Street Legal Drag Racing - 8th July 2001

Article by Rawle Francis
Photography by Rawle Francis and Jaleel Mohammed

Wallerfield's circuit track was the site of the very first organized street legal drag racing. The inaugural battle was presented by $hel$hok and Speed Promotions and it ushered in the birth of their organized street car drags. Unlike the AutoSport Promotions Street Drags which adopts a very competitive flair and is produced with NHRA spec lights and timings systems, this event was simply a matter of zipping through the traps first.

While the car count was rather light, as was the crowd, drivers proved that they can still put on a great fight as the racing action was tight with some solid runs despite the tricky starting system.

Many familiar faces decided to heat up the track and via for the $600 first prize. Amongst them were DJ Scooby with his restored Firebird, Jude and his impressive Yellow Civic, Adel and his Audi S4, Richard's SSS, John and his mad 2-door Escort.

The entire exercise lasted about 2 hours with run after run after run all in quick succession. I can certainly say that non-stop racing action is a definite stress reliever. From my vantage point, the small crowd constantly kept the enthusiasm alive with incessant verbal comments and hilarious jokes about racing.