World Series Sprintcars is not a test for the weak. The best Sprintcar drivers from Australia and around the globe spend the better part of two months criss-crossing the continent, engaging in high horsepower dirt combat across 14 different nights of competition. Wiser heads often prevail, demonstrating the endurance to stay consistent and keep racking…
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This weekend marks the last chance for drivers to have a run prior to the Australian Title at Kalgoorlie and drivers have responded in kind, desperate to get a few more laps under their belt and to be on the front foot heading into the title weekend, with nearly thirty nominations received. Friday nights event…
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ANDREW Priolo will be looking for redemption when the Grand Final of World Series Sprintcars is held at the Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday nights after a spectacular crash ended his first night of World Series Sprintcars for the season. Priolo and his team spent much of Sunday licking their wounds and rebuilding after…
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If there is one speedway show you should attend this year, it is this one with 34 Sprintcar teams entered. The AAA Metal Recycling World Series Sprintcars Grand Final will be held at Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday nights, and combined with two more rounds of the domestic Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series, it is…
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As a part of the AAA Metal Recycling World Series Sprintcars event, Friday night’s portion will feature the Australian v New Zealand Junior Sedan Challenge with teams of six to face off against each other in a series of match races. In what is an annual event for the JSRA, the Perth Motorplex are excited…
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Outlaw Radial is home to the wildest new rides at Perth Motorplex, mixing high horsepower engines with street-style tyres to produce exciting racing at every turn. One of the most anticipated new cars this season was the McClure Family’s ‘Slime Time II’ Holden Torana, powered by a Ford Barra six cylinder. The controversial mix of…
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The WA Super Sportsman Showdown this Saturday will see state drag racing championships begin to really take shape as the season moves into its second half. The closest battles are to be found in two similarly named divisions – Modified and Modified Bike – where less than a round of racing separates the leaders. Nick…
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From surviving cancer, to becoming an amputee, to riding the most powerful motorcycles on the planet, Perth Nitro Bike drag racer Benny Stevens’ wild life has been put into words for the first time with the release of his new book Fuelled. Fuelled is a collection of entertaining tales from a young Australian larrikin who…
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A spirited charge along the high line for the final laps of the Sprintcar Westernapolis feature race on Saturday saw Tasmania’s Jock Goodyer take home a surprise win in his first ever visit to Perth Motorplex. Goodyer had to pass tough Perth driver Jason Kendrick in order to take the chequered flag, but while Kendrick…
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ANYONE who has followed the racing career of Ben Ellement knows he is a gasser. Previously in sedans, and now in sprintcars, Ellement is a master of his craft and is always a threat when he nominates for a speedway show. And this Saturday night’s Westernapolis at the Perth Motorplex, that is round 12 of…
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