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DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR?
Division Director
New South Wales
A trip to Castlereagh Raceway in 1974 began Geoff Crisp’s love
of drag racing, with the first ever pass he witnessed – Graeme
Cowin in Psycho Three against Bob Dunn and his Terrifying T –
kicking off an addiction that has been in place ever since.
Crisp started racing himself with an Altered at Castlereagh in
1978. He would stay in the seat until the early 2000s, getting
both of his daughters into Junior Dragsters along the way –
both now race in the Modified bracket.
Reflecting upon his journey so far, key memories include
seeing Cowin run the first Funny Car ‘five’ at Willowbank
Raceway, Jim Read’s first 300 (also at Willowbank) and on a
more personal note, racing with his girls at Bakersfield while
they were in Junior Dragster.
“Being on the Board with the people who made Western
Sydney International Dragway a reality is also a key highlight,
as was being the ANDRA NSW Division Director from 2000-2006
when I stepped aside to help my girls with their J/D racing,”
explained Crisp.
With his girls now grown and holding their own in Modified,
Crisp has returned to the New South Wales DD role which he
fulfils alongside a career within the automotive performance
industry.
Geoff Crisp
Email: [email protected]
New South Wales Council Members:
Mark Shepherd (Alternate DD)
Jim Rowley
John Ward
Frank Cannistra
Jason Stares
Sharon Ward
Rhett Cooper Fowle
Aaron Brookes
“I feel that my work in the automotive industry has certainly
allowed me to be involved with competitors on a daily basis,
as well as with the various suppliers of our sport. This – along
with my own competitive history – has allowed me to have
a key understanding of the issues faced by competitors in
relation to costs and the difficult in competition,” explains
Crisp, who is based in Western Sydney.
“I also currently crew on both of the Modified Dragsters of my
daughters and that keeps me busy – it is good fun and makes
a dad proud to see his family enjoying the sport, plus those
seven second time slips are pretty cool too!
“For the record, both Jessica and Fiona have gone quicker and
faster than I ever did in my Altered!” he laughed.