The 50th annual Goldenstates saw NDRC Top Doorslammer and NDRC Top Fuel Motorcycle championship racing delight an enthusiastic crowd at the Perth Motorplex at the weekend, as these competitors did battle in the second round of their respective 2024/2025 championship chases.
In the Top Fuel Motorcycle A Final, last year’s Goldenstates winner Wayne McGuinness joined Russell Taylor in making it two for two, taking the win over Benny Stevens after two rounds of All Run racing on Saturday night. McGuinness got the job done with a 7.867 second 247.03kph pass over the defending Top Fuel Motorcycle champion’s 9.169 second, 195.27kph effort, with Stevens having struggled with bike issues all weekend.
McGuinness had earlier enjoyed a solo first run after top qualifier Ian Ashelford, who ran a 8.479s pass at 194.07kph to claim those honours, was unable to make it out for racing. Meanwhile, Stevens lined up against Kevin Gummow, who made it off the line but ultimately went nowhere, giving the win to Stevens.
In round two, McGuinness delivered another impressive run despite struggling with clutch issues to take the win, running a 7.492 second 250.29kph over Stevens’ 9.626 second 174.14kph effort. Kevin Gummow was seeded to run in the B-Final, however, an explosion in the engine during the second All Run round ruled the Puma rider out of the finals.
After missing the second round of qualifying, taking the win was extra special for McGuinness this weekend.
“This win did not come without a lot of dramas, I will give you the tip!” grinned McGuinness.
“It was a typical Goldenstates for us with dramas all weekend, but we overcame them, and we got the win.
“It is always good racing Benny, and we tried to put on a good show and keep it interesting!
“We will be back for the next one – thank you to my crew and Resources Club for keeping me running all weekend.”
Also on-track at the Goldenstates was a full complement of sportsman racers, with their competition as part of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship also earning them points in the NDRC’s Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship.
Taking out the wins in the sportsman ranks were Daniel Natalotto (Lectron Australia Competition Bike), Doina Day (Huntsman Racing Supercharged Outlaws), Alby Bakranich (Top Sportsman Competitors Top Sportsman), Michelle Morrison (Modified), John Szabo (Super Sedan Competitors Super Sedan), Paul McNamara (Ballistic Performance Parts Modified Bike), Craig Caton (Goodyear Racing Super Street), Tahlia Martin (Langtree’s Machinery Services Junior Dragster), Rob Gaikhorst (Jackie Watt Consultancy / Fardella and Watt Racing Super Stock), and Jon Ferguson (Competition Eliminator) who took out the prestigious Gold ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies. For more on the sportsman racing, please click here and here.
The next opportunities to score NDRC 2024/2025 championship points will come at Portland’s South Coast Nationals (December 7-8, Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship), the Perth Motorplex’s Nitro Slam (January 4 – Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle), and Willowbank Raceway’s New Year Nitro event (January 10-11 – Top Fuel, XPRO Nitro Funny Car and Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship).
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