Six race cars and twenty drag racing enthusiasts will arrive in Darwin today for this weekend’s Nitro Up North event (July 13/14) at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip as part of a month-long road trip which started in Tamworth earlier this month.

Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi are taking the Speedmaster Chevelle Pro Slammer to the Northern Territory for the first time and can’t wait for the experience of competing at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip.

With Grudge Kings at Sydney Dragway only a few days away, testing has been ferocious with a number of world records smashed.

When the US Army announced they would no longer be sponsoring Don Schumacher Racing after 18 years with the team, there was a surprising amount of negativity from punters.

Frankie Taylor is preparing for the last hurrah of his current Down Under tour with Team Bray Racing, the upcoming ‘Northern Swing’ starting this weekend at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip.

After bringing home a pair of trophies from last year’s ‘northern swing’, South Australian Sergio Bonetti is hoping for more success at the 2018 instalments of the Nitro Up North and Desert Nationals events.

400 Thunder has announced an initial seven event Professional category 400 Thunder championship calendar for the coming 2018-2019 racing season but has signalled extra events are likely to be added.

After taking out the Nitro Up North Super Street honours in both 2016 and 2017, Darwin racer Tim Bryan is hoping to bring home a three-peat when the event hits the Hidden Valley Drag Strip next weekend.

400 Thunder have release their calendar for upcoming 2018/2019 Sportsman Series. 

Rod Harvey will officially debut his new Rick Jones-built Toyota Camry race car at the upcoming Brisbane Jamboree at Willowbank Raceway.

Round three of the HVDRA Track Championship Series saw a hefty increase in competitor and spectator numbers and also the return of the Smoke Show Burnout Comp for the first time this season to close out the night.

The Palmyra Drag Racing Club played host to a successful running of round two of the 2018 Summit Racing Queensland Championships on the weekend.

Mike Bailey did the double at the 2018 Gulf Western Oil Winternationals by winning the event and the 400 Thunder championship in Competition Eliminator.

Collin Willshire in the Jett Racing Eclipse has just smashed both ends of the Four Cylinder World Record in testing at Willowbank Raceway.

Fresh off his dominating performance at the season-ending Gulf Western Oil Winternationals, Chris Matheson is ready to turn up the heat on his 5 x Championship-winning “Nitro Voodoo” Top Bike, and kick-start a possible sixth title at Hidden Valley’s Nitro Up North event.

After taking out the Super Street Summit Racing Queensland Championship in 2017, Richard Dawe is hoping to continue what has so far been a strong title defence this weekend at Palmyra Dragway.

The WA State Government will continue to run Perth Motorplex for the next 12 months as it seeks a permanent operator to take on the facility.

Following the recent Winternationals with Mark Belleri stepping down as pilot for the ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro and giving the team a 3rd position in the 2017-18 400 Thunder Championship, the AC Delco Slammer Drag Racing team were proud to announce today their new driver for the coming season which kicks of in Darwin in just over a month.

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Australian Nitro Harley drag racer Benny Stevens has launched a Kickstarter for his new book Fuelled, based on his amazing life story.

The fuel altered brigade will soon have another join its stable with the Phil Tucker-owned Light Horse AA/FA edging very close to its debut after a successful series of first warm ups.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to announce that Associate Partner Crow Cams Australia has renewed its partnership for a further 12 months.

Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi are excited for the 2018/19 400 Thunder Pro Slammer season after a positive weekend at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway as part of the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals.

Among the many performance marks smashed during the running of Willowbank’s 51st Gulf Western Oil Winternationals was the raceway’s oldest track record.

The Winternationals saw the culmination of a Mega year for the Tremaniac drag racing team.

Queensland drag racer Josh Fletcher and father Bill got to live out a dream during the 51st annual Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway last weekend, taking a 400 Thunder championship one-two in the Supercharged Outlaws division.

One of the greatest eras of domination in Australian motorsport came to an end last Sunday at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway, where 11 times national Pro Slammer champion John Zappia finished runner up in the 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing Series.

A veteran Queensland drag racing dynasty have enjoyed solid results for the 2017/18 400 Thunder season, with Shaun Doeblien and father Paul achieving runner ups in Super Street and Super Sedan respectively, while sister Nicole claimed sixth nationally in Modified.