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Victorian Motorsports Park is gearing up for a big few weeks, with the Street Machine Drag Challenge presented by VPW and Castlemaine Rod Shop Invitational heading to Knowsley across October and November. The run of events will bring championship drag racing, some of Australia’s toughest street cars and top-level burnout competition back to the region,…

The pavilion will bring some of the best cars from New Zealand and Australia under one roof, giving car-mad fans a close look at elite builds and wild street machine reveals. The partnership builds on Meguiar’s involvement with Meguiar’s MotorEx, Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats and the Elite Show at Rockynats, extending the relationship across…

A regular Rockynats entrant, William Melvin has been part of the Nats scene for years, bringing his BGPLMS, a 2008 Holden HSV Clubsport, along for the ride – and, more importantly, bringing the mates, family and good times that make these events what they are. The Clubby is quite the beast, packing a 408ci mill…

Early Bird spectator tickets are now on sale for Castlemaine Rod Shop Invitational #3, with more than 50 of Australia’s toughest burnout drivers set to descend on Victorian Motorsports Park on Saturday 21 November 2026. The invite-only showdown will bring together a hand-picked field of burnout heavyweights chasing a $20,000 winner-takes-all prize, three Pro Burnout…

Your engine can’t do the horsepower-producing, tyre-frying things we all enjoy unless there’s something to turn its pistons’ reciprocal energy into rotational energy through the crankshaft and then into the drivetrain. That’s where the connecting rod comes in. On paper, a conrod’s job is wildly simple, but there’s a tonne of science behind how they’re…

Red CentreNATS 12 has been run and done! Chris Haddon was named RCN Champion in his LJ Torana, and you can check out the Pro Burnout results here and the Heavy Hitter drag racing results here. Read on the for the Top Ten and much more! MORE Massive prize pool announced for Red CentreNATS 2027…