Shane Weston continues to make mid five second runs come easily from the family Top Alcohol dragster as the Perth Motorplex season continues.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car event at FUCHS South Coast Raceway will have a local Victorian team in the line-up with the confirmation that the Melbourne-based team whom regularly race their ‘Russler’ Mustang will be piloting the ‘Back to the Future’ Plymouth Satellite.

The 2015 calendar of events for Hidden Valley Drag Strip has now been released.

Four-times Australian Top Fuel Champion Darren Morgan will be racing an Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car with the Victorian native set to make his debut in the new nitro tour at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria on January 3.

Drag racing veteran and long-time Willowbank Raceway Board member Steve Reed has announced his decision to step down from the Board after 15 years.

It is very sad to report that Joe Gatt passed away this evening, our sincerest condolences to the entire Gatt family and his many many friends. Drag racing icon, legend, royalty have all been used today to describe the one we have affectionately known as Buzzard, R.I.P

Englishman, turned Aussie, turned American Bazz Young got more than he bargained for when he came out to drive an all new ‘Shack Attack’ at the weekend’s Aeroflow Night of Fire at Sydney Dragway.

Until the Fuchs Winternationals, this past June, Jon Sting hadn’t raced in 12 months as he focused on his business; Balonne Field Services.

Christine Steffens experienced the most dramatic moment of her Nitro Funny Car career on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex when her ‘Croc’ fireballed at 1000 feet. Steffens said after a quick pedal the supercharger backfired, resulting in a spectacular fire outside the car but fortunately no flames inside the cabin. It is believed the backfire sent a piece of shrapnel into a front tyre, which then caused the car to get into the wall in the braking area. “It was on a real mission, I don’t know why I pedalled it, and it just exploded. It was instanteous,” Steffens said.  “I knew that I had a backfire and I knew I had popped the blower or done something, but I had broken windscreens before. I was annoyed because I hit the wall and knew I had done body damage.” Steffens said the fire briefly appeared again when she pulled to a stop in the braking area but the fire bottles put it out almost instantly. Despite the backfire, the car still ran 5.42 over the quarter mile and Steffens said the data showed it may have been on a 5.0 pass. With the level of damage, Steffens is not sure about her future, at least with this car. “It’s probably my last pass in a fuel funny car, unless I can talk my husband around,” she said. Video by Phil Blondel/dragsmedia. {fcomment}

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars and Australia’s quickest Pro Street cars have converged on Sydney Dragway for the Aeroflow Night of Fire. Stay tuned to dragnews.com.au for all the great action from the event.

Drag News is in test mode! We’re bringing you some of the highlights from today’s Pro Street and Outlaw Nitro Funny Car testing here live.

Wet and cold conditions at Sydney Dragway today was the polar opposite to yesterday’s hot and humid climate as the second day of testing ramped up ahead of this weekend’s Outlaw Nitro and APSA showcase.

Western Australian Mark Sheehan will have a new opponent to face when he returns to the Nitro Funny Car battlefront at Perth Motorplex this Saturday as Queensland’s Christine Steffens brings the car known as the ‘Croc’ across the Nullarbor for the first time.

Multiple world record holders including the world’s fastest four-cylinder, are descending upon Sydney Dragway for the final round of the Factory Xtreme championship – the fastest sport compact racing category on the planet.

This weekend’s Outlaw Nitro Funny Car and Pro Street extravaganza is nearly upon us and as a teaser we have three days of testing to whet the appetites for what is to come, here is what day one delivered at Sydney Dragway.

Willowbank Raceway is pleased to confirm its 2015 season calendar.

The NHRA season concluded in dramatic fashion at its spiritual South California home, Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. Drag News was there to watch it unfold. Click through to see our huge photo gallery from all around the venue.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the re-signing of Crow Cams as an associate sponsor for the next two seasons.

The second round of the Perth Motorplex track championship is in the books, with a new feature being used to lure spectators into the Western Australian venue last Saturday.

Spinozzi Racing is pleased to announce they have re-signed Michael Marriott as the team’s crew chief for the next 18 months.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car series has confirmed a new deal for one-hour programming on 7mate and the Foxsports platform for the Night of Fire event to be held at Sydney Dragway November 29.

The entertainment won’t just be confined to the racetrack from the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Night of Fire, with an A-37B Dragon Fly Ground Attack Jet Fighter set to scream through the sky over Sydney Dragway as part of an air show display.

Wayne Keys was keen to repeat his opening event performance at Perth Motorplex and went close, earning a B Final win in the WA Top Doorslammer Championship.

A day after the season finale in Pomona, GEICO /Lucas Oil Top Fuel rookie Richie Crampton was named the NHRA Road to the Future Award recipient during Monday night’s NHRA Awards Ceremony.

Summit Racing Equipment and the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are excited to announce Summit Racing as the new title rights sponsor for the ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Sportsman Series beginning with the 2015 season.

ANDRA is today expected to name a large American-based sponsor as part of its series for 2015 onwards.

Drag News Magazine is a new initiative from the team at dragnews.com.au to provide an e-magazine for the sport of drag racing in Australia. This first issue is what we are calling a ‘pilot issue’, basically so we can test the response of the Australian drag racing community and see if we could make something that you would like to read – pretty simple really! This first issue features Australian Nationals event coverage including a bunch of sidebars getting the stories from behind the scenes, an interview with Richard Crampton, Renee Cockerill’s first time funny car experience and lots, lots more. As this pilot issue has been in development for the last three months the content is a little longer in the tooth than we would have liked and this is something our future issues will rectify. The second issue will be due out in December and will be available for $3.90. It will use a slightly different viewing software that incorporates automated payment so that as soon as you put in your details you will have access. Please note you must be a registered member of dragnews.com.au in order to view. To view the first issue click here. If you are not a member you can register here.

Rapisarda Autosport International pilot Dom Lagana led all the way to crush Al –Anabi gun Khalid alBalooshi in first round then fell to 2012 NHRA champ Antron Brown after smoking the tyres in the quarter final of Top Fuel at the Southern California Automobile Club Finals in Pomona.