Kyle Larson Fuels High Limit Racing Shocker at Perth Motorplex
High Limit Racing’s International event returns to Perth Motorplex December 28–30, 2025, in a three-night sprint car gauntlet that blends short‑run aggression with endurance-style payoff. The weekend begins on Sunday with qualifying heats, group dashes and preliminary features that pay A$15,000 to winners and set the early points grid. Qualifying uses pill draws and an inversion that puts the fastest qualifier fourth in eight-car heats to encourage passing; passing points are awarded for on-track advances, rewarding aggressiveness as much as raw speed. FloRacing streams the action, and the format’s backing and star power from figures like Kyle Larson have helped push Perth into the international sprint‑car spotlight.
Monday raises the stakes with semi‑finals, last‑chance qualifiers (B‑Mains) and additional heat races that reshape starting positions through cumulative scoring. Points from qualifying laps, heat finishing positions and passing points across the first two nights determine the top 24 drivers who will contest the finale. The structure forces teams to balance setup changes and tire management on abrasive clay while avoiding costly mistakes in do‑or‑die dashes and last‑chance events; a poor preliminary night can funnel a contender into a single‑lap dash where one error means elimination. The series mixes strategy and unpredictability with elements such as seven‑lap dashes and inversion draws that can scramble the starting order and reward consistency over one‑off speed.
Tuesday’s main event is a 40‑lap A‑Main with a record A$110,000 winner’s purse and a full inversion based on heat results, making the finale a tactical endurance test as much as a sprint. Advancement to the A‑Main comes through a combination of heat transfers, dash results and last‑chance qualifiers, with top finishers from early features securing better seed positions and inversion leverage. The cumulative points model—qualifying points, passing points (reported as five points per position gained), and feature multipliers—means the weekend favors drivers and teams that can adapt setups across changing track conditions, manage tires, and execute clean passes night after night rather than rely on a single hot lap.
High Limit Racing’s Perth format deliberately prioritizes sustained excellence and entertainment: short, high‑intensity races early on to reward racing and overtakes, followed by a longer, inverted finale that tests race craft and strategy. For drivers, crews and viewers, the three‑night progression turns luck into a lesser factor and consistency into the pathway to the A$110,000 prize, reinforcing Perth Motorplex’s role as a high‑stakes international sprint‑car venue headed into the 2026 season.
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