Motorvation 32 this Saturday and Sunday will mark the homecoming for Western Australia’s own national burnout champion Matt James and his collection of incredible burnout cars. James impressed the judges and the crowd enough in his UNWANTED Holden VF ute to earn his first Burnout Masters title – a battle royale of the top burnout…
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The greatest show car Australia has ever seen will be hitting Motorvation 32 – and this time it will be rolling! Western Australia’s Chris Bitmead lived out a dream when he built XBOSS, a 1976 Ford Falcon XB Coupe that has been customised in almost every way. Bitmead is well acquainted with Motorvation, having been…
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When it comes to supercharged burnouts, George Separovich was combining tyre smoke and blower whine before it was cool. Now he is back with a vengeance in NUTTR, a Holden Commodore with a ridiculously big PSI supercharger towering above the bonnet. Motorvation 32, taking place from January 27 to 28 at Perth Motorplex, will mark…
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The Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex brought out all manner of nitro-breathing vehicles for an entertaining night of drag racing on Saturday. The two big hitters on the property were Mark Sheehan and Anthony Begley, taking on each other with their 10,000 horsepower Nitro Funny Cars. Sheehan came away with two wins from the three…
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We know they are excitement packed machines (and will be racing this Saturday, January 20 at the NITRO SLAM), but these fan favourite race cars also have one of the longest histories in drag racing. It was the 1960s when motors from Top Fuel dragsters began to be transplanted into sedans with altered chassis by…
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The Nitro Slam is upon us for another season at Perth Motorplex and this drag racing show has been filled to the brim with the best drag racers the state can offer – and plenty of nitro, of course! Here is our list of the vehicles you should take a closer look at on…
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The ‘Nitro Madman’ Mark Sheehan believes Queensland’s ‘Chemical Warfare’ have the upper hand ahead of the Nitro Slam this Saturday at Perth Motorplex. Sheehan has been out of the seat of the 10,000 horsepower Ford Mustang-bodied Funny Car for over 12 months and said the pressure is on the team to perform. “You don’t drive…
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When the 10,000 horsepower Chemical Warfare Nitro Funny Car returns to Perth Motorplex for the Nitro Slam on Saturday January 20, it will do so armed for bear. The last time Anthony Begley was in the seat of the 500kph-capable Funny Car he was in Pomona, California, where the team competed at the NHRA World…
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TWO things came out of round 7 of the 360 Power Series at the Perth Motorplex on Sunday night. Troy Lawson continues to have a consistent year behind the wheel of the 21 machine and Tom Payet proved , that despite only his second night behind the wheel of a 360 sprintcar, he can drive just about anything.…
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