John Zappia has been creating history for the better part of a decade winning eight ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championships in a row.

The first round of the new Cruzin’ Nostalgia Drags Series between Willowbank Raceway and Sydney Dragway has been contested with everyone getting their rockabilly on at Willowbank on February 27.

The Lights Out phenomenon shifted to Sydney Dragway venue bringing in several thousand spectators to witness drag racing striped to its bare bones.

Damien Harris has assumed the points lead of the 400 Thunder Top Fuel series following victory against Mark Sheehan in the final round of Nitro Max at Perth Motorplex.

Darren Morgan Racing are back in Perth this weekend to compete at the Nitro Max event at the Perth Motorplex. Morgan is currently leading the 400 Thunder Series by 21 points after the second round on February 19 and 20.

The championship points chase for Top Fuel is heating up and with two championship rounds in one weekend at Perth Motorplex’s Nitro Max event this Saturday and Sunday, the 400 Thunder series scenario could be tipped on its head.

Rapisarda Autosport International Top Fuel driver Damien Harris says he needs to work on the consistency of his reaction times coming into this weekend’s Nitro Max event at Perth Motorplex.

It was a subdued APSA Pro Street show that headed to Calder Park last weekend. The relative recent return to drag racing for the venue still means it will be a while before racer numbers increase, and there was also competition from Lights Out and Powercruise in Sydney.

Rob “The Mad Professor” Taylor has realised a dream during the APSA Pro Street event at Calder Park last weekend – running a five second pass in his Camaro Top Doorslammer.

Mark Belleri (Narrabeen, NSW) rattles off five second passes on a regular basis. But last time out at Calder Park, the Holden Trade Club team came away disappointed. 

Australian Nationals Super Street runner up Kylie Tanner (Wingfield, SA) is primed and ready for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council at Steel City Raceway March 12-13.

Whyalla’s Peter Datson is still on cloud nine following his Australian Nationals win at Calder Park Raceway back in January with the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series to visit his hometown in two weeks.

Fresh off a father-daughter double header win in Portland at the South Coast Raceway 10 year Anniversary, South Australia’s Bob Sherry is aiming to translate that success into more glory at Steel City Raceway in Whyalla March 12-13.

Perth Motorplex was the site of record breaking runs for Australian Alcohol Funny Cars, where Gary Phillips and his Lucas Oil Products team broke through the highly sought after 5.3 second barrier, recording a 5.374 at 268.23mph.

We all know Top Fuel Motorcycle riders are a special breed – you have to be to staddle a nitro fuelled engine that could go nuclear at any moment. Well it seems Sydney’s newest nitro bike combatant was born from that unique casting if his debut is anything to go by.

The popular JP Racing Eighth Mile Series contested over four tracks in South East Queensland is go again for 2016 after the completion of round one at Warwick Dragway.

ANDRA Super Stock Champion Steve Norman will finally get to sleep in his own bed when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council visits Whyalla March 12-13.

The Atura Championship Series at Sydney Dragway features some of the hottest sportsman racing in the country, but for round one of the 2016 Series Mother Nature turned it up a few notches.

South Coast Raceway rocked to the sound of nitro as a massive crowd filled the beachside facility with tight racing keeping the fans on the edge of their seats with three rounds of spectacular competition.

Who said drag racers are not athletes? At the West Coast Nitro 400 Thunder event Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors Maurice Allen and Ryan Learmonth gave new meaning to the drag racing phrase “legging” it to the finish.

As part of 400 Thunder’s on-going development to deliver the best possible service for race fans, sponsors and teams, three changes have been made to its already popular live streaming program.

Scott White is looking to make an impression in his first appearance at Perth Motorplex. Having won the opening Pro Stock Motorcycle round in Sydney last year, White is hoping to continue his good fortunes of late and make it two in a row.

Willowbank Raceway CEO Tony Manson has announced that he is stepping down from the role to be closer to family – his decision effective immediately.

They are four of the most iconic cars in the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car tour and they have taken aim at each other – the Mach 1 Mustangs of Paul Messineo and Justin Walshe will be looking to take down the ’57 Chevs of Rick Gauci and Shane Olive at Portland.

Tony Hinkley looks to have overcome a troubled start for his new Kawasaki ZX14R Pro Bike ahead of this weekend’s 400 Thunder championship round as part of Coates Hire West Coast Nitro.

Top Doorslammer racer Charlie Micali was unhurt in a devastating crash with his Duster last weekend during round one of Sydney Dragway’s Atura Championship Series.

Western Australia’s Mark Sheehan comes into Coates Hire West Coast Nitro with a small advantage over the field, having spent Wednesday testing his 10,000 horsepower nitro-fuelled dragster at Perth Motorplex.

Western Australian Pro Bike rider Ryan Learmonth comes into the second round of the 400 Thunder championship at this weekend’s Coates Hire West Coast Nitro event with maximum confidence.