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The highly anticipated debut of Johnny Ricca’s world record holding Pro Mod Camaro on Aussie soil didn’t disappoint, smashing the quickest ET ever seen out of a door car in Australia during testing at Sydney Dragway.
The owners of Heathcote Park Raceway have released the following statement on the immediate future of the venue.
It still is fastest Pro Stock car in Australia, but the former Dodge Avenger once campaigned by Lee Bektash to the first Pro Stock 200mph pass in Australia has been reborn as Warren Allen’s Outlaw Radial Avenger.
The drag and drive scene is exploding world wide, in Australia, Allstars Drag and Drive is the latest iteration that saw entrants soak up three fantastic days of racing across two tracks carrying, or towing everything they needed from Willowbank Raceway to Warwick Dragway and back again.
While we eagerly wait for the National Drag Racing Championship to resume with s series of events that will cap off the rest of the professional National Championships, we have lock and loaded another bunch of wicked shots from the epic Winternationals.
American drag racing legend Tommy Johnson Jnr has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the upcoming Nitro Nationals, which will host what is expected to be an explosive NDRC final for the fire-breathing 11,000hp/500kph+ Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Cars at Sydney Dragway on August 23.
Evolve Facility Management (operators of Perth Motorplex), in partnership with VenuesWest, is excited to announce that the State Government has approved funding to commence a full replacement of the drag strip at Perth Motorplex.
After a season that has swung widely from complete domination to bitter disappointment, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing will be seeking to get their revenge at the upcoming NDRC Top Fuel Championship finale, the Nitro Nationals at Sydney Dragway on August 23.
It was another spectacular Winternationals held in perfect South Queensland weather, so here is all the colour, glam, and action from the 2025 edition of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway featuring the National Drag Racing Championship.
An early exit from the 57th running of the Winternationals in Queensland has left Chris Hargrave and his Middy’s Electrical Pro Alcohol Funny Car team wanting more. A huge build up to the event saw the team excited for what was an outside run at the PDRC Championship title for the first time in their professional Pro Alcohol career.
Queensland budget racer Rob Harrington has capped off a stunning weekend to claim the 2025 Gulf Western Oils Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway over the Kings Birthday weekend.
The NDRC’s 2024/2025 Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship drew to its epic conclusion at Willowbank Raceway over the weekend, where more than 350 sportsman racers took part in what is the largest championship drag racing event outside of North America.
The Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) team delivered a strong and emotionally charged performance at the 2025 Winternationals, with a weekend full of consistent 3.80-second runs, renewed confidence, and a packed Willowbank Raceway crowd treated to the very best of Australian NDRC drag racing.
A difficult Winternationals campaign where strong potential was thwarted by breakages sees Hydraulink Jim Read Racing looking for vengeance at the upcoming Top Fuel final.
The fourth and final day of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals saw another packed crowd enthralled with record-breaking and head-turning performances from the best of the best of Australian NDRC drag racing at Willowbank Raceway.
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