John Zappia

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 is the current ANDRA Australian "Top Doorslammer" Champion, having won the category a record 9 consecutive times.

John holds the National ANDRA "Top Doorslammer" Elapsed Time (ET) record for this category at 5.693 seconds. He also holds the Australian National IHRA "Pro Slammer" record, at 5.683 seconds.

This was achieved during his qualifying run at the 2013 FUCHS Winternationals held at Willowbank Raceway Australia on 9 June 2013. This record was backed up by his 5.753 second run, achieved during qualifying at the same event, the day before (8 June 2013).

His personal best speed is recorded at 252.24 mph.

On 18 September 2005, John became the first legal Australian Top Doorslammer driver to record an elapsed time for the quarter mile at under six seconds, with an ET of 5.967 seconds at approximately 242 mph (389 km/h).

John is the current ANDRA Australian "Top Doorslammer" National Champion, having won the "ANDRA Pro Series" Championship for a record nine years straight in 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.

The 2015/2016 Championship was won in conjunction with winning the inaugural IHRA Australian "Pro Slammer" Championship series, making John the first driver to win both Championship series in the same year.

Personal best

Elapsed Time:

• ANDRA Australian National "Top Doorslammer" Record: 5.693 seconds
• IHRA Australian National "Pro Slammer" Record: 5.683 seconds

Championships:

• Nine Consecutive ANDRA "Top Doorslammer" National Championships; 2008 through to 2016
• IHRA "400 Thunder" National Championship 2015/16

External links

• Zappia's Official Website
• Zappia's Official Supplier - Procomp Electronics | Motorsport