This Saturday’s Drag Bike Nationals is set to host no end of epic nitro-fuelled two-wheeled action at Dragway at the Bend, including the first NDRC Top Fuel Motorcycle championship battles of the new 2024/2025 season.
The championship runner-up of the inaugural 2023/2024 season, Damian Muscat, is one of a highly competitive field of Top Fuel Motorcycle racers set to hit the Tailem Bend racing facility for their season opener on November 9.
“The championship is definitely something we will be chasing, and in the meantime, my biggest ambition is to make this motorcycle go as fast as we possibly can,” Muscat said.
“That sometimes comes at the detriment of blowing it up, but we will do our best to get the balance right!
“The fans are all behind us to get into the fives (five second ET range) and it is obviously something that we would like to do. Saying it and actually doing it are two different things, but we will certainly be doing our best to go as fast and as quick as possible!”
When it comes to being a place to set a PB, Dragway at The Bend certainly has plenty of history behind it already.
“This is probably the greatest track we have in the country at the moment – we have a lot of good tracks, but this one ticks all the boxes and there are a lot of people that have done PBs on this track,” Muscat said.
“So, it is definitely possibly we could get into the fives this weekend. The track is always fantastic, and the air always seems to be great here no matter what time of year it is.
“We have been finessing the bike over the off-season and we couldn’t be more excited to get back out for the first round of racing and see where it takes us!”
Certainly, a victory at the Drag Bike Nationals would be the best possible start to Muscat’s title chase on his Nitro Pheonix Top Fuel Motorcycle, and something special indeed.
“To get the win would be great, not only for our sponsors, but also for our fans and our crew,” Muscat said.
“Everyone puts in a great deal of effort not only on race weekends but also in the time between to have the bike ready, and also the transporter ready to travel across the country.
“There is so much that goes into it, so to get the win would be a great reward for all involved,” Muscat added, while thanking JTS Transport, Transit Tyres, Degoey Contractors, C & C Civil and Mining Construction, BL & SG Lake Brick Cartage, Summut Harvesters, FUCHS Lubricants, Great Northern Motorcycle Adventures, Easynet, Whem Equipment Hire, Applied Automotive Engineering, Rocket Industries and Aeroflow for their support.
The Drag Bike Nationals will be held at Dragway at The Bend on Saturday November 9.
