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

Nexus MG has been appointed by Drag Racing Australia Group to handle all the rights valuation, commercial strategy sponsorship, marketing and partnership acquisition for its Drag Racing series.

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.

9 June 2011

Top Doorslammer drag racer, Robin Judd, is looking to finish the 2010-2011 (Australian National Drag Racing Association) ANDRA Pro Series the same way he started, with a win.  

Perth-based Judd won the season-opening Australian Nationals, for the second year in a row, at Sydney Dragway last September. This weekend, Judd is now looking to win the season-ending Winternationals at Willowbank raceway.

9 June 2011

American Top Fuel racer, Cory McClenathan, is eager to win Australia's most prestigious drag race event, the Winternationals, to be held at Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich, this weekend (Friday-Monday, June 10-13).    

McClenathan, from Brownsburg, Indiana, will drive one of two Top Fuel cars entered by Sydney-based Rapisarda Racing/Titan Cranes team at the 44th annual Castrol EDGE Winternationals.

9 June 2011

For Aaron Tremayne, the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals, held the Queen's Birthday Long weekend (June 10 – 13), is going to be a weekend of focus, a weekend to the team would like to make eight solid runs to win the event, which will once again allow Aaron to lay claim to the most coveted prize in ANDRA Pro Series pro Stock Drag racing.

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 “World’s Wildest Cruisin Car Show” POWERCRUISE has joined forces with Crossroads Racing for this weekend’s Castrol Edge Winternationals prior to taking their show to the USA for the first time this July. In fact, the largest drag race outside of North America will host a first for the Crossroads team as well when Top Alcohol pilot John Cannuli takes to the seat of his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro in Top Doorslammer.

8 June 2011

Phil Lamattina has secured a personal sponsorship with Monster Energy for the 2011/12 ANDRA Pro Series Championship.

The 35-year-old will launch the new sponsorship, and his new Monster Energy helmet design, at this weekend’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

8 June 2011

It’s with great pleasure that Paul and Scott Porter of Porters Racing welcome Hyne Timber to the Porters Racing operation as a major sponsor of the team’s Ford Mustang Pro Stocker.

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.