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from Performance Street Car #37_June 2021

SHOW PONY This Mustang may be show quality, but damn its tough

OOPS, MY BAD…

In the Racers Profile last issue, a simple click of the mouse resulted in the wrong picture being used for Ali Sead. This is actually Ali! Last issue’s pic was a crew member. My apologies for the muck up… The recent Jamboree held in Sydney produced some amazing ET’s over the weekend, with many people running their person best times. One Torana though surprised many, with a turbo six under the bonnet stopping the timers at 7.37-secs at 195mph! Ryan Holz’s LC is not only quick thanks to its high-horsepower 2JZ engine swap, but it also features detailing like a seasoned show car. The tubbed Torana blistered down the Sydney quarter mile on Saturday night to record is best time ever after Ryan and his crew were working through some issues that had hampered their runs up until that point.

VIDEO OF THE MONTH

Oklahoma Pro-Street Racing - Urban Hillbilly Video’s.

1/8 MILE - OUTLAW

1. Wade Wagstaff 3.790 @ 200.26mph 2. Kyle Hopf/Terry Seng 3.831 @ 204.94mph 3. Steve Ham 3.837 @ 205.63mph 4. Joe Gauci 3.850 @ 201.00mph 5. Perry Bullivant 3.860 @ 202.61mph 6. Craig Burns 3.890 @ 192.92mph 7. Daniel Szabolics 3.890 @ 190.00mph 8. Harley Hamilton 3.940 @ 197.00mph 9. Ben Bray 3.959 @ 201.76mph 10. John Ricca 3.964 @ 199.49mph

1/8 MILE – 275 TYRE

1. Farrugia/Androutsos 4.155 @ 186.12mph 2. Stu Henry 4.196 @ 176.80mph 3. Tim Cross 4.290 @ 178.95mph 4. Tony Webb 4.347 @ 177.42mph 5. Michael Kalaitzakis 4.363 @ 186.02mph 6. Sam Metro/Maatouk 4.422 @ 175.25mph 7. Steve Bezzina 4.436 @ 171.71mph 8. Sean Muscat 4.437 @ 168.22mph 9. Matt McCarthy 4.450 @ 168.75 mph 10. Varun Sharman 4.470 @ 16.736 mph

¼ MILE - OUTLAW

1. Joe Gauci 6.052 @ 241.50mph (315) 2. Sam Metro/Maatouk 6.472 @ 219.94mph (275) 3. Farrugia/Androutsos 6.557 @ 215.93mph (275) 4. Daniel Nunziante 6.580 @ 228mph 5. Dom Luppino 6.600 @ 230mph (315) 6. Profab/Forster 6.620 @ 192mph (315) 7. Perry Bullivant 6.670 @ 217mph (315) 8. Mark Leake 6.700 @ 220mph (315) 9. Steve Bezzina 6.723 @ 208.88mph (275) 10. Harley Hamilton 6.782 @ 168mph (315)

¼ MILE – 275 TYRE

1. Sam Metro/Maatouk 6.472 @ 219.94mph 2. Farrugia/Androutsos 6.557 @ 215.93mph 3. Steve Bezzina 6.723 @ 208.88mph 4. Varun Sharma 6.790 @ 212.16mph 5. Tim Cross 6.800 @ 214.00mph 6. Nader/Maatouk 6.840 @ 209.00mph 7. Joe Gauci 6.850 @ 215.00mph 8. Robert Marjan 6.868 @ 204.20mph 9. Frank Tarabay 6.940 @ 204.00mph 10. Danny Busbridge 6.940 @ 199.64mph

WHAT’S ON WHERE?

SYDNEY DRAGWAY www.sydneydragway.com

Jul 3 Grudge Kings Every Wednesday Night - Aeroflow Race 4 Real

HIDDEN VALLEY DRAG STRIP www.hiddenvalleydrags.com July 16/17 Top End Nationals

STEEL CITY DRAG CLUB www.steelcitydrags.com

SUNSET STRIP MILDURA www.sunsetstrip.org.au

Aug 21-22 Nostalgia Drags Sept 18-19 Summit Racing Sportsman Sept 24-26 Sunset Strip Junior Nationals

BENARABY DRAGWAY www.benarabydragway.com

June 26 Rnd 4 CQDRA Champs July 24 Rnd 5 CQDRA Champs

SOUTH COAST RACEWAY www.southcoastraceway.com.au

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PERTH MOTORPLEX www.motorplex.com.au

Every Wednesday – Whoop Ass Wednesday

CALLING ALL TOUGH STREET CAR OWNERS

If you have a tough street car that is “legal” to cruise on the street, would you take it on an extended cruise? How far? How’s 1200klms over six-days sound? OK, so now I have your interest, why not think about joining the first Performance Street Car Road Trip that’s happening from 17th-22nd October 2022. Kicking off in Wollongong, the cruise will make its way through many regional towns before ending in Ballarat with a massive show and shine. We’ll be raising money and awareness for Men’s Mental Health issues through the good folks at GOTCHA4LIFE. And don’t worry if you’re worried about keeping fuel up to your ride, there’s plenty of fuel stops along the way, and we’ll only be doing a couple of hundred kilometres a day. Get more info at www.pscmag. com.au or jump onto the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pscroadtrip

Australia’s Only Rolling Car Show!

PROUDLY SUPPORTING GOTCHA4LIFE www.gotcha4life.org October 17th - 22nd, 2022

REGISTRATION DAY - Wollongong, Sunday 16th Oct

DAY ONE: WOLLONGONG - GOULBURN - CANBERRA DAY TWO: CANBERRA - GUNDAGAI - WAGGA WAGGA DAY THREE: WAGGA WAGGA - ALBURY / WODONGA DAY FOUR: WODONGA - SHEPPARTON - BENDIGO DAY FIVE: BENDIGO - DAYLESFORD - BALLARAT DAY SIX: PRESENTATION / SHOW N SHINE BALLARAT

SPRINGMOUNT RACEWAY www.springmountraceway.com

June 19 – Track Championship Round 2 + Test & Tune

WILLOWBANK RACEWAY www.willowbankraceway.com.au

Jun 10-13 Gulf Western Oils Winternationals Aug 28 2021 Qld Drag Racing Championships

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NAME: Greg Tsakiridis

OCCUPATION: Company Director

VEHICLE: Ford Mustang ProMod

DRIVELINE: Twin-turbo Proline 481X

BEST ET & MPH:

1/4 mile - 5.50@274 - the fastest and quickest door car in the country!

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT IN RACING: Winning Grudge Kings 2019 racing against the baddest Doorslammers in the country.

FIERCEST COMPETITOR:

Everyone who lines up beside me.

FAVOURITE PLACE TO RACE:

Sydney Dragway.

FAVOURITE CLASS TO WATCH:

ProMod

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:

Owning and driving a badd-ass ProMod!

FUTURE PLANS: Being one of the guys behind the ProMod class to make it the number one class in the country!

WORDS TO LIVE BY:

Never give up! There is no such thing as “I can’t!”

5-SECOND CLUB EXPANDS AT A RAPID RATE

There’s been a spate of drivers breaking into the 5-second club lately, as more and more people debut slicker cars, get on top of their tunes and do the right chassis tweeks to agree with the new surface laid at Sydney Dragway. Check out the list of the newest members of the exclusive 5-second Club!

CRAIG BURNS - MUSTANG 5.97@234 JOE GAUCI - MUSTANG 5.85@252 JOE MURINO - CORVETTE 5.92@234 JEREMY CALLAGHAN - CAMARO 5.78@258 SZABOLICS / MARCHESE - FIREBIRD 5.98@210 CARL COX - MUSTANG 5.92@246 FRANK TARABAY - TOYOTA SCION 5.94@241 GERRY SARAFOGLOU - MUSTANG 5.95@252

Congrats to all who have stepped up and run PB’s to get into the 5-second zone. So who is going to be next? With so many drivers running very low 6’s now, its really only a matter of time before this club welcomes a bunch of new members...

Paul Tabone started building this wild T-Bucket when he was just 15-years old. 31-years later, he still gets a buzz from driving it! FUNBucket Load Of

Whilst most 15-year olds are trying to keep their hormones in check and spending most weekends at (supervised) parties, Paul was in the shed toiling away on his very first car – this ’23 Ford T-Bucket, knowing that when it was done, he would be cruising the street in style. It may have taken some seven years of work to finish initially, but when it did emerge from the home garage, Paul’s T-Bucket was one of the toughest around. With a firm plan in place of how he wanted the ’23 to look like when finished, the impressionable young Paul got stuck into the basic T-Bucket frame. Paul fitted the pointy end with a chromed drop axle that utilises a inverted leaf spring, EH Holden steering assembly and HQ disc brakes with calipers sourced from the same donor car. At the opposing end, Paul opted to go with a Jag rear-end – a popular choice, even today. As the T-Bucket sports a very short rear-end, the diff assembly is fully exposed, and you know what they say, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it!” With that in mind, the crusty old Jag diff was stripped down, fully detailed and put back together. With inboard disc’s and coil-over shocks, the Jag rear screams “look at me!” Mind you, the wheelie-bars don’t hurt the visuals either! Keeping the chassis rolling are 15x6 and 15x10 Cragar Draglite wheels wrapped in cross-ply tyres up front and big Mickey Thompson’s on the rear, giving the Bucket that undeniable ProStreet look.

You can imagine just how that would feel when all of those ponies were unleashed through a very light hot rod. I reckon it would be bordering on scary.

With the frame sorted, it was time to partially cover it with the body. Starting with a Gel Coat body and pickup section, Paul trial mounted both sections up to the chassis to make sure everything fit just how it should, before he even went anywhere near the spray gun. Happy with the fitment, Paul prepped the fibreglass panels in readiness for colour. The great thing about building a T-Bucket is that there’s not much to paint. Not wanting to follow any trends, Paul stayed away from black and red, deciding upon Aqua Marine – a colour (and paint job) that still adorns the Bucket today and still looks the goods. Unlike the paint, the original upholstery has been replaced. Trimmed in tan leather with cool snake skin accents and alloy strips, Paul gave trimmer Darren a free reign on the redesign of the T’s interior space. No doubt, Darren took this to be as creative as he wanted to be, covering the custom seat, side panels and pickup top in a custom pattern before adding a custom centre console with cup holders and an alloy dash facia filled with AutoMeter gauges to keep well informed from the driver’s seat. Darren also added a snake skin cover to the base of that tiny, deep dish steering wheel to extend the theme to the column. There’s also a Kenwood sound system in it, so Paul can share his cruising tunes with everyone within ear shot – if they can hear it over the engine and open pipes that is!

As the T-Bucket sports a very short rear-end, the diff assembly is fully exposed, and you know what they say, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it!”

Speaking of the engine, Paul has always had big block’s powering the lightweight ’23, with various different combo’s being bolted up to the chassis over the many years he has been cruising the T. When it first appeared under its own power, the Bucket sported a stroked 454 cube Chev. After he grew tired of the aspirated horsepower, Paul installed another 454, but this time it was topped with a 6/71 blower making around 700hp. Whilst that combo provided plenty of smiles, Paul was far from done. The next engine was built by Sam Fenech at Westend Performance and was, yes another 454! The blower size was increased to an 8/71 and the big block Chev was kitted out with much better internals. On Sam’s dyno, that engine pumped out 870hp!

You can imagine just how that would feel when all of those ponies were unleashed through a very light hot rod. I reckon it would be bordering on scary. Those big old Mickey’s would never stand a chance. Knowing that he’d surpassed the T-Bucket’s limits with that engine, Paul pulled it from its mounts and dropped it into the Pro-Street ’34 Coupe he is currently building. Soon taking its place was a single carb big block. Whilst not as wild as its predecessor, the 4-bolt big block was far from stock and performed well, but Paul just couldn’t get over the fact that there was no longer a big polished blower topping the fat block Chev, so he made the call, adding an 6/71 Weiand supercharger and dual 600 Holley carbs to the aspirated engine. The increase in power was amazing, and the looks, well they speak for themselves. Backing the blown big block is a built Turbo 400 auto with tougher internals and a 4500rpm Dominator converter. Gear selections are made via a B&M shifter.

After 30-years of slipping in behind the wheel, Paul is pretty content with how the Bucket now looks and performs, and is now getting stuck into the new pro-street Coupe project. No, he won’t be parting with the Bucket but if this is anything to go by, the Coupe is going to be pretty special. Keep an eye for updates soon…