SPEEDCARS (WA)
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MAGIC MAN RACEMichael Figliomeni, 4 times Australian Speedcar Champion and 7 times West Australia Champion, 3 times Laurie Mathews Memorial winner, 6 times winner of the New Years Speedcar Derby, One time winner of the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix, Michael had also racked up around 40 feature wins between Claremont Speedway and the Perth Motorplex.
Is it any wonder that after this mans death that a memorial race be held in his honour, Michael was well known for his amazing attitude, He was respected by his fellow competitors and there crews, as well as the officials and the media, He was loved and worshiped by the fans.
It was during a race meeting at the Perth Motorplex on the 28th of October that Michael died tragically in the pits after suffering a massive heart attack.
It was in 2007 that Michael's family, along with some help from the Perth Motorplex management arranged the running of a tribute race, The race ran over a ten year period attracting many top drivers from around the world.
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The Magic Man himself. Photo: frMedia |
2007 > 2008 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Mark Brown2nd Todd Waddell3rd Dene McAllan |
New South WalesWest AustraliaWest Australia |
2008 > 2009 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Dene McAllan2nd Mark Brown3rd Scott Glazebrook |
West AustraliaNew South WalesWest Australia |
2009 > 2010 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Davey Ray2nd Nathan Smee3rd Scott Glazebrook |
USANew South WalesWest Australia |
2010 > 2011 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Davey Ray2nd Rick Geneve3rd Tod Wanless |
USAWest AustraliaQueensland |
2011 > 201212th November 2011 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Davey Ray2nd Scott Glazebrook3rd Kevin Swindell |
USAWest AustraliaNew South Wales |
2012 > 20133rd November 2012 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Davey Ray2nd Steve Buckwalter3rd Scott Glazebrook |
USAUSAWest Australia |
2013 > 2014 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Alex Bright2nd Casey Shuman3rd Mark Brown |
USAUSANew South Wales |
2014 > 2015 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Kaiden Manders2nd Lee Redmond3rd Dayne Kingshot |
West AustraliaWest AustraliaWest Australia |
2015 > 2016 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Neville Lance2nd Austin Brown3rd Lee Redmond |
West AustraliaUSAWest Australia |
2016 > 2017 |
Perth MotorplexPerth WA |
1st Zac Daum2nd Neville Lance3rd Chris Telenta |
USAWest AustraliaWest Australia |