When Grant and Debbie O’Rourke head to South Australia this week for the Adelaide International Raceway’s Pro Series 1000, it will signal a return to a happy hunting ground for the husband and wife team.

Pro Stock will not contest a championship round at Adelaide International Raceway’s VPW Racer Payouts Pro Series 1000 this weekend with entries falling below the minimum required.

There has been a lot of talk about running a competition for bodied cars that pits blown v turbo v nitrous v aspirated racers against each other in a battle for not only bragging rights, but also a substantial prize purse.

One of Australia’s longest running motorsport partnerships has strengthened with Rare Spares increasing its presence on Australian drag racing legend Graeme Cooper’s iconic ‘Bricklayer’ Holden EH Premier Station Wagon. 

The 2015 Sydney Jamboree could be best summed up as an event of attrition, the car casualty rate was high and props must go to the Sydney Dragway officials who pushed on through what seemed like endless breakages. That said, the Jamboree still produced its usual fair share of wheelstands, wild passes and two step flame throwing action.

Lee Docherty went on a wild ride in the braking area in his Pac Performance Mazda MX5 at the weekend’s Sydney Jamboree.

Local Adelaide Top Alcohol Funny Car team A1 Drag Racing and their pilot Gary Busch will welcome the ANDRA Drag Racing Series big guns from interstate with open arms at the VPW Racer Payouts Pro Series 1000 on March 14-15 – then try to beat them.

Western Australian Russell Ladbrook is on the path to recovery after his scary run into the sand trap at Washpod Nitro Max last weekend at Perth Motorplex.