STEPHANIE GULLOTTO
racerprofi le
racer
Age
29
Hometown
Perth, Western Australia
Occupation
Primary School Teacher - Year 6
Started Racing
2015
Classes Completed
Super Street
ANDRA Racing Highlights
Winner of Westernationals
2017 / 2018 - Super Street
Best ET & Speed
10.08 @133mph
Sponsors
SCM Race Engines and Performance,
Tile Boutique Osbourne Park, High
Wycombe Bakery & Patisserie
Favourite Race Vehicle
Jet Dragsters
Favourite TV Show
Baywatch
Favourite Food
Pasta
Favourite Race Track
Perth Motorplex
How did it feel to be announced as the
Super Street Divisional Champion for
Western Australia?
I feel very proud and excited to be announced
the Super Street Divisional Champion. A lot
of time and eff ort is spent working on my
race car by my husband Matt Gullotto and
the team at SCM Race Engines, so it is really
nice to reward and acknowledge their hard
work with the Super Street divisional win.
If you had to pick out your top three
moments from the last season, what
would they be?
Winning the Nitro Slam event in January;
Winning the Westernationals Gold
Christmas Tree, seeing the pride on my
husband’s face back in the pits and
celebrating with all the crew and supporters
afterwards; and coming up against Top
Qualifi er Joel Trottman in the fi nal at the
Westernationals Event with the same dial-
in for a good old ‘heads up’ race and taking
the win.
What do you love about racing?
I love the challenge of each race and the
focus that is required before you go out. It
is a great sense of personal achievement
when you manage to run a good race with
a quick reaction time and close dial-in time.
I also love coming back to the pit area after
a successful race and seeing the excitement
and joy from my husband, the crew and all
the supporters. That in itself makes all the
hard work worth it! Also, drag racing for me
is about having fun and spending quality
time with family and friends. The drags
really is a ‘racing family’ and it is a sport
that I am extremely proud to be a part of.
How did you get into racing?
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My husband and his family have been
racing for many years so when I started
dating Matt, I joined his crew and he started
explaining the concept of drag racing to
me and I absolutely loved it. After we got
married, he decided that his wedding
present to me would be a VN SS (which is
my all-time favourite car) and he told me I
was going to race it. Three seasons later, he
still can’t wipe the smile off my face every
time I sit in the car!
What are your plans for the coming
season?
I am actually due to have a baby in
September this year, so my husband Matt
Gullotto will be racing next season in Super
Sedan however I am hoping to come back for
a few meets later in the 2018/2019 season.
Is there anyone you would like to thank
for being part of your drag racing journey?
There are defi nitely many people I would
like to thank for being part of my racing
journey. Firstly, a huge thank you to my
husband, Matt Gullotto, for allowing me the
opportunity to race such a consistent car
in Super Street and for always being there
to support and encourage me throughout
the journey. I couldn’t have done it without
him. I would also like to thank Sandro
Principe and Carmelo Gullotto from SCM
Race Engines for all their help with the
engine, and Michael Crossing from Race On
Customs for the car set-up. Big thanks also
has to go to my crew, Matt, Denis, Jared and
Natalie for always being by my side on the
track. And of course, thanks to my parents
(Denis and Sophie), my in-laws (Cristina and
Carmelo), family and friends for all their
love and support. Lastly, thanks to all the
Super street competitors for all the great
races throughout the season and to the Ray
Treasure, the track staff , commentators and
volunteers for making it all possible!
Photo by Outlaw Images