A husband and wife team are proving to be two of the drag racing leaders in Western Australia, getting their thrills with thousands of horsepower. Sharon Sheehan is the current leader of the WA Top Comp series, the premier domestic class for the State while her husband Mark will be racing his Nitro Funny Car…
DetailsThe precision world of moto trials will be on display at Perth Motorplex as part of Nitro Slam with a three part exhibition from the Nolan Brothers throughout the night. The first display will be a BMX trial demo at 5.40pm as a curtain raiser, but don’t miss their night time shows including the awesome…
DetailsRalph Lewis has been enjoying much success with his Ford Mustang in Super Comp recently but he is going to take on a new challenge at Nitro Slam this weekend. With Super Comp not scheduled, Lewis will be putting a spare motor into an altered owned by Rick Johns. In their words: “Rick had an idle car…
DetailsThe racer who will take on Mark ‘The Nitro Madman’ Sheehan at this Saturday’s Nitro Slam has been revealed with Matt Abel to step up to the plate in Rory Taylor’s new ‘Fun-da-mental’. The Camaro-bodied Nitro Funny Car marks a new phase for Taylor and his well known Speed Torque business, with hopes that he…
DetailsPerth Motorplex will be thanking its amazing drag racers at the Nitro Slam on December 3 with the introduction of a Racer Appreciation Day. All competitors who enter online will receive an additional two passes to the event in addition to their regular crew allocation. We hope that they can use these passes to introduce somebody new to…
DetailsPerth Motorplex has welcomed two new sponsors to the fold, the first since VenuesWest took over as interim operator on 1 July 2016. Caltex and All Flags Signs and Banners have committed to the Kwinana Beach venue with Caltex entering its first official partnership with VenuesWest. All Flags Signs and Banners are expanding their current…
DetailsJohn Zappia won the first round of the Summer Slam Series at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night with a stunning 5.71sec. run in the final to defeat Daniel Gregorini. With cool air providing plenty of opportunity to make high horsepower, Zappia also ran his fastest ever speed with a 412kmh blast. “The Fuchs Monaro was…
DetailsWA’s reputation for awesome Top Doorslammers does not look to be changing any time soon with Kelvin Lyle’s Ford Mustang and Frank Taylor’s Chevrolet Chevelle set to make their debut at the WA Drag Racing Championships. With the event also marking the first round of the Summer Slam Series, the timing could not be better…
DetailsThe first round of a new State-based Top Doorslammer series will take place this Saturday at Perth Motorplex. The new Summer Slam is a five round series that will include three independent rounds and two rounds aligned with ANDRA national championship events next year. For driver Daniel Gregorini, the timing has been ideal as he…
DetailsPerth Motorplex is proud to introduce the Summer Slam, a new series for local doorslammer teams in Western Australia. The Summer Slam Series will be run over five rounds (November 19, December 3, December 26, February 3/4, March 4/5), with the aim to build a prestigious local championship for doorslammer teams. While the first season…
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