Nitro Funny Car newcomer Adam Murrihy will be one to watch amongst a top-notch field of Funny Car racers as they kick off their championship chase at Sydney Dragway this weekend.
The familiar sight of a Reed Racing Pro Alcohol Funny Car competing will continue when the inaugural NDRC Pro Alcohol Championship kicks off this week at Sydney Dragway for the Sydney Nationals – except it won’t be Steven in the cockpit.
Amongst a bustling entry list of almost 200 racers for this Friday and Saturday’s Sydney Nationals, NDRC FuelTech Pro Mod racer Joe Gauci is particularly excited to hit the track as he gets ready to make his group one debut.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing have been proud to play an important part in the weekend’s Spring Nationals, which not only was the grand-opening for the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, but also the first Top Fuel/group one event of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
Peter Xiberras and the PremiAir Racing Top Fuel Dragster, accompanied by new sponsors Nulon and GEARWRENCH, have raced to 3rd position in the opening round of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship with a B-Final victory over Phil Lamattina at 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.
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.
The off-season is normally a time for refreshing a combination or adding some new parts, but for Daniel and Lisa Gregorini’s Scratch & Match Motorsport Top Doorslammer team it has been an epic effort to be ready in time for a brand new series.
As part of Dragway at The Bend’s grand opening Spring Nationals this weekend (October 21-22), the opening rounds of the 2023/2024 Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle Championships will launch into action.
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