Courtney Force has called on Drag News Australia readers to support her campaign to secure the final spot in the $US100,000 TRAXXAS shoot out to be held at the MAC Tools U.S Nationals on September 2nd.

Perth Motorplex has announced the appointment of Dean Neal as the new Drag Racing Manager. Perth Motorplex General Manager, Kevin Prendergast said, “We have great pleasure in welcoming Dean Neal to our team. The Perth Motorplex Team has worked with Dean on various projects and we have no doubt that he will bring some new and diverse skills to the venue”.

The inaugural Hidden Valley round of the national Slamfest Drag Racing Series was run on the weekend with support from the Territory Government and 7mate and event organisers had their hands full with a myriad of crashes and near misses.

Sixty year old Ian Ham knows a thing or two about drag racing – the father of Top Alcohol competitor Steven Ham, he has been around drag racing for decades and finally stepped into the drivers’ seat himself 10 years ago when he bought himself a Sean Mullins built Modified dragster for his fiftieth birthday.

Drag News and Hidden Valley Drag Strip will bring you all the action from Slamfest via our CiL interactive module. Join us for all the action on Friday August 17th from 7pm central standard time.

Notice is hereby given to the voting members of the Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd that the 2012 Annual General Meeting will be held at South Sports Club, Queensland on Sunday 28 October 2012, commencing at 11.00am (AEST).

The Perth Motorplex pit expansion should provide a bunch more room for racers in the west, who had been finding space getting more and more cramped as entries at the venue rose.

VP Fuels has announced it will not be homologating the Roo 25+ fuel for the coming season.

This season will see Queensland based Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Debbie O’Rourke tackle two of the sport’s premier classes with an updated ride in Top Alcohol Funny Car and a return to the supercharged sedan ranks with a new Pontiac. She spoke with Drag News about the team’s big plans in drag racing.

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