American drag racer, Tom Hoover, has sadly passed away. Well known in the USA competing in the NHRA, Hoover also became popular among Australian fans after the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park. Not only was that one of the most iconic drag racing events to be staged in Australia, but Hoover also came over from America to compete with Jim Read Racing in Winfield colours. He would eventually take out the event to make a memorable night for himself and the fans. RIP Tom Hoover | Australian
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During the greatest era of drag racing this country ever saw, and will hopefully see again, was one of the biggest drag racing events in the world - The Australian Nationals at Calder Park. Here is some Pro Stock action from the 1995 Australian Nationals featuring Tony Wedlock, Kym Petterwood, Peter Ridgeway, Wayne Daley, Bruce Leake, Rob Quattrocchi, Hans Van Dyk and Bruno Cugnetto. Although these times seem slow nowadays, remember that these were around 350ci small block engines with a lot les
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Competition Eliminator was the ultimate in Group 2 drag racing during the 90's featuring a diverse range of cars including doorlsammers, funny cars, dragsters and altereds. It was common to see big names racing in Group 2, but they weren't always guaranteed to win which goes to show in this video. These highlights from the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park Raceway show why this class gained a big following during drag racing's golden era of the 90's. YouTube: https://youtu.be/vAcZo5nnZEY
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Top Fuel Qualifying action from the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park with Glen Mikres (USA), Tom Hoover (USA), Darren Di Filippo, Brad Simpson and Rachelle Splatt. A brilliant side by side pass by Splatt and Simpson to round out the qualifying session with Darrell Eastlake expressing just how good it was! | Australian Drag Racing History
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Brad Simpson and Rachelle Splatt with an awesome side-by-side pass at Calder Park Raceway during the 1995 Australian Nationals in front of a packed house! Simpson with a 5.15 and a 5.18 for Rachelle. | Australian Drag Racing History
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All the action from Round 1 of Super Stock at the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park Raceway. This was one of the biggest and most successful drag racing events Australia had seen. At this time, Super Stock was a very popular class for racers and fans with close racing and big fields at major events around the country. Enjoy the action with some fantastic cars from yesteryear including commentary from Darrell Eastlake! YouTube: https://youtu.be/GRdZrX8Tn7U | Australian Drag Racing History
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Round 1 action of Top Doorslammer from the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park Raceway. This was the second time Top Doorslammer featured at the Australian Nationals. The first time was 1994 as an exhibition class and 1995 was a Group 4 class. 1996 would be the first official Group 1 championship season for the class. YouTube: https://youtu.be/25lXD9pZKz4 | Australian Drag Racing History
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