Victorian Drag Boat Club. Australia's Fastest Boats
Welcome to the VDBC Drag Boat Racing Website
The Victorian Drag Boat Club has been drag boat racing since 1986 and caters for ALL types of boats from the family ski boat to the purpose built capsule hydro's capable of over 200mph!
Based at the National water sports centre in carrum the club has invested in a new state of the art dual lane timing system, much like our asphalt cousins that allows for genuine E.T racing in all classes and also gives the racer the much needed information on each run to allow each boat to be tuned to the conditions on the day. With E.T racing you are able to use any type of hull and engine combination to compete in your chosen bracket.
Racing generally starts at 10:30am and continues until 5:00pm.
We encourage a family environment with free entry for the kids with catering on site at very reasonable prices.
Please feel free to check this website regularly for race dates and other events as they develop.
We look forward to your company soon on the "Liquid Quarter Mile".
Note: The VDBC website has been renewed, please refresh the webpage with the f5 key on the keyboard or the circle arrow next to the House Icon in the top menu of the address bar on the browser, this is to refresh the cache on your computer to the latest updates, thank you.
Want to Race your Boat
Many thanks to Jacalyn McShane for creating these video's above.
General admission is $10 per person, with children under 16 years of age free entry.
For new boats that would like to be a part of this event, please have a look at our Membership & Race Day Information located in the menu links above.
Entrants MUST notify the club of their intention to race 7 days before the event!
2024⁄2025 Race Dates & Schedule is located in the Racing Info link in the menu above.
Please have your entries in ASAP with your VDBC Membership paid for 2024⁄2025, this is easier for the VDBC with time to get things organised
The National Water Sports Centre is located at 5 River End Rd, Bangholme VIC 3175.
GPS Coordinates: -38.05521,145.14767.
Thanks everyone who was present at this AGM meeting today, all positions were made vacant and all positions voted in as per last year, we are all looking forward to the coming racing season, updates on things happening at the club will be posted as they progress.
New boating pontoons have been installed and on there way to being completed, 24 Hour Video Camera survelliance has been working for a while now and a new automatic gate has been installed at the entrance with new gates connected to the Car Parking areas of National Water Sports Centre.
2024⁄2025 Season Race Dates set and are being finalised, all information is on our Racing page.
Updated 16-9-2024