Top Doorslammers have a reputation for wild handling – something Western Australia’s Kelvin Lyle is all too aware of heading into this weekend’s Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway (July 24/25), which will host round two of the Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) and the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series (SRESS).
The first round of the new Australian Drag Racing Championship will go down in the what-could-have-been category for John Zappia and his Dananni Hotshots/Tony’s Auto Wreckers Monaro Top Doorslammer.
Jim Read Racing’s Bruce Read is familiar with changes in the structure of the sport. He watched his father Jim create the Winfield Top Fuel Series with Kevin Prendergast and Dennis Syrmis in the late eighties, which went on to great heights in the nineties.
Daniel Gregorini placed his name into the record books and claimed the opening Australian Drag Racing Championship round honours with an exciting Top End Nationals victory at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening.
The fight for the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is officially underway with round one successfully completed at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend.
The newly launched Australian Drag Racing Championship has burst into life at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening, with Western Australia’s John Zappia leading Top Doorslammer qualifying after three sessions.
Racers from around Australia have put on a show in Darwin as they have attempted to stake their claim for top qualifying honours across the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip’s Top End Nationals this evening, ahead of Saturday’s final qualifying and racing.
Crow Cams Australia has thrown its support behind the Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) by sponsoring the Top Qualifier Award, alongside existing Top Qualifier supporter Decoglaze Glass Splashbacks.
Top Fuel drag racing is heading in a new direction in Australia, with the announcement of a new championship set to embrace more tracks for a truly national series.
The first round of Heathcote Park Raceway’s inaugural VIC/SA Sportsman Series was unfortunately struck down by tricky weather conditions and unable to be run to its completion, but we still have a few photos of the action to show you.
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