
HUGE CROWD INHALED A PHENOMENAL 2025 NITRO CHAMPS
More than 23,000 drag racing fans flocked to what has been Sydney’s biggest drag racing show in years at the weekend for the National Drag Racing Championship’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs.

More than 23,000 drag racing fans flocked to what has been Sydney’s biggest drag racing show in years at the weekend for the National Drag Racing Championship’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs.

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing is pleased to share that team member Lex Wilson is now awake and improving every day following the serious injury he sustained prior to the Mildura Mega Easter Weekend of Power Sports.

This weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway is set to deliver an absolutely immense drag racing show across May 2-4, featuring the complete line-up of elite Group One brackets for the first time in the 2024/2025 National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) season.

Hydraulink Jim Read Racing could not be more excited about this weekend’s Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway (May 3-4) as the NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship chase continues.

The Atlantic Oils Rapisarda Autosport International Top Fuel team will once again field a three car assault at the 2025 NDRC Nitro Champs with three-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion Larry Dixon announced as partnering the team once again.

A weekend of missed opportunities at Dragway at The Bend for Hydraulink Jim Read Racing has been highlighted by a successful C-Final run to end the Riverbend Nationals on a positive note for the team

The Riverbend Nationals have delivered another fantastic NDRC show to the delight of a packed crowd at Dragway at The Bend, culminating in dramatic finals action last Sunday afternoon.

History has been made at the Riverbend Nationals with the packed Dragway at The Bend crowd witnessing the quickest and fastest ever Top Fuel pass in Australian history during qualifying today ahead of Sunday’s racing for the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).

The last time Hydraulink Jim Read Racing raced at Dragway at The Bend, it was a dominating performance which saw the team win every match-up to take out the event victory after having also top qualified and running the quickest Top Fuel pass ever set in Australia (3.72 seconds at 522.62kph).

After nearly eight months out of the seat of his 11,000hp, 500+kph Top Fuel Dragster, Phil Lamattina made his much-anticipated return to Top Fuel at the 54th annual Westernationals – round three of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship chase.
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