The final round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has concluded with celebrations at Adelaide International Raceway with both event and championship winners crowned.

One final day of racing is all that remains for the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, with day one of the Grand Finals at Adelaide International Raceway now complete.

Southern Thunder rumbles into Adelaide International Raceway this Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24 as the latest round of the 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing Series ramps up the drama in the championship chase.

Team Bray Racing will focus all of its efforts on Ben Bray and his Gulf Western Oil ‘Slammer at Adelaide International Raceway this weekend.

Willowbank Raceway in Queensland has seen many a milestone broken in Australian drag racing. One that comes to mind was when the legendary Jim Read broke the 300 mph barrier.

Defending Modified Bike champion Bryan Finn could make history this weekend (March 23-24) if he can clinch a third consecutive Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series national title.

Advanced Product Design (APD) are the newest innovation in the traditional four barrel carburettor design. APD carbs are fully CNC machined for accuracy then hard anodized for durability and stunning looks.

Former national Top Bike champion Gavin Spann is hoping he gets the opportunity to match up against current 400 Thunder champion Chris Matheson in a battle of insane nitro motorcycles during the Santo’s Super Thunder event on Good Friday, March 30 at Willowbank Raceway.

No less than five racers are in the box seat to take the Top Sportsman title at the final round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series this weekend (March 23-24).

Jeremy “Jet” Martin finally achieved a career goal stopping the clock in 5.981 seconds at the Sydney Jamboree last weekend. 

Team Bray Racing has gone all the way to the finals at the weekend’s Sydney Jamboree, collecting three personal best efforts along the way.

Rapisarda Autosport International team mates Damien Harris and Wayne Newby will match race at the Southern Thunder meeting at Adelaide International Raceway on March 23 and 24.

Queensland’s own Steve Reed comes into Santo’s Super Thunder on something of a hot streak, having won the last three events in the 400 Thunder Pro Alcohol Championship.

After taking out the much-coveted MacTrack Westernationals event earlier this month at Perth Motorplex in Western Australia, No.1 plate holder Chris Matheson is not letting up on his focus on continuing his lead in the Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle 400 Thunder Championship.

Sydney Dragway has long been home to some of the quickest and fastest street cars in Australia – in some cases the world.

A very busy March for Team Bray Racing continues this weekend with Ben Bray set to tackle the Honeywell Garrett Sydney Jamboree in his Gulf Western Oil-supported Toyota Solara.

No less than four new national records punctuated last weekend’s MacTrack Westernationals, with Jim Ioannidis (C/MSA – 9.555s), Jamie Chaisty (H/MSA – 9.249s), Phill Paton (DD/CB – 8.344s) and John Althuizen (A/MR – 7.555s) all rewriting the record books.

Second might come right after first, but John Zappia knows he needs better for the final three events of the 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship following a runner up performance at the MacTrack Westernationals at Perth Motorplex.

Drag racing is just as much an engineering challenge as a driving one. For years, innovative participants have tried to build the ‘better mouse trap’ – and Sydney’s Russell Mills just might have done it.

Ashley Sanford will join Rapisarda Autosport International team-mates Damien Harris and Wayne Newby for the Santo’s Super Thunder meeting at Willowbank Raceway on March 30.

It’s a fast orange on the cover of Drag News Magazine Issue 30 as we present Wayne Keys’ gorgeous new Chev Camaro Pro Slammer. This recent winner of the ANDRA Best Engineered Award is a beautiful piece and was amazingly constructed from kits in Keys’ own backyard. See photos of the car in the build to the final incredible doorslammer it has become.

Australian racer Steve Easton had a far more drama-filled March Meet than he expected last weekend at the wheel of the Burnin Money Nostalgia Funny Car at Bakersfield.

Team Bray Racing has enjoyed the MacTrack Westernationals as part of the greatest Pro Slammer field of all time at the weekend.

The 2018 MacTrack Westernationals was certainly an event that had plenty of nail-biting excitement, especially in the 400 Thunder Championship Pro classes. For Chris Matheson, the current Top Bike champ came into the event with a to-do list and was hopeful of ticking a few boxes.

Paul Mouhayet has struck his biggest blow yet in the 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship, defeating multi-time Australian champion John Zappia in a thrilling final round of the MacTrack Westernationals at Perth Motorplex on Sunday.

The stage is set for a monumental Grand Final later this month (Adelaide International Raceway, March 23-24) following the conclusion of the penultimate round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Perth Motorplex.

With the first day of the MacTrack Westernationals in the books, we’ve had the chance to put a few of our favourite shots from the day together – but don’t miss our full gallery after the event!