Street Machine

RACE, DRIVE, SURVIVE!

> DRAG CHALLENGE 2024 SELLS OUT, WITH TWO ‘RODS OUT’ BURNOUT COMPS ADDED TO DRIVE YOUR ENTERTAINM­ENT DOLLAR FURTHER

-

ENTRIES for Street Machine Drag Challenge 2024 have sold out! Some 220 maniacs from every state and territory are set to converge on Calder Park Raceway on 30 October for the first day of racing.

The entry list is chockers with incredible cars, including reigning champion Mark Drew in the ‘Crusty’ Torana, Adam Rogash’s six-second Capri, Graeme Horner’s VH Commodore, Barry Hall in the Rod Shop VL, and Keith Hards in FAIRXW. There’s also a stack of very tough six-cylinders entered, including a handful that are running deep in the sevens.

Of course, Drag Challenge isn’t just about the heavy hitters, and as always, a fleet of crazy home-brewed creations are lined up for a week of fun, including a brutal turbo 4A-gepowered Corolla running in Tuff Mounts 235 Blown, Jamie Heritage’s wild all-wheel-drive TA22 Celica, and even a massive Ford Galaxie wagon.

All of that means we’ll have pits crammed with fascinatin­g cars for you to check out, and six hours of Australia’s toughest street cars duking it out each day on track.

And to drive your entertainm­ent dollar further, we’ve added a new burnout event called Rods Out to the program. Rods Out 1 is running on Friday 1 November at Dragway at the Bend from 5pm to 8pm, after the conclusion of racing. That’ll be followed up by Rods Out 2 on Saturday 2 November at Heathcote Park Raceway, running side-byside with Drag Challenge racing until 8pm. Woo!

The event will climax back at Calder Park on 3 November, with a massive day of racing from 10am to 4pm. We’ll have a DJ pumping in the pits, a cars-and-coffee along pit straight, and a VIP Grudge Challenge from 4pm, where a hand-picked group of tough streeters will hit the strip alongside any Drag Challenge competitor­s who can’t get enough. It will be huge!

?? ??
?? ?? 1: Jason Waye is cooking up a cool engine conversion for his HQ wagon, running in 235 Aspirated 2: The fight in Speed Pro Six-cylinder will be fascinatin­g, with at least three 7sec Barra-powered entrants taking on a similar number of 7sec cars boasting Nissan RB stonk. And at least one of those is talking about having the goods to win the whole deal… 3: Keith Hards and Frank Marchese are teaming up to bring the 2018 Drag Challenge-winning XW back to compete in Boostline Radial Blown. For those who don’t know, this is a 6sec, leaf-sprung street car! 3 2 1 We’ve added two Rods Out burnout comps to Days Three and Four of the program. At both events, there will be $15K prize money and a Pro Burnout Series qualifying ticket to Summernats 37 up for grabs!
1: Jason Waye is cooking up a cool engine conversion for his HQ wagon, running in 235 Aspirated 2: The fight in Speed Pro Six-cylinder will be fascinatin­g, with at least three 7sec Barra-powered entrants taking on a similar number of 7sec cars boasting Nissan RB stonk. And at least one of those is talking about having the goods to win the whole deal… 3: Keith Hards and Frank Marchese are teaming up to bring the 2018 Drag Challenge-winning XW back to compete in Boostline Radial Blown. For those who don’t know, this is a 6sec, leaf-sprung street car! 3 2 1 We’ve added two Rods Out burnout comps to Days Three and Four of the program. At both events, there will be $15K prize money and a Pro Burnout Series qualifying ticket to Summernats 37 up for grabs!
?? ?? Inaugural Hardass 1000 winner and DC veteran Rod Lyall will be back for a shot in his tough VK
Inaugural Hardass 1000 winner and DC veteran Rod Lyall will be back for a shot in his tough VK

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Australia