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Looking for the biggest 'Bang for the Buck' in motor sport? The X1 Hyper Racers are it. THE TEAM
Dean Crooke and Jon Crooke - Designers and Engineers.

THE IDEA ....

Racing driver, Jon Crooke, makes a 'napkin' sketch of the Hyper PRO Racer. It’s 1998 and the ‘racer’ is a concept he has had floating around in his head since the mid-eighties. Jon has a vision to produce a small racing car for long circuit racing. It will be an affordable step up from go-karts and will incorporate performance and safety features unheard of at the budget end of motor racing. Traditionally, the first serious step into racing cars has been Formula Ford. Originally designed as an affordable starter class, the current high cost of this category has stopped almost all kart drivers from making the move up. As a result, the real racing talent, generations of potential National and World Champions, have melted away into the suburbs and obscurity. The Hyper PRO Racer is an affordable turn-key product that will provide a 'real' solution to the current class gap. Jon calls his concept "The Missing Link". Jon's first sketches feature design concepts such as the exo-skeleton space frame with the inside-out cockpit, swing-arm rear suspension, exposed mono-shocks front and rear, the longitudinal cockpit intrusion bars and the tube hugging body details - all features that will make it through to the final design. But Jon is a designer engineer, not an engineer fabricator. Unable to find an engineer fabricator that shares his vision and passion, Jon pins an artists impression of his Hyper PRO Racer to the wall of his study and puts the project on the back-burner.

10 YEARS ON ....

“Why don’t we build this?”
It's 2009 and Dean Crooke was pointing at the artists impression on the wall of his fathers office. Dean had grown up glancing at the sketch from time to time, while practicing the art of karting and motocross. Jon’s ‘Missing Link’ racer was as valid now, as it was when he first imagined it a quarter of a century ago. Only now, Dean, with a very successful career as a Superkart designer and driver behind him, was a race car design engineer and fabricator. And he shared Jon’s vision and passion - to build the world’s first fast, safe, affordable AND sustainable racing car. They locked themselves in their workshop and a ‘skunkworks’ project was born. Days turned to weeks - months into years. Slowly an object of breathtaking beauty emerged. A racing car that satisfied their high standards of engineering quality and aesthetics. A serious toy - no compromises. And when the car was finished?..... They opened the workshop doors - and let the sun shine in.

2016

The TERRA Racer is born.

2019

The X1 Racer is born.

25/10/2026

Lots of work has been going on behind the scenes with development of the D1. This is from a recent test day at Krusics Ride Park

14/09/2026

Another productive night of testing the D1 with a bunch of changes.

08/09/2026

Hyper Racer / Motorsport Australia announcement

31/08/2026

Cool shot of the Hyper Racer D1 by LSR

23/07/2026

Dean Crooke. Round 4 of the Australian Drivers Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park

15/01/2026

2025 was a HUGE year for us. Full grids at race meetings and passing car #50 on the production line. A much needed break was had, now into 2026 which is looking likely to be our biggest year yet. A national championship calendar locked in and cars being exported around the world. Here we go again. Thank you to everyone involved!!

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Australian Drivers' Championship
Hyper Racer
Australian Autosport Alliance (AASA)
Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
Winton Motor Raceway
One Raceway
Sydney Motorsport Park- Eastern Creek Raceway
Shell V-Power Motorsport Park
Calder Park Raceway
Hyperracer.com

11/01/2026

Everything you’re told about formula car racing says you need a team.
Engineers. Mechanics. Data analysts. Logistics. Big budgets.

I had none of that...

This season in the Australian Drivers’ Championship, I drove the car, ran the car, fixed the car, analysed the data, loaded the trailer, and went racing - completely on my own. No pit crew. No engineers. No Nothing... Just Hopes and Dreams :)

This video is what it actually takes to race a championship solo, and why I chose to do it anyway.

Formula Zac at www.youtube.com/

www.HyperRacer.com AUSTRALIA - UK - USA
www.AustralianDriversChampionship.com
Australian Drivers' Championship
Hankook Tyre Australia
Australian Autosport Alliance (AASA)
Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
Speedcafe.com
Winton Motor Raceway

10/01/2026

One Disaster After Another | Australian Drivers Championship | Round 6 at Winton Winton Motor Raceway

Australian Drivers Championship for R6 at Winton recap, Hyper Racer X1 behind the scenes, Australian open-wheel racing, grassroots motorsport and garage life.

This video is a full behind-the-scenes breakdown of Round 6 of the Australian Drivers Championship (ADC) at Winton Motor Raceway back in early November 2025, covering the final race weekend of the season from inside the garage.

Instead of driving, I spent the weekend working on the Hyper Racer X1, dealing with mechanical failures, coolant explosions, broken gear shifters, alternator issues, car balance problems, undertray repairs, tyre pressure calls, and last-minute fixes across four races.

Along the way, I break down:

What the Australian Drivers Championship is and why it matters
The history of the ADC as one of Australia’s premier open-wheel titles
How the Hyper Racer X1 has reshaped affordable open-wheel racing
Specs, regulations, tyres, weight rules, and why the racing is so close

Across three intense days at Winton, this video shows the real side of Australian grassroots motorsport, the pressure, teamwork, problem-solving, and behind-the-scenes moments you never see on track.

Giuliano Senese www.youtube.com/

10/01/2026

The Perfect First Lap.
Driver - Lucas Stasi.
Winner of the best opening lap of the 2025 Hankook Australian Drivers Championship season.

www.HyperRacer.com AUSTRALIA - UK - USA
www.AustralianDriversChampionship.com

Australian Drivers' Championship
Hankook Tyre Australia
Australian Autosport Alliance (AASA)
Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
Speedcafe.com
Winton Motor Raceway

25/12/2025

formulazac.com HyperRacer.com and The Hankook Australian Drivers' Championship
https://youtu.be/B-S1X5PYC94?si=TsCZdF3XDa6gdX8r

This was meant to be a solid way to end the season.The pace was there, the confidence was building, and for most of the weekend it finally felt like things w...

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