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Round 6 Motormall Wanneroo

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🏁 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
ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” JACK CLOHESSY #222 For Jack C ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” JACK CLOHESSY #222

For Jack Clohessy, racing started young.

Go-kart practice began at just five years old, with racing from six at Wundowie. From there, weekends were basically spoken for β€” if the family wasn’t racing, they were practising.

For his 13th birthday, Jack received a Hyundai and made the move to bitumen. Plenty of laps followed at Wanneroo Raceway before he was old enough to race, and from 14 he spent a number of years competing in Excels, eventually taking 2nd at the Excel National Titles here in WA.

After stepping away from motorsport for a period to focus on other sport, Jack is back behind the wheel β€” this time in Improved Production.

And he’s returned in a pretty special piece of racing history.

Car #222 is the ex–Kevin Ledger Subaru WRX, an iconic Improved Production car that Jack describes simply as a great car to drive β€” and a very quick one.

Now the focus turns to October.

Jack is looking forward to getting back amongst a national field, lining up against competitors from around Australia and seeing what #222 can do when the 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals hit Wanneroo Raceway.

From karting at six, to Excels, a national podium and now Improved Production β€” Jack Clohessy is back racing, and ready for Nationals. 🏁 #iprawa #roadtonationals
What could it be? 🀭 #iprawa #ipranationals #roadto What could it be? 🀭 #iprawa #ipranationals #roadtonationals
ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” BRETT SHERRIFF Brett’s racing ROAD TO NATIONALS β€” BRETT SHERRIFF

Brett’s racing career has seen him compete successfully across several different categories in WA, claiming two WA Sports Sedan State Championships before going on to become a three-time WA Excel State Champion.

In late 2025, Brett added Saloon Cars to the mix, campaigning his AU Falcon and quickly finding himself at the pointy end of the field in his first year in the category. He continues to race the Falcon alongside his Improved Production commitments.

For the Nationals, the focus turns to a very different machine β€” a Mazda RX-3 powered by a 13B Bridgeport rotary and competing in Improved Production Under 3 Litre.

With just one race meeting under his belt in the RX-3, there’s still plenty to learn β€” but October is when it all counts.

The 2026 Bridgestone Improved Production Nationals are coming to Wanneroo, and Brett will be throwing everything at the Under 3 Litre battle. Get trackside and come see what #27 and the little rotary can do when the best Improved Production cars from around Australia hit WA.

#iprawa #improvedproductionracing #roadtonationals
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