8 second ZX10-R Kawasaki

An 8 second quarter mile ZX10-R Kawasaki

Head out to any one of Willowbank Raceway’s drag race events, and you are likely to notice Dan Sekli and his Kawasaki ZX10-R. Not because it’s painted in bright colours, because it isn’t. And not because Dan is a loud, large man, because he isn’t.

During the week, Dan is a mild mannered pharmaceutical company sale exec, but once he wheels out his ZX10-R at the track, things change. Sideways tyre smoking burnouts, and wild wheels up launches are the normal fare for Dan the Man, as he pushes his streetable Kawasaki to 8 second times, making his the quickest – and first- normally aspirated sub 1000cc non wheelie-bar equipped bike in the country.

With minimal modifications and a set of wheelbase extenders bolted in the swingarm, Dan has ridden the silver bullet to an Aussie best time of 8.87 seconds at 152 mph (243km/h) over the quarter. Running the standard wheelbase, the lowered Kawasaki has hit an impressive 9.36 seconds at 147 mph.

Collected over a number of drag race events, Motoaus.com presents for your enjoyment a gallery of pictures of Dan in action, showing his belief that tyres are evil, and must be punished.

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Dan attempts to make his own, matching clouds.

Swingarm extensions bolt in to push the beast into the 8 second zone.

More tyre punishment

The Kawasaki’s short wheelbase makes launching hard a line between wheelie, and not fast enough.

Dan on his way to another low nine second quarter mile run, with little more than lowering and a pipe.