Only eight weeks remain on the clock for the 2007/2008 Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic Competition.

The competition provides amateur and professional photographers the opportunity to win more than $20,000 in cash and prizes, simply by taking photos of the on and off track action at their local drag racing strip and entering them online at www.stuartbishopracing.com.au

Wallace Bishop Jewellers CEO and pilot of the Stuart Bishop Racing Diamond Doorslammer, Stuart Bishop, invited racing fans to get involved before time runs out, with entries officially closing at 5.00pm Friday April 25th, 2008.

“There are two categories available, one for Stuart Bishop Racing and one for drag racing across the board, and I sincerely hope that anyone interested in drag racing takes the chance to be involved and possibly win some great prizes,” said Bishop.

“The feedback I have received since the inaugural running of this competition has been all positive and we really want to grow things during the 2008 version,” said Bishop.

“It’s all about the fans and giving them the opportunity to assist with the progression of Australian drag racing and also allows our team to give back to the sport that has provided all of us so much joy.

“The whole idea with the Wallace Bishop Jewellers photographic competition is to give regular race goers an interactive opportunity at any track in the country and the chance to win some great prizes.

“Drag racing is a true passion of mine and I hope everyone has their camera at the ready at their local strip to take plenty of good shots to submit into the competition.

“As has been illustrated in last year’s finalists and the entires submitted so far this year, we are looking at genuine creativity and something a little different with the images submitted. I encourage everyone to get their thinking caps on and hope we can come up with an even better collection of finalists by the time entries close in eight weeks.”

The overall winning entry selected from all winners of each category will be awarded a half carat 50-point diamond. This is an identical diamond to the one encased in the roof of Stuart Bishop’s Diamond Doorslammer, which is situated somewhere among the configuration of 540 cubic zirconia. In the inaugural 2006/2007 Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic Competition, the overall prize went to Mal Burgess for his winning entry 'Sainty Explosion'.

While only eight weeks remain on the clock, there are plenty of opportunities still remaining to get in on some drag racing action. The length and breadth of the country will play host to a vast array of quarter mile drag racing action, coordinated at the three major venues in Ipswich, Sydney and Perth, plus plenty of smaller hotspots in between.

The competition will incorporate images from Willowbank Raceway’s 40th Castrol EDGE Winternationals on June 8-10, 2007 through to Queensland’s Tin Top Titles on April 19.

Five finalists in each category and subject area will be selected to be involved in a unique public art exhibition at the Ipswich Art Gallery. Images will be exhibited leading up to Willowbank Raceway’s 2008 Winternationals and extended through to the end of July.

The exhibition will form a major component of the Gallery’s annual participation in Ipswich’s Carnival of Horsepower that seeks to promote the Ipswich Turf Club’s Ipswich Cup, Willowbank Raceway’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals and the local V8 Supercar round. The winners in each category will be announced at a special formal event at the Ipswich Art Gallery as an official promotional event towards the 2008 Castrol EDGE Winternationals.

Full details of the Wallace Bishop photographic competition are available at www.stuartbishopracing.com.au as is all the new up to date information relevant to the SBR team and the ’67 Camaro Diamond Doorslammer.

UPCOMING EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR 2008 WALLACE BISHOP JEWELLERS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION – Entries close 5.00pm Friday the 25th of April, 2008

QUEENSLAND
Saturday March 1 - Mini Jamboree - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Wednesday March 5 - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday March 8 - Street Series Round Six - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Wednesday March 12 - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday 15 March - March Madness, Track Championship Round - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Friday 21 March - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Wednesday 26 March - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday 29 March - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Wednesday 2 April - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday 5 April - Street Series Round Seven - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday 5 April - Round 2 Benaraby Points Series - Benaraby Raceway, Gladstone
Wednesday 9 April - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Saturday 12 April - Test and Tune - Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 April - Tin Top Titles, Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich - Top Doorslammer and Pro Stock Championship Round

NEW SOUTH WALES
Wednesday 5 March - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway
Saturday 8 March - Bracket Attack, Track Championship Round Four - Western Sydney International Dragway
Friday 21 March - Good Friday Australian Burnout Shootout - Western Sydney International Dragway
Wednesday 26 March - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway
Wednesday 2 April - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway
Saturday 5 April - Bracket Attack, Track Championship Round Five - Western Sydney International Dragway
Wednesday 9 April - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway
Saturday 12 April - Test and Tune - Western Sydney International Dragway
Sunday 13 April - Nostalgia Drag Racing, Western Sydney International Dragway
Wednesday 16 April - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway
Wednesday 23 April - Wicked Wednesday - Western Sydney International Dragway

VICTORIA
Sunday 2 March - V W Challenge - South Coast Raceway, Portland
Saturday 8 March - Bracket Meeting - Warracknabeal Raceway
Sunday 16 March - ANDRA Off Street Meeting - Warnambool City Dragway
Saturday 22 March - Big Bucks Shootout - Ballarat Raceway
Saturday 2 April - Season Finale Bracket Meeting - South Coast Raceway, Portland

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sunday 9 March - Max Cranes Tri Series Final - Steel City Raceway, Whyalla

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March - 2008 Westernationals - Top Doorslammer, Top Bike and RARS - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 5 March - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Monday 10 March - Formula Tech Mystery Monday - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 12 March - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Sunday 16 March - National Drag Racing - Nitro Funny Car Challenge - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 19 March - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 26 March - Auto Trader Fast Friday 6 and Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 2 April - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Saturday 5 April - National Drag Racing - Grand Finale/US Jet Dragsters - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 9 April - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Monday 14 April - Formula Tech Mystery Monday - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 16 April - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex
Wednesday 23 April - Genie Exhaust Whoop Ass Wednesday - Perth Motorplex

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Saturday 22 March - ASID Grand Opening Race Meeting - Alice Springs Inland Dragway
Saturday 29 March - NT Championship Round 1 and Test and Tune - Hidden Valley International Dragstrip
Friday 4 April - Off Street Meeting - Hidden Valley International Dragstrip
Saturday 12 April - NT Championship Round 2 - Hidden Valley International Dragstrip
Sunday 13 April - Bracket Meeting - Alice Springs Inland Dragway

TASMANIA
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March - Tassie Nationals 2008 2 Day Car Fest - AC Delco Dragway, Launceston
Saturday 29 March - Off Street Meet - AC Delco Dragway, Launceston
Saturday 5 April - Round 8, Tasmania Drag Racing Series, plus series final and burnout competition - AC Delco Dragway, Launceston