Rivers records new PB in title win

BLINK OF AN EYE: Whanganui's Adrian Rivers set a new personal best in the Rivers Family Racing Team's dragster when winning the competition division at the Summer Nationals in Taupo at the weekend.PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Whanganui drag racer Adrian Rivers has added yet more silverware to the family trophy cabinet after taking out the competition division at the NZDRA Summer Nationals in Taupo.

Rivers drove the family drag racing team's machine to a personal best time over the quarter mile stretch at Taupo Dragway at the weekend.

Rivers stopped the clock at 6.70 seconds after reaching a top speed of 202mph or 320km/h to take the competition title.

Meanwhile, Whanganui's Dean Scott and Aaron Jackson were both eliminated in round one of the super saloon division, although Jackson returned home happy after a personal best run in his street legal Holden Torana.

Jackson clocked 9.7 seconds for the standard quarter mile with a top speed of 142mph or 229km/h.

Rivers is the 2014 NZ1 Champion in the Outlaw class.

His former "Blues Bros" car has a 500 cubic inch big block supercharged Chev running on alcohol putting out about 2000hp.

The engine has Dart 360 Aluminium heads, a Luncati crankshaft, Oliver conrods, JE pistons, Comp valves and springs, T&D rockers and is triggered by an MSD20 magneto.

The car uses 25 litres of alcohol per six-second run.

The car runs a two-speed Powerglide transmission built by Chuck Man of Rotorua with a Strange 9" rear end.

The team sponsors include Penrite Oils, Chuck Man Transmissions, KAR Limited and Rivers Speed and Spares.