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NITRO-POWERED NOSTALGIA FUN FOR WILLOWBANK

Article Date: 16 February 2010

Norm Longfield and crew will bring their Nitro-burning front-engined dragster 'WW2' to Willowbank Raceway for the first time next Saturday, as part of the Nitro Magazine Nostalgia Drag Racing Series.

February 20, 2010, will be the first trip to Queensland for 60-year-old Baulkhum Hills-based Longfield, who along with his crew usually campaigns the 426 cubic inch nitro-breathing dragster at their home track in Sydney.

With a best elapsed time of 6.07 seconds and speed of 227 miles per hour (approx 360 km/h) the dragster is sure to put on a show for the Queensland fans as part of the day/night nostalgia racing action.

"We have never been to Willowbank, Sydney is our home track and so we are really looking forward to taking the dragster to new ground and seeing how we go," said Longfield.

"We have in the past run a 6.07 second pass, and so the next goal for us is to aim for that 'five second' mark, and that is something that we are continually working towards.

"We don't want to jinx ourselves, but it would be great to reach it and it would be a great thankyou for the crew, who put in such a mammoth amount of work to get us to the race track."

Longfield and crew will complete three passes racing the clock at the event on February 20, with the first opening the night's racing proceedings around 4.00pm, followed by two further passes during the night program.

Almost 200 nostalgia racers will join Longfield and crew at Willowbank Raceway for what will be the first 2010 outing for the Nitro Magazine Nostalgia Drag Racing Series.

Nostalgia Outlaws, Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot, Classic Bike, Outlaw Bike, HAMBster, Vintage Gas, ASRF Hot Rod, US Muscle and Aussie Muscle racers will all take to the track for the day and night trip down memory lane.

Fans can also get in on the action themselves, with an open-to-the-public 'Pit Lane' Show and Shine taking place alongside the racing at Willowbank Raceway.

Qualifying starts from 10.00am while racing is from 5.00pm, with Longfield opening the proceedings around 4.00pm followed by 7.00pm and 9.00pm performances.

For more information on the Nitro Magazine Nostalgia Drag Racing Series, please visit www.nostalgiadrags.com.au. For more information on Willowbank Raceway and its upcoming events, please visit www.willowbankraceway.com.au

Following the Nostalgia racing on February 20 there are a number of major events coming up for the Ipswich quarter mile.

The upcoming calendar includes the filming of the 1320x reality show on March 19 and 20, the Street Machine Pro Street Nationals on March 21, the Australian Top Fuel Championships (featuring Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike) on April 17 and 18, and the season-ending Castrol EDGE Winternationals on June 10-13.

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