Articles by: Ella Dawes
A Barra, a red-car superstition and an epic debut: Warren and Bianca head to Drag Challenge
Warren Mitchelson didn’t need long to decide he wanted to do Drag Challenge
Brandon Zito Returns to Defend His Drag Challenge Crown
After taking out the overall win at Street Machine Drag Challenge in 2025, Brandon Zito is back for 2026
From brothers to father and son: Grant Grech carries on his family’s love of drag racing
For Grant Grech, a love of cars has been a family affair for as long as he can remember
Bruce Howie’s $60 XL Falcon is back for another crack at Drag Challenge
Bruce Howie’s 1963 XL Falcon ute has come a long way from the $60 school hack he bought in 1985
The old XF that became a Drag racing weapon: Reuben Davison’s humble Ford Fairmont
By day, Reuben Davison helps run a car dealership. Come Drag Challenge, he’ll be behind the wheel of an 80s Ford Fairmont packing a turbo Barra, a transbraked ZF gearbox and hopes of running deep into the eights
Centralian Motors announced as Naming Rights Sponsor of Red CentreNATS 13
Red CentreNATS have announced Centralian Motors as the Naming Rights Partner of Red CentreNATS 13 and presenting partner of the Ford 0870 Drag & Burnout Precinct
From 10.1s to 900hp: Anthony Burns brings his R31 back for another Drag Challenge
If you’ve been around Drag Challenge for a while, chances are you’ve seen Anthony Burns and one of his cars
Rising from the Asphalt: Alysha Teale races against the clock to make Drag Challenge
Alysha Teale had just three weeks to pull off what seemed almost impossible: rebuild and repower her faithful HQ in time for DC25
AFL legend Barry Hall ready for Drag Challenge!
Former AFL star Barry Hall is returning to the drag strip this October, taking on Street Machine Drag Challenge presented by VPW in his VH Holden Commodore
Victorian Motorsports Park is set for back-to-back motorsport madness this spring!
Championship drag racing and burnout action make an epic return to Central Victoria this spring with Australia’s toughest street-car challenge and a $20,000 showdown at the newly renovated Victorian Motorsports Park
Clive Polidano’s blown HZ Holden is back for another Drag Challenge
There aren’t many cars that look quite as at home on the streets of Echuca as Clive Polidano’s blue HZ Holden
From Top Fuel to Drag Challenge: Dean Rossiter builds his own VH Commodore
After 12 years working behind the scenes in Top Fuel, Dean Rossiter is shifting into the driver’s seat with a 1981 VH Commodore he’s building to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events
10-second ’34 Ford coupe taking on Drag Challenge ’26
For Portland local and South Coast Raceway president, Tim Parker, cars have been part of life since he was a teenager, and now he’s taking his latest toy on the road trip of a lifetime
Heavy Hitter: 2000km to victory at Red CentreNATS
For William Melvin and his crew, getting to Red CentreNATS 12 was never going to be a simple matter of pointing the rig west and hoping for the best
From the Tanami Desert to Drag Challenge: Aiden Stampalia’s HG Monaro
A Holden HG GTS Monaro once buried in the Tanami Desert is set to take on one of Australia’s toughest street-car events
Additional overpass and massive Aussie music lineup for Summernats 39
Check out the incredible music lineup for Street Machine Summernats 39
The rise of Mulletfest
From a pub in Kurri Kurri to Red CentreNATS, Mulletfest is living large
Bubba Lofts bringing ORWHAT to Red CentreNATS
Fresh off his first Pro Burnout event win at Northern Nats, Bubba Lofts is packing up his ORWHAT VX and heading to the Red Centre
The RPM king is set to make a comeback at Red CentreNATS
Current Pro Burnout Series champion Chris Orchard is set to return to Red CentreNATS 12 in his BALLISTIC methanol-fed blown VL Calais
SHQRTY: BMW turbo diesel-swapped GQ Patrol ready for Red CentreNATS
Alice Springs local who turned a GQ into an all-round weapon