I am a speedway street stock racer, based in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
21/05/2025
Had a good run lately, with some very close racing and some good results, and finally managed another feature win. Got it done with 3 heat wins and come home in the final with win also. Very happy with the way the car and driver are performing at the moment.
A couple weeks off now to freshen everything up before making the 1800km trek to Karratha to contest the annual Brett Johnson Memorial. Nickol Bay Speedway
So, after a long day of testing, we loaded up and headed to Narrogin Speedway Club for the annual Kulker Cup.
With 17 cars in attendance, i needed to do well in my heats to put the car in a good position for the final. I managed a 4th, a 3rd and a 1st, putting me out of 8 for the final. With tricky track conditions and tough competition, I managed to come home in 4th, in a tight finish for the top 4. Overall, was a very beneficial trip and very happy with how the car performed. Next up, the month of madness, with racing in Tyres & More Esperance Speedway, Kalgoorlie International Speedway, and the state title at the Perth Motorplex. Gonna be a big 2 weekends racing!
Bit of a clip from my heat race win. The car felt quick!
26/02/2025
Sorry all, been a bit quiet with regards to racing over the Christmas season, and after damaging an engine just before Christmas, it's taken a little longer to get parts and everything back going again. Hopefully this weekend we'll get out to run in the motor and do a bit of testing, then if all goes well, we're looking to load up and head to Narrogin Speedway to contest the annual Kulker Cup next weekend.
See how it all goes.
On a better note, thanks to CB Graphix the trailer got a bit of maintainance and a face lift over the same time.
10/11/2024
After almost 10 years, we headed back to the Perth Motorplex for a run. Had a pretty good run through the heats, started out of 2nd, and with a bit of luck, came home with the win, on the final corner!
19/10/2024
Boogitty, boogitty, boogitty let's go racin' ! Kalgoorlie International Speedway
07/09/2024
Bit of a change for me at BFR today, out having a spin on some dirt karts at Bencubbin and Dowerin Ben Ferris Jeremy Ferris
31/08/2024
After a week of tinkering after work, the new engine is in, and all running sweet. Can't wait to get on the track for a bit of testing
17/08/2024
Unfortunately, I found I had damaged my engine at the state title, so I've been busy building a new one. After a bit of a wait on parts and machining, the new engine is finally ready to drop in. Can't wait to get back on the track!
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Had an absolute blinder of a night (for my standards) and currently sitting 21st in points, with some very fast company. Pretty happy is an understatement. See what tomorrow night brings
Ben Ferris
25/04/2024
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Practice done with a very small difference over the whole field. Timed 42 fastest, with a bit of work to do. Still, pretty happy how the car is running
MINTY THE QUICK MAN IN MOORA
Official Release Thursday 25th April 2024.
Local Moora driver Gavin Minty has set the fastest time during official practice for the 2024 SSA Street Stock WA State Title presented by Iluka Resources which is being held this weekend.
Minty along with Kalgoorlie's Kayne Dellar were the only drivers to record a time inside the eighteen second bracket during the two hour session.
Official Practice was a fairly uneventful affair with fifty nine of the drivers in the field for this weekend recording a time.
Racing gets underway from 6pm local time tomorrow evening with a live stream available courtesy of Clay-Per-View from the Moora Speedway.
OVERALL PRACTICE TIMES
1. W3 Gavin Minty 18.968
2. WA9 Kayne Dellar 18.982
3. WA2 Shane Whild 19.058
4. W31 Cody Avins 19.176
5. WX4 Blake Iwanow 19.196
6. W1 Jake Hoath 19.209
7. WA3 Donny Davis 19.224
8. W4 Chas Skipworth 19.250
9. WB4 Ethan Genev 19.336
10. W99 Kyran Bridges 19.358
11. W74 Lenny Bates 19.378
12. W35 Craig Clayton 19.386
13. W19 David Linthorne 19.409
14. WA19 Josh Stewart 19.410
15. W11 Matt Iwanow 19.424
16. W23 Matt Lowe 19.436
17. WA10 Damon Thomson 19.440
18. W616 Jamie Goodwin 19.447
19. WA87 Eric Wade 19.466
20. W118 Jack Favero 19.476
21. W17 Craig Lenane 19.492
22. W27 Damon Lyall 19.494
23. W24 Jake Williams 19.495
24. WA6 Brinley McGaffin 19.526
25. W56 Ethan Cooper 19.531
26. W32 Ash Con-Goo 19.543
27. WA26 David Padmore 19.548
28. W94 Robert Dunbar 19.561
29. W100 Linton Dickerson 19.567
30. W110 Clayton Blee 19.613
31. W88 Peter Dowie 19.622
32. W20 Brett Brennan 19.660
33. WA15 Daniel Flavel 19.700
34. W12 Gary Blee 19.702
35. W6 Hayden Norman 19.703
36. W66 Ben Norman 19.703
37. W21 Evan Wakefield 19.713
38. W42 Tyde Lovell 19.715
39. W10 David Fall 19.727
40. WA20 Clinton Waldron 19.770
41. WA4 Matt Hammond 19.793
42. W32 Ben Ferris 19.819
43. W82 Jarred Fisher 19.859
44. W72 Russell Gunn 19.915
45. W83 Stefani Ameduri 19.923
46. W105 Glenn Vanzetti 19.924
47. W109 Brendan Vanzetti 20.005
48. W2 Marty Kelly 20.021
49. W17 Aaron Sutton 20.180
50. W07 Gordon Wyatt 20.233
51. W222 Joshua Ellis 20.272
52. WC4 Dylan Curley 20.411
53. W9 Patrick Lenane 20.417
54. W87 Bradley Brennan 20.505
55. WA12 Grant Campbell 20.557
56. W15 Wayne Thomson 20.578
57. W104 Donna Vanzetti 20.696
58. W18 Gary Leeson 22.307
59. W51 Justin Melhuish 23.359
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