John Zappia 5.702 @ 415.78 kmh, external footage

John Zappia is a drag racing competitor from Perth, Western Australia. John races a Holden HQ 2 door Monaro Top Doorslammer, similar to an American Pro Modified. John has won ten consecutive ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer championships and one IHRA Pro Slammer championship.

John Zappia is a drag racing competitor from Perth, Western Australia. John races a Holden HQ 2 door Monaro Top Doorslammer, similar to an American Pro Modified. John has won ten consecutive ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer championships and one IHRA Pro Slammer championship.

Brodie Zappia is a national drag racing champion from Western Australia. He is also the nephew of Top DoorSlammer driver John Zappia. He is the son of John's right hand man and brother Richard Zappia. ​Brodie currently races in Super Sedan in a 1997 Bickel built Chevrolet Camaro - 572ci big block Chev.

John Zappia is a drag racing competitor from Perth, Western Australia. John races a Holden HQ 2 door Monaro Top Doorslammer, similar to an American Pro Modified. John has won ten consecutive ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer championships and one IHRA Pro Slammer championship.

ANDRA #ThrowbackThursday: As we come back down from the Australian Nationals last weekend, let's relive this classic as John Zappia goes onto the grass in a great drive job to avoid Brendan McSweeney and the wall during the Top Doorslammer final at the 1995 Australian Nationals at Calder Park

nearly winternationals again kids! My favourite doorslammer since victor bray in the 90s would have to be John Zappia. I had to make this highlight video just for him. The fastest Man on the planet in a HQ Holden Monaro. A true Aussie soul and legend. Zappia since recently reset the ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer National Record to a 5.644 at the Perth Motorplex. flare em and scare em https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PpROG8CMUE #willowbankraceway #GULFWESTERNOILWINTERNATIONALS2023 #johnzappia #ANDRA

John Zappia resets the ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer National Record to a 5.644 at the Perth Motorplex. Western Australian drag racing legend John Zappia has again reset the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) Top Doorslammer National Record held at the Perth Goldenstates recently, November 11 + 12 November, 2022 in front of over 11,000+ spectators. Driving the world's quickest, wildest and fastest 1971 HQ Holden Monaro, Zappia wheelstood, steered and fishtailed his way to the new ANDRA ET National Record in great style, as he always does, pushing his wild Noonan powered Holden Monaro to its absolute limits to get the Record. Recent changes to his awesome combination saw Zappia convert from a clutch powered machine, to an automatic powered car with a torque convertor now, and his results were instant. A shakedown pass first saw Zappia run a wheelstanding and pedalling 5.712 @ 411.05 km/h pass, followed by an early shut-off 5.999 @ just 301.88 km/h. He then came out and ran a 5.668 @ 412.09 km/h, followed by his ANDRA ET Record breaking run, an astonishing 5.645 @ 414.13 km/h to break the ANDRA ET National Record. But "Zap" wasn't done. He then belted out a wild fishtailing 5.644 @ 413.36 km/h to again reset his own Record from his previous pass, as his engine said goodbye through the traps. After a mad thrash engine change removing the damaged motor in the pits by his crew, and trying to difficulty manoeuvre his massive engine on a crane in the grassed pit area, "Zap" was unfortunately unable to make the Finals due to time constraints, and missed the Final by just minutes. Joint Naming Rights Sponsors: Dananni Hotshots and Fuchs Lubricants. Major Sponsors: Crow Cams, Tony's Auto Wreckers, WA Bolts, WA Suspensions, Noonan Race Engineering, Motec, and Hoosier.. Supporting Sponsors: Callies Perfomance Products, Striker Crushing and Screening, Santhuff, B&J Racing Transmissions, Avtrac Maintenance Tracking, Reid Machine, Advantage Tyres, Kounis Metal Industries, Alky Pro, Aurora Bearings, CIC High Perfomance Coatings, Final Drive, K Craft Bullbars, Speedflow, CP Carillo, Biante Bonintfante Friction Inc, SDS Fuel Systems, All Signs, Total Seal Piston Rings, Victory Valves, and Applied Automotive. Media contact: Paul Carey 0418 959 892 or paul.carey@avtrac.com.au