By Staff Writer | 17 June 2023 Police have expressed disappointment following a traffic operation conducted in Launceston yesterday that targeted inattentive driver behaviour. The operation that utilised covert patrols of the Launceston Central Business District yielded the following detections: 30 drivers were caught using their mobile phones whilst driving. 1 driver … [Read more…]
The first pair of Top Fuelers come to the line to kick things off, and the 94-degree Fahrenheit track temp is the coolest it’s been all weekend. Freshly christened Legend of Thunder Valley Tony Schumacher fires the first shot, and although Dan Mercier has lane choice, he can’t quite keep up with the SCAG Power … [Read more…]
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTERMatt Cummings, Delray Beach, Fla., 5.175, 280.37 def. Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J., foul. TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:Matt Gill, West Bridgewater, Mass., ’16 Camaro, 5.488, 268.33 def. Wayne Morris, Lincoln University, Pa., ’06 Firebird, 6.296, 181.69. COMPETITION ELIMINATOR1) Joe Carnasciale, Ashaway, R.I., ’06 Cavalier, I/SM, 8.768 seconds, -0.762 (under index)2) Peter Hanratty, Speonk, N.Y., … [Read more…]
Rob McLennan / 23 May 2023 Speed cameras have been removed from the Point Wilson Road overpass over the Princes freeway, as work gets underway on raising its height. The structure has been struck by trucks twice since 2010 and while it’s not in the same league as South Melbourne’s Montague Street bridge, there are … [Read more…]
Qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals is in the books, and Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera each locked in as the No. 1 qualifiers in their respective fields. After four years away from the grand, stadium-style dragstrip, a Chicagoland trophy is finally up for grabs again … [Read more…]
A “small” superload weighing 372 tonnes will depart Geelong bound for Cobden this weekend. While the load is around half the weight of others that have passed through the Geelong Port in the past, it’ll still be quite a sight as it makes its way through the streets of Geelong on Sunday night. Measuring a … [Read more…]