CAIRNS-BOUND O’ROURKE TO CREATE THUNDER IN THE TROPICS

Pro racer Grant O’Rourke will return to the drag strip to be a special guest at Springmount Raceway’s Thunder in the Tropics event this weekend (October 1). O’Rourke will take part in the much-anticipated Pro Slammer match race to be held at the event – the last major competitive event for the venue for the […]

O’ROURKE GOES SKY HIGH AHEAD OF NITRO UP NORTH

This Friday and Saturday (8 and 9 July), Hidden Valley Raceway will explode with ANDRA National Championship Drag Racing for the professionals and Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman categories, and Top Doorslammer racer Grant O’Rourke is already getting into the ‘swing’ of things.  This afternoon, his O’Rourke Motorsport Top Doorslammer was hoisted sky high by two […]

O’ROURKE LOCKS AWAY 3RD IN INAUGURAL 400 THUNDER PRO SLAMMER TITLE

Grant O’Rourke has locked away third in the first 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship with a semi-final appearance at the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals, held at Willowbank Raceway (Queensland) at the weekend. O’Rourke and his O’Rourke Motorsport Pro Slammer qualified second fastest in the 16 car field with a 5.848s/249.95mph pass, and also picked […]

OMS READY FOR ‘THE BIG ONE’ THIS WEEKEND

O’Rourke Motorsport is ready and rearing to go for the biggest show in Australian drag racing – the City of Ipswich Winternationals – following the completion of final preparations today. The Willowbank Raceway event is the finale of the inaugural 400 Thunder drag racing season and will be held across Thursday June 9 to Sunday […]

O’ROURKE CHASING ‘ONE PERCENTERS’ AT NITRO CHAMPS

For Grant O’Rourke, this weekend’s Nitro Champs are all about making sure every small part in the OMS machine is working at its best as he looks to chase down John Zappia. The Nitro Champs are the latest round in the 400 Thunder Series, and will be held across May 7-8. O’Rourke is currently less […]