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Morgan makes nitro switch

Four-times Australian Top Fuel Champion Darren Morgan will be racing an Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car with the Victorian native set to make his debut in the new nitro tour at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria on January 3.

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VALE: Joe “Buzzard” GATT

It is very sad to report that Joe Gatt passed away this evening, our sincerest condolences to the entire Gatt family and his many many friends. Drag racing icon, legend, royalty have all been used today to describe the one we have affectionately known as Buzzard, R.I.P

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Sting in the tail

Until the Fuchs Winternationals, this past June, Jon Sting hadn’t raced in 12 months as he focused on his business; Balonne Field Services.

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Christine Steffens unhurt after Funny Car fireball

Christine Steffens experienced the most dramatic moment of her Nitro Funny Car career on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex when her ‘Croc’ fireballed at 1000 feet. Steffens said after a quick pedal the supercharger backfired, resulting in a spectacular fire outside the car but fortunately no flames inside the cabin. It is believed the backfire sent a piece of shrapnel into a front tyre, which then caused the car to get into the wall in the braking area. “It was on a real mission, I don’t know why I pedalled it, and it just exploded. It was instanteous,” Steffens said.  “I knew that I had a backfire and I knew I had popped the blower or done something, but I had broken windscreens before. I was annoyed because I hit the wall and knew I had done body damage.” Steffens said the fire briefly appeared again when she pulled to a stop in the braking area but the fire bottles put it out almost instantly. Despite the backfire, the car still ran 5.42 over the quarter mile and Steffens said the data showed it may have been on a 5.0 pass. With the level of damage, Steffens is not sure about her future, at least with this car. “It’s probably my last pass in a fuel funny car, unless I can talk my husband around,” she said. Video by Phil Blondel/dragsmedia. {fcomment}

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Steffens heads west for Nitro Funny Car battle

Western Australian Mark Sheehan will have a new opponent to face when he returns to the Nitro Funny Car battlefront at Perth Motorplex this Saturday as Queensland’s Christine Steffens brings the car known as the ‘Croc’ across the Nullarbor for the first time.

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