Racers had the chance to blow away their New Year’s cobwebs at Sydney Dragway’s Full Throttle Friday event, the first serious hit out at the venue for 2014. Read on as we take you through some of the highlights of the round.

After fighting constant rain showers the opening round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship has been cancelled due to weather at Fuchs South Coast Raceway.

Craig Hewitt finally has unveiled his Pro Street Blown-destined VZ Holden Monaro at the famed Summernats car show.

The Alutech/CTS Low Loaders Funny Car of Rob Pilkington made an aggressive return back to the 5.50 second range last Saturday at the Perth Motorplex to trump a star studded thirteen car field and be top qualifiers in Top Comp.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car show has a new star – the Super Bad Nova of Peter Leahy is heading to Adelaide for the January 4 event at Adelaide International Raceway for the car’s Australian debut.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Extravaganza at Sydney Dragway was an event that had everything, and at the end of the day, two of the finalists were at completely different ends of the experience spectrum. The Peirano-powered ‘Time Traveller’ had only a few full quarter-mile passes when they had to take on US superstar Ron Capps for bragging rights – and they won!

In preparation for this weekends Nitro & Fire event at Perth Motorplex, the Nitro Funny Car boys had a pre-event hit out.

A spectator has been killed in a horrific two car accident at the Puerto Rican Salinas Speedway today, home to most of the worlds quickest Sport Compact cars.

In the words of driver and tuner Anthony Maatouk, “This is what happens when you pump 70+ psi into a 1987 block”.