8 July 2011

Have you got a vintage car or bike just sitting in the shed? Do you only take it out once a month for the odd cruise or car show? Make sure that this month you get your pride and joy out to the Top End Nostalgias at Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Saturday 30 July!

6 July 2011

The Castrol EDGE Winternationals Top Doorslammer field is set to explode when the categories’ heavy hitters return to Willowbank Raceway for the event’s continuation July 15-17.

From the outstanding field of Doorslammers that have nominated, four drivers are still in with a shot at winning the ANDRA Pro Series Title. With just one session complete, it is going to be critical to record top times in the remaining two qualifying sessions on July 16.

6 July 2011

Two well-known drag racers returned to Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Saturday night, and they returned in fine form, taking out the top qualifying position and the win for the Outlaws bracket.

1 July 2011

The resumption of the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals - July 15-17 at Willowbank Raceway - is set to be bigger and better than ever with confirmation that US NHRA Top Fuel star, Cory McClenathan will be back for the event.

29 June 2011

Round two of the 2011 Track Championship Series kicks off this Saturday at Hidden Valley Drag Strip. Word has been spreading about how good the new track is and several local teams have made their way back to Darwin to compete this weekend.

16 June 2011

While V8 Supercars may have featured at previous ANDRA Pro Series events, this weekend the roles are reversed when the Top Doorslammers of Matt Abel and Scott MacLean are set to show the Territory public what drag racing is all about at round 6 of the V8 Supercar series at Hidden Valley.

13 June 2011

The track record at the Sunset Strip, set by John Zappia at the 2011 Slamfest, was snatched at the Big Bucks meeting held on Sunday.

12 June 2011

Overnight rain has forced the postponement of the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway until the weekend of July 15-17, 2011.

The persistent showers that began in the Willowbank area around 6pm last night coupled with the forecast for tomorrow has forced organisers’ hands into the postponement.

11 June 2011

Darren Morgan Racing has launched a world first Top Fuel Simulator at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals today in conjunction with Castrol EDGE.

The unique aspect of the simulator is that it's a full-blown Top Fuel car. If need be, the computer inputs are removed and Morgan can take it down the 400 metre racetrack in its racing trim at over 500 kilometres per hour in 4.5 seconds.

11 June 2011

Jamie Noonan and Darren Morgan are two ANDRA Pro Series racers with big smiles on their faces at the close of day two of Willowbank Raceway’s four-day Castrol EDGE Winternationals (June 10-13)– the largest drag racing event held outside of the US.

10 June 2011

The 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals got underway in spectacular fashion in perfect weather conditions at Willowbank Raceway today – with plenty of action setting the scene for tomorrow’s continuation of qualifying.

9 June 2011

Brisbane’s Reddacliff Place was transformed into a nitro fan’s dream today when a taste of the Castrol EDGE Winternationals came to the city – ahead of tomorrow's first day of the 44th Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

8 June 2011

Current Porsche Carrera Cup Championship leader – Steve Richards is preparing for an altogether different challenge – he will be taking a Porsche Turbo road car onto the Willowbank Raceway quarter mile drag strip to race against a fully-fledged ANDRA Pro Stock racer at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals (June 10-13).

Richards and his Porsche will take to the track for the Castrol EDGE Speed Challenge, a speed comparison concept pitching the Richards-steered Porsche against Pro Stock racecars, with their ANDRA Pro Series drivers at the helm and an SS Commodore with high-profile racer, Shane Tucker behind the wheel.

8 June 2011

The publisher of CompetitionPlus.com – Bobby Bennett – will be in Australia for the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals – adding a further international element to the event – which already includes NHRA superstar, Cory McClenathan.

Fresh from the NHRA event at Englishtown, Bennett will jet into Willowbank ready for the largest drag racing event outside North America – and he means business:

7 June 2011

The Ipswich economy is about to a get a big boost thanks to some serious world-class horsepower in the form of the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals event at Willowbank Raceway.

The Castrol EDGE Winternationals is an entertainment extravaganza held annually across the Queen’s Birthday weekend from June 10-13 and is expected to provide an economic injection of millions of dollars into the South East Queensland region.