The Paramount Performance team has been pushing the limits of the humble LS engine for years, establishing itself as the benchmark for LS-powered drag racing in Australia. Now, that relentless pursuit of performance has delivered a well-deserved milestone: the first five-second LS pass in Australia.
Daniel and Lisa Gregorini’s Top Doorslammer season has been far from perfect — they would acknowledge as much — but the turnaround for Scratch & Match Motorsport has begun in earnest thanks to some positive results at the recent East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway.
Father and son Ian and Kobe Ashelford are ready to take on this weekend’s All Bike Nationals (October 10) at Dragway at The Bend, a vital points-scoring opportunity for the two-wheeled racers of both the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Series and the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing endured a challenging weekend at the Haltech East Coast Nationals, with a series of setbacks ultimately bringing the event to a difficult close, but the team remains firmly in control of the Top Fuel championship standings.
Steve Read has run the quickest pass of his Top Fuel comeback, a 4.037-second, 471.28kph effort in the final Top Fuel run of the Haltech East Coast Nationals.
After four years away from the track, Jason Stares is ready to return to the driver’s seat, with a heavily rebuilt Pro Mod Corvette and an ambitious national campaign ahead with Quinto Motorsports.
Australian Pro Alcohol racer Cheyne Phillips returned to Randy Meyer Racing last weekend for another tilt at the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster bracket, competing at the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park.
Chris Soldatos will make his return to Pro Stock competition at the East Coast Nationals, back behind the wheel for the first time since taking the win at last year’s championship finale.
Just over three months after the biggest crash of his career, Jeremy Callaghan will be back behind the wheel of his Luci Civil Camaro this weekend, lining up for the Haltech East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway (26-27 September) – the penultimate round of the 2026 NDRC Top Doorslammer championship.
John Barbagallo’s consistency throughout the Pro Stock Nationals paid dividends at Willowbank Raceway, with the JB Automotive Ford Escort getting quicker as the weekend progressed before Barbagallo secured the event win.
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