
NITRO UP NORTH BRINGING THE THUNDER TO DARWIN THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Nitro Up North, presented by LMCT+, is set to bring the thunder to the Hidden Valley Drag Strip this Friday and Saturday with an epic drag racing show for the ages.

Nitro Up North, presented by LMCT+, is set to bring the thunder to the Hidden Valley Drag Strip this Friday and Saturday with an epic drag racing show for the ages.

After 24 years away from Pro Stock Motorcycle a rejuvenation of the class has seen Paul Andrews returned to the bracket he loves riding straight into the low sevens. Check out this interview about his return year recorded by Pro Stock Motorcycle Australia.

This Saturday’s Grand Finale of the 2024/2025 NDRC Top Fuel Championship, the Nitro Nationals at Sydney Dragway, sees Hydraulink Jim Read Racing presented with the opportunity to bookend their season in style.

Joe Gauci is ready to rumble at the Brisbane Jamboree in the toughest Pro Mod field ever assembled in Australia. It’s been just over 12 months since the Nitro Champs accident to rebuild the ’67 Mustang at Profab Motorsport Fabrications and final result is sleek and stunning.

Jeff Cutajar cut his first laps in the original and once world record holding Batmobile Top Doorslammer campaigned by Peter Kapiris. The car now owned by Jason Cunliffe has finally been returned to its former glory and active duty, with a best of 6.17 during testing yesterday that was found out to be run on just 7 cylinders.

The highly anticipated debut of Johnny Ricca’s world record holding Pro Mod Camaro on Aussie soil didn’t disappoint, smashing the quickest ET ever seen out of a door car in Australia during testing at Sydney Dragway.

It still is fastest Pro Stock car in Australia, but the former Dodge Avenger once campaigned by Lee Bektash to the first Pro Stock 200mph pass in Australia has been reborn as Warren Allen’s Outlaw Radial Avenger.

American drag racing legend Tommy Johnson Jnr has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the upcoming Nitro Nationals, which will host what is expected to be an explosive NDRC final for the fire-breathing 11,000hp/500kph+ Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Cars at Sydney Dragway on August 23.

After a season that has swung widely from complete domination to bitter disappointment, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing will be seeking to get their revenge at the upcoming NDRC Top Fuel Championship finale, the Nitro Nationals at Sydney Dragway on August 23.

An early exit from the 57th running of the Winternationals in Queensland has left Chris Hargrave and his Middy’s Electrical Pro Alcohol Funny Car team wanting more. A huge build up to the event saw the team excited for what was an outside run at the PDRC Championship title for the first time in their professional Pro Alcohol career.
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