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FaT Racing

AX22 - VS Super Sports Sedan
Stock LS, 4 speed tr**ny, Runs on petrol.

Owned by - Ian Thomsen, Tania Thomsen, Andrew Fitzpatrick and Angela Thomsen

Next race : Jp Esss car show at Old Town and Country Tavern Oct 24th & Wangaratta Jp Esss Rd 1 Oct 25th

21/10/2026

🧡🩷 AX22 | 2026/27 WRAP REVEAL 🏁

This year we decided to mix things up a bit… 👀🔥

A new look, a few changes, and a little bit of something different, but don’t worry… she’s still got her touch of orange! 🧡🩷🖤

We’re pretty excited to roll into the 2026/27 season with a fresh look and can’t wait to see what this season has in store for us!

A massive shoutout to ripper Sticker for once again going above and beyond to wrap the beast! 🔥 We appreciate the time, effort and attention to detail you put into making it happen, and we couldn’t be happier with how it’s turned out. Thank you for always going that extra mile! 🙌🏁

We also want to say a massive THANK YOU to all our incredible sponsors who continue to stand behind us and make what we do possible:

🧡 J.P Asphalting PTY LTD
🩷 FaT Earthworks
🧡 Ismail's Building & Construction Pty Ltd
🩷 Smooth Suspension
🧡 INDEPENDENT MOTORSPORTS
🩷 JNA Automotive
🧡 jmax engineering
🩷 Service Motorsport
🧡 Freshly Blended Marysville
🩷 Drysdale Chaff Mills
🧡 Your Local DIY
🩷 Drainex
🧡 Elite Electrical
🩷 Robinson Motorsports

Without people like these, we simply wouldn’t be able to do half of what we get to do and love. The support, help and generosity you give us, whether it’s helping us out with the car or backing us from the crowd, means more than you know.

We’re incredibly grateful for every bit of support we receive. It takes a great team of people behind the scenes to make racing happen, and we’re lucky to have so many amazing people in our corner. 🧡

Here’s to another season of racing, good times and hopefully plenty of success along the way!

We start our season at round 1 of the JP Asphalting Extreme Sports Sedan Series at Speedway Wangaratta this coming Saturday!

10/08/2026

🐷🤝🐺 FROM TRACK MATES TO TEAMMATES! 🏁

They normally line up against each other, chasing down every position, throwing a few elbows and having plenty of fun out on the track…

But on Saturday 29 August at Alexandra Speedway, it’s going to be a little different! 🔥

Donnaz Mint Pig Racing and the Big Bad Wolf are teaming up!

These two are already good mates off the track, so now they’re putting their friendship, racing experience and a whole lot of mischief together to take on Alexandra’s 3 Hour Enduro! 🏁💨

🐷 Mint Pig
🐺 Big Bad Wolf
🤝 One team — TEAM 308!

Three hours. Two cars. One goal. And hopefully a whole lot of fun along the way! 😂

They might normally be competing against each other…
but this time, they’re on the SAME side! 👊🔥

So the big question is…

Can these two mates turn their on-track battles into one hell of a winning combination? 🏆

TEAM 308 — LET’S GO! 🐷🐺💨🏁

09/08/2026

Ian Thomsen explaining to his wife where all the money from the race budget has gone when he asks her to top the account up again 🤣

11/05/2026

GET YOURSELF A SPONSOR THAT GOES TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!

When a bet gets made that if Ian got a podium finish that JP had to go down the water slide (it’s like 10c outside) or if Ian didn’t podium he would have to go down the water slide.
Well Ian podiumed didn’t he…. So here is JP honouring his bet 😂🫠

09/05/2026

If there’s one thing we’ve learnt about Heartland Raceway Moama… it’s that this place either wants to make us or break us.

Heading into the final round of the JP Asphalting Extreme Sports Sedan Series last night, we honestly didn’t know what version of luck we were going to get.

Our history at this track has been brutal.
First time here…. we caught fire.
Second time…..we sent the rods out the side of the block and third time….. smashed the full spool out of the diff.

So to say we were nervous rolling through the gates would be an understatement.

Heat 1 started promising from position 4… until the speedway gods reminded us where we were. Around lap 7 the car dropped into limp mode with a flat tyre, forcing us infield and leaving us wondering if history was repeating itself yet again.

Back in the pits it was all hands on deck. Tools flying, ideas everywhere, trying to chase a problem that just didn’t want to show itself.

Heat 2 saw us roll out from the back of the bus. The car still sounded angry in all the wrong ways, coughing, spluttering, carrying on but somehow Ian wrestled the thing around the track and dragged it home into 3rd.

At that point we were done.
The trailer was practically calling our name.
Ian was halfway out of his race suit ready to pull the pin on the night.

Then Andrew spotted it.
One wire off a coil.

A few last minute changes, one final gamble… and the call was made to send it from pole in Heat 3.

And when that green flag dropped… the beast WOKE UP.

The car sounded like an absolute monster and did exactly what we know it’s capable of doing. Ian drove away from the field, grabbed the heat win, and locked himself into the A Main.

Then came the big one.

Starting P12 in the A, we knew it was going to take something special. Ian stayed calm, stayed smart, and started picking them off one by one. The car was charging hard through the field when it started to feel like we might be losing it again…

Then the yellow lights came on.

Seven laps to go.
Restarting from 4th.
One last shot.

The green dropped… and the whole car just came alive.

It absolutely DEVOUERED the track.
Lap after lap it charged harder and harder, hunting the leaders down and powering its way to an unbelievable 2nd place finish.

From nearly loading the car into the trailer halfway through the night… to standing on the podium at the end of it.

Speedway can be the cruellest sport in the world sometimes… but nights like this are exactly why we keep coming back.

Huge thank you to our crew and the people behind us every single week.

Andrew, for the blood, sweat, tears, beers and colourful language that keep this thing going.

My wife, for being my harshest critic but also my biggest supporter no matter what.

AJ, Mia, Lily, Phil, servo, Ismail and Rodney, whether it’s at the track, in the shed or over the phone, you’re always there when we need you.

JP, JC, Huddy and Savvy, thank you for not only backing us as sponsors, but for travelling to support us throughout the season. It means the world.

And finally to every one of our sponsors, thank you. Without your support, none of this happens
J.P Asphalting PTY LTD
Fat earthworks
Ismail's Building & Construction Pty Ltd
Jmax engineering
Freshly Blended
Smooth Suspension
JNA autoworks
Your Local DIY
Drysdale chaff mill
Drainex

18/04/2026

Heat 3
Josh Servvice

18/04/2026

Heat 2

18/04/2026

Heat 1 Alexandra Speedway

12/04/2026

Hamilton write up to come:

In the mean time our next run will be at Alexandra this weekend coming,

After everything the fires have thrown at them, the Alexandra Speedway crew have worked tirelessly to get the track ready to race again this weekend.

Now they need our help to make it happen and happen good!

Get those nominations in!
They need volunteers!
They need sponsors!

Every little bit helps!!. Even if you can spare just 1–2 hours before or during the meet, or if you’re in a position to offer any kind of sponsorship support, please reach out to the club.

Let’s all get behind Alexandra Speedway and help get them back on their feet

Wanna come for a run, nomination link is in the comments section!

22/03/2026

Title weekend has come to an end…

What was meant to be a one-day event quickly turned into two, thanks to the wet weather deciding it wanted a say in how our weekend played out. Yesterday’s mud pit was completely unraceable, but today the track was fast and action-packed, a huge credit to the legendary Caleb Lincoln for helping bring it back to life.

We managed to get our first heat in last night on the slop, with the amazing much needed help in the pits from Alistair (our new mud boy) we slid her out and was ment to start 10th but due to some penalties we started P6 to finish P3 in limp mode before the meeting was called off.

Heading back today, we weren’t overly confident things were going to improve, but we rolled out for Heat 2 starting P5 and brought it home in P3 again …. still stuck in limp mode.

Back to the drawing board we went.

With the help of Logan Mair and Holly Strickland, the boys worked hard to try a few changes, and we lined up Heat 3 from pole. Unfortunately, as soon as the pedal went down, we were straight back into limp mode, ending our race before it had even really begun.

At that point, we had nothing to lose.

With the help of the Carringtons, Tommy McDonald, and the Lincoln crew - Caleb, brodie and James, we kept digging, trying different ideas to find the issue.
After a few adjustments. We made the call to request two test laps before the feature, not just for ourselves but for everyone’s safety. The last thing we wanted was to repeat Heat 3 and go nowhere with a strong field charging behind us.

Thankfully, the hot laps gave us some confidence that we’d found the problem.
So we rolled out for the 45-minute A-Main starting from P17.

From there, everything finally came together. The car came to life, and Ian drove an absolute stormer, picking them off one by one and pushing forward against some of the best in the state. Before we knew it, we were sitting in P6 with just 7 laps to go.

After the kind of weekend we’d had, there was only one option ….. go for it.

Seven laps later, the chequered flag dropped, and the AX22 crossed the line in P4.

From being well and truly on the back foot all weekend to finishing on the podium, that’s something we’re incredibly proud of.

Massive congratulations to Brendan Miller on the win, very well deserved. We had a feeling this might be your year, and you didn’t disappoint.
Also to Jay Nicolaisen (P2) and Brad Warren Wazza (P3) and Braiden Claridge (P5) awesome drives all round.

To Bairnsdale Speedway, the Victorian Speedway Council committee, volunteers, and all the drivers, the patience, teamwork, and effort across the weekend was unreal. With everything working against us, everyone came together and showed what this class is all about.

And finally, to our sponsors, your support means everything. We couldn’t do it without you.

J.P Asphalting PTY LTD
Ismail's Building & Construction Pty Ltd
Freshly Blended
Smooth Suspension
Your Local DIY Hire
INDEPENDENT MOTORSPORTS
Napier Photography
Jmax engineering

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