NEW AC DELCO PRO SLAMMER REVEALED

New ACDelco Pro Slammer revealed in Canberra – Photo: Supplied

MAURICE FABIETTI and AC Delco have officially revealed their latest creation, a brand new Pro Slammer Holden Monaro, at Summernats in Canberra.

An influx of well-funded teams into the ranks has seen the Pro Slammer benchmark evolve. The emergence of new teams has also seen new, modern, high-tech race cars along with highly experienced tuners being flown out to provide winning tune-ups at many events.

While the current ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro was competitive a few years ago, even winning the Championship in 2017, an eight-year-old car is considered old in many ways at this level of racing. Four major crashes, numerous paint jobs, the disadvantage of being overweight and not very aerodynamic, the current Pro Slammer is starting to take on the personality of a ‘washed up, tubby 80’s rockstar.’

Team owner Maurice Fabietti decided it was time to upgrade to stay at the pointy end of the field.

In keeping with the Australian-bodied theme and retaining its image as an iconic Australian car the new ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro has been built by legendary chassis builder Murray Anderson.

ACDelco Pro Slammer at Summernats – Photo: Supplied

The new ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro has been lowered and narrowed. Essentially the car has been ​cut-and-shut ​in half lengthways, having 50mm taken out. While it will look the same, the car is sleeker, slimmer and more aerodynamic.

The new car is 100 lbs lighter and together with the aerodynamic improvements will see ETs cut by 1/10 of a second and 5-10 mph increases in speed.

In keeping with the Australian theme, engine components such as the cylinder heads, intake manifold and valve covers were built by Noonan Race Engines in Queensland. Furthermore, with the current 9-inch drop-out diff centres not being able to withstand 3,500+ horsepower, it was decided to go with a 10.5 inch modular, billet aluminium rear end. A new design, custom-made by Sydney-sider and fellow racer Wayne Newby.

Hoses and fittings are being supplied by Taree, NSW business Speedflow. Their lightweight range of braided lines and fittings will guarantee a leak-free race car while keeping weight to a minimum.

Team Owner Fabietti said: “I’ve been building race cars now for over 30 years, but this is by far the best example to come out of my workshop.”

“We can’t wait for this car to debut at the Nitro Thunder in Sydney in May.”

“I’d like to again thank ACDelco for their support of our team and getting this race car built.”

The current car won’t be retired though, being the only passenger-capable Pro Slammer in the country. It’s first duties, taking 6 lucky winners down the quarter-mile with Mark Hinchelwood as part of Power & the Passion, the latest promotion from Holden & ACDelco.

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