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John Zappia secured his tenth consecutive ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship at the Westernationals, clinching the title after qualifying in top position with a 5.74-second pass and winning the final with a 5.72.

John Zappia won the Goldenstates but bent rods on two separate runs. Ahead of the Westernationals, the team has been refining the Fuchs Monaro's tune-up for reliability while Zappia works on improving his reaction times.

John Zappia swept the Alice Springs Desert Nationals with top qualifying, event victory, and new track records, moving to the top of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship standings on 184 points.

John Zappia reset the Hidden Valley Drag Strip track record with a 5.750-second pass in Round 1, but tyre shake in the semi-final ended his run at the opening round of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship in Darwin.

At the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals, Speedmaster-backed teams Zappia Racing and Spinozzi Racing competed through engine failures and mechanical setbacks across the final championship round of the 400 Thunder season.

John Zappia secured the first-ever 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship at the 2016 Winternationals despite engine failures, a broken blower belt, and two complete engine changes across a grueling weekend at Willowbank Raceway.

John Zappia enters the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals as the top qualifier in seven of the last nine events. With both championship titles already in hand, the focus shifts to chasing the five-six barrier.

John Zappia clinched two championships in a single season: his ninth consecutive ANDRA Top Doorslammer title and the inaugural 400 Thunder Pro-Slammer Championship. The Speedmaster-supported driver now turns his attention to the Winternationals at Willowbank.

John Zappia, nine-time consecutive ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion and Speedmaster-supported racer, breaks down the 2015/2016 season - from track records in Adelaide to the mechanical failures that tested his team's resolve.

Zappia Racing enters the final round of the 2015/2016 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship at Adelaide International Raceway with a commanding points lead. After a season marked by records and hard losses, the team is focused on closing out a ninth consecutive title.

John Zappia reset the Australian Pro Slammer National Record with a 5.683-second pass at 253.76 mph during the 45th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex. Zappia top-qualified, reached the final, and maintained his lead in the 400 Thunder Championship.

John Zappia heads to the Australian Nationals at Calder Park leading the 2015/2016 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship. The event marks the first Nationals at the venue in fifteen years, with Zappia aiming to be the first Top Doorslammer team to run a five-second pass there.

Eight-time ANDRA Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia completed a flawless 2014-2015 season with a new national record of 5.639 seconds, defeating Ben Bray in the final at the FUCHS Winternationals.

John Zappia secured the Top Doorslammer win at the 2011 Nitro Champs, with the Procomp Electronics Monaro running in top form throughout the event.