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Climate Changed Winternationals

PERFORMANCE can be measured in many ways. For drag racers, the 52nd Australian Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway was the epitome of just that. Perseverance is also a form of performance, and for this Gulf Western Oil-backed event, Willowbank management and staff, IHRA and the 400 Thunder series organisers all pulled together to make a success of an event which had its fair share of challenges.

The biggest curveball arrived on day

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