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Round 6 Motormall Wanneroo

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ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” MATT CHERRY #44 🏁 A familiar ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” MATT CHERRY #44 🏁

A familiar name at the front of the Improved Production field, Matt Cherry brings 27 years of racing experience to the 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals.

Matt has raced across go-karts, Formula Ford, Production Cars, Street Cars, Tarmac Sprints and Improved Production, joining IP in 2020. His 2006 6.0L Holden Monaro CV8 was built by Racing Dynamics in 2009 from a brand-new body shell.

His career includes National and State Championships in Junior Go-Karts, National and State Improved Production titles, competing in the Bathurst 6 Hour, three Darwin Triple Crown wins and three wins at Bathurst. He’s also competed at Nationals around the country, including Darwin, Phillip Island, Morgan Park, Baskerville and The Bend.

And at MotorMall Wanneroo Raceway, Matt already owns one of the benchmarks everyone will be chasing.

Matt holds the longstanding Group 3J Improved Production 3001–6000cc lap record, setting a 60.4662-second lap in the #44 Monaro.

Behind the #44 Racing Dynamics Monaro, Cade Bell and Brad Searle are part of the team helping keep it on track.

Now it’s back to Matt’s home circuit for the 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ

#roadtonationals
πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ VOLUNTEERS WANTED β€” 2026 BRIDGESTONE IMPROVED πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ VOLUNTEERS WANTED β€” 2026 BRIDGESTONE IMPROVED PRODUCTION NATIONALS

The Nationals are getting very close and we’re putting together our IPRAWA volunteer crew for the weekend! 🏁

We’re looking for a few extra hands across Friday, Saturday and Sunday to help us keep everything running smoothly.

There are plenty of ways to help, including:

β€’ Event set-up and pack-down
β€’ Helping around the IPRAWA Hub & Merch Shop
β€’ Friday night function set-up
β€’ Saturday BBQ
β€’ Competitor and garage assistance
β€’ General running around and helping where needed
β€’ Scrutineering/scales assistance for anyone with relevant experience

If you can spare a few hours, a day, or the whole weekend, we’d love to have you involved.

This is the first Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals, and there is a massive amount happening behind the scenes to make it a great event for competitors, crews and spectators.

🏁 17–18 October 2026
πŸ“ Motormall raceway, Wanneroo

WASCC are also always looking for volunteers for their official race meeting roles, so if flag points, recovery, pit lane or other motorsport officiating interests you, there are opportunities there too.

If you can help IPRAWA over the Nationals weekend, send us a message or comment below and we’ll be in touch.

Every extra set of hands makes a difference. ❀️🏁
ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” MARK GARNETT πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί South Austral ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” MARK GARNETT πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

South Australia’s Mark Garnett is one of the newer faces in Improved Production, having only made the move into the category around 12 months ago β€” but he’s already making his presence known.

Mark is currently sitting second in the South Australian championship, a pretty solid start to his Improved Production career.

Motorsport has been part of Mark’s life for a long time though. Before making the switch to circuit racing, he spent nine years racing motocross through his teenage years and early 20s, as well as four years competing in go-karts.

Now the focus is firmly on the #94 Silvia and the trip west to Wanneroo.

From South Australia to WA, Mark joins the field for the 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals β€” and we’re looking forward to seeing what he can do when the interstate battle gets underway.

πŸ“ Wanneroo Raceway
πŸ“… October 17–18
🏁 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals
🏁 IPRAWA CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 β€” DONE & DUSTED Aft 🏁 IPRAWA CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 β€” DONE & DUSTED

After a ten-week break, it was great to have a strong field back at Motormall Wanneroo Raceway for our final championship round before Nationals.

Qualifying saw Matt Cherry set the pace in the V8 Monaro with a 60-second lap, followed by Jack Clohessy in the WRX, Steve Turpin, Trent Houkamau, and Neil Pollard leading the Under 2 Litre cars with a solid 1:04. NT competitor Steve Johnstone was straight into the 1:05s on only his first few laps of Wanneroo, while Craig Poole’s TRP Ductwork Torana, Rob Landsmeer, Lachlan Cove and David Trevena rounded out a quality field.

Unfortunately Jack’s day ended early with gearbox issues.

Race 1 saw Cherry take the win ahead of Turpin and Houkamau. Johnstone finished P4, Poole P5, and Pollard recovered strongly from a spin on the cold track to finish P6 outright and first U2L. Landsmeer’s race ended early after coolant on the circuit at Turn 1 sent the 86 off track.

Race 2 was another Cherry win, with Turpin and Houkamau again completing the top three. Pollard was next, while Johnstone continued taking time out of his laps with Poole right behind. Cove was second U2L, Landsmeer worked his way back through the pack, and Trevena continued showing strong pace in the VP Commodore.

Race 3 completed a clean sweep for Cherry and secured P1 for the round. Turpin finished P2, with Houkamau taking P3 after dropping into the 1:03s. Pollard finished P4 outright and P1 U2L, Johnstone took a strong P5, Cove secured P2 U2L, and Landsmeer P3 U2L. Trevena rounded out the IP field after some good battles with the Production Cars, while the TRP Torana sat out the final race.

A few competitors had their days cut short, but with Nationals so close, the track time was hugely valuable for getting cars fine-tuned and dialled in.

🚨 AND THE BIG NEWS β€” NATIONALS ENTRIES ARE REOPENED.

We have STRICTLY 6 SPOTS AVAILABLE and with only 20 DAYS TO GO, do not sit on it because these will be snapped up.

🏁 20 days until the very first Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals comes to Motormall Wanneroo Raceway.

Will we have a WA #1? πŸ‘€ #roadtonationals #iprawa #improvedproductionracing
HUMPTY DOO TO WANNEROO πŸπŸ‘πŸ½ Come catch up with Stev HUMPTY DOO TO WANNEROO πŸπŸ‘πŸ½ Come catch up with Steve Johnstone after race 1 of the day #iprawa #improvedproductionracing #circuitracing #motorsportaustralia
LISTEN UPPPPPPP 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁 LISTEN UPPPPPPP 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” JAI PHILP #21 With over 25 ye ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” JAI PHILP #21

With over 25 years of racing and driver training experience at Motormall Wanneroo Raceway, Jai Philp is excited to be returning to Improved Production Racing after a seven-year absence.

His 2014 Toyota 86 GTS is no stranger to 3J racing either, having competed at the previous Nationals held at Wanneroo Raceway in 2017. The Philp Motorsport 86 was also one of the earliest β€” if not the first β€” IPRA Toyota 86s in the country. Built as soon as the platform became eligible, the car was raced successfully for several seasons before being sold in 2019.

Fast forward to 2025 and Jai purchased the car back, bringing it home and giving it a completely new chapter. Gone is the previous Castrol livery, with the 86 now transformed into part of the Motormall Motorsport family and proudly representing the brand.

Since returning, the car has already been back in competition, placing second overall in the 2025/26 Tarmac West Rallysprint Series at Kwinana Motorplex.

Now, seven years on from Jai’s last Improved Production campaign β€” and nine years since this very car lined up at a Nationals at Wanneroo β€” both driver and car are heading back to where it all started.

Jai Philp. Toyota 86. #21. Back in Improved Production and ready for the 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals. #roadtinationals #iprawa @philpmotorsport @motormallmotorsport
HERE WE GO! #iprawa #improvedproductionracing #imp HERE WE GO! #iprawa #improvedproductionracing #improvedproductionracingaustralia #roadtonationals #circuitracingaustralia
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