Turbo teddies may be the in thing right now but there is still plenty of new black belts coming out for the blower fans.

The partnership between Mariani Family Motorsports and Make-A-Wish Australia continues to grow from strength to strength as they prepare for a big day out at the Nitro Champs in Sydney May 2-3.

It was a weekend to forget for a number of racers involved in some spectacular accidents across the US racing scene last weekend – fortunatley no one was seriously hurt in any of these accidents.

Kiwi Rod Harvey and his 2JZ beast of a Celica became the third quickest Sport Compact car in the world last weekend with a flying 6.06 at 239mph pass in testing at Willowbank Raceway.

Former 2012 New South Wales Junior Dragster champion David Roberts will finally make his senior debut in the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway May 2-3.