FEATURE: Matthew Grubisa’s Hemi-powered radial Pontiac Firebird
If it wasn’t for bad surf, Matthew Grubisa might have never gone drag racing.
If it wasn’t for bad surf, Matthew Grubisa might have never gone drag racing.
Willowbank Raceway has regretfully announced that the Santo’s Super Thunder Championship Drag Racing event scheduled for Good Friday, April 10 has been cancelled due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus, but they are set to continue with a limited number of other events.
Sydney Dragway has announced they are planning to continue their track championship and street meets while meeting the Federal Government’s ban on organised events of over 500 people.
Perth Motorplex’s State Government managing body VenuesWest has announced that the Perth Motorplex season will be ended early to meet new federal restrictions on large gatherings of people.
The announcement by the New Zealand government to require all travellers entering New Zealand to self isolate for 14 days has left Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars and Masterton Motorplex no choice but to cancel the scheduled appearance of the series on March 21.
In response to the rapidly changing developments around COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) here in Australia and globally, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) issues the following update on upcoming ANDRA-sanctioned events. This update is in line with the restrictions and recommendations issued by Federal and State Government agencies.
Kevin Gummow will have a new nitro Top Fuel Motorcycle on track next Saturday at Perth Motorplex, following the unveiling of his Triumph-powered ride to family and friends last weekend.
We previewed John Willard’s blown outlaw Anglia a while ago during the building phase, but now we can see the all-but complete version in its bad-ass glory.
Following a very successful debut of his new race car at the Westernationals, Top Sportsman championship hopeful Vlado Turic is feeling confident heading to the penultimate round of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series: this weekend’s Twilight Nationals.
We are dropping a bonus gallery from the epic Kenda Tires Radial Rumble event at Sydney Dragway. Check it out.
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