
ANOTHER BLISTERING NDRC SHOW AT DRAGWAY AT THE BEND CELEBRATED
The Riverbend Nationals have delivered another fantastic NDRC show to the delight of a packed crowd at Dragway at The Bend, culminating in dramatic finals action last Sunday afternoon.
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The Riverbend Nationals have delivered another fantastic NDRC show to the delight of a packed crowd at Dragway at The Bend, culminating in dramatic finals action last Sunday afternoon.

History has been made at the Riverbend Nationals with the packed Dragway at The Bend crowd witnessing the quickest and fastest ever Top Fuel pass in Australian history during qualifying today ahead of Sunday’s racing for the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).

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Jeremy Callaghan will be have his stunning Camaro on track and ready to race at Dragway At The Bend this weekend for round 5 of the NDRC Australian Top Doorslammer Championship following his upside down ride and slide only a few weeks ago in Perth.

Lisa Gregorini has finished runner-up in the WA Top Doorslammer Championship ahead of a massive east coast tour with husband Daniel where the pair will rejoin the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship.

Illness has side-lined reigning Australian Funny Car champion Justin Walshe for this weekend’s Riverbend Nationals, but the Harts Paint Supplies team isn’t backing down, stepping in for the event is none other than Tommy Johnson Jr.

The ANDRA Grand Final at Dragway at The Bend across April 25 and 26 will bring to a close the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship in spectacular style at what is shaping up as THE sportsman event of the year.

Calder Park RollRacing, in collaboration with Summit Racing Equipment, is set to host the inaugural six-round Summit Roll Racing Champ Series ’25. The series will take place on April 11, May 23, June 29, August 3, September 14, and will culminate in the Summit RollRacing Nationals on November 14.

This weekend Dragway at The Bend will play host to what is set to be another record-breaking nitro-throwing NDRC weekend, with the Riverbend Nationals to be held across April 5 and 6.

The last time Hydraulink Jim Read Racing raced at Dragway at The Bend, it was a dominating performance which saw the team win every match-up to take out the event victory after having also top qualified and running the quickest Top Fuel pass ever set in Australia (3.72 seconds at 522.62kph).

Fresh off a huge win at New Year Nitro, Morice McMillin is set to debut a bold new look at the Riverbend Nationals. Swapping out the iconic yellow and black Aeroflow Performance Products livery, McMillin will now pilot the striking red Boosted by Aeroflow Mustang—showcasing the brand’s high-performance turbochargers and accessories.

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Dragway At The Bend’s five round track championship came to a close in early March and the venue has crowned a new batch of Track Champions who will look to defend their title when the new season starts later in the year.

Racers and Sydney Dragway pushed through intermittent rain showers through out the day to finish the now long running Day of the Drags event that celebrates the nostalgia scene. This year’s addition had added depth from the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars and Nostalgia Pro Stock brackets delivering a show.

Peter Kapiris’ original record holding Batmobile Studebaker is returning to the track in Pro Mod. Owned by Jason Cunliffe, the iconic car has been meticulously updated by Jeff Cutajar and is ready to rumble as unveiled by Wade Aunger.

In a short statement to the PremiAir Racing Facebook page, Peter Xiberras has announced that, due to a combination of business and personal reasons, he will not be racing the Premiair Hire Top Fuel Dragster at events for the remainder of the current NDRC season.

Following another Competition Eliminator demolition at the Westernationals by Connor McClure in his AA/APIA turbo Corvette, the East Coast has now been put on alert with word McClure Motorsport are loading up and bringing Slimer to the Nitro Champs and Winternationals.

Eight time Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson has been inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

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The 54th annual Electrical Group Training Westernationals proved a tough one for Scratch & Match Motorsport, with both Daniel and Lisa Gregorini battling a succession of issues on and off the track.

After nearly eight months out of the seat of his 11,000hp, 500+kph Top Fuel Dragster, Phil Lamattina made his much-anticipated return to Top Fuel at the 54th annual Westernationals – round three of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship chase.

Simply wicked! That’s our best description of Steven Smith’s new Pro Mod which will turn a tyre in anger for the first time this weekend at Sydney Jamboree.

Picture this: You’re nineteen years old, and you’ve just been given the chance to drive an iconic Top Doorslammer under the watchful eye of your legendary uncle. You’d be forgiven for wanting to stay low-key—expecting a steep learning curve and a slow climb toward success.

The new Nostalgia Pro Stock movement will make its Sydney racing debut this Saturday at Day of the Drags with a number of old school rides on track with a new generation behind wheel.

The Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) team made their return at the 54th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex, delivering awesome performances and gaining valuable data as they battled some of the best in the sport.

A side by side three second, full candles blazing C-Final victory that had the crowd on its feet has highlighted a character building weekend for Hydraulink Jim Read Racing at the Perth Motorplex at the weekend.

Two thrilling days and nights of National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) action have wrapped up in spectacular fashion at the 54th annual Westernationals, lighting up a packed Perth Motorplex well into Sunday evening.

A full day and night of incredible drag racing performances in front of a packed house have set the stage for what is set to be an epic Westernationals race day at the Perth Motorplex (Sunday 2 March).

The NDRC New Year Nitro event at Willowbank Raceway proved to be an oppressive start for Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car in 2025 with hellish weather condition forced upon the teams doing battle at round two of their respective NDRC Australian Championships.

One year ago, Australian Top Fuel Champion Damien Harris narrowly avoided a complete catastrophe when a mechanical failure on his Atlantic Oils Rapisarda Autosport International Top Fuel Dragster caused a qualifying accident ending his Westernationals campaign and nearly derailing his championship. This weekend, Harris at the RAI team will return to the Perth Motorplex for Round 3 of the NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship at the 54th annual Westernationals seeking to redeem the disaster of last season with same chassis involved in that crash.
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