Drag Racing returned to Ballarat on October 20th, the first of 5 meetings to be held this season. 58 competitors rolled through the gates to put on a show for the 1000 or so spectators in attendance. It was agreed that this meeting was probably the best so far and ran like clock work, with racers and fans looking forward to the next meeting to be held on December 1st.

Time spent during the off-season on improving the facilities was evident with improvements to the staging lanes and the area directly behind the start line (these will be sealed in the near future). It is hoped that for the next meeting one of the two portable spectator stands will be completed and ready for use.

Super Gas - Stuart McBain
4 competitors fronted for the first round or racing with Warren Smith in the Beretta defeating Lee Bektash's Calibra, while the Gemini of Stuart McBain put Neil Hendry's Subaru Vortex on the trailer. In the final, McBain took the win with a better reaction over Smith.

Top 16 - Alister Paulin
Mr Consistent, Alister Paulin, took his third final round win in as many meetings by defeating Wayne Rowland in his LJ Torana. The little orange HB Torana of Paulin made its way to the final by defeating the red lighting Paul Rodgers Jnr in the 1st round, the turbo charged Centura of Andrew Sanders in the 2nd and Shane Harvey in the semi final. On the other side of the ladder, Wayne Rowland defeated Daryl Hepworth, Stephen Griffen and Scott Waters to take his place in the final against Paulin.

Quick 16 - Derek Wills
Derek Wills, in his FC Holden, once again showed his class by winning his third straight meeting in the Quick 16 bracket. The 1st semi saw Wills defeat the Commodore of Mathew Cawthorn, while in the other semi final, Andrew Francis driving his 350 Chev powered Celica defeated the beautiful XP Falcon wagon of Phil Crosbie. The final was a close affair with Wills taking the start line advantage over Francis and holding that advantage to the finish line.

Street - Adam Moody
18 competitors were on hand for the first round of Street Eliminator. After 3 rounds of racing, Adam Moody, Steve Corey and Lucinda Rowland remained. In the first semi, the battle of the Commodores saw Adam Moody take the win over Steve Corey while Lucinda Rowland took the bye into the final. The final saw Rowland snooze on the lights to allow Moody to stay in front for the win.

Bike - Andrew Yannaris
4 competitors fronted for the bike bracket. With 3 of the 4 competitors suffering from mechanical problems, Andrew Yannaris took home the winners trophy riding his Suzuki.

Best Presented
The best presented and burnout awards went to Phil Crosbie with his immaculate chop top Ford XP wagon.

Kym Oberauer
B.D.R.C