4X DK RETURNS

After sitting out the national competition, four-time champion Gaz Whiter will make a return to the D1NZ grid next year, now backed by Smartcookie8.com. Gaz will be driving his latest build, an S14 that he never intended to contest D1NZ, but with father Tony Whiter carrying out a host of upgrades, the car should be a serious contender come January. The S14 runs a Hytech Engines–built LS3, which has gained a K1 Technologies stroker kit, and Harrop supercharger. However, the real talking point concerns the custom eight-into-one headers, fabricated by Greg Smith Engineering and Western Blasters. With two-inch primaries merging into a 3.5-inch collector, before entering a four-inch system, this thing sounds insane!

With the eight-into-one collector taking pride of place in the front of the engine, the radiator has been shifted to the boot, which caused the team heat issues at Mad Mike’s Summer Bash. This has been remedied with new fans, and a CVR Extreme electric water pump imported from the USA. Other upgrades include a Winters Quick Change rear end with Driveshaft Shop axles. The car already had a G-Force GSR box and Wisefab lock kit, so it’s good to bang doors with the best of them.

In typical Gaz style, he is pretty laid back in his approach, but make no mistake — he will be a very serious podium contender. The car launched at Big Boys Toys with its new livery courtesy of Big Brown, and Gaz will be running on Tri-Ace Racing Kings for the season, with Mad Mike’s Summer Bash being the first competition.