's the Reznor Golf Winter Nationals but it's also unseasonably hot at Willowbank Racecourse and the humidity is quite high so it won't be the conditions Ideal power for naturally aspirated bikes.

We're heading into round three and qualifying very, very soon, but before that we'll take a look at the highlights from the first qualifying sessions on track, first says Luke Crowley, the guy here returning to Australia by a Liam who sees an expert as champion facing Daniel rabinaw qualifying session number one Crowley sets seven one six day of high speed 306 kilometers per hour that surpasses the record Daniel Raab is not 755 next couple, although Phil Howard faced Marc Hancock Howard, of course, the veteran of the South In Australia we had some problems, but Mike Hancock was able to take a 789 on the line to put him in the field in the first session, if he manages to achieve 955 next time the reigning champion Brad and Lambert confront Lady Worcester. and Lamberg with dramas in the other aatul Worcester takes his bike to the end for a great 739 217 9 km/h therefore he was on Lemberg was not happy on the sidelines here is the only number one qualifying session for the team they can He didn't come out again in q2 and three to improve Morris Allen came out in session one he ran solo because we didn't see a barrel of curry butter and Allen had a big problem and he stopped directly on the side of the track and literally came.

He didn't get anything, so he came in seventh place. It was a really amazing first session and for Mike he was expecting a much quicker ETS so the office seemed quieter and he also mentioned that in that pre-race interview we also moved on to the Q for Mark Hancock will face Andrew Badcock now Badcock did not race the first session. He really wanted to put something on the board which was Hancock in trouble this time, but Badcock sets the seven sixty-five to seventy-two K and that put it in. On the qualifying sheets, the going 744, both solidly in the field and both improving now, what about Crowley?

He already surpassed the national speed record in the first session. He comes out in the second session against Brad Lemberg. Limburg goes off the line this time. Crowley is with him. Keep an eye on Crowley's speed. Absolutely 707. 307 kilometers per hour, a new national record for him and a solid 725 for Lindbergh, yes, there was a very good sign of what was coming here next, pairing with Morris Ellen carrying Cory, man, if these guys have been to back-to-back street finals, but This past qualifying session here for both bikes wasn't as spectacular. Allen passes with an 867 and our championship has a two barrel lead.

An 11-second pass left him off the field, not even qualified for a shot at the championship. Phil Howard, he's here. trying to improve on his previous one he shows up with an 8 1 7 he has him in seventh place after two qualifying sessions here we go to qualifying 3 this is what it's all about and Cory bought a barrel he comes back to the field he's number nine and he doesn't even get race tomorrow unless it improves, there is a lot of pressure, everyone will try to go up a tenth or a little in this session. Marc, well this is the third time these bikes have been out on the track, all these guys are good with data. that they have compiled, I think we will see big improvements in this session.

The first couple will be Andrew Badcock and Mark Hancock, very careful on stage, looking for the best setting. They can make a great shot. There you hear these things, Badcock. across the line with a kaiser 749 to 74 797 not so happy for Mark Hancock yes, Andrew Bangkok improved quite a bit there actually 749 that's a good pass for the team that only puts him on the field but marks any pop with some dramas early answers on scoring potential, reads faster than the previous ranking stance, that might help me, but here comes Morris Allen, number two in points, number eight in the standings, right now he's barely in the field, you also have to think about something. wants to improve and we just saw him in the last round in Sydney run a great 7-1 run so he has the power chart they also have their new combination Daniel Reptoides currently in fourth place he is already sitting on a good 744 What can run here this time?

What seems bad-tempered Alan has RAM's good night with him here low 731 puts him in the fourth stroke, he broke, he didn't reach the fifth, that will probably be a great relief for the Alans who are here with his father. Talon pairs at number four now with no 731 at the top of the field, that's much better than the real ones before we had an electrical issue due to travel. You know, Melbourne and Beckett have a warring issue, but it seems to have been resolved, which is a fantastic good night. I saw a lot of bike life in this session, although there are some fast ones, that's good, but anyway we are where we are, it was a very good final race, he didn't show his consistency, but Morris Allen's 3731 really took the pressure off Maricela now. breathing a sigh of relief at 7:31 you jumped to the top half of the field oh that's excellent Gerald we just know we were unlucky and out it all went wrong. just try to leave to be let's get in the top half let's try to win this championship next bike here in qualifying session number three for the pro bike class we've got Glen Worcester and a big seven-30. qualifying session number two is still within the top half of the field this is a good pitch for our Worcester this will be another very quick pass for this team 723 Glen Worcester improvement consolidates into the number three spot Rusty Gregory's with Trevor Burrell actually me I'm a 723 that improves you by 700 smoke.

Congratulations yes great we have a few more left but we heard the engine pretty bad in Sydney so we had to change but we would like to acknowledge Ferrari's sponsorship and thank you. In a qualifying class, now reigning champion Brad Lamberg will face points leader Korey, butter pie, butter pies, who are currently not in the field, point of impact is an eight, one, seven, zero , held by Phil Howard, that's what you need if you're going to go. to enter and even participate in tomorrow's race Korey's butter pie demonstration silently watching this race very closely eight one seven that's the time to beat Brad Lambert were a great 725 and qualified session number two both really quite strong here I tell you what I think Buddy geek could enter the field, this is a good bass 20716, consolidated second for Brad Lamberg, but a 7 3 that means the curry butter kick enters the field rusty or at least in this moment we still have a couple more. the bikes were still to come, they could change that order because Corey got a job, although he did it the hard way, looking at him from behind, he was hugging the center line that, in a tiring race, he was about to hang in the sky close, it was very tight, great shots. aboard Corey's friends concert, that was a pressure pass for the team here, check out this replay they got on the championship leader at 7:30 The TV plays seven one six Rob, well, that butter cake with port curry number five Baris Allen number four are in the first round, if Butter Keg wins that race he wins the championship, if not he has to wait because Morris Allen would have to go all the way and win to take the title.

However, it's not just over because we still have a couple of qualifying bikes for Luke Crowley and Phil Howard Howard. Now he needs to run faster than the world. He would have to run a 7/32 punch and kick, but he can fight his way back onto the field here. currently Mark Hancock is at the point of impact, that's 789, that's the time to beat Luke Crowley, everyone has been chasing him all weekend and this is another stellar pass from the team, going 706 Crowley stays in the number one 308 kilometers per hour Phil, how does it only go for a 10 second pass God is down here with Luke Crowley's crewmate Andrew, that's a new national speed record, congratulations to Hayato 191, it's actually been more quicker than that, but yeah, we're sneaking up on it, we only get it back on Tuesdays, so a 706 isn't a bad way to just get it back and get it down there, obviously the number one qualifier right now is that's the plan, yeah, I don't think anyone goes through the salt flats last on the track, so yeah, dripping. on the day of his pass and hopefully we'll be a little faster next time, latest drag news magazine pass and standings Pro Stock Motorcycle Number one qualifier is Luke Crowley with his 706 Brad Lemberg seven one six Glenn was third with a 723 fourth is Morris Allen 731 will take on curry butter pie and also 731 in the standings.

Tomorrow will be difficult, it will be race day at Golf Western. The 51st Winter National Championships are coming to us from Willow Bank Raceway in Queensland and we have an intriguing championship battle ahead. Featured in drag news magazine Pro Stock Motorcycle Morris Allen and a barrel of curry butter go head to head. Gregory is down there with a curried butter pie in the pits. He is the man leading the fight. A man who certainly has his work cut out for him. Today is our championship leader in pro

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and that's Cory, race partner, race partner, it's all on the line in that first round of racing you win and the championships are yours, yeah, that would be nice, wouldn't it?

It's not that easy, but I'm pretty sure we've solved our bike problems, so we'll see what the first round does and now you say you've had some bike problems, what kind of problems, because this has been the debateon the bicycle. There have been good times all year so coming into the final event of the year with some challenges is a bit of a shock for everyone, yes we have a new package with the engine we have been waiting for in parts and it has been a great week trying get it all together, start over with the melody and everything else.

I think we left it a little late, but they'll be fine. Here's how they'll line up in drag news magazine Pro. on bike Morris Allen will take on curry butter pie in a battle for the championship Luke Crowley Mark Hancock Glen Worcester will take on Daniel and Brad's rap night Lemberg will be there against Andrew Badcock first pairing is the race for the championship, the maximum is simple, everyone wins a lot, he is got the championship, he assumes it, but if he doesn't win, Morris Allen doesn't necessarily win, but he has to go all the way to the final and win the real event.

If Crowley is around, he'll be tough to beat. That's exactly it.Luke Crowley has a huge performance advantage over the rest of the field right now, pairing Corey's geek friend Morris in three event finals in a row, which are based on the first round and butter pies They are the class in terms of performance, all seasons, take a look. In this, from our initial camera, a gaping hole shot back, Marcela's contents in the tree, upset, she's upset, Marcela can still win, he's keeping his championship hopes alive. Cory, the guy friend, will be on the sidelines now watching, but take a look at that sideline, Robert, he was amazing. 733 paces of 726 due to faster reactions at the starting line of Baris Allen looking towards the blue together on the track on board Wow 28 margin of victory of thousands of seconds there for Morris Allen Oh rusty Gregory Peter Allen has to be on the moon Dan here with the man who taught Morris everything he knows, every shot wins to keep the championship alive.

Rowley, good luck, Riggins, there you go, it's all about superstition guys, whatever works and right now it's working for Morris. Alan Cory, man, that's not the result you wanted in the first round. the championship is still alive for Morris Allen, a 733 to 726 hole winner, yeah, well, it's part and parcel of me erasing myself. Morris's been fighting the whole series so that's good, we're partners so it's all good, it's going to be an anxious wait for the rest of the day though, yeah maybe whoever wins can share it anyway tonight, so we'll see how it goes. I think everyone would still play very calm and collected if the shortbread were more relaxed. air will sit and wait, he may still be the champion, as we said, Horace Allen has to win the event and that will be a big task.

What's up with this one? Daniel Ram not Glen Worcester these two have been very close to each other this should be another great race in drag news pro bike magazine yes these riders qualified 3rd and 6th respectively not separating the guys much here , Oakland's forswear team was the closest to evaluating both bikes which are pretty strong, this is neck and neck. Can't say who won that race, it was Glenn Morse into the wind, goes 731 RAB, not going 737, very short on crossing the line again, another great race thrown by these guys, they just hit it through the gearboxes six speed.

It was close. A daring pro putting on a show Lynne Wilson makes it to the semi-finals, however look how close this pair crossed the finish line and Willow fell back to Raceway Worcester by about a bike and a half. They were neck and neck and each had a bit of a high level charge Brad Lambert with VP racing

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can't win the championship this year but he can certainly win the winter nationals, yeah it really hasn't been a season to remember for the not very agile team that has a lot. of problems with this bike so far this season, of course, maybe you know that you end your season with a victory here in the winter national championships that have been good for the team, well, they have been fast enough, that is Sure, it ranked very strongly. in the number two spot here he is taking on Andrew Badcock great shots on board there from the Lemberg bike VP racing

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s are our record holder Record holder ET Hazard invested with 7:05 to give the national rebels the power here around you can applaud and he gets a victory, he comes from Limburg 7-1 at 301 kilometers per hour, that's fast, in fact, he's down here with Ross Lamberg, Brad, stay in the night, you're starting to find some form with this bike again, yeah, it might have been a bit. a little aggressive then, but hey, something's gotta give, man, whatever, look, look at him when we get back seven one eight under wait until now can he go faster?

I like that cold, but yeah, it can't go any faster, guys, what? I like these onboard shots on his own pro drag news bike because we just saw Badcock and then disappear behind, he disappeared outside the frame mark, that's what happens when you ride over 300 kilometers now, like we just saw make Limburg in that step, but on the switch. zone with Morris Morris Allen that's the result you wanted in the first round the championship is still alive here at Willowbank thanks gerald I mean dad's Joey we made a call let's try something it's the winter nationals we have to have a chance .

I'm here to support the group well, my fellow runners, we put on a great show. I'm excited for our team. I'm excited for the winter nationals and we're still alive and ready for an even better result. a 733 to 26 hole shot even better, that's quite the acceleration race, right? Horace Allen is talking about having a tough one in the next round, it's certainly Mayo because Luke Crowley marks Hancock, he faces the winner of this pairing and Crowley has been absolutely lightning already run. and reset the speed record and ran so close within a couple hundred seconds of the elapsed time record, yes, to be exact, for thousands of seconds that the elapsed time record marks Hancock looking to stop at Blue Crowley here.

That's a big task, this is the number eight qualifier on the screen, taking on Wood Crowley, our number one qualifier, new national record holder and has to be the big favorite for the Western Gulf Winter Nationals. The guy hasn't even been here for a week. On Tuesday, this is the first round and Crowley has the power. What is your elapsed time? I'm going to be a new national record for elapsed time that's under 16 kills per second, Luke meets, this guy, can we say? Dare we say six? second pass, Rob, this bike can do it. Not sure in these conditions you have any idea of ​​Mike Hancock, he had no show against flying cup rallies, yes 307km/h again for Crowley, that sets him up for a semi-formal race with Morris Allen, he has a couple of carp on the tree in the elapsed time and there is Marcel to hold on, face Luke Crowley, Glenn Worcester to face Brad Lindbergh, they will be fighting for a place in the drag final. newsmagazine krob I'm telling you, Morris Allen has a tough double in that semifinal matchup.

Luke Crowley with that performance advantage will be looking to hit that tree. You want to keep that championship dream alive here on professional cycling. That little ray of hope. We're not leaving, we have the finals here for drag news. Professional bicycle. I bet the Raceway at Ipswich in Queensland is the day of the Gulf Western Oil race. 51 winter nationals. We're headed to the semi-finals of drag news magazine pro bike lighter two big Emmys to come one can decide a championship we don't know about yet but first we'll see Glenn would face outgoing champion Brad Limburg yes we agree with Brad Lambert While we talked, Worcester sequins on Far Lane, there, VP race on the fields, Park Olympic had the Lane pick here in the semi-finals, took that Lane, I hope the other side of the track, what just been Quick, this is not a gift for Brad Lambert now.

There is only a tenth between the bikes and the performance so far this weekend. You know, it's probably going to come down to reaction times. Both bikes are running pretty well. Quite consistently. Lindbergh had some drama throughout the season. He looked to be starting over this weekend. there's the view our headline has in the middle at Willowbank Raceway here's the man pushing the button for these guys to head to Worcester to take on Lemberg this is for a place in the drag news pro bike magazine finale at the biggest endurance race outside the United States of America anywhere in the world, neither the Strama stool nor the accelerator mix Mustafa's boys cross the finish line for the Winter Nationals run in 7:49 268 km/h , has gone to the final, but Lemberg is a season to forget, really for this team Brad Bloomberg had a lot of problems with the transmission of his Suzuki and this time it just let him down, he moved just one bicycle from the starting line, but for Glen Worcester I have to do it.

I think they may have some work to do because that bike sounded very flat at the finish line yes the speed dropped in the 60kph corner but our eyes are now on the next race, it's a big rusty race. it could potentially decide a championship or it could break a championship now Morris Allen needs to win this round, he actually needs to win the event to overtake our current points leader Cory, but in the pro bike championship he managed to beat Cory's friend. the first round, but he probably had the toughest job of the day in this semi-final matchup, he will face the man who was another qualifier and also managed to lower the ET of the event so far in that first round of racing.

Luke recovered from that. 704 I must say this bike is a crowley, it is absolutely thrown to the cat among the pigeons, check it out guys, it has reset the symbolic speed record, it has reset the elapsed time record and it's not done yet. I think it can go faster. You talked about that. It's six seconds. the car passes, the 704 mark is only four hundredths of a second, you know, only 400 and this is also the rice of the championship. Horace Allen, you know, what the brands will decide is maybe Bryce Croft, check out his dad, Pete Allen. an absolute legend of the sport, he has his fingers crossed, his feet crossed, all he knows, that his Morris sons are facing this this time because Luke Crowley, there is a huge horsepower advantage and as a point Instant read for Crowley.

Wow, I have to tell you. I noticed Morris was in the breeze and looked around, he was sitting on the pre-stage forever, time is up, he only has seven seconds to get in and Morris Allen is going to the finals, the championship dream lives of what's happening on rusty pro bike, this is unbelievable, you see this look on my face guys, it's in shock. Morris Allen came in with Crowley's double blue ball, which is completely within the rules, completely within the rules, but what that does is put a time limit on Luke Crowley in terms of how much time he has left to get to the scenario Detroit Flash ran out of time Morris Allen will move on to the final round, that's absolutely incredible and I think it shows a bit of cleverness from a guy who has been ramping up the pro buy excessively. 20 years old, unless you said rusty, there is nothing wrong with Morris Allen doing it, a true fact, it all comes down to the fact that Luke Crowley had seven seconds to get in, he controls the race once Morris Allen has two light bulbs on, but Jarrell mcdonnen Marcel Morris Allen calendar photos, well the championship is still alive, I don't know what happened and all I saw was a green and I figured it out, no one must have timed out or something, but I saw a green light, I thought about sending it and I believe.

The bike went pretty well too, so I don't know what happened to Luke. I really have no idea, so I have to find out, but I know what happened, so we will win, he will win. A seven twenty-five actually gives. he lane choice there he is there is a person between Morris Allen a national championship that will be Glenn Worcester in the probikeshop drag news magazine final the night has fallen here at Willowbank Raceway in the Gulf Western Oil 50 first winter nationals the sound you hear en Suzuki race engines are burning ready for the final of the drag news magazine Pro Moto Morris Allen if he wins this race, he wins the championship, he's up Glen vs.

Glen Worcester Worcester qualified third Allen qualified fourth so it has to be said that Morris Allen is still the loser, he's still dealing with it, he's the loser in every render race so far, but the only image he has going into the finals he had lane choice here on a 725 and in that race semi-finals, we are about 8 seconds awaydistance. find out if Morris Allen will be the new 400 under Pro bike champion on the near side shows it in red, gone too soon Wooster stopped at raspberry just backed left too soon red lights person is a 720 champion again , but time doesn't matter, he has won the title mark, he has done the impossible, the miracle, Morris Allen Pro bike champion, came this week and had a long chance, we call it a mathematical chance, only it was supposed to be the finale of curried butter cakes. it was supposed to be the job, it came from the sky, oh you get a sense of Worcester because it was a very unlucky red light, but Gerald McDonough is in the braking area with a guy who can't believe his luck, well, we. he got tomorrow by selling to the Klan the three boys Morris Allen went off into the dark we didn't know where he'd gone he'd gone looking for gold Morris Allen Morris there's the first one my champion Pro Stock Motorcycle congratulations thank you Gerald Look you know I came and did some rounds this season with the guys and it turns out we were having a little bit of fun and you know Cory has become a really good teammate and friend and we've been having a great time.

Lots of fun in the pits in our rivalry has been nothing short of fantastic, the poor bastard has been in suspense for the last three rounds. I've been in suspense for the last three rounds thinking there's no way I ever thought that on the classier course. that we've ever seen, you know how to do this and hold the trophy, so it means a lot to everyone here, dad is Joey, my wife is here, my sister is here, my three kids are here. I would like to thank 400 Thunder. Kevin Prendergast does a fantastic job. I would like to thank IHRA Australia and I would like to thank all the volunteers, the marshals and all the fans for thanking you what an incredible finish to drag the newsmagazine pro bike in the Gulf Western Oil, Morris Allen wins. the Lemberg curry butter pie bread championship to third place Andrew Badcock fourth and Glen Worcester Fish it has just been an incredible season in this category here we are, I Bank a Raceway we now move on to the top five class the best spectators of the

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s that You could say these are the international oil tankers of the Western Gulf, the championship was closed by Chris Matheson, rusty in the pits, caught up with Chris and his plans for this weekend, guys, Danny with Chris Matheson, the only one of our 400 Thunder Professional Series Competitors Who Have Actually Done It.

We closed out a championship, so first of all congratulations on getting it done before the last race of the season, Chris, but this weekend one of the biggest fields we've seen in the best bikes this year is not going to be easy, is it? TRUE? It's going to be difficult now, I think the track conditions are going to be difficult, I hope this humidity thing goes away and we can go out and do what we do now, one thing, the five-second stint, everyone talks about the five-second stint. five seconds, I know we've talked about it numerous times throughout the year.

The increases are starting to arrive. You're starting to get the job done on the front half of the court. The question is: can it be done this weekend? I think if the tracks and conditions are right. There certainly are the bicycles. I want to finish it and get it off my back. I have a heavy monkey there and it's been there for a while so yeah I'm really looking forward to trying it so hopefully everything lines up. Lots of color around here at Willowbank Racecourse, where we've had four days of fantastic golf. Western oil winning national action. top bike.

It's all about nitromethane fuel. That's where these motorcycles get their power from a small field for gasoline. Ali harley-davidson top bike. but it is a quality course. The first qualifying session saw Chris Matheson on the voodoo nitro taking on Adam Layton on the APL doc Western oil harley-davidson, one of the fastest Harleys in the country, brand, yes, Layton is looking for more performance from this bike. We have a new combo on board this weekend that is looking to really improve his performances. They're in that low six second zone on Sydney drag strip recently. Chris Matheson, our championship leader, winner, has the team chip wrapped up, hits 634, that's a pretty good one, first outperformed his format, although he offered very early, he still ran 346 kilometers per hour across the line finish line Adam Leighton a 702 a 244 next pairing in qualifying session number one Gavin span taking on Robert Capa kasa on screen is now way down a bit on power compared to some of the other bikes but Gavin ran from his box of noodles in your supercharged injection of nitro methane burning feeling strong here.

Casso had used nitrous on board his bike and Afghanistan went through a 746, they put him in a number three position and rubber cast I passed him with an 853 puts him in number four with all four riders guaranteed a place in the races, they chose abandon a qualifying round, so here we go to your YouTube in a real event, the final qualifying round. for the Top Fuel motorcycle we have Chris Matheson to take on Robert Casa and of course the motto with this nitro motorcycle, we have already seen him run a 6-3, we dream of five seconds for us, one will come. the day we least expected it dropcursor well, you're probably dreaming of a six second class so you have, you know you're going to get from A to B 19 of 20 packets and you just have to hope you get a bit of a lucky break and if the writer and now the line has some kind of problem with me he's running, he'll get the wins, you've hit the nail on the head there with the pipes on this bus, we know Matson has the power he has.

I have the potential Here is our number one qualifier Here is the champion What can you do here? Qualifying session number two. The boat is already number one with a 630. I smoke. The tire released the accelerator. runs in a 683 house. I put on the announcer's curse and we had some problems and we only ran a 15 second pass, yeah guys here with Graham, Chris Matheson's teammate, he just blew the tire on that one when it was wet, like that come out have a Look at it what's the result there yeah we're a little bit slower than the last round so we just put a little bit more clutch on it but we only put a little bit but we may have. a little too much, a little too much, these bikes have performed very well on the front half of the racetrack, getting them off the sideline has been where this thing has really been getting up and moving, we haven't seen it cross the line finish under power so often what are you going to do when you do I wait from the moon highway on two wheels burning nitro not for me guys not for me here we go with one last pass Gasoline Alley ranking of the best harley-davidson motorcycle that we've got Gavin's fan on the Noodle Box multi-cylinder bike to take on Adam Lake in golf with Holly oil, yeah these guys are currently number two and three in the standings.

I think they are looking for a soul to Kazi for six seconds in the second session. at 6:34 I don't blame him because that new Kanban board hasn't gotten used to the higher vibration yet, well let's say Rob, yeah, we're halfway through the season and he's been working on some things and he's determined to find the way forward. but you know what this guy has up his sleeve, anything could happen at any single step and Gavin rides through one of the great old stages of motorcycle racing in Australia, former champion in

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I'm not this time. For Gavin Span he has some issues so clean pass for Adam Layton either listed for a 766 which will keep him in the number two ranking spot at the moment and government spending moving forward for a 28 pass seconds, yes, Adam Leighton, there is definitely that bike. A cylinder was dropped at the top end of the racetrack to get here, it was actually only on one, let's see what we can't find here, I'll tell you what that bike was trying to smoke the tire and then just didn't have to drive something on the way same line for Gavin span, but you can see Adam lately that's been reduced to a cylinder, so the number one qualifier is Chris Matheson with the six and a half Adam Layton is: Gavin span is three Rob Kassar is 4 , we are going to run the three round racing system, so we will see those bikes race in three rounds of racing, so make sure to stay with us for the 400th drag racing championship.

We'll bring all of that to you right after the short break. Welcome back to Willowbank Raceway. nutrition queensland we are here for race day of the 51st Gulf Western Oil Winter Nationals and we like to race around on one of the best Ali Harley-Davidson gas bikes. We have four bikes, so we will race for three rounds of racing. of four bikes there's a big crowd here at Willowbank considering the fact it's full of racing and rain and Brisbane, yes it looks pretty bad from the sky, in the background let's take a look at the race, a ladder to complete the first round that Chris Madsen will take. in Robert Casa and our second couple, Adam Lane will face Gavin Span.

Main points go after two rounds, take them out of the main model around 3:00 just to score more championship points. Chris Matheson will face Rob Casa. We saw Casa. He had a problem in the last qualifying session, but he has a real task on the table when he has Chris Matheson, multiple Australian Nitro Voodoo champion, at his side. Chris Madsen, in that 6:34 of qualifying, was our number one qualifier. got a better second half on top of our Robert SR right now Acosta, you know he's got to do his thing, he's got to get off the starting line, get the kid from the starting line to the finish line in a poem that has Masterson, it's a problem or some dramas and you can see the convoy, yes, temple;

It wouldn't hurt on the holeshot either, can you do those calculations? 7:02 beats a 781, but you wouldn't call it easy, mark, not at all Christmas and he did it the hard way, he went out, had quite the spectacle, a couple of tents there smoked at the right time because I started to walk away, but then the power ran out. the power of this Nitro voodoo Top Fuel motorcycle team, almost 300 trainers, Brown takes the win, Matt, this is true, he has points from the first round, there is the short shot aboard Gavin impaled in the noodle box. I just have to say about that, that's crazy. these guys have no protection around them they go at 350 km/h and that's what they do no to me they seem crazy why would you do this keep the plumage brown well I wouldn't tell you it's a hell of a trip and they are spectacular.

I've sat on it so I can stay still. IPL Western Golf Oil Holly Davidson Oh Adam Layton from Sydney takes it out of his IPL performance motorcycle workshop there Gavin Span from Beam Lee in Queensland covers with a full shot on both bikes with some issues Gavin Spann gets a Wingo 7: 22 I don't care with some drums going seven point six zero seconds both bikes aren't really where we've seen them here they'll overgraze your way I know, I think Gavin Spann took a look here on the replay, so it wasn't bad considering he dropped the throttle twice, yeah, it didn't seem like a really happy pass on both lanes of the track, hence those better bikes, but Adam Leighton in particular. rusty down here in the Top Fuel pits off your bike, area I should say down here with Adam Leighton and Adam unfortunately makes things not go as planned for you today, you know, I'm going to retire, I've got a new engine combination in there and I'm a long way from getting the other one down there and I'm going through the clutch and making a lot of power and a really good truck, so I'll leave it today and come.

Next year there will be nothing easy with these motorcycles. If you change one thing, it will affect ten other things and that's always the challenge when you ride these 2000 horsepower motorcycles. If you have it. You have a smile when you do it. And just think about there's always another day and save your pieces and I'll come back here and hopefully get back to seeing whatever places I know and do some testing and probably in the next couple of weeks I'll be out again. We are very unlucky, they used us in the pits and Adam lightened us, now we go to the second round and just when the pairings work according to the points system, that's what we have Chris Madness in the races Rob Casa Hey guys, what's up?

Maybe we'll get one. backup images I won a piece here today the bracelet before five well we're watching Chris Masters in the smoke too tired why did his traction break too much more power going to the rear wheel too soon in the past you know what They'll be tweaking it, they'll have looked at their data, they'll be playing with it just trying to make it stick and the other thing is there's been more and more cars on this track and it's getting stickier and stickier exactly and you know they've blown up. the tear twotimes so far this weekend, but you know that means just get close to it so you don't hit this crack, come on this time, no, what's going on, those are probably the furthest trades they've ever seen. riding Chris Matheson. that bike at Willowbank Raceway and our timing system has decided to wobble, there's no recorded time, we don't know what he ran, but we know Matheson, Gerald McDonough, Chris, how did the bride feel scarier? yes, a button was offered, I think about a thousand, that work was enough, okay, unfortunately, a malfunction in time, we are going to have to collect data, oh, okay, don't worry, what can you do ?

It felt quick, well, you're almost as speechless as what the guys are doing. the starting line is fair, dinkum no tom, oh I'll let those whispers go guys, but you can understand a lot of people how fast he came a long way, now our fast was a record 600, I think it was a 5, but It was a 6th. probably well, what is covered 1 and F here, he is in the second round on the Moodle bike, it is only Adam White and he has retired in the Golf West or Harley hits everything for him once you are on the center line, It is a disqualification. so you're getting the wind but he won't get any points there's no one in the other lane yeah that's right so I'll tell you what take the positive from the past it was a good run from the start to rule the span he'll get He wins points but he won't get any elapsed time points because he crossed the center line, it doesn't matter, he will go to the next round and that gives him two wins in two starts, he will go to the final against Chris Madison, rumor we have. a look at the race standings here to see the top for Christmas, a single shot of Gavin Span in the final and Robert Castle, we're just racing for points in round three, well the air is really fresh here at Willowbank Raceway for Gulf Western oil. 51st winter national, we're heading to gas alley, harley-davidson top, like it's round 3 and the final, so what we're going to see is that this is the full or 150th round that Casa is going to run, we would have seen him against Adam late. but late retired in the APL golf Western oil harley-davidson, so Kassar can race alone and will simply add to his championship points tally in the ballistic nitrous oxide, one side of the fast engine, yes, Robert Casa has been racing in that under seven second zone his final pass of the weekend will take the win here it looks like he is clearing the weekend part of a strange 7 5 0 274 ​​kilometers per hour wax another 20 championship points in his account for the year, but this is the big one That's it, Chris Matheson, he is the champion of this season that concluded before the start of the event.

He now wants to take home two Christmas trees. The man looking to stop him from doing so is Gavin Span on screen, well into the performance figures we just saw. Chris Matheson one we don't know how to prepare what our timekeepers haven't had a sensible man who was cruel butHere he has number one on his cards from last year. He will be able to carry it into the new season. Gavin fan. I would love to take home the gold. That's what it's all about for him, just winning another winter national championship. He has achieved it. before it makes it in the top 5, you choose to pass, look at the night driving, modeling the flames at about a thousand feet, certain six weigh more and 210 miles per hour, rusty, it was clean, fresh, it was fast, look, oh, I cry, I congratulate you.

We're taking out the event and the championship, yes we've been struggling, but look at the last two races, we went really well, we rocked the last rung, we never got a time or a link, so probably the race before that was Chris Matheson to Top Pike . my Gasoline Alley harley-davidson at the Gulf Western Oil Winter Nationals has gold for the event has gold for the championship in a dominant season look at those points ahead of my team Adam Leighton Chris Porter Ben Stevens and down the list The West North Gulf Winter Nationals have turned it on on a professional two-wheeled bike.

We watched this incredible championship from the clouds from our salad cameras. Allen took that championship win, climbed both Christmas trees, and the winter nationals pro won the championship and won the double. What more do I ask athletes for a weekend? Well, what we would have expected was a five, but it ran 608 seconds (rate that bike), about 1,100 feet. I think that's it for the 400 Thunder season, but guess what we have? A big action schedule is coming up for the

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-2019 Thunder 400 season. It all starts in Darwin and continues throughout the year to return here to Willow Back Raceway for the Western or Winter Golf Nationals next year.