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American Champion adds to Nitro Champs Top Doorslammer field

American Champion adds to Nitro Champs Top Doorslammer field

Double IHRA Pro Modified Champion, Mike Janis will be a much feared addition to the Top Doorslammer field at next month's Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway when he takes to the wheel of Sean Mifsud's striking orange and black Plymouth Duster-bodied machine in an attempt to re-set the Australian national record Read More

Phil Read returns to Top Fuel

Phil Read returns to Top Fuel

Triple ANDRA Top Fuel Australian Champion, Phil Read will make a return to the fastest motorsport in Australia at Sydney Dragway's Nitro Champs over the weekend of May 3-5 and has committed to the remainder of the 2013 Australian Championship. Read More

Courtney Force takes NHRA lead with Vegas runner up

Courtney Force takes NHRA lead with Vegas runner up

Courtney Force has moved to a 14 point lead of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car Championship after finishing runner up in the fourth round of proceedings at The Strip in Las Vegas, being edged out by Cruz Pedregon, whilst Tony Schumacher has moved Antron Brown from the top of the Top Fuel points with his victory in Top Fuel. Read More

Top Fuel confirms place at Sydney Nitro Champs

Top Fuel confirms place at Sydney Nitro Champs

The disagreement between Sydney Dragway and Australia's Top Fuel racers that threatened to de-rail next month's Nitro Champs at the Western Sydney venue has come to an end with the two groups agreeing that Australia's premier drag racing category will be present at the event. Read More

Top Fuel teams unite with new Association

Top Fuel teams unite with new Association

Australian Top Fuel teams have taken the first step towards introducing category management to the sport of professional drag racing in this country through the formation of Top Fuel Australia Limited. Read More

Steve Read wins Louie Rapisarda Trophy as Dixon sets new record

Steve Read wins Louie Rapisarda Trophy as Dixon sets new record

Steve Read's perfect weekend at Willowbank Raceway continued as he added Saturday night's round of the Australian Top Fuel Championship to his extensive CV and the inaugural Louie Rapisarda Trophy, whilst American star, Larry Dixon put together the fastest ever drag racing pass seen in Australia. Read More

The Pom wins, Dixon spins in Willowbank Top Fuel 1

The Pom wins, Dixon spins in Willowbank Top Fuel 1

The Pom, Steve Read has taken a stunning win over Darren Morgan in opening night competition of the ANDRA Top Fuel Championship at Willowbank Raceway, whilst American superstar, Larry Dixon survived a wild 240kph, 360 degree spin as the Santo's Super 3 Extreme drag race lived up to it's name. Read More

VIDEO: NHRA star Larry Dixon takes wild ride at Willowbank

VIDEO: NHRA star Larry Dixon takes wild ride at Willowbank

Drag Racing legend Larry Dixon has been involved in a dramatic incident during the opening day of the Santo's Cranes Super 3 Extreme Drag Race at Willowbank Raceway. Read More

Q&A: Larry Dixon on his Australian adventure

Q&A: Larry Dixon on his Australian adventure

Since starting his NHRA Top Fuel career in 1994, Indiana-based professional Top Fuel pilot, Larry Dixon has won three NHRA Championships and sits second on the all-time Final Round wins list in the sport Read More

Larry Dixon: Australian team can be NHRA contender

Larry Dixon: Australian team can be NHRA contender

American drag racing superstar Larry Dixon believes that his Australian NHRA Top Fuel team, Rapisarda Autosport International can quickly become a contender for the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel Championship Read More

American Top Fuel legend arrives in Australia

American Top Fuel legend arrives in Australia

American Top Fuel superstar, Larry Dixon has arrived in Australia ahead of next week's Santos Cranes Super 3 Extreme Top Fuel event at Willowbank Raceway. Read More

Aussie Top Fuel drivers talking up chances against Larry Dixon

Aussie Top Fuel drivers talking up chances against Larry Dixon

The addition of three times NHRA Top Fuel World Champion, Larry Dixon to the Santos Cranes Super 3 Extreme Easter extravaganza at Willowbank Raceway has piqued the interest of Australia's Top Fuel elite, however the red carpet will not be rolled out for the American, with everyone aiming to claim his scalp. Read More

Antron Brown wins Gatornationals and DSR’s 200th

Antron Brown wins Gatornationals and DSR’s 200th

Antron Brown has rocketed to the top of the Mello Yello NHRA Top Fuel Championship with victory in Gainesville, edging out Clay Millican. Read More

Race Guide

RACE GUIDE: Austin 400, Circuit of the Americas

RACE GUIDE: Austin 400, Circuit of the Americas

Speedcafe.com's guide to this weekend's Austin 400 - Event 5 of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship Read More

Cafe Chat Interview

CAFE CHAT: Bryan Staring

CAFE CHAT: Bryan Staring

The Perth racer Bryan Staring is the new Australian star on the MotoGP scene. The 25-year-old was hand picked by the Gresini Honda outfit to develop its CRT bike in the premier road bike category Read More

Where Are They Now?

John Gowland Part 2

John Gowland Part 2

The compelling interview with John Gowland, the brains behind Ford Australia’s London to Sydney marathon assault in 1968 continues. Gowland explains more details of the behind-the-scenes activity at the blue oval and the still-born attempt at a World Land Speed record at Lake Eyre Read More

Favourite Flick

VIDEO: Lee Holdsworth takes to the mound in Texas

VIDEO: Lee Holdsworth takes to the mound in Texas

IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth has made his baseball debut in the US,check out this feature video Read More

Talking Tech

VIDEO: Crimsafe Talking Tech – Windscreens

VIDEO: Crimsafe Talking Tech – Windscreens

Today’s Crimsafe Talking Tech, hosted by Windscreens ASAP's Matt Bartlett, looks at the polycarbonate windscreens that are being used in the V8 Supercars Championship this year. Read More

Multimedia

VIDEO: Speedcafe TV Austin preview

VIDEO: Speedcafe TV Austin preview

Speedcafe TV takes a look at the teams setting up for the Austin round and chats with the Norton 360 Racing's Michael Caruso and and IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth Read More

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