Gus Cooper # 1379
Terraplane Land Speed Racing Team
Wembley WA

Year | Vehicle | Class | MPH | PB | Record Average |
Record | ||||||
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2017 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CFALT | 124.948 | - | Open | |||||||
2018 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CFALT | 161.175, 175.678 | 124.948 | 124.948 | |||||||
2019 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CGALT | 208.406 | - | n/a | 179.140 | ||||||
2020 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | Cancelled | Open | ||||||||
2021 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | - | Open | ||||||||
2022 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | Washed Out | - | Open | |||||||
2023 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | 193.986Q, 0, 205.505R | - | Open | |||||||
2024 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | Washed Out | 205.550 | 207.901 | |||||||
2025 | 1936 Hudson Terraplane | B/CBFALT | 205.550 | 207.901 | ||||||||
MPH shown in RED is highest speed recorded for that class up and including that year.
Records shown are the highest speed attained for that class from all previous years
or have never had a vehicle register a speed for that class and are considered Open.
Vehicle Specs
Vehicle Make | Hudson | |
Vehicle Model | 1936 Terraplane | |
Vehicle Class | B/CFALT | |
Chassis | Stock 36 Terraplane chassis boxed | |
Engine | 401 Small Block Chev NA 900hp | |
Gearbox | 3 speed air shift Lenco | |
Diff | VF Commodore IRS |
Sponsors |
None | |
Career Highlights |
150mph record in 2017 rookie year | |
Time in Sport | 2016 | |
Claim to Fame | When I'm not land speed racing, I am spanner man on the Beach Bomb, one of the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny cars. | |
Other Interests | Drag Racing | |
Team Name | Terraplane Land Speed Racing Team | |
Team Members | Gus Cooper, John Harvey, Darren Banks | |
Team History | In 2016 the Terraplane was purchased and built into a land speed car in just 9 months | |
Best thing about Dry Lakes Racing | The salt | |
Interesting story |
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