Perth Motorplex’s biggest mid-week evening of the season takes place this Wednesday with a quadruple treat for motorsport fans. The pits will be filled to the brim, with the speedway shaking to the sounds of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series for round five of WA Sprintcar Speedweek, alongside the BGC Late Models for night two…
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Andrew Katavatis unleashed a near perfect sequence of runs as he claimed his second straight BME WA Nitro Championship victory at Perth Motorplex’s Nitro Slam on Saturday night (January 2). Katavatis, driving the ‘Beach Bomb’ Camaro Funny Car, started the event in strong fashion with a 5.58sec. run in round one to defeat Shannon Taylor,…
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Brodie Pilkington will be taking more steps on his path to becoming a fully licensed nitro drag racer this weekend at Perth Motorplex’s Nitro Slam. Pilkington is a second generation driver who has racked up plenty of experience in a variety of drag racing machines, including his father Rob’s supercharged Funny Car. The temperamental nitro…
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The BME WA Nitro Championship is home to an exotic group of nitro-fuelled machines, including one that has become Australia’s quickest nitro front engine dragster. Shannon Taylor drove Aussie Digger to a 5.861 second time, putting the Michael Brooks-owned rail at the front of the pack. Brooks himself made the fastest run for the breed…
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Michael Brooks blazed through for Australia’s quickest and fastest Nitro Front Engine Dragster pass at the Perth Motorplex earlier this month, only for Shannon Taylor – racing Brooks’ other FED – to steal his ET record on the very next pass. Now, both racers are hoping to better their markers at this Saturday’s Nitro Slam…
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Aaron Deery is no stranger to very fast cars, but a switch to two wheels left him ‘shocked’ by the experience and ready for more ahead of the January 2 Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex. Deery is a veteran competitor in Top Alcohol, where his dragster has covered a quarter-mile (402m) in just 5.48 seconds,…
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James McFadden raced to the top of the WA Sprintcar Speedweek standings following round two of the series on Monday night at Perth Motorplex. The Victorian McFadden improved from his second place finish on opening night and was once again trailed by American star Brock Zearfoss, while local James Inglis drove to a solid third…
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The Perth Motorplex will get 2021 off to a great start with its Nitro Slam event this Saturday, January 2. The event will be headlined by Nitro Funny Cars and Nitro Front Engine Dragsters, nitro-burning Motorcycles and 10 of the hugely popular Top Doorslammers as they continue their fight for the Summer Slam series. January…
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Speedway drivers are prepared to brave all kinds of dangers as they travel at high speed around a dirt oval, but for Victorian James McFadden and the USA’s Brock Zearfoss it was a different kind of mental challenge that needed conquering before they could compete at WA Sprintcar Speedweek. Both drivers had to quarantine for…
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Callum Williamson overcame the strongest Sprintcar field assembled in Western Australia so far this season at the AAA Metal Recycling Boxing Day event at Perth Motorplex. In front of a capacity crowd enjoying perfect December weather, Williamson searched for the right line early before a restart helped him to claim the lead. “I was trying…
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