"It was good racing, because it brought an even playing field because the horsepower cars couldn't get traction," said club spokesman Grant Rivers.
"It was cats amongst the pigeons."
The road was resealed chip in 2015.
"Hopefully now, it's had a year of trucks driving on it, it will be getting back to where it used to be a few years ago," Rivers said.
Conditions were also hot that day, whereas tomorrow the overcast weather may improve the situation, as well as rubber from the vehicles going down on the road as the day wears on to add further traction.
Rivers has had his Chev-powered dragster, successful at January's Central Drag Racing Nationals in Taupo, put back together in time to do a couple of demo runs for the spectators.
"We had more entries than last year," he said.
"The biggest problem is there's drag racing every weekend."
With drag racing events in Auckland last weekend and Taranaki next weekend, followed by more nationals, around six cars have had to withdraw including three of the top guys.
"It's fate, nothing we can do about it. Attrition happens.
"There's still four good competition cars coming."
As the sport also looks to expand its demographics, Rivers is pleased that they will have six women drivers competing, creating quite the rivalry in that division.
"The Queen's going to have some work to do," he said, referring to Joanne Teki, the wife of co-organiser Tristan Teki, who is on debut.
To make the event more family friendly, the Road Rodders have also introduced an armband system, which will be monitored by a security firm.
Sponsors Repco, Penrite, and Fastway Couriers have again come to the party, while race headquarters as ways will be up on the driveway of Carter's Tyre Service beside Taupo Quay.
The race lights and sensors the club uses will now be in their fourth street drags and Rivers said they have chased out all the bugs to get accurate times.
Action starts at 9am and continues to around 3pm.
