The new 400 Thunder series has kicked off with the running of the 400 Thunder In The Tropics event at Springmount Raceway in Cairns – the event was the opening round for Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle and Sportsman.

Big dollar bracket races are big business in the U.S. with cash purses reaching one million dollars chased by professional sportsman racers. While we are not in the same league here, Ken Lowe has tried on the concept at Willowbank Raceway.

The much anticipated opening of Swan Hill Dragway has been delayed due to the wet and wild weather that has been lashing much of the south east of Australia.

Terry Sainty, a man who crosses between the great divide of methanol and nitro with no fear, will have a fresh new Top Alcohol Funny Car chassis and body to drive for the coming season.

The JP Racing Eighth Mile Series that has criss-crossed South East Queensland has come to a end for 2016 with the final round held at Willowbank Raceway. Here are the final round results, series champions and a few photos.

ANDRA member benefits are about to get even better with a new partnership forged between ANDRA and The Accommodation Brokers.

Three-time NHRA champion Larry Dixon will be reunited with Rapisarda Autosport International at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Pennsylvania this weekend.

The progressive international movement into Australia has continued as the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has announced Maurice Allen, IHRA Australia managing director and signed Wide Bay Motor Complex to a three-year sanctioning agreement.

Formerly retired pro racer Grant O’Rourke will return to the drag strip to be a special guest at Springmount Raceway’s Thunder in the Tropics event this weekend (October 1).

Yes that’s right an eight second Holden Grange! Josh Calgaro has turned heads with one impressively quick machine.

200 racers contested the penultimate round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships and final round of the Kenda Tires Drag Radial Series at Willowbank Raceway on September 17.

Charlie Muscat’s naturally aspirated Holden 202ci Torana has been melting the internet ever since he ran his first nine second pass last Friday night at Sydney Dragway.

The Cruzin’ Magazine Sydney Nostalgia Drags claimed a little piece of history when Rick Gauci stormed his way to the first five second nitro altered pass in Australia with “Bezerk”.

A Top Doorslammer icon from the nineties, Peter Gratz is edging closer to a return to drag racing.

Shane Tucker is progressively working towards mastering the new rules that were implemented in the NHRA Pro Stock class at the beginning of 2016. In just his third race of the season, growing pains are to be expected and Tucker is breaking through each of them with pure determination.

The brand new Stuart Bishop Racing Camaro has hit the track in testing, and we take a close up look in photos at the beautiful piece thanks to Drag Photos.

Willowbank Raceway is known around the country as one of Australia’s finest drag racing venues, home to one of the world’s largest Drag Racing meet the Winternationals. However, the track is passionately committed to serving grassroots Australian Drag Racing, and nowhere is this more evident than through their annual Queensland Drag Racing Championship Series.

And then there were four. The pressures of Hot Rod Drag Week are taking their toll on the Australian contingent but they continue to plow onwards towards the final day. Drag News’ US correspondent Keith Burgan had this update.

They came from far and wide this year to congregate at Warwick Dragway for the annual 6 Banger racing bonanza. Here is the wrap up of who won what and a few photos.

Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker is headed to the Ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals this weekend with a rebound in his sights.

With the Sandown 500 this weekend, we coincidentally came across footage on YouTube of Tommy Easton’s spectacular crash at the Sandown circuit that many of you may not have seen.

The Jamboree has witnessed yet another historic sport compact benchmark smashed – the first 13B rotary six second pass in Australia.

NSW racer Paul Linnett received more than he bargained for on this pass at the Nostalgia Drags last weekend at Sydney Dragway.

Jason Payne has one of the quickest Skylines in the land, and was looking to run another quick number at the Willowbank Jamboree when it all turned to hell.

Rapisarda Autosport International will be seeking redemption when they race at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at z-MAX Dragway, on September 16-18.

The Stuart Bishop Racing team have certainly taken their fair share of knocks in doorslammer racing, but the team keeps bouncing back and have unveiled their brand new Camaro.

We have dragged the chain a little on results from the Willowbank Jamboree – but here are all the winners, plus plenty of photo and video footage of the action.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) has now been confirmed as the drag racing sanctioning body for Perth Motorplex.

The recipients of the 2016 ANFA Pioneers and Legends Awards will be honored at Sydney Dragway on Saturday September 10th between 3.00pm and 7.00pm.

As the 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing Series moves closer to the season opener in Cairns, the Series has announced the re-branding of all events that fall under the 400 Thunder banner.