Drag Challenge 2026 We’re just over four months away from the best week of the year, Drag Challenge! We’ve got over 300 cars that’ll be taking on the five torturous days of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2026 presented by VPW Australia, across 12 classes.
Along with all the classes from last year, we’ve also added a 10.5 Radial index class, which unsurprisingly, has already proved to be one of our most popular with just shy of 50 entries!
Peep the full list below, and a big thanks to our sponsors, Aussie Desert Cooler, VPW Australia, Speed Pro, Kemppi Australia, Tuff Mounts, Pulsar Turbos, Unrivaled Engineering and VCM Performance / HP Tuners. Bring on October!
SPEED PRO Radial Blown
2nd Place, 2025: Mark Drew 3rd Place, 2025: Nathan Jehu Winner, 2025: Brandon Zito NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Jamie Watson Holden VS Commodore Jason Kenny Holden VN Commodore 7.59 Chris Kaarsberg Holden Torana 7.7 Luke Edwards Holden VL Commodore 7.85 Kelvin Mann Holden VS Commodore ute 9.3 Brett Mathew Holden HT Premier 7.5 Dan Harms Chevrolet Chevelle coupe 9.444 Tony Van Ginneken Ford Mustang fastback Shane Baker Holden VH Commodore 8 Clinton Kelly Holden HT 8 Keith Hards Ford XW 6.72 Andrew Ricketts Holden HQ 9 Luke Foley Holden VH Commodore 7.5 Michael Rohal Ford 1937 Ford pickup 8.8 David Hill Holden HQ ute 6.1 Brad Schreiber Holden VB Commodore 7.97 Zack loft Holden VK Commodore 9.64 Danny Howe Ford XE Falcon 6.94 Brandon Zito Holden LC Torana coupe 7.42 Frank Marchese / Daniel Szabolics Holden LJ coupe 8 Paul Douglas Ford Cortina 8.9 Michael Heawood Chevy Nova wagon 10.9 Phillip Edmondson Ford XB Falcon 8.12 Tim Sullivan Holden HJ ute 9.39 Graeme Horner Holden VH commodore 6.82 George Ritchie Holden LJ Torana 10.3 Tom Pronobis Ford Mustang Jayden Grimshaw Holden HQ ute 8.62 Terry Seng Holden VC Commodore 7.2 Barry Hall Holden VH Commodore 7.3 Nathaniel Ardern Ford XA Falcon 8.32 Richard Collins Holden HK Premier 7.82 Joel Sykes Holden HK 9 Darren Russell Strong Holden LX Torana 8.8 Merv Biggs Holden HX Monaro 6.58 Jason Davidson Chev Camaro 10.1 Steven Serone Holden LC Torana 10 Terry O’Keefe Holden VN wagon 8.1
KEMPPI Radial Aspirated
2nd Place, 2025: Hayley Vella 3rd Place, 2025: Peter Haravitsidis Winner, 2025: Paul Wood NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Melanie Lucas Ford Fairlane 10.99 Steve Nightingale Ford Falcon 10.85 Hayley Vella Ford Capri 9 Stephen Micallef Holden Torana Tony Di Biagio Ford XY Fairmont 9.07 Brian Ward Ford TD Cortina 5.5 Peco Zdravkovski Holden Commodore 12.1 Paul Wood Holden LJ Torana 8.1 Adrian Nicholls Holden VL Commodore 11.9 Kate Woodbridge Ford XP hardtop 10.9 Adrian Abela Ford Fairlane coupe Adam Warne Holden HQ Monaro 11
TUFF MOUNTS Outlaw Aspirated
2nd Place, 2025: Dale Palmer 3rd Place, 2025: Andrew Natoli Winner, 2025: Michael Ryder NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Nathan Rainbird Holden HQ 10.5 Matthew White Ford XW Falcon 10.48 Jamie Turner Holden VK Commodore 9.8 Thomas Baker Holden VH Commodore 10.55 Shay Kohn Ford XD Falcon 10.53 Daniel Cassar Ford ’33 coupe 8.3 Stephen Willies Ford Ranchero 10.95 Heath Blackett Ford XA Falcon wagon 10.57 David Chapple Holden LC Torana coupe 10.8 Kelvin Blackett Ford XB Falcon panel van 11.5 Steve Reimann Chevrolet 1967 coupe 10.52 Bradley Quirk Ford XD Fairmont wagon 7.9 on 1/8 mile David Lorinc Holden VH 9.902 Dan Case Holden Torana 9.1
PULSAR TURBOS 8.5 Radial
2nd Place, 2025: Chris Imlach 3rd Place, 2025: Mitch Rogers Winner, 2025: Brad Schreiber NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Shae Bastian Holden HZ 8.68 Tim Fletcher Holden VL Commodore 9.1 Tim Rhone Ford XP hardtop 8.89 Jim Spiers Holden VS Commodore Angela Tzavaras Ford Mustang 8.9 Jake Teuma Holden VN SS Commodore Brad Durtanovich Holden EK 8.5 Joe Camilleri Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo 8.37 Kris Velkovski Holden VS ute 8.5 Ben Paganoni Ford XH ute
PULSAR TURBOS 9.5 Radial
2nd Place, 2025: Alex Bird 3rd Place, 2025: Phil Dynon Winner, 2025: Kevin Cox NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Jesse P Davidson Holden HG ute 9.7 Matthew Cowley Holden VE ute 9.12 Vahe Kassardjian Holden VH SLX Commodore 10 Dave Carnell Holden HQ One-tonner 9.2 Justin Dale Toyota HiLux extra-cab ute 9.124 Darcy Russell Holden VL wagon 10.02 Alex Bird Holden HZ ute 9.35 Michael Noack Holden HJ 9.3 Ross Harris Toyota Supra Mk3 9.2 Luke Spalding Holden Acclaim 10.3 Greg Richards Ford ZC Fairlane 9.2 Phil Dynon Ford BF F6 9.11 Rob Bertram Holden LX Torana 9.5 Ollie Kent Ford XE Falcon 9.6 Kevin Cox Holden HT Premier wagon 9.3 Scott Bradshaw Holden VT Commodore 9.5 Steve Hutchins Hokden Kingswood deluxe 9.7 Chris Reynolds Ford AU wagon 9.2 Grant Pegler Holden LX SS Torana hatchback 9.7 Steven Alldrick Ford 32 roadster 11.5 Paul Rush Ford EB Fairmont 10 Chris Ryan Stafford Holden HJ Kingswood 9.4 Wayne Luckett Ford XD Falcon 0 Jamie Small Chev 1970 Camaro 9.5 Stephen Barbara Ford XY Falcon 9.5
Aussie Desert Cooler 10.5 Radial
Jason Davidson Chris Kane Nichole Willett NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Joel Lucas Ford Falcon ute 11 Peter Morris Holden Kingswood 11 Jason Spiteri Holden VL Commodore 10.51 Glenn Richards Mazda 323 station wagon Dave Downie Suzuki Suzuki Grand Vitara 10.2 Ian Carpenter Holden HJ ute 10.71 Ben Sharp Holden Commodore 10.6 Matthew Cavill Holden VX Berlina wagon 10.7 Stephen Ibbeson Holden LX Torana 10.3 Sam Fichera Ford AU fairmont ghia 10.06 Nathan Camilleri Ford XE Falcon GL 10.5 Matt Carey Holden VZ ute 10.5 Ben Brown Holden VE SS Commodore 10.42 Scott Mckenzie Holden FE 10.7 Simon Cooper Holden HZ Kingswood 10.3 Aiden Leist Holden VN Executive Nichole Willett Holden Kingswood 10.51 Brett Lockyer Holden Commodore 10.13 John Kerr Mercury Comet Caliente 2-door hardtop 10.61 Tara Johnston Toyota Supra 9.58 Les Camilleri Ford Cortina 10.6 Riccardo Pontonio Mercedes-Benz 230TE wagon 10.5 Sam Torney FPV FG GTP 10.7 Tim Ackland Ford ZC Fairlane 10 Joshua Michael Lever Holden Special Vehicles VY Clubsport 10.9 Brett Paige Ford Falcon XD ute 10.81 Adrian Brown Holden VH Commodore 9.8 Dylan Cavill Holden VZ Commodore 11.3 Corran Wickham Holden VL turbo 9.7 Luke Mannix Holden VH Commodore 11 Taylor Henley Holden HQ ute 6.1 Craig Tonissen Holden LH Torana 6.8 Jake Hennock Holden VK Commodore 9.9 Justin Browning Holden Commodore 10 David Bowes Holden VF Commodore Craig House Ford F100 11 Jamie Sessions Ford XD Falcon 10.5 Taylor Henley Holden HT 6.4 Clive Polidano Holden HZ 10.63 Brenton Edwards Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG 10.7 Ben Cass Holden VZ SS ute 10.8 Brent Dowton Volvo 240 wagon Nicholas Tzavaras Ford EL Fairmont 9.4 Nick Hansen FPV GT 11:24 John Urquieta Valiant VH Charger 10.2 Aidan O’Shannessy Ford Fairlane 10.51 Justin Roylance Holden HQ ute Nathan Clark Holden VE ute Scott Golding Ford Fairlane 12.05 Paul Hamilton Ford XA ute Dennis Atkinson Holden HQ coupe 10.48
TUFF MOUNTS Six-cylinder
2nd Place, 2025: Mark Mills 3rd Place, 2025: William Yarwood Winner, 2025: Anthony Spadavecchia NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Aaron Hamilton Ford XD Falcon 8.6 Adam Curran Ford TC Cortina 9 James Miller Holden Bedford van 9.98 Mark Heyward BMW 335i coupe 9.54 Leo Franke Ford Falcon XR6T 10.8 George Hatzi Ford Fairmont Ghia 8.8 Luke Hamilton Holden LC Torana coupe 9.7 Ben Hamilton Ford Falcon 10.6 Anthony Fortunato Holden Torana coupe 9.2 Ryan Harris Ford Falcon S 9.61 Adrian Calleja Ford BA Falcon 9 Tim Hudson Nissan Skyline 12.2 Shane Neumann Ford XF Falcon ute 8.73 Kris Starkey Ford XF Spac 9.66 Heath Black Ford G6E 9.4 Casey Thomas Ford XY wagon 11 Kalman Lorinc Ford XT 10.3 Ryan O’Donohue Toyota Corolla wagon Ben Neal Toyota GX71 7.95 Scott Hoffman Toyota Corolla coupe 7.81 John Ricca Holden VL Calais 8 Christopher Smith Holden Commodore 11.03 Corie Pring Holden Commodore 9.88 Andrew Micallef Holden VL Commodore 7.61 Paul Stagg Ford FG turbo 50th Anniversary ute Jarrod Rose Ford FGX G6E turbo 10.38 James Gunn Ford XE panel van 11:20 Reuben Davison Ford Fairmont 5.6 William Yarwood Toyota Corolla coupe 8.1 Matthew Smart Ford Falcon 10.9 Warick Meldrum Valiant VF 8.62 Aidan O’Shannessy Holden VH Commodore 10 Jason Waye Ford Mustang 8.69
UNRIVALED ENGINEERING Stick Shift
2nd Place, 2025: James Miller 3rd Place, 2025: Bruce Howie Winner, 2025: Zane Heath NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Grant Grech Holden VK Commodore 10.6 Jake Manhire Holden Commodore 11.1 Ben Jaeschke Ford XB Falcon 500 hardtop 12.82 Bruce Howie Ford XL Falcon ute 10.2 Jason Vyner Nissan XFN ute 12.01 Mitchell Bloor Holden VN Commodore 9.05 Jarrad Klingberg Holden VN Commodore 11.8 Troy James Holden VN BT1 Commodore 11.56 Anthony Burns Nissan Skyline 10 Justin Zane Ford XY Falcon 500 10.97 (1/8th mile) Riley Collins Ford FG Falcon XR50 Turbo ute 11 Ben Shell Holden Commodore Trent Daniel Holden VE SSV ute 10.6 Craig Ritchie Holden Kingswood Zachary Wirth Ford XF ute Tas McMillan FPV Typhoon 12.85 Justin Hallock Nissan HNR32 Skyline 4-door 10.6 Zane Heath Subaru STI-R Spec hatch 10 Alex Marcus Holden CV8 Monaro 12.4
VCM / HP TUNERS DYO
2nd Place, 2025: Kane Spiers 3rd Place, 2025: Adam Zollenkopf Winner, 2025: Matt Carey NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Daniel Mills Holden HZ Kingswood Troy Ryan Chevrolet Chevelle 10.86 Scott Levy Chevrolet C10 pick-up 12 Kane Spiers Holden VS commodore 11.4 Ashley McBain Datsun / Nissan G60 Patrol ute 13.9 Marcus Skilbeck Holden VT Calais 11.72 Andrew Fry Chrysler VG hardtop 11.05 Simon Moir Ford F100 ute 11.95 Duane Daye Ford Econoline pick-up 11 Kevin English Chevrolet C10 Long-bed 10.7 Sean Livingstone HSV R8 Clubsport wagon 12.5 Todd Dicker Holden HK Kingswood Estimated 11.5 George Haddad Ford XR Falcon 10.85 Lazo Rostankov Holden Torana hatch 10 Ji Ackland Ford AU Falcon 10 Tony Naumoski Holden HSV 9.5 Alysha Teale Holden HQ 10.82 Adrian Christie Isuzu D-Max ute 12.6 Shane Emanuelli Holden Gemini 12.1 Chevy Barnes Librio Ford XB ute 11.2 Ryan Beard Holden Commodore ute 9.9 Ryan Vella Chevrolet C10 11 Rhys Hinkley Holden VL 0 Sandra Horne Ford Roadster 11 sec lachlan trethowan Holden VS 10.88 James Stevens Holden Hz ute 11.3 Dan Barbary Ford TC Cortina 8.03 1/8th Glenn Box Holden GTS Monaro 11.8 Hayden Walsh Ford Falcon 13 Kat Wadley (Auto Chick Photography) Holden VE SS wagon 14.1 Rebecca Pattinson Holden HG Kingswood 12.1 Glen Ross Chevrolet Camaro 12 Richard Santilli Chevrolet Impala SS 12 Lisa Trezise Holden VF SSII wagon 11.55 Nic Hughes Holden VS Commodore wagon 10.5 Rhys Spedding Ford XE Falcon Steven Bellman Holden VS Commodore Brett Abraham Ford XR8 Falcon ute 13.2 Glenn Archer Toyota Celica Fastback 9.9 Christina Hunter Holden VT Calais 11.09 Mark Eccles Holden EK 11.2 Ben Nogas Holden HQ Belmont ute 11.67 Luke Green Ford XR Fairmont 10.9 Darren Binnion Ford XT Fairmont wagon 12 Robert Rizza HSV Maloo ute 9.61 John Jansen Holden Kingswood 11 Rick Verbeek Holden HK Monaro 10.3 Brenton Farr Holden Commodore 12.47 Jayden Dwyer Holden HJ monaro Billy Norman Parnis Holden Belmont ute 10.6 Matthew Galtieri Ford XE 10.5 Francesco Haber Datsun 1200 ute 14.364 Neal O’Donohue Ford Compact Nathaniel Martin Ford Falcon Duncan Phillip Willis Holden Commodore wagon Scott Norman Toyota Sprinter hatch Matt Dietrich Valiant VF hardtop 11 Mick Thomas Holden HG Belmont ute 6.43 Dmitri Pittakis Holden VT Olympic Edition Commodore NA Jay Chandler Holden LX Torana 11.2 Dwayne Heagney Holden Statesman 11.32 Marvick Attard Ford XW Fairmont wagon 12.3 Jye Bradford Chevrolet 210 Estimated mid 10s Sean Cameron Holden VF SS Redline 11.606 Warren Mitchelson Ford Territory Ghia 11.5 Nicholas Everson Valiant Charger 14 Guy Thornell Holden VS ute 8.99 Warren Eustace Holden HG 10.8 Jason Gnagell Ford XF ute
OUTLAW BLOWN
2nd Place, 2025: Stephen Micallef 3rd Place, 2025: Vince Stigliano Winner, 2025: Alon Vella NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Tim Browne Ford Mustang 9.8 Alon Vella Ford Capri 7.85 Muff Murphy Holden HQ 9.11 James Sparkes Chev Nova Scott Mitchell Whitley Holden Commodore VT Calais 7.94 Corey Connor Ford EL Falcon 10.3 Adam Foreman Holden Hz One tonner 9.8 Juan Kudnig Holden HT Kingswood 7.79 Chris Veleski Nissan Patrol 7.98 Damon Horsfall Holden VU SS ute 9.5 Alexis Margaritis Holden LC 7.97 Scott Treloar Holden Monaro 9.8 Vince Stigliano Ford Mustang Jamie Heritage Toyota TA22 Celica 8.9 Daniel Smith Toyota RA60 Celica 7.6
235 BLOWN
2nd Place, 2025: Mitchell Bloor 3rd Place, 2025: Joel Beatson Winner, 2025: Tom Wright NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Adam Zollenkopf Volvo 240 GLE 9.66 Kyle Jarvis Holden HD wagon 10.5 Mic House Holden wagon 10 Anthony Mohring Chrysler Centura 10 Dean Doolan Ford EL XR6 10 Kyle Bray Holden HK ute 10.66 Shane Toft Holden LC Torana 9.3 Dustin Doolan Ford ED Falcon 10.9 Christos Kurumolla Holden HG ute 9.4 Daryl Amey Holden ute 11.2 Max Vidau Holden Commodore ute 10.7 Nicholas Skarajew Mazda Rotary Pick Up (REPU) 10.8 Tom Wright Holden HG Premier 8.4 Daniel Kemlo Nissan Gloria 10.6 Pete Hamilton Holden VB Commodore 8 Denis Sabo Mazda RX-4 9.2 Leigh Horgan Volvo 240 wagon Jake Crumblin Holden HZ Kingswood ute 9 Joel Beatson Ford XP sedan delivery 9.1 Dean Rossiter Holden VH Commodore 10.4 Tim Fettell Volvo 240 wagon 9.31 Aydin Taheri Holden HK ute 8.6
235 ASPIRATED
2nd Place, 2025: Jason Mansweto 3rd Place, 2025: Aaron James Winner, 2025: Louis Younis NAME MAKE MODEL QUICKEST ET Rob Kranjc Holden VN Commodore 10.50s Peter Kelly Holden HQ 11.1 Tim Kohn Holden HK 9.9 Donnie Zurcas Ford Capri 9.36 Ash Neumann Holden HJ wagon 12.1 Peter Raditsas Holden Kingswood 10.53 Daniel Cliff-Mollison Holden VL commodore 11.2 Kevin Brown Holden VK Calais/Commodore 8.95 Lane Stampalia holden Belmont 10.8 Aaron Tom James Chrysler Centura 9.3 Aiden Stampalia Holden HG GTS Monaro Andrew Simmons Holden HT Belmont ute 9.9 Jason Mansweto Ford XY ute 9.18
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