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Nitro Funny Car newcomer Adam Murrihy will be one to watch amongst a top-notch field of Funny Car racers as they kick off their championship chase at Sydney Dragway this weekend.
The familiar sight of a Reed Racing Pro Alcohol Funny Car competing will continue when the inaugural NDRC Pro Alcohol Championship kicks off this week at Sydney Dragway for the Sydney Nationals – except it won’t be Steven in the cockpit.
Amongst a bustling entry list of almost 200 racers for this Friday and Saturday’s Sydney Nationals, NDRC FuelTech Pro Mod racer Joe Gauci is particularly excited to hit the track as he gets ready to make his group one debut.
35,000-plus race fans were treated to incredible Top Fuel performances at the bracket’s NDRC season opening Spring Nationals at the weekend, including 13 three second passes and five side-by-side ‘threes’, with six of those three second passes run at more than 500kph.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing have been proud to play an important part in the weekend’s Spring Nationals, which not only was the grand-opening for the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, but also the first Top Fuel/group one event of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
Peter Xiberras and the PremiAir Racing Top Fuel Dragster, accompanied by new sponsors Nulon and GEARWRENCH, have raced to 3rd position in the opening round of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship with a B-Final victory over Phil Lamattina at Dragway at the Bend.
The first round of the brand-new National Drag Racing Championship was presented by Australia’s brand new world class drag racing facility, Dragway at The Bend. More than 300 racers and 30,000 spectators created an incredible atmosphere for the first major event at what proved to be an amazing venue with a super-fast racing surface. There were some incredible individual and category performances and the venue, officials, and competitors shined throughout a great occasion for drag racing in Australia.
The Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, featuring more than 300+ Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors alongside group one racers for NDRC Top Fuel, Dananni Hot Shots Top Doorslammer, Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle, saw drag racing come back to South Australia in exceptional style at the weekend.
By the end of the grand-opening Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, more than 35,000 race fans delighted in an incredible weekend of racing thanks to the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
The grand-opening Spring Nationals for Dragway at The Bend, featuring the latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, saw more than 350 racers put on a show for a sold-out capacity crowd of 20,532 today.
A sell-out crowd of 20,532 has revelled in the delights of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) today, with a similar sized crowd expected for tomorrow’s race day Sunday (22 October).
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The final round of the 2023 Kenda 660 Tires Drag Radial Series headed to North Queensland with Willowbank Raceway out of action, along with a whole bunch of radial tyre warriors to fight out the final round of the championship.
The return of championship drag racing to South Australia through the National Drag Racing Championship and Dragway At The Bend is rejuvenating the sport, and former racers. For South Aussie John Bader it has been ten years between skids, and he is now revved up to let the horsepower rip once again.
Two huge drag racing events for the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) are just around the corner – this weekend’s Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend (October 21/22), and next weekend’s Sydney Nationals at Sydney Dragway (October 27/28).
The upgrades to Willowbank Raceway continue at a steady pace, with the major component in pouring the concrete portion of the racing surface now complete and into its 28 day curing phase.
The opening round of the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship (ATDC) will take place this weekend at the Spring Nationals, the first major event at the brand new Dragway at The Bend.
As Lamattina Top Fuel Racing charge into the 2023 Australian Top Fuel Championship, the team will do it with the ongoing support of R&J Batteries.
A last ditch thrash will see Rob Taylor’s first appearance at race track since his devastating Winternationals fire a couple years ago, and it will be with his absolutely stunning C7 Corvette doorslammer.
SPEEDFLOW’s 40th Anniversary celebrations continue with the announcement that they will join the all-new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) as a Broadcast Partner for the 2023/2024 season.
Western Australian Ryan Learmonth could not turn down the opportunity to return to the state where his Pro Stock Motorcycle career began, albeit being a different venue as the brand new Dragway At The Bend takes over as the home of professional drag racing in South Australia.
Father and son Ray and Mitch Oxley are ready to mount their Spring Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series campaign at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend this weekend (October 21 and 22).
Statement from The Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at The Bend;
“Dragway at The Bend General Manager Steve Bettes has tendered his resignation effective from December 11. Steve has been instrumental in opening this new venue and will expertly deliver the Grand Opening Spring Nationals this weekend before departing late this year.
The off-season is normally a time for refreshing a combination or adding some new parts, but for Daniel and Lisa Gregorini’s Scratch & Match Motorsport Top Doorslammer team it has been an epic effort to be ready in time for a brand new series.
As part of Dragway at The Bend’s grand opening Spring Nationals this weekend (October 21-22), the opening rounds of the 2023/2024 Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle Championships will launch into action.
As the new 2023/2024 Australian Top Fuel Championship season gets ready to kick off this weekend, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is pulling out all the stops for their latest championship challenge with the support of a full suite of returning sponsors.
The Nitro Voodoo Top Fuel Motorcycle team have dominated the class for over a decade, but despite Chris Matheson’s retirement as a rider the team are still preparing for a full-on assault of the inaugural NDRC Top Fuel Motorcycle championship.
At a brand-new track, PremiAir Racing will launch a brand-new attack on the Australian Top Fuel Championship this weekend.
With the new championship season nigh, Victorian Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Glenn Wooster has unveiled his look for the new season as the White Line Fever Drag Racing team prepare to hunt for another championship.
West Australian second year Top Fuel Drag Racer Kyle Putland sports a smile as bright as the yellow crew shirts his team wear on the start line and that cheeky grin will be back big time on Saturday and Sunday October 21 and 22.
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