For this weekend’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car event at the Perth Motorplex, Aaron Hambridge will be tuning and driving as the nitro guru makes a return to the cockpit of the iconic Trans-Am, The Bandit. Hambridge has recently been sharing tuning duties with team kingpin Graeme Cowin, with the duo splitting the field with…
Graeme Cowin is a legend of Australian drag racing, having competed for many years in Australia and the USA in Top Fuel dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars and this Saturday he brings his latest show to Perth Motorplex. While he has been very capable of performing at the highest levels of the sport, Cowin wanted…
The Night of Fire delivered a fantastic evening of drag racing entertainment on Monday at Perth Motorplex, as a big crowd took in some awesome competition alongside the show of jet dragsters, freestyle motocross and fireworks. As far as the jet set went, it was Chuck Haynes’ night (above, right). Although the veteran American driver…
Veteran jet dragster driver Chuck Haynes has been no stranger to high speed shenanigans, with the Billings, Montana driver having raced around the world for decades. Even the 300mph barrier (482kph) has been a common achievement for Haynes, that is until recently. The driver of ‘Volcano’ admits there has been a monkey on his back…
Nick Panagopoulos has that winning feeling at the moment and he hopes it is going to continue into the Night of Fire at Perth Motorplex tomorrow night. Currently the equal points leader in Super Sedan with Yvette Gregg, he took his first victory at the Washpod WA Drag Racing Championships in November, an accomplishment he…
The remainder of pro eliminations for the Home Group WA Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex are to be completed in February following a trying weekend with the weather – but there were plenty of highlights and fun along the way. The day opened with qualifying sessions for Pro Slammer and Top Bike as part of…
The Home Group WA Nitro Slam produced some early 400 Thunder action before rain brought an early end to the night’s proceedings. We almost managed to get the second qualifying session of Pro Slammer in here at the Home Group WA Nitro Slam but unfortunately the rain started to fall. Racing will start again tomorrow at…
Ex-pat West Aussie Grant O’Rourke will take on a gauntlet of 14 other Pro Slammer competitors at the Perth Motorplex’s Home Group WA Nitro Slam event this weekend – but he has a personal target in mind. “We want to crack the 250 miles per hour (approx. 402kmh) barrier and every race meeting is an opportunity for us…
Mark Drew might have won the recent East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway but it came at a price, with the rider of the Perth Harley Davidson Top Bike sending his motor into flames. Drew is back to compete in this weekend’s Home Group WA Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex as part of the second…
The co-designer of the iconic Christmas Tree trophy, John ‘Stomper’ Winterburn has given the thumbs up to an updated version to be presented at this weekend’s 400 Thunder event, the Home Group WA Nitro Slam.