Aussie Bandit Nigel Benson - Owner/Driver of the Aussie Bandit The Aussie Bandit is a crowd pleasing favourite around the country. It ...
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| Nigel Benson - Owner/Driver of the Aussie Bandit |
Owner and driver of the Bandit is quietly spoken Nigel Benson a friendly, unassuming man who you wouldn't imagine unleashes hell when he opens up the throttle down the strip in his fire breathing beast of a drag car. The last time Nigel was in Darwin was for the NT state drag racing titles last year so we got together with him to get some footage and do a little promo with him; to hopefully land a corporate sponsor and help bring the car to more public shows and events around the place.
Does Nigel ever race the Aussie Bandit or is it strictly for oo's and ahh's crowd pleasing? It looks to be built race-able.
ReplyDeleteHi Ryan, although The Bandit is purpose built as an exhibition race car it still does the business down the track. It is capable of 10.2 down the quarter mile on just two wheels! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is the bandits track record?? As you said 10.2 isn't shabby, they might even be able to get it to a flat 10 if they wanted.
ReplyDeleteDo you happen to know why they decided on the name Aussie Bandit? After I watched the video I started thinking the Aussie Beast would of been more suitable. But I guess people may perceive beast as big and slow, and a Bandit is thought of as being fast.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve, it's only a guess but the legend of Ned Kelly ( over here in Australia Ned Kelly is considered folklore, based on a true bushranger ) is probably the theme. Hard to tell when it's moving but there is an airbrushing of him in his helmet on the side of the car :) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly
ReplyDeleteIf you watch the video closely you will see that the butterfly intake barely opens this is because it is restricted here in Australia so yes it could do faster than 10 on the track. But I don't think he is allowed to.
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