2016 SUPER STOCK CHAMPION: MATT LISLE
With a shake up for Super Stock that saw it combined with several other classes early in the season, it quickly became one of the most diverse categories in the field. “I like the variety of cars....
TOP SPORTSMAN CHAMP: NEIL CONSTANTINOU
Talking to Neil Constantinou, it’s clear that he’s a man that takes his racing seriously. As he rattles off his list of previous Championships and accolades, it quickly becomes apparent that he’s in it to win. “I’ve...
SUPER STREET CHAMPION: ROBERT WINTERBURN
In the Australian Drag Racing fraternity some drivers claim that they were born in to the sport, as if a surname or lineage of Drag Racers in the family can somehow seal their fate as an addict...
Competition Champion: Stuart Moresby
For the Moresby family, Drag Racing isn’t just a hobby it’s a way of life. 400 Thunder Competition Champion Stuart Moresby explains that the family affair transcends two generations currently, and stretches across some of the scene’s...
SUPERCHARGED OUTLAW CHAMPION- ROB COOTE
Rob Coote’s journey to 400 Thunder glory may very well have taken longer than most. In fact, if you ask Rob, he’ll cast your mind all the way back to 2005 which is when the veteran racer...
2016 MODIFIED CHAMPION: SIMON BARLOW
“Racing definitely wasn’t in my blood,” begins Simon Barlow with a statement that would probably shock many fans, and leave them scratching their heads as to how the South Australian rose through the ranks to claim the...
2016 SUPER SEDAN CHAMPION: JOHN KAPIRIS
“Out of all the Sportsman categories, the toughest is Super Sedan,” begins John Kapiris, who’s a man as serious with his words as he is on the racetrack. “They’re all difficult, but in Super Sedan you’ve got...
2016 MODIFIED BIKE CHAMPION: ACE EDWARDS
For Queenslander Ace Edwards, Drag Racing is less of a hobby and more of a way of life. A second-generation racer, Edwards’ first exposure to the sport was at a very formative age, helping his father pursue...
RECORD-SMASHING WINTERNATIONALS
From whichever way you looked at it, the 49th running of the Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, generously supported by the City of Ipswich in 2016, was a record-smashing event that solidified the Winters as the premier Championship...
Ipswich drag racing spectacle
APART from watching the weather, Willowbank Raceway officials are eagerly awaiting how this weekend’s revamped City of Ipswich Winternationals measure up. However, all signs are positive just days out from the start of racing at the Ipswich...
