The Jalopy Journal
Well sports fans, it's that time again. Time to watch an old geezer that shoehorns his way into a time capsule and burns up fossil fuels in the...
Mildura nostalgias was an event I've always wanted to attend. It's a leisurely 6 1/2 hour tow from our place through farm land and some of the...
Saturday 24th June was the running of the previously postponed Day of the Drags at Sydney Dragway. I hadn't entered for the initial event but...
There hasn't been much happening down here racing wise so I took the opportunity to help out a car club in Victoria that has taken over the lease...
I decided to bite the bullet, waste a lot of money on expensive fuel and go racing at Gunnedah last weekend (29th- 30th October). Because of local...
Finally got to do some racing at Gunnedah this past weekend. The crew chief was along this time as we were combining a race weekend with a trip to...
Spanners had to get the spanners out again. Local racing has been cancelled again because of the 'you know what virus' so I thought I'd do some...
Just a quick race report for the Gunnedah weekend 6th/7th March. After the usual 6and1/2 hour trip to Gunnedah on Friday and a broken night's...
Finally a break in the racing drought. Gunnedah 31 Oct- 1st November 2020. With an easing of the travel restrictions Tamworth Drag Racing Club has...
Here comes another one. A race report that is. (You thought it was going to be interesting, didn't you?) Saturday 19th October the crew chief and...
Sorry lads, another exciting race report. This weekend just gone was the Warwick Six Banger Nats. This was the fifth one I've been to and while I...
I was hoping to do a race report for the Gunnedah drags which would run along the lines of, "trifecta of trophies" seeing as this was the third...
Here we go again. August 4th was the date of the Willowbank Queensland Nostalgias. We, the crew chief and I, headed out from home for the 10 hour...
July 28th was the running of Casino drags. This is a regional event run by volunteers at the local airstrip. For me it was another 6 hour drive...
Here we go again. After a 4 hour drive on one of Australia's shittiest, poor excuses for a major highway, I get to Bodangora airstrip and settle...
This weekend past was TDRA's Gunnedah drags. As those of you who regularly grind your way through my race reports this is a laid back, ego free...
You were going to get another long winded race report but due to extenuating circumstances it ain't gunna happen. After a leisurely 10 hour drive...
Welcome to another thrilling installment from the grey bearded, balding drag racer who won't grow up. Nah, not you lot. I'm talking about me. On...
I was going to do another race report but as I've posted before, 'the best way to break a drought is hold a drag meet'. Yep, we got washed out....
The inaugural Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia drags were held last weekend. An eclectic mix of old school, Gassers and customs fronted. It was...
I just thought I'd post a new thread to wake the forum up. I've made a change to the HAMBster in the hope of curing the problem with lack of...
Just when you thought you wouldn't get any more action from downunder, I pop up again. Relax, it'll be the last time this year. I've missed a...
Here comes another one! After a leisurely 10 hour drive (leaving home at 4.30a.m.) we arrive at Willowbank Dragstrip to fairly high temperatures...
We're back ('bout bloody time). Bodangora Drags is held several times a year at the Wellington, N.S.W, regional airstrip. It's eighth mile but...
Do you want another race report? Of course you don't, so you'll get it anyway. The Six Banger Nats held at Warwick, Queensland, Australia is...
Went to Sydney yesterday (Saturday 25th) for round 5 of the championships. After last round's engine failure. I was no longer in the running for a...
No, this isn't one of those self help videos or feel good moments. Actually, that's slightly incorrect. It was a ' thank f..k that worked moment'....
Here we go again. One of those long winded, self indulgent threads that I'm known for. I was sick of feeling sick so we went up to Gunnedah for...
If there is anyone hanging by their 'short and curlys' waiting for a race report from Willowbank Nostalgias today you are out of luck, I've been...
We trundled down to Sydney last Saturday for round 3 of the championships. Only 3 of us this time as James had a family commitment . What could be...
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