PLASTIC PUNCH

ANDREW NATOLI GIVES HIS VK COMMODORE A 700HP REFRESH IN PREPARATION FOR HIS NEXT DRAG CHALLENGE ASSAULT

- KIAN HEAGNEY

ANDREW Natoli’s plastic-powered VK Commodore has been a familiar sight in the Drag Challenge staging lanes, having taken on both our full-length DC and the condensed Drag Challenge Weekend on a combined total of five occasions since his debut in 2015.

His love affair with DC began when he saw the opportunity for a getaway. “I love racing and it looked like the perfect excuse for a week away with mates, and after the first one I was hooked!” he says.

Andrew competed in Drag Challenge 2015, 2016 and 2018 in the K&N DYO class (finishing every single one!), before jumping over to the Carnage Outlaw Aspirated class for both DCW and DC in 2019.

During that time, the car was rocking a nasty 540hp, 320ci aspo Holden V8 and big fat slicks for mid-10-second ETs, but for 2020 Andrew decided to take his car to the next level. “I’ve always wanted to go faster, and my goal now is to win my class at the next Drag Challenge,” he says. “Hopefully we can come out and hurt some feelings by winning without an LS!”