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Drag News Magazine Issue 59 Print – SOLD OUT
When Jason found himself struggling, a chance encounter with his old friend Danny Selva led to the pair coming up with a plan to showcase Australia’s engine building talent in Pro Stock. This story by Rusty Gregory details the team’s journey to rebuild and reset for a shot at the championship.
Plus, we check out the McClure family’s latest turbo Torana creation, find out what Shane Olive thinks about going Top Fuel, catch up with Warwick Dragway to see how their renos are going, and report on some of the best damn drag racing going in Australia right now!
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Drag News Magazine Issue 58 Print – SOLD OUT
Get your nitro fix with the latest issue of Drag News Magazine featuring Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car star Josh Leahy!
Coming from a family full of drag racers, Josh believes he has one of the best drives going in Australia – and who could argue? Find out about his climb through the ranks and the role his grandpa Roly played.
We speak with Daniel Szabolics about the first five-second run on radials in Australia, and catch up with WA Top Doorslammer racer Daniel Gregorini.
One machine we were very happy to feature this issue is Santina Keith’s Royal Enfield. Turning a relatively sedate motorcycle into a cafe racer-inspired dragster, Keith is an enthusiastic cheerleader for the sport with a fascinating background.
Plus, Kevin Mcivor tells us what it is like to have one of the country’ most famous Pro Stock cars in his shed, and we catch up with the Grudge Masters from Springmount.
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In this issue we speak with Australia’s Top Fuel teams about their new championship series, which will see them take control of their own destiny.
It has been a big few months for changes at the top, with ANDRA announcing they will be returning to running a Group One championship for Top Doorslammers and Top Fuel Motorcycles. We find out from ANDRA CEO Brett Stevens why now was the right time.
And of course we have plenty of pages dedicated to highlighting some of the most amazing racers from around the country.
Brandon Gosbell was well known to fans of two-wheeled drag racing but he has now become a successful addition to the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car ranks. We speak with Brandon about where his passion for drag racing has taken him and how he felt about the transition to nitro.
Gary Halpin experienced the worst of drag racing when he lost his Datsun to an accident, but he took the opportunity to build a new one bigger and better, exactly how he wanted it. We check out V2.0 of his Datsun dreaming!
We love when drag racing gets into unusual areas of life, and the Fusion Toyota Corolla certainly meets that spec. The turbo LS swap is cool, but the meaning behind the program is what really makes this a neat deal.
WA Outlaw Radial champ Kevin Boulton tells us how he won on a budget that would put most heads-up teams to shame.
Finally we cover the opening round of the Australian Drag Racing Championship and the Summit Sportsman Series, plus Nitro Up North and the Sydney Jamboree.
Drag News Magazine is a full colour, 64-page print magazine and is available by online order only (we don’t do newsagents, sorry!). Issue 57 can be ordered using the links below and will be mailed to you directly! Supporting the magazine directly supports the sport of Australian drag racing.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 56 is now out, with a bunch of unique Australian drag racing vehicles that are sure to get your engine racing!
Leading the way is Justin Walshe, whose Pro Alcohol Altered became a world record setter in May. We delve into what it takes to make a misbehaving altered travel the quarter mile in just 5.5 seconds.
Nathan Cooper is blown as well, though the engine in his Gemini is a little more sedate than in Walshe’s altered! That said, it’s still a powerful machine and built with plenty of passion. Find out why Nathan made the switch from a turbocharger and learn more about the cool family history of the car.
Tony Webb is zeroing in on his 275 radial ambitions, with a sweet Torana that turns heads in all the right ways. Though Webb reckons it is just some old tech, this thing is seriously quick!
George Bukureshliev is a long time figure in the Sydney drag racing scene and he recently got back into driving his front engine dragster. What many don’t know about this chassis is the extensive history it has – and it has now been combined with a modern LS powerplant to make it the best of both worlds.
Shifting to two wheels, and we speak with Edge Mallis about his world record holding Kawasaki H2 drag bike. It’s loud and it’s fast! This bike really had a different approach to its build – a great technical read.
Plus, we go behind the scenes with Richard Hartman, the driver of the world’s first four-second altered, and we cover Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder from Sydney Dragway.
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Here’s what’s in this issue:
- Wayne Daley shows off his Dodge Dart, a ride he hopes will take him to a 400 Thunder Pro Stock Championship. The Queensland welder turned businessman has spent decades in Pro Stock, but there has never been a better time than this to claim the title. Get a close look at this awesome race car in our pages!
- Supercharged Outlaws driver Ryan Van Dyk has had a rougher road than most to get back to racing. From engine problems to a world pandemic, it seems everything has been in his way – but it’s all worth it for those few seconds of glory.
- Brett Baile is one of the new nitro pioneers in Australian drag racing moving forward with an injected nitro combination. He talks with Drag News Magazine about what the switch from a Modified altered to a nitro beast has been like!
- PJ Todarello has had some really cool rides in his drag racing career, despite his young age. His latest machine is all about fun at the race track – and mid fours on radials with a nitrous-breathing Cortina certainly sounds like fun!
- Pro Comp/Top Alcohol/Pro Alcohol now has a 30 year championship history in Australia. Jon Van Daal opens up his archives with some amazing images from the past three decades.
- Plus, we catch up with the finals action from the ANDRA Summit Sportsman Series and showcase the return of Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars to Sydney Dragway in our photo extra!
Drag News Magazine is a full colour, 64-page print magazine and is available by online order only (we don’t do newsagents, sorry!). Issue 54 can be ordered using the links below and will be mailed to you directly! Supporting the magazine directly supports the sport of Australian drag racing.
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Issue 54 of Drag News Magazine is ready to go, with Steve Aldridge taking the cover in his awesome Cuda! Here’s what in this issue…
- Steve Aldridge and his Plymouth Barracuda Top Doorslammer. Steve purchased this car in an unusual way, taking it home from his opponent after racing against it at the Westernationals four years ago! Now it is a 5.7 second contender in the WA Summer Slam Series.
- Chris Daniel’s blown Ford XB Top Sportsman coupe. What started as a much simpler build got a whole lot more horsepower when Chris got some bad news. He was told he had a time limit on life, so he was going to take it to the max. We’re happy to report the news has since got much better – and the car remains a beast!
- Ray Xerri’s supercharged Holden Six-powered altered. A long time in the making (14 years in fact) this beautiful altered is a retro feast, from its straight-six mill to the hot rod-styled body.
- Lorenzo Gullotto’s twin turbo, big block Chev Ford Mustang. After tearing it up in his Drag Challenge-busting, seven-second Holden Commodore, Lorenzo has moved on to getting serious with radial tyres. There’s no shortage of power, but can he get it to the ground at Perth Motorplex’s slick-favourable track?
- Lance Warren, the new owner of Heathcote Park Raceway. Lance has some amazing plans, and has already produced some great results at the historic Bendigo venue. We talk with Lance about the future of the track!
- Veteran photographer Jon Van Daal returns with even more retro doorslammer pics showcasing Australian blown sedan history.
Drag News Magazine is a full colour, 64-page print magazine and is available by online order only (we don’t do newsagents, sorry!). Issue 54 can be ordered using the links below and will be mailed to you directly! Supporting the magazine directly supports the sport of Australian drag racing.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 53 Print – SOLD OUT
Our major feature this issue is with John Zappia, which is accompanied by a beautiful photo shoot from Richard Hathaway. John talks about how he has turned blown doorslammer racing into a career – and he’s not done yet.
If you’re a fan of the Wild Bunch or Top Doorslammers, you’re simply going to love this issue. The next reason why is Jon Van Daal’s photo special, featuring a bunch of photos (some never before seen in print) out of his archives. You’ll have a great time looking through the pics and seeing the wacky machines that have made the classes such an important part of Australian drag racing.
Plus, we talk with Drag Challenge Weekend winner Ben Vlekken and fellow DCW competitor Dave Challen, as well as the ‘Gas Gal’ herself Kelsey Walford.
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Our cover star for this issue is Kelvin Lyle, a quiet yet confident Pro Slammer hero in the making. The best of equipment and quality people are behind this team, who are looking to be frontrunners in years to come.
We take an up close look at Kevin Gummow’s brand new Top Fuel Motorcycle. Filled with nitro-burning Triumph horsepower, Gummow’s two-wheeled missile might have some brutal speed in store, but he is prepared to be patient after spending years building the beautiful ride.
Rob Harrington is focused on becoming a second generation blown doorslammer driver with his Bad Influence II Holden Monaro. While we typically only feature cars that have hit the track, Rob’s story of building a race car while ‘learning on the job’ captured our attention and makes for a great read!
There must be something about people constructing their own vehicles around the country for this issue, because our next feature in the mag is with Michael Molloy, who constructed his own awesome Hemi-powered FED. He describes the process of creating his dream car – all in his own shed.
Plus, we wrap up the QDRC season and speak with some of the champion drivers and riders, check out the first two rounds of the Summer Slam at Perth Motorplex, and showcase some stunning pics from Street Machine Drag Challenge.
Drag News Magazine Issue 51 Print – $15.95
Drag News Magazine 51 is ready to fire you up for the return of drag racing to Australia with a diverse range of supercharged stories from across the sport.
PremiAir-ing on the cover is Peter Xiberras, a self-confessed accidental Top Fuel driver who never intended to get in so deep with nitro. Now after eight years, he is ready to make a push for a much-coveted first championship – and he has all of the right people in the right places. Find out more about Peter, including how two crashes barely 12 months apart affected him, and why he thinks Top Fuel is so good it should be illegal.
Australian drag racing lost a legend recently with the passing of John Winterburn, an instrumental figure in the administration of the sport in his native Queensland and across the nation. His colleague Lex Swayn writes on Winterburn’s life behind the scenes of some of Australian drag racing’s great moments, and his critical (yet largely unknown) role in developing the sport into what it has become today.
We look under the bonnet of one of the most unique cars in drag racing anywhere in the world right now, the electric Ford Cobra Jet 1400. This eight-second coupe is a beautiful piece of engineering that you’ll really want to check out.
Taking an entirely different style is Graham Slapp. His Fossil Fueler is a tribute to the swinging sixties, burning nitro without a supercharger. There’s a reason Slapp is known as the Zooman, and we cover off on his crazy history in the sport and his latest piece.
Graham’s dragster is not the only retro piece in this edition of Drag News Magazine, as we hear the story of the Colthup brothers and their odyssey to bring to life a Hemi-powered dragster of their dreams.
Plus, we interview the winners and report from the Kenda Radial Redemption, where Pro Slammer driver Steve Ham made an impact his first time out in the ever growing eighth-mile series.
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Drag News Magazine is proud to release our 50th issue, dedicated to the movers and shakers of Australian drag racing who will ensure it continues to accelerate into the future!
Taking the cover is Pro Stock racer Aaron Tremayne, who has racked up a series of championships and records in the class well beyond his relatively young years. We speak with Aaron about his growth in the class and ask him to reflect on what it means to have accomplished so much, so rapidly.
We next head to Pro Alcohol, where working class racer Brett White explains how he has been able to follow his dream of competing in a professional class, without breaking the bank. As a second generation racer who has served many a drag racing apprenticeship, White is an inspiration to those who think heads-up drag racing is out of reach.
Mixing up rookie status with experience way deeper than most is Cheyne Phillips, who has followed his father Gary into supercharged, methanol-fuelled drag racing. Cheyne discusses how getting into a 5.8 second dragster met his expectations, and what his plans are for eventually getting into Pro Alcohol. Hot tip – it doesn’t involve just filling fields!
And then we get into our Fast 50, a real who’s who of Australian drag racing. This isn’t a Hall of Fame, or something for already-established legends, rather we wanted to tell the stories of people who we think are either doing cool things right now or have the potential to go far in the sport (and help benefit the whole industry in the process). We spoke with almost everybody on the list to get their perspectives on their role in the sport, ending up at well over 10,000 words of drag racing inspiration!
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Our cover star for this issue is Paul Messineo, who got the chance of a lifetime to drive a Funny Car for Graeme Cowin’s growing Aeroflow series back in 2013. It was an opportunity the Queenslander has not looked back on since, as he has become one of the veterans of Australian drag racing’s most spectator-friendly series. Find out from Paul how he got involved and what it is like to steer one of these 4000 horsepower beasts.
We next switch sides of the pit area to one of Australian drag racing’s success stories – Super Street. As the entry level to championship competition, Super Street is where many drag racers kicked off their careers and where others choose to enjoy their racing permanently. We surveyed Australian Super Street racers to get an idea of what they liked and what they would change in the bracket. From trans brakes to time limits, and roll cages to rivalry, find out about what the future may look like for the bracket.
The world’s quickest Ducati, ridden by Wayne Patterson, has become a Comp Bike force in Western Australia. The larger-than-life Patterson, who got involved in drag racing by winning a wheelstand contest, has developed his turbocharged superbike into a record-setting machine.
On the other end of the experience spectrum from Patterson is Queensland’s Terri Jones, the daughter of former Comp racer Wayne Jones, who has just begun her journey. While she has had to be patient for a new dragster to be built after a big crash for Wayne in 2014, Terri is now ready to go and keen to take her father’s records!
Speaking of father-daughter teams, there is one emerging in Top Sportsman right now, with Victoria’s Chris and Nicole Theo trading seats in the family Camaro. They both love racing but let’s just say they have a different outlook on the future of the team!
Luke Redman shows off his Toyota Corona powered by a turbocharged 1JZ. Already running nines and aiming for the eights, this is one heck of a street sleeper, and we find out more about this really cool sedan.
Plus, we feature Power Shots from the Kenda 660 Drag Radial Series Expression Session.
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Darryl Stephen is launching Australian Pro Stock’s biggest Ford team yet with a two-car assault on the six second zone, and deservedly takes the cover of Drag News Magazine Issue 48!
As a champion sportsman racer, Stephen knows what it takes to win but the 400 Thunder pro series will be a brand new challenge. We take an up close look at his double-vision rides which are set to reinvigorate Pro Stock, especially for blue oval fans! Find out how he intends to succeed in arguably drag racing’s toughest bracket.
It’s a tough tin-top issue this one, as we next have a three-pack of Australia’s toughest Drag Challenge rides under the microscope. Continuing in the Ford vein, Frank Marchese’s legendary 200mph Ford XW Falcon street car shows off its secrets, while Nathan Ghosn’s nine-second Ford Capri (with an incredible 50,000km of street driving on the odometer) demonstrates that you can have a blast on both the strip and the highways. It’s definitely worth reading to find out more about these rides!
For the Holden fans, we do have you represented thanks to Mark Busscher’s bad, black one tonner. While Holden intended the one tonner to be carrying cargoy, Busscher has it carrying the front wheels!
Changing gears into R for retro, Mario Mariani reflects on his time as a Top Fuel privateer. Together wth son Mark, Mariani showed it was possible for a working class man to make his way in nitro, even as he battled cancer. An interesting perspective that every drag racing fan should read.
Plus, we look into the plans for a new speedway right next door to Sydney Dragway. How will this affect the future of Australia’s biggest drag racing venue?
As you can see, we’ve pushed hard to give you a whole bunch of content to make your drag racing winter a little warmer, so do us a solid and buy the issue or a subscription using the buttons below, or scroll a little further to see the pages of this issue.
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During these strange times, Drag News Magazine hasn’t stopped bringing you the stories of drag racers from around Australia, and as the sport builds towards a return to racing we have some fantastic teams featured in the jam-packed 64 pages of our 47th issue.
Taking the cover in a big way is John Willard’s supercharged Hemi-powered Anglia, one of the wildest cars ever built in Australia. Get an up close look at this mini-Pro Mod which is designed to claim the world record and compete internationally.
We speak with Adrian Vella, a man who is being patient in working towards his Pro Stock dream by getting a Super Stock education. He’s not letting a single racing opportunity sneak by once the sport resumes.
Next we head out west to check out Ben Pisconeri’s Ford Intech-powered 1965 Mustang, a radial tyre warrior that crosses into Pro Street territory. Forging his own path away from the common Barra conversions, Pisconeri’s hard work is paying off.
Cara Bertoli has conquered accidents, bad engines and more to reach her drag racing dreams in her Super Street ute. She’s as grass roots as they come and still having a blast.
Now it’s time to get technical. Shock absorbers don’t get much glory, but advancements in shock technology have been behind many of the astounding performances we see from doorslammers in drag racing today. Paul Drady of Plucka’s Racecraft helps answer some of the questions we had and explains how to best tune the shocks on your own drag racing vehicle.
Plus, we honour WA’s state drag racing champions, report from the second round of the Atura Blacktown NSW championship, show off some hot shots from the Day of the Drags, and give you a free chapter from nitro Harley rider Benny Stevens’ new book Fuelled!
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Australian car builder Joe Gauci’s sleek Pro Radial Ford Mustang features in Drag News Magazine #46! With Pro Line Hemi power up front and a three quarter chassis, this coupe is one of the country’s best engineered rides. We also hear from Gauci’s team mate Carl Cox about his freshly imported Pro Mod ready to mix it up in the five second zone!
Pro Slammer racer Steven Ham tells us about his future plans and his differential side hustle that has been taking up much of his time, while Street Bike rider Bernadette McShane details how she bravely returned to the track after an accident that could have seen her stop riding forever.
Daniel Basukoski’s slamming 56 Chev is one of the most unique cars in Pro Radial competition right now, he takes us through its life first as a street car all the way to becoming a serious shoebox doorslammer inspired by the Wild Bunch, Pro Street and Radial!
Plus we take in events from around the world including NZ’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars, the Westernationals from Perth, the Kenda 660 Drag Radial Series from Sydney, the World Doorslammer Nationals from the USA and more!
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It’s a radial overload in Drag News Magazine Issue 45 as we feature high horsepower rides on those ‘magic tyres’ from all corners of the country.
We feature arguably the most stunning Australian radial drag car ever built, Jarrod Wood’s game changing Corvette. This low-slung, Noonan Hemi-powered missile is looking to become one of the world’s quickest cars on radials.
While Wood has gone all carbon fibre and tube chassis to find speed, at the opposite end of the spectrum is the McClure family’s gaudy green Holden Torana, equipped with the unthinkable – a Ford Barra motor! We dive into how this Torana was rescued from a rusty wreck to become a radial runner!
Khain Mackey represents the ‘every man’ with his unmissable purple Premier. The humble Sydney concreter has moulded what was once a daily driver into a stunning seven second sedan.
People are building radial cars for all manner of reasons right now but there are perhaps none as meaningful as Graeme Horner’s Holden Commodore. This (fast) moving tribute to brother Darryl was done right all the way through – a great read.
Throwing on some slick tyres for the rest of the issue, we get the ultimate Quarter Mile Drag Racing Experience in a three seater dragster, investigate Greg Durack’s turbocharged Kawasaki Top Bike and catch up with the championship action from New Year’s Thunder at Willowbank Raceway, Summer Thunder at Sydney Dragway and an unusual Perth Motorplex meet.
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Taking the cover honours for our final issue of 2019 is Terry Sainty, who clocked an amazing 3.99 second run with the family-built Sainty Billet Three Valve engine. We talk with Terry about the journey to this point, where he thinks the team can go from here and what going racing without his legendary father Stan has been like.
The family theme continues throughout this issue – appropriate for this time of year! Jess Turner and her father Paul might live in different cities these days, but thanks to drag racing their reunions are regular. The same goes for brothers Mike and Steve Watkins, who come together from New South Wales and Queensland to blast a Supercharged Outlaws altered down the track. Jeremy Boskovich couldn’t do it without family. His Wild Bunch-themed Ford XY is a dream car to a boy raised on Shoebox Dreams.
Jason Hedges has an early jump in the Pro Stock season, he tells us about the shift to unleaded and why his strategy proved a winner!
Plus, we find out what was behind Larry McBride’s stunning 5.50 run on two wheels in the USA recently, take an up close look at Larry Larson’s stunning Cadillac no-prep ride, and catch up with the QDRC Finals and Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars from Willowbank and East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway.
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Australia has never seen an event like the Aeroflow World Fuel Altered Challenge. In this special issue of Drag News Magazine we speak with the brave drivers behind drag racing’s wildest machines – the AA/FAs! Ron Hope, Randy Bradford and Brian Hope discuss their Australian journey and just what makes cars like Rat Trap and Pure Hell so amazing to fans.
But if new school tech is more of interest to you, we have a feature on Matthew Grubisa’s stunning radial Pontiac Firebird and interviews with current radial tyre stand outs Kyle Hopf and Wade Wagstaff.
Plus, we speak with Jason Grima about his adventure in NHRA Competition Eliminator and cover the Aussies who did us proud at Hot Rod Drag Week.
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Third generation drag racer Britney Olive is following in the footsteps of her family, turning a childhood spent watching the track at Sydney Dragway to an adult life racing on it. She’s our cover racer for this variety-packed issue of Drag News Magazine.
We take an up close look at Craig Hewitt’s supercharged, radial tyre Holden Monaro and Craig Moar’s sweet street Valiant Charger, interview JD Nats winner Brodie Zappia, and go international for two really unique cars: Don O’Neal’s LS-powered Camaro and Don Garlits’ world record holding electric dragster.
Plus we have wraps from the JD Nats, an action packed Jamboree and Grudge Kings.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 41 is packed to the brim, profiling the movers and shakers of Australian drag racing. In this issue, we find out why Wayne Newby is more than just a driver to the Rapisarda Autosport International team, we take a look at Simon Richards’ Pro Mod-level Supercharged Outlaws Camaro, we speak with the only new 400 Thunder champion Ryan Learmonth and we hear from Chris Diggles about how budget record chasing is still possible.
Plus, we check out a very unique Pro Stock-powered FED from Sweden and recap a wet and wild Winternationals.
Our new feature-heavy format is dedicated to providing you with an entertaining read from cover to cover, with limited event coverage. This helps keep the magazine as timely as possible, and makes it a publication you will enjoy reading again and again in the future.
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Sam and Lorenzo Gullotto’s record setting LS-powered Pontiac graces the cover of Drag News Magazine’s 40th issue.
Following feedback from our readers, this issue of Drag News Magazine is more feature dense with an effort to cover all parts of the sport. Whether you like your drag racing on four wheels or two, turbocharged or naturally aspirated, eight cylinders or six, there is something for you in this issue.
Our cover feature tells the story of Australia’s quickest LS-powered drag car, a combined effort between two brothers who have gravitated towards different parts of the sport. Sam Gullotto almost retired from the sport with a health scare, but it was his brother’s enthusiasm that brought him back.
Jason Arbery travelled thousands of kilometres in his pursuit of a second John Storm Memorial Trophy, an effort that has positioned him as one of the all time great sportsman drivers in Australia. We take a look at his winning Ford Capri and hear from the champ himself.
Luke Crowley claimed one of the last great barriers in Australian professional drag racing with a historic six second run on his Pro Bike in Sydney – he spills the beans on the crucial adjustment that made all the difference. Also on two wheels, Danny Rickard tells us about his move to a beautiful new nitro v-twin.
In our sport compact feature, Rod Harvey is back on the fray for the overall sport compact world record and believes he finally has the equipment to chase down the record once again. He discusses the development of his new car and whether or not he will ever leave the 2JZ world.
Plus, we wax lyrical on the future of four wide, including if we will ever see a four lane drag strip in Australia, and take in our feature event for this issue, the Easter Supercharged Shootout at Mildura.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 39 delves into the fascinating journey of Jay Upton, one of the world’s leading nitro bike riders.
Jay a great drag racing innovator, and his quest to build the next generation fuel bike has pushed the barriers of what is possible on two wheels. This is our longest ever article and we guarantee you will learn much about Jay’s history in the sport and the tech behind his incredible machine. From the curiosity of aerodynamic effects to exotic materials in the combustion chambers, this machine is one of the most amazing racing vehicles in Australia.
We also take a look at Greg Damiani’s Top Sportsman Monaro, helping to keep the Australian classics a part of the quick DYO bracket.
Throw in race coverage from the Westernationals, ANDRA Grand Finals, Swan Hill Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars, the Sydney Jamboree and the 50th Gatornationals and you have plenty of great reading in this issue.
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Sydney chassis builder Craig Burns made a family project out of building a wild Ford Mustang destined for radial tyre racing. Look at this beautiful car up close for the first time.
We speak with Top Sportsman standout Darren Saliba, and check out one of the heaviest Super Sedans in the country – Jason Lippi’s Ford Lightning. Cameron Ferre tells us about his Australian Top Fuel experience, while New York’s Jon Salemi looks to the future after his championship-leading run with Kelvin Lyle.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 37 (Print Copy) – $10.95 plus postage
Joe Kurtovic’s dragster is a literal dream come to life. From the drawings of a 15 year old to one of the most beautiful front engine dragster in the country, Kurtovic has created a masterpiece. A supercharged Holden six up front breathes life into the beast, one destined for the seven second zone. We speak with Joe about the build process and photogrpaher John Bosher takes on a tour.
Fox Cullen has created perhaps an unintentional homage to the days of the Wild Bunch. This Valiant ute brings supercharged aggression to the Pro Radial ranks with a look and sound that would not have been out of place in the NSW vs Qld State of Origin match races of old. But don’t be fooled, this is a plenty modern race car.
Racing on the other side of the world is not an easy endeavour. Jett Racing decided to take on the challenge by sending their race cars along with a host of other Australian and New Zealand teams to compete in Orlando. Go behind the scenes and find out what it takes.
The recent Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis was full of new tech. One of the most fascinating was a carbon fibre Top Fuel rod. Could this material replace aluminium? Find out what the creators and scientists behind the rods have to say.
Street Machine Drag Challenge is one of the toughest drag racing events in Australia. Competitors had to travel some 1400kmh in four separate road trips between three different tracks for five days of racing. Records were broken in the best Drag Challenge yet.
Plus we take in East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway, the first three events of the Perth Motorplex season, Willowbank Raceway’s season finale, Palmyra Dragway’s re-opening, Ballarat’s No Excuses no-prep race and Portland’s Summit round.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 36 (Print Copy) – $10.95 plus postage
The baddest car in Modified right now is Brendon Luke’s Procharged altered – we check it out in detail! Low six second times are the plan for this ballistic bracket car. Dial in racing on steroids.
Pro Stock driver Rick Chilton tells us how long it takes to find two thousandths of a second, all that stood between him and his first six second pass. If anyone tells you drag racing is easy, they have never tried to chase the 0.1% difference between being a hero and being an also-ran.
We catch up with Aussie Steve Easton who is making inroads in the USA driving for the Patriot Pro Mod team. This man has a dream and is taking all the steps he can to achieve it – an inspiration.
Plus Richie Crampton’s crazy Top Alcohol-powered 57 Chev, the third gen Junior Dragster wave, Aussies at Drag Week, Mildura’s monster sportsman event, Aeroflow Nitro Hot Rods from Springmount, Radial Riot, Jamboree and more!
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Drag News Magazine Issue 35 (Print Copy) – $10.95 plus postage
The privateer is not an endangered species in drag racing – even in the pro ranks. Western Australia’s Moresby brothers are showing that a two car privateer Pro Slammer team is possible. We speak with the Moresby family about their new addition to the team and what it takes to go pro on a budget.
Michael Little is as dedicated a Super Sedan racer as they come. Travelling from Forbes, New South Wales to each and every championship round at Sydney Dragway hasn’t got old for Little – it’s all a part of the fun.
Australian drag racing saw its biggest pay day ever with the running of the $50k Grudge Kings, we recap the at-times controversial event. Plus – we catch up with the winter action from across Australia including Nitro Up North, the Desert Nationals, the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars from Springmount and the Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip.
A unique guest editorial from Andy Kahle tells her story of how a bad day at the track turned into a most unlucky stretch – but even against great adversity she would return to racing in glorious fashion.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 34 (Print Copy) – $10.95 plus postage
Mark Hinchelwood has been announced as the new driver for Maurice Fabietti’s ACDelco Pro Slammer team. The well known Sydney driver has fully recovered from a scary incident driving a Top Alcohol Funny Car several years ago and is now in one of the plum seats for Australian drag racing. We speak with Mark about returning to the sport he loves.
Extreme Bike is a category on the rise and the quickest man in the country right now is Ace Edwards. He tells us what it is like to do six seconds at 200mph with no wheelie bars.
Ever heard of a Toyota racing in Top Alcohol? Well it’s happening, courtesy of Paul Carey and his blown Toyota 1UZ V8 altered. The aircraft engineer is no stranger to unique vehicles, but this creation will be his quickest yet.
We delve into the world of nitrous with our tech feature giving you the basics on what nitrous does in your motor as well as some tips on common mistakes to avoid.
The well travelled Lex Swayn checks in with his look at a Swedish super track as well as a statistics compile from the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals. Speaking of which, we report on Australia’s biggest drag racing event in detail.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 33 (Print Copy) – $10.95 plus postage
Drag News Magazine Issue 33 is ready for you featuring a smorgasbord of Australian drag racing stories across the spectrum of the sport.
Emilio Spinozzi is our cover star for this issue, as we explore his and brother Adamo’s switch between the pro sedan categories, going from the naturally aspirated world of Pro Stock to supercharged Pro Slammers. Their professional approach to this highly competitive bracket is expected to put them among the front runners before long.
We speak with Modified one of the quickest drivers in Modified, South Australia’s Simon Barlow. Part of the increasing number of competitors capable of six second runs in the dial your own bracket, Barlow’s achievements are made even more interesting considering he built the dragster himself from a kit.
Stuart Bennett is on the verge of owning the quickest LS-motor car in the country thanks to a recent move to a new chassis. But did you know his previous motorsport thrills have come from a very different arena? Find out where by purchasing this issue!
Steve Norman took an unusual approach to his new Super Stock build, going Euro. As one of the most well engineered cars in the class, you won’t believe where the BMW originally came from. Let’s just say Steve treats it far less aggressively than its last journey on the streets.
Plus event coverage from Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder, Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars at Willowbank Raceway and Hidden Valley’s opening two rounds of the season.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 32 features the racer once known as ‘The Kid’. Ben Bray is the son of Australian drag racing legend Victor Bray but hasn’t let that fact typecast him, exploring areas of the sport beyond the family’s traditional doorslammer lean. In this issue we focus on his Toyota Solara, which is destined for the five second zone using a unique 1FZ Land Cruiser motor!
Husband and wife team Matt and Steph Gullotto feature in their Commodores, providing that life is better together when you drag race! This Super Sedan and Super Street combination make drag racing a family affair.
We find out about an international Gasser tour to New Zealand by some Australian hot rodding die hards, who organised an overseas tour in just weeks and turned on a show to be proud of.
Richie Crampton is enjoying a second Top Fuel chance as part of Kalitta Motorsports and recently took his first win for the team. We find out from Richie what it is like to be part of such a legendary stable.
Plus maximum event coverage from all over the country including the Sydney Jamboree and Atura Track Champs, the ANDRA Grand Finals and Southern Thunder from Adelaide International Raceway, Aeroflow Nitro Hot Rods and Powerpalooza from Perth Motorplex the Queensland Championships from Ironbark and Street Machine’s Drag Challenge Weekend from Willowbank Raceway and Warwick Dragway.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 31 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
There are plenty of unique builds going on in this issue of Drag News Magazine! We check out Russell Mills’ one of a kind Funster – hear from Russell on why he took a different road to almost everyone else in the world and why it is working.
John Zahra’s custom built Top Fuel Motorcycle has been a project a long time in the making and with the help of an experienced nitro crew chief he is going to be one to watch.
Phil Purser’s turbocharged Holden Torana is a mean street ride on radials – gorgeous photography from Jordan Leist on this West Australian stunner.
We speak with US Pro Mod tuner Mark Savage about his time with the JSS Racing Pro Slammer team here in Australia, hear from John Force on the effects of his latest big boomer and check out events including the Westernationals, the Atura Track Champs from Sydney, Lights Out and much more.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 30 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
It’s a fast orange on the cover of Drag News Magazine Issue 30 as we present Wayne Keys’ gorgeous new Chev Camaro Pro Slammer. This recent winner of the ANDRA Best Engineered Award is a beautiful piece and was amazingly constructed from kits in Keys’ own backyard. See photos of the car in the build to the final incredible doorslammer it has become.
Choosing to experience his madness on two wheels is Adam Layton, rider of the Gulf Western Oil nitro Harley. Layton is a relative newbie to the sport but has rapidly become one of the quickest riders in the country. His inspiratin to live life to the fullest comes from an emotional source.
Going grass roots and we dive into a story from Sydney street racer Martin Whelan, describing his tough journey from an every day street car to a 10 second drag strip warrior.
We find out why the 2200 Drag Racing Association is proving a runaway success in NSW and take in events around the country including Portland’s Summit Series thriller, New Year Thunder at Willowbank Raceway, Santo’s Summer Thunder at Sydney Dragway, the Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex and Swan Hill’s test and tune on their smooth new surface.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 29 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
She’s the quickest woman on the world in two wheels – it’s Sydney’s Niki Zakrzewski and she tells us all about her fast progression in the sport, from mid life crisis to life at over 200mph aboard a nitrous-guzzling Suzuki.
Chasing a different dream is Melbourne’s Matt Czerny. He is following the ANDRA sportsman series around the country in the hopes of a Modified championship and doing it with the support of a unique sponsor – we have a really cool photo shoot of this dragster that we hope you all enjoy!
A few months ago we sampled dragnews.com.au readers for what they considered the top 20 Doorslammers or Wild Bunchers in Australian drag racing history and now the results are in! A great read for people who love their supercharged tin tops.
Our Canadian editor at large Bruce Biegler got to visit the Donnelly family’s 57 Chev heaven while he was in Australia and he wrote up his experiences, while we head west to talk with Top Sports(wo)man racer Amanda Martin.
NHRA Top Fuel driver Brittany Force might be one of the quietest of the Force family but she broke through to become the first Force other than her famous father John to win an NHRA championship – she talks about her feelings on securing this amazing honour in our feature.
Plus we have event coverage from Calder Park, Willowbank and Perth Motorplex for you to check out!
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Drag News Magazine Issue 28 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
John Zappia takes the cover of Drag News Magazine Issue 28 for an international themed extravaganza of horsepower reading.
Zappia’s journey to the USA saw him become a new world record holder for blown doorslammers, the latest achievement in a list that has grown beyond his wildest expectations.
While Zappia is at the peak of his career, our next feature shows a driver who we think is still before his greatest years. That is Shane Tucker, now an NHRA Pro Stock racer doing things on his own terms in business and motorsport. Balancing work, family and racing across the world is not easy but Tucker is making it happen.
We speak with a couple of expats: Vic Wood, the man to know in the aftermarket industry, and Steve Harker, who decided to spend his retirement racing throughout the USA.
Luke Crowley tells us what it is like racing on both sides of the planet and we check out events including East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway, the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars at Springmount and Hot Rod Drag Week USA.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 27 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Drag News Magazine focuses on the women in Australian drag racing who are making an impact for its 27th issue. Our sport is one of the most diverse and we wanted to showcase that fact.
Kelly Bettes takes the cover, having recently ascended to the seat of the Lamattina Top Fuel Racing dragster. There she has been on the learning curve of her life, but the former Australian Modified champion definitely has what it takes to be a future champion.
In editor Luke Nieuwhof’s life, women in drag racing has been anything but unusual as he watched his mother race to state championships on drag bikes. But now it his sister who has taken over and made her mark in the sport.
Bettes is not the only up and coming woman in nitro, with Emma Begley taking on the short wheelbase Funny Cars. We talk to her about the role of her father in teaching her the ins and outs of nitro and how to make progress on a timeline you set.
We also speak with Jenny Petrie, Chelsea Leahy and Robyn Phillis, talk about the role of eyesight in reaction times, and cover the opening rounds of the 400 Thunder and Summit Sportsman seasons at Darwin and Alice Springs.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 26 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Drag racing heaps much of its glory on its drivers, but there is no doubt that it is the tuners behind the scenes who are often responsible for the performances we see on the strip.
Drag News Magazine issue 26 celebrates those people – the innovators, the creators and the hard workers. Their faces may be new to you, but their stories are some of the most interesting in the sport.
Taking the cover of issue 26 are the Rapisarda brothers, Santo Jr and Santino, who both tuned Top Fuel dragsters into the 4.4 second zone for the first time in June. The historic feat is made all the more amazing by the fact they have only just turned 24.
Queensland’s Noonan Race Engineering is an Australian success story, delivering billet cylinder head and block technology to some of the quickest methanol-fuelled teams in the world. Jamie Noonan, no strange to racing success in the driver’s seat himself, takes us on the journey.
Darren Mayer is the man when it comes to building roots-style superchargers and he has recently been a more familiar face on Australian shores as the crew chief for Scott MacLean’s Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol team. We were lucky enough to hear his story, going from a humble Army mechanic to a world expert on mechanical boost.
If you’re a fan of the sport and wondering how you could ever match it with some of these names, maybe Paul Drady should be an inspiration. He was a self described ‘stalker’ at the ropes of Pro Stock racer Lee Bektash’s pit area until one day he was asked to come on board and help the team out. Since then his skills have grown to cover every aspect of the operation.
In an issue packed with good reading, New Zealand crew member extraordinaire Bronson Dunne and 2JZ tuner Milos Pavlovic also feature, while we look at what a great event the rained out Gulf Western Oil Winternationals might have been.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 25 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Drag News Magazine unveils its ‘unique’ issue. What do a Lamborghini, a Honda S600 and a Jaguar XKR all have in common? They have all been turned into mental drag cars. Take an up close look at the wondererous flying machines of the Sciacca family, Phil Penny and Norbert Claite.
But we’re not done with unique yet. For something different we head to the dirt and check out the Bindoon Dirt Drags in WA. It’s an eighth mile of fun and the vehicles there have to be seen to be believed.
We review Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder and the ANDRA Grand Finals, along with plenty more from Willowbank, Perth and Mildura, while historian Lex Swayn looks back on the original Winternationals ahead of the 50th running of the great event.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 24 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
This month it was a real challenge to decide who to put on our cover but we can now reveal that Pro Street racer Carl Cox takes centre stage – something he is definitely used to in his career. The sometimes Brit, sometimes Victorian who has spent much of his life performing as a DJ in nightclubs, Cox also has a great love for everything automotive and going drag racing is a great way for him to feel like a kid again.
ANDRA Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Damian Muscat features with an up close photo shoot of the Nitro Phoenix Harley. A simple but brutal machine, the Queenslander has been one of the breakout stars of motorcycle drag racing in the last couple of years.
The feature shoots continue with Paul Russo’s Top Sportsman 55 Chev. Highly competitive but also enjoying the party that is drag racing, Adelaide’s Russo has gone from unknown to prominent DYO name very quickly.
West Australian Denise McKenna’s beautiful Chevy Nova is up next, a racing tribute to her husband. They built it together, they raced it together and now she continues to drive it in his memory. Beautiful photos and story.
Plus in depth reports from the Australian Nationals and the Westernationals.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 23 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Check out that rad cover! We’ve gone full art spec for Larry Larson and his awesome Pro Street rides. Go up close with two of the world’s quickest street cars in this exclusive Australian photo shoot thanks to Dave Reid!
Almost all the way at the other end of the drag racing scale is Jamie Robertson’s Mr Manic Altered. A sportsman family with a real passion for the sport, they are going fast and loving it. See the awesome photo of us cackling Jamie’s car in the Sydney Dragway pits.
Peter and Helen Russo put almost everything they have into racing Nitro Funny Cars in America, we talk with Helen about the dedication it takes and what their last year in the States has taught them. It’s all about the people!
Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car manager Morice McMillin discusses their future plans and we review the monster Perth AONFC event that saw over 10,000 people attend. Is this bigger than the big show?
Plus New Year’s Thunder and a mega wrap of all the events that have gone down around the country in the last month
We hope you enjoy the read.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 22 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
You won’t take long to see who our star of Drag News Magazine Issue 22 is – Tomi Raikko takes the stage with his turbocharged six second Holden Torana. We’ve dubbed it the flying four door and show it off with a goregous sunset photo shoot from Sydney Dragway.
Speaking of slick sedans, Josh Calrgo’s EN4CED follows on, also taking advantage of twin turbo power. But this Holden Statesman is definitely a street ride through and through still, with Josh even giving his family some scares!
The Fardella family are enjoying their time in Junior Dragster, as Georgia shows her drag racing skills. We chat with the family about what they enjoy in the sport.
Then it’s on to East Coast Thunder and an in depth report, speaking with a bunch of great people. We have interviews with Scott Maclean, Mark Belleri, Geoff Gradden, Mark Davison, Michelle Davies, Kerry and Rolinia Tremayne, Jason Hedges, Adam Layton, Brad Lemberg, Blair Pennington, Perry Bullivant, Chris Manks, Alf Sciacca Jnr, the Liefting family, Shaun Smith and Shawn Taskis – there’s a reason why it’s thousands of words long!
We round up the Melbourne Jamboree, WA Drag Racing Championships, the QDRC Finals, AONFC and APSA Sydney and the Swan Hill Dragway opening.
We hope you enjoy the read.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 21 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
We are honoured to have one of Australia’s coolest race cars on the cover of Drag News Magazine’s 21st issue – the nitro burning Psycho III altered. We get up close with Graeme and Wendy Cowin’s favourite hot rod.
Also featuring in this issue are Rob Marjan and his ball-tearing R32 GTR which recently cracked the sevens for the first time (before he drove it home) and Leanne Braggs’ Modified dragster. Take a close look at what you need to be competitive right now in one of Australia’s toughest sportsman brackets.
We get technical with tyres later in the magazine and run through some of the myths and legends surrounding how to best use your drag racing rubber.
Plus event coverage from the 400 Thunder season opener in Springmount, the Big Money Race at Willowbank and the Sydney Dragway Track Championship.
We hope you enjoy the read.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 20 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Grudge Kings has been capturing imaginations around Australian drag racing, with the personalities of the drivers and their awesome machines on The List generating rivalries and plenty of trash talk. We speak with a bunch of contenders from The List and see what they have to say about their ambitions – and each other. Gina Bullians has the crown and the top position ready to defend, with Tomi Raikko a hot favourite to seize the title. But Frank Cannistra is playing strategically – find out how in this detailed look at the racers involved in this awesome new series.
Rachelle Splatt is back and we chat with Australia’s Top Fuel Queen of Speed about her plans for the coming season, as well as talking about her exploits in the USA and Japan in a great retro feature story.
Pro Stock Motorcycle is a class in constant flux with its fair share of active racers and planners. Tony Hinkley has been through some rough territory on his way to a racing dream and he discusses his journey to the professional ranks of the class, while Scott White explains why his racing may be reaching a decision point.
Shane Walker has chased championships the tough way, travelling from as far afield as his native Tasmania and we chat with the Modified Bike rider about his dedication to a national sportsman title.
Plus Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars from Springmount Raceway and a Sydney Track Championship review in this feature-filled issue of Drag News Magazine.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 19 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
Mopar fans are going to get a kick out of issue 19 of Drag News Magazine with three stunning Australian examples from one of the strongest automotive cults in the world. Taking the cover for this edition is Lee Bektash’s 200mph Dodge Avenger. We chat with Lee about his Pro Stock career and what’s ahead – could it even be retirement?
Our tough street car quota is filled with Peter Selby’s awesome Valiant Charger, a nine second runner that can easily switch from street to strip. Fantastic photography thanks to Jordan Leist.
Mark Chapman runs arguably the most beautiful Mopar-based Top Doorslammers in the country and we check out the Plymouth Fury up close and personal.
Our intrepid editorial team made the long journey to the Northern Territory for the opening rounds of the ANDRA season in Darwin and Alice Springs, check out the event reports from Nitro Up North and the Desert Nationals. Meanwhile, in Sydney it was Grudge Kings making all the headlines and we interview winner Gina Bullians.
The Mopar mega issue is not finished yet – we talk exclusively with NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson and our retro story from the early 90s Dodge days is one you have to read to believe.
Plus Junior Dragster hitter Dylan Leo and all our regular content sections – you’re going to be reading this one for a while.
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Drag News Magazine Issue 18 (Print Copy) – $9.95 plus postage
The turbocharged 18th issue of Drag News Magazine is ready to read, going behind the scenes with the top teams of Australian drag racing.
See Blaze Hansen’s Best Engineered Award-winning Top Fuel Motorcycle, up close. A winner at its debut event, this bike has been built as well as it looks. Detailed photography so you can appreciate a father and son’s work of art.
Ash Hamblin and Shane Seawright’s BB/AA altered is something of co-op, formed over some famous Bundaberg Rum. That is just part of the story, so have a read and find out about these Competition larrikins.
Joe Gauci’s radial tyred Cortina is part of a growing breed of high tech, high horsepower weapons with street roots. Find out why this car can go as quick as it does on radial tyres.
In our tech class for this issue, we look at the basics of data logging thanks to Top Alcohol crew chief James Rowland, while Ken Lowe gives us a history lesson on how bracket racing came to Australia.
Plus in depth coverage of the City of Ipswich Winternationals featuring interviews from bracket winners. Read their untold stories and find out what their wins meant to them. From world records, as in the case of our cover photo man John Cannuli, to heartbreak, the 49th running of this great event had it all.
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