POWER TO THE PEOPLE

HORSEPOWER Heroes has seen some ridiculous numbers come up on the screen over the years. If you’re old enough, you’ll remember when 500hp at the treads was a big deal. Then when people started to work out turbos and EFI, four-digit figures soon became the norm. Currently the record stands at 2083.9hp, set by Jake Edwards at Summernats 28, but rest assured, those numbers will be smashed this year.

Keeping cars strapped down and not tyre-spinning has been a problem for a number of years now, but there’s a solution thanks to Mainline’s Prohub 3000 hub dyno technology. There will be two Mainline Prohub dynos used for the event, and every car will be run on one, making the 2019 Haltech Horsepower Heroes the fairest yet.

To make sure it gets a good workout, a couple of seriously heavy hitters will be doing some exhibition runs. Maurice Fabietti will be bringing the AC Delco Monaro doorslammer to the party, and keeping him honest will be Dale Heiler in the Castle Hill Performance Commodore.

Make sure you bring some good-quality hearing protection, because you can expect numbers somewhere close to 3000hp!