Willowbank To Open Championship Season

Just over five weeks remain before the 2009/2010 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing season kicks off with the season-opener at Ipswich's Willowbank Raceway, with the new for 2009 Blown Alcohol Championships set to take place over the 8th and 9th of August.

The Saturday/Sunday event will see the Professional categories of Top Doorslammer, Top Alcohol and Top Bike hit the Ipswich quarter-mile just nine weeks after they saw their championships finalised at Willowbank Raceway during June’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals.

August’s Blown Alcohol Championships will also host the opening rounds of the Rocket All Stars Racing Series and the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championships – guaranteeing non-stop action over the event weekend.

Willowbank Raceway Managing Director Steve Bettes said he was looking forward to hosting the 2009/2010 season-opener, especially following the successful season finale at the track in June.

“We had nearly 40,000 people through the gates here at Willowbank Raceway over the three days of the Castrol EDGE Winternationals, and I am really pleased for the track to be able to invite them all back for the season-opener in August,” said Bettes.

“This August event replaces our traditional September outing, with the changed timing promising clearer weather and all the excitement of the season-opener before our major event calendar continues with the International Nightfire New Year Series twin-events in January.

“All of the competitors will be heading here with a clean slate at this point and anything can happen, which is truly exciting.

“We are expecting a high number of entries across all of the classes as everyone looks to kick off their championship chase in the best way possible – with a win at the season-opening Blown Alcohol Championships at Willowbank Raceway.”

Tickets are now on sale through the www.willowbankraceway.com.au website, with Adult tickets at $35 per day, with students with ID receiving a discount and children 13 and under FREE.

WILLOWBANK RACEWAY – 2009/2010 MAJOR EVENT CALENDAR

August 8-9, 2009: Blown Alcohol Championships
Featuring Top Doorslammer, Top Alcohol and Top Bike (season-opener) as well as the Rocket Allstars Racing Series (Round One) for Group 2, 3 and 4 and round one of the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championship

January 2, 2010: International Nightfire New Year Series – Round One
Featuring USA v AUS challenge – further details to be released in the near future, as well as a round of the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championship

January 16, 2010: International Nightfire New Year Series – Round Two
Featuring USA v AUS challenge – further details to be released in the near future, as well as a round of the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championship

April 17-18, 2010: Australian Top Fuel Championships
Featuring Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike and the Rocket Allstars Racing Series and a round of the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championship

June 10-13, 2010: Castrol EDGE Winternationals
Final round of the 2009/2010 ANDRA Championship Season for all categories.
Featuring Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Doorslammer, Top Bike, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike as well as the Rocket Allstars Racing Series and the final round of the South East Queensland Community Telco Willowbank Raceway Track Championship
 

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• troy spyrakis

  whens the drag race forthe top fuellers