Entries have now closed for the largest drag racing event held outside of the United States – the FUCHS Winternationals, held at Queensland's Willowbank Raceway across the Queen's Birthday long weekend (Friday 7 June to Monday 10 June).

A total of 476 racers have signed up for the event which is expected to host up to 40,000 spectators over its four days, with competitors travelling from across the country as well as from New Zealand and the United States to take part.

Willowbank Raceway manager Steve Bettes said that of the 476 racers, 75 will be competing at the premier level of the sport across the six 'pro' categories – Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Doorslammer, Pro Stock, Top Bike and Pro Stock Motorcycle.

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Brandt Mcglade, Modified Bike winner (photo courtesy Ed Forman)Round 2 of the Track Championship Series at Hidden Valley Drag Strip was a near wash out after rains drenched the Valley at the start of the qualifying sessions at 3pm on Saturday. In an act of camaraderie officials and racers joined forces to dry the 1.1km stretch of bitumen and get underway with the evenings feature racing less than an hour behind schedule.

The dense humid air was a performance killer but the Group 1 exhibition cars still managed to give the crowd some action packed racing. One of the best highlights was the side by side Top Doorslammer pass of Matt Abel and Peter Coles running 6.291 at 237.92mph and 6.458 at 189.58mph respectively.

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Willowbank Raceway's FUCHS Winternationals will host a world first when Rob Tucker, Shane Tucker and Kirsten Tucker-Cannuli all compete in the one professional drag racing bracket - Pro Stock - next month (June 7-10).

While families racing together in motorsport is fairly commonplace, when Rob Tucker and his children Shane and Kirsten suit up this Queen's Birthday long weekend, it is believed to be the first time a father, son and daughter have competed at the same time at the same event in the same professional-level class in the world.

"It is pretty special when you think about it," said Rob Tucker.

One of the biggest names in drag racing is heading south to race one of the sport's most iconic race cars, the L.A. Hooker Outlaw Nitro Funny Car, at Sydney Dragway November 23, 2013.

L.A. Hooker is a tribute to one of the first American funny cars to ever be brought to Australia, and was driven by some of the biggest names in the sport at the time - Jim White, Dale Pulde and Australian's Bob Shepherd and Graeme Cowin.

Capps will pilot the new iteration of the car in a proposed new nitro drag racing tour, masterminded by one of the original drivers and one of Australia's most famous drag racing names, Graeme Cowin.

"I can't wait to get down to Australia and race the L.A. Hooker," commented an excited Ron Capps.