BAM Media
If there’s one team that knows ANDRA Australian drag racing championships are up for grabs during next weekend’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway, it’s Brisbane based outfit Brett Stevens Racing.
Stevens is currently in second place behind New South Welshman Wayne Newby, but is well within striking distance of taking the title, sitting just 35 points shy of the lead.
That effort is made all the more impressive considering Stevens was forced to miss the opening round of the Championship and his form leading into the Castrol EDGE Winternationals is nothing short of brilliant.
The Brisbane driver has contested the last four event finals and racked up two victories, including a last round win in Sydney.
If the team principal can push his Kitten Car Care Products Funny Car to victory he would create history by becoming the only person to have won three professional Drag Racing Championships in three different Group One brackets.
At the Castrol EDGE Winternationals Stevens will also be racing his past Championship winning Jack Daniel’s Racing Nitro Harley in Top Bike and his 3000 horsepower Jack Daniel’s Racing Falcon Top Doorslammer.
“The pressure is really going to be on at the Winternationals but I’m hoping to go all the way for another win, ” said Stevens.
“With a good result I can get my first Top Alcohol Championship. It would go really well with my Top Doorslammer and Top Bike Titles from 2004 and 2005. ”
“It is going to be another hectic weekend for me as I will also be racing my Jack Daniel’s Racing Nitro Harley and Top Doorslammer, and will be aiming for the winners circle in them as well. ”
“I think the Top Doorslammer bracket is going to be one of the biggest spectacles of the event as 21 cars try to make it into the eight-car finals field. ”
Taking the Pro Stock Motorcycle bracket by storm in the 2006/07 season is another Brett Stevens Racing team member Dion Prowse, who is just as excited about hitting the track for his first Castrol EDGE Winternationals.
Prowse has amazingly all but wrapped up the Australian Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship as he looks to go the entire season undefeated in his debut drag racing year aboard the teams S&S powered Pro Stock Buell.
“No one expected me to be going this well in my first ever season on an untried and untested bike in Australia, ” Prowse said.
“To be undefeated with just round remaining is an amazing result for S&S and the entire Brett Stevens Racing team.
“My first goal at the Winter’s is to ensure I get though qualifying and into the field, that will give me enough points to win the Championship.
“Then I’ll be going all out to cap off what has been an unbelievable season by going all the way to win the Winternationals crown and keep my undefeated record in the Pro Stock Motorcycle bracket.
The Brett Stevens Racing team will present an imposing presence at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals as the country’s largest professional team races an amazing seven Group One race vehicles at the event.
In their pits will be two Jack Daniel’s Racing Top Doorslammers (Brett Stevens and Kath Stevens), two Jack Daniel’s Racing Top Bikes (Brett Stevens and Troy McLean), the Kitten Car Care Products Funny Car (Brett Stevens), the team’s third Falcon Top Doorslammer (Steve Packman) and the S&S powered Pro Stock Buell (Dion Prowse).
2007 CASTROL EDGE WINTERNATIONALS – JUNE 8-10
Racing Includes: Redcliffe Dyno and Performance Top Fuel, Motorsport Connections Top Alcohol, Jack Daniel’s Top Doorslammer, Travelaire Tours Pro Stock, Morgan & Wacker Top Bike, QT Pro Stock Motorcycle, Lifestyle Carpets & Vinyls Competition, Lifestyle Carpets & Vinyls Super Stock, Morgan & Wacker Competition Bike, Carpenter Ford Supercharged Outlaws, Bailey’s Brake & Clutch Modified, Ultimate Financial Group Super Sedan, Torque’s Cheap Performance & Wholesale Cars Super Street, Wolf Racing Power Products Modified Bike, Queensland Diesel Spares Junior Dragster, Powercruise 1 Day Powerplay Super Gas, Morgan & Wacker Screamin’ Eagle Harleys, Perfect Print Light of the Night
