Benny has lifted the veil off his vibrant looking Monaro

Friday, 10 October 2008 - Ben Bray has revealed the exciting new look for remainder of it's 2008-2009 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship campaign. The car was unveiled in Bathurst as part on the Supercheap Auto 1000 festivities.

Team patriarch Victor Bray was understandably thrilled when the covers came off Ben's Monaro CV8Z - to reveal the striking new livery.

"We couldn't be any happier than we are today unveiling this car as part of the Supercheap Auto 1000. It looks fantastic and together with Ben's performances at round one of this season's championship, the outlook is exciting," Victor said.

Ben explained, "The Monaro CV8Z has a very vibrant racy red livery which blends perfectly with his outlook of the 2008-2009 Top Doorslammer Championship. This is my seventh full season in a Group 1 category and also with some of my sponsor partnerships, like Castrol EDGE, Hogs Breath Café, Sidchrome, and Karcher. Their importance to my Top Doorslammer Championship programme is reflected with their prominence on the car".

"Of course, there is far more to a successful campaign than the colour of a car and the name on the side! In the next few weeks we are busy with on- track entertainment, this week-end and also at the Indy carnival in 2 weeks time. We have a couple of changes to make with the set up of the car and fingers crossed that we are again capable of being fully competitive in 2008-2009. I have 'The Eye of the Tiger' at the moment and I'm supported by one of the most enthusiastic and hard-working teams in the sport and I look forward to a year that on current form will be a successful one," he added.

Ben also sprung a surprise on is Father, presenting him with a replica 1/24 scale model 2004-2005 Championship winning - Super Cheap Auto 1957 Chevy. "That was a fantastic gesture and one that I really appreciated," said Victor. "It brought back the memories of what a remarkable time when Ben won his second championship in the Top Doorslammer bracket and along the way set quite a number of track, national and world records.

"But that is history and we're now fully focused on the 2008-2009 season. Ben is a young driver who is hungry for competition but also has experience. Ben has had a couple of very hard years due to a very serious workshop accident and I'm looking forward to watching him develop further during the season. Ben has a comprehensive programme of 8 events in Monaro Top Doorslammer between now and June next year. I hope to see him gain further in both experience and confidence during the year," added Victor.

Now in its 13th season, the exciting and spectacular Top Doorslammer class has almost exclusively been the domain of the Bray family, with Victor winning six consecutive titles from 1996-2001 and 17 national event victories in 36 final round appearances.

As a 17-year-old Ben set a world record as the youngest ever professional drag racing champion by clinching the 2003 title in his first full season of racing and he then set another world record for the most consecutive round wins in a professional class (at 24 wins) when he secured his second Top Doorslammer title.

Ben is fast closing in on his father, with 14 national event victories from 18 final round appearances.
While Ben has recorded a quicker personal best elapsed time for the standing quarter-mile (5.916secs compared to 6.010), Victor remains the 'King of Speed' at 245.77mph (394.57km/h).

The first trip down the quarter mile for Team Bray with the new livery will be the Golden States - Australian Top Doorslammer Championship Round 2. at Perth Motorplex - Kwinana Beach WA on November 14th & 15th 2008