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After spending the majority of last season on the side-lines, Clint George, driver of the Stress Racing GXP is preparing to drop the clutch on a new NDRC/PDRC Pro Stock championship season when Round 1 fires up at Sydney Dragway on November 15 and 16.
It was another big day of action at round four of the Queensland Drag Racing Championship as the series drives to it’s conclusion and crowning of Willowbank Track Champions.
Damian Muscat’s monumental return to Top Fuel Motorcycle last season was a hard fought one for the former National Champion despite Muscat not being new to the class, this new blown inline four-cylinder nitro bike sure did get his attention.
It’s crunch time for racers. With the penultimate round of the 2024 NSW Track Championship wrapped up, the stage is now set for hard-fought showdowns at the upcoming Grand Final as another NSW Track Championship rapidly races towards its conclusion.
The Harbour City Nationals delivered an action packed day and night of racing at Benaraby Dragway for the NDRC’s Aeroflow National Sportsman racers at the weekend.
Pro Stock racer Brian Pursell has committed to making the long haul this season chasing the NDRC Pro Stock Championship, with the North Queenslander’s first stop being Sydney Dragway where he joins tough field of racers for PDRC Pro Stock opener on November 15 and 16.
After a promising Winternationals, a reinvigorated John Barbagallo, driver of the JB Automotive Escort has announced that the team will commit to a full season of Pro Stock racing for the upcoming NDRC/PDRC season.
NSW’s John Kabboura and his Angry Lemons Racing Chev Cavalier are back for another season of Pro Stock racing, ready to tackle a fiercely competitive field.
The PDRC and specialist Drag Racing production house Overtaking Lane (OTL) today confirmed that they will be partnering across the 2024-25 PDRC Season to bring live professional drag racing to the masses with a live and free stream of the racing action.
The Pro Drag Racing Championship has been turning heads since the announcement of the Pro Import category, slated to be part of Round One of the PDRC at Sydney Dragway on 15th & 16th November – and thanks to Enviro Waste Services there is an added bonus for racers and fans alike!
Zappia Racing is now ready to deliver the one-two punch on opponents at NDRC Top Doorslammer events with Brodie Zappia fully licensed for competition. Young Brodie was signed off with a 5.881 at 242mph in the MAX Plant Monaro an now will focus debuting at the Goldenstates next month.
Junior Drag Bike racer Lillian Hagan is heading to this weekend’s Harbour City Nationals at Benaraby Dragway (November 2) as a newly crowned 2023/2024 NDRC Aeroflow National Sportsman Champion.
The postponed Street Machine Sportsman Spring Nationals have been run and won at Dragway at The Bend at the weekend, taking to the track as part of The Bend Classic on Saturday October 26.
John Zappia proved once again why he’s a force in Top Doorslammer, piloting his Dananni Hotshots/FUCHS Monaro to a hard-fought B-Final victory at the NDRC Spring Nationals season opener. Celebrating his 45th year of racing, the veteran racer showed that his passion and skill are as strong as ever, fighting his way to crucial early-season points and laying down a performance that sets the stage for an intense championship run.
Lisa Gregorini has earned a world-first Top Doorslammer win, defeating Ronnie Palumbo in the final of the Springnationals at The Bend Motorsports Park.
The whispers, the hints, the social media buzz—it’s all true! The iconic Zap’s Rat is roaring back to life, and at the helm will be Brodie Zappia, ready to make his mark in the world of Top Doorslammer racing.
With a brand-new NDRC Silver Christmas Tree trophy, a PB to his name and some international star power in his corner, Adam Murrihy cannot wait to head to the next round of the NDRC championship for XPRO Nitro Funny Car (Willowbank Raceway, January 10-11).
Perth driver Lisa Gregorini created history over the weekend in The Aeroflow Spring Nationals at Dragway at The Bend by winning the A-Final and becoming the first all-female team to win a blue-ribbon Top Doorslammer event in this country.
It was celebrations all around at Dragway at The Bend on Sunday, 20 October, as the NDRC Aeroflow National Sportsman Champion Christmas Tree trophies were awarded across 12 different brackets.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing has not only won the Aeroflow Spring Nationals – round one of the 2024/2025 NDRC Top Fuel Championship chase – but also Top Qualified at the event with the quickest Top Fuel pass ever set in Australia (3.72 seconds, run at 522.62kph).
Two incredible days of National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) action has come to an epic conclusion at Dragway at The Bend this evening, with the Aeroflow Spring Nationals living up to its record-breaking reputation in front of packed grandstands.
Heart-stopping performances, a near-capacity crowd (15,032) and beautiful weather was the name of the game at Dragway at the Bend today for day one of the Aeroflow Spring Nationals, setting the stage for what is sure to be incredible racing tomorrow (Sunday 20 October).
Daniel and Lisa Gregorini have their Scratch & Match Motorsport team primed for a new Australian Top Doorslammer Championship season.
The opening round of the series takes place at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend, where a strong field of Top Doorslammers will all aim to get their points chase started in just the right way.
With a full complement of returning sponsors, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is champing at the bit to launch into the first round of the new 2024/2025 Australian Top Fuel Championship
When the Aeroflow Spring Nationals descends on Dragway at The Bend this weekend (October 18-20), what is expected to be a packed crowd will be treated to no-end of on and off-track fireworks as the opening rounds of the 2024/2025 Top Fuel, XPRO Nitro Funny Car and Top Doorslammer NDRC Championships get underway.
With the opening round of the NDRC season only a week away the A.M Motorsport team reflect on a season of learning, recent upgrades and the pursuit for trophies this upcoming season. The fact that the car ran four second passes at over 300MPH reliably at every event last season shows the team are heading in the right direction.
Next weekend (October 18-20) will host two massive sportsman racing events as part of the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship at Dragway at The Bend.
The 2024 NSW Track Championship Series creeps closer to its crescendo with just two more rounds left for competitors to make their championship moves. Round 6 of the series ran smoothly and racers made the most of the ideal September conditions that bathed Sydney Dragway.
Returning from a triumphant 2023-2024 Season, current NDRC Xpro Nitro Funny Car Champion Justin Walshe and the Harts Paint Supplies team are geared up and ready for another exciting season.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has today announced a continuation of their exclusive partnership with Australia’s home of sport, the Seven Network.
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