Welcome

TO ANOTHER SEASON OF RACING AT MASTERTON MOTORPLEX

On behalf of the Members of the Board of Masterton Motorplex and all our hardworking volunteers, I would like to welcome you all to a great season ahead of drag racing at MMP. This is a special season for us as it marks 25 years since the start of MMP. From 1997 until 2013 racing was held at Hood Aerodrome, but as the airport continued to get busier, we had to make the decision of walking away from everything we had achieved so far, or to build our own track. We decided the latter and our rst meeting at the new track was held in 2014. It’s been a bumpy ride over the past two seasons thanks to Covid with some meetings cancelled or poorly supported. But we are back to a full season for 2022-2023. A highlight will be the rst ever “Mayhem At Masterton” – cancelled twice last season - which

Contents

2 Welcome 3 We’re back! 4 Photography & Motor

Sports a captivating combo 6 Drag racing basics

Test and Tune Plus Outlaw 71 | 5-6 Nov 2022 8 Running with the Outlaws 11 Pro le: John Shepherd 12 Pro le: Jason Robertson & El Chapo National Drag Racing Championships | 10-11 Dec 2022 & 18-19 Feb 2023

14 Track brings new life to

Drag racing in New Zealand 16 Pro le: Ian Deboo & Crazy Horse 17 Pro le: Steve Milliken 18 No race without the starter will see the Outlaw 71’s and The Wild Bunch go head-to-head. We are also looking forward to hosting two rounds of the National Drag Racing Championship. As always, none of this would be possible without the volunteers, racers and crews who contribute their time and energy out of love for the sport. I would also like to thank everyone who supports Masterton everyone who supports Masterton Motorplex by attending our meetings. Without you, none of this would happen. Here’s to a great season of racing at Masterton Motorplex. Bob Wilton Chair/Manager Masterton Motorplex

Dragstalgia – Wild Bunch Wars | 2-3 Jan 2023 20 Those were the days 21 Pro le: Michael Franklin

Mayhem at Masterton | 18-19 Mar 2023

22 Mayhem at Masterton – nally! 24 Pro le: Mike Reid 24 MMP Contacts 26 Pro le: Mike Wilson