JOSH LEAHY READY TO DO BATTLE AT DAY OF THE DRAGS
22 June 2023
After being postponed earlier this year, the Day of The Drags is set down for this weekend, June 24 at Sydney Dragway.
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After being postponed earlier this year, the Day of The Drags is set down for this weekend, June 24 at Sydney Dragway.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing has continued their strong late season form to close out the 2022/2023 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at Nitro Up North in Darwin, setting up a solid foundation to build from for the upcoming new National Drag Racing Championship.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing has claimed third in the 2022/2023 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship amidst a difficult final round at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip at the weekend.
After top qualifying on Friday, two-time champion Peter Xiberras and the PremiAir Hire Top Fuel Dragster have raced through to the Nitro Up North event victory and second in the 2022/2023 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship on Saturday evening.
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The Australian National Drag Racing Association was recently very pleased to appoint Danya Borkowski from Western Australia and Paul Rogers Jnr from Victoria to its two independent Board positions.
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The 55th Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway ended an era, the event being the swan song for the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series, with the national championship now unified under the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) banner.
Since Chris Matheson’s arrival on the Australian drag racing scene 14 years ago, he has kept fans on the precipice of witnessing history – one of the last major milestones in the sport – the first five second Top Fuel Bike run.
The 55th edition of the Winternationals came to a close last weekend, here are the full results from all classes, race report and gallery will follow in coming days.
When Nulon/PremiAir Racing arrives in Darwin later this week, it will be rolling into an all-out championship battle.
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As the end of the season approaches, husband-and-wife Top Doorslammer team Daniel and Lisa Gregorini have found themselves on opposite ends of the racing fortune spectrum.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is set for a championship showdown at this weekend’s final round of the 2022/2023 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship – Nitro Up North at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip (June 16/17).
Day 3 of the 55th Gulf Western Oil Winternationals, and it is getting serious on track with the conclusion of qualifying for the professional and remaining sportsman sportsman classes, along with the first elimination rounds for other sportsman racers.
Day two of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals was a beauty with clear skies and pristine track conditions. The Professional classes in the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series were on track for the first time with two qualifying sessions for most.
The 55th edition of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals is off and running under clear skies in mild conditions. Day 1 featured the first qualifying rounds for sportsman racers before they finish qualifying on Friday.
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A look back at that moment of unplanned nitro combustion from Adam Layton’s Top Fuel Harley at the recent Nitro Champs. Drag News photographer Joe Maday was on point as usual at the precise moment of detonation.
One of the newest players in the Australian Outlaw Radial game, Andrew Zada has romped his Procharged Camaro to a new radial tyre record in testing.
After a solid weekend of testing, Brandon Gosbell is ready to “Rocket” to the Top Step for the 400 Thunder Winternationals Final.
The Winter Warmups concluded on Sunday as a bunch of racers took to Willowbank Raceway for their last chance to test ahead of this week’s Gulf Western Oils Winternationals.
The biggest event in Australia is next weekend, and the traditional Winter Warm Ups acts as a prelude. Check out the action and some of the results from day one’s action.
With the Wet Season abating the Hidden Valley drag racing season is underway for another year, and two rounds of the HVDRA Track Championship have been completed to date.
At last year’s Winternationals, Supercharged Outlaw racer Bill Fletcher was involved in violent braking area crash that totally destroyed his dragster, since recovering from the accident, the team have had a new dragster built, and Bill will return to competitive drag racing a year on.
With the 2023 Winternationals now one week away, the now Top Fuel Funny Car driver and seasoned Pro Alcohol Altered campaigner Justin Walshe reflects on the year that was and looks forward to a united future in drag racing.
The number plate says “Tuff” and it is. But nowhere near as tough as the rider.
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