A Star is born

Judging by his 7.92/84 debut at the Shakespeare County Raceway Junior Dragster League final, the UK has another natural in the ranks of Junior Modified Advanced Dragster in the person of John Przybyl. John's drive came about with the help of former Top Fuel Dragster racer Andy Carter and Pro Stock racer Conrad Stanley, who John's dad Andy Przybyl has known for over twenty years from their days racing in Outlaw Anglia. "John and I would like to thank Carter Motorsport and Les Downey for the use of the Lucas Oil-sponsored former Outlaw 330 Junior Dragster following a visit to Andy Carter's pit at the NitrOlympX at Hockenheim", says Andy. "After a gear change and the addition of weight, the car is now set up for Junior Modified Advanced.

"After a chat with Conrad Stanley for advice on how to best set the car up, Conrad offered to come and crew at the car's first meeting which was a great help considering Conrad's great wealth of knowledge from street cars to Pro Stock and of course Anna Stanley's success in Junior Dragster. Conrad's quiet and professional approach really helped John to feel comfortable and at ease as he hadn't driven a Junior Dragster since renting a Junior Stock at Santa Pod two years ago. With Conrad's coaching and knowledge we were able to get the car dialled-in and have a great first weekend with the car. "This was especially remarkable since Conrad had double-booked himself and drove from Bristol to Shakespeare County Raceway on the Saturday morning, went home, got changed and drove to Taunton for a wedding reception, then was back at the track with Lynda the next morning to carry on helping out. Plus he remembered to bring some more weight! "We'd like to thank everyone involved and hope for good times to come."