Records fell and rivalries were renewed as final qualifying and round one of racing got underway Saturday at Sydney Dragway for the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs ahead of the final day of racing on Sunday.
Sunday’s final day of the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs is set to provide a show of epic proportions to a packed crowd, with Saturday’s performances headlined by Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Car well and truly setting the stage for further track and national records to fall.
Day one of what is shaping up as an epic three-day Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs roared to life at Sydney Dragway, delivering non-stop action across Group One, the Pro Drag Racing Championship, and Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship qualifying.
Russell Mills’ quest for back to back Australian Pro Alcohol championships won’t eventuate with the current PDRC Championship leader unfortunately not – but not from a lack of trying – able to secure a replacement drive for this weekend’s Nitro Champs.
Pro Stock is sizzling with a mammoth 15 car field at this weekend’s Nitro Champs, one of the biggest field seen in some time and Mario Polito Motorsports are shaping up to the game aiming to continue their forward trajectory in the class.
Local Western Sydney team Angry Lemons Racing and driver John Kabboura are ready to go for the upcoming Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway, as he and his team continue to gain momentum in their Pro Stock campaign.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing is pleased to share that team member Lex Wilson is now awake and improving every day following the serious injury he sustained prior to the Mildura Mega Easter Weekend of Power Sports.
For a sport based rigidly on the principle of straight lines, the NDRC Australian Top Doorslammer Championship sure does have some twists and turns.
In a bold move ahead of this weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, Sydney’s Nick Pelliccotti – Business owner of Guilford Sand & Soil – has joined forces with Tremaniac Racing ensuring no stone is left unturned in his pursuit of a strong performance at Round 3 of the PRDC Pro Stock Championship.
This weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway is set to deliver an absolutely immense drag racing show across May 2-4, featuring the complete line-up of elite Group One brackets for the first time in the 2024/2025 National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) season.
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