After I come residence from a weekend of automotive stuff, I often say, “Yeah, I did automotive stuff,” however this weekend was completely different. I met Mad Mike Whiddett, witnessed time assault vehicles shatter lap data, and explored 101 various kinds of autos on the 2024 Worldwide Competition of Velocity Perth.
Within the lead-up to the occasion, my Fb buzzed with notifications. Native automotive group chats lit up with messages: “Anybody acquired this half I can borrow?” “What’s inflicting this situation?” The Perth automotive group actually got here collectively for the two-day competition earlier this month.
Heading to the occasion on the primary day, the hum of Saturday commuters in Western Australia’s capital metropolis pale into quieter roads, finally giving option to the winding backroads main into CARCO.com.au Raceway in Wanneroo. As I turned the nook from the spectator parking space, the partitions surrounding the motorsport facility peeled again to disclose a vibrant sea of multicoloured vehicles sprawled across the race monitor.
The occasion’s magnificence lay in its various choices, combining automotive shows, drifting demonstrations, burnouts (after all) and monitor laps, with different quirky components like high-powered lawnmowers and tractors.
The organisers aimed to have interaction the general public with Q&A periods, monitor walks, passenger rides, dyno runs, and interactive shows.
Key occasion highlights included time assault vehicles vying for lap data, with Western Australian and Japanese state rivals chasing perfection. The thrill peaked when Tim Slade, piloting the Xtreme GT-R, crushed the monitor’s ‘closed automotive’ lap file set in 2019 by practically 1.6 seconds, clocking a blistering 51.574-second lap. Sadly, day two noticed the spotlight vehicles face challenges, although many drivers considerably improved their early occasions.
This was interspersed with main-track drifting demonstrations by Mad Mike Whiddett in his TCP-Magic-built 4-rotor, twin-turbo Mazda 3 ‘Bullet’ and native drifting stars, together with historic touring automotive races that includes some basic Australian machines.
The presence of high-profile company elevated the ambiance, inspiring everybody to ship their finest on-track performances.
Off-track automotive shows added to the power, with the most important Mazda rotary gathering seen in Western Australia since 2015.
The 2024 Worldwide Competition Of Velocity Perth showcased unity in range, with camaraderie shining via as folks from all corners of the automotive group got here collectively to assist one another and benefit from the festivities.
Range drives enthusiasm, and there’s loads of that for this occasion.
Jack Main
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