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 | Hopefully still to come |
| 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 | 98 & 2006 Winternationals when coming second in ROCKET ALL STARS on a .399 RED LIGHT |
| Favourite opponents | Anybody |
| Last person I would want to race in a final | Any of our close fellow supercharged outlaws mates |
| Person I most admire in racing | John Force |
| If I wasn't a drag racer I would | Perish the thought |
| I'm really good at | Spending |
| I'm really bad at | Budgeting |
| Favourite movie | Van Wilder |
| Favourite music | Rock |
| Favourite TV Show | The Sopranos |
| Favourite food | Seafood |
| Nobody knows I | They still don't |
| I'd give anything to meet | Valentino Rossi |
| I Wish I could stop | Bad Habits |
| 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 | Most years at Indy |
| Worst time of my life | 1992 |
| Best advice I've received | Do it at your own pace |
| Worst advice I've received | That won't work |
| Future racing goal | Win an ANDRA TITLE |
Soon to be F.E.D Driver |
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| Date of Birth | 29/10/85 |
| Place of Birth | Rockhampton |
| Hometown | Rockvegas |
| Years in Sport | 6 |
| Nickname | Guppee/Piranha |
| Career Highlight | 2009 Winternationals, running a 9.04 145mph and gaining my ANDRA Licence |
| Occupation | Driller and Signwriter |
| Hobby | Drag Racing |
| Lifelong Heroes | John Force. Valentino Rossi |
| What I most love about Racing | The Burnout and the Speed |
| Most embarrassing moment at the races | Few to many rum’s one night golf cart and wheelstand = security. |
| Toughest thing about drag racing | Losing |
| The best race car I ever had | Freddy the FED (Front Engine Dragster) |
| My toughest loss | Will be losing to my brother… If it ever happens! |
| Favourite Opponent | My Brother |
| 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 | Drinking |
| I'm really bad at | Losing |
| Favourite music | Rock |
| Favourite food | Spaghetti Bol |
| 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 |
| 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! |
| Worst advice I've received | Don’t do to long of a burnout. |
| Future racing goal | Win an ANDRA Christmas tree |
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 |
| Date of Birth | 23/03/1983 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Rear End | Fabricated 9" Ford-40 ml Mark Williams Floater Pinion Support Spool & Mark Williams Carrier - Terry Cartwright & Ray Bernard. |
| Weight Including Driver | 2.025 lbs. / 920 Kg's. |
| Suspension | Koni 4 Link, Roll Rotate |
| Front | Chicken Bone SPE Spindles |
| Rear | 4 Link |
| Wheels and Tires | |
| Front | Centerline / MT |
| 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 Alexandra St Nth Rockhampton continued maintenance and development |
| Block | Lexus |
| Heads | Lexus Go-Mac Ported |
| Valves | Alan Croft "Specials" |
| Cam | Crow Billet |
| Valvetrain | Lexus |
| Rods | H.Beam-Eagles or Scatt |
| Pistons | J.E. or C.P. Custom Made |
| Crankshaft | Steel Standard Lexus |
| Bearings | Clevite, Lexus |
| Oil Pump/System | Dry Sump By Go-Mac,Oil Pump Nascar 5 Stage |
| Supercharger | PSI |
| 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 |
| 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 | Chute Metal and Simpson |
| Sponsors | Piranha Insurance Brokers P/L, Lexus of Rockhampton, The Automatic Shop/Mick Titmarsh, NTI, Barney's Truck and Trailer Sales, Dec & Debbie Brown C.Q. Cabinet Makers, C.Q. Powder Coaters. Bimrose Lubricants, Redline Oils, Steadfast Insurance Group. |
| Best ET/Speed | ET - 7.42. Speed - 179mph. |
| Where/When | Sydney Dragway - 12 Sept 2008 |
| Usual Crew | Peter& Heather Peirano, Lachlan Tree, Alan Croft, Steven Macintosh & Bernie, Craig Ananell.- Reece "Little G" Norfthfield |
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PS:Just a Thank you to some of the many people who have helped us out. Phil Love and the Team at Love's Auto Electric's.
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PEIRANO FAMILY “THE LEXUS PIRANHA - PENGUIN F.E.D.” |
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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 with3:90 gears,lightened bt Mark Williams.Housing chrome plated sheet metal farricated Ford 9" with 40 spline full floater axles,carbon fibre brakes &rotors. |
| Weight Including Driver | lbs. / Kg's. |
| Sterring | MW steering wheel with SFI MW quick release. |
| Front | Chicken Bone SPE Spindles |
| Fuel Tank | 10 Gallon capicity. |
| Wheels and Tires | |
| Front | Pro Series-Circle-Goodyears |
| 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. |
| Crankshaft | Steel Standard Lexus |
| Bearings | Clevite, Lexus |
| Oil Pump/System | Dry Sump Murosso, 3 Stage |
| Supercharger | PSI & or 8.71 Littlefield |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Instrumentation | Motec - Ashley Bolt & Paul Masteson |
| Saftey Equipment | Dual Simpson |
| Sponsors | Piranha Insurance Brokers P/L, Lexus of Rockhampton, The Automatic Shop/Mick Titmarsh, NTI, Barney's Truck and Trailer Sales, Dec & Debbie Brown C.Q. Cabinet Makers, C.Q. Powder Coaters. |
| Best ET/Speed | ET - Speed - mph. |
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| Usual Crew | Peter & Heather Peirano, Zac Peirano, Lachlan Tree & Bec & Jake King, Alan Croft, Steven Macintosh & Bernie, Lang & Little G - Reece Northfield & Courtney |
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.
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