DRIVER PROFILES
DRIVER |
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| Date of Birth | 24/08/1977 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Rockhampton |
| Years in Sport | 12 |
| Nickname | Piranha or Tubby |
| Career Highlight | Winning the 2010 Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway |
| Occupation | Piranha Insurance Brokers - Rockhampton, QLD |
| Hobby | Golf |
| Lifelong Heroes | Mick Doohan |
| What I most love about Racing | Competition/Family Involvement |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | To many beverages one night. "Toolies home made Rum." |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Being consistent enough to win. |
| The best race car I ever had | Current Hot-Rod |
| My toughest loss | 2010 Winternationals Semi Final, needed to win to claim Rocket All Stars title but lost to John Loy |
| Favourite opponents | Anybody |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | Don't care, bring it on |
| Person I most admire in racing | John Force |
| If I wasn't a drag racer I would | Have allot more spare time |
| I'm really good at | Spending |
| I'm really bad at | Budgeting |
| Favourite movie | Action |
| Favourite music | Rock |
| Favourite TV Show | Deadliest Catch/ Speedway Grand Prix |
| Favourite food | Seafood |
| Nobody knows I | They still don't |
| I'd give anything to meet | Valentino Rossi |
| I Wish I could stop | Working |
| I hope I never have to | Jog |
| I've never been able to | Whistle loudly |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | Get in a drag car |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | Set fire to dads boat |
| Best time of my life | Family Vacation to USA |
| Worst time of my life | 1992 |
| Best advice I've received | Do it at your own pace and run your own race |
| Worst advice I've received | That won't work, big blocks go all day (NOT) |
| Future racing goal | Win an ANDRA RARS TITLE in Supercharged Outlaws |
DRIVER of the PENGUIN PIRANHA F.E.D |
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| Date of Birth | 29/10/85 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Yeppoon |
| Years in Sport | 6 |
| Nickname | Wombat |
| Career Highlight | Winning my first meeting in Supercharged Outlaws at Palmyra in 2010 |
| Occupation | Driller and Signwriter |
| Hobby | Drag Racing |
| Lifelong Heroes | John Force. Valentino Rossi |
| What I most love about Racing | The Burnout, The Speed & The Rush. |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | Few to many rum’s one night golf cart and wheelstand = security. |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Losing by the slightest of margins. |
| The best race car I ever had | FEDDY (Front Engine Dragster) |
| My toughest loss | Will be losing to my brother… If it ever happens! |
| Favourite Opponent | My Brother, nothing beats brotherly rivalry! |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | Anyone, bring it on! |
| If I wasn't a drag racer i would | Become a drag racer |
| I'm really good at | Being Late |
| I'm really bad at | Having Patience |
| Favourite music | Rock |
| Favourite food | Spaghetti Bol & Chilli |
| Nobody knows I | They never will… |
| I'd give anything to meet | Valentino Rossi |
| I Wish I could stop | Speeding |
| I hope I never have to | Stop drinking or racing |
| I've never been able to | Budget |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | Get in the Front Engine Dragster and press the loud pedal! |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | Drunk XXXX |
| Best time of my life | When I’m racing |
| Worst time of my life | When I’m losing |
| Best advice I've received | Give it sh*t! keep it in the middle |
| Worst advice I've received | Don’t do to long of a burnout. |
| Future racing goal | Win an ANDRA Christmas tree & ANDRA National Championship |
Crew Profiles
Crew Darren White |
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| Date of Birth | 04/04/1968 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Rockhampton |
| Years in Sport | 5YRS RIDING & 25+SUPPORTING |
| Nickname | WHITEY |
| Career Highlight | OPORTUNITY TO RIDE IN QLD SOLO TITLE & COMPETE AGAINST ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN PROFESSIONAL RIDERS |
| Occupation | FITTER/MECHANIC |
| Hobby | CREWING 4 PIRANAH DRAGSTER,FISHING,RIDING HARLEY WEEKENDS |
| Personal car | TOYOTA PRADO / HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Lifelong Heroes | SILVESTER STALLONE |
| What I most love about Racing | THE SPORT IN GENERAL & THE PEOPLE U MEET. |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | A BAD START AT & GETTING DROPPED ON YOUR ASS AT THE LINE |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | TO BE ABLE TO BE ELIMINATED BY 1000th OF A SECOND |
| The best race car I ever had | NEVER HAD ONE |
| My toughest loss | NA |
| Favourite opponents | NA |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | NA |
| Person I most admire in racing | ATHOL WILLIAMS |
| If I wasn't a drag racer I would | HAVE MORE TIME ON YOUR HANDS |
| I'm really good at | BEING UPFRONT AND SAYING WHAT I WANT. |
| I'm really bad at | BEING DIPLOMATIC. |
| Favourite movie | WILDHOGS |
| Favourite music | ROCK |
| Favourite TV Show | MOTORSPORT CHANNELS & AMERICAN CHOPPER |
| Favourite food | SEAFOOD |
| Nobody knows I | AHH ------ CANT TELL |
| I'd give anything to meet | ANYONE WANTING TO THOW SOME MONEY MY WAY. |
| I Wish I could stop | DRINKING |
| I hope I never have to | DIE TOO YOUNG |
| I've never been able to | CHANGE SHITTY NAPPIES |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | BOUGHT AND SOLD HOUSE AND LAND |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | MOVE OUT OF HOME |
| Best time of my life | A SURPRISE SKYDIVE JUMP & BUYING NEW HARLEY |
| Worst time of my life | WATCHING FRIENDS CRASH TO THEIR DEATH IN FRONT OF ME |
| Best advice I've received | IF U ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DO IT ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT. |
| Worst advice I've received | HOLD IT FLAT AND TURN LEFT |
| Future racing goal | TO HAVE A RIDE ON A NITRO BIKE ???. |
Stephen "Macca" McIntosh |
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| Date of Birth | 22/10/59 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Rockhampton |
| Years in Sport | 2 |
| Nickname | Macca (Farting Gnome) |
| Career Highlight | Tubby winning the Tin Tops |
| Occupation | Transport contractor |
| Hobby | Riding Motorbikes |
| Personal car | WB ute |
| Lifelong Heroes | Muhammad Ali |
| What I most love about Racing | Excitement of the race, meeting new people within the drag racing community |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | packed stand at Speedway and crashing my Solo Bike in front of the grandstand and breaking my back |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Red lights and breakouts |
| The best race car I ever had | Speedway Litre Sprint car |
| My toughest loss | Any of them |
| Person I most admire in racing | Phil Lamattina |
| If I wasn't involved in drag racing i would | Speedway or Motor X |
| I'm really good at | Doing as little as possible |
| I'm really bad at | Making a commitment and cooking |
| Favourite music | anything from the 70's, cant stand hip hop crap |
| Favourite food | Cranston's curry pie with peas |
| Nobody knows I | Bitten by a dog when I was younger in a very private part on the body |
| I'd give anything to meet | Gwen Stefani |
| I Wish I could stop | Farting |
| I hope I never have to | Get old and not be involved in motor sport |
| I've never been able to | Be responsible |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | TBA |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | TBA |
| Best time of my life | Buying my Harley in1980 |
| Worst time of my life | Falling off a Motor X bike and busting my shoulder (requiring surgery and to date 3 months off work) |
| Best advice I've received | Don't Worry Be Happy |
| Worst advice I've received | |
| Future racing goal | To attend all meetings with the Piranha Race Crew and bring home a Gold Christmas Tree |
Lachlan "Bracketer" Tree |
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| Date of Birth | 17/11/55 |
| Place of Birth | Nambour |
| Hometown | Rockhampton |
| Years in Sport | Many |
| Nickname | Tree or Bracketer |
| Career Highlight | NA |
| Occupation | Estimator |
| Hobby | Golf |
| Personal car | 2000 SS Commodore |
| Lifelong Heroes | DAD |
| What I most love about Racing | Trips away, meeting new people |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | Loosing ticket to corporate box |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Loosing |
| The best race car I ever had | NA |
| My toughest loss | NA |
| Favourite opponents | NA |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | NA |
| Person I most admire in racing | Peter Brock |
| If I wasn't a drag racer I would | Race Boats |
| I'm really good at | Solution to a problem |
| I'm really bad at | Golf |
| Favourite movie | Men in Black |
| Favourite music | Rock |
| Favourite TV Show | Any motor racing, Top Gear |
| Favourite food | Seafood, Italian, Mexican |
| Nobody knows I | Won 1984, QLD 6lt Displacement Powerboat Championship |
| I'd give anything to meet | Megan Gale |
| I Wish I could stop | Foot in Mouth |
| I hope I never have to | Bury any of my family |
| I've never been able to | Make a lot of money |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | Marry Lorraine |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | Upset Lorraine |
| Best time of my life | Winning ' The King of Fitzroy" ski race |
| Worst time of my life | Parents funerals |
| Best advice I've received | Always tell the truth |
| Worst advice I've received | If the oil pressure is low, give it a rev |
| Future racing goal | To have my own racing car |
Reece "LITTLE G" Northfield |
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| Date of Birth | 23/03/1983 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Rockhampton |
| Years in Sport | 3 |
| Nickname | Fats or Lips |
| Career Highlight | Will be my first full track pass in the Altered |
| Occupation | Emerald Carrying Company , QLD (Tanker Wanker) |
| Hobby | Speedway, crew for my Brother’s Super Sedan |
| Lifelong Heroes | Victor Bray, John Force |
| What I most love about Racing | Family involvement, Nitro |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | Very fast golf cart + No brakes (Sorry H & Pete) |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Not being able to have a Rum till end of Racing |
| The best race car I ever had | Stock standard VL Commodore (She was a tuff old girl) |
| My toughest loss | Crashing the VL after a street race |
| Favourite opponents | Will be Tubby or Zac |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | Anyone (I want a BYE) |
| Person I most admire in racing | John Force |
| If I wasn't a drag racer I would | Be a Male Gigolo |
| I'm really good at | Well. . . lying obviously |
| I'm really bad at | Speeling |
| Favourite movie | Batman |
| Favourite music | Old school |
| Favourite TV Show | Family Guy |
| Favourite food | Seafood |
| Nobody knows I | Think Santa is Real |
| I'd give anything to meet | John Force |
| I Wish I could stop | Paying Tax |
| I hope I never have to | Rebuild my engine |
| I've never been able to | Buy clothes that fit |
| Smartest thing I've ever done | Buy a drag car |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done | Drove Dad’s car into his shed door |
| Best time of my life | Any time with the family or at the drags and speedway |
| Worst time of my life | Crashing the VL (Little bit scared) |
| Best advice I've received | “You can do it” |
| Worst advice I've received | “Drag cars cost to much money” |
| Future racing goal | Win an ANDRA TITLE |
Alan Croft Neighbour and Mod Bike Rider |
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Damien White - Son of Darren |
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Brett "Skekky" Schy - After Party Organiser |
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CAR PROFILES
PEIRANO FAMILY "LEXUS
PIRHANA HOT ROD"
Supercharged Outlaws Hot-Rod (click
for images)
| Chassis | Ken Lowe, (Part Chassis) |
| Builder | Ken Lowe |
| Material | Chrome Moly |
| Wheelbase | 115 Body Style 23 HOT ROD "RACE CENTRAL STYLE" - Kev Schuurs |
| Year | 1923 |
| Rear End | Fabricated 9" Ford-40 ml Mark Williams Floater Pinion Support Spool & Mark Williams Carrier - Terry Cartwright & Ray Bernard. |
| Weight Including Driver | 2.200lbs. / 1000Kg's |
| Suspension | Koni 4 Link, Roll Rotate |
| Front | Chicken Bone SPE Spindles |
| Rear | 4 Link |
| Wheels and Tires | |
| Front | Centerline / Hosiers |
| Rear | Centerline / Hosiers |
| Engine | Built & Engineered by GO-Mac.Engines Sydney Greg MacDonald. Built out of the Inspiration for quad Cams & 4 Valve per cyl technology. Initially, Lionel Durre Engine Improvements continued maintenance and Alan Croft services the heads |
| Block | Lexus |
| Heads | Lexus Go-Mac Ported & Col Sleep "Specials" |
| Valves | Alan Croft "Specials" |
| Cam | Crow Billet |
| Valvetrain | Lexus |
| Rods | H.Beam-Eagles or Scatt |
| Pistons | J.E. or C.P. or Diamond all Custom Made |
| Crankshaft | Steel Standard Lexus |
| Bearings | Clevite, Lexus |
| Oil Pump/System | Aviad 3 Stage Dry Sump |
| Supercharger | PSI B-Series |
| Ignition | MSD Pro Mag 20 |
| Fuel System | Intake Manifold by Andrew Mueller |
| Headers | HPC Coated fabricated by Dave Coles @ Race Central |
| Transmission | Power Glide TCI parts th 400 Shaft deep Pan |
| Auto | Yes |
| Converter | Geoff Dell "The Convertor Shop" |
| Shifter | B & M |
| Body | Hot Rod Roadster |
| Bodywork | Wade Dobbs - Custom Fiber Glass Repairs |
| Paint | Darryl Bray - N.A.R. Auto Finishers |
| Designed by | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Applied by | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Graphics | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Interior | Dave Coles - Race Central |
| Fabrication | Dave Coles - Race Central |
| Instrumentation | Motec |
| Seat | Ron Dormer - Carbon Fibre |
| Saftey Equipment | Stroud & Simpson |
| Sponsors | Piranha Insurance Brokers P/L, The Automatic Shop/Mick Titmarsh, NTI, Barnsey's Truck and Trailer Sales, C.Q. Powder Coaters. Bimrose Lubricants, Redline Oils, Steadfast Insurance Group, Real Deal Motorsports Insurance |
| Best ET/Speed | ET - 7.38. Speed - 179mph. |
| Where/When | Sydney Dragway - 12 Sept 2008 (speed) / Sydney Dragway - 11 Sept 2011 (ET) |
| Usual Crew | Peter & Heather Peirano, Raquel Marshall, Alan Croft, Jeff Carr, Greg Belz, Graeme Belz, Steve McIntosh |
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PS: Just a Thank you to some of the many people who have helped us out. Glen & Alan (Frog) Barnes for all his welding and aluminium work.
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PEIRANO FAMILY “THE LEXUS PIRANHA - PENGUIN F.E.D.” The dragster has never been crashed, but has had some welding done at the race in Seattle, consisting of 4 uprights put behind the fuel tank resulting from the bouncing in the trailer. Karl used a chassis stabilizer and after he had spoken to Frank Parks, one of the best chassis guys in the business. Karl found out that it is better to use 4"x4" under the chassis right in front of the motor plate and then secured the headers to the trailer floor. The chassis has a current NHRA certification for NTF which is more stringent than the NHRA 7.50 and slower certification with the roll bar having the new lateral head restraint pads fitted being a requirement this year. |
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| Chassis | 2001 F.E.D. Hansen built for Rich Howell. ex Jennings & Scheele |
| Builder | Bobby Hansen: Hansen Race Cars AZUSA California 91702 |
| Material | Chrome Moly |
| Wheelbase | 225inches, certified Mhra/SFI spec 2.2 115 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Rear End | Mark Williams aluminium 3rd member with 3:90 gears, lightened by Mark Williams. Housing chrome plated sheet metal fabricated Ford 9" with 40 spline full floater axles, carbon fibre brakes & rotors. |
| Weight Including Driver | 1750lbs. / 793 Kg's. |
| Sterring | MW steering wheel with SFI MW quick release. |
| Front | Chicken Bone SPE Spindles |
| Fuel Tank | 10 Gallon capacity. |
| Wheels and Tires | |
| Front | Pro Series Circle - Hoosiers |
| Rear | Force 5 U.S.A. - Hosiers Nostalgias |
| Engine | Lionel Durre Engine Improvements for continued maintainance and development |
| Block | Lexus |
| Heads | Lexus Toyota Genuine Parts |
| Valves | After market - Alan Croft "Specials" |
| Cam | Crow Special Grind Billet |
| Valvetrain | Lexus 32 valve overhead cam |
| Rods | H.Beam |
| Pistons | C.P, JE & Diamond |
| Crankshaft | Steel Standard Lexus |
| Bearings | Clevite, Lexus |
| Oil Pump/System | Dry Sump Murosso, 3 Stage |
| Supercharger | PSI 200 H |
| Ignition | Pro Mag 20 |
| Fuel System | Intake Manifold by Andrew Mueller |
| Headers | HPC Coated fabricated by Dave Coles @ Race Central |
| Transmission | Power Glide TCI parts th 400 Shaft deep Pan – The Automatic Shop Rockhampton (Michael Titmarsh) |
| Converter | Geoff Dell "The Convertor Shop" |
| Shifter | B & M Pro Ratchet |
| Body | Full Bodied – Mike Magera Nose Cone |
| Fire System | SFI Certified. |
| Paint | Hans Kreuzen “The Paint Doctor” Maryborough |
| Designed by | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Applied by | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Graphics | Hans Kreuzen "The Paint Doctor" Maryborough |
| Restraints | Taylor & ISP. |
| Instrumentation | Motec - Ashley Bolt & Paul Masteson |
| Saftey Equipment | Dual Simpson Chutes |
| Sponsors | Piranha Insurance Brokers P/L, Drill Pro , Steadfast Insurance Group The Automatic Shop/Mick Titmarsh, NTI, CGU, Barney's Truck and Trailer Sales, Arnolds Advanced Tyres , C.Q. Powder Coaters. Lexus of Rockhampton, Redline Oils. |
| Best ET/Speed | ET - 7.189. Speed - 189.88 MPH |
| Where/When | Willowbank Raceway Winternationals 2010 for E.T & Winternationals 2011 for Speed. |
| Usual Crew | Peter & Heather Peirano, Zac, Bec, Jake & Jett Peirano, Mark KIng & Little Bec, Alan Croft, Greg & Graeme Belz. |
| Additional Crew | Lachlan Tree, Stephen "Macca" McIntosh & Bernie, Clay Weston |
Previous Performance Data |
NTF in USA wT 1680 LBS. 60 Foot Time 1.00 sec 1/8 Mile Time: 3.83 sec 1/8 Mile Speed:206 mph. 1/4 Mile Time: 5.80 sec 1/4 Mile Speed : 251 mph. |
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PS: Just a Thank you to some of the many people who have helped us out. Glen & Alan (Frog) Barnes for all his welding and aluminium work.
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