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.

Darren Morgan says his AEG Top Fuel dragster is ‘made of power’, much like his sponsor’s slogan, but learning to manage that power is where the secret lies if he wants to win Coates Hire West Coast Nitro this weekend at Perth Motorplex.

When the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series kicks off at Warwick Dragway on Saturday February 20, reigning champion Paul Doeblien will be looking to start his campaign for back-to-back titles in the best possible way.

The christmas tree has been activated on another Queensland Drag Racing Championship (QDRC) season, and the racers came out in force with nearly 200 entrants for round one last weekend. The event also doubled at the first round of the popular Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series – here are the results.

The phenomenon that is Lights Out again demonstrated what can be achieved with some outside the box thinking with strong social media promotion – and a US street car superstar.

New Zealand’s premier Sport Compact event entered its 20th year and a host of Australia’s toughest machines crossed the ditch to help them celebrate the 4 & Rotary Nationals.

At the 15 February ANDRA Board meeting, several key decisions were made to ensure the season ends with a bang. Australian Motor Racing Pty Ltd has been approved as the event manager of the ANDRA Championship Grand Final to be held at Adelaide International Raceway as a two-day event 9-10 April 2016.

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.