The Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series event is not until Saturday at Willowbank Raceway, but we have 3 days of testing to moisten the appetite, and already a World Record has fallen.
The abysmal weather on the East Coast has unfortunately claimed this weekend’s opening round of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series at Willowbank Raceway, but a few cars managed some laps in testing.
The Kenda Tires Radial 660 Drag Radial Series has pushed on during the pandemic with the running of Radial Riot at Willowbank Raceway. Entrant numbers picked up despite interstate cars still unable to cross the border, and even though accidents and stoppages pushed the event past a 1am finish, the event again delivered classic wheels up drag radial action.
The Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series is pushing on through COVID lockdowns and border closures at Willowbank Raceway, and despite the lack of interstate racers still turned on a showcase of radial racing. Check out our photographic wrap courtesy of Drag Photos.
After some teasing, Race Parts Melbourne have unveiled their latest radial warfare weapon, transforming the former Wayne Keys blown Top Doorslammer into a twin turbo monster ready to take on the best in the Australian radial tyre scene.
The popular Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series has turned into a real radial racing showcase in Australia and each event out does the previous in improvements and innovations as the scene head on a steep upward trajectory. Testimony to this is amount of investment dollars being thrown into the scene to compete by racers right now, with some phenomenal machinery now on track and coming in the future
Even though the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series eventually succumbed to the fickle Sydney weather, it whet our radial tyre taste buds and teased what could have been.
The Kenda 660 Drag Radial Series has forged onwards despite travel restrictions around the country, and attracted a strong turnout to Willowbank Raceway last weekend.
Queensland Pro Slammer racer Steven Ham did not take long to make an impact on radial tyres, recording Australia’s fastest ever speed on radials over an eighth-mile.
As radial tyre drag racing comes of age in Australia, Joe Gauci aims to stay at the front of the pack.
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