
Warwick Dragfest this weekend
Warwick Dragway’s signature event Dragfest is this weekend, so if you are looking for some racing action, then this is were you should head.
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Warwick Dragway’s signature event Dragfest is this weekend, so if you are looking for some racing action, then this is were you should head.

Many consider Top Fuel Bike riders the crazies of the drag racing world, and true, you have to be a special breed to ride a fuel scooter. But pull off the wheelie bars, bolt on a a narrow racing tyre – and in my opinion you have to be an extra bit of crazy to straddle one of the no-bar turbo machines.

Hidden Valley Raceway has wrapped up their track championship season for 2016 – here are the winners.

Vlado Turic (St Peters, SA) is the latest Super Sedan racer to have an eye on joining the ever-growing Top Sportsman ranks but not before he tries to knock 4-time Super Sedan Champion John Kapiris off the mantle.

Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will be driving close to his United States’ home as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series arrives at Texas Motorplex this weekend for the 31st annual AAA FallNationals. The Australian racer takes up residence in Dallas, Texas when he is in the states and is looking to have home court advantage after a promising test session last week in Oklahoma.

ANDRA have released the following technical update on roll cage construction: It has come to ANDRA’s attention that there are a number of vehicles with Removable Roll cages, or Welded Roll Cages with removable sections, which do not meet the ANDRA Removable Roll Cage Specification, initially published in 2013.

Sydney Dragway has released at statement curtailing a full move to IHRA sanction for the venue – up until this point some events were still being held under ANDRA sanction.
Grudge Kings promoter Po Tung has made the decision to cancel the Grudge Kings event on October 15 at Willowbank Raceway.

Willowbank Raceway today announced that the headline act for their upcoming Outlaw Armageddon event, US Drag Week Veteran Larry Larson, will now be racing both of his iconic Chevy street cars, with Willowbank organising to ship Larson’s amazing Chevy S-10 pickup alongside his iconic two-door Nova to launch a formidable two-car arsenal at the track’s much-anticipated Grudge-style showdowns throughout December and January.

Modified runner up Cory Dyson (Kilmore, Victoria) has taken the opportunity to refresh his engine and slap a new paint job on the Mobil 1 dragster during his extended off season break.

Few events in the world are as tough on man or machine as Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week challenge, held annually in the United States.

Michelle Davies – Australia’s Outlaw 10.5 racing queen – and Davies Racing have announced they will stepping into the big shoes and going doorslammer racing with the ex Dupond Mustang.

The new 400 Thunder series has kicked off with the running of the 400 Thunder In The Tropics event at Springmount Raceway in Cairns – the event was the opening round for Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle and Sportsman.

Big dollar bracket races are big business in the U.S. with cash purses reaching one million dollars chased by professional sportsman racers. While we are not in the same league here, Ken Lowe has tried on the concept at Willowbank Raceway.

The much anticipated opening of Swan Hill Dragway has been delayed due to the wet and wild weather that has been lashing much of the south east of Australia.

Terry Sainty, a man who crosses between the great divide of methanol and nitro with no fear, will have a fresh new Top Alcohol Funny Car chassis and body to drive for the coming season.

The JP Racing Eighth Mile Series that has criss-crossed South East Queensland has come to a end for 2016 with the final round held at Willowbank Raceway. Here are the final round results, series champions and a few photos.

ANDRA member benefits are about to get even better with a new partnership forged between ANDRA and The Accommodation Brokers.

Three-time NHRA champion Larry Dixon will be reunited with Rapisarda Autosport International at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Pennsylvania this weekend.

The progressive international movement into Australia has continued as the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has announced Maurice Allen, IHRA Australia managing director and signed Wide Bay Motor Complex to a three-year sanctioning agreement.

Formerly retired pro racer Grant O’Rourke will return to the drag strip to be a special guest at Springmount Raceway’s Thunder in the Tropics event this weekend (October 1).

Yes that’s right an eight second Holden Grange! Josh Calgaro has turned heads with one impressively quick machine.

200 racers contested the penultimate round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships and final round of the Kenda Tires Drag Radial Series at Willowbank Raceway on September 17.

Charlie Muscat’s naturally aspirated Holden 202ci Torana has been melting the internet ever since he ran his first nine second pass last Friday night at Sydney Dragway.

The Cruzin’ Magazine Sydney Nostalgia Drags claimed a little piece of history when Rick Gauci stormed his way to the first five second nitro altered pass in Australia with “Bezerk”.

A Top Doorslammer icon from the nineties, Peter Gratz is edging closer to a return to drag racing.

Shane Tucker is progressively working towards mastering the new rules that were implemented in the NHRA Pro Stock class at the beginning of 2016. In just his third race of the season, growing pains are to be expected and Tucker is breaking through each of them with pure determination.

The brand new Stuart Bishop Racing Camaro has hit the track in testing, and we take a close up look in photos at the beautiful piece thanks to Drag Photos.
Willowbank Raceway is known around the country as one of Australia’s finest drag racing venues, home to one of the world’s largest Drag Racing meet the Winternationals. However, the track is passionately committed to serving grassroots Australian Drag Racing, and nowhere is this more evident than through their annual Queensland Drag Racing Championship Series.

And then there were four. The pressures of Hot Rod Drag Week are taking their toll on the Australian contingent but they continue to plow onwards towards the final day. Drag News’ US correspondent Keith Burgan had this update.
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