‘TUFF’ LOVE
29 May 2023
The number plate says “Tuff” and it is. But nowhere near as tough as the rider.
Want more drag racing news?
Sign up to our email list for news updates and special deals on Drag News Magazine subscriptions.
Menu
The number plate says “Tuff” and it is. But nowhere near as tough as the rider.
While the weather destroyed what was shaping up as a record setting Sydney Jamboree, a few racers made the most of the preceding test days including Collin Willshire who raised the four cylinder bar in Australia once again with the Jett Racing Mitsubishi Eclipse.
You know Jamboree is close when the import boys start banging out huge runs like Paul Testa’s 7.33 at 183MPH, from his mighty Galant in testing at Sydney Dragway.
There’s a new team in town and they’re ready to bring fun mixed with old-school nostalgia back to the quarter mile. However, their connection to Drag Racing runs a lot deeper than everyone thinks.
John Willard’s ‘Aussie Outlaw’ Anglia and the ‘Double Trouble’ altered of Paul and Dearne Stephen have been locked and loaded in shipping containers for the long voyage on the high seas to England.
Shane Page is hoping to maintain his status as the only person to have ever won the Garrett Advancing Motion Street Drags Pro Class category in Rare Spares Rockynats history with a third-straight victory in Rockhampton this Easter (April 7-9).
Brian Alvisio is heading to the Perth Motorplex for this weekend’s Westernationals/ANDRA Grand Finals on the 300 points cap thanks to his third finals appearance of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Twilight Nationals.
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series’ most awarded competitor, Craig Geddes, is leading the way in the Competition ranks as the series heads to its final round of the season at the Perth Motorplex across March 4 and 5, but he is not without strong competition.
For David Willis and Simon Barlow, the weekend’s Twilight Nationals was a record-breaker, and for Barlow, it was also the maker of a championship tilt.
It is a West Australian drag racing icon, a ‘Boston Strangler’ branded funny car has been fixture of the West for decades. With next generation racer Madison Brown now behind the butterfly wheel, the name is heading east with the team making the long haul to Mildura’s Sunset Strip, chasing an Australian title.
Sign up to our email list for news updates and special deals on Drag News Magazine subscriptions.
Get in touch: press@dragnews.com.au
Advertise: advertising@dragnews.com.au
All content copyright Dragnews Pty Ltd.