Drag Challenge
DRAG CHALLENGE
Everything you need to know about Street Machine Drag Challenge:
Everyone has an opinion on what constitutes a street car, and the quicker the cars get the more intense the argument becomes; how do you decide what’s street and what’s not?
So in 2014 we took a leaf out of Hot Rod’s book and created our own version of their iconic Drag Week – we call it Street Machine Drag Challenge. It’s the toughest test for street cars in the country.
Our next event is Drag Challenge 2024, details soon!
Kim Smith’s blown 2011 HSV Maloo E Series 3
Kim Smith's third Drag Challenge run ended in disappointment when her HSV Maloo dropped pieces of piston in the tyre-warming area when something between the supercharger and the sump escaped
Karen Barden’s 1969 Chrysler VF Valiant hardtop
Karen Bawden has been racing her 1969 VF Valiant hardtop for seven years
Alysha Teale’s 383-cube Holden HQ – HERHQ
Sydneysider Alysha Teale and her matteblack HERHQ sedan are Drag Challenge stalwarts and always feature high on the DYO leaderboard
Eight-second LQ9-powered 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Mitch Bean's fully legal first-gen Camaro runs mid-eights and cruises Queensland blacktop with the family on board
700rwhp single turbo Holden V8 powered Torana at Drag Challenge 2018
700rwhp single turbo Holden V8 powered Torana at Drag Challenge 2018
Nine-second nitrous Windsor-powered Ford XY ute
Jason Walter’s XY ute just loves the giggle gas
Supercharged LS-powered 1970 HT Holden Kingswood
Until his engine went bang on Day Five, Matthew Tomkins was living the DC dream in his super-cool, supercharged HT Kinger
Old-school 308 V8 Holden Monaro
Dave Chapple made his Drag Challenge debut with this classic Holden 308-powered Monaro
Turbo SBC-powered Holden LH Torana sedan
Dave Johnston was aiming for nines on debut at Drag Challenge 2018 with his turbo blow-through small-block Torana
512-cube Mopar big-block 1970 Dodge Challenger
Drag Challenge veteran Jon Mitchell ran daily mid-10sec passes in his Challenger to take the Quickest Mopar-Powered win
355ci Holden-powered VC Commodore
Matt Forbes and Paul Rogers ran this little-old-lady-spec VC Commodore at DC 2018, packing a Holden 355 stroker V8 up front
Nitrous Windsor-powered Ford Capri runs nines at Drag Challenge 2018
Mark Whitla’s sweet Tassie Capri cracked the nine-second barrier on Day Four of Drag Challenge 2018
Nitrous 434ci Dart Windsor-powered Ford XW Falcon
Marcus Howe’s gas-huffing XW Falcon runs mid-nines, drops the kids at school and even does some circuit racing!
K&N Filters Dial Your Own action at Drag Challenge 2018 – Video
All the action from the K&N Filters Dial Your Own class at Drag Challenge 2018
1100hp turbo LSX-powered Holden Caprice runs eights
1100hp of Holden luxury takes on Drag Challenge 2018
11-second VF Commodore SS-V Redline Sportwagon
Darren Parker and his Commodore wagon were models of consistency all week in Drag Challenge 2018 to take out the K&N DYO class
500hp 1970 Ford Escort Mk1
Wayne May’s Mk1 Esky returned to Drag Challenge for 2018 packing a small-block punch
Chrysler Centura drives 9000km for Drag Challenge 2018
Brenton Miller’s Chrysler Centura drove 9000km without any support to take out the Longest Distance Driven trophy
600hp Holden VZ SS ute travels 4200km to compete in Drag Challenge 2018
Matt Carey and his BLWNQUAD VZ SS ute won the Longest Distance Travelled trophy at DC 2018
Eight-second twin-turbo HZ Kingswood ‘LUMPER’ – Video
Matt Lampard’s LUMPER Kingswood had its best Drag Challenge yet at the 2018 event