BANGERS & MASH - Nostalgia Drag Racing

Bangers & Mash - The Best of Old School Drag Racing
🗓 31 October 2026 |📍Sydney Dragway
Get ready to relive the golden era of drag racing as Bangers & Mash brings old-school drag racing back to Sydney Dragway.
OFF TRACK ENTERTAINMENT:
◾️Old School Muscle Car Club Collaboration
◾️Fireworks!
◾️Bar and music
◾️Classis Car Show & Shine on the Eastern Hill
◾️Nostalgia sprint car display
◾️Retired Race Car Corral
◾️Cackle Cars display/show
DRAG RACING AWARDS:
Bangers & Mash is all about having a bit of fun, putting on a show and celebrating everything we love about old-school drag racing. We will be handing out a few special awards throughout the event including:
🏆Winners & Runners up of each bracket
🔥 Best Burnout
🚀 Best Wheelstand
🎭 Best Showmanship – Bring the personality! Dress up, get the crew involved and put on a show.
SHOW & SHINE AWARDS:
◾️Best Sedan
◾️Best Ute
◾️Best Wagon
◾️Best Hot Rod
◾️Best Coupe
◾️People's choice - A register will be on the eastern hill where any patron can cast their vote.
This isn't just a race weekend, it's a celebration of automotive history, passion and old school cool
EARLY REGO:
Date: Friday, 30 October 2026
Early Rego and scrutineering from: Details TBA

RACE DAY:
Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026
Competitor Gate opens: 6AM
Spectator Gate opens: 8AM
Registration & Scrutineering from: 7AM-2PM
Drivers briefing: 8:15AM
Racing from: 9AM - 7PM
Show & Shine Presentation: 2PM
*Times subject to change
COMPETITOR ENTRY CLOSES: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - 9:00AM!
Children aged 12 & Under - Free Entry.

BANGERS & MASH CLASSES:
>Nostalgia & Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars: Nitro Funny Cars running to either NHRA Nostalgia Funny Car or Outlaw Funny Car rules
>AA/Fuel Altereds
>Nostalgia Super Stock (entry comes with 4 crew)
>Vintage Gas (entry comes with 2 crew): Split into the following brackets:
A/Vintage Gas: 0-9.99
B/Vintage Gas: 10.00 and slower
NOTE: If minimum of 6 cars is not met in one or both fields, category will run as one combined class
>Front-Engine Dragsters (entry comes with 4 crew): Split into the following brackets:
V8 Supercharged
V8 Naturally Aspirated
6 Cylinder all configurations
NOTE: If minimum of 6 cars not met in one or more fields, categories will be run as combined classes as necessary
>Altereds (entry comes with 4 crew): Split into the following brackets:
V8 Supercharged
V8 Naturally Aspirated
6 Cylinder all configurations
NOTE: If minimum of 6 cars not met in one or more fields, categories will be run as combined classes as necessary
>Hot Rod Mayhem – Pre-1948 (entry comes with 2 crew): Split into the following brackets:
A/Hot Rod: 0-9.99
B/Hot Rod: 10.00 and slower
NOTE: If minimum of 6 cars not met in one or more fields, categories will be run as combined classes as necessary
>Doored/Sedan Classes:
Nostalgia Street (entry comes with 2 crew) (Sedan Cars 13.00 and slower)
Nostalgia Gas (entry comes with 2 crew) (Sedan Cars 10.00-12.99)
Nostalgia Sportsman (entry comes with 2 crew) (Sedan Cars 0-9.99)
>Nostalgia Outlaws: (entry comes with 4 crew): 0-7.99
Veteran & Vintage Speedsters (entry comes with 1 crew): Running to the 1/8 mile
GENERAL RULE:
◾️ All IHRA Australia safety and compliance rules apply
◾️All racers running between 10.00 and 12.99 that don’t have an IHRA Australia license will require a day license which can be applied for on the IHRA Australia website
◾️All racing will be to Chicago Shootout format with minimum one qualifier for non-nitro categories
◾️Sydney Dragway reserves the right to re-classify or decline entries to ensure class compliance
◾️Open to all pre 1979 vehicles for non-street cars
◾️For all street cars, open to vehicles eligible for historic NSW plates. (Restricted to Australian & American body styles only)
COMPETITOR ENTRY CLOSES: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - 9:00AM!
Children aged 12 & Under - Free Entry.