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fastlane taken out by defending champion Chris Tatchell, who faced off in his Holden Torana against Jason Neve. The Victorian had earlier raced against Craig Ferguson and Mark Sienczwski before taking a bye run in his semis. On his way to his runner-up result, Neve took on Mick Piscioneri, Harry Harris and Remo Rende. Earlier in the day, Robyn Phillis took out the Top Qualifier Medallion honours. In Super Gas, the race for victory came down to Bailey Datson and Warren Bull, with South Australian racer Datson taking out the victory after having earlier beaten Jeff Romeo and Top Qualifier Medallion recipient Graeme Spencer in his Holden Torana SLR. Meanwhile, Bull had earlier taken on Colin Griffin and Adrian McGrotty. The Top Sportsman proceedings were awarded to Paul Russo, who piloted his 57 Chev to victory over Top Qualifier Medallion recipient Darren Nichele after having won against Chris Theo, Danny Buccella and Glenn Henley. Russo was the second quickest qualifier behind Nichele, with Nichele going on to race Greg Damiani (round one) and Jason Arbery (semis) while having a bye run in round two. On his way to the victory, Russo also scored the Perfect Light award courtesy of a 0.000s reaction time in his semi-final run. In Super Sedan it was defending champion George Tipoukidis’ day, with the racer taking victory in a double break-out final against Ned Karanovic. On his way to the final, Tipoukidis took on and defeated Brett Mathew and Alex Gkroidis while Karanovic took wins against Russell Cowie (round one) and Peter Tzokas (semis) while enjoying a bye in round two. Also on-track during the Spring Nationals to the delight of spectators were the Difilippo USA v AUS Jet Cars. From their three runs, the USA machine took out two victories to Australia’s one, with the Aussie car failing to stage for the final pass. ANDRA thanks Adelaide Drag Race Promotions, the Adelaide International Raceway staff, volunteers and sponsors for an outstanding race track and a great event. For full results from round four of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Adelaide International Raceway, please click here. Images by BrightDesign.com.au 27