When Mario Polito hits the track for this weekend’s Sydney Nationals as part of the season opener for the NDRC Pro Stock Championship, he will be doing so with a brand-new look and a brand-new, title-focused approach.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing launched into the new NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship season with a consistent showing, presenting a solid baseline on which to build a championship assault with Phil Lamattina reaching the B-Final at the grand opening of Dragway At The Bend.
After 22 national championships and countless records and ‘firsts’, Queensland’s Gary Phillips was looking for a new challenge, and he says he has found it in the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
A Spring Nationals Top Doorslammer final that was to feature Lisa Gregorini against Ronnie Palumbo has been rescheduled for November after a truly bizarre set of circumstances.
Nitro Funny Car newcomer Adam Murrihy will be one to watch amongst a top-notch field of Funny Car racers as they kick off their championship chase at Sydney Dragway this weekend.
The familiar sight of a Reed Racing Pro Alcohol Funny Car competing will continue when the inaugural NDRC Pro Alcohol Championship kicks off this week at Sydney Dragway for the Sydney Nationals – except it won’t be Steven in the cockpit.
Amongst a bustling entry list of almost 200 racers for this Friday and Saturday’s Sydney Nationals, NDRC FuelTech Pro Mod racer Joe Gauci is particularly excited to hit the track as he gets ready to make his group one debut.
35,000-plus race fans were treated to incredible Top Fuel performances at the bracket’s NDRC season opening Spring Nationals at the weekend, including 13 three second passes and five side-by-side ‘threes’, with six of those three second passes run at more than 500kph.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing have been proud to play an important part in the weekend’s Spring Nationals, which not only was the grand-opening for the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, but also the first Top Fuel/group one event of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
Peter Xiberras and the PremiAir Racing Top Fuel Dragster, accompanied by new sponsors Nulon and GEARWRENCH, have raced to 3rd position in the opening round of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship with a B-Final victory over Phil Lamattina at Dragway at the Bend.
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