A snapshot of all the horsepower action from this year’s Nitro Champs, and penultimate round of the inaugural National Drag Racing Championship series.
With a brand-new racing surface, a perfect weather forecast, and a bumper crowd expected, Hydraulink Jim Read Racing cannot wait to head to Willowbank Raceway in sunny Queensland for the season-ending Winternationals this weekend.
Peter Xiberras heads to this weekend’s season-ending Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway (June 6-9) as the back-to-back winner of the last two rounds of the Top Fuel championship.
It is with deep sadness that Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) announces its withdrawal from the upcoming 2024 Winternationals, scheduled for June 6-9 at Willowbank Raceway. The decision follows the sudden passing of ‘Uncle Tony’, a beloved uncle and integral supporter of the team.
The Top Fuel title chase has been incredibly close all season long, and as we head into the NDRC season-ending Gulf Western Oil Winternationals next weekend (6-9 June), one team occupies the top two spots with a narrow margin between them.
It is all systems go for the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals as the final stages of Willowbank Raceway’s track surface upgrades near completion.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing won’t be deterred from finishing this year’s NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship strongly despite a problematic clutch issue at the Nitro Champs dealing a heavy blow to the team’s championship aspirations.
It has been a challenging weekend for Hydraulink Jim Read Racing at Sydney Dragway for the double header Nitro Champs, but that hasn’t stopped the team from maintaining their enduring positive outlook as they prepare for the season-ending Winternationals, coming up at Willowbank Raceway next month (June 6-9).
Double the nitro at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs more than delivered when it came to crowd-pleasing action at Sydney Dragway at the weekend, setting a perfect stage for the upcoming NDRC season finale at the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals (June 6-9).
Peter Xiberras might have been on the East Coast this weekend while his PremiAir Nulon Racing Supercars team was racing in the West, but that didn’t stop him from leading by example this weekend, bringing home no less than two NDRC Top Fuel Championship round wins at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs double header.
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