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Xtreme Clutch take over at the Clipsal 500
5 March 2014
Xtreme Clutch was on hand again at this year's Clipsal 500. Xtreme Clutch, for the fifth consecutive year is the Clutch & Flywheel supplier to the V8 Ute Series. We had a trackside display to not only promote products but to also provide support to the V8 Ute Series' teams & competitors. The Xtreme Clutch display featured a lot of the Xtreme Product including the 184mm, 200mm and the 230mm Multi-Plate Range. Xtreme Clutch also had their V8 Race Ute on display as well as having promotional models doing giveaways over the weekend. The Xtreme Race Ute also featured before each of 3 V8 Ute Races...
Continue readingV8 Supercars / New “Clipsal 500” Partnership for ACS
27 February 2014
ACS is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with the Nissan Motorsport Team and the sponsoring of the Norton Hornets V8 Supercars for the Clipsal 500. With new race format, new manufacturers and plenty of action on and off the track, the first event of the V8 Supercars will be historical for ACS and all motorsport enthusiasts.
Continue readingGaz Whiter takes another win in the D1NZ Championship
25 February 2014
Xtreme-Sponsored Gaz Whiter has closed the gap on fellow D1NZ Competitor “Mad Mike” Whiddet with a win at Round 4 of the D1NZ National Drifting Championship at Taupo Motorsport Park over the weekend. The D1NZ Championship has 2 rounds remaining with both Gaz Whiter and Mad Mike having only 55.5 points splitting them. The LS-Powered Nissan S14 of Gaz Whiter’s uses an Xtreme 230mm Twin Plate Ceramic Clutch Kit with a Chromoly Flywheel. For further information on the Xtreme range or any enquiries please call 1800CLUTCH.
Continue readingThe team at Broadbent Motorsport hit up Summernats
10 January 2014
With many drivers and teams using the off-season to pull cars apart and re-build in time for what is set to be a big 2014 for drifting here in Australia. The team at Broadbent Motorsports were busy getting ready for their first visit to the Summernats Car Festival in Canberra, ACT.
Continue readingHighest Horsepower at Summernats using an Xtreme Clutch!!
10 January 2014
Michael Daniel's BA XR6 Turbo showed the V8's how it's done at Summernats 27 with this 1131.6rwhp run to take the Highest Horsepower at Summernats!! This is the second time a six cylinder has taken it out!!
Continue readingDriftsquid on song for the Final Round!
26 November 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored driver Jake Jones has capped off a HUGE year with a win in Round 3 of the local G1 Series at Mallala Motorsport Park in Adelaide. Jake Jones, known as the Driftsquid showed why he is a tough competitor at his home track starting the day with a perfect 100.0 point run in the mornings qualifying session. He headed into the Top 16 with a close battle with fellow local driver Luke Hand, the Onevia was on song and the S13 driven by Luke Hand was unable to match the car speed from Jake. The Top 4 saw Jake up against Elliot Wylie, whose 500RWHP+ Laurel is considered one of the...
Continue readingXtreme on show at the 2013 World Time Attack Challenge
23 October 2013
Xtreme Clutch together with the team at Superlap have returned home after a successful World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) over the weekend. The Time Attack event is now in its 5th year & Xtreme Clutch were on hand once again with a trade display & as a sponsor to the event itself.
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Tom Monkhouse now leads the FD Asia Series
2 September 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored Tom Monkhouse is now leading the Formula Drift Asia Series with a close 2nd place over the weekend. Tom, a long-time advocate of drifting here in Australia was coming off a successful Round 1 of the FD Asia Series at Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne with a 2nd place to reigning series champion Daigo Saito. Tom Monkhouse was supplied a car by JPC-owner Keith Adams with only limited test time here in Australia, The car was fitted with a new Nissan PPG Helical cut Dog-box and Xtreme Twin Plate Race Clutch and Flywheel. The Toyota Verossa was then shipped off to Kuala Lumpur for...
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Gaz Whiter is back on the podium
27 August 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored 3 time NZ Drift Champ Gary “Gaz” Whiter has driven the Tectaloy Nissan S14 to the podium for the first time since it was launched over the weekend at the NAC Insurance 2013 Drift Nationals. It has been a long time testing for the close knit team since the debut of the LS-Powered S14 but the package is now bullet-proof with the Chev powered V8 now making close to 400RWKW’s comfortably. Gaz came out firing with a blasting 3rd spot in qualifying setting him up for battles. Gaz was awarded a bye run coming into the top 16 where he would come up against team mate “Fanga...
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Tim Possingham wins Early Modern
26 August 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored Tim Possingham has finished the 2013 Targa Adelaide with a class win in Early Modern as well as 5th outright out of the entire field of competing cars. Tim, along with co-driver Ben Scott managed to lead every stage over the 4 day event with a decent gap after the Intercontinental Special stage at the Showground’s on the Wednesday.
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