It was one of the wildest drag cars in the country and the OG of the 10.5 movement, Frank Mamone’s black and blown Chevy Nova was an instant hit on tracks around the country. Now after a decade since the Nova terrorised dragstrips and timing cones, Mamone has re-taken ownership of the iconic machine and is planning his comeback.
Following the 2023/24 season, Perth Motorplex began works to repair the affected area, with the initial works recently completed on the track.
After the recent decision by Swan Hill Rural City Council to not lease Swan Hill Dragway to the Skid City Consortium, the council has since backflipped with one Councillor calling an unscheduled meeting to change his voting decision. As a result, the council now intends to grant the consortium a lease on the site so drag racing can return to the venue.
Rocket Industries has officially announced that Josh Leahy will pilot their Nitro Funny Car for the highly anticipated 2024/2025 NDRC season.
Day two of round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has been run and won, with celebrations all around at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip after a full contingent of sportsman racers battled it out to see who would take home ANDRA Christmas Trees.
A full day of action-packed qualifying for round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has come to a close ahead of what is sure to be a thrilling day of racing on Sunday. Racers across ten championship brackets took to Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip Saturday to set the stage for Sunday’s racing (September 22).
McClure Motorsports will on track this weekend at the Perth Motorplex Nostalgia event debuting their brand new ’53 Corvette Pro Mod.
Michael Bridges opened his 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship campaign in the best possible way last month with victory at Alice Spring’s Desert Nationals and is now preparing to see if he can do it all over again this weekend at the Sunset Nationals.
Nathaniel Kuchel is heading to this weekend’s Sunset Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip – round two of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – as last year’s top qualifier and runner-up, and the Junior Dragster victor of the Sunset Strip’s 2024 Easter Supercharged Shootout event.
The 2024 NSW Track Championship Series has crossed into the second half of its season for the run home to what will be an spectacular Grand Final in November. Round five of series saw a strong day of sportsman racing action across all categories, here is who won what.
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