Adam Rogash Becomes First Australia Street Car With a 6-Second Average in Route to Winning Class at the Second Annual Allstars Drag and Drive!
Making its debut in 2025, the Allstars Drag and Drive event returned to round two in 2026 with a similar three-day format to the first year. Starting at Willowbank Raceway, the drivers would drive to Warwick Dragway for day two, then return to Willowbank Raceway to complete the event.
Just as year one, the Allstars Drag and Drive added a new class to their previous nine offerings, from the top Unlimited class, to both ‘Naturally Aspirated’ and ‘Forced’ (forced induction) version of a 235 / 255 tire class and a 28-inch tire class, as well as four index classes.
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In the first year of the Allstars Drag and Drive event, the overall quickest runs and average came from the Forced 235 / 255 class (forced induction and a 235 / 255 tire requirement). But in 2026, the Unlimited class would take center stage.
Adam Rogash would out together a record-setting result, becoming the first Australia drag and drive ride with a 6-second average. The Ford Capri also laid out a personal best run of 6.561 at 219 mph on the final day, arriving at a tally of 17.793 seconds for the event, a 6.764 average, and the win in the Unlimited class.
A pair of 7-second Holdens rounded out the top three in Unlimited, as Josh Putland picked up the second spot, and John Vesnaver collected the third place slot.
The Pro Import class showed the second-quickest batch of tallies, and after trading the lead back-and-forth with William Yarwood, it would be Scott Hoffman squeaking out the win, using a best run of 7.443 and a 20.329-second tally. Just a mere seven hundredths of-a-second behind in second was Yarwood, and Naomi Van der Togt would finish the event in the third spot.
The Forced 28s class would find the Torana of Brandon Zito earning the top spot, using a best run of 7.188 to put together a 21.833 tally for the victory. Trent Brimble put his Holden Commodore in the second spot, and defending class champ Jason Kenny settled for number three.
The naturally-aspirated version of the 28-inch tire class, NA 28s, also got a new name at the top of the results, with Dom Zito using a tally of 24.336 seconds in his Torana for the class win. Michael Ryder put up a competitive effort for the second spot, while third went to Andy Fensom.
Moving to the 235 / 255 tire rule and a forced combination, the Forced 235 / 255 class would see defending champ Daniel Smith scoring the top spot for the second-straight year, powering the Toyota Celica to a best of 7.35 and a 22.272 tally. Juan Kudnig and Jono McDade rounded out the top three.
Another 2025 event champion that successfully defended his crown was Kevin Brown, who improved his NA 235 / 255 class tally by over half-a-second from his 2025 tally to 23.408 seconds for the win. Picking up second was Brodie Olsen, and Jason Mansweto locked up the third spot.
The quickest of the index classes, the Pro 8.50 / 5.50, would once again feature the best performance against the index of the trio of classes. Disco Dean only varied a total of 34 thousandths of-a second from the index standards to score the top spot, David Mcleish rolled into second, and the final slot in the top three went to Dean Air.
Debuting in 2026 would be the Pro 9.50 / 6.00 index class, and Brad Dilger would become the first champion of the class with a solid margin of nearly two tenths of-a-second. Jason Vanderlaan came in second, and the third place position went to Michael Osborne.
The third index class would be the Pro 10.50 / 6.50 class, and after a solid battle over the three days, the top three finishers would be separated by just nine thousandths of-a-second! Matt Francis would be the best of the bunch, varying from the index standard by .043 seconds for the crown. Just three thousandths back in second was Tim Heibloem, and Rob Ware completed the top three.
The final index class is the Pro 11.50 / 7.50 class, and Wade Moran was in full control of the class from day one. Combining together a near-perfect 11.501 on day one, and a perfect 7.50 pass on day two, Moran picked up the win with the best margin of all four index classes, just .028 of-a-second. Damien Burnham came home in second, and Marcus Hamilton got third.
The overall Top Ten from the Allstars Drag and Drive would be:
Adam Rogash – Unlimited class (winner) – Ford Capri
Brandon Zito – Forced 28s class (winner) – Holden LC Torana
Trent Brimble – Forced 28s class (second) – Holden Commodore
Daniel Smith – Forced 235/255s class (winner) – Toyota Celica
Jason Kenny – Forced 28s class (third) – Holden Commodore
Matt Lampard – Forced 28s class (fourth) – Holden Kingswood
Scott Hoffman – Pro Import class (winner) – Toyota Corolla
William Yarwood – Pro Import class (second) – Toyota Corolla
Josh Putland – Unlimited class (second) – Holden vf
Shane Baker – Forced 28s class (fifth) – Commodore vh
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Allstars Drag and Drive, Adam Rogash, and Tony Webby Webb.
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