Agro HQ Back On Aussie Soil

This iconic weapon of a car has gained quite a following in the states for all the right reasons, hard to miss with the custom purple paint and trumpets hanging out of the fibreglass bonnet. Greg spent years ripping around the streets and strips of Queensland, starting life as a genuine GTS this animal is so much more now with an even bigger history behind her. The tough Aussie muscle teaching the Americans how we do it down under.

“When we first sent it over, the Americans couldn’t do skids really, so when they seen me getting a run up and tippin’ it in and send it hard, they were blown away. We still do burnouts better in Australia.”

Landing on the shores of Texas in 2015 Greg wasted no time getting this weapon straight onto the streets for The HotRod Drag Week then onto Rocky Mountain Race Week, over the eight-year tour Greg done four Rocky Events all up. 

The HQ continued to tear up the tracks for three power cruises, lights out Radial Drag Meet and Armageddon Race meet. When asked about how different the rules and regs are for racing in the states Greg mentioned they had to change a few things to be able to compete.

“I had to change out the roll cage, keeping it a six-point chromoly. The cage couldn’t be a bolt in, it had to be welded in. We got left alone with a lot of things, being the only ones allowed to do the trailer burnout down the strip was pretty cool.”

Over the covid period the Monaro spent three years in Arkkensor, good mate Shane McClelland ‘Crusty Nova’ keeping the car safe for Greg while the borders where closed. 

The Trapnell name while growing on the American drag circuit was still kicking arse here in Australia, Greg and brother Goeff of Trapnell Race Engines making noise and leaving the competition dead in the big tyre 582ci Red Chevy Nova Impala ‘Rocker’. A bit of role reversal while racing the Monaro in the states on and off, they were racing ‘Rocker’ at the street outlaws and heaps of other events here in Brisbane. 

The boys were flying between the countries racing cars, living the dream and trying to do at least three times a year in the states, this didn’t come without plenty of hard work along the way. 

“At the last Rocky Mountain the gearbox shit itself, so we upgraded to a new out of a funny car. We were all set to do JJ The Boss Arm Drop and the cam buggered itself on the dyno just before. We decided it’s time for AGRO to go home so we pulled the motor out and packed our sea containers up bound for home.”

This is where plans went a lil’ south and with a few complications the HQ had to stay in the US and the hurt 580ci in a separate container was now back in Australia, Greg only had one solution to this problem.

“Geoff and I got stuck into the rebuild back here in Aus and shipped the new 600ci back to Texas, Agro was being stored in San Diego so I drove from there back to Texas to get the new one in.” 

Returning after so many years away Greg is already talking about sending the HQ back for more fun in the USA, 

“I was originally bringing it back for a very important formal that was missed while still in transport, now I just want to send her back over for some more fun. First thing on the cards is the Handful Christmas charity run, loads of people are going head up it’s always a good day out.”

We can’t wait to see more of Greg and Agro lappin’ the streets and hittin’ the track and burning sets of tyres, welcome back to Argo!