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World's Fastest Jeweller Set For Sydney Debut |
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
A comprehensive two days of testing at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway has ensured the World’s fastest jeweller, Stuart Bishop is ready to make a genuine assault of the Top Doorslammer drag racing ranks, when he makes his New South Wales debut at Western Sydney’s Summernationals on February 16/17.
The Chief Executive Officer of national jewellery chain Wallace Bishop Jewellers has fine tuned his impressive 3500 horsepower ’67 Camaro Diamond Doorslammer and is confident of a good showing among a crack field of more than 20 drivers.
On his last outing, during Willowbank’s Australian Nationals in
September, Bishop mastered a personal best 6.07 second pass over the
quarter mile and knows he’ll need to emulate further consistency to
have a chance among a stellar field in Sydney.
Fellow Queenslander, six-time Australian champion and current series
leader Victor Bray is the one to beat, however Bishop’s motivations
towards his Southern debut are also centred around encouraging fans to
enter into a unique National photographic competition.
“With the support of Wallace Bishop Jewellers we’ve implemented a drag
racing specific competition where we’re asking fans to shoot as many
and varied photos of drag racing at their local track and have the
opportunity to share in more than $20 000 worth of cash and prizes,”
said Bishop.
“While the competition is open to all ages and covers all drag racing
mediums, there are categories specific to my Doorslammer so I thought
it only right to try and fit in some time to race in Sydney.
“The Diamond Doorslammer is a show car and very much a unique piece of machinery.
“An encrusted diamond configuration of more than 540 cubic zirconia,
plus a strategically placed half carat, 50-point diamond on the roof
provide the centrepiece of the car’s overall look, which complements
the aesthetic appeal of the entire package.”
The past two days of testing have reaffirmed that Bishop’s beautifully
presented Doorslammer has plenty of muscle to match its good looks.
A series of launches coupled with component adjustments netted a
pleasing result for the jeweller and he’s now keener than ever to swap
business attire for a driver’s suit in the pursuit of quarter mile drag
racing glory in Sydney.
“We’ll put on a great show for the fans in Sydney and after such a
lengthy lay-off from competition I’m itching to get back out on the
track,” confirmed Bishop.
“With what we achieved at the Nationals at home in Queensland there is
now a stronger belief among the team that we can compete at the top
level.
“Because of a continually heavy work schedule at Wallace Bishop
Jewellers it’s hard to get in as much track time as I’d like but
there’s no doubt we’ll be better off for the run after the past two
days testing.
“All the big hitters of Top Doorslammer are nominated for Sydney
including Championship front-runners Victor Bray and Gary Phillips and
I’m sure the return of two-time Australian champion Ben Bray will make
for an even tighter contest.”
Drag racing fans young and old are encouraged to involve themselves in
the Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic competition and go
in the running to win some great prizes.
Opportunities abound Australia-wide to shoot images at your local race
track and forward them through the website
www.stuartbishopracing.com.au to enter.
Simply by taking photos of all the drag racing action on and off the
track, then submitting images into the competition, individuals will go
in the running to win cash and prizes worth more than $20 000, courtesy
of Wallace Bishop Jewellers.
The length and breadth of the country will play host to a vast array of
quarter mile drag racing action, coordinated at the three major venues
in Ipswich, Sydney and Perth, plus plenty of smaller hotspots in
between.
It’s not just the major venues that will be pumping with quarter mile
drag racing action in 2007, as some of the smaller quarter and eighth
mile facilities get in on the act.
Stretching along the East Coast of Australia, Victoria’s South Coast
Raceway at Portland has regularly scheduled race meetings and it’s a
similar story at Tasmania’s Motors-ACDelco strip.
Mildura’s Sunset Strip in Victoria, Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip
and Queensland’s Palmyra Dragway (Mackay), Benaraby Raceway (Gladstone)
and Warwick Dragway are also bound to have plenty of high speed thrills
in store during the year.
Full details of the Wallace Bishop photographic competition are
available at www.stuartbishopracing.com.au as is all the new up to date
information relevant to the SBR team and the ’67 Camaro Diamond
Doorslammer.
Website: www.stuartbishopracing.com.au
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