Fuelling The FIRE

aving to turn the wipers on for the first 20 minutes of the journey is never a great start to a day at the drag strip, especially when the meeting has already been postponed for a day due to inclement weather. The country may be in the middle of a record-breaking dry spell, but still an overseas tour can virtually guarantee vertical dampness. For many drag racers, ‘rain’ is the original four-letter word. Unlike the situation on Saturday, 22 February, on Sunday the 23rd, the weather looked likely to clear. The smell of fresh traction compound could be detected from the car park, which was already filling at a great rate. Clearly, the return of the Aeroflow Outlaw Funny Cars to UnZed had enticed many to change their plans around for the weekend. Many had been waiting since the