Piper Bennett

When I was little, I lived in York Pennsylvania, USA.  My dad loved drag racing and used to make my family come to watch the NHRA meetings at Maple Grove Dragway.  I have photos of me meeting Erica Enders, John Force and Antron Brown, but I was too small to know who they were. I have always been around hotrods and racecars, but fast forward 9 years and I went to Top Fuel meeting with my Dad at Sydney Dragway and saw the Junior Dragsters. 

That changed everything…  It looked like fun, so I asked my dad if I could try it. After a few months of talking to junior drag racing families, watching racing and buying a car, my racing journey started.  When I was 12, I started in a B/JD called Miss Behavin. I immediately fell in love with racing and the friend groups I had made. The support you receive from others pushes me to improve my abilities and truly be the best version of myself.

My favourite Australian racer is Kelsey Walford–Leahy.  Not only does she race hard in her Gas Gal Altered, but she is a great role model/mentor for girls in the sport. Last Year I went to the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals and got to meet my American inspirations; Alexis Dejoria and Ida Zetterstrom.

Before my family had ownership of my current Junior, its last race meeting in America was at Thunder Valley in Bristol, Tennessee. Since then, it has become one of my dreams to race there. To go to its home track.

After my junior career, I would like to build my own Topolino Fuel Altered as my favourite car is the Burkholder Brothers AA/FA Topolino Fuel Altered. I wish to start in Supercharged Outlaw with a Blown Hemi, then work my way through the classes to get to nitro.