Everyone loves to go to the beach – unless the beach is at the drag strip. The U.S Nationals over the weekend have seen several unwanted trips to the Indy beach.

Rapisarda Autosport International’s 2016 U.S. Nationals campaign ended in heartbreak when they were bumped from the field by NHRA veteran Terry McMillen by a mere .002 sec. in the final qualifying session for the 62nd Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis.

Amid clouds of tyre smoke, myplates.com.au was unveiled on Wednesday night as the naming rights partner for the Sydney Dragway Burnout Pad and also for its two flagship burnout events – Burnout Mania (Oct 3) and Good Fryday (April 14 2017).