Tribute to Jeff Clarke
National record holder and multi car owner Jeff Clarke passed away 2am Sunday. Drag News Australia would like to extend their sympathy to his family and friends at this difficult time. courtesy of Perth Motorplex
National record holder and multi car owner Jeff Clarke passed away 2am Sunday. Drag News Australia would like to extend their sympathy to his family and friends at this difficult time. courtesy of Perth Motorplex

Rapisarda Racing’s finest weekend on the NHRA Full Throttle series came to a premature end when Cory McClenathan smoked the tyres in round one of eliminations against Texan Steve Torrence.

A personal best of 3.85/311 mph for Rapisarda Racing has catapulted the Oz team into 12th spot spot at the end of qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago.

Rapisarda Racing have clocked their finest qualifying performance since joining the NHRA Full Throttle Series in 2010. A superb pass of 3.86/490 km/h. clinched the Oz outfit tenth spot and with two qualifying sessions remaining has all but guaranteed the team a start on race day.

SANTO RAPISARDA Racing will make their first appearance at historic Route 66 Speedway Chicago in round 11 of the NHRA Full Throttle championship this weekend.

Speedflow now have available a new size in our 140 Series range. The new -3 size is manufactured from steel with a different design than our standard hex style used in the -4 to -12 sizes.
The 2012 Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank International Raceway, Queensland Australia was the most dramatic event of the year for ANDRA Pro Series Australian Top Doorslammer teams – with inclement weather, extended race days, team withdrawals, nail-biting “championship on the line” runs, pending retirements, upset wins, and quickest passes in history – all playing center stage at various times of the event.

Yesterday PAC Performance revealed their new Mazda 6 SP weapon and they believe its packing the artillery required to take back the rotary world record.
Australian Drag Racing Legend Gary Phillips has claimed yet another ANDRA Pro Series Top Alcohol crown, taking his championship tally to sixteen.

On Thursday night the BDRA held a meeting at the Bairnsdale RSL to outline its recovery and development strategy for the recently vandalised Bairnsdale drag strip. Local drag racers from Bairnsdale and also from as far away as Canberra and Sydney attended to ask questions about BDRA plans for the future of the facility. Police and council representatives also attended.
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