Daniel Cassar has spent years building a hot rod that can turn heads on the street and mix it with some of Australia’s quickest naturally aspirated drag cars. Now, after a six-month rebuild and a last-minute dyno setback, he’s bringing his matte-black 1933 Ford coupe to Street Machine Drag Challenge with one big goal still in his sights: a seven-second pass.
Warren Mitchelson didn’t need long to decide he wanted to do Drag Challenge. After tagging along with mate Marcus Skilbeck at last year’s event, he was hooked — and by day two, his wife and daughter Bianca knew he’d be building a car of his own.
Conquering at the home of radial racing, Queensland’s Grantley Scholes has won PRO 275 at No Mercy for the second consecutive year, becoming a back-to-back champion at what’s widely regarded as the world’s biggest and baddest radial racing event at South Georgia Motorsports Park in the United States.
The Melbourne Jamboree has officially opened competition drag racing at Victorian Motorsports Park. The rejuvenated venue, formerly known as Heathcote Park Raceway, has brought championship-level quarter-mile racing back to Victoria. Jamboree fans filled the spectator areas to watch high-horsepower imports and high-tech weapons belt down the regional strip.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Australian Street Rod Federation (ASRF) have announced a new partnership to promote drag racing, motorsport, and street rodding across Australia, signing a Memorandum of Understanding that both organisations say is about encouraging safe participation and getting more members behind the wheel.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) and The Bend have made the decision to reschedule the Spring Nationals NDRC Grand Final to November 20 – 22 due to this weekend’s poor weather forecast.
If you’ve been around Drag Challenge for a while, chances are you’ve seen Anthony Burns and one of his cars. The Harcourt local has never missed one since general entries opened, and this year he’s bringing back a familiar face, his burgundy R31 Skyline.
Victorian Motorsports Park is alive! Following a phenomenal redevelopment effort by the venue’s new owners to revitalise the former Heathcote Park Raceway, the facility roared back to life last weekend with its Grand Opening and first test session.
Former AFL star Barry Hall is returning to the drag strip this October, taking on Street Machine Drag Challenge presented by VPW in his VH Holden Commodore as he targets a top-five finish against some of Australia’s toughest street cars.
Jake Hamilton-Moderate has become the first ANDRA championship event winner in Extreme Bike, taking out the bracket’s maiden ANDRA Christmas Tree at the All Bike Nationals at Dragway at The Bend.
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