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South Australia will host the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) Grand Final for the first time when more than 200 cars and bikes descend on Dragway at The Bend for the SPRY Spring Nationals from 22–25 October.
There aren’t many cars that look quite as at home on the streets of Echuca as Clive Polidano’s blue HZ Holden.
The inaugural Ballistic Performance Parts QLD AllBike Super Series came to a thrilling conclusion at Willowbank Raceway on September 26, with championships decided across four brackets and Russell Bell claiming the honour of becoming the first-ever winner of the prestigious John Kreis Clockwork Orange Trophy for overall points winner.
The Paramount Performance team has been pushing the limits of the humble LS engine for years, establishing itself as the benchmark for LS-powered drag racing in Australia. Now, that relentless pursuit of performance has delivered a well-deserved milestone: the first five-second LS pass in Australia.
Drag News is saddened to hear of the passing of Robert Maggs.
Best known for his spectacular wheelstanding Monaro, SNAFU, during his racing days, Robert became a familiar and much-loved figure in Australian drag racing. Always loved to have a chat, he left a lasting impression on those he met and a proud legacy through Maggs Racing.
Following the All Bike Nationals, the NDRC group one and Aeroflow sportsman competitors now head to the season decider: the SPRY Spring Nationals at Dragway at The Bend (October 22-25)
The All Bike Nationals presented by Harley Davidson have been run and won at Dragway at the Bend. On track on Saturday October 10 was ANDRA Regional Sportsman Series racing for Nitro Voodoo Junior Drag Bike, Nitro Voodoo Modified Bike, Nitro Voodoo Competition Bike, and Motorcycle Transport and Repairs Extreme Bike, as well as NDRC championship racing for group one brackets, Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
After 12 years working behind the scenes in Top Fuel, Dean Rossiter is sitting into the driver’s seat with a 1981 VH Commodore he’s building to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events.
Few cars have made as big an impression on the American drag-and-drive scene as Snot Rocket 2.0, but the iconic green Mustang is about to embark on a whole new adventure. Now in Australian hands of Anthony Mesko and Tommy Pronobis of Dyno House, the former Brett LaSala machine is set for a radical transformation that will see it trade its twin-turbo V8 power for a distinctly Aussie Barra combination.
The Aeroflow Sportsman Championship is set to come to a dramatic head later this month at the SPRY Spring Nationals – the 2026 NDRC season grand finale.
Daniel and Lisa Gregorini’s Top Doorslammer season has been far from perfect — they would acknowledge as much — but the turnaround for Scratch & Match Motorsport has begun in earnest thanks to some positive results at the recent East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway.
Father and son Ian and Kobe Ashelford are ready to take on this weekend’s All Bike Nationals (October 10) at Dragway at The Bend, a vital points-scoring opportunity for the two-wheeled racers of both the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Series and the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
Izzy Woolcock made her Nitro Voodoo Junior Drag Bike debut as part of a dual entry campaign at the recent Mildura City Council Sunset Nationals, not only successfully gaining her bike licence, but also claiming a first-round win while clocking personal bests on every single pass.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing endured a challenging weekend at the Haltech East Coast Nationals, with a series of setbacks ultimately bringing the event to a difficult close, but the team remains firmly in control of the Top Fuel championship standings.
Steve Read has run the quickest pass of his Top Fuel comeback, a 4.037-second, 471.28kph effort in the final Top Fuel run of the Haltech East Coast Nationals.
Fresh off his previous historic round win at the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals Sydneysider Emilio Spinozzi doubled down and won the Haltech East Coast Nationals at his home track Sydney Dragway last weekend. Spinozzi sped the Terra Civil Chevelle to back-to-back round wins in hot and humid conditions and in front of a big crowd along the way earning the Top Doorslammer Championship points lead in the process.
ANDRA is pleased to announce that Extreme Bike will officially join the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Series for the first time, beginning at the All Bike Nationals at Dragway at the Bend on October 10.
For Rob Ashman, chasing an ANDRA Christmas Tree was never really about the trophy, and when the South Australian Drag Racers Association Super Street racer finally claimed his first at the weekend’s Mildura City Council Sunset Nationals, it was his late father Dennis he was thinking of.
After a huge program on Saturday, Sunday morning at Sydney Dragway brought the Haltech East Coast Nationals to a close with an exciting program of Aeroflow Sportsman Championship racing, delivering both NDRC Christmas Trees and critical results ahead of the racers’ upcoming penultimate rounds (All Bike Nationals and Southern Sportsman Slam on October 10).
The Haltech East Coast Nationals has delivered a reshaped NDRC title picture across its five Group 1 brackets, with BLAHST Top Fuel now set for a three-way fight between Phil Lamattina, Damien Harris, and Wayne Newby at the season finale; XPRO Nitro Funny Car leader Josh Leahy surviving stern challenges; Top Doorslammer gaining a new championship leader in Emilio Spinozzi; Pro Stock’s Rob Dekert and Omar Sedmak deadlocking at the top; and Pro Mod champion Zoran Gajic extending his advantage.
After four years away from the track, Jason Stares is ready to return to the driver’s seat, with a heavily rebuilt Pro Mod Corvette and an ambitious national campaign ahead with Quinto Motorsports.
Major progress has been made on the Perth Motorplex drag strip replacement project, with the first lane of concrete successfully poured over last weekend.
Drag racing is set to roar back into life at Perth Motorplex, with the venue unveiling a massive 12-major event, 16-night 2026/27 championship season.
Australian Pro Alcohol racer Cheyne Phillips returned to Randy Meyer Racing last weekend for another tilt at the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster bracket, competing at the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park.
Chris Soldatos will make his return to Pro Stock competition at the East Coast Nationals, back behind the wheel for the first time since taking the win at last year’s championship finale.
Super Sedan racer Jamie Turner broke through for his first ANDRA Christmas Tree at the weekend’s Mildura City Council Sunset Nationals, and he had to do it the hard way, running five rounds of eliminations as part of the biggest field of the event.
Just over three months after the biggest crash of his career, Jeremy Callaghan will be back behind the wheel of his Luci Civil Camaro this weekend, lining up for the Haltech East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway (26-27 September) – the penultimate round of the 2026 NDRC Top Doorslammer championship.
The 2026 National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) title chase reaches a critical point this weekend, led by six car fields in both BLAHST Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Car at Sydney Dragway’s Haltech East Coast Nationals.
Last weekend provided valuable last-minute track time for racers looking to fine-tune their combinations ahead of this weekend’s National Drag Racing Championship East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway.
John Barbagallo’s consistency throughout the Pro Stock Nationals paid dividends at Willowbank Raceway, with the JB Automotive Ford Escort getting quicker as the weekend progressed before Barbagallo secured the event win.
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