Day one of the 49th Goldenstates has seen Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors entertain on-track alongside NDRC Nitro Funny Cars, Top Doorslammers, Top Fuel Motorcycles and Pro Alcohol competitors at the Perth Motorplex Friday evening in hot and humid conditions.
Events are rolling out quickly at the Perth Motorplex now there new season is underway with the WA Quarter Mile Masters run on Nov 11, an event celebrating the WA’s drag racing icons and featuring the first round of the WA Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle championship.
Typical October weather, warm enough during the day to trick you, when the sun drops to the west, the temperature soon plummets! Saturday October 28 saw the first major Drag Racing event of the season at the Perth Motorplex, with 114 teams entering into the WA Drag Racing Series Opener.
Perth’s Colin Davis has claimed many trophies at the Perth Motorplex over the years, including Christmas Trees at the 2017 Westernationals and the 2022 ANDRA Grand Final.
The last time Anthony Begley drove the Chemical Warfare Nitro Funny Car at the Perth Motorplex, he ended up on the front page of the West Australian with a headline-grabbing explosion on the startline. Now, he is looking to make a bang of a different kind at next weekend’s Goldenstates as he contests the new NDRC Nitro Funny Car Championship
Daniel Gregorini has been crowned the 2022/23 Summer Slam champion after a dramatic finish to the season that didn’t even involve any racing.
The inaugural Nitro Max East vs West Showdown at the Perth Motorplex pitted the BME Nitro Max group of the West against the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars of the East. While all the teams were competing for individual glory, what really mattered was the Gold Rocket Trophy for the winning team.
The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars are on their way back to Perth Motorplex this weekend to take on the best of the West in the BME Nitro Max series. Leading the charge for the Aeroflow stables will be Josh Leahy in the Bandit Pontiac Trans Am.
Rapisarda Autosport International star Damien Harris retains the lead in the 2022-2023 Burson Auto Parts Top Fuel championship after defeating teammate Wayne Newby in the B-final at the Perth Motorplex, March 4-5.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing has plenty to celebrate following the latest round of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship after taking the A-Final victory at the weekend’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex.
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