A sell-out crowd of 20,532 has revelled in the delights of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) today, with a similar sized crowd expected for tomorrow’s race day Sunday (22 October).
The final round of the 2023 Kenda 660 Tires Drag Radial Series headed to North Queensland with Willowbank Raceway out of action, along with a whole bunch of radial tyre warriors to fight out the final round of the championship.
The return of championship drag racing to South Australia through the National Drag Racing Championship and Dragway At The Bend is rejuvenating the sport, and former racers. For South Aussie John Bader it has been ten years between skids, and he is now revved up to let the horsepower rip once again.
Two huge drag racing events for the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) are just around the corner – this weekend’s Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend (October 21/22), and next weekend’s Sydney Nationals at Sydney Dragway (October 27/28).
The upgrades to Willowbank Raceway continue at a steady pace, with the major component in pouring the concrete portion of the racing surface now complete and into its 28 day curing phase.
The opening round of the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship (ATDC) will take place this weekend at the Spring Nationals, the first major event at the brand new Dragway at The Bend.
As Lamattina Top Fuel Racing charge into the 2023 Australian Top Fuel Championship, the team will do it with the ongoing support of R&J Batteries.
A last ditch thrash will see Rob Taylor’s first appearance at race track since his devastating Winternationals fire a couple years ago, and it will be with his absolutely stunning C7 Corvette doorslammer.
SPEEDFLOW’s 40th Anniversary celebrations continue with the announcement that they will join the all-new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) as a Broadcast Partner for the 2023/2024 season.
Western Australian Ryan Learmonth could not turn down the opportunity to return to the state where his Pro Stock Motorcycle career began, albeit being a different venue as the brand new Dragway At The Bend takes over as the home of professional drag racing in South Australia.
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