Two incredible days of National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) action has come to an epic conclusion at Dragway at The Bend this evening, with the Aeroflow Spring Nationals living up to its record-breaking reputation in front of packed grandstands.
Heart-stopping performances, a near-capacity crowd (15,032) and beautiful weather was the name of the game at Dragway at the Bend today for day one of the Aeroflow Spring Nationals, setting the stage for what is sure to be incredible racing tomorrow (Sunday 20 October).
With a full complement of returning sponsors, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is champing at the bit to launch into the first round of the new 2024/2025 Australian Top Fuel Championship
The inaugural National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) event was an ambitious challenge for both the promoter and the brand new Dragway At The Bend facility, and that was before the weather gods threw in added complications.
John Zappia rocketed to an incredible 5.613-second pass to become the quickest Top Doorslammer racer down the brand new The Bend Motorsport Park drag strip.
The 2023/24 Australian Top Doorslammer Championship was launched in front of a sellout crowd at The Bend Motorsports Park in South Australia, with racing delivering near-record passes alongside plenty of the drama the 3500hp sedans have become known for.
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.
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.
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).
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