Old School Carralbyn 1/8th Mile Drags 2023

From Friday night till Sunday arvo, the Old School Carralbyn 1/8^th mile drags, and man what a weekend it was. All vehicles were pre-1968 and they used the old Kooralbyn Air Strip, just like the American’s used to back in the '50s and '60s, kicking off the weekend with a good old cracklefest, dinner, and of course a rock’n’roll band to get the party started.

Saturday was about getting out and about on an early poker run before returning to a lunch on the strip itself! Entrants could then get in a test and tune before a dinner to settle the nerves before race day.

The big day is Sunday where all the fun happens. Everyone that’s not already at the airfield flocks in for the show and shine, filling both sides of the staging lanes. Good old school grudge racing happens all day from some epic old style gassers, cool home-built racers, and some stunning show car animals!

There was plenty of food from the 11 food trucks on site all weekend and a must-have bar as soon as you get in the gate. If you managed to spot them, Hiltz Auto Co's own ‘Bad Chad’ and his amazing partner Jolene made a guest appearance over the weekend.

This was the perfect day out event with such a cool vibe that made you feel like you were back in the Golden Era. If you didn’t know about the event before you better pencil it in for the next one!

‘Danger Money’ the ford XM falcon gasser ute showing where the old school race term ‘Running on the smell of an oily rag’ comes from

Standing in the staging lane on the old Kooralbyn air stip with the diverse mix of toughies, watching as the flag girls dropped the checker flag for each pass. Some of the best old-style race suits I’ve seen in a long time!

When one engine just won’t cut it. What a beast!

Dean Wilson former Summernats unveil car ‘MY DADS’ was showing off and smashing tyres this weekend in a few of his toys.

Pat from Pat’s Pro Resto’s and Refinishing lining up his gorgeous two toned XR Fairmont for its first outing in a while, performing just as good as it looks! Pat is one of the main sponsors of this event and it's great to see him out having some fun. We're all looking forward to seeing his unveil at this years Meguiar's MotorEX!

Flag drop racing in its finest form!