
WILLOWBANK TRACK UPGRADE REACHES ITS FINAL STAGES
It is all systems go for the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals as the final stages of Willowbank Raceway’s track surface upgrades near completion.

It is all systems go for the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals as the final stages of Willowbank Raceway’s track surface upgrades near completion.

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing won’t be deterred from finishing this year’s NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship strongly despite a problematic clutch issue at the Nitro Champs dealing a heavy blow to the team’s championship aspirations.

It has been a challenging weekend for Hydraulink Jim Read Racing at Sydney Dragway for the double header Nitro Champs, but that hasn’t stopped the team from maintaining their enduring positive outlook as they prepare for the season-ending Winternationals, coming up at Willowbank Raceway next month (June 6-9).

Double the nitro at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs more than delivered when it came to crowd-pleasing action at Sydney Dragway at the weekend, setting a perfect stage for the upcoming NDRC season finale at the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals (June 6-9).

Peter Xiberras might have been on the East Coast this weekend while his PremiAir Nulon Racing Supercars team was racing in the West, but that didn’t stop him from leading by example this weekend, bringing home no less than two NDRC Top Fuel Championship round wins at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs double header.

Day two of the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs more than delivered on its history-making promise today at Sydney Dragway, with plenty more nitro double action still to come on Sunday under beautiful blue skies.

PremiAir Nulon Racing has a huge three days of action coming up at Sydney Dragway, with two rounds of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship to be held this weekend as part of the Nitro Champs.

Fresh from an exciting new personal best ET of 3.783 at the last round, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is riding a wave of confidence heading into this weekend’s Nitro Champs double header at their home-track of Sydney Dragway.

As we eagerly await the resumption of the weather-delayed NDRC Nitro Champs, we’re revving up the excitement with a thrilling photo gallery that looks back at NDRC Riverbend Nationals. The event drew a massive crowd to Dragway At The Bend, so relive the action-packed moments in this horsepower-filled collection.

Peter Xiberras’ Supercars team might be competing on the other side of the country during the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, but with two Top Fuel championship rounds to be held in two days at the Sydney Dragway event, there was never any question about where the two-time Top Fuel champion would be across May 17-19.
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