TEAM BRAY RACING

In 2017, Gulf Western Oil will join forces with Team Bray Racing which consists of Victor “The King of Top Doorslammer” Bray and Ben aka “The Kid” Bray.

This multi-year sponsorship deal consists of 5 cars in total – two Top Door Slammers, two burnout cars and a violently fast turbocharged six cylinder powered Toyota.

Drag Racing fans, stay tuned for what is going to be an amazing journey.

2018 EVENT CALENDAR

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION
EAST COAST THUNDER – THE NATIONALS	2ND-3RD NOVEMBER 2018	SYDNEY DRAGWAY – NSW
NEW YEARS THUNDER	5TH JANUARY 2019	WILLOWBANK RACEWAY – QLD
SUMMER THUNDER	19TH JANUARY 2019	SYDNEY DRAGWAY – NSW
SANTOS SUPER THUNDER	19TH APRIL 2019	WILLOWBANK RACEWAY – QLD
GULF WESTERN OIL NITRO THUNDER	4TH MAY 2019	SYDNEY DRAGWAY – NSW
GULF WESTERN OIL WINTERNATIONALS	6TH – 9TH JUNE 2019	WILLOWBANK RACEWAY – QLD

ABOUT THE TEAM

VICTOR BRAY

59 years old
5th generation Tomato farmer turned professional Drag Racer in 1998
Married to Marie
3 Children – Kelly, Billi-Jo and Ben & 7 grand children
6 time Australian Doorslammer Champion
Multiple track, national and international records

BEN BRAY

32 years old
Married to Samantha
2 children – Zack and Dakoda
Started racing at age of 8 in Junior Dragsters changed to Doorslammers at age 17
Youngest ever winner of a professional category of Drag Racing worldwide
Youngest ever winner of a Championship in a professional category of Drag Racing worldwide
2 time Australian Doorslammer Champion
1 time Australian Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion
3 time Sports Compact Champion
Multiple track, national and international records

ABOUT THE DRAG RACE CARS

Victor’s 1957 Chev Doorslammer

Built by Anderson Race cars
Engine is a 511 CI Chrysler Hemi
Billet BAE engine block with billet NRE Blackhawk heads
PSI supercharger overdriven at 2.08% over engine rpm
44 amp MSD magneto
Chance billet torque converter
B&J converter drive with 3 speed Lenco transmission.
5.95 seconds @ 247 mph

Ben’s 1979 Corvette Stingray Doorslammer

Built by Anderson Race cars
Engine is a 502 CI Chrysler Hemi
Billet BAE engine block with billet NRE Super 60 heads
PSI supercharger overdriven at 2.08% over engine rpm
44 amp MSD magneto
Chance billet ‘lock up’ torque converter
Bruno converter drive with 3 speed Lenco transmission
5.79 seconds @ 253 mph

Ben’s 2008 Toyota Solara

Built by Vanishing point Race cars in 2016
New rolling car complete but currently no drive train
Engine and transmission configuration still undecided but will be powered by a Turbocharged Toyota 6 cylinder

ABOUT THE BURNOUT CARS

Victor’s 1957 Chev ‘Burnout Car’

Constructed by Anderson Race car specifically as a demonstration car
511 ci Chrysler Hemi
Rootes style supercharger
Twin Mallory Magnetos
Water cooled with 200 litre + fuel tank

Ben’s 1963 Corvette Stingray ‘Burnout Car’

Constructed in-house by Ben at Team Bray Workshop specifically as a demonstration car
528 ci Big Block Chev
Rootes style supercharger
Mallory Magneto
Water cooled with 200 litre + fuel tank