NITRO POWER TO ROCK WESTERNATS
1 March 2023
The Perth Motorplex will play host to plenty of nitro power this weekend at the MAC Track Westernationals across March 4 and 5.
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The Perth Motorplex will play host to plenty of nitro power this weekend at the MAC Track Westernationals across March 4 and 5.
With the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship and Australian Drag Racing Championship firing up for their next round at the 52nd Mac Track Westernationals this weekend in Perth, here is another massive gallery from the last event to get everyone pumped.
PremiAir Racing’s pursuit of a third consecutive Australian Top Fuel Championship continues this week, with the team travelling 8,000 kilometres (round trip) to the Perth Motorplex for what will amount to 20 seconds of racing at the Westernationals this Saturday and Sunday (March 4/5).
It is a new year for the Queensland Drag Racing Championship at Willowbank Raceway, but not a new season for the series. With the exception of Junior Dragster, the decision was made for the QDRC to continue of from last year after many of the rounds were lost to weather.
Veteran Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will represent UrPay, an Australian-owned payment processing company, throughout the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series as a brand ambassador. Beginning with the historic NHRA Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 9-12, Tucker, who also hails from Australia will host VIP motorsports guests and potential clients throughout the NHRA season in the UrPay Finish Line Lounge adjacent to his Pro Stock pit. Tucker’s 210 mph Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro will also be adorned in UrPay branding throughout the season.
Maurice Brennan’s Top Doorslammer cuts a different figure to most of his ADRC Top Doorslammer competitors, but it is one that is hugely popular with a large segment of Australian drag racing and motorsport fans who hold the Holden Commodore close to their hearts.
Brian Alvisio is heading to the Perth Motorplex for this weekend’s Westernationals/ANDRA Grand Finals on the 300 points cap thanks to his third finals appearance of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Twilight Nationals.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is heading to this weekend’s MAC Track Westernationals tied for second in the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship, after top qualifying and going all the way to the A-Final at the last round.
The much hyped No Prep Kings Street Outlaws production has arrived in Australia with 10 American stars and their cars making the trip over for four televised events across the country.
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series’ most awarded competitor, Craig Geddes, is leading the way in the Competition ranks as the series heads to its final round of the season at the Perth Motorplex across March 4 and 5, but he is not without strong competition.
Saturday March 25 will host an epic East v West Nitro Max showdown at the Perth Motorplex, with local Nitro Funny Car, Dragster and Altered racers to take on visiting members of the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars.
For David Willis and Simon Barlow, the weekend’s Twilight Nationals was a record-breaker, and for Barlow, it was also the maker of a championship tilt.
Seven Top Fuel Dragsters, 11 Top Fuel Motorcycles and 12 Top Doorslammers: next weekend’s MAC Track Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex is going to be a top shelf bonanza for drag racing fans.
This video update from The Bend Motorsport Park focuses on other aspects of the motorsport precinct, like accommodation options at or near the venue for travellers to the new drag racing venue.
A recent 10th historical round within the history for the fast emerging Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship did include some additional star power, with America’s Larry Dixon (from Indianapolis Indiana) returning to once again pilot one of the RAI Top Fuel Dragsters.
A few shots from a heat soaked Sunset Strip in Mildura for last weekend’s Twilight Nationals, featuring the penultimate round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.
The Atlantic Oils Top Fuel Slam at Sydney Dragway saw the completion of two Australian Top Doorslammer Championship finals in a single day, but it was one man who would leave with both trophies on an emotional weekend. Following the tragic events at Willowbank Raceway’s New Year Nitro, the third round of the series, the A and B Finals were postponed to the second qualifying session in Sydney.
The penultimate round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the Twilight Nationals, concluded in style on Saturday evening at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, setting the stage for what is sure to be an intense ANDRA Grand Final fight in just two weeks’ time (Perth Motorplex, March 4/5).
Blistering hot conditions at Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Friday, with temperatures reaching the mid-40s, were matched by sizzling performances from more than 150 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors during day one of the 2023 Twilight Nationals.
Atlantic Oils Top Fuel Slam was an epic experience, so we have dropped another gallery from our Drag News Magazine contributing photographers Joe Maday and John Bosher, check out their work.
It is a West Australian drag racing icon, a ‘Boston Strangler’ branded funny car has been fixture of the West for decades. With next generation racer Madison Brown now behind the butterfly wheel, the name is heading east with the team making the long haul to Mildura’s Sunset Strip, chasing an Australian title.
Perth Motorplex’s nitro summer continued with Nitro Nation to close out January, featuring the Nitro Max and Summer Slam series’
During the off season, Springmount Raceway has made some track improvements to improve the North Queensland drag racing venue.
Another construction update video from the new Bend Dragway at Tailem Bend. The video features more additions to the track infrastructure, addition of a burnout pad and spectator viewing, plus the implementation of sand drags and tractor pull course.
Husband and wife racers, Dan and Josie Hodgins, are travelling to this weekend’s Twilight Nationals all the way from their home in the Northern Territory as they chase the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championship in the Modified bracket.
It was hot, it was emotional, it was spectacular. The Atlantic Oils Top Fuel Slam went down in history for many as one of their most memorable events. Check out our first of what will be several monster galleries showcasing the event.
After being the runner-up at the Atlantic Oils Top Fuel Slam, a strong showing at the upcoming Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex (March 4/5) could go a long way to helping Rob Cassar clinch his first ADRC Top Fuel Motorcycle championship.
Adrian Vella is heading to next weekend’s Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip as a defending winner who is also in the box seat for a championship challenge.
Daniel Gregorini finished his east coast tour with a spot in the finals and some valuable points as he aims for a podium finish in the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship. The first destination was Willowbank Raceway, which hosted New Year Nitro early in January. It was Gregorini’s first time back at the Queensland venue in five years, but he qualified well with a 5.817 for third position.
The Perth Motorplex 2023 year opened with their Night of Fire spectacular featuring flame throwing Jet Dragsters and the nitro breathing action of the Nitro Max series.
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