
Ben Slaughter’s homebrew Pro Turbo MK3 Supra adds to 2JZ wars
Slaughter Motorsport is planning to unleash a sweet Supra upon Pro Turbo very soon as work progresses on their new race car.

Slaughter Motorsport is planning to unleash a sweet Supra upon Pro Turbo very soon as work progresses on their new race car.

The dream of owning a Nitro Funny Car is one had by many a drag racing tragic, but it has taken the advent of nostalgia racing and more recently Graeme Cowin’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series to make this dream a reality for more Australians.

Alice Springs will soon have a very cool nostalgia Funny Car in its ranks soon thanks to local fabricator Daniel Hodgins.

The future of Perth Motorplex appears more confident with the WA State Government announcing that a new operator will be taking over the venue’s lease part way through the coming season.

Joe Signorelli made history on Sunday at Willowbank Raceway, finally breaking through to become the first Australian Sport Compact driver into the five second zone.

While Kyle Hopf couldn’t have the first 200mph run on radial tyres in Australia, he did manage to claim the honour of having the first steel-bodied car to score a double-tonne pass.

Wade Wagstaff has dropped his own Australian record for radial tyres during the Kenda 660 Drag Radial Series Expression Session at Willowbank Raceway.

Willowbank Raceway continues to be Australia’s hub of drag racing activity, with the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series delivering up an event they’ve called the Expression Session – three huge days of radial tyre testing.

Blake Racing has one of the coolest sheds in Australian drag racing, with three front engine dragsters in their signature green colour schemes each waiting for their turn on the drag strip.

While event dates of September 19-20 had been previously announced by the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association for a round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to provide whatever certainty possible for competitors has forced the decision to cancel the event.
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