The Tremayne brothers will be carrying a new look into Nitro Thunder this weekend at Sydney Dragway with Mega Bulk Fuels coming on board for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 season.

Victorian racer Cameron Ambesi is not about doing things by halves – and his arrival in the 400 Thunder Series is more proof of his passion for professionalism in his racing endeavours.

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing, one of Australia’s most high profile drag racing teams, has put their support behind Novita Children’s Services for the event at Sydney Dragway on 5 – 7 May.

Hidden Valley Drag Strip can now proudly claim it is the home track for a locally owned Nitro Funny Car. This Saturday night will see the car make its first pass on its home track with the new driver behind the wheel.

Top Fuel drag racer Rachelle Splatt joins the Gulf Western Team and will be attempting a full-blown racing assault on the Gulf Western Oil 50th Winternationals in June.

Dom Lagana’s return to race for Rapisarda Autosport International at the Sydney Dragway Nitro Thunder meeting on May 5-6 will cap off a frantic week for the New York-based Top Fuel star.

For most racers, racing a Top Fuel dragster seems like a dream. Winning a Top Fuel Championship would be the impossible dream.

Australian Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker debuted his brand-new Auzmet Architectural Chevrolet Camaro this weekend and had two goals he wanted to accomplish at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals: qualify and improve each run he made. Both goals were accomplished this weekend at zMAX Dragway.

It will be a busy start to May for the Gulf Western Oil-supported Team Bray Racing.

Of all the ways you don’t want to start a drag race, this one would be up there.

The Eastern Creek Performance HJ Holden was an icon of the Wild Bunch racing heydays, and now the car that famously ran down the Eastern Creek’s Christmas Tree is coming back.

Every race driver has a ‘happy hunting ground’ and for Sydney-based Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car racer Shane Olive, Brisbane’s Willowbank Raceway has been the track that he has both enjoyed and dominated in recent times.

Pro Stock favorite Shane Tucker will return to the USA to compete this weekend at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Tucker currently plans on attending 14 races in 2017 and running their own engine program all season.

Entries are now open for Nitro Up North – the biggest adventure in Australian drag racing!

One of the highlights of the Queensland Drag Racing calendar, the Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags and Hot Rod Reunion, is knocking on the doors of Willowbank Raceway as hundreds of the country’s best hot rods and race cars of yesteryear prepare to fill the state’s premier motorsport facility for a family-friendly weekend of retro fun.

Today’s modern billet blown alcohol Hemi engines make plenty of horsepower, the trick is getting that power smoothly and efficiently to the track.

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Oberg Family Racing are thrashing to assemble their Supercharged Outlaw funny car in time for a debut at the 50th Winternationals.

Leading Australian drag racing team Lamattina Top Fuel Racing has signed Queensland’s Kelly Bettes as the team’s new driver, with Bettes set to debut the Fuchs Top Fuel dragster at the Nitro Up North event at Hidden Valley Raceway, July 21 and 22. An ANDRA Modified champion and star of Sport Compact drag racing aboard the Jett Racing Pro Compact machine, Bettes has been extremely successful in drag racing en-route her Top Fuel debut. Kelly will have the advantage of being mentored not only be multiple Australian Top Fuel Champion, Phil Lamattina, but also NHRA star, Richie Crampton. Crampton will drive the Fuchs Lubricants dragster at the Nitro Thunder event at Sydney Dragway on 5 – 7 May and Bettes will be at the event to learn everything possible before her first event in Darwin. Kelly was thrilled to be a part of the LTFR team. “When you’re a kid and you dream about drag racing at the highest level, Top Fuel is always at the top of the list,” she said. “To be a part of what I believe is the best team in Australian Top Fuel Racing is just a dream come true. “I have the full support of my family as well as Phil Lamattina and his family, so I just want to learn the ropes, get the car from ‘A to B’ and do what’s required of me.” “I can’t wait to get to Sydney and absorb everything I can from Phil, Richie and Aaron (Hambridge, LTFR Crew Chief), it’s going to be a great opportunity to learn everything I can without driving the car itself. Team boss Phil Lamattina was thrilled to have Kelly as the team’s new driver. “We considered several new people for the seat but Kelly is not only a skillful driver, she is a great person and just fits so well with our team. It will be a great partnership and we can’t wait to see her succeed and develop as our LTFR pilot.” The next event for the LTFR team will be Nitro Thunder at Sydney Dragway 5 and 6 May, 2017. April special for Drag News Magazine now on, save $15 on a 12 issue print subscription! Click here.

Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team have continued their success in this year’s 400 Thunder Top Bike Championship, with a runner up finish at the Santo’s Super Thunder event at Willowbank Raceway.

Matt Czerny has unveiled some new colours on his Modified dragster, now carrying the support of Robinvale Estate Dressings.

For those who know Craig Geddes, you would have to agree that he’s always smiling and upbeat. Maybe we should all call him the smiling assassin!

Altereds are brutal un-tamable machines especially when you throw a blown Hemi between the rails. Unfortunately last night, Mark Davison’s Pro Alcohol Sign Hut Motorsport altered bit back hard during the Santo’s Super Thunder event at Willowbank Raceway.

Santo’s Super Thunder was a test of endurance stretching long into the night with the final passes being run after 1am. Top Fuel, Pro Alcohol, Top Bike and Pro Stock headlined the 400 Thunder Pro Series that was backed by the 400 Thunder Sportsman Series in front of a great crowd.

It was a bittersweet Sydney Jamboree for Nikki Hepburn with a violent crash in the Pro Turbo final ending a day which saw her break a World Record in the Boosted86 Racing Toyota 86.

John Zappia and the Fuchs Monaro’s successful start to 2017 has continued with the team earning the WA Top Comp Championship at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night.

After a busy few weeks in Adelaide and Melbourne, the Gulf Western Oil-supported Team Bray Racing is now being called home for the Santo’s Super Thunder event presented by Uplift Cranes and Titan Cranes.