Alfie Barraclough Junior Drag Racing

Thank you to Harvey Brewster for these pics from the weekend at Melbourne Raceway 👌

Straight from Melbourne and into the workshop of the master, David Taylor at Taylormade Solutions — and now I've got a wheelie bar! 👌

I absolutely love it. David has done a fantastic job, and I can't thank him enough for the quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail. ❤️

Plus a (dummy) Parachute 😋 were we can add weight to get better grip

Huge thanks, David — you've absolutely nailed it! 🙌

Thank you to Andy Tog Rogers for this picture 🫣🤣🤣🤣

Melbourne Raceway Round from this weekend.

The latest round at Melbourne Raceway was one to remember, both on and off the track.

The weekend started with helping the Straightliners crew on Friday and Saturday with preparations for the Street Weekend class. It was great to be involved behind the scenes and help get everything ready for race day.

Sunday saw the focus shift back to racing. After some strong runs throughout the day, I progressed through the rounds and found myself lined up against William in the semi-finals. Knowing it would be a close race, I set my dial-in based on a new personal best. Unfortunately, William got the better of me and took the win. He then went on to face Jet in the final, where he secured the overall victory. Congratulations to William on a great performance.

As always, the junior racers put on an incredible show and continue to be one of the highlights of every event. Their racing is always exciting to watch and the future of the sport is looking bright.

Although my race day ended in the semi-finals, the best was yet to come. Following the finals, I was able to complete several test passes and my bike was performing brilliantly. With each run, i continued to improve and set new personal bests.

Going into the weekend, one of my major goals for the season was to break into the 9-second zone. After several strong passes, everything finally came together and I achieved a 9.97-second run.

Reaching the 9s has been a target of mine for a long time, and to accomplish it this season is an incredible feeling. I couldn't be happier with the progress we've made and it gives us plenty of confidence heading into the next round.

A huge thank you goes to everyone who supports me throughout the season, including my family, friends, crew, sponsors and fellow racers. Your encouragement and support make achievements like this possible, and I am grateful for every one of you.

Taylormade solutions
Bardahl UK
Trackstuff Racing Fuels and Tyres
David Taylor
Renegade Racing Fuels UK
Bardahl
Genspeed Racing
Ace Engineering & Reconditioners
Phil Wood Sharah Wood
L.A.F Logistics Ltd
Gary May
Allister Wells Carrie Wells
Cecil Bubba Myers
Clive Bell
Neil Gilfillan
Ape Engineering

Thank you to Andy Tog Rogers for send me the pics 🤠😎

Bring on the next round!

Solway Raceway update 🏁

This weekend was my first visit to Solway Raceway, and with it being a 1/4 mile setup instead of the usual 1/8 mile, it was always going to be a bit different.

Saturday was all about learning the track and getting to grips with the line. Grip was tricky early on, but once I settled in it was great fun launching the bike and getting it moving around off the start 😀 Unfortunately the day took a turn in the afternoon when I snapped my clutch cable. Thankfully Mr C came to the rescue with a spare, and with help from a few others I was quickly back out for the remaining runs — much appreciated by everyone who helped out.

Sunday brought another challenge with a very strong headwind that scrubbed a few mph from the top end, but the bike was running well and consistency paid off throughout the day.

Overall, Solway was a cracking venue and a completely different experience from the normal rounds, but one I thoroughly enjoyed. To top the weekend off, I came away with the win and maximum points towards the Straightliners Championship 🏆

Big thank you to all my sponsors for the continued support — it really does make weekends like this possible. Also thanks again to everyone who helped keep me running throughout the weekend.

Taylormade solutions
Davidtaylor
Renegade Racing Fuels UK
Bardahl UK
Allister Wells Carrie Wells
Trackstuff Racing Fuels and Tyres
L.A.F Logistics Ltd
Ace Engineering & Reconditioners
Bardahl
Genspeed Racing
Gary May
Phil Wood Sharah Wood
Clive Bell
Neil Gilfillan
Ape Engineering
Cecil Bubba Myers

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Race Report – Melbourne Raceway Round 2

Round 2 at Melbourne Raceway was a tough weekend for us. From the first pass we were struggling to get grip off the line, with the tyres continuing to spin well past the 60ft, which made it hard to put a clean run together. We worked through different changes across the weekend but just couldn’t quite find the consistency we needed.

Despite the challenges, we still managed to make it through to the quarter finals on Sunday where I came up against William. It was an extremely close race from start to finish, but William managed to edge ahead and take the win. Massive congratulations to him on taking out the round win — very well deserved.

A big thank you to everyone who helps and supports me each race weekend, and a huge thank you to all my sponsors for their continued support throughout the season. It truly means a lot to have such great people backing me every round.

Also well done to all the juniors competing this weekend. The competition is always tough no matter who you line up against, and it makes for some great racing.

We’ll keep working on the setup, learn from the weekend, and come back stronger for the next round.

David Taylor
Taylormade solutions
Bardahl UK
Allister Wells Carrie Wells
Renegade Racing Fuels UK
Trackstuff Racing Fuels and Tyres
L.A.F Logistics Ltd
Clive Bell
Neil Gilfillan
Phil Wood Sharah Wood
Cecil Bubba Myers
Ape Engineering
Ace Engineering & Reconditioners
Genspeed Racing

Photo credits to Andy Tog Rogers Eurodragster.com