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The Lethal Industries TD Cortina was back to have a red hot crack at smashing out some more PB’s on the recent private track hire.

This naturally aspirated 8 second capable car, driven by Leigh Fallon is known for it’s epic wheelstands – this time the aim of the game was to get the car down the track and really see what it could do without sending it to the moon off the start line.

Build specs below:

1974 TD Cortina

Engine – Dart 9.5” Deck
Heads – Trickflow Twisted Wedge

Intake – Custom Edelbrock
Rotating Assembly – Callies Crank, BME Rods, JE Pistons

Camshaft – Crane Solid Roller
Carburettor – QFX 1250cfm
Fuel – QM25+
Fuel System – Magnafuel 500

Gearbox – Allfast C4, Allfast 7” Convertor

Driveline – Thomas Custom Metalworks Tailshaft

Diff – 9inch, Strange Centre, Moser Axles
Wheels and Tires – Weld, M/T 275 Pro Radial
Suspension – Rear – Stock with Afco Shocks

Front – Lethal Industries Moly K Frame, Strange Struts
Ignition – MSD Powergrid
Power Figure – 850hp
Previous Personal Best – 8.44@160mph on a 1.20 60ft
Tuned by – Leigh (Lethal Industries)

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This tough as nails Maloo definitely turns heads when it rolls out from under the bridge, with the full rear end treatment from the renowned Black Magic Race Cars and huge power up front controlled by a Holley Dominator ECU and tuned to perfection by Jeff Johnson, this car gets up and boogies with the best of them!

With Phil at the wheel the car has rocketed into the 7 second club, check it out in action!

Build specs below:

1999 VS HSV Maloo Ute (Street Registered and Driven)
Engine – 429ci Small Block Chev, Oldsmobile Rocket Block built by David Sullivan
Heads – Dart 15° Ally Heads, 2.250″ Inlet Valve, 1.625″ Exhaust Valve
Rotating Assembly – Lunati Pro Series Crank, 3 7/8 Stroke, BME 6″ Alloy Rods, Diamond Pistons (from CMP)
Camshaft – Crane Roller, 286 Duration @650 thou lift
Turbos – Twin Garrett HKS Hybrid T51R 76mm
Fuel Type – E85
Intake – Custom Sheet Metal
Fuel System – 2x 044 Pumps with an additional Weldon 2345-A
Gearbox/Converter/Driveline – Pete Veersma Turbo 400, Allfast Converter
Diff – BMRC 9” Diff Housing, Mark Williams Hollow Axles and Aluminium Diff Centre
Wheels and Tires – Weld V Series Beadlocks, 315 Pro Radials
Suspension – BMRC 4 Link Rear tuned by Geoff Black (Black Magic Race Cars)
Ignition/ECU – Holley Dominator
Tuned by – Jeff Johnson @ Streetbuilt Racing
Power – 1508rwhp @ 8400rpm (29 psi)
Personal Best ET – 7.82 @ 180mph

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This would have to be one of the best sounding Turbo LS Combo’s I think I’ve ever heard, you have to hear it in person as it was doing some funny things and resonating the heck out of the camera mic but trust me when I say it’s a monster!!

This car is a regular down at the Motorplex, driven by Josh Oosterwaal – it’s a 2002 Chevrolet Camaro with an LS Engine and Garrett GTX turbo. It runs an LSX Powertrain T400 with an in house built Sheet Metal 9 inch. Vitals are controlled by a Haltech ECU and the car is tuned by Con Oosterwaal and runs a 275 Radial. The car has so far managed a PB of 7.4 at 192mph!

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I don’t know what car you were driving when you were 17, but I know for sure that mine didn’t make 2500 horsepower and had a Blown Hemi up front!

Going from a Junior Dragster into a Full Blown Funnycar (literally) is just mind blowing, and being able to drive it like a Pro… Just wow!

The car is a 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Funnycar that was brought over from America by the Lush Brothers from Applied Automotive in Maddington and raced by Madison’s Dad (Ian) 22 years ago, it runs a 526ci Keith Black Hemi with a 16-71 Littlefield Blower on Methanol. The car has PB’d with a 6.01 @ 233mph (380km/h) with a 0.985 60ft. Madison has already managed to go 1.01 in the 60 which is just incredible!!

Can’t wait to see Madison in the car next season, as mentioned we’ll be jumping on board and getting up close and personal with the team and car so keep an eye out for that one – it should be pretty exciting to be involved with that’s for sure!

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We’ve had a couple of true street cars already on this channel, this is another to add to the list!

You could easily drive this RX7 sleeper down to the local shops to pick up the groceries, or take it down to Kwinana and smash out a few 9 second passes 🙂

Chris (Owner and Driver) has owned this one since new and he isn’t afraid to drive it properly either!

Build specs below:

1984 Series 3 RX7
Engine/Block/Plates – Billet Pro Front and Rear Plates, Standard Centre Plate, X50 Crank, Balanced Rotating Assembly.
Seals – SCR
Turbo – GTX42
Fuel – E85
Intake – Factory Series 6 Converted to Cosmo Semi PP
Injectors and Fuel System – 6x 2000cc, 2x Aeromotive A1000 and 2x Carter Black Pre Pumps
Gearbox/Converter/Driveline – T56 Gearbox, Direct Clutches Twin Plate
Diff – 9 Inch 4.56ish Gears
Wheels and Tires – Weld Racing Wheels, Front Runners, 24 inch Rear Slicks
Suspension – Standard Front Suspension, Strange Rear Shocks
ECU – Haltech Elite 1500
Power Figure – 550hp @25psi
Tuned by – Michael Buckley (Pickle) @ Rotomotion
Personal Best ET – 9.96@141.7 with a 1.49 60ft

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When you see the colour LIME GREEN on our channel, there’s a pretty good chance it’s a car from the McCLure Stables! Long time drag racing die hards that runs through the entire family, with every family member now having raced!

The latest into the hot seat is Mum Natalie, jumping into the Dragster for the first time. The car was campaigned succesfully for the first time in the 2020/21 season by Daughter Kasey, it was time for Mum to jump in and get some laps in ahead of next season.

The progress was pretty impressive to watch, managing to get the dragster into the 7’s within only a handful of passes!

Build Specs:
Don Davies 235inch 4 link dragster
Engine – 555ci Sunset Racing Big Block Chev
Heads – Dart Pro1 CNC Heads
Fuel Type – Methanol
Intake – Rons Flying Toilet
Fuel System – Methanol injection
Gearbox/Converter/Driveline – Reid Powerglide, 5000 converter
Diff – Modular Strange 35 Spline Diff
Wheels and Tires – 33.5/17/16 Hoosier slicks
Suspension – 4 Link Rear
Tuned by – Al Mclure
Weight – 1800lbs
Power Figure – 870hp

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If you’ve followed our channel for a while now, you would be very familiar with this car… If there was ever to be a car that this channel would be known for most it’s probably this car 😀

It’s starred in just about every drag racing video on our channel!! That in itself deserves some recognition.

Piloted by Kevin Boulton who has probably done more laps of the dragstrip than most people and has been campaigning Mumbo for a few seasons now, a hugely driven person who always aims to push the car each round to go faster and faster. With Mike in charge of the tune up, the car has continued to smash it’s own PB’s time and time again for both ET and MPH.

Check out Mumbo in action as it continues the pursuit of that ultimate PB; the 6 second slip.

Build Specs:
1987 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine – 572ci Big Block Chev
Heads – Brodix BB3
Rotating Assembly – Eagle Crank, Oliver Rods, Custom Diamond pistons
Camshaft – Comp Solid Roller
Turbos – (now) Aeroflow 106mm, (previous) Old cast wheel 106mm Precision
Fuel Type – Methanol
Intake – Edelbrock 4 barrel Wilson 105mm throttle body
Fuel System – 16 x Bosch 1600CC Indy Blue Injectors, Aeromotive belt driven pump
Gearbox/Converter/Driveline – Allfast Powerglide and Converter
Diff – Diff 9” 3.25 Gears, Australian Race Products floater kit
Wheels and Tires – 15×14 Centreline Convo Pro’s , 315 Pro Radials
Suspension – 4 Link Rear, Spax Shocks
Ignition/ECU – Motec M150
Tuned by – Mike @ WA Racing Developments
Weight – 3000lbs
Personal Best ET – 7.07@199.93mph with a 1.14 60ft

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Once we had heard that Matt had the RX7 drivetrain back together and ready for the Private Track Hire we knew that it was a 7 second ET in the crosshairs….

As shown in the full feature video we did previously, what an awesome bit of kit this car is. The simple cut back look of this car coupled with those weld wheels, the stunning Black Cherry Mica paint and that ride height give this car a stance like no other we’ve seen. You have to check this car out in person if you get the opportunity!!

There were no parts carnage this time out, so jump in and check out the days action and watch Matt finally get that magic PB he has been chasing!

Build specs again below:

1997 MAZDA FD RX7

Engine -13B Rotary, S6 Plates, S4 Housings and Rotors,
RX8 Eshaft and Gears, CND’d and Balanced by Xtreme Rotaries
Port – Semi PP/Bridge

Seals – I-Rotary Apex Seal, Mazda Side Seals/Springs, Atkins Solid Corners
Turbo – Precision 8284mm

Fuel – Methanol

Fuel System – Ron’s 1.5 Mechanical Pump, 12x 1600cc Injectors
Gearbox – GForce 2000 Clutchless Trans, McLeod Drag Mag Clutch,
Browell Steel Bellhousing
Driveline – 3.5” Moly Driveshaft, Mark Williams Yoke

Diff – Moly Sheet Metal Housing, Mark Williams Center, Light Weight Spool,
5.1 Pro Gears, Strange Full Floaters, Mark Williams 40 Spline Gun Drilled Axles
Chassis – Moly Back Halved Car by Pete Cleary (Pro Racing Chassis)
Wheels and Tires – Rear Weld V Series 15×15 Double Bead Locks, 31×13 Slicks

– Front Weld V Series Spindle Mount
Suspension – Rear Strange Ultra Double Adjustable Shocks

– Front Strange Ultra Spindle Mount Struts
ECU – MicroTech LT16C, Racepak Data Logger, ams2000 Boost Controller

Power Figure – 800hp+ (30psi)
Weight – 2370lbs

Personal Best ET – 8.15@ 167mph with a 1.18 60ft
Built and Tuned by Matt Esplan

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It finally happened!! We have our first 6 second radial car in Western Australia, now held by none other than Ed Tassone of Active Automotive Performance Centre.

With several of the big hitters pushing hard to claim the title, it was the Billet Noonan powered GTO that managed to wrap off an absolute monster pass to light the board up with that magic number.

As featured in a previous video, the car is owned and driven by Ed Tassone who has previously led the race to the 6’s in running as quick as a 7.02 second pass some time ago. The private track hire organised by Jeff Johnson was always going to provide the surface needed to get the job done, the weather was perfect and the only variable were the cars and drivers.

It took a few passes to settle the car in but once that happened this was inevitable.

A huge congratulations to Ed, Tony and all the team for the achievement!

We look forward to seeing that ET record being smashed even more as the cars get quicker and quicker.

Build specs below:

2006 VZ HSV GTO
Engine – 454ci Billet Noonan
Heads – Billet Energy Manufacturing
Rotating Assembly – Callie’s
Camshaft – Custom
Turbos – Precision Promod 88’s
Fuel Type – Methanol
Intake – Billet Energy Manufacturing
Fuel System – Waterman
Gearbox/Converter/Driveline – TH400, Billet Bolt Together
Diff – 9 Inch
Wheels and Tires – 315/60/15 Pro Radial
Suspension – Strange
Ignition/ECU – Fueltech FT600
Power Figure – 2763rwhp
Tuned by – Ed Tassone
Weight – 3710lbs
Personal Best ET – 7.02@208 with a 1.26 60ft

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The rumours were rife and it has finally been ratified, Formula 1 is getting a shake up of its qualifying format! .. Well at least a trial. The Formula 1 weekend for some drags out with two practice sessions on a Friday, one practice and qualifying session on Saturday and finally