Multiple Australian Top Fuel drag race champion, Steve Read, will make a return to racing at this weekend’s (Friday to Monday, June 10-13) 45th annual Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich, after a 12-month absence.

The running of the 45th annual Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway this weekend marks the continuation of a long standing and popular event in the Ipswich community.

After his recent win in Top Alcohol at the Pro Series 1000 in Adelaide, John Cannuli is riding high and is pumped at the prospect of a repeat performance this Queens Birthday long weekend at Willowbank Raceway for the FUCHS Winternationals.

Top Fuel drag racer and current ANDRA championship leader Damien Harris says there is a little bit of unfinished business at Willowbank Raceway this weekend for the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

Leading Top Doorslammer drag racer, Robin Judd, will call it quits at the end of this weekend’s 45th annual Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich.

The turbo revolution continues to grow with a number of new flame popping beasts about to hit the track.  

While the focus has been on testing for the Winternationals there has been much more happening on the Willowbank track front in May, kicking off with a round of the popular Street Series.

Spinozzi Racing would like to take this opportunity to welcome Cale Aronson and Tinzy Smith to Australia for their first visit down-under. Both Cale and Tinzy will be present for this weekend’s 2012 Fuchs Lubricants Winternationals.

The 2012 Winter warm ups didn’t quite live up to the hype thanks mostly to mother nature sending some small showers over the track on Saturday and then dropping almost 50mm of rain overnight on the Willowbank Raceway facility.

The late Mick Atholwood – a legend of the sport of drag racing in Australia – will be honoured at Willowbank Raceway’s Fuchs Winternationals with a special memorial trophy to be awarded to the Top Fuel winner.