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Zap goes 3.69 in the USA
John Zappia has just finished testing in the Noonan Camaro in Tulsa USA and run a 3.69 @ 204.94mph to be the quickest blower car for the day.
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Zappia crowned king of the desert
HQ Monaros and the Australian outback make for an iconic combination and John Zappia only further spread the legend with a dominating performance at the Desert Nationals in Alice Springs on the weekend. The Fuchs/Dananni Hotshots Monaro set a new track elapsed time record of 5.79 seconds, a new track speed record of 249mph and […]
Track record a highlight up north for Zappia
A new look for a new season welcomed fans of John Zappia at the opening round of the 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing Series in Darwin last weekend – Nitro Up North. Australia’s winningest doorslammer is now known as the Fuchs/Dananni Hotshots Monaro with the WA-based trucking firm joining Fuchs Lubricants who been supporting Zappia […]
Few predictions from Zappia for wild Winternationals
An unusually cautious John Zappia is approaching the 50th annual Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, with one eye on his Fuchs Monaro Pro Slammer and the other on the Queensland sky ahead of the event. With some wet weather possible, Zappia said goal number one is to make a clean pass to get into the field and follow it up with […]
Zappia resets national record at Sydney Dragway
On a record breaking weekend for Pro Slammers in Australia, John Zappia has shown he is still the king of performance in the Fuchs Monaro. Nitro Thunder at Sydney Dragway was a feast of incredible numbers, with a revamped track surface proving it could hold anything thrown at it by the best doorslammers in the […]
John Zappia adds Top Comp title to awesome 2017
John Zappia and the Fuchs Monaro’s successful start to 2017 has continued with the team earning the WA Top Comp Championship at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night. In a field containing some of the toughest blown alcohol racers in the country, the feat was never going to be easy and while some hurdles were thrown […]
Winning Streak Intact, Zappia looks for records
John Zappia wrapped up the ANDRA Top Doorslammer season in fine style at Adelaide International Raceway on Saturday with another victory for the Fuchs Monaro. The performance took Zappia’s ANDRA Top Doorslammer winning streak to five events and 15 rounds, putting him within sight of Ben Bray’s 24-race streak. “This was a nearly perfect season for the […]
Decade of thrills: Zappia takes tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship
John Zappia claimed an unprecedented tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer Series title with his Fuchs Holden Monaro on Sunday at Perth Motorplex’s Westernationals, adding to his record of dominance in one of Australian drag racing’s most competitive categories – and winning the Westernationals on his home turf was an added bonus. After qualifying in top position […]
Goldenstates win a rocky road for Zappia
John Zappia is continuing his charge towards a tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship on the back of a challenging but rewarding Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex. Zappia and the Fuchs Monaro won the event from the Northern Territory’s Scott MacLean, but it followed problems that began right from the first qualifying session on Friday. All seemed well until around […]