The coolest show in all of drag racing will once again be at Willowbank Raceway on the 30th of April as the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars hit down featuring a massive field of 14 nitro cars as well as the Nitro Sheriff and the Rocket Ship wheelstanders.

Drag racing is one of the few motorsports to be conducted over a standard distance, which makes national records a motivational goal for participants. West Australian racer Alistair McClure is one such competitor inspired to collect records, with his current quest to obtain as many of the “BB” records available as possible – BB/Altered, BB/Funny Car and BB/Dragster.

WA’s Troy Thompson says progress on his turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa Modified Bike has been far quicker than expected since hitting the track earlier this season.

Drag racing can provide its competitors with inspiration to get through different parts of their life and issue 15 of Drag News Magazine uses that as a theme for a personal and thoughtful read. We open with an honest interview with retiring Top Fuel Motorcycle rider Phil Parker, who tells us about his battle with cancer, how drag racing gave him a life worth living and what his plans are beyond the quarter mile. Peter Peirano is one of the most colourful characters in the pit area of any drag racing event but under that bright exterior he has faced his own personal challenges. We find out how drag racing provided a light at the end of the tunnel for the nitro funny car team owner. Shane Wynd is one of Australia’s top bracket racers and he tells us how a quick decision to travel to the USA was just what he needed. Plus event coverage from Lights Out at Willowbank Raceway and Sydney Dragway, an up close look at Jeff Lutz’s awesome Evil Twin 57 Chev including a pull out poster, a double dose of nitro from Perth Motorplex, sportsman action from Whyalla, Top Doorslammers from Calder Park and more. Click here to order issue 15 of Drag News Magazine.

Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster contender Mikey Naylor (Marangaroo, WA) was the fourth Naylor family member to win an ANDRA Christmas Tree at Steel City Raceway in Whyalla two weeks ago. That victory brought the number of Christmas Trees in the family to up to a total of six.

2015 Modified Bike Champion Ian Read (Success, WA) will make a one event return to sport the number #1 on his bike for the first and last time at the ANDRA Championship Grand Final April 9-10 at Adelaide International Raceway.

The second night of Santo’s Super 3 at Willowbank Raceway was rained out after the qualifying shootout for the pros.

The game has changed in Australian Top Fuel and the race is on for the 4.4 second zone. Sydney’s Wayne Newby has struck the latest blow, becoming the quickest Australian drag racer on an Australian track with a stunning 4.534 pass last night at Santo’s Super 3 at Willowbank Raceway.