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John Zappia is continuing his charge towards a tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship on the back of a challenging but rewarding Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex.

The Zappia Racing crew traveled to Adelaide last week and attended the ANDRA Championship Dinner before Round 3, and Zap was presented with his Top Doorslammer Championship Gold Christmas Tree for 2015/2016 – his ninth back-to-back championship.

The second leg of the “Northern Swing” was held last weekend at the Alice Springs Desert Nationals held by the Central Australian Drag Racing Association, where Round 2 of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship was run over the eighth mile.

On the first leg of the “Northern Swing” through remote Northern Territory in outback Australia, Champion John Zappia had a semi final finish in the opening round of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship held at Hidden Valley Drag Strip in Darwin.

Australian 9 times back to back Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia – the quickest doorslammer driver down under - just made history by winning his second championship for the season after a finals finish in the 400 Thunder Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.

Zappia Racing heads off to Adelaide this week to contest the final round of the 2015/2016 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship on 9-10th April at Adelaide International Raceway – ahead in points enough that only qualifying is needed to wrap up nine consecutive championships.

Perfection often ends with an exclamation mark. And for newly christened eight-time ANDRA Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia, the final run of a perfect season was a record-setting affair.

Seven times back-to-back Australian ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia won the 44th Westernationals held at the Perth Motorplex this weekend and increased his lead in the short 2015 season to 85 points.

Six times back-to-back ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia today made history in Australian Drag Racing – by winning his seventh championship in a row with a finals finish at the Fuchs Spring Nationals, the most any racer has won consecutively – a title his good mate Victor Bray held for many years. He did it with one meeting still to go – the Australian Nationals in Sydney.

Reigning Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia is back in the winning groove after taking out Round 7 of the ANDRA Pro Series over the weekend at Hidden Valley Drag Strip in Darwin, Northern Territory. The win comes on the back of wins at the X Champs in Sydney, and the Winternationals at Willowbank that has placed him in a position with the best possible chance of another back-to-back Championship.

Reigning ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia qualified second fastest with a 5.928 and set top speed of 249.3 mph in the 19 car field at the Pro Showdown opening meeting of the 2014 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Bracket at the Perth Motorplex.

Reigning Australian ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion, John Zappia pulled off the greatest comeback in the history of doorslammer this weekend, to win his sixth consecutive title coming from 42 points behind and winning the Nationals Final. The Australian Nationals was the last and most prestigious event of the extended ANDRA 2012/2013 season held at Sydney Dragway, and the two top contenders Zappia and Kapiris were locked in an emotional battle in the event lead up.

Darren Morgan has won the 2012/2013 ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Champion after Qualifying 5th & contesting Round 1 of the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway.