
Peter Kapiris: “The Wimbledon of Aussie drag racing”
When talking to Top Doorslammer legend Peter Kapiris his passion for drag racing overflows.
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When talking to Top Doorslammer legend Peter Kapiris his passion for drag racing overflows.

The Australian Nationals returns to Calder Park Raceway for the first time in 15 years this weekend and fans will be able to watch eliminations via live stream.

400 Thunder’s Sportsman Series will be bolstered by the introduction of a new bracket, Pro Radial. Pro Radial is set to be one of the most diverse but hotly contested classes and open to a variety of engine configurations, with allowances for four, six and eight cylinder blocks, blowers, turbochargers and nitrous oxide – all running on convention radial tyres.

Returning to its spiritual home for the first time in 15 years, the Australian Nationals at Calder Park Raceway will burst in life this weekend, and Calder Park Manager Peter Pisalidis would like to thank everyone for their sport of the event and venue.

The action came thick and fast at South Coast Raceway for Round 7 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

South Coast Raceway is a favourite among Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers around the country and it lived up to its reputation as a first class eighth-mile drag strip during qualifying under sunny, blue skies.

In great news Phil Parker will be astride “Gracie” – his Top Fuel Motorcycle – once again at Australian Nationals as his continues his personal cancer battle.

Pro Stock, considered by many as the “drivers category”, promises to deliver the goods when the Australian Nationals return to Calder Park Raceway for the first since 2001 on January 23-24.

Former Super Stock Champion Darren Parker is in a race against time to get his engine ready for a long awaited Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series return at the Australian Nationals January 23-24 at Calder Park Raceway.

Accomplished American sportsman racer Jason Rich invades Australia this week to take on the best Aussie Modified drivers in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

Fittingly at the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic held at Calder Park Sunday December 27, 2015, Super Stock racer Daniel Camilleri set a new quarter mile DD/GA elapsed time record.

There’s a battle looming as the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returns fro the second time this week at South Coast Raceway in Portland.

NHRA Pro Stock racer Shane Gray has been the first to unveil video footage of the new generation EFI NHRA Pro Stock race cars.

OK this just happened! The EKanoo Racing team out of the Middle East have stunned even themselves by blasting a 5.77 at a crazy 247mph during an event at Bahrain Drag Racing Circuit.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car event at Perth Motorplex has been receiving rave reviews with spectators and racers alike enjoying an awesome show.

Grant Findlay from Ozwild has captured these images from the Andrew Rowe Memorial/ANDRA Summit Sportsman Series event at Calder Park and sent them a long to us – check them out.

David Yanko, 2015 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series runner up in Super Sedan, will lose two wheels at the next National Championship event in his hometown Portland on January 16-17.

December was a good month for Jason Stares (Camden, NSW) in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series had its first outing in Western Australia and it was one of the most popular events in some time at Perth Motorplex.

Fans at South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria will be treated to a little Group One action when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returns January 16-17 for Round 7 of the championship.

Wayne Keys thought he would be finished drag racing for a very long time when he had a devastating crash in his Holden Monaro at Perth Motorplex.

For this weekend’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car event at the Perth Motorplex, Aaron Hambridge will be tuning and driving as the nitro guru makes a return to the cockpit of the iconic Trans-Am, The Bandit.

The Night of Fire saw jet dragsters, freestyle motocross and fireworks combine to produce an entertaining spectacle at Kwinana Beach.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd. (ANDRA) is pleased to announce Grant Goodall has been appointed ANDRA CEO. Grant comes to ANDRA with a history of CEO and senior board positions including Chairman of Harness Racing SA for a record eight years from 2003 – 2011 where he received a National Award for distinguished services to the sport.


Rhiannon Allison is one of Australia’s fastest women, driving the Felicity Dragwell jet dragster. She will get a new experience for the Night of Fire however when she gets to race against her father Craig for the first time.

Nichele Racing and Matt Forbes have announced via Facebook they will team up at the Australian Nationals at Calder Park January 23-24, 2016.

Northern Territory’s Adam Murrihy is living the dream right now travelling the country with his family and chasing Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series glory on the drag strip.

Drag Racing is coming home for Modified racer Emma Williams when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series visits Calder Park for the Rowe Memorial on Sunday December 27.

National Championship Drag Racing returns to Calder Park Raceway December 27 at the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic.
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