Russell Taylor delivered a commanding performance at the Slinglift Nitro Slam today, taking top honours in Direct Mining and Industrial Top Doorslammers at the Perth Motorplex. This victory, achieved during Round 3 of the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC), marks a critical milestone in Taylor’s campaign for the championship title and reinforces his status as a top competitor in Top Doorslammer Australia category.
After getting its 2024/2025 NDRC Top Fuel Championship season off to the best possible start, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing are hoping they can open the books on 2025 with similar flair at Willowbank Raceway’s New Year Nitro this weekend (January 10-11).
This Friday and Saturday’s New Year Nitro event at Willowbank Raceway will provide the perfect way to ring in the New Year with two huge days and nights of flame-throwing Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Car action.
The first NDRC racing of the new year saw a field of no less than 12 Top Doorslammers light up the night for the first time in 2025 at Perth Motorplex’s Nitro Slam on Saturday (January 4).
Celebrating its 50th year, the annual Goldenstates returned with NDRC series rounds for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle for the 2024 edition at the Perth Motorplex.
Steve Read and Tim McCarthy have reached a mutual agreement that will see Steve take full ownership of the Top Fuel Dragster program. As part of this transition, the team formerly known as Read McCarthy Racing will now be known as Steve Read Racing. Tim McCarthy will dedicate his focus to a full-season campaign with his Valvoline Funny Car, driven by Chris Stipanovich.
Dragway At The Bend hosted the first NDRC Season 2 Championship stop for Top Fuel Motorcycle at the Drag Bike Nationals all bike event, and event that went on to create drag bike history.
The second NDRC season launched in thunderous style at Dragway At The Bend for the Spring Nationals with a nitro double-header featuring Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car combined with Top Doorslammer to start their chase for the title, as the venue showed its teeth as a record eater.
PremiAir Racing will head to its first competitive outing of the 2024/2025 NDRC Top Fuel season in less than four weeks buoyed by yet another successful test session completed at its home track of Willowbank Raceway last weekend – the venue for the upcoming New Year Nitro event across January 10-11.
Much more favourable weather conditions greeted the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship racers on day two of the South Coast Nationals today at South Coast Raceway. The seaside track came alive on Sunday, 8 December, for a full day of racing to see who would take home ANDRA Christmas Trees.
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