July 30th, saw Palmyra Dragway host its inaugural Nostalgia Drags, and Muscle Car Shootout. With good weather, and a long line up of cars waiting for the gates to open, everything looked promising for an unforgettable “step back in time”!

With over 110 race entrants, and 90+ vehicles on display, there was more than enough to keep everyone in attendance from getting bored. Racers from as far away as Cairns in the north, and Brisbane in the south, (and everywhere in between) turned out in force, to provide the paying public with a spectacle not seen before, anywhere north of our state’s capital.

Qualifying kicked off just after 9.00am, and with very few on-track incidents, was bought to a halt around 1.00pm. Racing began shortly thereafter, and finished about 5.30pm. Then the crowd was in for a special treat, with Mike Tinney putting on an exhibition run in his newly finished (7.00am that morning) blown 350chev Hotrod. After crossing the finish line, Tinney proceeded to drive back down the dragstip, stopping mid-track and throwing the car into several tyre-smoking doughnuts, before retiring back to the paddock. After presentation duties were completed, the band fired up, and a few tall tales told over a cold ale (or two). What a day!!!!

NOSTALGIA - PEIRANO

With a mixed bag of Altereds, Slingshots, and Hotrods filling this bracket, qualifying ended with a Altered of Warren Allen, recording a 7.94, for the No. 1 position.

Round 1 opened with our top qualifier receiving the bye run, dialing in at 7.90, and crossing the line with an 8.07. The blown Lexus – powered Hotrod of Nathan Peirano also getting off to a good start, taking the win over a red-lighting Rodney Jackson, Brad Turner towed his Altered in from Moranbah, and was awarded the win (.01 over 8.91), when he came up against the Slingshot of Fred Westhoff, all the way from Nambour.

Round 2, found Warren Allen paired up with Rockhampton racer Russell Power. With Power’s 6cyl Altered leaving first with a great .004RT, it was Allen with the chasing to do. After nearly a four second wait for the lights, and an ordinary .152RT, it was Allen crossing the stripe first, stopping the clocks with a .02 over 7.97, to Power’s .17 over 11.82. Pierano found himselft with the scheduled solo pass, running an impressive 8.23 on an 8.23DI. Brad Turner and Rodney Jackson locked horns, with Turner taking the win on a slowing .01 over 8.81, to Jackson’s .08over 9.85.

Warren Allen won his 3rd Round encounter with Craig Wesener, when the Slingshot driver left too early, allowing Allen the luxury of coasting to the finish line. The two Rockhampton drivers of Peirano and Power squared off, with the blown Hotrod also taking an easy win, courtesy of a red light in Power’s lane. Brad Turner ran his solo pass, recording an awesome 8.70 on an 8.70DI.

With three drivers on three wins apiece, a (closest to DI) countback was required to find our two finalists. Brad Turner and Nathan Peirano were both given the signal to fire up for the final. With a .011RT, and a .07 over 8.32, Peirano took the winner’s trophy over the slowing Altered of Turner.

Peter A. "The Legend" Peirano

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