Profile: Lauren Cornes20180812130010

Profile: Lauren Cornes

Your Story MattersAugust 12, 2018
Back when Lauren was only 12 and her mum joined a car club, Lauren couldn't understand not wanting to be hands-on involved in all the activities, which is probably one of the reasons she has such a long list motorsports hats to wear....
Profile: Belinda Vernon20180801143651

Profile: Belinda Vernon

Your Story MattersAugust 1, 2018
If your mum was drag racing a hot pink VT Commodore at 10.87sec @ 124mph, I reckon you would be one of the most popular kids at school. Well, Belinda's sons (Ryder, Brayden) are exactly those very lucky and proud kids, su...
Profile: Kellie Kidd20180729132853

Profile: Kellie Kidd

Your Story MattersJuly 29, 2018
To be the best person and driver you can be, challenge yourself, stay grounded be a humble winner and a gracious loser, accepting you can't win all the races. Learn from those losses and take each win as a stepping stone towards becoming the Champion...
Profile: Melissa Theuerkauf20180715122719

Profile: Melissa Theuerkauf

Your Story MattersJuly 15, 2018
Mel started out on the sidelines of the race track, photographing hubby as he raced, and helping out with his race car. But there comes a point for every racer girl, when deep down you and everyone around you know that you want to get behind the whee...
Profile: Jac Phillips20180715063247

Profile: Jac Phillips

Your Story MattersJuly 15, 2018
While watching a Super Cars event on TV, Jac noticed all these people (Officials) performing different roles and was keen to know how they got involved and thought that it would be exciting to be part of the action....
Profile: Janelle Mannix20180709142220

Profile: Janelle Mannix

Your Story MattersJuly 9, 2018
Janelle Mannix is a self-confessed drag racing addict. If you ask her friends they'd say she has an insane level of excitement for the sport, but ask her son or granddaughter and they just reckon she's the coolest....
Racer Profiles: Beat the Heat20171013071400

Racer Profiles: Beat the Heat

Your Story MattersOctober 13, 2017
Lauren SCHILLING is a mum from Warracknabeal. She has just commenced her dream of being a drag racing driver, after purchasing this XR6. Although this car is also Laurens every day drive complete with a baby seat, she will be entering this car in the...
Terri doesn’t let Cancer slow her down20160204020000

Terri doesn’t let Cancer slow her down

Your Story MattersFebruary 4, 2016
My passion is DRAG RACING and I’m a wife, mother and grandmother, and I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2003 aged 47 years. Name:  Terri Sander aka mama My current race car is a left-hand drive Rover called “MAMA’S TOY” Its debut wa...
Crew Member Profile: Mick Kahle20150930060600

Crew Member Profile: Mick Kahle

Your Story MattersSeptember 30, 2015
Here I was minding my own business, enjoying watching the drag racing when I had the time. No pressure, no stress, just going at my own pace. Then Andy (my wife) introduces me to the husband of a friend who is drag racing a still street registered Fo...
RACER PROFILE: AndyK & the Poken Mobile20150914060300

RACER PROFILE: AndyK & the Poken Mobile

Your Story MattersSeptember 14, 2015
The PokenOz drag racing team didn’t start with an easy ride, but with determination, support from friends and extreme love for the sport, the team is finally completing its first full season of racing.     About 4 years ago, after crewing for a frien...
RACER PROFILE: Drag Racer Lisa Sherry20150909055900

RACER PROFILE: Drag Racer Lisa Sherry

Your Story MattersSeptember 9, 2015
Lisa has crewed for her father, Bob Sherry, since she was 16 but has been at the track watching her dad race since the age of 5. In 1993 she raced her daily drive, a white VN 308 Commodore, and then in 1995 Lisa had a run down the track in a hot 308 ...
RACER PROFILE: Introducing Niki Zakrzewski20150627021200

RACER PROFILE: Introducing Niki Zakrzewski

Your Story MattersJune 27, 2015
The Winternats, Australia’s biggest annual drag racing event, was a great result for myself, my race team & Harley Davidson VRod enthusiasts around the world, running 2 x 8.6 ET’s and getting into the semis & bugger when I cherrie...