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Kallangur’s David Gauldie has taken victory in the Super Gas category of the weekend’s round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships (QDRC) at Willowbank Raceway, despite battling a bad case of the flu.

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This Saturday (19 September) the latest round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships will come to Willowbank Raceway, and when it does, there are two fast femmes on which fans would be well advised to keep their eye on.

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The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars have made a spectacular debut at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway at the weekend, with great weather treating a big crowd to some scintillating performances from the nitro-powered 11-car field.

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When the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars come to Willowbank Raceway this Saturday, the Series’ local drivers will be enjoying their first opportunity to race at their home-track.

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An abundance of young race fans have enjoyed a chance to get up close and personal with their outlaw nitro funny car driving heroes at the Hyperdome shopping centre on Saturday, ahead of next weekend’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car show at Willowbank Raceway.

christopherwalkden1An inaugural Tasmanian record has been set for Electric Vehicles over the 1/8 mile on 29 August 2015.

Christopher Walkden in his 70kw all electric Subaru Brumby set the record of 12.377 seconds.

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The battle for the 2015 Street Series will come to a head at Willowbank Raceway this Saturday 5 September, with more than 100 local drag racing heroes set to fight to secure their ticket to the finals by placing amongst the ‘top eight’ in the Street Sedan, Street Bike or Powder Puff (ladies only) points standings.

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The 25th running of the Brisbane Jamboree has concluded today (Sunday 30 August) at Willowbank Raceway under beautiful blue skies.

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The popular Brisbane Jamboree – Australia’s largest automotive lifestyle event and now the longest running independently-run drag racing event in the country – will celebrate its 25th birthday when it hits Willowbank Raceway this Saturday (29 August).

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Local Sportsman racing was an action packed affair at Hidden Valley this weekend as the 2015 NT Titles was hosted over Friday and Saturday nights.

tasdragway-webFollowing on from the launch of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Electric Vehicles Association (AEVA) on 15 August, Tas Dragway will be supporting electric vehicles to set an official Tasmanian drag racing record for electric cars, and unofficial National record.

rustiewillshereThis Saturday (22 August) the latest round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships will hit Willowbank Raceway, hosting more than 100 local heroes of all ages.

Making his debut on the race track this weekend is eight year old Rustie Willshire – son of prominent drag racing identity and Jamboree co-owner Collin Willshire – with the grade three, Calvary Christian College student set to join his 13.5 year old brother Jett in the Junior Dragster bracket for the first time. 

His team – Jett Racing – have been hard at work for weeks getting his Junior Dragster up to speed, and now Rustie can’t wait to hit the track. 

steelcitydragsThe Steel City Supercharged Shootout is being held on Sunday 4th October, 2015 at the Steel City Raceway, Mullaquana Road, Whyalla and features over 20 blown cars plus AUS vs USA jet cars.

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Following a successful celebration of nostalgia drag racing at the weekend, Willowbank Raceway is now gearing up for the latest round of the Street Series this Saturday (15 August) – pitting local heroes and their street-based machines against each other for glory.

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The original ‘one-marque’ celebration at Willowbank Raceway – Mopar Sunday – will return to the Ipswich facility this Sunday (26 July) following a successful All Ford Day at the venue at the weekend.

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