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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.
Perth Motorplex opened their drag racing season with the cool vibes from their Nostalgia Drags. Check out the event in pictures thanks to On The Limit Photography.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) has made the decision to sit out the upcoming Spring Nationals in Adelaide for a very special reason—the entire Lamattina family will be celebrating the wedding of Phil Lamattina’s son, Rocky Lamattina. With family being a cornerstone of the team’s values, the decision to prioritise this important event was an easy one for Phil and the team.
The Ford Thunderbird is classic American metal but have been scarce on drag strips in Australia. A fan of old school doorslammers, Brandon Sugars has taken to revitalising one such Thunderbird for a return to on-track duties.
The 2024 Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip was once again one of the largest collections of Junior Dragsters and Bike of the year all vying for what is now a prestigious title in the Junior ranks.
The biggest horsepower event of the year at Palmyra Dragway in Queensland north hosts drag racing, burnouts, powerskids and a host of other driving events in a multi-day spectacle.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has today announced the continuation of their partnership with Aeroflow Performance Products for the coming 2024/25 season. This follows on the back of a successful first season that saw hundreds of racers compete at tracks across Australia, each chasing their respective Aeroflow Sportsman Series national title.
It was a record-breaking Sunset Nationals, with six ANDRA national records reset at the September 21-22 event at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip, as follows:
The radial tyre racer army has descended on Willowbank Raceway where a whole heap of cash is on offer to be won through tonight’s King of the Kids, tomorrow’s Rumble In the Jungle and Radial Riot itself as part of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series. It’s going to be a wild two day’s of action.
The Queensland Drag Racing Championships have reached their halfway point in the season as contenders for the 2024 Track Championship emerge.
It was one of the wildest drag cars in the country and the OG of the 10.5 movement, Frank Mamone’s black and blown Chevy Nova was an instant hit on tracks around the country. Now after a decade since the Nova terrorised dragstrips and timing cones, Mamone has re-taken ownership of the iconic machine and is planning his comeback.
Following the 2023/24 season, Perth Motorplex began works to repair the affected area, with the initial works recently completed on the track.
After the recent decision by Swan Hill Rural City Council to not lease Swan Hill Dragway to the Skid City Consortium, the council has since backflipped with one Councillor calling an unscheduled meeting to change his voting decision. As a result, the council now intends to grant the consortium a lease on the site so drag racing can return to the venue.
Rocket Industries has officially announced that Josh Leahy will pilot their Nitro Funny Car for the highly anticipated 2024/2025 NDRC season.
Day two of round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has been run and won, with celebrations all around at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip after a full contingent of sportsman racers battled it out to see who would take home ANDRA Christmas Trees.
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