Victor Bray - Top Doorslammer
1957 CHEV BEL AIR
Name: VICTOR BRAY
Date of Birth:
26/05/57
Place of Birth:
Brisbane QLD.
Hometown: Brisbane
QLD.
Family: Wife
Marie. Children Kelly, Billy-Jo, Ben and Grandson Joshua.
No. of Years in Sport:
First started at the age of 18.
Occupation:
Professional Race Car Driver/Tomato Farmer.
Competition Class:
Top Doorslammer.
Best ET: 6.105 sec
@ 237.40 MPH
Career Highlights:
 | Worlds Fastest Top
Doorslammer |
| AA Gas National Record
1994 |
| BB Gas National Record
1993 |
| First AA Gas Car to Run
over 200 MPH |
| National Top Doorslammer
Champion 1996, 1997, 1988, 1999, 2000 |
Hobbies other than Drag
Racing: Horticulture, Hydroponics,
Electronics and Cars.
Why I got involved in Drag Racing:
From my Fathers Farm fixing farm equipment and hotting up street cars
which developed into lower street classes.
The best vehicle I have ever raced:
Current 57 Chev.
Most respected opponent in Drag Racing:
Peter Gratz
Favorite TV Show:
Married with Children.
Favorite Food:
Pasta.
Favorite Drink:
Bundanburg Rum.
Favorite Music:
70's and Rock n Roll.
VEHICLE
PROFILE
1957 CHEV BEL AIR
Carbon Fiber Body
Custom Aerodynamics developed by Victor
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Engine:
511 Cubic Inch Keith Black
Supercharged, Fuel Injected
Power 3100 HP
Torque 1870ft-lbs
Gearbox: 3
Speed Lenco Planetary
1st Gear 115 MPH
2nd Gear 175 MPH
3rd Gear 129 MPH plus
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Rear
Brakes 11" Disc 4 Calipers
Front Brakes 10" Disc 2 Calipers
Tires Goodyear Eagles
Front & Rear Suspension
by Anderson Race Cars
Weight2700lbs with Driver
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CREW
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Marie
Jeff
Dean
Billy-Jo
Kelly
Joel
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SPONSORS
Victor
Bray has developed into one of the fastest and most popular competitors
in Australian drag racing. Bray's black Castrol-Konica ‘57 Chev
produces almost 2500 horsepower from its TFX 526-cubic inch Supercharged
Chevy V8 and has recorded speeds in excess of 230 mph over the quarter
mile.
Bray is Australia's ‘Burnout' King and
his massive fan base seems to grow every time the big man ‘smokes up
the rears'. When not racing or developing his car, Bray can be seen at
the wheel of a tractor on his family's tomato farm at Kallangur just
north of Brisbane. It was on that farm, now in the hands of its fifth
generation, that Bray learnt the finer points of driving. He estimates
that between “30 and 40” cars were destroyed over the years in the
daily paddock bashing grand prix.
