
Theo heads to Spring Nats on a high
Chris Theo heads to this weekend’s Spring Nationals at Adelaide International Raceway well and truly on a high after taking out his first ever event victory three weeks ago.
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Chris Theo heads to this weekend’s Spring Nationals at Adelaide International Raceway well and truly on a high after taking out his first ever event victory three weeks ago.

Sydney Dragway has a long history of being associated with charity and female racers, so when the opportunity arose to show a softer side and also support for the prevention of women’s cancers, it seemed like a natural fit.

This Saturday, Competition Bike will make a return to Adelaide International Raceway for the first time in three years as part of the weekend’s Spring Nationals – round four of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

The 24 carat gold plated Queen Street Racing E46 BMW armed with a new automatic transmission ran its first ever six second ET while breaking the 20B Automatic World Record.

Featuring some of drag racing’s young female racers, Girls Torque have launched a program to help kids and adults to take-a-stand against bullying in today’s society.

The Queensland Drag Racing Championship will culminate on October 28 at Willowbank Raceway with the popular series set to feature the wild Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars to add some extra fire to the event!

Willowbank Raceway ran the penultimate round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships and what a sensational meet it was. The event also featured a record breaking round of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series.

Aftermarket automotive industry leader ACDelco has today announced an agreement to secure the naming rights to the East Coast Thunder to be held at Sydney Dragway in November.

As radial racing continues to explode – particularly in South East Queensland with events like the upcoming Kenda Tyres Radial Riot – the domination of turbo and nitrous cars are now beginning to face the threat of the black belt brigade.

400 Thunder Sportsman Series racers had the chance to open their championship points account on the weekend with the first event of the series held at Springmount Raceway.

Repairs to the surface of Swan Hill Dragway have begun with racing slated to return to the new venue in November.

Dave Armstrong sent his AA/Fuel Dragster down the Sydney Dragway quarter in just 6.01 seconds at the Nostalgia Drags – the quickest ever ET for the breed.

After destroying an engine just weeks ago, defending Supercharged Outlaws champion Adam Murrihy was faced with a daunting task to be ready for next weekend’s Spring Nationals: round four of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

The Spinozzi Speedmaster Chevelle doorslammer edges closer to completion with the team showing off the first fire up.

The Perth Motorplex has opened its new season by turning back drag racing clock for their Nostalgia Drags event.

Round six of Sydney Dragway’s Atura Championship Series was in stark contrast to the previous round being incident free and a smooth day for bracket racing, albeit a little on the warm side for this time of year.

Round six of Sydney Dragway’s Atura Championship Series was in stark contrast to the previous round being incident free and a smooth day for bracket racing, albeit a little on the warm side for this time of year.

Sure the fuel altereds were scintillating at the recent Sydney Dragway Nostalgia Drags, but at the other end of the spectrum Vintage Gas is proving equally as entertaining for the Nostalgia faithful.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars were at Springmount Raceway in Far North Queensland for their last showing and Phil Reeve has sent us a bunch of photos from the event captured through his lens. Check them out.

Grudge Kings returned to Sydney Dragway for their “list shakeup” to find a new street outlaw racing king.

Darryl Cott spectacularly captured Edge Mallis’ unfortunate flip at the Sunset Strip Nationals at Mildura recently.

Simon Barlow might not have come away with a Modified win at the weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals in Mildura, but he did break both ends of the Eighth Mile A/MD national record.

As part of their commitment to keep Australian drag racing competitive, relevant and fair, 400 Thunder and IHRA Australia have approved an overhaul to the 400 Thunder Sportsman Series performance classes.

John Zappia earned his first win light in the USA at the penultimate event of the PDRA season in Benson, North Carolina.

Organiser have advised of the cancellation of the Honeywell Garrett Melbourne Jamboree presented by Tuners Edge and Link ECU, originally scheduled for October 28.

Paul Mouhayet’s 5.58 rocked the Australian Pro Slammer/Top Doorslammer world over the weekend, but it’s the sound that reveals most about this run.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing have issued a statement indicating a move to 1000 feet racing for Australian Top Fuel teams was not expected for the coming 400 Thunder season.

The Paul Mouhayet driven Moits Mustang doorslammer has eclipsed John Zappia’s record holding 5.63 Pro Slammer pass in testing today at Sydney Dragway.

Australia’s professional drag racing series, 400 Thunder today confirmed that commencing at the AC Delco East Coast Thunder event to be held at Sydney Dragway in early November, Top Fuel Dragsters will race to 1000 feet, rather than the traditional 1,320 feet (one-quarter mile).

Californian Top Fuel newcomer Ashley Sanford will be taking over the seat of the Rapisarda Autosport International Top Fuel dragster at the NHRA Midwest Nationals in St Louis this weekend.
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