GALLERY & VIDEO: 2023 KENDA RADIAL TESTING – WILLOWBANK
7 May 2023
Highlights from the latest round of the 2023 Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series being held at Willowbank Raceway on May 4-5.
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Highlights from the latest round of the 2023 Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series being held at Willowbank Raceway on May 4-5.
While the 2023 Nitro Champs might not have gone the way that the Hydraulink Jim Read Racing team might have hoped, the team are steadfast in their commitment to fight to the very end when it comes to the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship.
With a B-Final victory over Wayne Newby at this weekend’s Nitro Champs in Sydney, Peter Xiberras and PremiAir Racing have ensured they are in the box seat to challenge for their third straight national Top Fuel Championship.
This weekend’s Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway – the penultimate round of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship and Australian Drag Racing Championship chase – have ensured the Top Fuel title battle will go down to the wire at next month’s finale in Darwin.
The action at Sydney Dragway’s Nitro Champs – the penultimate round of the 2022/2023 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship and the Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle – is set to heat up tomorrow (Saturday May 6) following the conclusion of qualifying for these brackets this evening.
Two brand new Factory Xtreme builds have dropped with Sydney Jamboree coming up in just over a week’s time.
The penultimate round of the Burson Auto Part Australian Top Fuel Championship and Australian Drag Racing Championship for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle is on this weekend at Sydney Dragway’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs. With just the Grand Final to go after this event in Darwin, it is make or break for the championship contenders this weekend to stay in the hunt.
Daniel Gregorini has been crowned the 2022/23 Summer Slam champion after a dramatic finish to the season that didn’t even involve any racing.
Long time Sydney Super Stock racer John Kabboura has made the leap into the naturally aspirated drag racing deep end, while realising a dream with a move into Pro Stock.
Two-time and reigning Australian Top Fuel Champion Peter Xiberras is hoping this weekend’s Nitro Champs will see the team unlock a new level of performance as they try and chase down a third straight national title.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing says this weekend’s Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway (May 5-6) is make or break for the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship.
The following update has been released by Willowbank Raceway on more plans for the venue upgrade later this year.
Craig Burns and Leonard Azzopardi are amongst a keen line-up of racers who are counting down the hours until this weekend’s Nitro Champs event at Sydney Dragway.
You know Jamboree is close when the import boys start banging out huge runs like Paul Testa’s 7.33 at 183MPH, from his mighty Galant in testing at Sydney Dragway.
The intensity at next weekend’s Nitro Champs is expected to reach boiling point as the championship pressure mounts for the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship and also the Australian Drag Racing Championship for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle at what will be the penultimate rounds of their seasons.
Mother Nature had the final say on the WA drag racing season, washing out the final event on the calendar after qualifying, the new season will start after a Winter break.
There’s a new team in town and they’re ready to bring fun mixed with old-school nostalgia back to the quarter mile. However, their connection to Drag Racing runs a lot deeper than everyone thinks.
The end of the Western Australian drag racing season for John Zappia didn’t quite turn out how the veteran Top Doorslammer driver wanted, but there were positives to take away from the rainy finish.
Showers couldn’t dampened the enthusiasm or show the for this year’s Atlantic Oil Supercharged Shootout at Mildura’s Sunset Strip.
John Willard’s ‘Aussie Outlaw’ Anglia and the ‘Double Trouble’ altered of Paul and Dearne Stephen have been locked and loaded in shipping containers for the long voyage on the high seas to England.
It’s race day at the JAX Tyres & Auto Super Thunder event for the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series at Willowbank Raceway. Here are the results from today’s racing.
Day 1 gallery from the JAX Tyres & Auto Super Thunder event for the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series thanks to Drag Photos.
The JAX Tyres & Auto Super Thunder event for the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series is underway at Willowbank Raceway with qualifying.
The brand new Rocket Industries Mustang Top Fuel Funny Car for 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series championship leader Brandon Gosbell has been unveiled.
The jewel on Sunset Strip Dragway’s drag racing calendar is their Supercharged Shootout event, that is once again proudly presented by Atlantic Oils. The blown horsepower extravaganza is a feature of Mildura’s immensely popular Easter Powersports weekend, where the regional city embraces and celebrates motorsport across the whole Easter weekend.
Top Fuel Funny Car Championship leader Brandon Gosbell is wasting no time solidifying his championship lead, and will be debuting a brand-new Rocket Industries Ford Mustang at the Jax Tyres and Auto Super Thunder at Willowbank Raceway on April 14 & 15.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) will soon be recruiting for new independent board members, following the departure of Grant Hamon and Grant Wilson from the board.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to welcome Amanda Geddes to the team.
Let there be light. The installation of the track’s light towers plus more feature in this latest update from The Bend Dragway’s construction.
Victor Bray has joined the Australian motorsport elite today, (Mar 30 2023), being inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame during a public ceremony held in conjunction with the first day of the Australian F1 Grand Prix.
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