Following the recent sale of the IHRA in the U.S.A from IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE) to race car fabricator Larry Jeffers, the Australian and New Zealand arm of the sanctioning body has been purchased locally by Australian Drag Racing League, owned by current IHRA Manager Director Maurice Allen.
A number of event announcements sees the 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series aiming for a post COVID-19 restart at Willowbank Raceway with Super Thunder announced by Willowbank Raceway to go ahead at Easter.
In an exciting change to the Street Series for 2021 at Willowbank Raceway, there has been a shift to get back to “Real Street” racing between their street customers.
After a long 8 month break due to COVID-19 and few false starts with the finishing of the brand new all-concrete racing surface at Sydney Dragway, competition race vehicles had their first shot and the new track last weekend.
It has been nearly eight months, but rubber has been laid again once again at Sydney Dragway, with the return of cars on track at a venue shake down Aeroflow Race 4 Real street meet.
IHRA Australia today announced a new bracket called Real Street, which is set to overhaul the entry level of championship drag racing.
Racing Onn Promotions’ Rino D’Alfonso is dipping a toe back into drag racing waters, announcing that he is organising a display of drag racing vehicles for the Supercar events at The Bend Motorsport Park both this and next weekend.
Victoria’s Heathcote Raceway Park is looking forward to a new lease on life in the hands of new owner Lance Warren, which will include sanctioning from IHRA Australia.
While it was becoming quite clear this year’s Gulf Western Oil Winternationals was not looking likely with all the border closures, it has now been officially cancelled by Willowbank Raceway.
Jeremy Paine has taken a different power making route in the conglomerate of dragsters and altereds that make up Modified Eliminator, and the COVID-19 break has is providing ample opportunity to improve on the RWP Racing dragster’s record-setting performance.
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