In the penultimate round of Perth Motorplex’s local nitro series, Nitro Max, there was some international influence with NHRA star Tommy Johnson Jr in the house running the Speed Torque funny car, the event also hosted the final round of the local Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle Summer Slam Series.
McClure Motorsport have had a blinder of a drag racing season, winning Gold Christmas Trees and Track Championships while re-writing the record books, now the team have capped off their season with the announcement of the arrival of their new doorslammer.
The learning process is not yet over for Brodie Zappia, but he’s certainly a lot closer to graduating from the drag racing equivalent of the School of Hard Knocks after finding a vital component malfunctioning during Saturday’s Nitro Max event at Perth Motorplex
John Zappia has returned to the championship fold of Top Doorslammer with his first WA series win since 2021, as the Dananni Hotshots/FUCHS Monaro defied a drama-filled Nitro Max event at Perth Motorplex on Saturday.
This weekend’s Nitro Slam event at the Perth Motorplex will deliver one huge night of nitro-fuelled action, with the Aussies taking on US Nitro Funny Car star Tommy Johnson Jnr in the latest round of the WA Nitro Max championship this Saturday (March 23).
Only three weeks remain until the inaugural Western Conference champions for the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship will be crowned at Dragway at The Bend’s Riverbend Nationals on April 6 and 7.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing secured their best result of the season with a runner-up finish at the 53rd annual Westernationals in Perth. The steady improvement in performance from the team over the season has seen Phil Lamattina now bolt to second place in the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) for Top Fuel.
NDRC Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship Western Conference Junior Dragster points leader Cooper Plummer took out his second event win of the season and his first Gold Christmas Tree at the Westernationals at the weekend and is now hoping to secure his third tree at this weekend’s Ken Scroop Memorial (March 9/10).
John Zappia showed just why his Dananni Hotshots/Fuchs Lubricants Monaro Top Doorslammer is one of the most successful cars in Australian drag racing with a wire-to-wire performance at the 53rd annual Westernationals.
The two days and nights of the 53rd annual MacTrack Westernationals saw more than 180 Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship competitors deliver pass after pass of enthralling action for a packed house at the Perth Motorplex at the weekend.
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