GALLERY: 2016 Nitro Champs
Sydney Dragway is back! The 2016 Nitro Champs produced the biggest crowd the venue has seen for years, and the pro racing was some of the best ever seen. Check out our huge gallery showcasing what was a great spectacle.
Sydney Dragway is back! The 2016 Nitro Champs produced the biggest crowd the venue has seen for years, and the pro racing was some of the best ever seen. Check out our huge gallery showcasing what was a great spectacle.

The NT Government in conjunction with MotorSports NT are supercharging the Central Australian Drag Racing Association’s (CADRA) signature ANDRA Championship event, the Desert Nationals, with the wild and unpredictable excitement of Top Doorslammer.

It was an action packed one day event at Sydney Dragway last Saturday, for Gary Phillips and his Lucas Oils team. A recent change in the scheduling of the Nitro Champs, saw Gary compete in both the Pro Alcohol and Pro Slammer categories, and complete 8 runs in just one day, a feat not possible without the reliability of Lucas Oil Products.

Kim Fardella thought a Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Stock Championship was unlikely.
Heads up grudge racing fired up at Willowbank Raceway with another Powercruise Lights Out event last weekend. Justin Simpson’s accident did put a somber auroa on proceedings, but as reported in a story posted earlier on this site Justin will make a full recovery.

Adam Murrihy’s Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series began with a first round exit in Round 4 of the Series at Warwick Dragway in November. It ended with the 2015/2016 Supercharged Outlaws Championship at AIR in April.

Kylie Tanner didn’t manage an event win during the 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series but it didn’t matter.
For Grant O’Rourke, this weekend’s Nitro Champs are all about making sure every small part in the OMS machine is working at its best as he looks to chase down John Zappia.
Darren Morgan Racing are pumped and ready to race at the Nitro Champs this Saturday after testing at Sydney Dragway yesterday.

Australia’s leading Building and Facility Management professionals, Sydney based Lefand Group, have joined forces with the rising star of Australian motorsport, Mark Mariani and the Mariani Motorsports Top Fuel Team.
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