Driver Profile:- Grant O'Rourke

"Hi All, Check out where we're racing next and if your at the track look for us in the pit area. Take it easy, and I'll see ya at the drags." - Grant

Nickname	Jungle Boy
Family	Wife Debbie & son Josh
Hometown	Perth, Western Australia
Started drag racing	1993
Occupation	Race Car Engineering Fibreglass Fabricator
Hobbies	Don't have time!
I got started in racing when	Debbie and I lived in Sydney and we visited Eastern Creek Raceway. After a dozen visits we decided to buy a HK Premier with a 450 Chev motor and entered it in Super Street and progressed from there
The toughest thing about drag racing is	Lack of corporate coverage, funding and exposure
The best race car I ever had	Current HK 68 Holden Monaro
My best win	Every one of them
My toughest loss	Several loses against Victor in the semi finals
My favourite opponent	Each Top Doorslammer team is a favourite
Personal car	V2 Holden S Crewman
Advice to young racers	Stick with it, ask a lot of questions but make up your own mind
Future racing goals	Achieve consistent performances and win my first National TD event and the see Debbie in a Funny Car
PB quarter mile ET	6.12sec
PB Speed	384km/h (239mph)

In recent years Grant has become well versed in building and engineering race cars. That, together with his fibreglass experience, has enables him to offer his experience to the drag racing industry.
Western Australia's Grant O'Rourke has become a formidable foe in Top Doorslammer racing. Chasing the series nationally, O'Rourke is in the top eight quickest and fastest Top Doorslammers in Australia.
Beginning racing in an HK Premier in Super Street, O'Rourke moved on to a Super Sedan Torana that was successfully campaigned at the now defunct Ravenswood International Raceway.
O'Rourke then moved into the big time with a PSI-supercharged small-block Torana that set record times around the country in BB/AP and won many an event.
The car was eventually rebodied and became the wild yellow Torana that many recall fondly. Famed for top-gear wheelstands and runs that would go anything but straight, the diminutive Torana became the world's quickest small block sedan.
The move was then made to the current HK Monaro Top Doorslammer. The car has changed over the years, reaching its current PSI-supercharged form in early 2004.