A new chapter has begun for Victorian drag racing with Heathcote Park Raceway officially acquired by new ownership and management, who have unveiled the venue’s new identity as Victorian Motorsports Park.
The owners of Heathcote Park Raceway have released the following statement on the immediate future of the venue.
The 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series in conjunction with Heathcote Park Raceway is disappointed to confirm that the Goldfields Thunder event, scheduled to take place on 11-12 February 2023, will not be proceeding as planned.
There are plenty of regional drag racing tracks scattered around the country, most have made their 2023 schedules available. These venues have plenty of cool and niche events happening, so if you’re from the country or just looking for relaxed day at the drags, check out what these venues have on offer for next year.
It took a few attempts thanks to interference from COVID, track improvements and weather, but with persistence, the all-rotary festival event, dubbed Buznats finally took off in November at Heathcote Park Raceway.
Summernats Slam was so awesome it deserves a bonus gallery, so check out Drag News Magazine photographer Joe Maday’s take on a wild weekend at Heathcote Park Raceway.
It has taken 30 years but Top Fuel championship racing has returned to Victoria’s rejuvenated Heathcote Park Raceway in spectacular fashion, delivering amazing scenes on and off the track. A capacity crowd crammed HPR for Summernats Slam, a new motorsport festival concept, combining Top Fuel drag racing with burnouts, a show and shine and even fireworks.
The Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship (ATFC) headed to Heathcote Park Raceway for the first time in 30 years, and a rare set of circumstances saw Lamattina Top Fuel Racing contest, and come up trumps in two championship round finals at the one event.
PremiAir Racing is once again preparing for a double-header weekend, with the next round for both the Repco Supercars Championship and the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship (ATFC) to be held at the one event in Darwin next month.
An absolutely at-capacity crowd at Heathcote Park Raceway celebrated the return of Hydraulink Jim Read Racing to the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at the weekend, with the team inundated with well wishes across both days of the event.
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