Interestingly, the fastest time also was one of the earliest, set at 37.93 seconds by the late Ivan Tighe in a Chevron B37 single-seater at the second Sprints in 1997.
Subsequent track changes and unfavourable weather have meant a new record is still 1.86 sec. away for the fastest current runner, Dean Amos.
Col Furness Memorial Trophy
Fastest Outright Time
1996 Peter Boel | Chevron B34 | 39.00 sec. |
1997 Ivan Tighe | Chevron B37 | 37.93 sec. |
1998 Dean Tighe | Chevron F5000 | 45.73 sec. |
1999 Rachel Smeaton | Infiniti | 47.33 sec. |
2000 Richard Peasey | Vector | 47.69 sec. |
2001 Dick Willis | Cheetah Mk6 | 42.05 sec. |
2002 Ray Vandersee | Van Demon Westfield | 42.04 sec. |
2003 Ray Vandersee | Van Demon Westfield | 41.94 sec. |
2004 Wayne Park | Ford GT40 | 41.80 sec. |
2005 Ray Vandersee | Skelta G-Force | 42.32 sec. |
2006 Ray Vandersee | Skelta G-Force | 41.70 sec. |
2007 Ray Vandersee | Skelta G-Force | 47.39 sec. |
2008 Bill Norman | GEK Sports | 43.76 sec. |
2009 Darren Duffield | RPV01 | 50.21 sec. |
2010 Ray Vandersee | Skelta G-Force | 48.98 sec. |
2011 Warwick Hutchinson | Van Diemen RF92 | 47.66 sec. |
2012 Warwick Hutchinson | Van Dieman RF92 | 46.72 sec. |
2013 Warwick Hutchinson | Van Diemen RF92 | 44.88 sec. |
2014 Dean Amos | Gould GR37 | 44.40 sec. |
2015 Dean Amos | Gould GR37 | 42.95 sec. |
2016 Dean Amos | Gould GR37 | 42.55 sec. |
2017 Dean Amos | Gould GR55B | 40.56 sec. |
2018 Dean Amos | Gould GR55B | 40.15 sec. |
2019 Dean Amos | Gould GR55B | 39.79 sec. |
2020 No event | ||
2021 Warwick Hutchinson | OMS28 | 42.271 sec. |
2022 Dean Amos | Gould GR55B | 40.66 sec. |