Australian Drag Racing Best of 2018 Awards winners announced
The winners of the Best in 2018 Awards for Australian drag racing are here!
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The winners of the Best in 2018 Awards for Australian drag racing are here!
If you missed Shane Tucker’s Pro Stock win at the 2012 Winternationals, don’t feel too badly. Tucker is the only driver in this week’s Pro Stock field with a chance to become a Winternationals’ winner on two different continents.
South Coast Raceway ran a curtailed Wild Bunch Wars on Saturday, February 2, with Hayley Turns from Outlaw Images there to photograph the horsepower.
When Anthony Begley stood on the throttle pedal inside the Chemical Warfare Nitro Funny Car, he knew something was wrong almost immediately.
The South Coast Wild Bunch Wars event at South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria was called off yesterday after a major incident during a burnout.
In one of the most bizarre and expensive Funny Car races in Australian history, two drivers escaped unscathed from terrifying incidents at either end of the Perth Motorplex drag strip. The first heartstopper was when Anthony Begley blew up almost on the step of the throttle in the Chemical Warfare Nitro Funny Car. In an explosion that resembled something out of the pre 90% nitro era in the NHRA, Begley turned the body into confetti. The drama for the race wasn’t over, with opponent Matt Abel then launching the body off Fun-Da-Mental right at the end of his run as the supercharger went pop. Owen Ducker captured this spectacular video from the start line, while Mel’s Motorplex Mania got the opposite side and Bradley Morris caught the action from further down track. Needless to say, the carnage prevented either team from returning for the rest of the Nitro Night event’s match racing.
Dale Heiler shared a scary dyno incident he experienced as a warning on the importance on safety even when running a car on a dyno.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association and the Perth Motorplex are excited to announce that the Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle categories will compete for prestigious ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree trophies at the upcoming Westernationals event.
John Force Racing is proud to announce the addition of David Grubnic as the crew chief of 2017 Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force’s Advance Auto Parts dragster.
Calder Park played host to the $5,000-to-win King of The Hill grudge race on Australia Day.
It’s time Australian drag racers got recognised. We are now inviting voting for the Drag News Magazine Best of 2018 Awards.
Sydney Dragway has sent an email to racers advising them that the venue will not be hosting vehicles quicker than 10.00 seconds while repairs are made to the catch net system at the end of the braking area.
John Zappia was left to rue what might have been for the Fuchs/Dananni Hotshots team at Sydney Dragway on Saturday.
Drag eacing is a sport of extremes. High horsepower is the name of the game; however, it is largely governed by weather conditions. The track conditions at Sydney Dragway were certainly on the extreme side in the week leading up to the Santo’s Summer Thunder event.
Warrnambool and District Drag Racing Association held one of the richest regional races seen in Australia with their $10k No Prep event on Saturday, January 19, 2019.
The weather was virtually a polar opposite from day one’s heatwave, but the hot shots kept on coming from day two of Santo’s Summer Thunder on January 19, 2019 at Sydney Dragway.
Team Bray Racing gave the fans plenty to smile about at the weekend’s Santo’s Summer Thunder event at Sydney Dragway.
Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi got the ‘five second monkey’ off their backs at Sydney Dragway on Saturday, running a personal best 5.99 second pass in the Speedmaster Chevelle Pro Slammer.
Pro Slammer driver Sam Fenech has provided an update the day after his massive braking area accident at Sydney Dragway.
Sam Fenech won his first ever Pro Slammer event at Santo’s Summer Thunder on January 19, 2019 but a parachute mishap resulted in an horrific end to the night’s proceedings.
The first day of Santo’s Summer Thunder is in the books, with racers and photographers alike surviving the heatweave. Here’s some of the action so far thanks to Cackling Pipes.
Santo’s Summer Thunder is underway at Sydney Dragway, with a scorching day greeting sportsman qualifying and pro testing.
Stephan Gouws will be chasing down a hat trick this weekend at Santo’s Summer Thunder held at Sydney Dragway.
An apocalyptic heatwave killed any hope of decent testing ahead of this weekend’s Santo’s Summer Thunder event, though several teams tried.
ANDRA and Summit Racing Equipment are excited to announce that the leading performance powerhouse will once again support the Summit Racing Queensland Championship in 2019.
Australia’s Top Fuel Bike champion has been notably quiet since his spinal injury at last November’s East Coast Thunder championship round.
When brothers Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi announced their intentions to compete in the 400 Thunder Pro Slammer class, not even they would have expected to be in the top five of the points at the halfway point of the season.
Points leader Wayne Newby will lead the Rapisarda Autosport International charge at the Santo’s Summer Thunder meeting at Sydney Dragway this weekend.
Sportsman racing is strong in the south! Hayley Turns from Outlaw Images was there at the South Coast 660 to record the moments and the emotions.
Jay Upton is excited to be headed to Sydney Dragway for Santo’s Summer Thunder, which incorporates the track’s 15th Birthday Bash.
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