Wayne Newby, the newest recruit to Rapisarda Autosport International, says he is growing more and more accustomed to the cockpit of a Top Fuel dragster but even he was taken aback after covering the quarter mile in 4.58 seconds at Perth Motorplex last month.

The fifth issue of Drag News Magazine is now available! Issue five of Drag News Magazine is now out. In this edition, we talk to the IHRA about their plans for Australian drag racing, Willowbank CEO Tony Manson discusses all things do with drag racing at the Ipswich institution and we find out about young Daniel Carranza, a Junior Dragster driver who is learning about life through drag racing. Plus action packed reports from the Sydney Jamboree, VPW Pro Series 1000 at Adelaide and Washpod Nitro Max in Perth. You can view the magazine in the embed below or else click here. To view the full version of the e-magazine costs US$3.99 (about AUD$4.89 this morning) but we reckon the best option is a subscription at US$34.99 (about AUD $42.83 this morning). A subscription means you’ll get 12 issues of Drag News Magazine for less than the cost of nine! Sorry about the US dollar stuff. The magazine software will prompt for payment to view all the pages. This means signing up to an account on Joomag and entering credit card or PayPal details through their secure server. Once you have a log in, you can also download the Joomag app to view the magazine on your phone or tablet. When viewing on a desktop, we recommend clicking the full screen button to get the best experience. You can zoom in by double clicking anywhere on the page and zoom out by double clicking again. *Please note* we are aware of a technical issue where a user who has subscribed or purchased an issue already may be asked to pay again for their subscription or issue. The work around is to make sure you are logged in to joomag.com first and then either click on ‘My Library’ within Joomag or simply come back to the magazine embed on this page. If you do need technical assistance send an email to luke@dragnews.com.au. {fcomment}

The newest kid on the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car block is sure to become a crowd favourite on debut. The Dukes of Hazzard-inspired ‘The General’ is set to shake up the field as Australia’s favourite nitro show is joined by jet-cars and legendary Australia rock band, Rose Tattoo in an Easter spectacular in Adelaide Saturday, April 4.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Show is heading back north, with confirmation the tour will be taking a massive 11 of the 4000 horsepower flame-throwing funny cars to Mackay’s Palmyra Dragway!

Queensland drag racing legend Ben Bray will make his comeback to the drag strip this Easter Saturday (April 4) as part of the Santo’s Super 3 Extreme Drag Race Event, presented by Uplift Cranes and Titan Cranes.

Getting off to the best start of his brief career in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Lucas Oil/GEICO Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton is ready for bigger things during his second trip ever to the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, which will take place this weekend in Concord, North Carolain.

When the flame-throwing Top Fuel dragsters thunder down Willowbank Raceway’s quarter-mile on Easter Saturday (4 April) as part of the Santo’s Super 3 Extreme Drag Race Event presented by Uplift Cranes and Titan Cranes, it will be in pursuit of what has been called ‘Top Fuel’s highest honour’.

Scott White had that feeling of confidence prior to the first round of the 2015 ANDRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship at Adelaide International Raceway.

Warwick Dragway played host to the first round of the 2015 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series on March 14. The event was originally was scheduled for late February, but cyclone Marcia had something to say about that, so organiser John Winterburn made the proactive decision to move the event date.