After a period of uncertainty, engines are set to fire once again at Far North Queensland’s iconic Springmount Raceway, with the venue preparing to welcome racers and fans back to the black top.
A packed weekend of horsepower and flames lit up Warwick Dragway as racers and fans gathered for the return of Nitro on the Downs on February 21. The now annual event once again proved why it has become a highlight on the regional drag racing calendar, blending grassroots sportsman racing with the spectacle of nitro-powered funny cars.
ANDRA was on-hand at the ceremony to support Santo Rapisarda in receiving this recognition.
Top Fuel legend Santo Rapisarda has been inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame at an official ceremony as part of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today.
The backbone of Top Fuel racing in Australia, Santo Rapisarda will be the next drag racing inductee into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame, with the ceremony taking place at week’s Australia Formula One Grand Prix
For as long as he can remember, Josh Caval has been around drag racing. He grew up at the track watching his dad, Richard, compete, including the team’s stint in Pro Stock before a frightening accident in Sydney brought that chapter to an abrupt end. The sport has always been part of family life, and so too has the ambition of one day returning the Caval name to the category.
WA’s Kyle Putland might have been making his debut at Mildura’s Sunset Strip at the weekend for the Twilight Nationals, but that didn’t stop him from turning plenty of heads during the event.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing delivered a powerful performance at its home event at the iconic Sunset Strip in Mildura this weekend, showcasing strong qualifying speed across both Top Fuel entries before weather brought racing to an early close.
The 2026 BLAHST Australian Top Fuel Championship has exploded into action at Mildura’s Sunset Strip this evening, with qualifying for its season opening Twilight Nationals completed ahead of Saturday’s racing at the popular regional drag racing facility.
Willburn Racing is set to turn heads this weekend as they unveil a brand-new vinyl wrap on their iconic Supercharged Outlaws funny car at the upcoming NDRC Twilight Nationals event in Mildura that will feature Top Fuel and the NDRC Aeroflow Sportsman Series.
The BLAHST Australian Top Fuel Championship will come thundering into Mildura this week, with the NDRC Twilight Nationals set to host intense racing action from these 11,000hp flame-throwing monster machines at the Sunset Strip across Friday and Saturday (27-28 February).
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