GALLERY: 2024 PERTH NOSTALGIA DRAGS
3 October 2024
Perth Motorplex opened their drag racing season with the cool vibes from their Nostalgia Drags. Check out the event in pictures thanks to On The Limit Photography.
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Perth Motorplex opened their drag racing season with the cool vibes from their Nostalgia Drags. Check out the event in pictures thanks to On The Limit Photography.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) has made the decision to sit out the upcoming Spring Nationals in Adelaide for a very special reason—the entire Lamattina family will be celebrating the wedding of Phil Lamattina’s son, Rocky Lamattina. With family being a cornerstone of the team’s values, the decision to prioritise this important event was an easy one for Phil and the team.
The Ford Thunderbird is classic American metal but have been scarce on drag strips in Australia. A fan of old school doorslammers, Brandon Sugars has taken to revitalising one such Thunderbird for a return to on-track duties.
The 2024 Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip was once again one of the largest collections of Junior Dragsters and Bike of the year all vying for what is now a prestigious title in the Junior ranks.
The biggest horsepower event of the year at Palmyra Dragway in Queensland north hosts drag racing, burnouts, powerskids and a host of other driving events in a multi-day spectacle.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has today announced the continuation of their partnership with Aeroflow Performance Products for the coming 2024/25 season. This follows on the back of a successful first season that saw hundreds of racers compete at tracks across Australia, each chasing their respective Aeroflow Sportsman Series national title.
It was a record-breaking Sunset Nationals, with six ANDRA national records reset at the September 21-22 event at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip, as follows:
The radial tyre racer army has descended on Willowbank Raceway where a whole heap of cash is on offer to be won through tonight’s King of the Kids, tomorrow’s Rumble In the Jungle and Radial Riot itself as part of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series. It’s going to be a wild two day’s of action.
The Queensland Drag Racing Championships have reached their halfway point in the season as contenders for the 2024 Track Championship emerge.
It was one of the wildest drag cars in the country and the OG of the 10.5 movement, Frank Mamone’s black and blown Chevy Nova was an instant hit on tracks around the country. Now after a decade since the Nova terrorised dragstrips and timing cones, Mamone has re-taken ownership of the iconic machine and is planning his comeback.
Following the 2023/24 season, Perth Motorplex began works to repair the affected area, with the initial works recently completed on the track.
After the recent decision by Swan Hill Rural City Council to not lease Swan Hill Dragway to the Skid City Consortium, the council has since backflipped with one Councillor calling an unscheduled meeting to change his voting decision. As a result, the council now intends to grant the consortium a lease on the site so drag racing can return to the venue.
Rocket Industries has officially announced that Josh Leahy will pilot their Nitro Funny Car for the highly anticipated 2024/2025 NDRC season.
Day two of round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has been run and won, with celebrations all around at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip after a full contingent of sportsman racers battled it out to see who would take home ANDRA Christmas Trees.
A full day of action-packed qualifying for round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has come to a close ahead of what is sure to be a thrilling day of racing on Sunday. Racers across ten championship brackets took to Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip Saturday to set the stage for Sunday’s racing (September 22).
McClure Motorsports will on track this weekend at the Perth Motorplex Nostalgia event debuting their brand new ’53 Corvette Pro Mod.
Michael Bridges opened his 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship campaign in the best possible way last month with victory at Alice Spring’s Desert Nationals and is now preparing to see if he can do it all over again this weekend at the Sunset Nationals.
Nathaniel Kuchel is heading to this weekend’s Sunset Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip – round two of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – as last year’s top qualifier and runner-up, and the Junior Dragster victor of the Sunset Strip’s 2024 Easter Supercharged Shootout event.
The 2024 NSW Track Championship Series has crossed into the second half of its season for the run home to what will be an spectacular Grand Final in November. Round five of series saw a strong day of sportsman racing action across all categories, here is who won what.
Not only have the Aeroflow boys been preparing their Nitro Funny Cars ahead of the NDRC – National Drag Racing Championship 2024/2025 season, they also took the opportunity to test the King Kong Outlaw Nitro Funny Car with Graeme Frawley behind the wheel recently.
Aussie entrepreneur and loud and proud car lover, Adrian Portelli, today announced he is buying a stake in automotive festivals, motorsport and media company, the Out There Group. Joined by Out There Group’s co-owner, Andy Lopez in today’s media conference, the pair outlined the arrangement and their joint plans for the future.
West Australian Group 2 racer Jon Ferguson has stunning new look for his blown 55 Chev Belair ahead of the new Perth Motorplex drag racing season.
The Brisbane Jamboree, one of the biggest Sport Compact events in the world, is now well into its third decade and the 2024 edition hosted another two days of high revving, flame throwing action from machines showcasing drag racing’s latest engine technology and development.
The National Drag Racing Championship has today revealed a comprehensive national championship calendar. This announcement includes the much-anticipated professional categories as well the second half of the Aeroflow Sportsman Championship Series.
At the recent Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway, round one of the new 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, Gary Baker took out a breakthrough win in Super Sedan to claim his first ANDRA Christmas Tree trophy.
Swan Hill Dragway, while much loved since its opening in 2016, has had a troubled existence up until its controversial closure only a couple of year later. Now a new consortium is making plans to return drag racing to the Victorian/NSW border-town venue on the shores of the Murray River.
The Nostalgia Drags Mildura at Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip has grown in reputation as one of the best events of its style in Australia, attracting an army of competitors every year.
Alice Springs Inland Dragway was alive with celebration last Sunday afternoon as the first ANDRA Christmas Tree winners of the new ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship were awarded at the close of the Desert Nationals.
Day one of the Desert Nationals, the opening round of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, has successfully come to a close at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this afternoon ahead of more exciting action scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday August 25).
The testing phase is complete, and the wait is over! Qualifying for the 2024 Brisbane Jamboree kicks off with qualifying tomorrow, paving the way for an action-packed race day on Sunday. In the meantime, checkout the action from the past three days of testing at Willowbank Raceway.
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