
JHR eyes off second in 400 Thunder Pro Stock Championship
With the 400 Thunder Pro Stock Championship reaching its crescendo at the Winternationals in just a few weeks time, Jason Hedges Racing is pushing hard for a best ever finish.
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With the 400 Thunder Pro Stock Championship reaching its crescendo at the Winternationals in just a few weeks time, Jason Hedges Racing is pushing hard for a best ever finish.

Danny Makdessi’s blown Valiant, dubbed the “Devil’s Taxi”, is one of the most stunning race cars in the country, and now it has just got cooler.

We teased Brendon Luke’s new Procharged altered recently, and now it has hit the track in full beast mode.

Wayne Daley steered the Diamond T Custom Tool Boxes Dodge to the winner’s circle at Sydney Dragway earlier this month, claiming maximum points in the process.

On the back of a huge Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car show the Queensland Drag Racing Championship racers had the chance to show off their sportsman racing prowess in front of a great crowd for round three of the series.

At Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder, Geoff Gradden produced a remarkable string of passes that would make any seasoned bracket racer grin.

Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder proved a ready challenge for the Mega Pro Stock team, with a strong field entered.

Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway rumbled to the sound of ten Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars on May 12, with round three of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships also taking place.

An eager crowd, a party in the pits, blazing fast passes and close racing made the Willowbank Raceway round of Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars on May 12 one of the best yet.

Following a hard-fought season, Justin Russell has been awarded the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the Supercharged Outlaws bracket.

Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder delivered some spectacular action on May 4 and 5, 2018 – check out the event captured through the camera lenses of Drag News photographers Grant Stephens and Michael Wyllie.

While any season with a championship at the end of it is likely to have been a good one, Spencer says this one ranks right up there.

With the support of his fellow racers, friends and family however, he was able to hoist a prestigious ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree at the final round of the season last month.

Two young Queensland drag racers will be doing their best to play David against Goliath at this Saturday’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car event at Willowbank Raceway.

Queensland’s Justin Walshe has been one of the busiest men in Australian drag racing recently, crossing the country to compete at three different venues in three different cars.

A family favourite event returns to Willowbank Raceway this Saturday night with an emphasis on up-close engagement for fans young and old alike.

Australia’s National Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson has taken yet another step in the right direction to improve on his performance following the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder event at Sydney Dragway.

Phil Howard emerged with barely a scratch following his braking area off at Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder.

Learning has never been so much fun as when it is done at 390 kilometres per hour, with Spinozzi Racing enjoying two days of Pro Slammer discovery at Sydney Dragway.

Frankie Taylor set not one but two personal best ETs across the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder event at Sydney Dragway at the weekend, while between them Taylor and stable-mate Ben Bray claimed three race wins for the GWO-supported Team Bray Racing.

John Zappia has returned to the lead of the 2017/18 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship with victory at the penultimate round of the series in Sydney.

Top Fuel pilot Peter Xiberras had his challenge for the 400 Thunder Top Fuel Title well and truly underway at Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder on the weekend, reducing the gap between he and title leader Damien Harris with a round one victory, before a round two incident saw Xiberras hit the wall in his PremiAir Racing dragster.
Top Fuel rookie Kelly Bettes has taken the lead of the 400 Thunder championship after a win in a historic final at Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder at Sydney Dragway.

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Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder kicks off today at Sydney Dragway and Australian drag racing fans have given their opinions on who the winners will be.

The normal open test and tune prior to the Nitro Thunder event was a private track hire affair this year with limited numbers, but packed in plenty of action.

The 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing Series will welcome a familiar face in a not so familiar class back to competition this weekend, as Emilio Spinozzi makes his Pro Slammer debut in the Speedmaster Chevelle.

The local Sydney Super Sedan track championship is arguably the toughest in the country with big fields at every round, and often heading the pack is NSW countrysider Michael Little with his unmissable yellow LJ Torana.

At the recent ANDRA Grand Finals, Steve Norman not only took out the SuperComp victory for the final round of the 17/18 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, but also the Crow Cams Best Engineered Award.

It may have been over a month since he took out the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the DENSO Super Street bracket, but South Australian Harry Harris is still buzzing.
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