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NDRC Grand Final to be held at The Bend for the first time
The NDRC Grand Final will be held at The Bend in Tailem Bend, South Australia, from October 22 to 25.
More than 200 cars and bikes are expected at the four-day SPRY Spring Nationals.
It is the first time the championship decider has been staged outside Queensland.
National titles in several categories will be decided on Sunday, October 25, with some championship battles still close.
In drag racing, two competitors launch from a standing start on a straight course, and reaction time and speed decide the winner.
Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 500 km/h over the 305-metre course in less than 3.8 seconds.
The event opens with a free Test & Tune on Thursday, October 22, before competitive racing begins.
The NDRC Grand Final will be held at Dragway at The Bend in Tailem Bend from October 22 to 25.
It is the first time the championship decider has been staged outside Queensland.
More than 200 cars and bikes are expected at the four-day SPRY Spring Nationals.
National titles across multiple categories will be decided on Sunday, October 25.
Several championship contests remain close, including Top Doorslammer and Pro Stock.
- Who
- More than 200 cars and bikes, including competitors in multiple national championship categories.
- What
- The NDRC Grand Final will be held as part of the SPRY Spring Nationals.
- When
- October 22-25, with national titles decided on October 25.
- Where
- Dragway at The Bend in Tailem Bend, South Australia.
- Why
- The event will decide national titles across multiple categories. It is the first time the championship decider has been staged outside Queensland.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The event begins with a free Test & Tune session.
The SPRY Spring Nationals and NDRC Grand Final take place at Dragway at The Bend.
National titles across multiple categories are due to be decided.
- Venue
- Dragway at The Bend, Tailem Bend
- Event dates
- October 22-25
- Expected entrants
- More than 200 cars and bikes
- Top Fuel power
- More than 11,000 horsepower
- BLAHST Top Fuel leader
- Phil Lamattina, 74 points
- Top Doorslammer margin
- Two points separate Emilio Spinozzi and John Zappia
What people are saying
We’ve made no secret of our ambition to make The Bend the home of major motorsport in Australia, and bringing the National Drag Racing Championship Grand Final to South Australia for the first time is another important step
There’s nothing comfortable about taking a points lead into the last round, especially when you’re racing against drivers like Damien and Wayne
Everything comes down to what happens on the track, and that’s exactly how you want a championship decided