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Australian Track Records

Surfers Paradise Track Records

Surfers Paradise, Queensland. ¼ mi.
Type Record Recordholder State Class Date
Outright 6.02 Jim Read NSW T/F 26/12/82
  255.68 Vic Wilson AUS RKT 8/1/72
Top Fuel 6.02 Jim Read NSW T/F 26/12/82
  243.90 Larry Ormsby VIC T/F 11/6/84
Funny Car 6.08 Graeme Cowin NSW F/C 1/85
  234.37 Graeme Cowin NSW F/C 11/1/85
Alcohol Dragster 6.76 Gary Phillips QLD AA/D 9/83
  196.07 Rod Marchant QLD BB/D 10/8/85
Alcohol Funny Car 6.78 Steven Reed QLD AA/FC 10/8/85
  205.01        
Blown Altered 6.958 Gary Phillips QLD AA/FA 10/8/85
  200.44 Steve Reed QLD AA/FA 9/8/81
Blown Sedan 8.47 Warren Parker SA AA/G 17/6/79
  170.77 Warren Parker SA AA/G 17/6/79
Unblown Sedan 8.659 Jock McLeod NSW A/G 10/8/85
  157.34 Jock McLeod NSW A/G 11/8/85
Unblown Comp 8.12 Rick Lalor NSW A/A 12/1/85
  163.93 Rick Lalor NSW A/A 12/1/85
Bike 8.06 Bill Curry QLD T/B 10/8/85
  174.08 John Hoskins SA T/B 10/8/85
Jet 6.86 Tom Brown USA JET 9/8/81
  227.84 Ken Warby NSW JET 9/8/81
Rocket 6.26 Vic Wilson AUS RKT 8/1/72
  255.68 Vic Wilson AUS RKT 8/1/72

Unofficial strip ET records based upon Surfers track records.
SPID ET records were maintained, but speed records were not.
ET records with a month and year only, are track records.
Speed records are based upon Dragster Australia meeting reports.

Send any additions or corrections to: Ralph Smith
Updated 3/5/05