There aren’t many cars that look quite as at home on the streets of Echuca as Clive Polidano’s blue HZ Holden.
The inaugural Ballistic Performance Parts QLD AllBike Super Series came to a thrilling conclusion at Willowbank Raceway on September 26, with championships decided across four brackets and Russell Bell claiming the honour of becoming the first-ever winner of the prestigious John Kreis Clockwork Orange Trophy for overall points winner.
The Paramount Performance team has been pushing the limits of the humble LS engine for years, establishing itself as the benchmark for LS-powered drag racing in Australia. Now, that relentless pursuit of performance has delivered a well-deserved milestone: the first five-second LS pass in Australia.
Drag News is saddened to hear of the passing of Robert Maggs.
Best known for his spectacular wheelstanding Monaro, SNAFU, during his racing days, Robert became a familiar and much-loved figure in Australian drag racing. Always loved to have a chat, he left a lasting impression on those he met and a proud legacy through Maggs Racing.
Following the All Bike Nationals, the NDRC group one and Aeroflow sportsman competitors now head to the season decider: the SPRY Spring Nationals at Dragway at The Bend (October 22-25)
The All Bike Nationals presented by Harley Davidson have been run and won at Dragway at the Bend. On track on Saturday October 10 was ANDRA Regional Sportsman Series racing for Nitro Voodoo Junior Drag Bike, Nitro Voodoo Modified Bike, Nitro Voodoo Competition Bike, and Motorcycle Transport and Repairs Extreme Bike, as well as NDRC championship racing for group one brackets, Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
After 12 years working behind the scenes in Top Fuel, Dean Rossiter is sitting into the driver’s seat with a 1981 VH Commodore he’s building to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events.
Few cars have made as big an impression on the American drag-and-drive scene as Snot Rocket 2.0, but the iconic green Mustang is about to embark on a whole new adventure. Now in Australian hands of Anthony Mesko and Tommy Pronobis of Dyno House, the former Brett LaSala machine is set for a radical transformation that will see it trade its twin-turbo V8 power for a distinctly Aussie Barra combination.
The Aeroflow Sportsman Championship is set to come to a dramatic head later this month at the SPRY Spring Nationals – the 2026 NDRC season grand finale.
Daniel and Lisa Gregorini’s Top Doorslammer season has been far from perfect — they would acknowledge as much — but the turnaround for Scratch & Match Motorsport has begun in earnest thanks to some positive results at the recent East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway.
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