Australia lost a stalwart of the drag racing scene with the passing of legendary Queensland racer Gentleman Jim Reed on August 22. The pioneer of the sport was 87. Put simply, drag racing in Australia would not have been the same without the participation and influence of Gentleman Jim.
Maurice Fabietti, Team Owner of the ACDelco Slammer Drag Racing Team has announced an emotional return to drag racing to honour the memory of highly respected team driver Sam Fenech who tragically passed away in an accident last January.
John Willard’s ‘Aussie Outlaw’ has hit the Santa Pod dragstrip for the first time, and has already caused a sensation in the UK by smashing Outlaw Anglia records.
Since Chris Matheson’s arrival on the Australian drag racing scene 14 years ago, he has kept fans on the precipice of witnessing history – one of the last major milestones in the sport – the first five second Top Fuel Bike run.
At last year’s Winternationals, Supercharged Outlaw racer Bill Fletcher was involved in violent braking area crash that totally destroyed his dragster, since recovering from the accident, the team have had a new dragster built, and Bill will return to competitive drag racing a year on.
The number plate says “Tuff” and it is. But nowhere near as tough as the rider.
Rising out of the ashes of his Nitro Phoenix Top Fuel Harley team comes Damian Muscat’s reborn – and now banging on four cylinders – Nitro Phoenix Fully Blown Top Fuel Motorcycle team.
Two brand new Factory Xtreme builds have dropped with Sydney Jamboree coming up in just over a week’s time.
Long time Sydney Super Stock racer John Kabboura has made the leap into the naturally aspirated drag racing deep end, while realising a dream with a move into Pro Stock.
There’s a new team in town and they’re ready to bring fun mixed with old-school nostalgia back to the quarter mile. However, their connection to Drag Racing runs a lot deeper than everyone thinks.
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