
The BatDan Rises to lead Junior Dragster into Warwick, Mildura
Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster racer Daniel ‘BatDan’ Carranza (South Morang, Victoria) has come a long way since making his debut at the 43rd Westernationals in 2014.
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Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster racer Daniel ‘BatDan’ Carranza (South Morang, Victoria) has come a long way since making his debut at the 43rd Westernationals in 2014.
Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series comes to Warwick Dragway this weekend (November 28-29) marking the first time the eighth-mile drag strip has hosted a National Championship event.
Parkhurst Modified Bike racer Ace Edwards hasn’t twisted the throttle a great deal of late. But when your last two events include a Winternationals win and a runner up several months later in Sydney at the East Coast Nationals, you still come to Warwick Dragway this weekend as one of the favourites.
The home of the largest championship drag racing event held outside of North America – Willowbank Raceway – will move all of its activities to International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sanctioning from 1 December 2015.
The Washpod WA Drag Racing Championships were run last weekend at Perth Motorplex. Check out our photo gallery.
Perth Motorplex will move to full International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sanctioning from 1 December 2015, with no more ANDRA sanctioned events to take place at the venue.
ANDRA Drag Racing comes to Warwick Dragway for the first time next week when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series hits the eighth-mile track.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd (ANDRA) is pleased to announce ICE Ignition has signed on to become an ANDRA Contingency Partner.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the Southern Downs Regional Council has committed over $17,000 to Warwick Dragway and the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event to be held November 28-29.
400 Thunder has confirmed in a statement that it will rebrand four of the six professional drag racing brackets for its series.
Dave Hope was on hand at the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at South Coast Raceway last weekend to snap this gallery of all the action.
Six new national eighth-mile records were set in Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Fuchs South Coast Raceway November 14-15.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd (ANDRA) is excited to announce Trick Flow Specialties as a new ANDRA Drag Racing Contingency Partner.
All the action, colour and emotion from the 400 Thunder/Summit Sportsman Series East Coast Nationals in one mammoth gallery as captured by Grant Stephens and Michael Wyllie from Cackling Pipes Photography and Drag News Magazine.
When the final round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships hits the track at Willowbank Raceway this Saturday (21 November), siblings Kellie Kidd and Tony Bellert will be looking to secure twin-championships for their family.
Darren Morgan and his team took off where they left off at the first event of the 400 Thunder Series at Sydney Dragway on the weekend with a runner up to American Cory McClenathan.
Matt Forbes has won a historic double in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Fuchs South Coast Raceway by becoming the first Sportsman (Groups Two, Three, Four) racer to win two ANDRA Christmas Trees at one event.
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returned to eighth-mile action today with qualifying for Round 3 of the 2015/2016 Championship at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria.
The 400 Thunder Series will be sanctioned by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) for future events, starting with next month’s Home Group WA Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex, according to a statement released today from the group.
Top Comp has long been one of Western Australia’s favourite local brackets and the variety of cars being put in front of spectators continues to impress.
There’s a sister act at Perth Motorplex right now and it’s going on in Super Street.
Ballarat’s Matt Forbes will begin a dual campaign for supremacy when he lines up in both Modified and Super Gas at the South Coast 660 at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria this weekend (November 14-15).
Last weekend NHRA star Cory McClenathan defeated Darren Morgan on a holeshot to win the 2015 East Coast Nationals. Rapisarda Autosport International (RAI) also made history as they became the first Top Fuel team in the world to field four cars at the one event.
This Saturday, November 14th, will mark the concluding round of the 2015 Sydney Atura Championship Series. Modified racer, Graham Elliot, driver of the GE Corp / Pro Signs dragster, will also be finishing his first full season in Modified competition.
O’Rourke Motorsport’s Grant O’Rourke has enjoyed strong speed at the first-ever 400 Thunder series round – the East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway – at the weekend.
National championship drag racing continues to be left in limbo with ANDRA issuing a new email advising it may not sanction upcoming 400 Thunder events at Perth and Willowbank.
Fans at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland this weekend can look forward to some old school cool as Wayne Talbot (Clyde, Victoria) pilots his Forever Young II Funny Car at the South Coast 660.
Cory McClenthan, Steven Reed, John Zappia, Mark Drew, Tyronne Tremayne and Scott White have all secured wins at the East Coast Nationals in Sydney.
Tom Dimitropoulos (Super Stock), Peter Everett (Competition Bike), Matt Lisle (Super Compact), Peter Byrne (Supercharged Outlaws), Neale Constantinou (Top Sportsman), Rocco Romano (Modified), Sean Maher (Super Sedan), Phil White (Modified Bike), Samuel Franzen (Super Street), Brooke Farrelly (Junior Dragster) and Joe Catanzariti (Super Gas) have all taken wins in Round 2 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the East Coast Nationals in Sydney.
Darren Morgan, Steven Reed, John Zappia, Mark Drew, Lee Bektash and Brad Lemberg all occupy the number one qualifying positions at the East Coast Nationals in Sydney with one qualifier remaining due to weather on Saturday night.
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