When Ipswich racer Simon Stevens heads to Willowbank Raceway this weekend for round two of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series (26 April) he does so with a target on his back by virtue of his defending champion status.

After the rained out Season Opener, Hidden Valley Drag Strip is set to re-ignite this weekend with the Dash 4 Cash on Saturday 26th April.

When the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series announced the introduction of an Eighth Mile Outlaws bracket for its 2014 season, supported by FG Loy & Sons, it represented an opportunity too good to refuse for Toowoomba racer Rodney Hansen.