National Pro Slammer and Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia is still licking his wounds after a bruising time at the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals.

Drag racers from around the country have sent their entries in for the upcoming Nitro Up North At Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway, preparing for the biggest quarter mile extravaganza to ever hit the top end.

  NHRA, through its partnership with Greenlight International Limited, has reached an agreement for FOX Sports Australia Pty Limited to televise programming of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.