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It is time to kick Covid to the curb. We don’t know about you, but we have had enough. Willowbank Raceway is pleased to announce the return of Championship drag racing as the Apex Epoxy Flooring Super...
An Open Letter to all 400 Thunder Professional, Performance and Sportsman Competitors It has been an extremely difficult time trying to put in place the current 400 Thunder Championship Drag Racing Series, while Australia comes to grips...
IHRA Australia is pleased to announce a Multi-Year sanctioning agreement with the Copper Coast Drag Racing Club located on the beautiful Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The Copper Coast Raceway is situated approximately 1hour and 20 minutes...
Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions across Australia, the 2020 Atlantic Oils East Coast Thunder, that was due to be held at Sydney Dragway in early November, has been cancelled. Sydney Dragway General Manager Peter Beaumont...
The death on September 8 of Willowbank Raceway founder John Winterburn has saddened thousands of people across Australia, New Zealand and the US. Affectionately known to all who knew him as Stomper, the big-hearted Queenslander leaves an...
IHRA Australia today announced the latest member track to join Australia’s largest Drag Racing Sanctioning Body, Heathcote Park Raceway in Victoria, as part of a multi-year sanctioning agreement between the two parties. Located around 130km North-West o... read more
The Willowbank Raceway board is proud to announce it has appointed highly-respected Queensland sports stadia manager Blair Conaghan as Chief Executive Officer of its venue.Conaghan comes to Willowbank Raceway with immense experience in sports stadia and e... read more
The Board of Wllowbank Raceway has been constantly monitoring the current situation regarding restrictions imposed around the country as a result of the Covid-19 Virus. With the current status of border closures between Victoria, NSW and Queensland,...
We have had plenty of questions asking about when we may be able to return to racing here at Sydney Dragway. We have prepared a “Back to Racing” document in conjunction with our sanctioning body, IHRA Australia....
Dear Racers, Fans & Supporters, Some of you may be aware of the NSW Government funding that was announced in the Budget Papers for 2019-2020, which included an $11 million to upgrade Sydney Dragway. The centrepiece of the funding...