Richie Crampton adds to the family
21 May 2014
Australian-born NHRA Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton and girlfriend Stephanie Laski have welcomed their first child into the world on Tuesday afternoon.
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Australian-born NHRA Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton and girlfriend Stephanie Laski have welcomed their first child into the world on Tuesday afternoon.
With 150 cars entered for round three of the Queensland Drag Racing Championship the sportsman racing on offer was tough and great value for the spectators that made it to this event.
Western Australia will have three representatives competing in Top Fuel at the Winternationals in just over two weeks with Anthony Begley set to drive in drag racing’s premier category for the first time. Begley is no stranger to nitro power, having raced Funny Cars for several years for Queensland team owner Rod Bailey and more recently as part of drag racing legend Graeme Cowin’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series. Begley said the decision to get a dragster was part of working with Bailey to get more lap time and the chassis formerly belonged to Damien Harris and Paul Shackleton, who took it to within just two points of the national championship back in 2012. “Rod (and the team) have been working around the clock trying to get the car ready,” he said. “We got the car complete less motor and clutch.” Begley is looking forward to getting his first runs in the car at the Winternationals, held at Willowbank Raceway. “I’m going to Benaraby, Queensland this weekend to drive Graeme Cowin’s new Funny Car ‘Stormtrooper’, then back to Perth, and the following weekend I will go over to Queensland again for some performance testing at the Winternationals warm up,” he said. “Then we head to the Winternationals where we hopefully will be competitive.” {fcomment}
Drag racing is on the most part a very safe sport and incidents are rare, which makes this match up from the recent APSA event at Sydney Dragway all the stranger as two turbocharged monsters end up in flames in the same race!
Willowbank Raceway and ANDRA are pleased to announce the introduction of a 16 car Top Doorslammer field for June’s FUCHS Winternationals (Thursday 5 June to Sunday 8 June).
This week, May 12-18, 2014 is National Volunteer Week across Australia. Volunteers have a power in today’s society and a drive that enables them to make a true difference in the world.
The three day long APSA Pro Street testing marathon culminated in a epic day at Sydney Dragway.
Drag racing is my sport. It’s your sport. It’s our sport. I love this sport like a fat kid loves cake and these are the reasons why the golden age is not behind us, it’s still to come.
After spending years as a WA state championship bridesmaid, Roger Harris finally broke through for his first Modified Bike title this season at Perth Motorplex and has decided on a new challenge when the new season resumes later this year.
Testing continued today for those over-powered under-tyred APSA Pro Street cars ahead of this weekends shootout.
Never before has the prize pool been this high! Race fuel supplier Sunoco today announced a major cash injection at Willowbank on June 5-8th by supporting Pro Stock, Comp Eliminator and Super stock. A bonus $15,000.00 has been allocated to these three classes at the race.
Twenty-eight year old Grace Howell will make her debut in the Australian professional ranks at Willowbank Raceway’s FUCHS Winternationals (5-8 June 2014), competing in the Pro Stock category.
Hidden Valley Drag Strip is set to be the home of horsepower this weekend as the 2014 NT Titles Presented by 7mate kicks off on Friday night with teams from across the Territory converging on the Valley.
The 2014 APSA Pro Street Shootout series will really crank it up this Saturday at Sydney Dragway, before then though we will be teased with a preview during a few days of testing.
Ten of the world’s quickest and fastest sport compact racers will take to the Willowbank Raceway quarter mile on Friday and Saturday 6th and 7th of June as Factory Xtreme showcase the very best side-by-side turbocharged drag racing on the planet.
The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Show has a new star – it’s not a driver, crew chief or stunt rider – it’s a new car and the launch of Stormtrooper is likely to be a fan favourite with the kids, as well as the parents.
Ron Capps is one of the world’s most popular and successful drag racers and Australian race fans will have a chance to meet and watch the US superstar at Sydney Dragway’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Extravaganza November 29, 2014.
Craig Davis was the man with the smile after being the first local Super Sedan (SS/AA) vehicle to run a six second pass at Hidden Valley Drag Strip during the Dash 4 Cash event.
Mobil 1 backed Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Steve Ham has burst out of the wilderness that has held him ransom since last season, to make the finals of Sydney Dragway’s X Champs.
Spinozzi Racing made it through to their first Pro Stock final round recently at the X-Champs, scoring the runner up trophy against Aaron Tremayne.
The thrill of victory was tainted by several broken engines for the Tremayne Pro Stock team and a fault with the fuel has been suggested as the reason.
> Former Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson was uncharacteristically eliminated from the X-Champs with a red light at Sydney Dragway last weekend.
It has been confirmed what has been buzzing around the internet since yesterday that Ray Treasure has resigned from his position of Track Manager at Sydney Dragway.
It was no holds barred at the 2014 X-Champs in Sydney as 11 new records were set across eight classes.
Extreme in name, extreme in nature, the 2014 X Champs delivered plenty of white knuckle rides.
Sunoco, one of America’s most recognizable fuel companies with a long heritage in motorsports, will become an official sponsor of NHRA in 2015, it was announced today.
John Zappia has returned to the top of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer points table following victory at the X-Champs at Sydney Dragway on Sunday.
ANDRA Gold Christmas Trees were handed out and records were smashed in an memorable weekend of racing in Round 6 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.
Victor Bray has jumped from tenth to sixth in the ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship courtesy of a semi-final appearance at the weekend’s X-Champs.
The excitement continued on the final day of the X Champs, fortunately the weather was kinder and champions were crowned – Here is all the action from the day in freeze frame from our photographers.
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