PERTH (WA)
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PERTH MOTORPLEX DRAGS 2012
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2012 - MARK DREW Nitro Bike's
2012 - Mark testing out the fire suit. Photo: from an unknown fan in the stands.
Mark Drew recalls: Rex Harris had come out from America to help me with the tuning on my race bike, When it comes to tuning Nitro Harleys Rex is one of the best in the world, We had been getting down the track every possible chance while Rex was here for a few weeks for the Western Nationals.
The pass before we won the race but were excluded because the collector broke off the end of the exhaust, We were allowed out one more time for a display pass, This was the last pass while Rex was in Australia.
So without time to fix the exhaust, the bottom front fairing and a rag around the leaking fuel line we went out for the last pass of the night, Well it turned out to be the fastest time ever in Australia.
If you look at the picture closely you can see my leg is on fire, I was bending my leg back from my hip ashigh as I could out of the fire, All I was thinking was, Dont get off the throttle you just have to hold open for six seconds and really hope my leg goes out at the finish line cause by the time I get to the firemen there wont be much left, I was pretty happy it went out when I got off the throttle.