O'rourke Motorsport

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- Driver Profile: Grant O'Rourke

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- Driver Profile: Damien Harris

   - Race Car Specifications

   - Career Highlights

   - Career Progression

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- Driver Profile: Debbie O'Rourke

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Driver Profile:- Debbie O'Rourke

"Hello, thanks for looking the team up. I hope you find what you're looking for. Please tell me what you think by sending an email. O'Rourke Motorsport plans to see lots of you in WA! Take care and I'll see you at the track." - Debbie

Hometown Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Family Husband Grant, Son Josh
Started drag racing 1993
Occupation

Management Consultant
Hobbies Trying to keep fit!
I got started in racing when Grant and I lived in Sydney, we visited Eastern Creek Raceway. After a dozen visits we decided to buy a HK Premier with 450 Chev and enter it in Super Street
The toughest thing about drag racing is The difference between a 'high' and 'low'
The best race car I ever had 518 Hemi Supercharged Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car
My best win Every one of them
My toughest loss The 2003 Winternationals when I opted not to race because of track conditions
Person I most admire Madonna because she has reinvented herself so many times
Personal car A little blue Hyndai Getz (!)
Advice to young racers Follow your heart; reach out for what you want
Future racing goals To keep enjoying it
PB quarter mile ET 6.40sec
PB Speed 225 mph

  • Debbie O'Rourke has followed much the same path as husband Grant into drag racing, she has been a partner in every race car the team has had and driven them all as well.

  • Debbie shot to prominence in the late nineties when she drove the supercharged Torana to six second, 200mph+ shots. She became Australia's quickest and fastest female sedan driver, and the world's quickest in a small block sedan.

  • Debbie took a short break in her racing before resuming in a supercharged HK Monaro AA/AP-classed car, nearly identical to Grant's Top Doorslammer. Reaching a quickest ET of 6.62 seconds, Debbie was a definite force in the Top Comp bracket at Perth Motorplex and in Queensland's Supercharged Outlaws.

  • In late 2003, Debbie experienced a spectacular crash at the Willowbank track, which put her out for the rest of the season as the team pooled resources to get Grant's Top Doorslammer on track for the rest of the series. It is actually her chassis that is now in Grant's car!

  • Debbie will resume racing this season at the Motorplex in Perth, driveing the teams second Top Alcohol Funny Car in the Top Comp bracket.