Peter commenced drag racing in 1980 with a modified street car which he ran for two years with a great deal of success. He then moved into two wheeled drag racing running in the SS/B class for some time. Soon after, Peter moved into the Comp Bike ranks slotting his Kawasaki into B/AB. He held the national record for the class for some time before adding a turbo and moving into B/CB.

Feeling the need for speed grow even stronger, Peter moved up to run an injected nitro-burning bike and became the first to ride such a bike into the seven second zone in Australia.

The opportunity then presented itself for Peter to team up with Billy Curry and Peter built the chassis for the 'Party Time' bike - Australia's first 6 second Top Fuel Bike. This time was achieved at Calder Park at the Nationals in 1992. In 1993, Peter ran the fastest speed in Australia, a 6 second pass at 197.8 miles per hour and became national champion. He also became one of the six members of the world exclusive 'Six Second Club'.

Peter ended his partnership with Bill Curry and Pennzoil in 1994 and then decided to go it alone and build a new bike. With a limited budget, parts and materials, he began to assemble the bike on a 'pay as you go' basis and the result is a state of the art top fuel bike. The new top fuel bike started out as sketches on the wall, a steel table and a plumb bob in the shed out back. $130,000 later and we think the result is a pretty good racing machine.

(Photos courtesy of John Baremans - Email johnnieb@bigpond.net.au)

ENGINE	Tret U.S.A. 1327cc 66mm bore, 82mm stroke
FUEL SYSTEM	MRC Fuel Systems
FUEL PUMP	1100 - 14 gallons per minute
FUEL MIX	Nitro 90% - Methanol 10% (air density governs mix concentration)
FUEL CONSUMPTION	5 gallons per run
CLUTCH	ART multi-stage 8 inch
TRANSMISSION	B+J 2 speed low-drag magnesium cased
MAGNETOS	Mallory - 1 pair custom built mark 3
CONTROLS	PM brakes and controls U.S.A.
ON BOARD DATA LOGGER	FXL 17 - exhaust gas temperature, engine RPM, output shaft RPM, fuel pressure, blower pressure
BLOWER	Sprintex S102 - 40lb P.S.I.
FRONT WHEEL	Performance Machine - 18 inch
REAR WHEEL	Performance Machine - 14 inch spun alloy beadlock mounted tyre 14 inch x 15 inch x 32 inch
WHEEL BASE	98 inches from centre front to centre back
CHASSIS MANUFACTURE	Peter Pearce
TRACK DISPLACEMENT	18 feet over wheelie bars
PRESSURISED FRAME	200 PSI of nitrogen for frame stability during the pass also to return transmission to low gear after burn-out
TOP RAIL REMOVABLE	To give access to cylinder head
SIDE RAIL REMOVABLE	To enable the complete engine or transmission unit to be removed
SPLIT SIDE PLATE	To give easy access to clutch and engine
FULL LENGTH BODY PAN	To smooth out the air flow beneath the bike during a pass
WEATHER STATION	To eliminate any guess work involved with the fuel system and required adjustments due to weather variations
ELECTRIC BLANKET TO SUMP	To reduce drag in readiness for starting