The Inside News

Press release  June 2004
Picking Up The Pace
Media activities in the month of May became time consuming, but returned very satisfying results for the Metal Mickey Motorsport Exhibition Team. As part of the Caboolture Air Show promotion, we appeared live with the Voodoo Chilli Jet car on the top rating Channel Seven Sunrise Show . . .  more

 

Press release  April 2004
Crop Burning in Cane Country
Two of the CROP BURNER exhibition vehicles travelled to the cane growing area around Bundaberg and Gladstone just over a week ago. The “Hell Raiser”  Wheelstander and “Voodoo Chilli” jet dragster were on display at the Bundaberg Auto Barn store on Thursday 25th March and at the Gladstone Rocky Glenn Hotel Friday prior to featuring at Benaraby Raceway on Saturday night. . .  more

 

Press release  February 2004
Exhibition vehicles to run on Ethanol
The entire operation is to be converted to perform on Alternative Fuels. The Hell Raiser wheelstander has already been converted to burn Ethanol with outstanding results. Team owner Graham Slapp explained that converting the supercharged hemi engine in the wheelstander to Ethanol fuel was much easier than expected. These engines have a long history of gasoline and methano . . .  more

 

Press release  September 2003
ZooNewz - a hectic time is had by all
Activities are becoming frantic in the Zoo workshops. The Power Blitz Show brained ‘em in Darwin on August 23 with Greg “da Grump” Leahy handling the driving. Unfortunately Ratzilla returned to the shop with the front end broken clean off the car. But the Grump . . .  more

 

Press release  June 2003
Zookeeper - the careering path of Graham Slapp
The whole thing can be traced back to when they banned cracker night. My Dad was without doubt, the best bonfire builder in the area. Between the first mighty roar of the flames and the morning-after smoldering craters of the back yard, a galactic exhibition of rockets, fire and explosions combined to create lasting memories of “shock and awe” for the . . .  more

 

Press release  October 2002
Hell Raiser at Indy - a first class debut
The Indy Cars made quite a racket around the streets of Surfers Paradise in October during the running of the 2002 Honda Indy 300 race. But an even greater auditory stimulation was provided by the Supercharged hemi engines of Victor Brays Castrol burnout car, and the Hell Raiser wheelstander owned, built and driven by Graham “Zooman” Slapp.  more

 

Press release  August 2002
Warn NASA !! a couple of desperados learn to wheelstand
The Hell Raiser wheelstander presented by Metal Mickey Motorsport is now ready to publicly exhibit an extreme but glorious act of utter absurdity. Drivers “Zooman” Graham Slapp and “Grump” Greg Leahy satisfied the ANDRA high sheriffs recently at Willowbank Raceway, after four months of testing during which the car took abuse like a Cuban welterweight.  more

 

Press release  April 2002
Full Metal Racket - Greg "Grump"Leahy joins the Team
After beating the bushes in search for an alternative driver to cover overlapping dates when their cars are booked at different venues,or Graham is tied up with his oil field consultancy work in Vietnam, the specimen that caught the Zoomans eye was the highly decorated Greg “Grump” Leahy – two time Australian Champion . . .  more

 

Press release  January 2001
Announcement - a wheelstander coming
As revealed in the recent pages of Dragster Australia magazine, we have some explaining to do. Metal Mickey Motorsport is preparing a wheelstander to compliment our awesome twin engined Fiat Topolino.  more

 

Press release  October 2000
Ratzilla - the new skid on the block
The Mickey twin engine, supercharged, nostalgia Fiat Topolino hot-rod has had its engine nuts squeezed mercilessly, and scorched the tarmac in epic fashion. The car has completed all shakedown runs, confirming it’s incredible tyre frying capabilities.  more

 

Press release  August 2000
Ratzilla Rumbles at the 1st test session
The long awaited RATZILLA Twin-Engine Fiat Topolino exhibition car of Graham “Zooman” Slapp ballooned the baggies on the drag strip for the first time in August 2000. The impressive tyre-smoker was let off the leash at Willowbank Raceway during a private testing session and confirmed the theoretical capabilities of the car despite damaging a crankshaft in the front motor.  more