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PDRC Pro Import is an exciting initiative by the Professional Drag Racing Championship to introduce the popular Sport Compact scene to championship racing on a national level. As the bracket begins its exhibition phase, Sydney’s Eddy Hawach is eager to lend his support in showcasing and building the bracket.
Some may think it’s the equivalent to taking a knife to a gunfight, but despite the odds, running a small block powered dragster in Pro Alcohol has proven to be a successful combination over the years. For Frank Intini – who will be attacking round two of the NDRC Pro Alcohol championship at Dragway At The Bend (Feb 8/9) – it will be the continuation of a lifelong challenge in a dragster that boasts an impressive pedigree.
South Australian drag racer Ollie Welden is ready to return to his home track as Dragway at The Bend hosts round five of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship on 8-9 February.
Taken purely on results, PremiAir Racing’s weekend at Willowbank Raceway’s New Year Nitro was not a great weekend, but the team says the lessons learnt there see it ready to launch full force into action at the upcoming Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex (March 1-2).
The return of racing action to Swan Hill Dragway is one-step closer with works beginning to fix the uneven concrete racing surface caused by subsidence that has plagued the venue since opening.
Nitro Slam opened racing for the New Year at the Perth Motorplex quickly followed by Nitro Max, the nitro-fuelled event double in January saw popular NHRA star Tommy Johnson Jr take on the local Perth Motorplex Nitro Max stars.
Hometown hero Adam Tassone is set to make his PDRC Pro Mod debut at Dragway At The Bend on February 8/9. Behind the wheel of his potent blown 1968 Pontiac Firebird doorslammer, Tassone will have the local crowd’s support as he chases his first five-second run.
Pro Stock competition is so tight that any slip up is costly under the challenging NDRC All Run Format as wily veteran Chris Soldatos experienced in the Soldatos Motorsports Pontiac GTO at the opening round of the NDRC/PDRC Australian Pro Stock Championship.
A character-building New Year Nitro weekend at Willowbank Raceway has seen PremiAir Racing save the best for last at what was round two of the 2024/2025 NDRC Top Fuel Championship.
In searing hot conditions at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing rang in 2025 and celebrated Australia Day with a B-Final victory at the weekend.
When it came to ways to celebrate Australia Day 2025, Willowbank Raceway was the place to be at the weekend for the latest round of the NDRC championship, featuring 11,000hp/500+kph Top Fuel Dragsters and XPRO Nitro Funny Cars, as well as the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship.
Nine 11,000hp/500kmh+ Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Car racing machines headlined a huge day of NDRC New Year Nitro qualifying action at Willowbank Raceway Saturday, with the stage now set for an epic nitro party to celebrate Australia Day at Queensland’s premier drag racing facility Sunday (26 January).
After a challenging but necessary debut at the 2024 Winternationals, ‘The Pom’ Steve Read is putting that experience behind him and looking forward to a fresh start at Round 2 of the 2025 NDRC New Year Nitro at Willowbank Raceway this January 25–26.
Top Doorslammer continued its Western Swing with NDRC running the bracket’s third championship round as part of the local Perth Motorplex Nitro Slam event. A very healthy 12 doorslammer would fight it out for the first NDRC Gold Christmas Tree of 2025.
Big dollar US style bracket meeting are widely popular across the Pond but have never found any real success in Australia with few venues now willing to take a punt on hosting one. That was until Victoria’s South Coast Raceway stepped up with the help of Shane Wynd to host the inaugural Door Car Wars on Jan 10-11.
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