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HIGHLIGHTS​

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🏁 Championship Success & National Victories

  • 29 national event triumphs 

  • 6 European Championship wins

  • Numerous other drag racing wins and accolades 

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🏆 Notable Partnerships & Recognitions

  • Secured sponsorship from Monster Energy and became Technical Partners with Ravenol High Performance Lubricants and King Bearings

  • Luke Bennett won the APIRA Iris Page Memorial Trophy, an award for significant contribution or overcoming adversity in motorsport

  • Winner of the “Spirit Of Fuel Altereds” award 

  • Nominated for the Best Appearing Car in Europe, based on popular vote

  • Louise Bennett received the Ladies Award for Courage and Endurance​​

  • NFAA Championship winner, achieving highest-ever class points and most event wins in class history

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🏆 Classic Drag Racing History

  • Robust performance throughout the 1980s–90s:

    • Multiple titles across NDRC, BDRA, World Finals, and Big Go events

    • 1984 BDRA champion, 1985 Summer and Autumn Nationals

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💪 Team Resilience & Comeback

  • In 2008, crew chief Luke Bennett underwent nine months of chemotherapy. Despite this setback, the team rebounded spectacularly:

    • Achieved a clean sweep of every event in 2009 and secured the overall championship.

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  • Announced sponsorship from Monster Energy

  • Became Technical Partners with Ravenol High Performance Lubricants

  • NFAA Highest aggregate championship points in class history

  • NFAA joint highest event wins in class history

  • Became Technical Partners with King Bearings

  • Invited to the Official Universal FAST & FURIOUS 5 dvd/blu-ray release at Santa Pod Raceway

  • Invited to the 25th Anniversary Damn Yankee's American Car Show

  • Luke Bennett won the APIRA Iris Page Memorial Trophy. Huge thank you to all those who voted for Luke Bennett to win the APIRA Iris Page Memorial Trophy. Very honoured

  • NOMINATED FOR THE APIRA IRIS PAGE MEMORIAL TROPHY The Iris Page Memorial Trophy is awarded to a racer, team or individual who has contributed to the sport over the last twelve months or achieved their own personal goals against all the odds thrown at them.

  • NFAA Championship winners

  • Qualified Number 1 at the Open Sport Nationals

  • Winner at the Open Sport Nationals

  • Qualified Number 1 at the Summer Nationals

  • Winner at the Summer Nationals - Also ran a new personal best of 6.42 seconds at only 191mph

  • Qualified Number 2 at the Easter Thunderball

  • Winner at the Easter Thunderball - Also ran a new personal best of 6.63 seconds at only 181mph

  • Nominated for Best appearing car in Europe

  • 'Spirit Of Fuel Altereds' award to Luke Bennett (big thanks to all those who voted, made my year) (Limited race events due to recovery from 9 months of chemotherapy)

  • Ladies award for Courage and Endurance to Louise Bennett

  • 3rd place at the Open Sport Nationals 

  • Fastest side by side run in NFAA history (with Clayton Round)

  • Fastest MPH in NFAA by a methanol altered 200.71mph (standard roots blower)

  • Ran our first 6 second pass, 6.9018 at 195.67mph (09/04/07)

  • Ran our first 200+ pass, 6.906 at 200.71mph (16/09/07)

  • 3rd quickest ET for methanol powered altered in Europe (6.9018)

  • 4th fastest mph for methanol powered altered in Europe (200.71mph)

  • NFAA 3rd place 3rd place at Easter Thunderball

  • Runner Up at Summer Nationals (Qualified number one)

  • Winner at Open Sport Nationals (Qualified number one)

  • NFAA 2006 Runner Up

  • Runner up at National Finals

  • Winner Hot Rod Drags

  • Winner Nostalgia Nationals

  • Winner American CarWorld Nationals

  • Runner up at Easter Thunderball

  • Nostalgia Nationals quickest fuel altered

  • Hot Rod drags quickest supercharged outlaw

  • The Wild Bunch 'Best Altered' awarded to Devil's Advocate 23T

  • Supercharged outlaw fastest ET of year 7.40 at 90mph

  • Nostalgia Nationals quickest supercharged outlaw 

  • Supercharged outlaw overall champion unlimited class

  • Bulldog Bash winner unlimited class

  • Bulldog Bash quickest reaction

  • Hot Rod drags runner up unlimited class

  • Hot Rod drags quickest reaction

  • Nostalgia Nationals winner unlimited class

  • Nostalgia Nationals quickest supercharged outlaw

  • Hot Rod drags quickest supercharged outlaw

  • Supercharged outlaw runner up unlimited class

  • Supercharged outlaw runner up 7.50 class

  • Supercharged outlaw commentators choice

  • Supercharged outlaw fastest ET of year 7.4001 at 91mph

  • Nostalgia Nationals quickest supercharged outlaw

  • Supercharged outlaw winner 7.50 class

  • Supercharged outlaw 3rd Hot Rod drags winner

  • Nostalgia Nationals 2nd

  • Super Pro ET runner up

  • Nostalgia Nationals quickest supercharged outlaw

  • Goodguys shootout runner up

  • Purchase and building of NHRA funny car into the Topolino altered

  • Pop festival fastest 1987

  • NDRC winner 1987

  • NDRC winner 1987

  • NDRC Firework Special winner 1985

  • NDRC Autumn Nationals winner 1985

  • NDRC Summer Nationals winner 1985

  • World finals winner 1984

  • BDRA winner 1984

  • NDRC winner 1983 1984

  • NDRC Best newcomer 1983

  • NDRC Blackbush winner 1983

  • BDRA 21st Big Go winner 1982

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