Drag racing fans at Calder Park and watching live online held their breath after witnessing Bill Perdikaris’ spectacular Pro Stock tumble at the Australian Nationals – the good news is Perdikaris will be back soon.

Last year Holly Odgers won Sydney Dragway’s Street Fighter Track Championship, while any track championship win is impressive, it is even more so in your rookie year – especially in class that, while it is suppose to be introductory, is loaded with some seasoned racers.

Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle National Record holder and multiple champion Chris Matheson has won the Westernationals held last weekend at Perth’s Kwinana Motorplex.

Gary Phillips and his Lucas Oil Products team debuted a new engine combination in the best way possible, by clean sweeping every point available at last weekend’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex.

One of Sydney Dragway’s longest running events, Day of the Drags, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event with a nitro present for race fans – side-by-side nitro altered and nostalgia top fuel match racing on March 12!

Veteran Sydney drag racer Alan Ostey was unhurt when his Torana suddenly went to perform a rail slide on the Sydney Dragway concrete wall last weekend.

“Ballistic Drag Racing, where it all started – the hunger for the Gold Tree.” states Rob Cassar as he explains in his own words the path to his Australian Nationals victory.

Ex-pat West Australian Grant O’Rourke tasted victory in his home-land of Perth on the weekend, taking out the Pro Slammer victory at the 45th Westernationals.

Australia’s most scenic eighth mile racetrack, Portland’s South Coast Raceway, will again rock to the sound of nitro as the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car tour brings a massive field of flame-throwing funny cars to the iconic Victorian venue.

IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRGSE), proud portfolio company of TPG; parent company to the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA); one the fastest-growing professional racing circuits globally, today, announced that Mike Dunn has been installed as President of the IHRA organization in advance of the complete reorganization of the company and its various operations.

NHRA Funny Car “pilot” Jack Beckman attempted a low orbit when his nitro machine literally took off during NHRA’s pre season testing.

The Pro Slammer king, John Zappia may set a new national record at the Perth Motorplex last night, but Grant O’Rourke was ultimately crowned the Home Group WA Westernationals champion. 

Local underdog Pino Priolo finally broke through for his maiden 400 Thunder Pro Slammer victory at last night’s rescheduled Home Group WA Nitro Slam eliminations at the Perth Motorplex.

John Zappia and Gary Phillips lead the Pro Slammer and Pro Alcohol fields respectively at the 45th Westernationals at the completion of qualifying, while also on the card was the completion of the washed out Nitro Slam event for Pro Slammer and Top Bike.

  The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is excited to announce the Whyalla City Council has taken on presentation rights for the March 12-13 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event at Steel City Raceway.

Supercharged Outlaws racer Murray Edgar literally blew his top on the way home from the Australian Nationals at Calder Park when his trailer lost the roof somewhere on the return journey.

When Grant O’Rourke heads to the Perth Motorplex this weekend with O’Rourke Motorsport, he will be effectively competing in not one, but two, Top Doorslammer events at the same time.

Western Australia’s Aaron Deery charges into the 400 Thunder Pro Alcohol championship round at the Home Group WA Westernationals this weekend full of confidence following a recent win at Perth Motorplex.

Australia’s quickest man on two wheels has made his 2016 championships season intentions clear.

Fans will be the biggest winners at this week’s 45th Annual Home Group WA Westernationals with a rare double-header when 400 Thunder returns to Perth’s premier motorsport venue, the Perth Motorplex.

Springmount Raceway’s Bruce Williams, Murray Moule, Evan Yelavich and 400 Thunder CEO Maurice Allen together at the new venue to announce to track’s IHRA sanction and inclusion in the 400 Thunder calendar.

Three new records were set the past two weeks in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at South Coast Raceway in Portland and the Australian Nationals at Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne.

The 2016 competitive season at Willowbank Raceway will officially kick off this Saturday (30 January) with the first round of the popular Street Series.

Grant O’Rourke made history at Calder Park Raceway at the weekend, setting the first ever five-second Top Doorslammer pass down the Victorian drag strip as part of the Australian Nationals event.

A new nostalgia drag racing series will come to Willowbank Raceway and Sydney Dragway in 2016, with the three-round Cruzin’ Magazine Nostalgia Drags and Hot Rod Reunion announced today.

The first Australian Nationals to be held at Calder Park Raceway in 15 years was a roaring success with two days of big crowds, great racing and giant performances.

  The Australian Nationals returned to Calder Park for the first time since 2001 as Sportsman racers lifted their game to produce plenty of drama, first time winners and some outstanding performances.

Drag News brings the final day of group 1 action live from Calder Park. Join us from 12:45pm for an afternoon of racing.

The Cannuli brothers, John and Paul, have each qualified first in Top Alcohol and Top Doorslammer at the Australian Nationals.