John Zappia reaffirmed his title as the quickest Pro Slammer driver in the country following the second event of the 400 Thunder Series at Sydney Dragway on Saturday. Zappia’s scorching second round run of 5.601 seconds was the quickest official pass ever in Pro Slammer, eclipsing his own 5.635 at the same track earlier this year…
Round two Supercharged Outlaws winner Alan Mahnkoph might have missed the last two rounds of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series due to work commitments, but that hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for this weekend’s round five at the Perth Motorplex. The Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates will be held at the Perth facility this Saturday, November…
The national Summit Sportsman Series arrives in Perth this weekend as part of the Prestige Lock Services Goldenstates, and relishing the chance to show his talents on home turf will be drag racer Gordon Crawford. Crawford has earned a reputation as one of the most well travelled racers in the country, covering tens of…
Australia’s professional drag racing series, 400 Thunder today confirmed that an agreement has been finalised with Channel 7 to air 400 Thunder Drag Racing on 7mate moving forward. Production of Thunder 400 television shows on 7mate and the OVO Live streaming from events will be undertaken by Oxygen 360. Australian Professional Drag Racing (APDR) Chairman…
Poor Saturday weather meant a Sunday replay for the Shannons Powerpalooza at Perth Motorplex, the opening round of the speedway and drag racing track championships. The all-in-one event saw much entertainment on hand for the dedicated fans in attendance with Shaun Bradford (Sprintcars) and Kelvin Lyle (Top Comp) proving the big winners. Bradford claimed the…
The first ever Shannon’s Powerpalooza takes over Perth Motorplex this Saturday with a world first combination of drag racing, burnouts and speedway all in one day. Fans will be entertained by a festival of horsepower that begins with drag racing qualifying from 10am and the Shannons Show and Shine from 12pm, featuring street machines, Targa…
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SAFETY TRAINING SEMINAR Emergency Response Safety training commenced on Sunday, 10th of September with our Fire Crew who undertook extensive training for both Speedway and Drag Racing at the Perth Motorplex. Perth Motorplex holds Safety in the highest regard so with this in mind, Objectives and Achievements obtained from Emergency Response Safety training…
PRESTIGE LOCK SERVICE GOLDENSTATES HERE WE COME Perth Motorplex are very excited to announce local Rockingham business Prestige Lock Service as our newest Naming Sponsor. Speaking to owner of Prestige Lock Service, Cara Russell who speaks passionately about her adventures coming to the Perth Motorplex adds ‘My earliest memory of the Perth Motorplex, was through long-time family friends Mike…
Media Release ANDRA returns to sanction drag racing at Perth Motorplex As owner and manager of Perth Motorplex, VenuesWest has renewed its agreement with the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) for a second year as the sanctioning body for Drag Racing for the 2017/18 racing season. ANDRA Acting General Manager Brett…
As part of the ongoing effort to increase safety for Competitors on the Drag Strip, Perth Motorplex has installed the Electrimotion Safety Shut Off System as used by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in the USA. In early 2017 the Australian National Drag Racing Association purchased a system to trial at all ANDRA Championship…