The return of racing action to Swan Hill Dragway is one-step closer with works beginning to fix the uneven concrete racing surface caused by subsidence that has plagued the venue since opening.
The not-for-profit Skid City Consortium acquired the lease and the end of 2024 to return drag racing operations to the venue, and immediately went to work in organising the vital repairs to the racing surface.
“Our aim is to have one of the flattest drag racing strips in Australia,” Skid City proponent Alec Berias previously explained. “We are using fresh technology when it comes to rehabilitating concrete drag racing surfaces, with Dion Marsh from Slab Jack Industries having been instrumental in providing a solution which leaves us confident of meeting and possibly exceeding ANDRA expectations.
“We expect Dion to set up at the complex in late January and have the works on the concrete section completed in two to three weeks.
“From there, we will concentrate on the bitumen area, which will need extensive work to rehabilitate it. The plan is to have the dragstrip ready for several tests and tunes in October 2025.”
With work now starting, Slab Jack have provided the following video update on the start of works.
