The fourth round of the WA Summer Slam Series saw a heart-stopping finish on Saturday at Perth Motorplex as veteran racer John Zappia’s braking parachutes failed at over 400kmh.

There’s a colourful new Funny Car ready to rumble out in Western Australia, with Michael King looking forward to getting into Supercharged Outlaws next season.

Sydney’s Maatouks Racing has been a hotbed of quick Skyline and Nissan RB motor action lately and the pace is not slowing up, with Nader Nader’s new-to-him Pro Mod chassis arriving from the USA.

The PremiAir Hire Racing team rounded out their Santo’s Summer Thunder experience at Sydney Dragway on Saturday evening with a round victory over Damien Harris.

The Carrot Kings Top Fuel dragster went to runner up honours at Santo’s Summer Thunder on Saturday, with driver Phil Lamattina starting to see the results from his team’s tuning strategy.

The Central Queensland Drag Racing Association (CQDRA), the operator of Benaraby Dragway, has signed a 10 year sanctioning agreement with the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA).

Palmyra Dragway has announced they will be switching sanction to IHRA Australia, with a three year agreement signed last week.

Water, earth, wind and fire were unable to stop John Zappia from claiming his fifth straight event win at Santo’s Summer Thunder at Sydney Dragway on Saturday.

Tim Roads is fast earning a reputation for spectacular runs in the Outlaw Radial division at Perth Motorplex.

Perth Motorplex’s home grown Nitro Bike series has been gathering pace in recent events and class veteran Greg Durack is seeking quicker times from his Kawasaki thanks to a new motor combo.