Tony Wedlock has been appointed as the new President for Willowbank Raceway’s Management Committee this week.

  Records and person bests were the order of the night at Round 4 of the Track Championship Series at Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Saturday with Scott MacLean piloting his Top Alcohol Funny Car to a new track record.

With just days until the much anticipated two-day Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Nationals at Willowbank Raceway (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August), entries have now closed with 158 machines of yesteryear signing on for the popular event.

  Rapisarda Autosport International has set up a first round clash with Texan Steve Torrence after qualifying in 15th spot at the Sonoma Nationals.

The NSW Championship Series at Sydney Dragway passed its midpoint with the running of round five in very chilly conditions. Despite sunshine all day, the track temp quickly plummeted in the afternoon to below 50F causing some underwear changing moments for those with less down force.

Greg Clayton took out a thrilling Super Comp bracket in round eight of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship, held for the first time at Benaraby Raceway in central Queensland.

The threat of rain had Willowbank’s sportsman racers fearing the July 13 event was going to be yet another washout for the South East Queensland venue.

  The expanded Aeroflow Sportsman Championship took to the Red Centre for the first time with Alice Springs International Dragway hosting round seven of the series.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is set to make big changes to its rules for street cars, with modern ‘street registered’ vehicles being permitted to run without roll cages down to a limit of 10.00 seconds for the first time.

The system of voluntary ANDRA crew membership has now been formalised across all tracks and provides a new option for crew members to avoid lengthy queues for signing an indemnity.