The 2026 edition of Street Machine Drag Challenge was the biggest ever with entries maxed out at 300 taking up the 5 day Drag & Drive challenge starting and finishing with Victorian Motorsports Park while treking to South Coast Raceway, Dragway At The Bend and Mildura’s Sunset Strip in between.
With the focus on tough street machines King Of The Street events have returned to the refurbished Victorian Motorsports Park where racers can throw down in heads up racing to see who will be crowned king.
The Melbourne Jamboree has officially opened competition drag racing at Victorian Motorsports Park. The rejuvenated venue, formerly known as Heathcote Park Raceway, has brought championship-level quarter-mile racing back to Victoria. Jamboree fans filled the spectator areas to watch high-horsepower imports and high-tech weapons belt down the regional strip.
Victorian Motorsports Park is alive! Following a phenomenal redevelopment effort by the venue’s new owners to revitalise the former Heathcote Park Raceway, the facility roared back to life last weekend with its Grand Opening and first test session.
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.
Last weekend provided valuable last-minute track time for racers looking to fine-tune their combinations ahead of this weekend’s National Drag Racing Championship East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway.
2026 NDRC Pro Stock Nationals Saturday Photo Gallery courtesy of Drag Photos
Video coverage from the 2026 NDRC Pro Stock Nationals.
2026 NDRC Pro Stock Nationals Friday Photo Gallery courtesy of Drag Photos
Grassroots drag racing was at its absolute best as the inaugural Blacktop Outlaws Festival, presented by Growl Racing, brought horsepower and high-octane entertainment to the Far North Coast of New South Wales at Casino Aerodrome and Showgrounds.
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