The liberal nationals coalition believes that the rights of victims and their loved ones should be at the heart of the. Drive to win, by frank hawley and mark smith, motorbooks international 1989 hawleys philosophy of driving a drag car is practiced by many of the nhras greatest drivers. The airstrip had been used as an emergency strip during the 1930s and during the second world war. Dec 11, 2004 the history of drag racing goes back more than half a century and in those 50 years, there are a handful of people who have become drag racing heroes and maintained that status. Nationals is like the super bowl, or in other forms of racing the daytona 500 or indy 500, it just has a little bit more meaning than the other stops on the nhra tour. The perfectune record was to stand up until february, 1964, when a young driver, graeme ratcliff who had been consistently tooling his 6a cusomline. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A collection of the greatest drag racing stories ever told tales from the teamhardcover 1001 drag racing facts. Includes history, an explanation of how the carb works, a guide to selecting the right carb, how to rebuild the carb, and extensive descriptions of highperformance modifications that will help anyone with a qjet carb crush the competition. The history of nhra drag racing really isnt the history of drag racing, but a pictorial of nhra drag racing. Australian nationals final results from sydney dragway top fuel tommy johnson jr takes the win against damien harris to win the australian nationals with a 4.
Bob shepherd raced funny cars off and on for the next twenty years. Multiple australian top fuel drag race champion, steve read, is looking to close out the 20 australian national drag racing association andra drag racing series by winning his seventh australian nationals titles at sydney dragway this weekend friday sunday, november. Australian drag racing history showcases the history of drag racing in. From a dead stop a top fuel dragster is the fastestaccelerating vehicle in the world and, at full throttle, it consumes the same amount of fuel as a fully loaded boeing 747. Jim walton also won the nationals twice with the car in 1979 and 1980. Graeme cooper gets australian nationals win drag racing.
You have to be at least 60 years of age to appreciate the incredible joy that the year 1965 brought to us diehard drag racing fans. Chris matheson set to become fivetime australian drag racing. Drag racing in penrith was held on the site of the original castlereagh airstrip. It is posted without any profit, purely for the awareness of the. Early australian drag racing unique cars and parts. Last year brought a few challenges to australian drag racing, but the 2002 gil australian nationals proved the sport and the industry surrounding it have plenty to be positive about. Im rapt now, it feels like weve now done it all in australian drag racing. Since 1960, the first official rumble of highperformance engines has echoed across southern californias fairplex at pomona, signaling not just the beginning of another year of exciting nhra drag racing, but also the launch of a thousand dreams of glory. Australian drag racing history and memorabilia has 18,685 members. The history speaks for itself and sadly this oneinamillion event. Nationals nhra drag racing date as well as help you pick out the right seats if you are not familiar with a particular venue or race track. It was actually the chassis form the old shaker monaro funny car with a t body and the motor from gales. Nats is an nhrasanctioned drag racing event, generally considered to be the most prestigious drag racing event in the world due to its history, size, and purse, held annually at lucas oil raceway at indianapolis in brownsburg, indiana.
But it isnt just his racing accomplishments that set big daddy apart. When i was lucky enough to win the event in 1998, it brought so much to my team that it is hard to describe. Gas eliminator action with the melbourne based hair cortina. The car in the near lane is dave gales baron 11 which fit the letter of the rules if not the spirit. The brothers tremayne will duke it out for the andra drag racing series australian pro stock championship in the grand final australian nationals this weekend at sydney dragway.
Although championship leader aaron tremayne has a commanding 76point lead, the title is not a lock as big brother tyronne is an outside shot to steal the. Nhra national hot rod association drag racing information motor sports travel packages and motor sports tours to domestic and international motor sports events andra and nhra drag racing, australian and usa speedway racing, indy and champ cars, grand prix, street racing, circuit racing and super chevy shows and good guys hot rod car shows for your motor sports holiday or weekend. I won the nationals almost 20 years ago driving for someone else, and id even won class at the u. This facebook group has been created to provide drag racing fans and historians with a. Highlights of qualifying from the 1992 australian nationals at calder park raceway. An event specific group to provide a place for historic information and dialogue about the. He is currently racing his great western oil top fueler. I do not own any of the footage or music and no infringement is intended.
Thefoat is the premier motorsports ticketing service for drag racing, car shows, offroad and more. While the track had been in operation since 1947, it wasnt until 1959, when the australian racing drivers club ardc took over, that drag racing began. The history of nhra drag racing national hot rod association. Australian drag racing history and memorabilia facebook. From howto books to photo books to novels, if you like drag racing, we have your book. Rachelle splatt announces return to top fuel and launches website 2016 new zealand ihra nationals winners.
Read looking for 7th nationals title news sydney dragway. Jul 10, 2017 for the first time in the professional drag racers associations threeseason history, the alleighthmile series will race at the historic lucas oil raceway this weekend. Nhra national hot rod association drag racing information. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Drag racing was imported to europe by american nato troops during the cold war. Marketing assistance provided to willowbank raceway by the queensland events corporations new regional development program was a significant factor in securing. The australian national drag racing association, or andra for short, is a drag racing sanctioning body in australia. Australian drag racing history showcases the history of drag racing in australia through pictures and videos. Australian nationals section of news news sydney dragway. The first ever junior dragster national champion in 1998, bettes. The 392 chrysler powered mustang ran sevensecond times at best.
Obviously the sport has come a long way since then and many have described the willowbank winternationals as one of the best events outside america. Larry ormsby releases limited edition book the larry ormsby scrapbook. In an australian drag racing first, ihra australia 400 thunder are now going to reward. Rob rath has been the andra division director for south australia since 2018 and has a long history in the sport of drag racing. News cranbourne 03rd march 2016 by star news group issuu. In fact, australia was the very first place on gods earth that organized drag racing was reported back in 1911. Springmount raceway has opened in arriga, near cairns in queensland.
Australian drag racing nationals history public group. August 12, 2017 a video in tribute to all the teams, racers and fans in australia of the most powerful and entertaining motorsport on the planet drag racing. This was one of the only sedans that had chassis modification strictly for drag racing and it certainly paid dividends as a class record of 15. Australian drag racing nationals history has 2,937 members.
We can supply you will helpful information about seat numbers, venue maps, and 2020 u. They say that no career is truly complete without a win at this, drag racings grandest event. Sep 06, 2012 drag racing describes the latest developments in power, speed and racing safety. I am rating the book 6 spark plugs out of a possible total score of 8 spark plugs and suggest that this book is a companion to, but not the exclusive story of nhra drag racing. Australian drag racing history looks back at the decades of history in the sport. Im on the start line i go to win, break records and win championships. Australian drag racing history subscribed to a channel 1 month. Brooksfield dragway was built by a group of hot rodders from all the clubs in the adelaide area, the crusaders hot rod club, the roadstars from port adelaide, the south australian rod and custom club and the eastern districts hot rod club, this large extended family were the pioneers of drag racing in south australia,the dragstrip opened in. This is an accomplishment that will go into the drag racing history books and could. Several chapters of the book are devoted to the effects of weather on drag racing.
Jack chrisman had stunned the hugh crowd at the nhra u. Nationals at indy on labor day weekend 1964 with his supercharged nitro burning 64 comet, probably the most awesome race car ever built, but it didnt get much magazine coverage until the winter of 6465. Vintage and historic drag racers enthusiast color series. Sydney dragway has a long history of being associated with charity and female. Drag racing story of the day 2002 australian nationals. Australian drag racing history 1992 australian nationals. Races were held in west germany beginning in the 1960s at the airbases at ramstein and sembach and in the uk at various airstrips and racing circuits before the opening of europes first permanent drag strip at santa pod raceway in 1966. This page is a tribute to the drivers in australia, new zealand and the usa who have created a milestone in the history of drag racing, by breaking one of the significant barriers. Nationals in a borrowed car, but a big go title in the brickie was missing, and it was the fire in the belly thats kept me going, cooper said. Nationals nhra drag racing schedule information is also available from our customer service dept. Over 50,000 spectators filled the stands at calder park for the 1994 nationals. The ministry of food and agriculture has with immediate effect suspended nine municipal and district assemblies in four northern regions from engaging in the retail haulage and distribution of the governments subsidised fertilizers under the planting for food and jobs programme.
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