Tony lost both his legs at the age of 9 in a railway accident. His father built him his first go-kart at 11 years old and over 45 years on, his passion for motorsport has not wavered. Tony has raced Offroaders, Speedway Midgets, Sprint Cars and Saloons. He raced in Pre-65 driving a MK 3 Zephyr and a XP Falcon. He considers himself fortunate to have competed in the last meeting at the old Baypark Circuit. In 2008, Tony built a car and took it to Bonneville Speedweek where he recorded a speed of 189 mph. He also raced his Speedway Saloon car up the Cardrona Snow Farm road for the Race to the Sky’s final event.  Tony now enjoys drag racing his blown-altered and races STAR Cars in the summer series.

Tony Christiansen - 2007 Star VX Commodore

Tony lost both his legs at the age of 9 in a railway accident. His father built him his first go-kart at 11 years old and over 45 years on, his passion for motorsport has not wavered. Tony has raced Offroaders, Speedway Midgets, Sprint Cars and Saloons. He raced in Pre-65 driving a MK 3 Zephyr and a XP Falcon. He considers himself fortunate to have competed in the last meeting at the old Baypark Circuit. In 2008, Tony built a car and took it to Bonneville Speedweek where he recorded a speed of 189 mph. He also raced his Speedway Saloon car up the Cardrona Snow Farm road for the Race to the Sky’s final event.  Tony now enjoys drag racing his blown-altered and races STAR Cars in the summer series.

2007 Star VX Commodore:

This car races in the Star Car summer series and has a lot in common with its cousins, the Aussie Racing cars and the US Legends cars. Powered by a GSX-R 1100 high-revving race-bred Suzuki motorcycle engine, this car has brutal acceleration while full-size Willwood brakes give it unbelievable stopping power. Star Cars come with a 5-speed sequential gearbox and this particular car has an electronic gear shifter on hand controls for accelerator and brakes. Weighing only 560 kgs, it has 135 horsepower @ 11,000 rpm which offers an exciting power to weight ratio and a top speed of 220 kph.