It is often said that the family that plays together, stays together. As a father and son outfit competing in the Top Doorslammer bracket, Team Bray Racing's Victor and Ben Bray have always taken this phrase to heart.

Next week, the FUCHS Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway (June 7-10) will see them embody this feeling even more than usual when they are joined on-track by Victor's son-in-law (Dean McClennan, Supercharged Outlaws) and grandson (Josh McClennan, Junior Dragster).

Strong testing performances have buoyed the confidences of Sydney Top Doorslammer stalwart Maurice Fabietti ahead of the season's biggest event, the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

After a lacklustre Nitro Champs four weeks ago where the team failed to qualify, a personal best 5.77 second run in testing has put the spotlight back on the Holden Trade Club Monaro.

"That testing run certainly gives us some confidence, I am looking forward to going to the track for a change," Fabietti said. "The car did everything perfectly. The testing conditions were similar to the Nitro Champs, which will probably be similar to the Fuchs Winternationals."

Curing tyre shake was the catalyst for the strong pass, which was just 0.02 seconds off the current national record, held by Western Australian driver John Zappia.

Maurice Allen, one of Australia's most popular motorcycle drag racers, has added Fuchs Lubricants to his sponsorship portfolio, with the German oil manufacturer joining Milwaukee Tools as the successful Victorian-based team prepare for the Fuchs Winternationals.

Allen, who has recently debuted one of the most advanced Pro Stock Motorcycles in the country, was pleased to add the lubricant sponsor to the side of the 'Milwaukee Missile'.

"It's great to have Fuchs on-board with the team," explained Allen.

"Our performances at the first few rounds have seen us get stronger and stronger at each round this year and Dad (motorcycle stalwart, Peter Allen) is confident the best is yet to come.

The Fuchs Winternationals is an event where the best drag racers in the nation meet and it is the same attraction that brings new competitors into categories to prove themselves in Australian drag racing's most highlighted spectacle.

Among those aiming for a place in the spotlight will be Western Australian Greg Durack, who is bringing the country's quickest and fastest turbocharged motorcycle into Top Bike for the first time.

A return to full fields for the category sees nine bikes pre-entered for the Fuchs Winternationals and Durack said he thinks his team has what it takes to be competitive.

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.

I'm sure we've all heard about that cheap part that stands in the way of what would have been an awesome run & this is exactly what happened to Steven Reed in his Allstar Batteries Top Alcohol Funny Car, last weekend for the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.

The 1st run off the trailer for Q1 showed a great 5.59 E.T on the scoreboards but in the pits that run left a trail of destruction after a piston was torched. The team got in and did the hard yards to do a complete engine change. Motor change complete and after Q2 Reed still held position No 1 & so the decision was made that the 1st run would be their only qualifying pass. Qualifying complete & the 5.59 was good enough for the 2nd position.