TA - Perth

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18th November 2007

Bray flashes to semifinal finish in Perth

Second generation drag racer Ben Bray drove the Armor All Racing Firebird to an impressive semi-final finish in the third event of the Australian National Top Alcohol Championship at the Motorplex, Kwinana Beach WA, just outside Perth. After a start line dual that had shades of a Pro Stock burn down, the 23-year-old Bray fought a hard battle against arch rival Brett Stevens in the semi-finals, giving up the finishing line by less than 20 inches, 5.717 / 243.71 to Stevens 5.726 / 242.37.

"It was great race," Bray said. "I gave him a start off the tree, although our car had a little more in it than his and I almost caught him, but there just wasn't enough track.

Still, our car is running right at the top of the pack, we were in sixth place in the points chase coming into this event, working our way into equal fourth with Steven Reed, so, I'm very pleased with the weekend," Bray said.

The Quarter finals saw Bray paired against local favorite Aaron Deery in the family dragster, another formidable opponent from the west. Leaving the line only three-thousandths of a second apart, the two Chargers barreled down the strip with Bray taking the line by a scant .030 seconds - about 16 inches: 5.673/244.40 to Deery's slower 5.703/244.40.

"It was definitely a great day of drag racing, despite the semi-final loss. With only a single car driving duties, there was a lot of sitting around, waiting, but it was good for me because I could spend extra time with my loyal fans from the west that called by our pit area.

"I can't say enough about my team, though. These guys give their heart and soul to get that Armor All Funny Car down the track. We ran the second-best E.T. of the meet, had great times, and were definitely getting on top of our game the more times we ran down the track. I am so proud of each of them," Bray said.

After a quick trip back to Brisbane to compete in the power cruise street car shot out at Willowbank, Bray will fly back to Perth and head to Motorplex again for Top Doorslammer duties, November 30 / December 1, for the Golden State Titles.

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