The Springmount Drag Racing Association has full approval from council for the construction of a full 1/4 mile drag strip on the Atherton Tablelands.

Rapid Bikes, Australia’s leading magazine for performance and modified motorcycles, is proud to announce that they are naming rights sponsors of Modified Bike at Sydney Dragway for the 2011/2012 drag racing season.

Ash Marshall’s “Scorcher” AA/FD will make its last public appearance in Australia at the Willowbank Winternationals Re-run to be held on 15th-17th July.

The resumption of the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals – July 15-17 at Willowbank Raceway – is set to be bigger and better than ever with confirmation that US NHRA Top Fuel star, Cory McClenathan will be back for the event.

The Board of the Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd announced today the retirement of its long serving Chief Executive Officer Tony Thornton.

Victorian-based design and print company, YBI Creative has secured the services of Rob Sharp with the ex-Clemenger Adelaide Mitsubishi Account Director taking equity share in the business from July 1.

The move to our new server and host has been complete. What this will mean for Dragnews is a more secure server environment and the ability to bring new and upgraded services in the future. Please read the following information in order to assess what this willl mean for you.

Mopar Australia (Chrysler) has announced a renewal of its sponsorship of ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing’s Lee Bektash and Team Mopar for the next two seasons. The renewal builds on Mopar’s ongoing sponsorship of Lee and his team since 2008.

Over the course of the next week, we will be moving Dragnews.com.au to a new host. During this move we may experience a small amount of downtime, but don’t fret we will be back bigger and better than ever.

You’ve got to feel for this Funny Car driver when the steering wheel comes off in the cockpit. Check out the video.