Aussie drag racing legend and Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia could add lucky number #7 to his six consecutive titles since 2008 this weekend at the Fuchs Spring Nationals in Adelaide.

Rob Cassar will make his competitive return at the Fuchs Spring Nationals this week after recovering from a high-speed fall at Sydney Dragway earlier this year.

There has been some angst with the recent announcement from ANDRA about the combining of Super Street and Super Sedan at the national level of competition. It is important to note that this will only effect National Championship events and unlikely to have any bearing on regular local track run events.

The highly anticipated Mariani Family Motorsport Supporting Make-A-Wish Australia, Black Tie Ball has been announced. To be held on Thursday, 30th October, the night before the start of the Australian Drag Racing Nationals at Sydney Dragway, the brand new floating Dockside Pavilion in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, will host what is destined to be the industry’s social event of the year.

South Aussie Mario Barbon is hoping it will be third time lucky when the Fuchs Spring Nationals take centre stage at Adelaide International Raceway next weekend.

Roma’s Laurie Fitzgerald heads to this weekend’s grand finale of the 2014 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series – to be held on Saturday 27 September at Ironbark Raceway – as a two-time champion in the box seat to clinch a third Series title.

The “Superman” RX3 piloted by Nick Tsoltoudis so named for habitually carrying the front wheels across the finish line looked like it had been affected by Kryptonite recently.

Auzmet Architectural Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker experienced a rare mistake, and it ended his AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals last weekend at the Texas Motorplex before he could get started.

The Brisbane Jamboree has always been one of the premier Sport Compact events in the world, but suffice to say has been a little lacklustre over the past few years, however organiser Ray Box delivered a revamped show stopper this year that had the eyes of the world on Willowbank Raceway.

Last weekend saw some outright craziness from those Outlaw 10.5 pilots at Sydney Dragway, check out some of this footage.