On the Wednesday leading up to the Goldenstates, the Motorplex run a test'n'tune event to give the visiting teams the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the local conditions.

Todays event saw Maurice Brennan licensing his VT Commodore, currently stickered as AA/AP, but destined for Top Doorslammer duties, Robin Judd getting in some extra practice ahead of the weekends racing and Peter Kapiris getting used to the new concrete at Kwinana. In addition, Athol Williams ventured out onto the Motorplex quarter mile for the first time and made sure he looked right at home, Jay Upton was doing some last minute testing for the weekend, while Rhys Naylor and Danielle Stone were out testing their Junior Dragsters.

In addition, a number of comp bike, mod bike and super street racers were also taking advantage of the mid week test session, with many staying on to race at the Whoop Ass Wednesday as well.

You can check out all the photos from the days racing here.

All Fours and Rotaries Car Club ran a test'n'tune event at Collie Motorplex on the weekend. While only a handful of cars ended up taking to the track, those who made the trek to the south west were rewarded with a full day of track time for under $100. Drivers were sent out in groups of 4 for sessions of 5 laps at a time, which gave them plenty of time to get to know the track but also got them off the circuit and back into pit lane without putting too much stress on the vehicles.

Check out the photos here. For more information about AFARCC and to find out about upcoming events, check out their website.

Fast Fridays always present a great mix of drag racing and speedway action, and last nights event was no exception. In addition to all the action on the drag strip, last night's speedway action included part of the WA Super Sedan state titles, which conclude tonight at the Perth Motorplex.

Check out the photos here, and if you need another motorsport fix this weekend, head down to the Motorplex tonight and catch some more speedway action.

Tonights Whoop Ass Wednesday was a relatively quiet night on the Drag Strip, which gave me the opportunity to change to a smaller lens for part of the night. you'll notice that the photos from the first half of the night feature a lot of wide angle, side on and low angle shots, these are shots I wouldn't normally get at drag meets as the lenses I normally use have to much zoom to be effective in that situation. However, I do think there are some really cool shots to be had, so one of the next lenses I plan on buying will be something in the range of roughly 17 - 85mm.

Check out the photos here.

Saturday night's racing at the 3rd round of the Australian Top Alcohol and Pro Stock Bike Championships saw some great racing, with 3 new national records set. Aaron Deery reset the TA/D speed record, Mark Sheehan reset the ET record in TA/Altered and Pete Cochrane took the speed record on the way to a win in Pro Stock Bike.

In Top Alcohol, Ben Bray featured in two of the closest races of the night, a win over Aaron Deery in the first round by about 2.4 metres and a loss to eventual round winner Brett Stevens in the semi's by a similar amount.

You can check out almost 1000 photos from the days racing here. The photos from Friday night can be found here and results as always can be found on the Motorplex site.

Tonight was the first night of the 2007 Top Alcohol and Pro Stock Bike round at the Perth Motorplex.

At the end of Qualifying, Aaron Lynch is top of the list for T/A, with a 5.640, while in 8th place is Gary Phillips with a 5.959.

Peter Cochrane Top Qualifed in Pro Stock Bike with a 7.260, riding for Brett Stevens Racing, so the team is currently well positioned for their best possible result for the rest of the weekend.

Racing starts at 11am tomorrow, so if you missed out today, get down there and see some great racing. Over 40 blown cars have entered for the weekend in various classes including SuperCharged Outlaws, Top Comp and Top Alcohol, so there's plenty to see.

You can check out all the first days action here.

Last nights Whoop Ass Wednesday was another busy night, with a track fresh from another Test'n'Tune in advance of this weekends national Top Alcohol and Top Bike round at the Perth Motorplex. A large field of cars and bikes took to the strip, and 7 cars went out for burnouts, many taking the opportunity to test their combo before Narrogin Revheads this weekend.

You can check out all the photos here.

Racer turnout at tonight's Mystery Monday, sponsored by Formula Tech in Bibra Lake, was probably affected by the hot weather, with less than a hundred cars and bikes going down the track tonight. As a result, no one was able to complain about a lack of runs, with some people making over 30 trips down the track.

A private test day during the day and the warm weather helped the track temperature stay above 40 degree's C for a large part of the night, ensuring optimum traction.

You can check out the photos from tonights racing here.

This weeks Whoop Ass Wednesday had 2 of the key ingredients to a huge turnout, a track fresh from a National Open, promising plenty of traction, and some awesome weather all day and night. However, for some reason, racer turnout was down on previous meetings this season. For whatever the reason, this of course had an upside, with the racers who did turn up getting in heaps of runs during the night, and many going home with personal best times.

You can check out all the photos here. (Sorry, no speedway photos this week)

The Good Fella's Hot Rod Club's Yanchep Run is an annual event, and entry is restricted to Hot Rods, Customs and early Street Machines. The run finishes at the Yanchep Inn, at the Yanchep National Park, north of Perth. This is always a relaxed day with a very impressive selection of machinery.

You can check out the photos from this years Good Fella's Yanchep Run here.

The second event I covered this weekend was the opening night of the Perth Motorplex's National Open drag racing season. A massive 217 cars entered for this event, including 19 SuperCharged Outlaws and 9 Top Comp cars. Lindsay Catalano returned to racing after spending a large portion of last season rebuilding the car to work with the new rules, which now allow SuperCharged Outlaw sedans to run 6.50 seconds. Lindsay's opening pass was a 6.765, and by the end of the night the team had run a 6.531 second pass. Rob and Jackie Pilkington's Monte Carlo bodied Funny Car was ready for action, after the team licensed the car late last season, and Rob got the car down the quarter mile in 6.003 seconds on his last pass of the night, winning the Top Comp B Final in the process. Junior Dragster was an all girl final, with Amy Kennedy taking the win over Nicole Adamos.

You can check out all the nights racing here.

What a weekend, 3 days, 3 events to cover, and I'm only just starting to get a chance to sort and upload some photos. The first event this weekend was the opening AutoTrader Fast Friday at the Perth Motorplex on Friday night. A huge field of cars and bikes turned up for a chance to get some laps under their belt and to compete in the elimination rounds. For some it was also a chance to get some last minute testing done before the opening round of the Motorplex's National Open season the next day.

All the photos from the Fast Friday can be found here.

Tonights Whoop Ass Wednesday saw a full field of 180 cars and bikes hit the drag strip, and plenty of Speedway competitors take to the tracks for some more practice before the opening Fast Friday of the season this week.

You can check out the photos here.

Todays Pro Auto Performance Hi Tech Titles event was the first of a four part series this season, and despite the weather threatening to cause problems, the track was awesome and the format seemed to work really well.

Check out the photos here.

The 2007 WA Hot Rod show is currently on at the Burswood Dome, I was there yesterday and was very impressed with the standard of entries and displays this year. If you're not doing anything today, you've got until 4pm to get down to the Burswood Dome and check it out.

Photos from the show can be viewed here.