The Northern Territory’s Danny Porter is coming westward to the Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings with ambition that not even a burned up leg can stop. Porter was racing at the NT Titles in August and had just finished in third place when his Sprintcar burst into flames, delivering some pretty nasty burns to…
DetailsOne of the most unique speedway races in WA is coming this Saturday with the running of the Scardifields Smash Repair King of Wings at Perth Motorplex. The 40-lap Sprintcar epic is an endurance test for drivers but it comes with a pit stop at the 20 lap mark. There teams will have the opportunity…
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…
DetailsIn his return to sprintcar racing last year Ben Ellement went close on a number of occasions to winning feature races. Unfortunately the script didn’t play out the way Ellement intended it and history shows that on most of those occasions he posted a painful DNF. But the start to the 2016-17 season has been…
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…
DetailsWhen most people think of burnouts, visions of hoons terrorising neighbourhood streets tend to quickly follow. But for a large and growing segment of the car enthusiast community, burnouts have gone legit. Burnout competitions have long been held as part of car shows such as Motorvation and Summernats, but now stand alone competitions are turning…
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