As the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals edges closer, the traditional Winter Warm Up weekend gave racers a final chance to test set ups before the big show. Check out the gallery courtesy of the Drag Photos team.
Rachelle Splatt has announced her return to Top Fuel via social media this morning, she last raced in the class back in 2018 with her Gulf Western Oil sponsored dragster.
The tug-o-war for the Street GT-R world record has reached new levels in recent months with the Maatouks Racing’s ‘KING32’ and Croydon Racing Developments ‘JUNII’ trading the world record at almost every attempt.
Fitting a two day event into one day was always going to be a struggle, and with further delays due to fog, a late night finish was inevitable. While the wait was tough on Sportsman racers, with such a monster crowd in the house, the professional show had to take priority for the spectators.
Our final Nitro Thunder gallery from Sydney Dragway, all the action captured by the Cackling Pipes crew for this one.
The Gulf Western Oil Winternationals will come roaring back to life in Ipswich next week at Willowbank Raceway.
Jeremy Callaghan made the perfect racing debut with his absolutely stunning twin turbo IHRA Pro Mod Camaro in a bracket that now has official professional championship status.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) has announced the establishment of the Australian Drag Racing Championship which will launch with an action-packed 2021/2022 season from July 2021.
Willowbank Raceway announced that 400 Thunder Drag Racing fans around Australia are set to receive an unprecedented 35 hours of television coverage of the 53rd running of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports, across Australia, and internationally via MAV TV USA and REV TV Canada.
We have seen Joe Kurtovic Racing’s beautiful blown FED and flame popping nitro Hemi powered ’34 Ford Coupe but at this weekend’s Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo, Kurtovic has added a piece of Don ‘Big Daddy’ Garlits history to his collection.
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