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 | 205.550 | 207.901 | ||||||||
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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