People have many different reasons for choosing to go drag racing, with some racers looking to scare themselves silly while others are driven by the competition. For Supercharged Outlaws racer Darryl Mullins it is more simple. “It is loud, fast and extremely addictive,” he said. Mullins has positioned himself strongly in the first part…
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There’s a saying in life that you can be doing everything right, but sometimes the wheels just fall off. Modified drag racer Nick Panagopoulos was perhaps contemplating that statement after a bizarre final round of the WA Drag Racing Championships at Perth Motorplex. Panagopoulos had cut his way through the field to face Jim…
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By DTN Media The Late Model action across season 2019/20 has already been sensational, but that is sure to all pale in comparison to this Saturday night field with a mouth watering thirty one Late Models nominated for the annual John Day event. This Saturday nights event, doubling as Round Seven of the Carbusters Pro…
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KERRY Madsen’s appearance in the WA Sprintcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex this Saturday night will be worth the price of an admission ticket alone. And this is on top of the star-studded international field we have in the speedcars and 500cc speedway motorcycles. Known in speedway circles as the ‘Mad Man’ he jets back…
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World Of Outlaws Late Model Commentator Rick Eshelman will be a special guest announcer for this Saturday’s John Day Classic. Eshelman, from Phenix City, Alabama, is the a familiar voice for Late Models in the USA, commentating the one of the toughest Late Model series’ in the world. With 31 Late Models entered for this…
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Jaydee Dack is coming into the WA Sprintcar Title this Saturday ready to move up the field with a bigger, more powerful 410ci motor going into the chassis rails of the Dack Attack car. Dack, the son of Top Doorslammer drag racer Marty Dack, has been a convert to the clay oval since taking a…
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This Saturday’s triple-header $50,000 John Day Speedcar Classic, WA Sprintcar Title and Team GB vs Team Australia Speedway Solos has rapidly turned into one of the must-see events of the WA speedway season. While much of the attention is on the ridiculously high level of quality racers across the board, including Kerry Madsen, Tai Woffinden,…
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John Zappia took some convenient luck to win the opening round of the WA Summer Slam Series on Saturday at Perth Motorplex. After a supercharger backfire during qualifying, Zappia had to get his Holden Monaro Top Doorslammer back into racing shape for the first round of eliminations, where a 5.73sec. run earned him a finals…
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BUD Kaeding is the second driver to be locked into the USA v WA Sprintcar Speedweek that will kick off at the Perth Motorplex on Boxing Day. He will be driving for the Perth-based Kendrick Racing Team and his announcement follows that recently of Shane Stewart flying in to drive for Dowling Motorsports. Bud is…
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THREE times Speedway World Champion Tai Woffinden will headline Team Great Britain who will take on Team Australia on Saturday, December 7 as part of the John Day Classic. Tai Woffinden, Jack Smith, Leon Flint and Drew Kemp will form Team GB to take on eight of WA’s best Speedway Solo riders at the World…
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