Aaron Hambridge Australian Nationals preview

Team APM Back For More And Bringing The Heat For Season 2008/09

Fresh from an end of season break, you’d think it’d be smooth sailing for Top Alcohol Dragster national record holder, Aaron Hambridge and the other members of Team APM. But as they head into the coming weekend’s season opener, the 2008 Fuchs Australian Nationals, it’s all systems go as the final batch of fresh parts and new technology finds its way into the state of the art dragster chassis.

A relative newcomer to the Top Alcohol ranks, Hambridge battled against a sea of experienced competition last season to record a number of finals appearances including an event win at his home track WSID, and a runner-up spot at the season finale – the Winternationals where he also reset the Top Alcohol Dragster ET record to 5.57 seconds.

In the short off-season, Aaron and his tight-knit team have helped to develop some exciting new parts and welcomed a couple of new sponsors into the mix as well. The first of these is Hi Octane Performance Coatings whose ultra high performance thermal and lubrication coating technology will form a vital part of the Team APM dragster’s 471 cubic inch, 3500hp engine. With them comes the expertise and massive wealth of experience of Noonan Race Engineering who are a vital part of the revised engine development program. The already ultra-competitive car will double as a test-bed for some exciting new engine technology that should see Aaron at the top of the qualifying charts for another season.

The help and experience offered by both Hi Octane Performance Coatings and Noonan Race Engineering will go hand in hand with the ongoing support from Fabre Australia and Steve’s Speed Shop as Team APM look to step things up for season 2008/2009.

Fans can check out the stunning Team APM dragster and meet its driver and crew at this weekend’s season opener at Sydney’s WSID and watch for what the team hope will be a repeat performance of round one last year where Aaron used the home track support to squeeze out all-comers and take the event win.

For more information on Team APM, please contact Team APM on info@teamapm.com

www.performancecoatings.com.au
www.noonanraceengineering.com.au
www.fabre.com.au

2008 Fuchs Australian Nationals – Australia’s Clash of the Drag Racing Titans!
September 12 -14, 2008
Western Sydney International Dragway
Ferrers Road, Eastern Creek

- Be part of Australia’s ultimate Drag Racing party!
- 2008-2009 ANDRA Championship Round for Top Fuel, Top Doorslammer, Top Alcohol, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle & Top Bike.
- Participate in the Harley Davidson Dyno Challenge!
- Opening round of the Rocket Allstars Drag Racing Series for all Sportsman categories.
- Gate opening times approx. 9am all three days.

Please click HERE for competitors ONLINE ENTRY

EVENT PRICING:
Friday, September 12
LADIES FREE!
Adults - $35.00
12-16 years - $25.00
Seniors - $25.00

Saturday, September 13

Tuesday, 9 September 2008 by Dean Neal