Welcome to Drag News Australia’s live coverage from the Westernationals at Perth Motorplex featuring rounds of ANDRA Pro Series Top Doorslammer and Top Bike and the Rocket Allstars Racing Series.

They say that being number one is easy but that staying there is the true test of a racer’s mettle.

Australia’s quickest Harley rider Mark Drew has been busy not just preparing for the Westernationals but also getting back to his speedway roots.

The Westernationals week started with a highly entertaining Kwinana Performance Western Bracket Bash, an event aimed at racing for Sportsman categories while providing testing and licensing opportunities for other teams.

A number of teams may miss the Westernationals with reports the rail line that carries over the containers with their vehicles has been flooded.

Australia’s newest nitro driver is 28 year old Daniel Schultz, who was recently given the opportunity to licence in one of Santo Rapisarda’s dragsters.

The Western Bracket Bash, being held before the Westernationals this season in Perth, will be getting a dose of nitro.

The entry list for the 40th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex has been released.  

Santo Rapisarda has been good to Terry Sainty lately. Following on from the team’s announcement of Sainty driving in the US for them, Sainty is also set to have a new chassis to put one of his very own Sainty motor’s into.

 When it comes to Nitro Funny Car in Australia Peter Russo is something of an enigma, well known for his exploits at the wheel of one of drag racing’s wildest vehicles but rarely seen on the strip.