The Ford Thunderbird is classic American metal but have been scarce on drag strips in Australia. A fan of old school doorslammers, Brandon Sugars has taken to revitalising one such Thunderbird for a return to on-track duties.
The 2024 Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip was once again one of the largest collections of Junior Dragsters and Bike of the year all vying for what is now a prestigious title in the Junior ranks.
The biggest horsepower event of the year at Palmyra Dragway in Queensland north hosts drag racing, burnouts, powerskids and a host of other driving events in a multi-day spectacle.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has today announced the continuation of their partnership with Aeroflow Performance Products for the coming 2024/25 season. This follows on the back of a successful first season that saw hundreds of racers compete at tracks across Australia, each chasing their respective Aeroflow Sportsman Series national title.
It was a record-breaking Sunset Nationals, with six ANDRA national records reset at the September 21-22 event at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip, as follows:
The radial tyre racer army has descended on Willowbank Raceway where a whole heap of cash is on offer to be won through tonight’s King of the Kids, tomorrow’s Rumble In the Jungle and Radial Riot itself as part of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series. It’s going to be a wild two day’s of action.
The Queensland Drag Racing Championships have reached their halfway point in the season as contenders for the 2024 Track Championship emerge.
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.
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