It’s time to finish off our coverage from the 2012 Brisbane Jamboree, an event that for many memorable moments will be stuck in my mind for a long time to come. Getting to witness – at eyebrow frying range – just how far the Australian four, six and rotary drag racing scene has progressed since [...]
. While the popularity of sport compact drag racing has appeared to have lost its shine in other parts of the world, it was more than clear looking around the pits at the 2012 Brisbane Jamboree (aka J22). The Australian scene is bucking the trend. The Land Down Under has enjoyed a strong sport compact [...]
It’s the biggest and best sport compact drag racing meeting anywhere in the world, bar none. For 22 years Queensland’s annual ‘Jamboree’ has been one of the most anticipated events on Australia’s modified car calendar. The 2012 edition might just go down as one of the best yet. It’s been a long time since I [...]
The past weekend saw the 21st Anniversary of Jamboree racing held at Willowbank Raceway, Queensland Australia. Like last year, Speedhunters was there to cover all the action both on and off the track. Poor weather meant Jamboree was postponed from late August to early October, which unfortunately meant some teams weren’t able to take part. In [...]
For Australian drag racing fans, it looks like they might have to hang on for a little bit for their next fix of Jamboree action. Due to an unusual weather trough, Ray Box, Jamboree's organiser, has just announced that this year's event will be postponed until October 1st-2nd. As we all know, rain and drag [...]
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For many years Mercury Motorsport have been building and campaigning a wide range of race cars in time attack, drifting and drag racing. While at Willowbank in Queensland, Australia, Trent Whyte allowed me to shoot their R35 GT-R. The 4-inch exhaust should give you an indication that this isn’t a standard R35 GT-R… First let’s take [...]
Reece McGregor's R32 GT-R holds the world record as the fastest ever GT-R. Having snatched the long-held title from HKS, this New Zealander's GT-R is now the one that everyone has in their sights. You may remember my previous post on the car testing prior to Jamboree, so let's take a closer look. The GT-R, prepared [...]
Drag racing is intrinsically woven into Australia's car culture. Like many Aussie car addicts, I've grown up with drag racing constantly in my periphery. While it was a sport once dominated by Australia's V8 scene, people like Ray Box opened it up to the late-model sport compact enthusiasts. As the founder of Jamboree, the internationally recognized drag racing event, [...]
In the world of drag racing, New Zealander Rod Harvey has become one of the most recognized – and feared - drivers in the sport compact category. At the recent 2010 Jamboree event, Rod Harvey not only broke the Australian Pro Turbo record, but has also become the fastest in sport compact history with a 6.41 [...]
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With Jamboree being such a massive event on the Australian racing calendar, it was impossible to squeeze all of the action into one post, so here's Part Two of our J20 coverage from Willowbank Raceway, Australia. Mazfix's BT50, with Archie Kajewski behind the wheel, suffers a turbo failure during a pass on Sunday. Steven Petrovski's [...]
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With the official results for Jamboree 2010 now released, we're able to show you our coverage of one of Australia's most famous drag racing events. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Jamboree is undoubtedly one of the biggest racing events on in the Australian calendar. Pac Performance's Mazda 6 currently holds the world record as the fastest [...]
The GTR from hell. The last time I witnessed Reece McGregor's NZ based R32 GTR was back in 2006 when I first started taking photos. It hasn't changed very much on the exterior, but has come back to Australia with a load more power. Let's see if a new record is on the books. This [...]
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