With a brand-new NDRC Silver Christmas Tree trophy, a PB to his name and some international star power in his corner, Adam Murrihy cannot wait to head to the next round of the NDRC championship for XPRO Nitro Funny Car (Willowbank Raceway, January 10-11).

While the season opening Aeroflow Spring Nationals at Dragway at The Bend got off to a tough start for the Brisbane-based team and its Northern Territorian driver, they turned it all around on Sunday to not only set their quickest time ever of 4.090 seconds at 488.59kph, but also go all the way to the A-Final.

It was a great start to the new 2024/2025 National Drag Racing Championship’s XPRO Nitro Funny Car season for the A.M. Motorsport Nitro Freak Funny Car Team, which is well and truly gearing up for a title fight with the support of legendary US Funny Car Race team John Force Racing.

“We are 100 percent chasing the championship,” said Murrihy, who was supported by Full Noise Fabrications, Cahill’s Speed Shop and The Bolt King Capalaba over the weekend.

“We want to be taking home some hardware away after each round this year – we now have this Silver NDRC Tree and we will settle for that for now, but we will be doing all we can to work towards the Gold one at Willowbank Raceway in January!”

The team’s preparations for the next round – a home track event for the Brisbane-based crew – will also be assisted by a connection with John Force Racing and Force American Made.

“We are working closely with the John Force team over in the States – Brett was over there for the Indianapolis round recently and will be heading back over again next month to spend more time with the John Force Team,” Murrihy said.

“It is a bit of a David and Goliath situation for us here up against the Rocket/Aeroflow team, with three cars they get 15 runs of data out of a weekend, three lots for every pass, and we get five max over a weekend if everything goes to plan.

“So, to have the John Force guys in our corner, and having the amount of data they have to lean on, has been very beneficial to us as we look to be a championship challenger this season.

“They have been super helpful in supporting us – we can pick up the phone at any time for advice and they have also been fantastic to deal with for parts and consumables.

“What it means is we have got the package, the car, the crew – so if the track is right and it is not too hot at Willowbank, I think we should be able to cut some nice times.”

Round two of the XPRO Nitro Funny Cars as part of the NDRC will be held at Willowbank Raceway across January 10-11, 2025, alongside racing for the NDRC Top Fuel title and Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship.

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Photos by Grant Stephens & Bruce Biegler