
GALLERY: Wild Bunch Wars at Portland
South Coast Raceway ran a curtailed Wild Bunch Wars on Saturday, February 2, with Hayley Turns from Outlaw Images there to photograph the horsepower.

South Coast Raceway ran a curtailed Wild Bunch Wars on Saturday, February 2, with Hayley Turns from Outlaw Images there to photograph the horsepower.

The South Coast Wild Bunch Wars event at South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria was called off yesterday after a major incident during a burnout.

In one of the most bizarre and expensive Funny Car races in Australian history, two drivers escaped unscathed from terrifying incidents at either end of the Perth Motorplex drag strip. The first heartstopper was when Anthony Begley blew up almost on the step of the throttle in the Chemical Warfare Nitro Funny Car. In an explosion that resembled something out of the pre 90% nitro era in the NHRA, Begley turned the body into confetti. The drama for the race wasn’t over, with opponent Matt Abel then launching the body off Fun-Da-Mental right at the end of his run as the supercharger went pop. Owen Ducker captured this spectacular video from the start line, while Mel’s Motorplex Mania got the opposite side and Bradley Morris caught the action from further down track. Needless to say, the carnage prevented either team from returning for the rest of the Nitro Night event’s match racing.
Dale Heiler shared a scary dyno incident he experienced as a warning on the importance on safety even when running a car on a dyno.
Calder Park played host to the $5,000-to-win King of The Hill grudge race on Australia Day.

Warrnambool and District Drag Racing Association held one of the richest regional races seen in Australia with their $10k No Prep event on Saturday, January 19, 2019.
The weather was virtually a polar opposite from day one’s heatwave, but the hot shots kept on coming from day two of Santo’s Summer Thunder on January 19, 2019 at Sydney Dragway.
The first day of Santo’s Summer Thunder is in the books, with racers and photographers alike surviving the heatweave. Here’s some of the action so far thanks to Cackling Pipes.
An apocalyptic heatwave killed any hope of decent testing ahead of this weekend’s Santo’s Summer Thunder event, though several teams tried.

Sportsman racing is strong in the south! Hayley Turns from Outlaw Images was there at the South Coast 660 to record the moments and the emotions.
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