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A new year brings new cars, and as Sydney Dragway prepares for the opening round of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship, a pre-event testing hit out gave racers a chance to dust off any New Year hangovers or show off their new machinery.
One of Australia’s premier motorsport teams, Lamattina Top Fuel Racing has confirmed an ongoing partnership with the world’s largest independent lubricant manufacturer, FUCHS Lubricants.
RAI has scored a major coup signing NHRA star Larry Dixon to race alongside local hero Wayne Newby in the opening round of the ATFC at Sydney Dragway January 21-22.
PremiAir Hire Racing heads to Sydney Dragway this weekend for the season-opener of the new Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship as not only the country’s current Top Fuel champion but also its quickest ever.
Victorian racer Darren Parker’s vision is nearly complete of ‘what if’ an Australian manufacturer produced a drag-only version of their muscle cars. We give you the Copo Commodore.
Trent Smith is well known on the Powercruise scene, regularly seen decimating rubber with his powerskidding blown Torana, but now has stepped up his drag racing program.
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Australia’s Burson Auto Parts had taken on the naming rights of the 2022 Australian Top Fuel Championship, comes another extremely high octane addition to the Burson Auto Parts racing stable.
Colin Griffin is not only the reigning Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Champion, he is also somewhat of a legend at South Coast Raceway.
Heathcote Park Raceway is the home of brand dedicated niche drag racing events. Take a look at our action gallery from the Ford Powered Nationals that closed out 2021.
The Perth Motorplex wishes to advise that the drag racing event scheduled for this Saturday (8 January) has now been postponed to the 29th of January.
With the ANDRA Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returning to South Coast Raceway for the second of back to back SRESS events at the venue with the running of the South Coast 660 Jan 22/23, we take look back at the recent round with a great action gallery.
On Saturday January 8 the Perth Motorplex will welcome the New Year in style with the thrilling drag racing action of Nitro Slam.
The Australian Drag Racing Championship announced today that they are moving the iconic 52nd Australian Nationals to Sydney on February 11 and 12, 2022, due to delays in track upgrades from continuous COVID lockdowns in Melbourne.
The 52nd Australian Nationals is on the move to Sydney Dragway on February 11th and 12th 2022. This change has been made to ensure the most prestigious event on the Australian Drag Racing calendar has the best formulae for success.
Makdessi Brothers Racing have announced they will be retiring their fan-favourite ‘Devil’s Taxi’ blown Valiant from racing duties.
2021 was another challenging year in drag racing, but the Queensland Drag Racing Championship at Willowbank Raceway did run to a conclusion, with this year’s Track Champions crowned after the finale.
Steve Norman has again rewritten the record books, this time re-setting the ET and MPH national records over the 660ft distance for the C/SMA class at the South Coast Nationals.
John Zappia was able to blast back into the 5.70s and take a runner-up in Top Comp during testing at the Nitro Max event at Perth Motorplex on Saturday.
One of the world’s best ever Pro Mod events was held at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida last weekend, with 50 cars shooting for a 32-car field.
The South Coast Nationals at Portland’s South Coast Raceway has hosted an impressive showcase of competitive performances from the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers this weekend.
The latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series for the 2021/2022 season is off to a great start at Portland’s South Coast Raceway.
Top Fuel Australia has today announced that Burson Auto Parts has agreed to a minimum two year deal to become naming rights partner of the Australian Top Fuel Championship (ATFC).
The Australian Drag Racing Championship and Summit Sportsman Series recently rolled into Perth Motorplex, where our ace photographer Jay Treasure was there once again.
The last time Steve Norman competed in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at South Coast Raceway, he clean-swept Super Comp at the 2021 South Coast 660 event – taking out the Decoglaze Glass Splashbacks Top Qualifier Medallion, the winning ANDRA Christmas Tree Trophy, and a national record.
At the recent Goldenstates event, Wayne McGuinness and his Blattt Racing Top Fuel Motorcycle team were recognised with the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award.
Daniel Gregorini knew there was something his Scratch & Match Motorsport team needed to find in their 3500hp Camaro Top Doorslammer — the only trick would be to find it.
The last time the South Coast Nationals at South Coast Raceway were run back in 2019, brothers Zack and Dylan Knezevic dominated the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket.
At the weekend’s Goldenstates event, Steve Martin and his son Jett Martin proudly held aloft ANDRA Christmas Trees after taking victory in the Competition and Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster brackets respectively. With his victory, Jett also claimed the Anita Board Memorial Trophy.
Ricky Wood may have lost the opportunity to make the most of his Top Fuel Motorcycle finals berth at the weekend’s Goldenstates, but that doesn’t mean the weekend wasn’t a successful one for the North Yunderup racer.
Phill Paton made his come-back to Competition Bike after almost two years away at the weekend’s Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex – and he did so in record-breaking style.
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