PERFORMANCE & RACING
SWAN IGNITION COILS HELP DRIVE HARRISON TURNBULL TO VICTORY
Swan Ignition Coils says it is proud to be supporting and promoting Harrison Turnbull’s Junior Sedan career Harrison Turnbull’s love for motor racing was ignited at an early age when his mother and uncles raced speedway go-karts. Along with his family role models, Harrison looks up to James McFadden, a Northern Territory Sprintcar racer. In 2018, James won the Tri-Star Cup at the Chariots of Thunder event in Darwin and held a competition, allowing his supporters to win the trophy. Harrison was lucky enough to take it home. Harrison followed in his family’s footsteps in 2017 when he started racing a speedway go-kart at the age of seven. The following year, Harrison won the sub-junior speedway go-kart events at both the Australian and Northern Territory Titles. With his impressive go-kart driving skills at such a young age, he was offered a drive for the 2020 Speedway Junior Sedans season behind the wheel of an old Toyota Corolla. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 lockdowns,
his home track of Northline Speedway did not host any events that year, so he had to make the six-hour round trip to Katherine Speedway to participate in their shortened season. Harrison upgraded his Corolla to a Daihatsu Charade for the 2021 and 2022 Northline Speedway Junior Sedans seasons, which is when he had his first major achievement in the class. In 2021, he won the Top Stars Junior Championship, the DSRDA Most Improved, and Junior Sports Person of the Year. At this year’s Kununurra Speedway Junior Sedan title, held on September 9th, Harrison managed three heat wins and his first Junior Sedan track title. His victory came in his current car, a Hyundai Excel, which is running a Swan ignition coil. Harrison is primarily competing in the championship at Northline Speedway for the Top Star Junior Sedans. He is, however, looking to start racing in interstate events in order to experience new tracks and compete at State and National title events.
His future ambitions are to compete in a Wingless Sprintcar or, at the very least, crew for a Sprintcar team. Harrison’s skills also go beyond the steering wheel, as he does all his race car maintenance. “At Swan Ignition Coils, we believe it is vital to support independent race teams, as we have done before and will continue to do so,” Swan Ignition Coils Marketing Manager, Steve Butrakoski, said. “We also see that we need to invest in the next generation of race drivers to help them achieve their goals and ambitions.” To find your nearest Swan Ignition Coils stockist, call 03 9336 2889.
DEATSCHWERKS AND GCG TURBOS TO EXPAND DW’S RANGE IN AUSTRALIA
The DeatschWerks line-up of fuel system components includes more than 1000 products While on his Australian business trip, DeatschWerks International Account Manager, David Reyna, dropped into GCG Turbo’s Sydney office for a quick update on the latest DW products and some new, soon-to-be-released technology. Founded in 2004, DeatschWerks is a manufacturer of high-performance EFI fuel system solutions. Located in the United States in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, DW operates out of its own 36,000 square foot facility which houses all of the company’s functions including design,
end-manufacturing, quality assurance, sales, marketing, and administration. DW has developed innovative fuel system components such as the in-line 250iL and 350iL pumps, modular surge tanks, conversion fuel rails, dual-stage fuel filters, and ethanol-compatible fuel pressure regulators. Today, the DeatschWerks line-up of fuel system components includes more than 1000 products covering Sport Compact, Modern Muscle, and Euro applications.
Brett Lloyd (left) with David Reyna (right)
David Reyna briefing GCG managers on the latest DW products
GCG Turbos is the Australian Distributor of Garrett Turbochargers and says it is one of the most trusted brands in the industry, supplying, servicing and repairing turbos for passenger, commercial, heavy-duty, racing and marine applications. “We are excited to be working with such a reputable and innovative company as DeatschWerks,” GCG Chief Executive Officer, Brett Lloyd, said. “We already stock DW products and are looking forward to expanding that range.” GCG Turbos invites readers to keep an eye out for lots of exciting developments coming later this year. For more information, visit www.gcg.com.au Australian Automotive Aftermarket Magazine October 2023
113